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- News
Crawlers Red Band Trailer Unleashes a Deadly Spider Infestation
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of July 2026
Maika Monroe Goes Full Gothic Killer in Official Victorian Psycho trailer
‘Bury The Devil’ Trailer Released For Adam O’Brien’s Single-Shot Horror Feature Ahead Of August 21 Debut
Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Drops New Trailer Ahead Of September IMAX Release
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Movie Review: A Symphony of Savagery That Overplays Its Hand
‘Toy Story 5’ Movie Review: A Heartfelt Celebration of Imagination in a Digital World
‘Obsession’ Movie Review: The Death of the Meet-Cute and the Dark, Twisted Reality of Controlled Desires
‘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
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Viggy Parr Hampton on ‘Ripped Up the Middle in Two’, Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
Christopher Golden Talks ‘Carry Me to My Grave’: A Journey Into Horror’s Most Human Fears and the Golden Age of Cinema
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
The Gothic Reframed: Charlotte Cross on Carving a Fresh Voice Within the Dracula Mythos in Her Debut Novel ‘The Brides’
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of July 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of June 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of May 2026
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
- Music Interviews
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
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
- Features
Scared Straight to Serenity: Finding Catharsis Amidst the Chaos of Horror
Escape Reality: The Most Thrilling Horror Movies That Will Help You Forget the World’s Woes!
Reimagining the ’80s: 10 Movies That Could Shine with a 2020s Twist
Zack Snyder to write and direct long-gestating ‘Escape from New York’ remake
Forget the Blockbusters: 10 Essential ’80s Action Thrillers You Might Have Missed
- Books
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Clay McLeod Chapman Talks ‘Devil Inside,’ Possession, Love, and the Horror of Wanting to Feel Wanted
Maika Monroe Goes Full Gothic Killer in Official Victorian Psycho trailer
Author Viggy Parr Hampton on ‘Ripped Up the Middle in Two’, Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
‘Other Mommy’ Trailer Unveiled As Early Viewers Hail Horror Preview As Pure Nightmare Fuel
- Author Interviews
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Clay McLeod Chapman Talks ‘Devil Inside,’ Possession, Love, and the Horror of Wanting to Feel Wanted
Author Viggy Parr Hampton on ‘Ripped Up the Middle in Two’, Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
Christopher Golden Talks ‘Carry Me to My Grave’: A Journey Into Horror’s Most Human Fears and the Golden Age of Cinema
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
- Book Reviews
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Viggy Parr Hampton on ‘Ripped Up the Middle in Two’, Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
Christopher Golden Talks ‘Carry Me to My Grave’: A Journey Into Horror’s Most Human Fears and the Golden Age of Cinema
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Anthologies for the Second Half of the Year
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
Author Interviews
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
The psychologically rich post-apocalyptic horror story Them was initially released in monthly 10,000-word instalments to readers of author W.H. Chizmar’s Patreon page before being...
Author Interviews
Author Viggy Parr Hampton’s latest horror novel, Ripped Up the Middle in Two is all set to publish this coming July 29 through the...
Author Interviews
Monsters only truly frighten this particular writer if they materialize in worlds we recognize—where the people, places, and histories feel real enough to get...
Box Office
Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have released the official red band trailer for Crawlers, the new horror thriller directed by Ángel Gómez Hernández (Don’t...
Box Office
Brainstorm Media has debuted the official trailer for Bury The Devil, the upcoming horror feature directed by Adam O’Brien (MOM), ahead of its release...
Author Interviews
Brighton-based author Araminta Hall‘s menacing, twist-laden novel Unreliable Narrator is set for publication in the US this 14 July. Offering a fresh perspective on...
Author Interviews
‘Come to me, and be mine for eternity’ Historical fiction author Charlotte Cross launches her debut novel, The Brides, in the US tomorrow (7...
Author Interviews
“These days, nobody seems to care about the experience, they just expect everyone else’s time for doing absolutely fucking nothing.” So declares one of...
Book Reviews
In the well-worn landscape of slasher fiction, the victims are almost always wide-eyed teenagers with lives to live and lessons to learn. But in...
Book Reviews
As we peer into the crystal ball of the literary landscape, the horror genre looks poised to deliver some of its most chilling and...
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”...
Book Reviews
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...
Book Reviews
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Rebecca Makkai’s latest novel is a powerful meditation on how people confront their pasts, especially when the...
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...
Book Reviews
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...
Book Reviews
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...
Book Reviews
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...