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- News
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
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘Affection’ Trailer: Jessica Rothe Faces A Fractured Reality In Brainstorm Media’s Sci-Fi Thriller
- Movie/TV Reviews
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
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
‘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
- Music Reviews
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
- 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
‘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
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
- Books
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
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- Author Interviews
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
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- 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
Box Office
Sony Pictures Classics will release the compassionate, comical, and compelling biographical drama, I Swear, in nationwide theaters this April 24. Directed, written, and produced...
Author Interviews
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...
Box Office
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...
MOVIES
There is something very particular about the topographical terror that Daisy Pearce captures so vividly in the British genre space today. If her early...
MOVIES
Not the legend you remember. Not the legend you were told... A24 has today debuted official promo footage for The Death of Robin Hood,...
Interviews
Without a doubt Jim Mickle is proving himself to be one of the most talented genre filmmakers of the moment and he just keeps...
Interviews
I’m wrapped up warm in a home office, guarding several animals and waddling through a sea of press and films. I say this because...
Interviews
With Elijah Wood having recently terrorised the neighbourhood as an unhinged serial killer in director Franck Khalfoun‘s updated version of the 1980 cult slasher...
Interviews
The Roache-Turner brothers look like they may just have concocted a winning recipe. Tristan and Kiah came up with a somewhat newfangled concept for...
Interviews
“I adore you, and I’m really, really grateful for your support, and I hope you enjoy the film.” Cumberbatch shivered down the microphone as...
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...
Interviews
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...
Interviews
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...
Interviews
“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...
Interviews
Whilst mainstream horror obstinately retreads familiar territory in this current storm of remakes and rehashes the indie scene provides a good measure of relief...
Interviews
This week sees the release of Plastic, a British crime thriller that centres around a diamond heist. With the growing profiles of its hot...
Interviews
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...