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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...
Box Office
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...
Box Office
Get ready to be hooked all over again! The iconic horror franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer is making a chilling return with a...
Box Office
David F. Sandberg’s Until Dawn – a life-on-repeat, terror-trope-smashing loop of death – hits theaters this Friday. A big-screen adaptation of the beloved 2015...
Box Office
The trailer for Unit 234, a new thriller directed by Andy Tennant (Fool’s Gold, Hitch), has just been released, offering a tense glimpse into...
Box Office
Abramorama has announced it will distribute House of Abraham, a chilling horror-thriller set for theatrical release this summer. Directed by Lisa Belcher in her...
Box Office
A24 has just dropped the official teaser trailer for Eddington, the upcoming contemporary Western black comedy directed by Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary). Set to...
Box Office
Canadian filmmaker Chad Archibald has long been drawn to horror that gets under the skin—sometimes quite literally. From the grotesque transformations of Bite to...
Headlines
As the gritty Los Angeles noir Bosch: Legacy returns for its highly anticipated final season, fans are preparing to say goodbye to Harry Bosch—one...
MUSIC
Another week, another batch of bangers. Our Noteworthy Nods playlist is back and hotter than ever, thanks to your spot-on submissions and finely tuned...
MUSIC
The Kooks have announced a string of stripped-back acoustic gigs ahead of their eagerly anticipated seventh album, Never/Know, with frontman Luke Pritchard and guitarist...
Box Office
Just when you thought your vacation horror story was bad, along comes I Don’t Understand You to raise the bar, leave the map, and...
Box Office
The UK trailer for Hallow Road has just dropped, and with it comes the announcement of its highly anticipated theatrical release on May 16,...
Headlines
Pulp fans, get ready for one of the most anticipated musical comebacks in recent history: Pulp’s first new album in nearly 24 years, More,...
Books
Apple TV+ has today dropped the first trailer for “Murderbot,” its upcoming sci-fi comedic thriller series, set to premiere on May 16, 2025. Based on Martha Wells‘...
MUSIC
Once the working-class prophets of the indie-dance crossover, The Farm are back — older, wiser, but still armed with that unmistakable spirit that made...
Box Office
IFC Films has unveiled the official trailer for Tornado, a gripping revenge western set in 1790s Scotland. Equal parts a British period drama and a...
MUSIC
In 2005, Hertfordshire’s The Subways – comprising then-teenagers Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper, and Josh Morgan – shot into the limelight with their debut album...
Box Office
The Surfer UK Trailer Drops: Nicolas Cage Rides a Mind-bending Fevered Wave of Fury – Coming May 9th
Get ready to hang ten on the edge of your seats as Vertigo Releasing has just dropped the UK trailer and poster for Lorcan...