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Stay-at-Home Dads Go Full Rambo in First Trailer for ‘Playdate’ Starring Kevin James and Alan Ritchson
‘King Ivory’ Trailer: John Swab Uncompromising Thriller Confronts the Realities of America’s Fentanyl Epidemic
‘Suspicious Minds’ Trailer: New Docuseries Exposes AI’s Alarming Impact on Mental Health
No Land, No Mercy: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Shark-Infested WWII Shocker BEAST OF WAR
‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review: A Monumental, Uncompromising Portrait of the Price Paid for Glory
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review: A Monumental, Uncompromising Portrait of the Price Paid for Glory
‘Bone Lake’ Review: A Savage Tangle of Seduction, Betrayal, and the Brutality of Modern Romance
‘Good Boy’ Review: Barking Up the Right Tree, but Not Quite the Top Branch
‘All the Devils Are Here Review’: A Simmering, Sinister Slice of British Noir Steeped in Regret, Survival, and Skewed Gallows Humor
‘EBONY AND IVORY’ Movie Review: A Bizarrely Tender and Gleefully Absurd Tale of Musical Myth and Male Bonding
- Movie/TV Interviews
Neil McRobert Interview: Meet the Author Turning Northern Folklore into Haunting, Heartfelt Horror with ‘GOOD BOY’
Brian Asman Interview: ‘Man, F*ck This House’ Returns with 6 New Nightmares That Hit Uncomfortably Close to Home
No Land, No Mercy: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Shark-Infested WWII Shocker BEAST OF WAR
BONE LAKE Interview: Mercedes Bryce Morgan Talks Idyllic Lakeside Dreams Drowning in a Deadly Game of Toxic Desire and Deception
BONE LAKE Interview: Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Alex Roe & Andra Nechita on Burning Desire, Shattered Trust, and the Art of Psychological Warfare
- Music Reviews
Kula Shaker Announce Forthcoming Wormslayer Album — and Celebrate by Unleashing Monkey AI Magic
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #22
Ash: The Power-Pop Veterans Fire Back With a Double Barrel Blast – And Graham Coxon Riding Shotgun
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #21
The Royston Club Drop Heartfelt Single “Cariad” Ahead of Bold, Trailblazing Sophomore Album Songs For The Spine
- Music Interviews
Interview: Duncan Lloyd Unwinds New Album ‘Unwound’ – A Cathartic Rebellion Against Snack Culture
From Wigan to the World: The Lilacs’ Ollie Anglesea Talks New EP ‘The 395 (To Forever)’
INTERVIEW: The ‘KOKO’ Mojo, According to Lottery Winners’ Thom Rylance Prior to Fourth Album Release
The Slow Readers Club Discuss New Album ‘Out Of A Dream’ in Exclusive Interview with Aaron Starkie
Starsailor Celebrates 25 Years: James Walsh Talks Special Anniversary Shows and UK Tour [Interview]
- Features
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
Rick Moranis and Mel Brooks Reunite as Long-Awaited Spaceballs Sequel Begins Filming
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
Talk to the Dummy: Lionsgate to Reboot Anthony Hopkins’ Creepy Ventriloquist Classic ‘MAGIC’
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Neil McRobert Interview: Meet the Author Turning Northern Folklore into Haunting, Heartfelt Horror with ‘GOOD BOY’
Brian Asman Interview: ‘Man, F*ck This House’ Returns with 6 New Nightmares That Hit Uncomfortably Close to Home
Refuge in Fear? Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on Facing Fears, Claiming Self-Worth and the Haunting Echoes of Trauma in ‘The Mean Ones’
INTERVIEW: Philip Fracassi on Flipping the Slasher Script with a Fresh Denture Bite in ‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home’
‘The October Film Haunt’ Author Michael Wehunt Talks Fandom, Urban Legends, & Digital Mythologizing
- Author Interviews
Neil McRobert Interview: Meet the Author Turning Northern Folklore into Haunting, Heartfelt Horror with ‘GOOD BOY’
Brian Asman Interview: ‘Man, F*ck This House’ Returns with 6 New Nightmares That Hit Uncomfortably Close to Home
Refuge in Fear? Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on Facing Fears, Claiming Self-Worth and the Haunting Echoes of Trauma in ‘The Mean Ones’
INTERVIEW: Philip Fracassi on Flipping the Slasher Script with a Fresh Denture Bite in ‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home’
‘The October Film Haunt’ Author Michael Wehunt Talks Fandom, Urban Legends, & Digital Mythologizing
- 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
Author Interviews
Neil McRobert is no stranger to the macabre. As a writer, academic, and host of the Talking Scared podcast, he has spent years in...
Author Interviews
Today, October 7th, marks the return of one of horror fiction’s most distinctive and unsettling voices, as Brian Asman’s cult hit Man, F*ck This...
Box Office
Born from a single, nightmarish image — a lone raft of soldiers hunted by something sinister beneath the waves — Beast of War is...
Home Release News
Prime Video has today debuted the first official trailer for Playdate, the upcoming action-comedy that blends suburban satire with high-octane action, as a children’s...
Box Office
The Smashing Machine pulls back the curtain on a world sculpted by muscle and relentless will, exposing a far more vulnerable and achingly human...
Interviews
Today we are sitting down with Jane Spencer to talk about her latest movie The Ninth Cloud and what it was like working with...
Interviews
Sadie Katz is back on Cinema Chords! Last time we spoke to her she was promoting House of Bad and was very hopeful for...
Interviews
Known for numerous collaborations with people like Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett and so on and so forth, Amy Seimetz is...
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Originally this film was quiet, entering the festival circuit around the world with very little known about it. The more it is shown, the...
Interviews
A couple of months ago we were really taken aback by a certain short film. Once you’ve been in the industry, doing the bulk...
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Cheap Thrills is experienced screenwriter E.L. Katz‘ directorial debut starring quite the unconventional – yet perfect – cast made up of Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, David...
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“Every sentence has a story.” If there ever was a line to describe Orange Is The New Black it’s this one. Set inside a...
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Whilst mainstream horror obstinately retreads familiar territory in this current storm of remakes and rehashes the indie scene provides a good measure of relief...
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This week sees the release of Plastic, a British crime thriller that centres around a diamond heist. With the growing profiles of its hot...
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Now might not be the best time to go camping as Sasquatch sightings are expected to be reported all across the UK in the...
Video Interviews
Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) shares his thoughts for filmmakers. If you are half as excited for Godzilla as we are then you are no doubt...
Video Interviews
On Wednesday 16th April, Cineworld Birmingham played host to the premiere of the outstanding British drama Locke. Those attending the screening were also joined...
Interviews
Move over Walking Dead, laters World War Z and Twin Peaks. Forget about it! There is a new master in town and its name is...
Box Office
“It really is a throwback to The Omen and The Exorcist.” If you weren’t sure exactly how scary new film The Quiet Ones is...
Interviews
Famous for his slow-burn approach to trigger chills down the spine of every audience member, American filmmaker Ti West is best known for his...
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Everyone has their own primal fears which they carry with them from a tender young age. This is something director Jeremy Lovering decided to...
Interviews
After hearing the writer and star’s thoughts about making Stalled, a new fresh take on zombie horror, we thought we would take a few...