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HOKUM Trailer: Adam Scott Faces Folklore and Grief in Damian McCarthy’s Follow-Up to ODDITY
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Countdown to SUNDANCE: CinemaChords’ Top Genre Picks That Could Steal the Show
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‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’ (2025) Review: A Darkly Comic Reinvention That Marries Brutality with Ethical Nuance
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Movies of 2025 (So Far): Top Horror Films You Need to See
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: A Patchwork Sequel That, Sadly, Mostly Plays Like a Skippable Cutscene
‘Man Finds Tape’ Review: An Uncomfortably Convincing Found-Footage Nightmare Anchored in Digital-Age Panic
HAMNET Movie Review: A Heart-Wrenching Tragedy of Grief and Legacy, Where Loss Becomes the Measure of Everything
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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
‘MAN FINDS TAPE’ Interview: Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman’ on Their Uncomfortably Convincing Found-Footage Nightmare
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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
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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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Box Office
Mike P. Nelson’s Silent Night, Deadly Night revisits a notorious cult premise with both care and cunning. The story follows Billy, a boy who...
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Horror has always been a shape-shifter, changing with the times to throw our darkest fears back at us in clever, unsettling ways. In 2025,...
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After the runaway success of 2023’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, a sequel was inevitable. And here it is: most of the original cast and...
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Neon has dropped the first trailer for Hokum, the forthcoming supernatural shocker from writer-director Damian McCarthy, with Adam Scott leading the cast. The film...
Interviews
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...
Box Office
It’s unsettling just how fascinating a sense of unease can be when that unease feels so uncomfortably familiar and timely. That’s exactly the feeling...
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With Karmadonna, screenwriter Aleksandar Radivojević (who co-wrote A Serbian Film) steps into the director’s chair for the first time, and the result is as...
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Religious horror casts a long shadow. From The Exorcist to Carrie to The Omen, its greatest works loom large, impossible not to echo. Paolo...
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Ari Aster’s Eddington is a neo-western satire that lands squarely in the strange liminal space between Woody Allen’s neurotic, character-driven comedy pieces and Quentin...
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Zach Cregger‘s Weapons opens on a chilling premise: all but one child from a single class vanish mysteriously at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving a...
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After a 14-year hiatus, Final Destination: Bloodlines breathes thrilling new life into the long-running franchise, delivering what is by far its most fun, self-aware,...
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“Look in the mirror, sweetheart”, the stepsisters mother barks at her as she informs her she wants to marry the prince. But this is...
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Stop me if you’ve heard this before—zombie virus outbreak, a cabin in the woods, kids in peril. But Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban (Evil Eye)...
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In the landscape of romantic comedies, A Nice Indian Boy offers a fresh and heartfelt perspective, blending cultural nuances with universal themes of love,...
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When a terrified young girl bursts into a psychiatrist’s office, claiming that something is feeding on her, the stage is set for a spine-chilling...
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Flying Lotus‘ Ash delivers a distinctive take on space horror, drawing inspiration from classics like Event Horizon and Pandorum, while weaving in subtle nods...
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In a cinematic landscape increasingly populated by genre-blending narratives, Novocaine distinguishes itself through its inventive fusion of romantic comedy and high-velocity action. The film...
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Josh Ruben’s (Scare Me, Werewolves Within) Heart Eyes is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for horror and rom-com lovers alike, a gory, blood-soaked bouquet that’s...
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Drew Hancock’s directorial debut, Companion, is a tightly crafted sci-fi noir that blends suspense with a sharp critique of modern relationships. The film follows...
Cult Cinema
As we navigate an era of rapid technological advancement, with artificial intelligence becoming ever more sophisticated and prominent in our daily lives, it’s understandable...
Headlines
2024 has been a thrilling year for horror fans, offering a diverse slate of terrifying tales, from chilling supernatural thrillers to visceral psychological horrors....
Box Office
Mike Hermosa‘s (Dutch Hollow, Wildflower) The Invisible Raptor is a delightfully absurd yet ingenious homage to the cherished sci-fi and adventure films of the...