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- News
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of May 2026
TRAILER: Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Reworks the Slasher With Affection and Irreverence
Lucky Strike trailer offers first look at Scott Eastwood in Rod Lurie’s Battle of the Bulge War Drama
Maika Monroe goes full gothic killer in first ‘Victorian Psycho’ teaser
The Coral Officially Release New Album ‘388’ Following Surprise Physical-Only Launch
- 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
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
Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
Author Nat Cassidy on Crafting a Travelogue of Terror with His Debut Anthology “I Know A Place”
Aimee Pokwatka Talks New Novel ‘Accumulation’: haunted homes, childhood terrors, and everyday unease
- 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
Forget the Blockbusters: 10 Essential ’80s Action Thrillers You Might Have Missed
Unearthed Frights: 10 Underrated Indie Horror Films That Deserve Your Attention
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
- Books
The Best Book-to-Movie-to-Music Trios: When Stories Inspire More Than One Medium
Author Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated Acquires Nat Cassidy Horror Novella ‘Rest Stop’ For Feature Adaptation
Rafe Spall-Led Sherlock Holmes Series “The Death Of Sherlock Holmes” Rolls Cameras In Europe
Sara van Os Talks ‘Decomposition Book,’ Necrotic Narratives, and the Capacity of Stories for Human Connection
- Author Interviews
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
Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
Author Nat Cassidy on Crafting a Travelogue of Terror with His Debut Anthology “I Know A Place”
Aimee Pokwatka Talks New Novel ‘Accumulation’: haunted homes, childhood terrors, and everyday unease
- 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
Music News
We’ve hit the final Friday of the month, which means it’s time to clock out and dive into another edition of Noteworthy Nods –...
Box Office
The first official trailer has just dropped for Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming slasher spin, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The film marks the...
Box Office
Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have released the first trailer for Lucky Strike, a World War II thriller inspired by true events. Directed by...
Cult Cinema
The ’80s: a decade forged in the crucible of cinematic excess, where the lines between action and thriller blurred into a glorious, gritty spectacle....
MUSIC
The Coral have officially released their thirteenth studio album, 388, across digital platforms and high street retailers today. The wide release follows a two-week...
Headlines
The BAFTA nominations are here, and it looks like Gravity is way out in the lead. Voted Cinema Chord’s favourite sci-fi film of 2013,...
Headlines
Brace yourselves! Marlon Wayans is back in the hilarious comedy sequel A Haunted House 2, spoofing horror hits such as The Conjuring and Sinister alongside...
TV News
Whether you’ve made a new year’s resolution to watch more television – not that anyone would ever do that…nervous laughter…or you’re simply after a...
TV News
‘He’s baaaaaack!’ the immense Sherlock fandom screamed, as did more or less every character in the episode. Two years after Sherlock leapt from the...
Headlines
It was a sad day at the office of production company Studio Ghibli back in September when the highly acclaimed Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki...
Headlines
When Paul Walker sadly passed away last month the whole world was taken aback. Walker, 40, was then hard at work on the seventh...
Features
Right about now is when awards season starts heating up. Various film critic circles and societies have given out their awards, with many more...
Home Release News
Calling all horror fans! Metrodome, one of the UK’s biggest distributors, has recently broken a deal and acquired two particularly fantastic horror titles which will...
Headlines
Virtually everyone has been looking on the bright side for over 30 years in the hope that the Monty Python ‘boys’ would return to...
Home Release News
Calling all Riddick fans, old and new! The wait is nearly over before you can have your very own copy of the latest action...
TV News
It’s looking a bit moody for Showtime as they’ve just cancelled long-running David Duchovny vehicle CALIFORNICATION in the run up to its seventh and,...
Headlines
Not exactly the most enticing title for Indy 5, is it? Certainly the most accurate description of what’s been happening over at the House...
Box Office
“I didn’t live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one” – Lance Armstrong Cyclist Lance Armstrong was probably one of the...
Headlines
In brief: Dustin Hoffman has joined Stephen Frears’ untitled Lance Armstrong biopic, although his specific role has not been made clear yet. This will...
Headlines
X-Men: Apocalypse is set to be released May 27th 2016, reveals Bryan Singer. Not much is known about what the film will entail: Will...
Home Release News
After taking the festival circuit by storm You’re Next will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 13th January 2014 across the UK. Directed...
Headlines
Calling all Man of Steel fans! Director Zach Snyder could have had his pick of actresses for Wonder Woman as she is a truly...