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- News
Trailer for ‘Until Dawn’ Reveals Fresh Characters and New Deadly Loops in David F. Sandberg’s Feature Adaptation
A24 Drops New Trailer for Brady Corbet’s Golden Globes Triumph ‘THE BRUTALIST’
PET NEEDS: Punk Is Alive and Strumming with New Harbinger of Forthcoming Album, ‘KIND OF ACOUSTIC’
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’
- 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