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‘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
‘We expanded every level of the first film’: Kurtis David Harder on the Influencers Sequel, Coming to Shudder
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‘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
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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
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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
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
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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’
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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
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‘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
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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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With its stately homes, tightly laced corsets and barely concealed class tensions, the British period drama has long been ripe for parody. Fackham Hall,...
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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...
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After weeks of cryptic clues—space suits, scrambled messages, and a flurry of tour dates — Ash have officially confirmed what many fans suspected –...
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Back in 2002, The Coral’s eponymous debut album landed like a thunderbolt on the indie scene, kicking off the noughties with anthems like ‘Dreaming...
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English songwriter and guitarist Duncan Lloyd has just released Unwound, his sixth solo outing and his first collection of brand-new material for Reveal Records,...
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Drop everything — Noteworthy Nods is back! Your weekly roundup of the freshest new tunes currently commanding attention in our office and beyond. Last...
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After kicking off 2025 in spectacular fashion, warming up the massive stadiums as special guests to Oasis, Cast are gearing up to keep the...
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Wrexham quartet The Royston Club are set to step into the indie-rock Premier League with the imminent drop of their sophomore studio album, Songs...
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Spawned in the mid-eighties Midlands and fuelled by a diet of grebo scuzz, punk sneer and breakbeat chaos, Pop Will Eat Itself are back...
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As if Cast didn’t already have fans feeling more than alright—riding high on their run supporting Oasis on that biblical reunion tour that kicked...
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Put down your phone, mute your email notifications, and crank your volume to 11—it’s time for Noteworthy Nods, your weekly guide to the freshest,...
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Five years on from their indie-pop breakout and having comfortably conquered the UK’s biggest stages, The Lathums are taking their Northern soul global. Armed...
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Richard Ashcroft has today lifted the curtain on Lovin’ You, his brand new studio album dropping October 3rd, 2025. The announcement lands as he...
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Michael Giacchino — the sonic architect behind some of Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores — is back with a new twist on the classics. His...
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Put your inbox on snooze and your headphones on blast — it’s time for Noteworthy Nods, your weekly fix of fresh tracks making the...
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20th Century Studios’ upcoming feature Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere pulls back the curtain on the haunting, stripped-down masterpiece that is Bruce Springsteen’s 1982...
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UK pop-rock firestarters The Wild Things return with a bang, announcing their scorching new single “Knock Down, Drag Out,” set for release tomorrow, 19th...
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Yorkshire’s rising indie-rockers The Slates have been steadily building buzz, drawing packed crowds at headline shows in Sheffield and Leeds and sharing stages with...
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Drop what you’re doing – it’s time for Noteworthy Nods: our weekly round-up of the freshest new tunes pumping through our office speakers! Last...