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Peacock Gives Straight-To-Series Order to ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door
Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster Secure New Feature Film From Curry Barker
The One-of-a-Kind Knight in Swampy Odour Returns as Official ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Debuts
Clash of Disciplines: Xie Miao Talks Confronting Myriad Fighting Styles in the Kinetic Spectacle of ‘The Furious’
THE FURIOUS Interview: Joe Taslim on the Secret to Shooting the Ultimate Action Rush
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘HOKUM’ Movie Review: A Meticulously Malignant Psychological Conundrum Served with Caustic Wit
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘She Dances’ Movie Review: A Humorous, Heartwrenching Journey Through Family Connection and Intergenerational Grief
‘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
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
‘We Can’t Stop Progress—We Can Only Mop Up the Mess’: Daniel Kraus on His Sci-Fi Frightmare ‘The Sixth Nik,’ Cronenbergian Biotech, and the Fight for Human Emotion
Clash of Disciplines: Xie Miao Talks Confronting Myriad Fighting Styles in the Kinetic Spectacle of ‘The Furious’
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
THE FURIOUS Interview: Joe Taslim on the Secret to Shooting the Ultimate Action Rush
Kenji Tanigaki on his Lionsgate martial arts epic ‘The Furious’: “The most powerful action is still the most primal”
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of May 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
- Music Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
Riding a Maximum High: Shed Seven celebrate 30 years with Triumphant ‘Shedcember X’ Winter Tour
Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
- Features
Scared Straight to Serenity: Finding Catharsis Amidst the Chaos of Horror
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
Zack Snyder to write and direct long-gestating ‘Escape from New York’ remake
Forget the Blockbusters: 10 Essential ’80s Action Thrillers You Might Have Missed
- Books
Peacock Gives Straight-To-Series Order to ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door
‘We Can’t Stop Progress—We Can Only Mop Up the Mess’: Daniel Kraus on His Sci-Fi Frightmare ‘The Sixth Nik,’ Cronenbergian Biotech, and the Fight for Human Emotion
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
Beyond the shower scene: Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
The Best Book-to-Movie-to-Music Trios: When Stories Inspire More Than One Medium
- Author Interviews
‘We Can’t Stop Progress—We Can Only Mop Up the Mess’: Daniel Kraus on His Sci-Fi Frightmare ‘The Sixth Nik,’ Cronenbergian Biotech, and the Fight for Human Emotion
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
Beyond the shower scene: Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
Author Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
Sara van Os Talks ‘Decomposition Book,’ Necrotic Narratives, and the Capacity of Stories for Human Connection
- 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
Books
Peacock has issued a straight-to-series order for a live-action adaptation of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the science-fantasy LitRPG book series created by Matt Dinniman. The...
Headlines
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster have solidified their ongoing relationship with filmmaker Curry Barker, closing an eight-figure deal for his next untitled horror...
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DreamWorks Animation has dropped the first official trailer for Shrek 5, confirming the return of the iconic animated franchise to the silver screen next...
Author Interviews
Fresh off taking home the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his World War I novel, Angel Down, New York Times bestselling author Daniel...
Box Office
Kenji Tanigaki’s (Legend of Seven Monks, Enter the Fat Dragon), latest martial arts feature, The Furious, debuts in US theaters today following its acquisition...
MUSIC
CinemaChord’s “Noteworthy Nods” is our weekly playlist, curated every Thursday featuring a selection of the latest sizzling new bangers from bands and musicians that...
Home Release News
SYNOPSIS: The origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago. Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to...
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The 66th annual BFI London Film Festival (October 5-16), in partnership with American Express, has today revealed that Rian Johnson’s highly-anticipated Glass Onion: A...
Headlines
The Netflix “Stranger Things” writing team posted an image on its official Twitter account yesterday, confirming that writing had literally just begun on the...
Home Release News
Following a sneak peek teaser trailer released to tie in with the Fantasia International Film Festival world premiere of Rebekah McKendry‘s (All The Creatures...
Headlines
A Yautja is making its way to Earth for the first time in the “Predator” franchise in Dan Trachtenberg‘s thriller “Prey“, a prequel that...
Box Office
Netflix has today released the official trailer and key art for BAFTA-winning director Babak Anvari‘s (Under The Shadow, Wounds) I Came By, an arresting...
MUSIC
Plymouth quintet The Native is all set to release a brand new EP entitled “Looking Back” on August 19. The release marks their first...
Box Office
The bat is out of the bag as, according to a post on Jason Momoa’s Instagram, Ben Affleck will be getting Batsuited and booted...
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Saban Films has today unleashed the first official trailer and poster for filmmaker Neil LaBute‘s (The Wicker Man, Possession) seductive thriller House of Darkness....
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Screen Media, A Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Company, has released the official poster and trailer for Mukunda Michael Dewil‘s (Vehicle 19) latest...
MUSIC
And we’re back. Another Thursday, another “Noteworthy Nods” – our ongoing weekly roundup of fresh-off-the-press releases that had our ears pricking up us as...
Box Office
RLJE Films and Shudder have acquired the North American rights to Neil Marshall‘s (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) latest horror venture, The Lair, with Shudder...
Books
The brand new, unprecedented time travel thriller series, “Paper Girls,” based on Brian K. Vaughan’s best-selling graphic novels of the same name, is all...
Box Office
Universal Pictures has debuted the first official trailer for Moonage Daydream, Brett Morgen’s (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane)...
Home Release News
Today saw Apple TV+ debut the trailer for its forthcoming witty and darkly comedic murder mystery series, “Bad Sisters,” the latest comedy from Emmy...
Home Release News
Following the release of an official poster and first-look stills, Prime Video has today unleashed the highly-anticipated first trailer of the Sylvester Stallone-starring action thriller Samaritan....