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Oppenheimer’s Quiet War on Death Begins in December
The New York Times’ Op-Docs has acquired Joshua Oppenheimer’s new short film, The Revolution Against Death, a haunting meditation on mortality and the cult of longevity.
2 days ago2 min
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The Six Best Fantasy Horror Monsters, Ranked by Their Emotional Weight
Krampus arrives when a child’s letter to Santa gets torn up in despair—real, not performative. That moment, raw and unguarded, is what wakes it. Then the house becomes a cage: windows boarded, floorboards splitting open with gingerbread abominations, brass hooves drumming on the roof like a heartbeat you can’t ignore.
4 days ago3 min
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The First Five Minutes Are All That Matter: How Horror Films Win Before You Even Know What’s Happening
The first five minutes of a horror film don’t just set the tone—they decide whether you’ll sleep at all.
4 days ago2 min
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Why The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Still Haunts Us 50 Years On
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remains the genre’s most enduring nightmare: not for what it shows, but for what it leaves unsaid.
5 days ago1 min
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What If Lorca Had Finished His Gay Play?
The four pages of Federico García Lorca’s unfinished play La Bola Negra—preserved in Granada, hidden from fascism—became the spine of a film that now sits at the heart of Contenders London.
6 days ago1 min
Breaking Hype
Zobel Steps Into the Dark With ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ Film
Craig Zobel is directing the live-action film adaptation of the hit horror comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' — and it’s coming from Blumhouse, which means the scares are already set to bite.
6 days ago2 min
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The Film That Took 12 Years to Make Was Saved by One Actress
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd premiered at TIFF after a 12-year journey, with Seyfried and McNairy credited as pivotal in bringing it to life. The film explores a tense relationship between a prison teacher and an inmate, rooted in emotional vulnerability and moral ambiguity.
8 Oct 20262 min
Breaking Hype
Arabella Olivia Clark’s Unicorn Role Is Finally Here: 'Other Mommy' Hits Theatres October 9
The film, directed by Rob Savage and based on Josh Malerman’s novel Incidents Around the House, is being released theatrically under the Blumhouse and Atomic Monster banner, with James Wan producing. Rob Savage, known for films including Host and The Boogeyman, directs a screenplay by Nathan Elston, based on Malerman’s bestselling novel Incidents Around the House. The book itself is told from Bela
6 Oct 20261 min
Breaking Hype
‘Half’ Survived War, Hail, and Heat. Now It’s Coming for You.
Samjad’s ‘Half’ survived a war, a hailstorm, and 56°C heat to become one of the year’s most talked-about genre films. Now, it’s heading to Sitges—and fans are already hunting it down.
5 Oct 20262 min
Breaking Hype
Reflection in a Dead Diamond Drops on Shudder
Reflection in a Dead Diamond hits Shudder today — and it’s not a spy film. It’s a fever dream with a gun, a diamond, and a whole lot of leather.
2 Oct 20262 min