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INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Tying the Knot with Terror: Netflix’s “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” Teaser Pushes Bridal Anxiety to the Extreme
Cork Rock Five-Piece Cardinals Map Folk, Gothic and Vinyl Logic on Debut ‘Masquerade’
First Look at ‘Spider-Noir’: Nicolas Cage Returns as Ben Reilly in New Trailer, Premiere Dates Set
Careful WHO You Wish For — New ‘Obsession’ Trailer Teases a Fresh Spin on the Classic Wish-Gone-Wrong Trope
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘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
‘Send Help’ Movie Review: Sam Raimi Turns Survival Into a Brutally Wicked Battle of Wits
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Movie Review: An Alarmingly Disarming Madcap Meditation on Algorithmic Overload
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Diabolic Movie Interviews: Daniel J. Phillips and Elizabeth Cullen on Faith, Trauma, and Factual-Inspired Fear
MIMICS Interview: Kristoffer Polaha and Stephen Tobolowsky Reflect on the Sinister Side of Ambition
DRACULA: Luc Besson on Recasting Bram Stoker’s Classic as a Romantic Gothic Tale
DRACULA: Caleb Landry Jones & Zoë Bleu Talk Luc Besson’s Romantic Revamp of Bram Stoker’s Iconic Tale
- Music Reviews
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of January 2026
Album Review: ‘Wasted on Youth’ by The Molotovs — An Uncompromising Debut Brimming with Bravado, Breadth, and Boundless Momentum
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: a feisty, fearless return to psychedelic form
Album Review: ‘Fearless Nature’ by Kid Kapichi — An Eclectic, Introspective Statement Steeped in Darkness, Punctuated by Resolve
- Music Interviews
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
James Walsh Talks New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’ and 25th Anniversary of Starsailor’s Debut ‘Love Is Here’
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
- Features
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Sam Raimi Open to Revisiting Spider-Man Universe, Cites Tobey Maguire’s Return in ‘No Way Home’
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
- Books
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Prime Video Unveils Trailer for ‘Scarpetta,’ Based on Patricia Cornwell’s Crime Series
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
PROJECT HAIL MARY Super Bowl Trailer: Ryan Gosling in Poignant, Science-Focused Story of Human Ingenuity and Responsibility
Prime Video’s “Young Sherlock” Trailer Traces the Clues That Shaped the Legendary Sleuth
- Author Interviews
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
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
- 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
Movie Reviews
Sheepdog is a stark and compassionate character study about grief and duty, anchored by measured performances that keep its emotional stakes immediate and grounded.
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Mimics is, at a glance, a well-shot and competently assembled feature. Kristoffer Polaha‘s direction is certainly...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article Australian filmmaker Daniel J. Philips’ Diabolic arrived with a degree of festival momentum, playing to receptive audiences at last...
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Geoff Zanelli is an American composer whose work spans film, television, and video games. Early in his career, he contributed additional music to scores...
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MGM+ and Prime Video have released the first trailer for "Spider-Noir," starring Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly. The series premieres May 25 on MGM+...
Box Office
In recent years, there have been some excellent films that rely almost exclusively on the lead actor’s ability to engage the audience through telephone...
Killer Chords
Horror fans are in for a taut, stripped-down psychological treat with Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen‘s contained shocker You’ll Never Find Me. Shot in...
Box Office
The Cairnes brothers (100 Bloody Acres) have made a devilishly fun slice of horror that gradually builds to a (largely) tremendous climax that rewards...
Movie Reviews
Full disclosure: Going into Damsel, I was well aware that I was perhaps a few decades beyond the target audience, so I decided that...
Box Office
For generations, imaginary friends have danced playfully on the fringes of our cultural imagination, evoking nostalgic memories of childhood innocence. Tea parties, pretend adventures...
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Phil Allocco‘s latest film, 5 Lbs of Pressure, is a powerful drama chronicling the rocky road to redemption. Luke Evans (Message From the King,...
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Thomas Cailley’s (Love at First Sight) sophomore feature, The Animal Kingdom takes audiences on a sobering journey into a dystopian world in the grip...
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The keenly-anticipated sequel to the 2020 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel has finally hit the big screen, and it’s safe to say that...
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Land of Bad explodes onto the screen like a blast of pure 80s adrenaline. It’s the perfect mix of Predator‘s jungle scavenging, Die Hard‘s...
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Synopsis: Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life, but when Big Cat (Andie MacDowell) forces him back into her...
Box Office
Bringing what promised to be an exciting new spin on the superhero genre! Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of Marvel’s mysterious heroine...
Box Office
Whether you believe in mediums and psychics or chalk it all up to what’s known as “cold reading” techniques, the fascination/fear/skepticism surrounding psychic abilities...
Killer Chords
As the year draws to a close, audiences has been spoilt for choice with a plethora of fantastic horror fare. And, as per the...
Movie Reviews
A family awaken on Christmas morning to see that they’re trapped in their home. Mysterious black shutters have appeared on the doors and windows...
Box Office
Synopsis: Psychiatrist Elizabeth encounters a situation out of her idyllic life as she becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who she believes is...
Cult Cinema
When our Editor suggested Return of the Killer Tomatoes with the crucial information that it features George Clooney, you can probably imagine how I may have been...
Cinema
Synopsis: After discovering she is a descendant of the notorious axe murderer, Lizzie Borden, Tara is tormented by violent visions. As her nightmares start...