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- News
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #26
‘Man Finds Tape’ Trailer Teases Disquieting Docu-Realistic Horror, Rooted in Small-Town Secrets
‘IF YOU SEE SOMETHING’ Review: A Nuanced Meditation on Identity, Moral Responsibility, and the Struggle to Navigate a World That Is at Once Welcoming and Alienating
‘Scream 7’ Trailer: Kevin Williamson Returns to Direct as Ghostface Targets Sidney’s Daughter
“Stranger Things” Season 5 Trailer: The Stakes Have Been Turned Completely Upside Down in the Final Showdown
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘IF YOU SEE SOMETHING’ Review: A Nuanced Meditation on Identity, Moral Responsibility, and the Struggle to Navigate a World That Is at Once Welcoming and Alienating
‘FRANKENSTEIN’ Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Reverent Gothic Adaptation Delivers a Powerful Lament on Hubris-Fuelled Ambition
Film Review: ‘Shelby Oaks’ – Chris Stuckmann’s Ambitious, Unnerving Found-Footage Hybrid Marks a Confident Directorial Debut
‘Tron: Ares Review’ – A Neon-Charged Colossus, Yet Failing to Connect with the Code That Made the Grid Glow
‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review: A Monumental, Uncompromising Portrait of the Price Paid for Glory
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Alexandra Shipp and Nick Stahl on Revenge Thriller ‘Violent Ends’: Love, Loyalty and the Cost of Violence
Oday Rasheed and Jess Jacobs Interview: Connection in a World of Welcome and Exclusion in ‘If You See Something’
Adam Bakri on ‘If You See Something’: Exploring the Ultimate Struggle Between Rejection and Acceptance
Anchoring the Terror: Camille Sullivan on Bringing Chris Stuckmann’s Shelby Oaks to Authentic, Anxiety-Inducing Life
“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
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #26
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #25
Pearce Macca on The Clause’s Explosive Debut, Victim of a Casual Thing: An Honest Portrait of Youth and Struggle
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #24
The Subways: 20 Years from ‘Young for Eternity’ to ‘When I’m With You’ – Billy Lunn Interview
- Music Interviews
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
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
- Features
Reimagining the ’80s: 10 Movies That Could Shine with a 2020s Twist
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!
Talk to the Dummy: Lionsgate to Reboot Anthony Hopkins’ Creepy Ventriloquist Classic ‘MAGIC’
- Books
Beyond Victor’s Lab: 12 Novels That Resurrect Shelleyan Monsters and Their Terrifying Toll in Celebration of Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN
Children’s Booker Prize Launched to Spark New Generation of Readers as Reading for Pleasure Hits Record Low
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Books of 2025 (So Far): Top Horror Novels You Need to Read
“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 Interviews
“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
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
- 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
In a bold, high-octane reimagining of Stephen King’s 1982 dystopian novel, The Running Man is set to return to the big screen, directed by...
Cult Cinema
The 1980s were a golden era for movies, giving birth to some of the most iconic, genre-defining films of all time. Whether you were...
Cult Cinema
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
In the gloriously chaotic world of ’70s and ’80s horror cinema, low budgets, wacky premises, and unpolished execution were not bugs – they were...
MUSIC
Another Friday, another round of Noteworthy Nods – your go-to source for this week’s best indie singles. We’ve scoured the streaming platforms and sifted...
Headlines
The wait is finally over — the official trailer for “Stranger Things” Season 5 is here, and things are about to get darker than...
Killer Chords
As another glorious autumn rolls in, so too comes one of the most anticipated events on the cinematic calendar: the Toronto International Film Festival....
Box Office
David Midell‘s (The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain) The Ritual is all set to release in theaters on June 6, 2025, a film that tells...
Box Office
With the release of David Ayer‘s (The Beekeeper, End of Watch) A Working Man this Friday, it’s the perfect time to revisit action heroes...
Cult Cinema
The ’80s: a decade forged in the crucible of cinematic excess, where the lines between action and thriller blurred into a glorious, gritty spectacle....
Box Office
Freaky Tales (releasing April 4th, 2025) promises a dark, chaotic journey back to 1987 Oakland through interwoven stories that showcase a talented ensemble cast...
Books
At CinemaChords, we’re passionate about all things entertainment—whether it’s the latest film, a timeless album, or a must-read book. With that in mind, we...
Books
Cloning has captivated the human imagination for decades, sparking questions about identity, morality, and the nature of existence. From the first inkling of cloning...
Cult Cinema
Horror movies often get a bad rap. They’re seen as gratuitously violent, psychologically damaging, and a blight on society. But beneath the surface of...
Killer Chords
The SXSW Film Festival 2025 is almost upon us, and genre fans are in for an exciting lineup of films that promise to offer...
Books
A new adaptation of Stephen King‘s chilling short story The Monkey is set to hit theaters on February 21. Directed by Osgood Perkins (Longlegs,...
Box Office
Valentine’s Day isn’t just about love and romance — it’s also the perfect opportunity to dive into the darker side of things. With the...
Box Office
In anticipation of Steven Soderbergh‘s latest spine-chilling masterpiece, Presence, hitting theaters tomorrow, January 25, we decided to explore ten extraordinary ghost movies that defy...
Box Office
In the realm of thrillers, few scenarios are as unnerving as finding yourself stranded in a confined space with unsavoury characters. With this in...
Books
Werewolves have been a staple of horror for centuries, but with the forthcoming release of Leigh Whannell’s (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3) Wolf Man, the...