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- News
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Bleecker Street Drops ‘Victorian Psycho’ Poster Ahead of Cannes Premiere; Maika Monroe Stars in Dark, Witty and Bloodthirsty Period Horror
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘Affection’ Trailer: Jessica Rothe Faces A Fractured Reality In Brainstorm Media’s Sci-Fi Thriller
- Movie/TV Reviews
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
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘I Swear’ Interview: Robert Aramayo and Kirk Jones on the Life of John Davidson and Tourette’s Advocacy
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
INTERVIEW: ‘Hokum’ Director Damian Mc Carthy On Reviving The Haunted Hotel Horror Subgenre
Don’t Adjust Your Signal: Ian Tuason Talks Broadcasting a Sinister Frequency of Grief and Faith in UNDERTONE
- Music Reviews
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
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
- 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
‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘Bloodsport’ Remake in the Works at A24 with Michaela Coel Writing and Directing
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
- Books
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- Author Interviews
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- 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
MUSIC
We’ve reached the last Friday of the month, which can only mean one thing: Another edition of Noteworthy Nods – our monthly roundup of...
Box Office
Bleecker Street has released the official poster for Victorian Psycho, the dark, witty and bloodthirsty period horror feature directed by Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) and...
MUSIC
Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a tightly wound five-piece with a far sharper sense of direction. On...
MOVIES
Not the legend you remember. Not the legend you were told... A24 has today debuted official promo footage for The Death of Robin Hood,...
Box Office
Sony Pictures Classics will release the compassionate, comical, and compelling biographical drama, I Swear, in nationwide theaters this April 24. Directed, written, and produced...
Interviews
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
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Rick Gomez‘s feature directorial debut, She Dances, is an uplifting, albeit poignant exploration of family, grief,...
MUSIC
Thirty years into their storied career, Shed Seven are currently riding a fresh wave of Maximum High. After a landmark 2024 that saw them...
Box Office
Horror has always been a shape-shifter, changing with the times to throw our darkest fears back at us in clever, unsettling ways. In 2025,...
Books
Horror, much like grief, refuses to stand still. It morphs with the times, reflecting our collective anxieties back to us in freshly monstrous forms....
Box Office
Paramount has released a second behind-the-scenes featurette for Primate, titled “Silence,” offering a closer look at Johannes Roberts’ survival thriller through the perspective of Academy...
Box Office
Independent Film Company is all set to release writer-director Charlie Polinger’s debut feature, The Plague, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on...
Box Office
Charlie Polinger’s The Plague is a potent, unnerving look at the psychology of growing up, where social pressure and emerging cruelty shape the way...
Headlines
After more than a decade away from Conan Doyle’s universe, Guy Ritchie returns to Baker Street with “Young Sherlock”, a new Prime Video series...
Box Office
Voltage Pictures has released the official trailer for the sci-fi action thriller Worldbreaker, a tense story of survival and the war a young woman...
Box Office
The vampire feature Illomen has completed production in Los Angeles. Directed and co-written by Nathalia Pizarro, the film centres on a young widow whose...
Box Office
Universal has today debuted the official trailer for Hamlet, a contemporary reimagining of William Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy, with Riz Ahmed stepping into the title...
Box Office
Luc Besson (The Professional, Anna), returns to gothic storytelling with his latest project, Dracula. Caleb Landry Jones takes on the title role, joined by...
Box Office
Paramount has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Primate, offering audiences a glimpse into Ben the chimpanzee’s terrifying transformation in Johannes Roberts’ latest foray...
