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- News
Kenji Tanigaki on his Lionsgate martial arts epic ‘The Furious’: “The most powerful action is still the most primal”
Eli Roth debuts trailer for new summer brain-freezing shocker ‘Ice Cream Man’
A24 Drops First Trailer For Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett Action-Horror ‘Onslaught’ Starring Adria Arjona
Zack Snyder to write and direct long-gestating ‘Escape from New York’ remake
Pulitzer-winner Daniel Kraus to adapt classic Robert R McCammon horror ‘Yellowjacket Summer’ for the big screen
- 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
Kenji Tanigaki on his Lionsgate martial arts epic ‘The Furious’: “The most powerful action is still the most primal”
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
Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
- 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
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
Unearthed Frights: 10 Underrated Indie Horror Films That Deserve Your Attention
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
- Books
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 Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated Acquires Nat Cassidy Horror Novella ‘Rest Stop’ For Feature Adaptation
Rafe Spall-Led Sherlock Holmes Series “The Death Of Sherlock Holmes” Rolls Cameras In Europe
- Author Interviews
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
Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
Author Nat Cassidy on Crafting a Travelogue of Terror with His Debut Anthology “I Know A Place”
- 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
Box Office
Zack Snyder is jumping from his recent space epics to a gritty dystopian future, signing on to write and direct a brand-new iteration of...
Cult Cinema
The ’80s: a decade forged in the crucible of cinematic excess, where the lines between action and thriller blurred into a glorious, gritty spectacle....
Cult Cinema
Horror has a way of surprising even the most seasoned fans. Beyond the familiar blockbusters, indie films are constantly redefining the genre, taking risks...
Box Office
Lionsgate is preparing to release the frantic Hong Kong action thriller The Furious, , directed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, stunt performer, and action...
Box Office
Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated production banner has acquired the feature film rights to Yellowjacket Summer, a horror short story by genre author Robert R....
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...
Short Film
There is definitely a distrust of English villages. Little old ladies keeping murderous intentions behind netted curtains, quiet local people having local drinks with...
Features
Just as John Paul Young sung in the finale of Baz Lurman‘s excellent 1992 Aussie hit Strictly Ballroom, Love is in the air as...
Features
As awards season warms up, we take a look at the rich story behind the BAFTA and OSCAR nominated GRAVITY… with the help of...
Features
Animated Shorts for the BAFTA’s have always been the highest quality, with last year’s winner Long Bird being the proof of that. Giving directors...
Features
Room 8 is one short film in a collection of many others in the Bombay Sapphire imagination series (five films altogether). Director James W...
Features
One of the most important marketing ploys for a film is having an eye-catching poster that will draw in punters and get bums on...
Features
Cyborg by definition usually refers to a cybernetic organism made of both biological and artificial parts. A merger of man and machine, the mechanical...
Features
The weather is horrible. I, myself, have just stepped in from a walk to the shops and nearly lost my glasses and moustache. All...
Short Film
Let’s just get one niggle with this movie out of the way; the lead guy looks like Rob Schneider. There, I said it. Although...
Features
Gritty, violent, ruthless – Prisoners. Hugh Jackman (X-Men, The Prestige) and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this crime thriller that will have you biting your nails...
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...
Features
Over the years LEGO has developed into one of the worlds most recognised brands spawning clothing lines, books and theme parks dedicated to the...
Short Film
One of the best things about this short is the story behind it. We were lucky enough to (sort of) catch up with the...
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
It can take months to get animation right. That is exactly how this labour of love from Ashley Williams was produced. Animation, at the...