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Five Great Werewolf Novels to Sink Your Teeth Into Before (or after) Leigh Whannell’s ‘WOLF MAN’ Hits Cinemas
Blumhouse Drops Haunting Trailer for Grief-Fueled Psychological Chiller ‘THE WOMAN IN THE YARD’
Joshua Oppenheimer’s Apocalyptic Musical ‘THE END’ to Hit UK & Ireland Cinemas in March 2025
The Sex Pistols’ Final Shockwaves: 1978 USA Live Concerts Released for the First Time
“Prime Target” Trailer Unleashed: Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell Star in Gripping Conspiracy Thriller on Apple TV+
- Movie/TV Reviews
10 Uplifting Sci-Fi Movies on Prime Video to Ring in 2025
CinemaChords’ 25 Best Horror Movies of 2024
‘THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR’ Movie Review: An Ingeniously Bonkers B-movie That Punches Far Above its Weight Class
‘WEREWOLVES’ Movie Review: As Radically Genre-Transformative as Best in Show Classics ‘An American Werewolf in London’ and ‘Dog Soldiers’
‘DIE ALONE’ Movie Review: A Dystopian Thriller That Redefines the Genre with Gripping Depth and Emotional Resonance
- Movie/TV Interviews
INTERVIEW: TRAILER PARK BOYS Talk Surviving the Rigors of ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties’
INTERVIEW: Sydney Scotia Talks Balancing Cozy, Festive Hallmark Movies and Chilling Directorial Debuts
INTERVIEW: James Bamford Talks Orwellian Sci-Fi Action Thriller ‘UTOPIA’
INTERVIEW: ‘THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR’ Creative Team Talk Mining Comedy Gold Through Shrewd Homage to Classic Genre Tropes
INTERVIEW: Steven C. Miller & Frank Grillo Discuss WEREWOLVES – A Game-Changing, Hair-Raising Creature Feature
- Music Reviews
- Music Interviews
INTERVIEW: Bilk Embraces Chaos and Authenticity with Sophomore Album ‘Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’ and European Tour
INTERVIEW: EVAN DANDO Reveals Pragmatic Outlook on the Music Industry and Impending THE LEMONHEADS Album in 2025
INTERVIEW: ROLLA Talk Latest Explosive Single “IT AIN’T EASY” and new EP for March
‘NOTEWORTHY’ INTERVIEW: The Beautiful Game Celebrate Release of Sophomore Album ‘Common Royalty’
“A celebration of unwavering creative drive” – Patrick Duff on New Album “Another Word for Rose”
- Features
Five Great Werewolf Novels to Sink Your Teeth Into Before (or after) Leigh Whannell’s ‘WOLF MAN’ Hits Cinemas
Escape Reality: The Most Thrilling Horror Movies That Will Help You Forget the World’s Woes!
A Short Mission: Alfred Imageworks’ ‘JohnnyExpress’ is up There With Pixar’s Best
10 Uplifting Sci-Fi Movies on Prime Video to Ring in 2025
Unfilmable Masterpieces: 5 Books That Defy Adaptation
- Competitions
WIN Tense and Violent Western ‘THE LAST MANHUNT’ Starring Jason Momoa
WIN Action-Packed Thriller ‘HIGH HEAT’ Starring Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko
WIN LUCIFER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON DVD – OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY NOW
WIN THE CONJURING 2 ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
WIN FRIEND REQUEST ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
- Books
Five Great Werewolf Novels to Sink Your Teeth Into Before (or after) Leigh Whannell’s ‘WOLF MAN’ Hits Cinemas
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
Horror Writers Take Center Stage in New Substack Documentary Series “FIRST WORD ON HORROR”
RLJE Films and Shudder Acquire U.S. Rights to ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Slasher For May 2025 Theatrical Release
Interview: Nick Cutter on the Breakneck Thrills, Body Horror Chills and Poignant Pills of “THE QUEEN”
- Author Interviews
Interview: Nick Cutter on the Breakneck Thrills, Body Horror Chills and Poignant Pills of “THE QUEEN”
“Dark Matter” Author and Showrunner Blake Crouch Reveals the Intricacies of his Nightmarish Multiverse
Interview: Author Eric LaRocca Reflects on “THE TREES GREW BECAUSE I BLED THERE: COLLECTED STORIES”
INTERVIEW: Author Heather Parry on Chillingly Poignant Debut Gothic Novel “Orpheus Builds a Girl”
INTERVIEW: Cast & Creator on Apple’s Gritty, Prison-Set Thriller “Black Bird”
- Book Reviews
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
“EVERYTHING THE DARKNESS EATS” Book Review: A Poignantly Provocative Supernatural Shocker
“SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX” Book Review: A refreshingly inventive twist on familiar thriller trappings
“I Have Some Questions for You” Book Review: An Ingeniously Elaborate, Poignant Whodunnit Thriller
“The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories” Review: A satisfyingly cohesive collection of haunting and heartfelt tales
Book Reviews
As we peer into the crystal ball of the literary landscape, the horror genre looks poised to deliver some of the most chilling and...
Book Reviews
Following a series of hugely endearing short story collections and novellas, Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author Eric LaRocca‘s debut long-form novel, “Everything the Darkness Eats”...
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I know they say you should not judge a book by its cover, but the title of the book didn’t exactly lend itself to...
Books
Werewolves have been a staple of horror for centuries, but with the forthcoming release of Leigh Whannell’s (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3) Wolf Man, the...
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Apple TV+ has today unveiled the highly anticipated trailer and key art for its new conspiracy thriller, “Prime Target.” Starring SAG Award winner Leo...
Book Reviews
Eric LaRocca’s latest collection of eight stories spans the gamut from deeply tender, meditative tales, visceral and provocative body horror, through to frenzied thrill...
Book Reviews
The crux of Christy Edwall’s novel, “History Keeps Me Awake at Night”, is encapsulated in a quote the protagonist refers to suggesting that “investigation...
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Booker Prize-nominated author, Sophie Mackintosh’s “Cursed Bread”, based on a real-life unsolved mystery, tells the story of Elodie, a modest, staid woman who finds...
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After both Ella and her mother endured years of father-inflicted emotional trauma, she receives the news of her father’s death and that she has...
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Joss Sheldon’s latest novel, “Other Worlds Were Possible” traces the coming of age of Sunny, a young member of the Eagle clan who, along...