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‘HOKUM’ Movie Review: A Meticulously Malignant Psychological Conundrum Served with Caustic Wit
Trailer for Michael Showalter’s Psychological Thriller ‘Verity’ Straddles the Line Between Truth and Fiction
‘jackass: best and last’ Trailer Promises One Final Wild Farewell Ride
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Bleecker Street Drops ‘Victorian Psycho’ Poster Ahead of Cannes Premiere; Maika Monroe Stars in Dark, Witty and Bloodthirsty Period Horror
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‘HOKUM’ Movie Review: A Meticulously Malignant Psychological Conundrum Served with Caustic Wit
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘She Dances’ Movie Review: A Humorous, Heartwrenching Journey Through Family Connection and Intergenerational Grief
‘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
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‘I Swear’ Interview: Robert Aramayo and Kirk Jones on the Life of John Davidson and Tourette’s Advocacy
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
INTERVIEW: ‘Hokum’ Director Damian Mc Carthy On Reviving The Haunted Hotel Horror Subgenre
Don’t Adjust Your Signal: Ian Tuason Talks Broadcasting a Sinister Frequency of Grief and Faith in UNDERTONE
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
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Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
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Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
Riding a Maximum High: Shed Seven celebrate 30 years with Triumphant ‘Shedcember X’ Winter Tour
Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
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‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘Bloodsport’ Remake in the Works at A24 with Michaela Coel Writing and Directing
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Amy Jane Stewart Discusses ‘Hex House’ and Its Terrifying, Reality-Rooted Fairytale Foundations
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
- Author Interviews
Amy Jane Stewart Discusses ‘Hex House’ and Its Terrifying, Reality-Rooted Fairytale Foundations
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
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Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
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Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the trailer for Michael Showalter’s (The Idea of You, The Big Sick) psychological thriller Verity, ahead of its October...
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Author Amy Jane Stewart’s debut novel, Hex House, a feminist horror fairy-tale, arrives tomorrow, April 28, via Titan Books. A writer of the speculative...
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Paramount Pictures and MTV Entertainment Studios have released the official trailer and poster for jackass: best and last, billed as the final entry in...
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There is something very particular about the topographical terror that Daisy Pearce captures so vividly in the British genre space today. If her early...
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We’ve reached the last Friday of the month, which can only mean one thing: Another edition of Noteworthy Nods – our monthly roundup of...
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Bleecker Street has released the official poster for Victorian Psycho, the dark, witty and bloodthirsty period horror feature directed by Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) and...
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Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a tightly wound five-piece with a far sharper sense of direction. On...
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Not the legend you remember. Not the legend you were told... A24 has today debuted official promo footage for The Death of Robin Hood,...
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Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a surgically tight quintet with a consistent trajectory. Built on the longstanding...
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Brainstorm Media has debuted the official trailer for Affection, the highly anticipated sci-fi thriller from writer-director BT Meza, featuring lead performances from Jessica Rothe (Happy...
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Thirty years into their storied career, Shed Seven are currently riding a fresh wave of Maximum High. After a landmark 2024 that saw them...
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Sony Pictures Classics will release the compassionate, comical, and compelling biographical drama, I Swear, in nationwide theaters this April 24. Directed, written, and produced...
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There is a very specific brand of twisted-logic dread that Marcus Kliewer conjures up better than pretty much anyone else in the genre space...
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Paramount Pictures and Legendary Pictures have today debuted the official trailer for Street Fighter, the upcoming live-action adaptation directed by Kitao Sakurai (“Beef,” “Twisted...
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Neon will release Hokum, the upcoming supernatural horror film from Irish writer-director Damian McCarthy, in cinemas on 1 May 2026. Starring Adam Scott (The...
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Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer for André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Troll Hunter) road thriller Passenger, a taut genre film...
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▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Brainstorm Media has shared a selection of first-look stills from Affection, the upcoming sci-fi thriller written...