21 h. ago Shelby Oaks review – junky Halloween horror delivers zero scares

There is really nothing to be scared of in this clumsy hodgepodge of found footage, mockumentary and conventional narrativeIt might be the year that saw Sinners raise hell over Easter and Weapons target the late summer but this Halloween, the options are scarily poor in comparison, no tricks or treats, just junk. Last week’s Elm Street-cribbing sequel Black Phone 2 was a sign of a franchise already running out of steam while this week, low-budget disappointment Shelby Oaks tries and fails to start a new one, a scrappy attempt to conjure the clammy fear of The Blair Witch Project, a film that has so far proved impossible to replicate (horror fans would be far better served by making the most of the Sinners Imax re-release).It’s the debut of the YouTube film critic Chris Stuckmann, who premiered his Kickstarter-funded feature at last year’s genre-led Fantasia festival, attracting the attention of Neon, a company who had just achieved surprise success with the serial killer horror Long...

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32 h. ago EastEnders fans 'solve' Cindy Beale mystery as Jamine’s fate revealed after horror car crash

Viewers of the BBC soap have been trying to work out who Gina actually is

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33 h. ago Horror moment sees fans fleeing from sporting event as metal roof collapses on stand

Sports fans were filmed fleeing in horror as the central grandstand at the Sand Series Ribeirao Preto caved in during a storm with winds of over 60kph

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40 h. ago Alien musical teased as fuming horror fans beg 'please don't let this happen'

Sci-fi horror franchise Alien is one of the most iconic Hollywood film series ever made and one legendary director has hinted they're interested in making an all-singing, all-dancing reboot

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55 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans 'solve' who will go down for car crash horror and it's not Nigel

EastEnders fans are convinced they know who will be sent down for the car crash

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56 h. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' Jasmine's 'true identity' after Nigel Bates' horror car crash

It remains to be seen if the new character will survive the incident on the BBC soap

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8 d. ago 'Scariest ever' horror series leaves fans 'unable to sleep' streaming for free

A horror series that has been described as the "most terrifying" TV show ever made is streaming for free, and fans are being warned to prepare for a chilling experience

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8 d. ago Tim Curry reveals which film of his Diana said ‘completed her education’

Curry played transvestite alien scientist Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 musical film

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8 d. ago Netflix viewers hail 'greatest horror series ever made' with 'ultimate jump scares'

One fan has dubbed it a 10 out of 10 horror series

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9 d. ago Introducing our free Scream Society newsletter for horror fanatics

Introducing our free Scream Society newsletter for horror fanatics

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1 week ago MAFS UK groom fumes 'I can’t believe it' as he teases twist in tonight's episode

John has dropped a huge Married at First Sight UK spoiler ahead of the next episode

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1 week ago Netflix fans need to watch ‘most disturbing’ horror film with 91% Rotten Tomatoes score

Gerald’s Game was first released back in 2017 which is based on the novel by American writer Stephen King

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1 week ago The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

All That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu; When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift; The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell; Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M Night ShyamalanAll That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu (Head of Zeus, £20)In this thriller from award-winning author Liu, Julia Z wants to leave behind the notoriety she gained as a teenage hacker. But she’s drawn into danger when she agrees to help a man whose wife, an artist skilled in the new art of “vivid dreaming” – using AI and virtual reality to allow her live audience into her stories – has disappeared. He has seen a video from someone claiming to have kidnapped her and hopes Julia can tell him who sent it. The near-future setting is convincing, and the story is rich in interesting ideas about potential developments in the use of AI and social media. Julia is a strong, complex character, and there’s a suggestion there could be a series of novels about her. Action-packed as well as thought-provo...

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1 week ago Little Nightmares fans learn creepy truth behind characters ahead of new game

Little Nightmares 3 is set to be released on October 10 (Friday), and fans of the horror adventure franchise have recently realised a dark truth about one of the most beloved recurring characters

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1 week ago Horror movie is so 'disturbing' viewers have been 'gagging' in fear watching it

Film fans have been urged to check out a phycological horror movie with supernatural aspects if they're in the mood for something creepy to watch in the run up to Halloween

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'hope not' as they rumble Christina Boyd's horror future

Those who follow the ITV soap know that actress Amy Robins has recently reprised the role as Daisy Midgeley's mother

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2 w. ago EastEnders kidnap horror as fan favourite is abducted by Ravi Gulati in deadly twist

One Walford resident will make a huge decision after being held against their will in next week's EastEnders

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2 w. ago Netflix's 'grotesque' eight part series is a 'must watch for horror and true crime fans'

Netflix has released the third season of the Ryan Murphy-created anthology series Monster

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2 w. ago Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror review – insiders’ account of cult musical 50 years on

Stars including Richard O’Brien, Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry line up to recount the endearing origin story of the perennial crowdpleaserNot to be confused with the unauthorised, warts-and-all fan history Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror, this is an insider’s account all the way, starring the stage-show-turned-cult-film’s writer and co-star Richard O’Brien. Heck, it’s even directed by O’Brien’s son, Linus O’Brien, a fact you couldn’t really miss given interviewees frequently allude cosily to Richard as “your dad”. Given its provenance, it’s no surprise that no one here says, as they do in the rival documentary, that the 1975 film adaptation is a “shitty fucking movie” – but nevertheless there’s honesty on display, mostly about the slapdash origins of the project and the later mistakes made, including the huge flop when the original stage production tried to transfer from Los Angeles to Broadway.But even the most diehard Rocky Horror sceptic would have to concede ...

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3 w. ago 'Most disturbing' horror that left fans with 'nightmarish feelings' now streaming

The mystery thriller was directed by Scott Derrickson, who horror fans will know for helming The Black Phone films

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