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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The life of PIs: the strange case of 2026's resurgence of hard-boiled detectives

Hard-boiled detective stories are resurging, reflecting societal struggles and cynicism, with new adaptations and films set to release in 2023.
NYC LGBT
fromIntelligencer
5 hours ago

From the Archives: The Macabre Case of the Man in the Mask

Five youths discovered a human corpse in a smokehouse, leading to the arrest of Bernard LeGeros for the murder of Eigil Vesti.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt review life after Paul Auster

Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt shared a deep literary bond and a complex marriage lasting over 40 years, filled with love and creativity.
Film
fromInverse
4 days ago

Waiting for Robert Eggers' Next Nightmare? Let 'Nosferatu' Fill the Void

Robert Eggers' upcoming films, Werewulf and Nosferatu, promise dark, meticulously crafted narratives rooted in historical and Gothic themes.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 days ago

Amazon's 'Spider-Noir' Universe May Be Getting A Lot Bigger

Spider-Noir is the first of many planned spinoffs from the Spider-Verse movies, expanding the universe with diverse storytelling.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Cal Hooper investigates a suspicious death in a small Irish town, revealing deep-rooted connections and conflicts among its residents.
fromCN Traveller
1 day ago

Wednesday Addams is headed to Paris - here's everything we know

Wednesday Addams has captured an international audience, becoming one of Netflix's most-streamed series of all time, debuting at number one in 83 countries.
Television
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

Video: Why Is Everyone Spooked by Claude Mythos Preview?

Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic can identify zero-day exploits in software faster than human teams, raising significant implications for cybersecurity.
Writing
fromScary Mommy
4 days ago

Meet The Vampire Pop Opera Created By A Mom Who Was Craving A Sexy Night Out

Carey Renee Sharpe created and starred in her own vampire musical, BLOOD/LOVE, as a creative outlet after years of caregiving.
Film
fromWIRED
1 week ago

A New Horror Movie Depicts Realistic Snuff. That's Not the Most Disturbing Thing About It

The reboot of Faces of Death reflects modern society's exposure to real violence through social media and its impact on viewers.
Television
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

"Euphoria" Has Become a Thrilling, Disturbing Horror Show

Euphoria's third season amplifies its extreme portrayal of a nihilistic America, focusing on chaotic relationships rather than traditional character development.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 week ago

60 Years Ago, Two Bizarre Horror-Westerns Kicked Off A Hybrid Genre

Billy the Kid vs. Dracula and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter are poorly made films that contributed to the horror Western genre.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Marc Winters investigates a cult's past while facing existential threats in a climate-changed Britain.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames

Zac Brettler, a young man living a double life, died after jumping from a luxury apartment, raising questions about his death and identity.
#supernatural
SOMA, SF
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Ghost Killer review fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging in in supernatural action-comedy

A college student connects with the ghost of a murdered assassin, leading to supernatural action and personal growth.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

'The Serpent's Skin' Will Fill the 'Buffy'-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

The Serpent's Skin revitalizes YA supernatural horror-romance through a heartfelt queer narrative and nostalgic visual style.
SOMA, SF
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Ghost Killer review fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging in in supernatural action-comedy

A college student connects with the ghost of a murdered assassin, leading to supernatural action and personal growth.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

'The Serpent's Skin' Will Fill the 'Buffy'-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

The Serpent's Skin revitalizes YA supernatural horror-romance through a heartfelt queer narrative and nostalgic visual style.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

The Patron Saint of Oddballs and Delinquents

Nancy Lemann's works capture the eccentricities and decay of New Orleans life, highlighting her unique observational style.
fromAnOther
2 weeks ago

Night Stage: Anatomy of a Modern Erotic Thriller

The illicit thrill of hidden desires definitely propels Night Stage, a riveting queer noir about an up-and-coming actor Matias and an aspiring politician Rafael who begin hooking up in public spaces.
Film
fromArtnet News
4 weeks ago

Guillermo Del Toro Scored a Different Prize at the Oscars: A Rare Frankenstein Painting

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein earned nine nominations ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, but he did not win the Best Picture award despite the film's success in other categories.
Arts
Books
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Unconventional Novels About Conventional People

Aging revolutionaries and conformists share parallel narratives of disillusionment and the loss of youthful dreams in recent literature.
Film
from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Screen Grabs: Aliens, witches, mermaids, and other swell company - 48 hills

Love can take unconventional forms, as seen in films featuring relationships with aliens, witches, and other offbeat characters.
fromHyperallergic
4 weeks ago

