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- News
CUSP Continue English Country Build-Up With New Single ‘Me And Lily In The Falling Rain’
The Lathums Return After Over a Year With ‘Vice Versa’, Channelling Questions of Identity
Tubi FrightFest 2026 Announces Largest Programme in Festival History
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Movie Review: A Symphony of Savagery That Overplays Its Hand
First ‘The Whisper Man’ Trailer Brings Alex North’s Bestselling Chiller Novel to Life
- 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 Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
The Gothic Reframed: Charlotte Cross on Carving a Fresh Voice Within the Dracula Mythos in Her Debut Novel ‘The Brides’
Chuck Tingle Talks ‘Fabulous Bodies’: Turning Influencer Culture into Blood-Soaked Midnight Movie Mayhem
Paul Tremblay on ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
HUNGRY Interview: James Nunn, Madison Davenport & Jim Meskimen on Nature’s Deadliest Predator and Avoiding B-movie Animal Attack Clichés
- Music Reviews
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
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 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
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
Forget the Blockbusters: 10 Essential ’80s Action Thrillers You Might Have Missed
- Books
First ‘The Whisper Man’ Trailer Brings Alex North’s Bestselling Chiller Novel to Life
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Anthologies for the Second Half of the Year
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
Focus Features Picks Up John Langan’s ‘The Fisherman’ With David Lowery Attached to Direct
Apple TV+ Unveils First Look At Lars Kepler Adaptation ‘Nocturne’ Starring Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz & Stephen Graham
- Author Interviews
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
The Gothic Reframed: Charlotte Cross on Carving a Fresh Voice Within the Dracula Mythos in Her Debut Novel ‘The Brides’
Chuck Tingle Talks ‘Fabulous Bodies’: Turning Influencer Culture into Blood-Soaked Midnight Movie Mayhem
Paul Tremblay on ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,’ AI, Human Agency and the Horror of Surrendering Ourselves to Technology
‘We Can’t Stop Progress—We Can Only Mop Up the Mess’: Daniel Kraus on His Sci-Fi Frightmare ‘The Sixth Nik,’ Cronenbergian Biotech, and the Fight for Human Emotion
- Book Reviews
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Anthologies for the Second Half of the Year
Author Interview: Araminta Hall on Unreliable Narrator, Narrative Authority and the Elusiveness of Truth
The Gothic Reframed: Charlotte Cross on Carving a Fresh Voice Within the Dracula Mythos in Her Debut Novel ‘The Brides’
Chuck Tingle Talks ‘Fabulous Bodies’: Turning Influencer Culture into Blood-Soaked Midnight Movie Mayhem
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
MUSIC
CUSP have shared ‘Me And Lily In The Falling Rain’, the latest harbinger of their forthcoming debut album, English Country, due for release on...
Headlines
The Lathums have shared their first new music in more than a year with the release of new single ‘Vice Versa’, available today (Friday...
Headlines
Tubi FrightFest has today revealed the programme for its 2026 edition, with the UK’s leading horror and fantasy film festival set to screen its...
Box Office
Few horror franchises have proved as resilient as Evil Dead. Across four decades, Sam Raimi‘s cult classic has evolved from scrappy cabin-in-the-woods shocker into...
Author Interviews
Brighton-based author Araminta Hall‘s menacing, twist-laden novel Unreliable Narrator is set for publication in the US this 14 July. Offering a fresh perspective on...
Author Interviews
‘Come to me, and be mine for eternity’ Historical fiction author Charlotte Cross launches her debut novel, The Brides, in the US tomorrow (7...
Box Office
Three decades have passed since Toy Story premiered as the shiny, silicon-slick harbinger of a new celluloid era, fundamentally rewriting the grammar of digital...
MUSIC
Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a surgically tight quintet with a consistent trajectory. Built on the longstanding...
Box Office
Blue Finch Film Releasing has today unleashed the chilling trailer for Birdeater, a striking and powerful feature debut from longtime filmmaking collaborators Jack Clark...
Books
Exciting news for all thriller and suspense enthusiasts! Netflix has debuted the firt trailer for the platform’s upcoming drama series “Ripley”, giving us a...
MOVIES
Paramount+ soars into our news feed today with the official trailer reveal for its original uplifting coming-of-age film Little Wing. Directed by Emmy-nominated director...
Box Office
Feature film and commercial writer/director Phil Allocco‘s (The Truth About Lies) rollercoaster ride of redemption and retribution, 5 Lbs of Pressure is all set...
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Thomas Cailley’s (Love at First Sight) sophomore feature, The Animal Kingdom takes audiences on a sobering journey into a dystopian world in the grip...
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The keenly-anticipated sequel to the 2020 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel has finally hit the big screen, and it’s safe to say that...
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Netflix has just debuted the official trailer for Thea Sharrock’s (Me Before You, Wicked Little Letters) British inspirational underdog drama The Beautiful Game. Directed...
MUSIC
Paraorchestra, with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, have announced ‘Death Songbook’, a collaborative 12-track genre-spanning album featuring inventive takes on timeless songs of love, loss and transendence...
Box Office
Gabriel Abrantes‘ (Diamantino) latest feature, Amelia’s Children, draws inspiration from Greek tragedy and gothic horror to spin a twisted tale that will have you...
MUSIC
Drop everything – it’s time for Noteworthy Nods: our weekly round-up of the freshest new tunes pumping through our office speakers! Last week brought...
Box Office
Paramount Pictures gave a surprise announcement yesterday with the reveal of their newest blockbuster comedy sequel, coming July 18, 2025. The studio announced that...
