Month: October 2020

Horror and television have always been a bit of an awkward fit. What’s scary and what’s bingeable sometimes seem mutually exclusive. Horror requires that you suspend your disbelief and the longer it asks of your attention span, the higher the risk that the tension wanes. Still, in the modern streaming era, there are plenty of
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When A Chinese Ghost Story premiered in 1987, it was already part of a unique category – the fusion of horror, comedy, and Kung Fu. Asian horror films are known as jiangshi, which is the name of a specific spooky hopping ghost found in Chinese folklore that proliferates these films. Part zombie, part vampire, jiangshi
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Telling the tale of a heckle gone bad, er… Heckle follows comedian Joe Johnson as he and his friends decide to throw an Eighties Halloween party, complete with VHS and no mobile phones. However, when their joke of being part of their own Eighties slasher becomes a little too real, Joe has to find out who’s
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Back in 2011, Mortal Kombat 9’s DLC run came to an end with the first downloadable guest character in the franchise’s history, the classic slasher Freddy Krueger. Many other famous movie characters have followed suit, including Leatherface, Predator, the Xenomorph from Alien, RoboCop, and the Terminator. Now it’s John Rambo’s turn. The First Blood protagonist
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This article is presented by: October means we’re officially in spooky season, so what better time to explore some of the more terrifying corners of Magic: The Gathering? Plenty of monsters and villains occupy each color of Magic, but it’s the black swamps that host the most vile and decrepit. Among the infinite shadows of
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This Blood of Zeus review contains no spoilers and is based on all eight episodes. Many properties across all media look to Greek mythology for story inspiration. It’s territory that’s been explored from nearly every angle at this point. What makes Blood of Zeus feel exciting rather than regressive is that it presupposes that its
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A batch of early Christmas presents will arrive on Sky Cinema in November! Time to look ahead at which movies are on the way… Premieres Ash is Purest White (2018) – 4th November Cannes favourite Ash Is Purest White is a Chinese drama from Jia Zhangke, and the story is based on the leader of
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To a new generation of filmgoers, the summer blockbusters of 1999 probably seem like they belong to a strange alternate universe – certainly far more dated, and even forgettable, than their relatively meagre 21-year timespan would suggest. Witness the snore-inducing fantasy-farce of Wild, Wild West and, of course, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace which threw
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“I was nervous that, you know, can we pull this off?” says actor Sunita Mani when we speak to her about her upcoming film Evil Eye. “It is a very particular Indian story, although it is quite relatable to a lot of South Asian and Eastern cultures. It was a tricky balance. I just wasn’t
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Due out next year, we’re delighted to reveal the cover for Mike Brooks’ fantasy The Black Coast designed by Matt Byrne and with artwork by Anato Finnstark. Monumental worldbuilding at its finest, debut fantasy The Black Coast is the start of an epic series filled with war dragons, armoured knights, sea-faring raiders, dangerous magic and
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Let’s start off with an important disclaimer. The end of any major company means the loss of jobs and livelihoods for many hardworking people. Hundreds of Quibi employees will likely soon find themselves out of a job amid a global pandemic and a grim economic environment in the United States. We wish them the best
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This article contains spoilers for the film and book versions of Rebecca. Leave it to Ben Wheatley to remake Alfred Hitchcock. The younger British filmmaking iconoclast has been nothing if not provocative with his filmography so far, which includes the disturbing horror-crime hybrid Kill List (2011), the serial killer black comedy Sightseers (2012), the psychedelic,
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Director: Josh Ruben Writer: Josh Ruben Cast: Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, Chris Redd Distributor: Shudder Running Time: 104 mins In Scare Me, the latest horror to land on streaming service, Shudder, a self-proclaimed, struggling horror writer leaves the big city behind him to rent a remote cabin in a desperate cliche attempt to get his
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Director: Marc Munden Writer: Jack Thorne Cast: Dixie Egerickx, Colin Firth, Julie Walters Running Time: 99 mins Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s novel is transposed from the turn of the 20th Century to 1947 permitting its curious, young protagonist Mary Lennox to explore the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor in a wounded Britain recovering from the
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U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar joined popular Twitch streamers Pokimane, DrLupo, Myth, Maia, Jacksepticeye, MoistCr1TiKaL, Hasanabi, and Disguised Toast for a few games of Among Us on the platform. Unsurprisingly, the stream is a massive hit, launching AOC’s new Twitch channel to the top of the platform’s charts in under an hour. According
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