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WATCH: Dakota Fanning Trapped in a Twisted Conundrum in ‘Vicious’ Trailer
TRAILER: Jason Clarke Leads a Deadly Hunt in Tense, Blood-on-the-snow Survival Series “The Last Frontier”
‘Queens of the Dead’ Trailer: Tina Romero’s Fiery Zombie Debut Unleashes Drag Queens and Chaos
New ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ Teaser Sears with Pulsing Prophetic Horror and Nicolas Cage’s Tormented Cry
A Babysitting Nightmare: Brandon Christensen and Jessica Clement Talk Shudder’s ‘Night of the Reaper’
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Night of the Reaper’ Movie Review: A Smart, VHS-Soaked Slasher with Modern Bite
‘THE LONG WALK’ Movie Review: A Darkly Human and Uncomfortably Timely Tale of Survival and Friendship
‘Karmadonna’ Movie Review: A Relentless, Visceral Thriller That Tears Into Cultural Rot with Blunt Fury
‘THE HOLY BOY’ Movie Review: A Slow-Burn Nightmare of Grief, Adolescence, and the Unbearable Burden Placed on a Young Saviour
‘EDDINGTON’ Movie Review: An Unflinchingly Provocative, Twisted, and Wryly Funny Tale of Small-Town Upheaval
- Movie/TV Interviews
A Babysitting Nightmare: Brandon Christensen and Jessica Clement Talk Shudder’s ‘Night of the Reaper’
TIFF Interview: Aleksandar Radivojević and Jelena Djokić on Karmadonna — Holding up a Brutal Mirror to Cultural Rot
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
Peter Cilella Unpacks Fatherhood, Fear, and the Fracturing Mind in Haunting Sci-Fi Shocker ‘Descendent’
Stuart Ortiz and Jessee Clarkson Unravel Mr. Shiny and the Cosmic Horror of ‘Strange Harvest’
- Music Reviews
Kula Shaker Announce Forthcoming Wormslayer Album — and Celebrate by Unleashing Monkey AI Magic
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #22
Ash: The Power-Pop Veterans Fire Back With a Double Barrel Blast – And Graham Coxon Riding Shotgun
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2025 – Batch #21
The Royston Club Drop Heartfelt Single “Cariad” Ahead of Bold, Trailblazing Sophomore Album Songs For The Spine
- Music Interviews
Interview: Duncan Lloyd Unwinds New Album ‘Unwound’ – A Cathartic Rebellion Against Snack Culture
From Wigan to the World: The Lilacs’ Ollie Anglesea Talks New EP ‘The 395 (To Forever)’
INTERVIEW: The ‘KOKO’ Mojo, According to Lottery Winners’ Thom Rylance Prior to Fourth Album Release
The Slow Readers Club Discuss New Album ‘Out Of A Dream’ in Exclusive Interview with Aaron Starkie
Starsailor Celebrates 25 Years: James Walsh Talks Special Anniversary Shows and UK Tour [Interview]
- Features
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
Talk to the Dummy: Lionsgate to Reboot Anthony Hopkins’ Creepy Ventriloquist Classic ‘MAGIC’
Unhinged, Unpolished, Unforgettable: 10 Wild ’70s and ’80s Cult Horror B-Movies Time Refuses to Tame
A Gathering of the Angels: London to Host Spellbinding Two-Day Tribute to David Lynch’s Cinematic Universe
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- Books
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
- Author Interviews
Eric LaRocca Talks Crafting Visceral Terror with Poetic Tenderness in ‘We Are Always Tender With Our Dead’
Justice, Revenge, and Horror With a Western Edge: Keith Rosson Talks His Savage New Vampire Novel ‘Coffin Moon’
Rachel Harrison Talks ‘Play Nice’: An Ingenious Haunted House Makeover That Exposes Family, Self-Image, and Society’s Evils
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Clay McLeod Chapman on His Most Distilled Dose of Dread Yet: ‘ACQUIRED TASTE’
INTERVIEW: Math, Madness, and the End of Meaning – Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day Will Break Your Brain (and Maybe Your Heart)
- 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
Features
Have you ever wondered exactly what would have happened with Horton hadn’t heard the Who? Imagine the fat fingers and big footsteps smooshing the...
Short Film
First dates can be nerve-wracking experiences. On one hand, you want to maintain your poise and composure, coming across as dignified and intellectual. But...
Cult Cinema
Rejoice, horror fans! The expertly curated cult streaming service ARROW is delivering an early Christmas treat this year. As The New York Times praised,...
Home Release News
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Vicious, the forthcoming psychological thriller from Bryan Bertino (The Strangers, The Dark and the Wicked), which...
Box Office
Magnolia Pictures has today debuted a second teaser trailer for The Carpenter’s Son, the French-American horror epic of biblical proportions from director Lotfy Nathan (Harka), and...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Short Film
Before we start talking about the, quite frankly, sublime Birdboy, I want to promise you one thing; you have never watched anything like this....
Features
Urban legends continue to this day. After all, we have all heard about the man with a hook on his hand, the conspiracies around...
Short Film
There comes a point for every writer when they must realise something; that there is always someone better than you. You could be bleeding...
Short Film
Happy Easter Everyone! And as we celebrate Good Friday today we all remember Jesus and all the good things that he did for us....
Short Film
Sometimes animation needs no words. It tells the story itself. Sometimes silence is the best answer. Requiem for Romance could take this on board...
Short Film
What if God were one of us? Just a stranger on a bus, trying to make his way home? That’s the classic song from...
Short Film
I never thought I would see the day that robots were caught red handed burying humans in wet cement on a building site. Well...
Short Film
Benedict Cumberbatch, at the moment, can do know wrong. When he isn’t busy hosting sports awards in Malaysia or giving students their Duke of...
Features
The Purge was 2013’s best concept but the execution of the film was duller than hoped for. If you don’t know about the movie...
Short Film
Being a fan of short form cinema has a problem. Basically, you see something that is so utterly compelling and fantastic that you wish...
Short Film
It happens once in a while. Actually, more often than one would care to admit. You come across a film and you so adamantly...
Short Film
Many student films come and go. It is inevitable. Some, like the recent Bernie, are absolutely superb and others are awfully lacklustre. This is...
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...