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- News
Stay-at-Home Dads Go Full Rambo in First Trailer for ‘Playdate’ Starring Kevin James and Alan Ritchson
‘King Ivory’ Trailer: John Swab Uncompromising Thriller Confronts the Realities of America’s Fentanyl Epidemic
‘Suspicious Minds’ Trailer: New Docuseries Exposes AI’s Alarming Impact on Mental Health
No Land, No Mercy: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Shark-Infested WWII Shocker BEAST OF WAR
‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review: A Monumental, Uncompromising Portrait of the Price Paid for Glory
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘The Smashing Machine’ Movie Review: A Monumental, Uncompromising Portrait of the Price Paid for Glory
‘Bone Lake’ Review: A Savage Tangle of Seduction, Betrayal, and the Brutality of Modern Romance
‘Good Boy’ Review: Barking Up the Right Tree, but Not Quite the Top Branch
‘All the Devils Are Here Review’: A Simmering, Sinister Slice of British Noir Steeped in Regret, Survival, and Skewed Gallows Humor
‘EBONY AND IVORY’ Movie Review: A Bizarrely Tender and Gleefully Absurd Tale of Musical Myth and Male Bonding
- Movie/TV Interviews
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
No Land, No Mercy: Kiah Roache-Turner Talks Shark-Infested WWII Shocker BEAST OF WAR
BONE LAKE Interview: Mercedes Bryce Morgan Talks Idyllic Lakeside Dreams Drowning in a Deadly Game of Toxic Desire and Deception
BONE LAKE Interview: Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Alex Roe & Andra Nechita on Burning Desire, Shattered Trust, and the Art of Psychological Warfare
- 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
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!
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’
- 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
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
Refuge in Fear? Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on Facing Fears, Claiming Self-Worth and the Haunting Echoes of Trauma in ‘The Mean Ones’
INTERVIEW: Philip Fracassi on Flipping the Slasher Script with a Fresh Denture Bite in ‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home’
‘The October Film Haunt’ Author Michael Wehunt Talks Fandom, Urban Legends, & Digital Mythologizing
- Author Interviews
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
Refuge in Fear? Tatiana Schlote-Bonne on Facing Fears, Claiming Self-Worth and the Haunting Echoes of Trauma in ‘The Mean Ones’
INTERVIEW: Philip Fracassi on Flipping the Slasher Script with a Fresh Denture Bite in ‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home’
‘The October Film Haunt’ Author Michael Wehunt Talks Fandom, Urban Legends, & Digital Mythologizing
- 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
Headlines
Richard Ashcroft has confirmed a major new London headline show at Alexandra Palace Park on 17 July 2026, following phenomenal demand for tickets to...
Headlines
Lottery Winners have announced the biggest headline show of their career – a celebratory, homegrown spectacular at Leigh Sports Village Stadium on Saturday 30...
Headlines
Kula Shaker have revealed they will release their eighth studio album, Wormslayer, on 30 January 2026, and they’ve marked the announcement with a singular...
Home Release News
Prime Video has today debuted the first official trailer for Playdate, the upcoming action-comedy that blends suburban satire with high-octane action, as a children’s...
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...
MUSIC
Welsh “scary metallers” Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have emerged from their nest to release a brand-new single from their highly anticipated sophomore album “Skinwalker.” The...
Box Office
Get ready to turn up the volume to 11 – Spinal Tap is back! Englands loudest and most punctual rockers are reuniting for one...
MOVIES
Prepare to be captivated by the world of legendary Scottish post-rock band Mogwai with tomorrow’s SXSW premiere of Mogwai: If the Stars Had a...
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Since their formation in 1983, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have garnered a dedicated fan base and critical acclaim for their boundary-pushing music....
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Another Thursday has come around, bringing with it a fresh crop of great new tunes to feast your ears on. Streaming services and reader...
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Paraorchestra, with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, have announced ‘Death Songbook’, a collaborative 12-track genre-spanning album featuring inventive takes on timeless songs of love, loss and transendence...
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Drop everything – it’s time for Noteworthy Nods: our weekly round-up of the freshest new tunes pumping through our office speakers! Last week brought...
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The alternative rock heydays of the 1990s are coming full circle of late, and even more so now that EMF and Jesus Jones have...
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Two of rock’s most iconic figures have joined forces for what promises to be one of the most anticipated albums in decades. Liam Gallagher,...
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Brace yourself for the latest from Liverpool’s indie workhorses Red Rum Club. Their new studio album ‘Western Approaches‘ arrives today and sees the irrepressible...
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Artists and readers, it is that time of the week again when we bring you another edition of Noteworthy Nods, celebrating the best new...
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With an ever-growing collection of fan faves such as ‘Vicarage Road’ and ‘Sally’, The Lilacs are emerging as one of the brightest new talents...
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We can’t believe it’s Thursday already but you know what that means – time to dive into the latest and greatest new music releases!...
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Believe it or not, Shambolics walked into the studio to record their debut album with barely enough material to do so. Yet you’d never...
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In the spirit of complete transparency, as an avid physical media consumer back in the ’90s, if I enjoyed a band, I would buy...
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Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Dreams, Schemes & Young Teams’ this Friday, Shambolics, the indie rock quintet from Fife,...
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While most people like to reminisce about times of yore every Thursday with the weekly #ThrowbackThursday social media trend, we spend our Thursdays getting...