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Wrath Wreaks Havoc Across the Multiverse in ‘Redux Redux’ Trailer
Trailer for Corin Hardy’s ‘Whistle’: The Cursed Aztec Artifact That Summons One’s Own Demise
The Housemaid’s Secret: Lionsgate Eyes 2026 Start for Sequel with Sweeney and Morrone in Talks to Return
‘Dooba Dooba’ Trailer Teases an Analog Horror That Lets Troubling Unease Do the Heavy Scaring
Trust and Temptation Collide in Netflix’s THE RIP Trailer Starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
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Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Movies of 2025: Top Horror Films You Need to See
‘THE PLAGUE’ Review: A Harrowingly Poignant Exploration of the Cruelties and Contradictions of Early Adolescence
‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’ (2025) Review: A Darkly Comic Reinvention That Marries Brutality with Ethical Nuance
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: A Patchwork Sequel That, Sadly, Mostly Plays Like a Skippable Cutscene
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‘THE PLAGUE’ Interview: Everett Blunck and Kayo Martin on the Cruel Realities of Growing Up
Do You Fear What I Fear? Mike P. Nelson and Ruby Modine Talk Reimagining SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT Through Carnage, Conscience, and Courtship
‘I really enjoy playing unpleasant people… but Trevor is different’: Rowan Atkinson on finding warmth in absurdity in “Man vs Baby”
‘Man Finds Tape’ Interview: Cast Talk Confronting Fear, Faith, and the Pressures of a Watchful World
‘Man Finds Tape’ Interview: Kelsey Pribilski and William Magnuson on Terror, Belief and Life Under Surveillance
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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’
Pearce Macca on The Clause’s Explosive Debut, Victim of a Casual Thing: An Honest Portrait of Youth and Struggle
The Subways: 20 Years from ‘Young for Eternity’ to ‘When I’m With You’ – Billy Lunn Interview
Interview: Duncan Lloyd Unwinds New Album ‘Unwound’ – A Cathartic Rebellion Against Snack Culture
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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
Unearthed Frights: 10 Underrated Indie Horror Films That Deserve Your Attention
Bright Green Light! The Mogwai Return as ‘Gremlins 3’ Is Officially Set for 2027
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The Housemaid’s Secret: Lionsgate Eyes 2026 Start for Sequel with Sweeney and Morrone in Talks to Return
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Titles for the First Half of the Year
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Books of 2025: Top Horror Novels You Need to Read
New PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer Showcases Ryan Gosling in a Sci-Fi Adventure Brimming With Cosmic Awe and All the Feels
INTERVIEW: Celebrated Comic-Book Writer Cullen Bunn Makes Adult Novel Debut with ‘Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World’
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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
“Fandom today borders on the religious — and that’s both beautiful and terrifying”: Joey Batey on debut novel ‘It’s Not a Cult’, creativity, and the cost of being seen
‘Cathedral of the Drowned’ Interview: Nathan Ballingrud on Moon-Spun Nightmares, Centipede Bishops and Lunar Gothic Dread
Author Interview: The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale – Genre-Bending Stories and Timeless Fears
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‘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
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Independent Film Company is all set to release writer-director Charlie Polinger’s debut feature, The Plague, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on...
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The holiday season is set to turn blood red this Friday, December 12, as STUDIOCANAL’s new genre label, Sixth Dimension, delivers a reinvention of...
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Rowan Atkinson returns to small-screen chaos, trading a merciless insect for an even less predictable adversary: a baby. His new Netflix mini-series, “Man vs...
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Saban Films has debuted the official trailer for Redux Redux, a tense and inventive sci-fi thriller from brothers Kevin & Matthew McManus. Starring Michaela...
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Netflix has unveiled the first full trailer for The Rip, a high-stakes crime thriller set in Miami. Inspired by true events, the film follows...
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Author Interview: The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale – Genre-Bending Stories and Timeless Fears
Few writers navigate the boundaries of genre – or deliberately dismantle them – with quite the same ease as Joe R. Lansdale. Best known...
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...
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Born from a single, nightmarish image — a lone raft of soldiers hunted by something sinister beneath the waves — Beast of War is...
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As the season turns, Bone Lake arrives in cinemas nationwide this Friday, October 3rd. Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (Fixation, Spoonful of Sugar), this...
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Bleecker Street drops Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s (Fixation, Spoonful of Sugar) Bone Lake into theaters nationwide this Friday, October 3rd — a steamy, twisted chiller...
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As the long shadow of summer begins to recede, director Ned Crowley (Middle Man) returns with Killing Faith, a stark and meditative Western set against the scorched...
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As the dust begins to settle on another long, dry summer, Ned Crowley (Middle Man) returns with Killing Faith — a stark and unforgiving...
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Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is rapidly staking her claim as one of contemporary horror’s most compelling voices. Her writing cuts deep with sharp psychological insight and...
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In the horror world, Philip Fracassi has already built a reputation for delivering deeply human stories that aren’t afraid to push into the grotesque,...
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Michael Wehunt has emerged as a distinctive voice in contemporary horror, known for short fiction that has appeared in some of the genre’s most...
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All The Devils Are Here — a tightly controlled psychological crime thriller from director Barnaby Roper — is out today, arriving in cinemas and...
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Following its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this past August, All The Devils Are Here — a taut, psychological crime thriller...
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Forget everything you know about porcelain innocence — Dolly, the disquieting new creation from Rod Blackhurst, is far from a plaything. Born of desperation,...
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Think you’ve got your typical Friday night figured out? Think again. Night of the Reaper (our review HERE) is about to drag your casual...
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Having co-written the notorious A Serbian Film, Aleksandar Radivojević steps behind the camera for the first time with Karmadonna (full review HERE), which premiered...
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When Clay McLeod Chapman flips the script on reality, terror and humor are never far behind — and his new collection, Acquired Taste (out...