Anki King's Nordic Noir

Anki King's work suggests an intimate engagement with New Image painting, particularly the later work of Susan Rothenberg, but she took it in a direction that is recognizably hers.
Arts
Books
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

The Sci-Fi Novelist Who Disappeared for Decades

Cameron Reed's science fiction explores cognitive estrangement, revealing alien worlds that reflect and challenge our own societal norms and moral dilemmas.
#horror
fromAV Club
3 weeks ago
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Dario Argento's Inferno traps you in New York's most evil building

They Will Kill You combines horror and comedy in a gory setting, reminiscent of classic genre films featuring evil buildings and dark themes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Books

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Dark, twisty horror follows survivors in a fortified valley after abuse revelations; alt-history crime novel portrays a divided Britain facing political violence.
Independent films
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Sure, They Will Kill You, But Can They Get On With It Already?

They Will Kill You satirizes rich Devil worshippers while contrasting them with the mundane lives of actual Satanists, challenging stereotypes and societal fears.
Film
fromPaste Magazine
3 weeks ago

Dario Argento's Inferno traps you in New York's most evil building

They Will Kill You combines horror and comedy in a unique setting, reminiscent of classic genre films featuring evil buildings and dark themes.
Writing
fromPolygon.com
1 month ago

This new crime thriller brings a haunting, video game-inspired edge to NYC noir

The novel is inspired by horror and mystery, set in 1990s New York, following a Polish immigrant's dark journey.
Film
fromAV Club
3 weeks ago

Dario Argento's Inferno traps you in New York's most evil building

They Will Kill You combines horror and comedy in a gory setting, reminiscent of classic genre films featuring evil buildings and dark themes.
Arts
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Horror show shatters box office records in San Francisco

A new play, 'Paranormal Activity,' has set box office records at A.C.T. by attracting new audiences and generating significant ticket sales.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

5 Best Surreal Bookstores That Make You Forget You're Inside a Building - Yanko Design

Exceptional bookstores transcend retail by using architectural design inspired by nature and astronomy to transform reading spaces into immersive environments where books become spatial protagonists rather than products.
Television
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Twistiest Horror Series Of The Year

The Duffer Brothers' new series offers a shocking twist on marriage, blending horror with dark humor and a supernatural element.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Amateur gay detectives finally crack the case of "The Gay Dahlia" - LGBTQ Nation

A documentary about murdered gay adult film performer Bill Newton evolved into a true crime investigation that solved his 1990 unsolved murder case through amateur detectives and resulted in an on-camera confession.
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

Stressed Out at Work? Simmer Down with 1988's 'Death Spa'

The BAIT: Honey?! I Made David Watch 'Death Spa'! I knew I'd made a mistake the moment our chief film critic David Ehrlich emailed me back.
Film
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Killing Me Softly and Whidbey explore complex themes of trauma, morality, and systemic failures in healthcare and society.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Carnivale revisited: is this HBO's strangest show?

Carnivale, an HBO series cancelled after two seasons, follows a carnival traveling through 1930s America while weaving parallel stories of a mysterious ex-con and a visionary preacher destined to collide in cosmic conflict.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Raymond Chandler and the Case of the Split Infinitive

Raymond Chandler clashed with The Atlantic's copy editor Margaret Mutch over her correction of a split infinitive, arguing that deliberate rule-breaking in language creates authentic, living prose.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fear is good': my scary subterranean journey into Underland, the film of Robert Macfarlane's dazzling book

Filmmaker Robert Petit explores underground spaces through his documentary Underland, discovering that subterranean environments offer people freedom and existential transformation away from surface world constraints.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Black Dahlia Murder and the Power of Storytelling

The myth is that the murdered woman was 'a sex worker, a gangster's moll, or a movie extra yearning to become Lana Turner.' In fact, Elizabeth Short was a young woman who wanted to see more of the world than her hometown offered. She had suffered abuse from her father and dreamed of making a new life for herself in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles
Board games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Our Dark Lord Cthulhu Awakens In This Lovecraftian Adventure

The Dark Rites of Arkham is a point-and-click adventure game set in Lovecraft's fictional city of Arkham, where Detective Jack Foster investigates ritualistic murders linked to mystical cults and ancient gods.
US politics
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Death in Minnesota: A Tale of Two Alternate Realities

Moral judgments about the Trump administration and ICE shape polarized interpretations of two recent fatal federal shootings in Minnesota, preventing consensus on justification.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

WATCH: A gay love affair leads to a scandal that shocks a community in this sordid, Southern true-crime tale - Queerty

Louisville's vibrant queer community earned the nickname 'Glitter Ball City,' but the city also endured the 2010 Pink Triangle Murder investigated in an HBO documentary.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hyperpop, poetry, BDSM or a Moroccan rave allegory? Choose your own cinematic adventure

Charli XCX stars in The Moment, a hyperpop faux documentary examining fame and commercialization; Alexander Skarsgård appears in both comedic and BDSM-romantic roles.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Which are more like life, novels or films?

