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- News
Netflix Orders Six-Part Series Based on Roald Dahl’s Adult Short Stories
Dan Stevens Is Ready to Serve the Public Trust as RoboCop in New Prime Video Series
Sacha Baron Cohen Revives Ali G’s Brand of Misplaced Confidence and Comic Bravado After Two Decades in Official Trailer for Ali G: Who Iz I?
‘INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER’ Filmmaker and Cast Talk Bringing the Franchise into Uncharted Terrors
Crawlers Red Band Trailer Unleashes a Deadly Spider Infestation
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Movie Review: A Symphony of Savagery That Overplays Its Hand
‘Toy Story 5’ Movie Review: A Heartfelt Celebration of Imagination in a Digital World
‘Obsession’ Movie Review: The Death of the Meet-Cute and the Dark, Twisted Reality of Controlled Desires
‘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
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Author Jo Salazar on IF WE SURVIVE THE NIGHT: Putting Psychology at the Heart of the Zombie Apocalypse
‘The Sunken, The Adored’ Interview: Author Donyae Coles on Bringing Lovecraftian Horror to 19th-Century Venice
A.P. Thayer on New Horror Novel ‘Tapeworm’: What We Suppress Has a Nasty Habit of Crawling Back to the Surface – Fangs First!
‘INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER’ Filmmaker and Cast Talk Bringing the Franchise into Uncharted Terrors
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of July 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of June 2026
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
- 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
Dan Stevens Is Ready to Serve the Public Trust as RoboCop in New Prime Video Series
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
- Books
Author Jo Salazar on IF WE SURVIVE THE NIGHT: Putting Psychology at the Heart of the Zombie Apocalypse
‘The Sunken, The Adored’ Interview: Author Donyae Coles on Bringing Lovecraftian Horror to 19th-Century Venice
A.P. Thayer on New Horror Novel ‘Tapeworm’: What We Suppress Has a Nasty Habit of Crawling Back to the Surface – Fangs First!
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Clay McLeod Chapman Talks ‘Devil Inside,’ Possession, Love, and the Horror of Wanting to Feel Wanted
- Author Interviews
Author Jo Salazar on IF WE SURVIVE THE NIGHT: Putting Psychology at the Heart of the Zombie Apocalypse
‘The Sunken, The Adored’ Interview: Author Donyae Coles on Bringing Lovecraftian Horror to 19th-Century Venice
A.P. Thayer on New Horror Novel ‘Tapeworm’: What We Suppress Has a Nasty Habit of Crawling Back to the Surface – Fangs First!
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Clay McLeod Chapman Talks ‘Devil Inside,’ Possession, Love, and the Horror of Wanting to Feel Wanted
- Book Reviews
Author Jo Salazar on IF WE SURVIVE THE NIGHT: Putting Psychology at the Heart of the Zombie Apocalypse
‘The Sunken, The Adored’ Interview: Author Donyae Coles on Bringing Lovecraftian Horror to 19th-Century Venice
A.P. Thayer on New Horror Novel ‘Tapeworm’: What We Suppress Has a Nasty Habit of Crawling Back to the Surface – Fangs First!
W.H. Chizmar on Survival Horror Novel THEM: “Difference Is a Creek That Flows Into the Lake of Fear”
Author Viggy Parr Hampton on ‘Ripped Up the Middle in Two’, Postpartum Rage, and Modern Folk Horror
Cult Cinema
Dan Stevens is stepping into one of sci-fi’s most recognisable suits, with the Downton Abbey and Legion actor set to play Alex Murphy —...
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...
Headlines
Netflix and Orchid Pictures have announced a six-part series based on Roald Dahl’s short stories for adults, with the news unveiled today at the...
Author Interviews
Repressed desires have a nasty habit of finding their way back to the surface – and in A.P. Thayer’s Tapeworm, they return ravenous and...
Features
Last year was pretty poor in the number of films watched by myself. There were glaring omissions that probably negated the entire list but...
Short Film
Here is a little warning now it is coming to Christmas; a toy is for life (or til it breaks) and no present can...
Features
Big Ass Spider, the ultimate B-movie experience, finally spins its way onto DVD and Blu-ray this 23rd December. Mike Mendez (The Gravedancers, The Convent) directs...
Short Film
Christmas is only one week away. This time in seven days you will be, hopefully, surrounded by loved ones, opening presents and eating food...
Features
Last month we announced the twelve finalists in the Magnet Releasing‘s 26th Director competition where the winner would not only win a $5,000 cash prize but their...
Short Film
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well, more like the apocalypse in this holiday themed short, Dark Times. Interestingly shot in POV...
Features
By now Cinema Chords has covered lots of promotional material for the upcoming Lego Movie and we can’t wait until the film is released...
Features
Right about now is when awards season starts heating up. Various film critic circles and societies have given out their awards, with many more...
Short Film
The relationship a writer, director and animator may have with their character is a troubled one. We have this love hate with them; they...
Short Film
It feels like writing about Monster Roll is cheating. While it is technically a short movie, there is a story behind it as it...
Short Film
Sometimes, in movies, story has been substituted for style, and focusing on the visuals can detriment the whole effect of the movie. ColourBleed suffers...
Features
If you a peering on the film schedule this week you may come across Spike Lee’s horror movie Oldboy. Starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth...
Short Film
In this day and age, social media is controlling everything. In fact, a lot of people can’t find more than a minute’s peace without...
Short Film
The coldness has finally set in. Winter is here and we have all wrapped up warm. And as they always do during winter months,...
Short Film
Being alone is perhaps the thing that people are most afraid of and coming up to Christmas that fear is resonated in us all....
Features
New this week is a brand new section where various members of the Cinema Chords team will discuss film related topics. First up, with...
Features
With the upcoming release of the second instalment of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to get you all raring to go here is...