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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...
Short Film
Break ups are hard, aren’t they? Unless you are still together with your high school sweetheart, everyone has been through them. The snuff of...
Short Film
As you pop on your tie this evening, button up your suit and lock your briefcase; do you look in the reflection and see...
Features
With the release of 300: Rise of the Empire looming over us, it seems the world is lapping up historical, medieval stories when it...
Short Film
If you have been living under a rock the past year then you will be forgiven for not knowing the name of Peter Capaldi....
Features
Let’s face it. One of the creepiest characters in any horror movie has got to be the mirror, right? When someone opens a mirrored...
Features
This is a film for everyone who’s 13 years old. This is a film for everyone who will be 13 years old. This is...
Features
Frightfest is one of the biggest film festivals in the UK that is dedicated to providing festival goers with the best offerings from the...
Features
There have been some seriously strong contenders for short animation at this years Oscars. On a personal note, I wanted Feral to win because...
Short Film
Oscar Shorts have always had the highest calibre. Last winner Curfew certainly was as provoking as it was tender. This year is no exception...
Short Film
In his very own words, New Zealand-based filmmaker, Mitchell Hammond is preparing for his next endeavour – Burger King fry cook. Finger’s crossed his...
Short Film
It has been a long standing tradition with Disney movies that a short warms the audience before a feature. Re-invented by the brilliance of...
Short Film
Ainslee Henderson. You may recognise that name from his previous outing the Making of Long Bird; which scooped to coveted Best Short Animation at...
Features
To celebrate Joseph Gordon Levitt turning 33 we’re taking a look at how the star has journeyed through the world of entertainment to become...
Features
Guardians of the Galaxy first appeared in Issue 18 of the popular 1969 comic book Marvel Super-Heroes. Telling the stories of the teams war...
Features
Between Thursday 27th February and Sunday 2nd March, Film4 FrightFest takes over the Glasgow Film Festival for its ninth year, offering a world of “gritty serial killers, stark...
Short Film
Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe that when we die there is something beyond this natural plane? Black is a short film...
Features
If you’re anything like us, you’ll love nothing more than sitting down to watch a horror film with the curtains shut, the lights off...