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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
- Competitions
WIN Tense and Violent Western ‘THE LAST MANHUNT’ Starring Jason Momoa
WIN Action-Packed Thriller ‘HIGH HEAT’ Starring Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko
WIN LUCIFER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON DVD – OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY NOW
WIN THE CONJURING 2 ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
WIN FRIEND REQUEST ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
- 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
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
A new trailer has landed for Queens of the Dead, the feature debut from Tina Romero — daughter of the late George A. Romero,...
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...
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Apple TV+ has released a gripping new trailer for its upcoming thriller, “The Last Frontier,” set to premiere on October 10, 2025. With heavy Con...
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The Anaconda franchise is slithering back into cinemas, this time adding a comedic spin to the mix. The sixth film in the series, set...
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Viljar Bøe, the mind behind the twisted cult hit Good Boy, digs deeper into the darkest corners of the human psyche with Above the...
Box Office
There’s something about the way dogs behave around the unseen that gets under your skin. A low growl at an empty hallway. A stare...
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Ahead of its hotly anticipated August 22nd premiere at this year’s FrightFest, CinemaChords has scored an exclusive clip from Don’t Let the Cat Out—a feral new horror-comedy from...
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In a major move ahead of this year’s Fantastic Fest, RLJE Films and horror streaming platform Shudder have jointly acquired the North American rights...
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In a fierce bidding war, American indie powerhouse A24 has clinched the global distribution rights to The Undertone, a psychological horror feature penned and directed...
Box Office
Zach Cregger‘s Weapons opens on a chilling premise: all but one child from a single class vanish mysteriously at exactly 2:17 a.m., leaving a...
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RLJE Films drops Descendent — the hauntingly cerebral debut feature from writer-director Peter Cilella — into select theaters today, August 8, with a nationwide expansion and VOD release set for August...
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Opening in theaters on August 8, 2025, Strange Harvest marks a new nightmare from writer-director Stuart Ortiz, a genre voice known for finding horror in the fractures of...
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A decade after carving out his voice as one of the most prominent online film commentators, Chris Stuckmann finally steps behind the camera for...
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RLJE Films is set to drop Descendent, the hauntingly cerebral debut feature from Peter Cilella, in select theaters on August 8, with a nationwide...
Box Office
The World Premiere of How Far Does The Dark Go? is almost upon us, debuting at the Queer Screams Film Festival on August 2nd....
Home Release News
THIS PROCESS MIGHT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE… After years of painstaking development, Racheal Cain’s Somnium — an eerie blend of sci-fi and horror — emerges as...
Box Office
Three decades after redefining horror’s dream logic with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Chuck Russell returns to the genre that made...
Author Interviews
Chuck Tingle has never colored inside the lines — and thank goodness for that. With a bibliography that includes everything from sentient objects falling...
Author Interviews
Rachel Eve Moulton, author of The Insatiable Volt Sisters, returns with Tantrum—a sharp, chilling novel that sinks its teeth into the dark side of...
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The cursed Aztec artifact horror flick from Corin Hardy and Owen Egerton is coming for your soul in 2026. The first trailer for Whistle,...
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Turns out you can’t keep a good mascot down. Freddy and his deranged crew are clocking back in for round two in the official...