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The Perfect '80s Zombie Comedy Streaming For Free On Tubi
By Chris Snellgrove
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Horror comedy is the pineapple on pizza of film…that is, some people don’t think they go together, but these tastes (both in cinema and in slices) make for a perfect pair. Unfortunately, horror comedies often fall flat because they lean too far in either direction, resulting in films that are either scary without being very funny or silly without being very spooky. Fortunately, one film got the ratio right decades ago and you can now watch it for free: Return of the Living Dead, a zombie classic now streaming on Tubi.
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If you’ve never seen it, you should know that Return of the Living Dead has a hilariously thin plot, even by the standards of Tubi horror movies. This film follows the misadventures of a mob of movie misfits dealing with zombies who have been transformed into monsters by toxic gas. As the walking dead increase in number, it becomes a race against time for our protagonists to save the day before they get bitten and become the very monsters they are struggling to fight.
While Return of the Living Dead doesn’t have that much of a plot, it certainly has a better cast than you usually see from Tubi’s eclectic collection of horror. For example, the film stars Clu Gulager (best known to horror fans for starring in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge) and Thom Matthews (best known for playing Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th: Part VI). It also stars beloved scream queen Linnea Quigley, an icon known for starring in films like Night of the Demons, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama.
Fortunately for Orion Pictures and director Dan O’Bannon (who wrote Alien and worked on genre classics ranging from Star Wars: A New Hope to Total Recall), Return of the Living Dead was a major box office success decades before Tubi was even a twinkle in an executive’s eye. The film went on to earn $14.2 million against a budget of $3-$4 million. This modest profit was enough to greenlight a sequel, and the franchise now includes five films, with a reboot slated for release later this year.
Incredibly, Return of the Living Dead even managed to impress critics like Roger Ebert who are historically unimpressed with the horror genre. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical rating of 91 percent. In general, critics lauded the film for its fresh, punk-centric take on zombie films as well as its balance of humor and horror.
Plus, if you’re a horror fan who hasn’t seen it, you should check out Return of the Living Dead on Tubi so you can appreciate all the cheesy moments that have made it a genre classic. For example, the film is full of crazy dialogue like “Trash is taking off her clothes again,” a line that precedes Linnea Quigley stripping down in a graveyard. Just think of this as one of those movies that perfectly embodies Joe Bob Briggs’ standards of drive-in horror cinema due to its delicious combo of blood, breasts, and beasts.
Additionally, Return of the Living Dead has its roots in some slightly complicated horror history. The name is similar to Night of the Living Dead because the story loosely adapts a novel of the same name written by John Russo, who co-wrote the aforementioned George Romero classic and retained the rights to make films with the term “Living Dead” in them. Fortunately, Dan O’Bannon only agreed to direct the film if he could dramatically rewrite it, which is why the story feels fresh and daring rather than feeling like a Romero retreat.
Will you find Return of the Living Dead the perfect horror comedy as I did, or is this one film you’d rather toss back into the graveyard (next to Trash’s clothes, naturally)? You won’t know until you stream it for yourself. By the time the credits roll, you’ll be wondering why more directors don’t follow in Dan O’Bannon’s steps and do something fresh with zombie cinema, a genre that has been just as rotten and decayed as its monsters for years.
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Hurdle hints and answers for May 9, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle Word 1 hint
Bubbly.
Hurdle Word 1 answer
PERKY
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Hurdle Word 2 hint
To accumulate.
Hurdle Word 2 Answer
AMASS
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Hurdle Word 3 hint
A kink.
Hurdle Word 3 answer
CRICK
Hurdle Word 4 hint
A beer.
Hurdle Word 4 answer
LAGER
Final Hurdle hint
Harmony.
Hurdle Word 5 answer
AMITY
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NYT Strands hints, answers for May 9, 2026
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you have a green thumb.
Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Garden varieties
The words are related to plants.
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Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained
These words describe garden crops.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today’s spangram is Spring Veggie.
NYT Strands word list for May 9
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Asparagus
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Artichoke
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Onion
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Lettuce
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Radish
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Spring Veggie
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 9, 2026
Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you have great style.
If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today’s Wordle solution revealed. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Where did Wordle come from?
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website’s creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
Is Wordle getting harder?
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn’t any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle‘s Hard Mode if you’re after more of a challenge, though.
Here’s a subtle hint for today’s Wordle answer:
A soft fabric.
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Does today’s Wordle answer have a double letter?
There are no recurring letters.
Today’s Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with…
Today’s Wordle starts with the letter S.
The Wordle answer today is…
Get your last guesses in now, because it’s your final chance to solve today’s Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today’s Wordle is…
SATIN
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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