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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
The end of the beginning or the beginning of the end? A disturbing, unidentified teaser that leaked online last week, and was quickly removed...
Home Release News
At Apple TV’s Press Day, the cast of Legendary Television’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” unveiled the official trailer for the series’ second season. The...
Home Release News
Apple TV+ has set a June 5, 2026 premiere for its new 10-episode psychological thriller limited series “Cape Fear,” launching with the first two...
Box Office
NEON has locked in an April 10, 2026, theatrical release for Exit 8, the Japanese thriller from acclaimed filmmaker Genki Kawamura. Adapted from the...
Box Office
Gore Verbinski’s (The Ring, A Cure for Wellness) latest sci-fi thriller Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die dares to confront a world hurtling toward...
Headlines
Kula Shaker have dropped a new short film for “Wormslayer,” expanding the visual campaign around their eighth studio album of the same name (read...
MUSIC
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) After a decade away, The Enemy return with Social Disguises this February 20, their first album...
Cult Cinema
Almost twenty years after directing his original Spider-Man trilogy, Sam Raimi is hinting that he might one day return to the Marvel universe. The...
Box Office
The Avenue has released the official trailer and confirmed release schedule for Wardriver, an upcoming action crime thriller directed by Rebecca Thomas (When the...
Box Office
Voltage Pictures releases the sci-fi action thriller Worldbreaker today, January 30, a tense survival story in which a young woman is forced to face...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article Send Help marks a welcome return to pitch-black, R-rated storytelling from Sam Raimi. Stripped of superhero capes and chainsaw-laden...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article As doomscrolling, algorithmic outrage and digital burnout have come to define modern life, it was only a matter of...
Music Interviews
Starsailor frontman James Walsh releases his new solo album, It’s All Happening, this Friday, 30 January, continuing the steady growth of his solo career...
Box Office
Paramount Pictures has released a new featurette for Scream 7 that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the film’s production, focusing on Kevin Williamson (Teaching...
Books
Mila Kunis (Wake Up Dead Man, Black Swan) will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Tracy Sierra’s claustrophobic debut novel Nightwatching, with Corey...
Headlines
Embrace Announce Ninth Album AVALANCHE, “More Honest, Open, and Raw Than Anything We’ve Done Before”
British band Embrace have revealed details of their ninth studio album, Avalanche, set for release on 12th June via Cooking Vinyl. The five-piece have...
Killer Chords
Netflix will premiere “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen,” a horror series from creator and showrunner Haley Z. Boston, on March 26. The...