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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the General Assignment Editor, UK, for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

Sam's debut novel, The Moor, was published by Unbound. His short story The Purgatory Game has been optioned for a movie adaptation by Lyrical Media, with Automatik producing and Bryan Edward Hill adapting for the screen.

Latest From Sam Haysom
Jimmy Kimmel presents a brutal montage of Trump sleeping at various events
By Sam Haysom
A man in a suit stands on a talk show stage.
Jimmy Kimmel makes Stephen Colbert shave his beard during glorious late night return
By Sam Haysom
A man sits on a talk show couch shaving his beard, while the host looks on from his desk.
Rhea Seehorn finally wins her Emmy, gives emotional acceptance speech
By Sam Haysom
Rhea Seehorn accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Award for "Pluribus" onstage during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Taylor Swift crashes Mariska Hargitay's 'Law & Order SVU' sketch at the Emmys
By Sam Haysom
Two women stand side by side in front of a crime board, staring at the camera.
Mariska Hargitay's Emmys opening monologue gets interrupted by Nicole Kidman
By Sam Haysom
A side-by-side image shows a woman grinning with a microphone and a woman in the audience looking up at the stage.
Mariska Hargitay's opening Emmys musical number is packed with cameos
By Sam Haysom
Two women sit on a bed together, laughing.
'SNL UK's sketch about Harry and Meghan visiting home has 1 particularly brutal joke
By Sam Haysom
Two couples stand in an expensive-looking room.
'The Daily Show' gives a brutal recap of Trump's midterm convention
By Sam Haysom
A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk. In the top left is an image of another man talking on stage.
Jimmy Kimmel gleefully roasts the empty seats at Trump's midterm convention
By Sam Haysom
A man in a suit stands on a talk show stage.
'Daily Show' recaps all the excuses Republicans are making not to attend Trump's convention
By Sam Haysom
"Daily Show" host Michael Kosta with a frowning expression.
Jimmy Kimmel responds to Anthropic researcher saying 'AI could kill us all by the end of the decade'
By Sam Haysom
A man in a suit stands on a talk show stage. Text is visible at the bottom.
Stephen King shares his 2-line review of the new ‘Carrie’ TV show
By Sam Haysom
A close-up of a man in a suit standing on a red carpet.
'Carrie' trailer teases Mike Flanagan's modern spin on Stephen King's classic novel
By Sam Haysom
A woman in a prom queen dress stands smiling on a stage.
'Obsession' stars Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston go head-to-head in hilarious 'Hot Ones Versus'
By Sam Haysom
A woman stares at a bottle of open hot sauce with her eyes wide.
Jimmy Kimmel recaps Trump's summer with a montage of the weirdest things he's said
By Sam Haysom
A man in a suit stands on a talk show stage.
Jon Stewart recaps everything Trump has done in the month he's been away
By Sam Haysom
A man sitting behind a talk show desk wears a fake white beard. There's an image of the president in the top left.
'Daily Show's Josh Johnson responds to audience question about whether he's afraid of AI
By Sam Haysom
An image shows a man smiling behind a talk show desk with the words "Daily Show" across it.
'Musk' documentary gets first teaser trailer
By Sam Haysom
A rocket flies through the sky.
Netflix announces new 'The Inbetweeners 3' movie with 40 second teaser
By Sam Haysom
Four young men sit in a car in a dark garage.
Watch new 'The Grand Tour' hosts get pulled over by the police in America
By Sam Haysom
A large vehicle resembling a school bus turns a corner.
Seth Meyers ruthlessly mocks a clip of Trump adding 'Lake America' to a map in sharpie
By Sam Haysom
A man sits in a room wearing headphones with a mic in front of him, looking at the camera.
Watch Jodie Comer debate unpopular opinions with BBC radio callers
By Sam Haysom
A woman sits in a radio studio, grinning.
'Silo' Season 3's twisty ending, explained
By Sam Haysom
A woman stands on the other side of two guards.
'Chicken Shop Date' creator Amelia Dimoldenberg announces show's final season
By Sam Haysom
A side-by-side image shows a woman next to a block of text.
'Lanterns' stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler's 'Hot Ones Versus' is hilariously competitive
By Sam Haysom
Two men sit opposite each other at a table covered with wings. One man holds up both arms in a display of strength, while the other wipes an eye.
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