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- News
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ New Trailer Released Ahead of May 2026 Release Date
Adam MacDonald Interview: Translating the Frenetic Chaos of Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test to the Big Screen
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Tying the Knot with Terror: Netflix’s “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” Teaser Pushes Bridal Anxiety to the Extreme
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Sheepdog’ Movie Review: A Stark and Compassionate Look at Life After Service and the Arduous Path To Post-Traumatic Growth
‘Mimics’ Movie Review: A Polished Ventriloquist Horror Rom-Com That Struggles to Find Its Voice
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
‘Send Help’ Movie Review: Sam Raimi Turns Survival Into a Brutally Wicked Battle of Wits
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Movie Review: An Alarmingly Disarming Madcap Meditation on Algorithmic Overload
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Adam MacDonald Interview: Translating the Frenetic Chaos of Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test to the Big Screen
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Diabolic Movie Interviews: Daniel J. Phillips and Elizabeth Cullen on Faith, Trauma, and Factual-Inspired Fear
MIMICS Interview: Kristoffer Polaha and Stephen Tobolowsky Reflect on the Sinister Side of Ambition
DRACULA: Luc Besson on Recasting Bram Stoker’s Classic as a Romantic Gothic Tale
- Music Reviews
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of January 2026
Album Review: ‘Wasted on Youth’ by The Molotovs — An Uncompromising Debut Brimming with Bravado, Breadth, and Boundless Momentum
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: a feisty, fearless return to psychedelic form
Album Review: ‘Fearless Nature’ by Kid Kapichi — An Eclectic, Introspective Statement Steeped in Darkness, Punctuated by Resolve
- Music Interviews
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
James Walsh Talks New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’ and 25th Anniversary of Starsailor’s Debut ‘Love Is Here’
Crispian Mills on Kula Shaker’s Upcoming Album ‘Wormslayer’: Navigating Creativity and Chaos in a Wired Age
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH’s Bruce Breakey Explains Philosophy Behind Narrative Debut Album ‘This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires’
- Features
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Sam Raimi Open to Revisiting Spider-Man Universe, Cites Tobey Maguire’s Return in ‘No Way Home’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
Men In Black to Suit Up Again, Bad Boys Writer Drafted for Next Mission
In Anticipation of the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Reboot: 8 Great Horror Remakes That Live Up to Their Source Material
- Books
Adam MacDonald Interview: Translating the Frenetic Chaos of Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test to the Big Screen
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Prime Video Unveils Trailer for ‘Scarpetta,’ Based on Patricia Cornwell’s Crime Series
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
PROJECT HAIL MARY Super Bowl Trailer: Ryan Gosling in Poignant, Science-Focused Story of Human Ingenuity and Responsibility
- Author Interviews
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
INTERVIEW: Celebrated Comic-Book Writer Cullen Bunn Makes Adult Novel Debut with ‘Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World’
Christina Henry on ‘The Place Where They Buried Your Heart’ — A Community Haunted Across Generations
- Book Reviews
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for July 2025
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
Books
This Is Not a Test is a 2025 apocalyptic horror-thriller from writer-director Adam MacDonald, starring Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, Carson MacCormac, and Luke MacFarlane....
Music Interviews
After a whole decade off the radar, The Enemy are back where they belong: on the road, selling out venues, and with a new...
Box Office
Geoff Zanelli is an American composer whose work spans film, television, and video games. Early in his career, he contributed additional music to scores...
Box Office
A new trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has been released, offering the first full look at the next cinematic instalment in...
Headlines
MGM+ and Prime Video have released the first trailer for "Spider-Noir," starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly. The series premieres May 25 on MGM+...
Box Office
Daniel J. Phillips returns to horror with Diabolic, a psychologically charged story of faith, trauma, and hallucinatory dread. Elizabeth Cullen leads as a woman...
Movie Reviews
Sheepdog is a stark and compassionate character study about grief and duty, anchored by measured performances that keep its emotional stakes immediate and grounded.
Music Interviews
Starsailor frontman James Walsh releases his new solo album, It’s All Happening, this Friday, 30 January, continuing the steady growth of his solo career...
Streaming
Strategically straddling Friday the 13th and Valentine’s Day, Netflix has debuted the first official teaser for “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen,” the upcoming...
Music News
Cork rock band Cardinals have released their debut full-length, Masquerade, today via indie label So Young Records. Opening with sharply etched, emotionally taut songs...
Box Office
Focus Features has released a second official trailer for Obsession, alongside new artwork, as the horror film gears up for its May 15 theatrical...
Home Release News
Rachel Weisz stars in Vladimir, Netflix’s upcoming comedy-drama limited series. The first official trailer is out now — streaming March 5, 2026.
MUSIC
Preston indie-rock quartet The Cases have released ‘Mr Penny,’ the lead single and title track from their upcoming debut EP, marking the start of...
Books
Nicole Kidman stars in Scarpetta, a new crime drama on Prime Video. The series follows her as a forensic pathologist reopening a decades-old case...
Box Office
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reprise their roles in Universal’s next Mummy film, marking a renewed push for the franchise after the 2017...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Mimics is, at a glance, a well-shot and competently assembled feature. Kristoffer Polaha‘s direction is certainly...
Author Interviews
Johnny Compton brings a hard-edged noir sensibility to supernatural horror with Dead First, his new novel publishing February 10 via Putnam. The story follows...
Box Office
Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World: Dominion, The Shift) makes a striking entry into directing with Mimics, a film that constantly shifts tone and subverts expectations....