Films display character thoughts primarily through facial expressions and actions, making them more mysterious and potentially more realistic than novels, which explicitly describe inner thoughts.
fromInverse
1 month ago

A Beloved Horror Epic Just Dropped Its Biggest Twist

Lestat gets an interesting alert on his tablet: a new book by Daniel Molloy called Interview with the Vampire is about to come out. Louis tries to defend himself, claiming he destroyed Molloy's laptop and didn't know the book, written with a cloud-based copy of Molloy's data, was being published until a month ago. But Louis' failure to warn him just bristles Lestat more.
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Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Breathtaking Grotesque Illustrations Capturing Humanity's Darkest Corners by Vergvoktre

A diverse array of contemporary visual works spans photography, illustration, street art, tattoos, sculpture, anime, and dark cinematic painting.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Addie Citchens on Judging Women and the Spirit Life of New Orleans

A woman in her forties encounters a man in New Orleans she believes is a miscarried child, prompting reflection on terminated pregnancies and failed relationships with inadequate partners.
Film
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

An undying trend: How vampires hold a mirror to society

Vampires in storytelling symbolize societal fears and reflect historical social and racial violence, as shown by a 1930s-set horror about community-targeted vampires.
fromUntapped New York
1 year ago

How Museum Artifacts in NYC Inspired a Novel About a Medieval Witch - Untapped New York

While working on a graduate school paper on the mystical powers of coral, gemologist Anna Rasche ventured deep into the archives of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum's library. Coral is the most powerful material to ward off the evil eye-a belief Italians have held since ancient times. Romans often gifted newborns coral amulets to prevent sickness and bad luck.
Books
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Stunning Dark Occult Art By Los Angeles Illustrator And Anesthetist Lizz Lopez

Global contemporary visual art showcases varied mediums, inventive techniques, and socially engaged, playful projects spanning photography, sculpture, illustration, street art, and design.
Writing
fromDefector
2 months ago

Michael Connelly Should Stick To Fake Crime | Defector

A cold case consultant claimed to have solved both the Black Dahlia and Zodiac murders, identifying Marvin Merrill from the Zodiac's Z13 cipher.
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Nic Cage's Dark Spider-Man Descends from the Shadows in First Spider-Noir Trailer

Spider-Noir, the pulpy detective reimagining of Spider-Man starring Nicolas Cage, has received its first teaser trailer, which you can watch below - in both black and white and color. Premiering on Prime Video on May 27th, the Spider-Noir series sort of kind of spins off Cage's voice role as Spider-Man Noir in the animated Spider-Verse film franchise. However, he's not playing the same grizzled Peter Parker here;
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Film
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

An undying trend: How vampires hold a mirror to society

The vampire figure personifies societal anxieties and mirrors social and racial violence, sustaining enduring cultural relevance across myth, literature, and film.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Two contemporary novels probe suburban domesticity, revealing secrets, manipulation, and moral ambiguity through slow-burn suspense and darkly comic plotting.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Bad Voodoo review escaped-convict horror worthy of a theme park ghost train

A grieving mother uses voodoo against escaped convicts who invade her home, blending Haitian Vodou with Western pop culture conventions in an implausible thriller with weak performances and awkward cinematography.
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

Netflix Is About To Drop A Limited Series That's Horny, Bookish, & A Little Unhinged

Adapted from Julia May Jonas' critically acclaimed debut novel, Vladimir follows an unnamed middle-aged woman (Weisz), a writer, professor, wife, and mother who feels increasingly dissatisfied with her own life. Her husband (Slattery), also a professor, has been accused of inappropriate relationships with former students and is under review. This didn't come as a shock to her, as they have an open marriage, but she dislikes the personal scrutiny it has brought.
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Arts
from48 hills
2 months ago

His suburban idylls teem with the 'uncanny magic of the exceptionally unexceptional' - 48 hills

Jonathan Crow’s American Realist paintings prioritize mood, composition, and color to evoke intuitive, music-like emotional responses that resist simple verbal definition.
Books
fromEngadget
2 months ago

