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Stylish spy thriller ‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ lands on Shudder this December
‘Fackham Hall’ First Trailer Parodies the Pomp and Pretence of the British Period Drama
Oday Rasheed and Jess Jacobs Interview: Connection in a World of Welcome and Exclusion in ‘If You See Something’
Game Over: Five Macabre Game Show Movies to Prepare You for Edgar Wright’s ‘The Running Man’
Adam Bakri on ‘If You See Something’: Exploring the Ultimate Struggle Between Rejection and Acceptance
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘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
‘Bone Lake’ Review: A Savage Tangle of Seduction, Betrayal, and the Brutality of Modern Romance
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
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
‘Cathedral of the Drowned’ Interview: Nathan Ballingrud on Moon-Spun Nightmares, Centipede Bishops and Lunar Gothic Dread
- Music Reviews
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
Album Review: The Clause – ‘Victim of a Casual Thing’: A Bold, Eclectic Debut With an Unshakable Sense of Purpose
- 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
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A new week brings another batch of fresh discoveries — and once again, your sharp recommendations have helped shape a Noteworthy Nods playlist well...
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After ten long years away, The Enemy are back where they belong — on the road, packing out venues and with a brand new...
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Drop everything — Noteworthy Nods is back! Your weekly fix of the freshest tracks making waves in our office – and hopefully beyond. Last...
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Shudder will exclusively stream Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort), the latest from Belgian filmmaking duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno...
Box Office
When Iraqi filmmaker Oday Rasheed set out to make If You See Something, he wanted to explore what he calls “the ultimate struggle between...
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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...
Movie Lists
That scene in Saltburn they everyone is talking about sparked an unexpected revival of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2001 hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, sending the...
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Another Thursday with the weekend fast approaching, so here we are again with yet another bumper crop of brand new releases that we hope...
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MTV Push UK & IRE nominees have been locked in a frenetic race this January to win the public vote and reach the number...
Headlines
The iconic Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night will return this year, featuring some of Britain’s best comedians bringing all the laughs to the Royal...
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After all of 16 years, the prodigal sons, The Zutons have today returned with a brand new single “Creeping On The Dancefloor” (listen here);...
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Following the launch of their debut single ‘Just Another Rainbow’, which climbed to number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and went straight to...
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Cardiff-based quartet Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have pleasantly surprised fans today, announcing the imminent release of their second studio album, ‘Skinwalker’. Coming off the back...
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Thursday has come around already, so here we go again with another bumper crop of brand new releases that have been brought to our...
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With Essex punks Pet Needs‘ impending third LP ‘Intermittent Fast Living’ fast approaching, the band have dropped the new single “Sleep When I’m Dead”;...
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We are just a matter of weeks into 2024 and it’s already shaping up to be a year in which indie rock will dominate...