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- News
The Horror Section Announces Wide Theatrical Release for New Slasher ‘Stiletto’ For Halloween 2026
HUNGRY Interview: James Nunn, Madison Davenport & Jim Meskimen on Nature’s Deadliest Predator and Avoiding B-movie Animal Attack Clichés
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
- 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
Paul Tremblay on ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
HUNGRY Interview: James Nunn, Madison Davenport & Jim Meskimen on Nature’s Deadliest Predator and Avoiding B-movie Animal Attack Clichés
‘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’
- 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
Paul Tremblay on ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Titles for the Second Half of the Year
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’
- Author Interviews
Paul Tremblay on ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
‘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
- 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
Cult Cinema
Horror movies often get a bad rap. They’re seen as gratuitously violent, psychologically damaging, and a blight on society. But beneath the surface of...
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...
Cult Cinema
The 1980s were a golden era for movies, giving birth to some of the most iconic, genre-defining films of all time. Whether you were...
Author Interviews
One of our most anticipated books of the year, Paul Tremblay’s latest, Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep, is all set to publish this...
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...
Features
For those of you who don’t know what it is, Film4 Frightfest is it’s an annual film festival held in central London over the August Bank...
Features
After the celebrations of Father’s Day on Sunday, the residual sentiments of our love for our Daddys still reigns on. Heightened more so by...
Features
Gritty drama has been the backbone of British cinema. From Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday to the Guy Ritchie back catalogue, taking...
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...