What to read this weekend: The unsettling new horror novel, Persona

A trans woman uncovers non-consensual pornography of herself and is drawn into escalating horrors involving identity, exploitation, internet influence, and economic precarity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Witchboard review New Orleans couple channel dead French witch in fun occult thriller

Jamie Campbell Bower gave the standout performance as the big bad in the otherwise ho-hum fourth season of Stranger Things, and in this tawdry but fun occult-themed thriller, like Satan himself, he's back to his same old scene-stealing tricks. Once again, he's not the protagonist but a sinister figure first met literally in the shadows, making ominous pronouncements in that posh-boy accent. When finally revealed, he is dipping his chin and looking up with those uncannily blue eyes like a vogue dancer catching the spotlight. If he keeps at it with roles like this, he could be the Peter Cushing of modern horror, but with catwalk-queen hair, or the goth equivalent of the young Ralph Fiennes in his rent-a-villain era. What's not to love?
Film
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

George Saunders' 'Vigil' is a brief and bumpy return to the Bardo

If Heaven, according to Talking Heads, is the place where nothing ever happens, the Bardo, according to George Saunders, is as jam-packed and frantic as Costco on Black Friday. We Saunders fans have been to the Bardo before that suspended state between life and death where, according to Tibetan Buddhism, a person's self-awareness helps determine what kind of existence they'll enter next.
Books
Film
fromArtforum
2 months ago

I too can love: On Luc Besson's Dracula

Luc Besson's 2025 Dracula reproduces and refines Francis Ford Coppola's romantic, eroticized portrayal of Dracula, prioritizing cinematic spectacle and homage over novel fidelity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I'll Be the Monster by Sean Gilbert review are they fantasists or psychopaths?

Glimpse them chatting in a restaurant or posing on Instagram, and you might think they have it all. The pair live in London but often travel, drawing the eyes of other guests, their skin glowing, their limbs artfully at ease. She writes affirmations on hotel stationery; he claims to taste notes of bark and tobacco in his chianti. As Sean Gilbert's dark, observant debut opens in Istanbul, this apparently perfect couple bicker and sweat, for secrets lurk behind their facade and one of them might be murder.
Books
Film
fromKqed
3 months ago

'Dead Man's Wire' Is a Retro Thriller That's Pertinent to the Present

Dead Man's Wire channels Dog Day Afternoon's righteous rage and contemporary echoes, propelled by Bill Skarsgård's intense performance and critique of media spectacle and capitalism.
Film
fromKqed
2 months ago

'Dracula' Finds New Life in a Sexy Reimagining by Luc Besson

Luc Besson's Paris-set reimagining of Dracula injects humor, color, period detail, and fresh panache into a familiar tale, starring Caleb Landry Jones.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube

YouTube has become a primary platform for discovering emerging horror filmmakers who transition from short-form content to feature films with studio backing.
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

"The Psychological Horror of Being a 13-Year-Old": Charlie Polinger on The Plague

After spotting that Eli's rash guard conceals a red, flaky skin disorder, the boys have concluded that he has the titular plague, a contagious disease that affects social standing as much as it does dermatological well-being. If anyone ever touches him, they must thoroughly wash themselves before they're considered full-blown infected. Even something as innocent as Eli sitting at the same lunch table sends his teammates running and screaming.
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Film
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

"Crime 101" Is an Enjoyably Moody Exercise in Michael Mann Lite

Crime 101 blends strong noir elements and coastal motifs with an uneven, cliché-prone depiction of Los Angeles.
#david-lynch
fromEsquire
1 month ago

How A24's Liminal Horror Movie 'Backrooms' Was Born From the Internet

Until recently, "liminal spaces" were only known to architects. But on the Internet, storytellers and amateur filmmakers have morphed these ubiquitous places you pass by on errand runs into caverns of cosmic terror. Now, a new A24 film from 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons is set to kick off the summer and christen it the season of liminal horror.
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Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

Why Are So Many Movies About Kidnappings Right Now?

Contemporary hostage films use captivity to interrogate power imbalances, allowing marginalized figures to confront untouchable elites and reflect wider social anxieties.
Film
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

'Paranormal Activity' Brings Jump-Scares and Spooky Vibes to the Stage at ACT

A stage adaptation of a horror film franchise at San Francisco's ACT explores supernatural haunting through live theater, potentially establishing a new paradigm for horror on stage.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Hitchcock's The Lodger has been turned into a vertical microdrama. What's next Psycho on Snapchat?

Tattle TV reframes Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger as a vertically cropped, phone-first microdrama, altering original 4:3 compositions and raising preservation and aesthetics concerns.
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