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- News
WATCH: Dakota Fanning Trapped in a Twisted Conundrum in ‘Vicious’ Trailer
TRAILER: Jason Clarke Leads a Deadly Hunt in Tense, Blood-on-the-snow Survival Series “The Last Frontier”
‘Queens of the Dead’ Trailer: Tina Romero’s Fiery Zombie Debut Unleashes Drag Queens and Chaos
New ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Teaser Sears with Pulsing Prophetic Horror and Nicolas Cage’s Tormented Cry
A Babysitting Nightmare: Brandon Christensen and Jessica Clement Talk Shudder’s ‘Night of the Reaper’
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Night of the Reaper’ Movie Review: A Smart, VHS-Soaked Slasher with Modern Bite
‘THE LONG WALK’ Movie Review: A Darkly Human and Uncomfortably Timely Tale of Survival and Friendship
‘Karmadonna’ Movie Review: A Relentless, Visceral Thriller That Tears Into Cultural Rot with Blunt Fury
‘THE HOLY BOY’ Movie Review: A Slow-Burn Nightmare of Grief, Adolescence, and the Unbearable Burden Placed on a Young Saviour
‘EDDINGTON’ Movie Review: An Unflinchingly Provocative, Twisted, and Wryly Funny Tale of Small-Town Upheaval
- Movie/TV Interviews
A Babysitting Nightmare: Brandon Christensen and Jessica Clement Talk Shudder’s ‘Night of the Reaper’
TIFF Interview: Aleksandar Radivojević and Jelena Djokić on Karmadonna — Holding up a Brutal Mirror to Cultural Rot
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
Peter Cilella Unpacks Fatherhood, Fear, and the Fracturing Mind in Haunting Sci-Fi Shocker ‘Descendent’
Stuart Ortiz and Jessee Clarkson Unravel Mr. Shiny and the Cosmic Horror of ‘Strange Harvest’
- 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
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’
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
A Gathering of the Angels: London to Host Spellbinding Two-Day Tribute to David Lynch’s Cinematic Universe
- Competitions
WIN Tense and Violent Western ‘THE LAST MANHUNT’ Starring Jason Momoa
WIN Action-Packed Thriller ‘HIGH HEAT’ Starring Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko
WIN LUCIFER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON DVD – OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY NOW
WIN THE CONJURING 2 ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
WIN FRIEND REQUEST ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
- Books
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
- Author Interviews
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
INTERVIEW: Math, Madness, and the End of Meaning – Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day Will Break Your Brain (and Maybe Your Heart)
- 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
Interviews
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...
Box Office
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...
Author Interviews
When Clay McLeod Chapman flips the script on reality, terror and humor are never far behind — and his new collection, Acquired Taste (out...
Home Release News
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Vicious, the forthcoming psychological thriller from Bryan Bertino (The Strangers, The Dark and the Wicked), which...
Box Office
Magnolia Pictures has today debuted a second teaser trailer for The Carpenter’s Son, the French-American horror epic of biblical proportions from director Lotfy Nathan (Harka), and...
Books
Horror fans, the countdown is on! Get ready for the debut of “First Word on Horror,” a shocking and revelatory new documentary series set...
Box Office
Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh is back with Presence, a slow-burning psychological thriller that promises to send shivers down your spine. Set for release this...
Box Office
Blue Fox Entertainment and Blue Fox Entertainment Canada are all wired up and set to release Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles...
Interviews
‘Tis the season once again to cozy up and enjoy a good old Christmas romance. One such story is Jason Bourque‘s (Scouting for Christmas,...
Home Release News
Paramount Movies releases stuntman and fight choreographer-turned director and producer, James Bamford‘s (“Arrow”, Hard Home) futuristic, sci-fi action thriller, Utopia on digital tomorrow, December 10, 2024. Directed...
Box Office
Well Go USA is roaring to unleash Mike Hermosa‘s (Dying to Sleep) horror comedy The Invisible Raptor following all the buzz the film generated...
Box Office
If you missed the supermoon a couple of weeks ago, don’t worry – Briarcliff Entertainment has you covered (in fur, of course). This Friday,...
Cult Cinema
The highly anticipated sophomore film from director Ryan Kruger (“Warrior,” Fried Barry) hits digital platforms through Cineverse today, November 19. Street Trash is Kruger’s...
Box Office
Today sees the release of Bo Youngblood‘s (Safer at Home, Break) enigmatic, taut and claustrophobic thriller, In Flight Directed by Youngblood, from a script...
Box Office
Blue Fox Entertainment just released Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger‘s (Tater Tot & Patton) moving and inspiring family adventure movie, Lost on a Mountain in Maine last Friday. Directed...
Home Release News
Husband and wife creative duo Kate Cobb (Rollers, Gatlopp) and Kevin Bigley (“Animal Control”, “Upload”) have teamed up once again to deliver their latest cinematic offering, the psycho-thriller...
Interviews
Blue Fox Entertainment is all set to release Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger‘s (Tater Tot & Patton) moving and inspiring family adventure movie, Lost on a Mountain in Maine that...
Box Office
Quiver Distribution is gearing up to bring Lowell Dean‘s (WolfCop, Dark Match) bold and bleak post-apocalyptic thriller, Die Alone, to audiences this Friday, October...
Interviews
Harrison Houde and Dakota Daulby‘s chilling new short, Adjoining, is set to make its debut at this year’s prestigious Screamfest horror film festival this...
Headlines
Filmmakers Celine Held and Logan George’s (“Servant”, Topside, “Dark Matter”) Max Original film, Caddo Lake, is all set to chill audiences when it debuts this Thursday, October 10th, 2024....
Box Office
Horror enthusiasts can look forward to sinking their teeth into Spider One‘s (Allegoria) latest soul-crushing shocker, Little Bites, when RLJE Films releases the film...
Box Office
After years of brooding, angst-ridden vampire tales, a much-needed antidote to vampire fatigue is nigh as Lionsgate will release by Euros Lyn‘s (Dream Horse, “Heartstopper”) The...