Big Question

What types of horror movie threats are the deadliest and scariest — ghosts, slashers, or monsters? Go to http://purple.com/bigquestion10 and use promo code bigquestion10 to get 10% off any order of $200 or more!

Halloween’s Michael Myers. Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees. Pennywise from IT and IT Chapter 2. A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Kreuger. The Xenomorph from the Alien franchise. The horror genre is filled with serial killers, some with natural origins, others with supernatural mythologies. But which of these monsters should we fear the most based on their kills? Erik Voss and Tommy Bechtold rank the deadliest types of horror movie threats to declare official which of these killers should keep us up at night. How many residents in Derry, exactly, did Pennywise kill generation after generation?

From The Exorcist (1973) to Poltergeist (1982) to the Conjuring series, the horror genre has a long creepy history of actual curses that haunted production. What film is the most cursed? Go to http://get.coorslight.com to find local delivery options near you! Visit http://expressvpn.com/bigq night now and get 3 extra months of ExpressVPN for free!

This Halloween season, New Rockstars is diving deep into our favorite horror movie titles. And as film buffs and past workers on various Hollywood movie sets, we love the legends and mythology behind the screen -- including the theory that many famous horror films were plagued by legitimate freaky curses that continue to haunt them to this day. Join Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston as they break down the most iconic horror titles like The Exorcist, Poltergeist, The Omen, The Nun, The Conjuring, Rosemary's Baby, and more to explore the dark history behind each of these films.

WandaVision Trailer on Disney+ shows Wanda Maximoff Scarlet Witch in a false, simulated reality with Vision. But is it paralleling a simulated reality that WE live in? Thanks to DoorDash for sponsoring this episode. Use Code: BIGQUESTION for $5 off and 0 delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Make the switch to Native today by going to https://nativedeo.com/bigquestion, or use promo code BIGQUESTION at checkout, and get twenty percent off your first order.

WandaVision appears to be set in a projected "pocket reality," a false world similar to the settings in stories like The Matrix, Inception, and The Truman Show. But in what ways is WandaVision drawing on real-world conspiracy theories centered around the belief that our world is actually a simulated reality? Erik Voss and Tommy Bechtold break down the components of the simulated reality conspiracy theory, and the four elements of WandaVision that directly parallel those beliefs. What is the history of existentialist philosophy that led to modern phenomena like The Mandela Effect, red-pilling, and YouTube rabbit holes? Is there actual evidence that we're living in a simulation?

The Mandalorian Season 2 Mystery: Why does Mando always keep his face covered with a helmet, while other Mandalorians in the Star Wars universe show their faces all the time? If you go to http://herohealth.com/bigquestion, you'll get 50% off the initiation fee and a 30-day risk-free trial with a money-back guarantee! Visit http://hellofresh.com/bigquestion80 and use the code BIGQUESTION80 for $80 off your first month.

The Mandalorian introduced us to the bounty hunter Din Djarin, who, long before becoming the caretaker to Baby Yoda, began as a Mandalorian foundling during the Clone Wars and worked odd jobs during the Galactic Civil War through to the fall of the Empire and the age of the New Republic. His clan of Mandalorians, including the Armorer and Paz Vizsla, strictly NEVER take their helmets off to reveal their faces, claiming "this is the way." But why is this the case, when the multitude of other Mandalorian characters we've met in Star Wars canon -- Bo Katan, Sabine Wren, Pre Vizsla, Dutchess Satine -- show their faces ALL THE TIME? And why hasn't the live-action Mandalorian series on Disney+ never explained this discrepancy, especially since Dave Filoni produces all of these series? In this episode of Big Question, Erik Voss and Joven team up once more to dive deep into the mystery of Mandalorian face-covering, specific to the live action Mandalorian series, and why Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau changed the rule for the Disney+ series.

We've heard "Thanos did nothing wrong" in Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame, but what about Killmonger in Black Panther, Joker in The Dark Knight, or Palpatine in Star Wars? Get Coors Light delivered by going to http://get.coorslight.com and finding local delivery options near you! To learn more about Full Sail University, go to http://fullsail.edu/bigquestion!

The best fictional villains in history are given understandable motivations, so that we almost sympathize with their causes... before our moral outrage kicks in. Thanos, the Marvel big bad from Infinity War and Endgame, falls into that category, as a dogmatic ecoterrorist trying to "save" the universe by killing half of it, an extremist view that some devil's advocates have debated as, at the very least, well intentioned. Similarly, villains like Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight and Killmonger in Black Panther have been reexamined over the years as populists speaking for the forgotten and the oppressed. In this episode of #BigQuestion, Erik Voss and special guest Joven explore which supervillains are the most noble in their causes. Which of the movie supervillains that we've seen actually made the best arguments -- and in which ways are they all, proven by the broader message of their stories, flawed in their missions? And which single supervillain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had they been listened to, saved countless numbers from upcoming pain and suffering?

Are Captain America Steve Rogers and Thanos celibate? The future of of the MCU depends on the answer! For a limited time, new users can get a free shot at MILLIONS of DOLLARS in prizes when you download the DraftKings app and use code BIGQUESTION! Go to https://Upstart.com/BIGQUESTION, to find out how low your Upstart rate is!

