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- News
TIFF Interview: Aleksandar Radivojević and Jelena Djokić on Karmadonna — Holding up a Brutal Mirror to Cultural Rot
‘THE LONG WALK’ Movie Review: A Darkly Human and Uncomfortably Timely Tale of Survival and Friendship
Trailer Debuts for ‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ Ahead of October Cinema Release
TRAILER: Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ Puts Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in the Crosshairs of Corruption
‘Karmadonna’ Movie Review: A Relentless, Visceral Thriller That Tears Into Cultural Rot with Blunt Fury
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘THE LONG WALK’ Movie Review: A Darkly Human and Uncomfortably Timely Tale of Survival and Friendship
‘Karmadonna’ Movie Review: A Relentless, Visceral Thriller That Tears Into Cultural Rot with Blunt Fury
‘THE HOLY BOY’ Movie Review: A Slow-Burn Nightmare of Grief, Adolescence, and the Unbearable Burden Placed on a Young Saviour
‘EDDINGTON’ Movie Review: An Unflinchingly Provocative, Twisted, and Wryly Funny Tale of Small-Town Upheaval
‘WEAPONS’ Movie Review: Kids Vanish, Secrets Spill, and Everything Gets Deliciously Dark
- Movie/TV Interviews
TIFF Interview: Aleksandar Radivojević and Jelena Djokić on Karmadonna — Holding up a Brutal Mirror to Cultural Rot
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
Peter Cilella Unpacks Fatherhood, Fear, and the Fracturing Mind in Haunting Sci-Fi Shocker ‘Descendent’
Stuart Ortiz and Jessee Clarkson Unravel Mr. Shiny and the Cosmic Horror of ‘Strange Harvest’
Ross Marquand Shares the Psychological and Sci-Fi Terror of Peter Cilella’s hauntingly cerebral ‘Descendent’
- Music Reviews
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
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025: Batch #20
- 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
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’
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
A Gathering of the Angels: London to Host Spellbinding Two-Day Tribute to David Lynch’s Cinematic Universe
- 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
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
INTERVIEW: Math, Madness, and the End of Meaning – Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day Will Break Your Brain (and Maybe Your Heart)
- Author Interviews
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
INTERVIEW: Math, Madness, and the End of Meaning – Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day Will Break Your Brain (and Maybe Your Heart)
- Book Reviews
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
“I Have Some Questions for You” Book Review: An Ingeniously Elaborate, Poignant Whodunnit Thriller
Box Office
Having co-written the notorious A Serbian Film, Aleksandar Radivojević steps behind the camera for the first time with Karmadonna (full review HERE), which premiered...
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It’s unsettling just how fascinating a sense of unease can be when that unease feels so uncomfortably familiar and timely. That’s exactly the feeling...
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Get ready to hear the roar of the chainsaw on the biggest screen possible — Chainsaw Man is coming to cinemas for the first...
Cult Cinema
In times when life feels overwhelming, one of the best ways to momentarily escape is by diving into the world of horror films. While...
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David F. Sandberg Takes the Keys to 112 Ocean Avenue to Give The Amityville Horror a Modern Makeover
Fresh from dragging audiences through the jump-scare gauntlet of Until Dawn of Until Dawn and conjuring up demons with Annabelle: Creation and Lights Out,...
Home Release News
DEAD SHADOWS has been hailed as “One of the most inventive and atmospheric sci-fi horrors in recent years” Dead Shadows comes to DVD 27th July 2015....
Headlines
From Jason Blum, the producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes a new found footage horror film written and directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. Starring Cassidy Gifford, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Reese Mishier and Alexis Schneider, THE GALLOWS is...
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This years hotly anticipated Film4 Frightfest is on the horizon sending festival attendees into a frenzy. The event itself will be taking place the Vue Cinema,...
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From Jason Blum, the producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes a new found footage horror film written and directed by Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing. Starring Cassidy Gifford, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Reese Mishier and Alexis Schneider, THE GALLOWS is...
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Following its critically acclaimed premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Studiocanal have today released the first trailer for MACBETH. The highly anticipated tale of war, ambition, love, murder and...
News
Horror legend Tom Savini is the latest star to be announced for HorrorCon UK, which is taking over Magna in Rotherham on 11 and...
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22 May 2015, London: Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most selfies in the space of 3 minutes at the World...
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the office, Wernham–Hogg paper merchants’ general manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is all...
Box Office
Already tipped as the best action movie of the year, and in many cases the best movie of the year full stop, Mad Max:...
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Without doubt one of the hardest women working in the business today is Filmmaker/Scream Queen Jessica Cameron. Launching her directing career with her multiaward...
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Horror filmmaker Paul Hyett is famous for his make-up and special effects work on such films as The Descent (2005), Doomsday (2008) and Attack...
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Ever since we were blown away by The Aggression Scale and Under the Bed we have been big supporters of Steven C Miller‘s work for a...
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Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past year or so you will be well aware that POLTERGEIST, the terrifying tale...
Box Office
Fast & Furious 7 and Avengers: Age Of Ultron pride themselves on containing only the best CGI special effects, which is great for them,...
News
It would be something of an understatement to say that this was a pretty big week for Star Wars fans. The new teaser for...
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Icon Film Distribution (IFD) and FrightFest, the UK’s leading horror fantasy film festival, have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see IFD releasing FrightFest curated...
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Back in 2012 director Scott Derrickson terrified audiences with his supernatural horror film SINISTER as it performed incredibly well on the world box office....