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The Bride Side of Life? Netflix’s “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” Trailer Suggests Otherwise
Christopher Landon to Write and Direct Supernatural Horror ‘Final Boarding’ After Scream Exit
“Bosch: Start of Watch” Expands Cast With Azita Ghanizada, William Fichtner and Kathleen Wilhoite
Paul Boyd Talks Scared to Death, Real Paranormal Experiences, and Blending Horror, Comedy, and Heart
Blue Finch Films Drops Teaser for Imposters, Caleb Phillips’ Twist-Heavy Sci-Fi Thriller
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘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
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
‘Send Help’ Movie Review: Sam Raimi Turns Survival Into a Brutally Wicked Battle of Wits
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Movie Review: An Alarmingly Disarming Madcap Meditation on Algorithmic Overload
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Paul Boyd Talks Scared to Death, Real Paranormal Experiences, and Blending Horror, Comedy, and Heart
Lin Shaye on Scared to Death, the Heart Beneath the Horror-Comedy, and Its Pastiche of On-Set Power Dynamics
“Scarpetta” Premieres on Prime Video — Exclusive Interviews with Cast and Creators
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
Matt Dinniman Talks Operation Bounce House: Dungeon Crawler Carl Creator’s AI Chaos-Fueled Sci-Fi Adventure
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of January 2026
Album Review: ‘Wasted on Youth’ by The Molotovs — An Uncompromising Debut Brimming with Bravado, Breadth, and Boundless Momentum
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: a feisty, fearless return to psychedelic form
- Music Interviews
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’
James Walsh Talks New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’ and 25th Anniversary of Starsailor’s Debut ‘Love Is Here’
Crispian Mills on Kula Shaker’s Upcoming Album ‘Wormslayer’: Navigating Creativity and Chaos in a Wired Age
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH’s Bruce Breakey Explains Philosophy Behind Narrative Debut Album ‘This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires’
- Features
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Sam Raimi Open to Revisiting Spider-Man Universe, Cites Tobey Maguire’s Return in ‘No Way Home’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
- Books
“Scarpetta” Premieres on Prime Video — Exclusive Interviews with Cast and Creators
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
Matt Dinniman Talks Operation Bounce House: Dungeon Crawler Carl Creator’s AI Chaos-Fueled Sci-Fi Adventure
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
Grady Hendrix’s Big-Box Horror-Comedy “Horrorstör” Lands Searchlight Film Adaptation
- Author Interviews
“Scarpetta” Premieres on Prime Video — Exclusive Interviews with Cast and Creators
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
Matt Dinniman Talks Operation Bounce House: Dungeon Crawler Carl Creator’s AI Chaos-Fueled Sci-Fi Adventure
Chris Panatier on ‘Daytide’: Wrestling with a Psychological Pandemic by Way of a Black-Metal Wizard of Oz
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
- 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
Author Interviews
Daniel Kraus has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices working in contemporary horror and dark fantasy across novels, film, and television....
Books
Sasha Calle has joined the cast of Mike Flanagan’s forthcoming reimagining of The Exorcist, the next instalment in Universal’s long-running horror property. The film...
Box Office
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reprise their roles in Universal’s next Mummy film, marking a renewed push for the franchise after the 2017...
Killer Chords
The Bride Side of Life? Netflix’s “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” Trailer Suggests Otherwise
Arriving on the notoriously unlucky date of Friday the 13th, Netflix has debuted the official full trailer for the upcoming horror series “Something Very Bad...
Headlines
Blue Finch Films has unveiled the teaser trailer for Imposters, the mind-bending sci-fi/thriller feature debut of writer-director Caleb Phillips. The film is set to...
Features
Oculus is without a doubt one of the most highly anticipated horror films of the year. Directed by Mike Flanagan (Absentia), the film stars Karen...
Features
There something about mirrors that just make them terrifying things, especially in the morning when those bags beneath the eyes and messed up hair...
Features
The release of Devil’s Knot is fast approaching and the film follows the trail of three teenagers accused of killing three young children. The...
Short Film
Dolls are the damned creepiest things in the world. If you don’t believe me then watch Chucky, Dead Night or any doll based horror...
Features
There have been a number of films over the years where children play the protagonists. Some of the most memorable are those which show...
Features
It seems people will bet their hard earned money on anything, whether it be Rage Against the Machine beating The X Factor to the...
Short Film
There is an almighty force in the midst of the British Film Industry. Fun, intellectual, talented and heinously good looking, it is one that...
Features
Scar-Jo to Bruce Willis (yes, Bruce Willis!), nowadays, a musician crossing over into acting is hardly surprising. Take Beyonce for example, or even Justin...
Short Film
Westerns have been around for decades. Since man eluded himself with the possibilities of bloodshed on the desert, the Western film, despite blockbuster hits,...
Features
For the last century we have revelled in a romantic relationship with film – an entity in its own right that gives us the...
Short Film
With the recent Oscar winning performance by Jared Leto in the brilliant Dallas Buyers Club, it’s safe to say that he poured light onto...
Features
The Cannes film market sees Lionsgate acquire the UK rights to Adam Smith’s directorial debut Trespass Against Us starring Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave),...
Features
To celebrate the release of Gareth Edwards‘ Godzilla, Cinema Chords has decided to discuss the lucky directors who have scored a big-budget blockbuster right...
Features
“I found the title to be much more symbolic,” says director and screenwriter Hossein Amini of his new crime drama The Two Faces of...
Short Film
Nostalgia is something that happens to everyone. Memories as bittersweet enthuse to our minds as we recollect down that path. Everyone has been sat...
Features
Last month The Borderlands was a found footage film that curdled our blood, Antisocial showed us the dangers of our addition with social media and we watched Radha Mitchell and Stephen...
Features
It says in my little blurb thing, about me below, that I’m a stand-up comedian, so I’m the perfect person to compile a list...