From Iron Man to Thor, from She-Hulk to Black Widow, the superheroes of comics have never been timid in the lovemaking department. Even impractical lovers like Hulk, Superman, and Rogue from the X-Men have managed to force life to find a way. But what about the superheroes and supervillains who, despite the opportunity, chose to walk the path of celibacy instead? In this extremely important episode of #BigQuestion, Tommy Bechtold and Erik Voss break down the superhero virgins -- not to mock or ridicule, but to explore the life conditions that restrict their sexual appetites as to provide comfort for those of us in the struggle. Sex doesn't always have to define our lives -- just ask Spider-Man and the Joker!

The Batman trailer revealed a new version of the Riddler inspired by real-life serial killers like Zodiac and the Unabomber. What is the dark history behind this Riddler? Go to http://expressvpn.com/bigq and get an extra 3 months FREE! For a limited time, new users can get a free shot at MILLIONS of DOLLARS in prizes when you download the DraftKings app and use code BIGQUESTION!

Paul Dano's Riddler in the new film #TheBatman (2021), starring Robert Pattinson, directed by Matt Reeves, seems to take deliberate inspiration from real-life (never caught) serial killer Zodiac, especially the version depicted in David Fincher's 2007 film. What are the actual terrifying inspirations for this version of the #Riddler from the history of true crime, and what does that tell us about this Riddler's plot against Batman in Gotham? In this episode of #BigQuestion, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston dive deep into the dark background of murderers like the Zodiac Killer, the Unabomber, the Golden State Killer, Jack the Ripper, the Pennsylvania neck-bomb plotters depicted in Evil Genius, and more. Why is this version of the Riddler so dark compared to past versions? And what do the parallels to David Fincher's Zodiac tell us about the mystery plot of The Batman movie? And why is this Riddler so obsessed with duct tape?

The Batman Robert Pattinson trailer shows Bruce Wayne returning to his detective roots... but is the World's Greatest Detective actually really bad at his job? Go to http://get.CoorsLight.com to get Coors Light delivered straight to your door! Go to http://herohealth.com/bigquestion to get 50% off the initiation fee and a 30-day risk free trial with a money back guarantee!

Does Batman deserve the title of World's Greatest Detective? How do Batman movies like The Dark Knight, Batman v Superman, Batman Forever, and the upcoming Robert Pattinson The Batman stack up to the detective mysteries of comics stories like Batman Hush, The Long Halloween, and Gotham by Gaslight? In this episode of #BigQuestion, Tommy Bechtold and Erik Voss grade the detective work of Batman across several famous cases. Did he live up to his reputation as a clever, observant, masterful detective? Or did he throw all the detective work out the window and simply beat everyone up and violate their civil liberties?

Tenet Explained (Spoiler-Free)! How does Christopher Nolan's Tenet fit within the 8 types of time travel in movies... and what are those categories? Get 20% off your first monthly box when you sign up at BoxofAwesome.com and enter the code BIGQUESTION at checkout. Thanks to DoorDash for sponsoring this episode. Use Code: BIGQUESTION for $5 off and 0 delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more.

TENET is the latest major Hollywood film that explores time travel fiction, but reinvents the genre in a major way. But how realistic is the time inversion that Nolan introduces in #Tenet, and is it possible with the latest breakthroughs in quantum physics and #TimeTravel in the real world? (Don't worry, there will NOT be any Tenet spoilers in this episode... we haven't seen the film yet!) In this episode of #BigQuestion, Erik Voss and Hector Navarro dive deep into time travel in movies, TV, and literature to outline the 8 TYPES of time travel, from alternate timelines and paradox loops, to consciousness displacement and "anything goes" comedies. This is your definitive breakdown of the time travel Back to the Future, Avengers Endgame, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Terminator, Harry Potter, X-Men Days of Future Past, LOST, Game of Thrones, Hot Tub Time Machine, Interstellar, Looper, Rick and Morty, Groundhog Day, and more! Which time travel story has the worst plot holes? And which time travel story is the most accurate with what theoretical physicists and mathematicians have recently discovered to be possible?

Was Batman Ben Affleck a deadlier murderer than Superman Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder's DC films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League? To learn more about Full Sail University, go to http://fullsail.edu/bigquestion! Go to http://expressvpn.com/bigq and get an extra 3 months FREE!

As #DCFanDome reveals Zack Snyder's vision for Justice League and Ben Affleck returning to play #Batman Bruce Wayne in the upcoming Flash movie, our episode of #BigQuestion explores one of the more controversial elements of this take on the Dark Knight and Man of Steel: the high death toll. Love it or hate it, these superheroes incur the very real consequences of collateral damage and loss of life. But rather than criticize or defend and move on, hosts Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston dive deep into the carnage to quantify the exact numbers of kills by each character, based on frame-by-frame analysis of the Batman v Superman fight scenes and real-world estimates of Man of Steel's destruction in the Battle of Metropolis. Which if Superman and Batman's kills are actually indirect and unfair to attribute to them? Did Superman kill hundreds of Kryptonian babies? How did Justice League change Affleck Batman's fighting style, and will that change in the Snyder Cut?