10 h. ago Shock therapy: why scary movies keep evolving – and making money

With Hollywood favouring franchise fare, horror films have become the last bastion of inventive film-making, producing a new generation of auteurs in the processFright club: eight film-makers who are redefining modern horrorEvery week at my local multiplex, there is a new horror film. If it’s not a reboot (I Know What You Did Last Summer) or sequel (Final Destination Bloodlines), it’s a prequel (The First Omen; A Quiet Place: Day One), the return of a beloved gothic icon (Luc Besson’s Dracula: A Love Tale; Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein), or a slasher movie (Dangerous Animals) in which the psycho killer’s weapon of choice is not blades, but sharks. Or it’s a thrilling, deliriously inventive dispatch from one of a new wave of horror auteurs shaking up the cinematic zeitgeist: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, say, or Zach Cregger’s Weapons.By playing with metaphor, imagery and narrative, horror has always addressed hard truths about death, decay and the human condition that mainstream produ...

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24 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans 'uncover' huge clue who fathered Zoe's twins after 'confession'

EastEnders fans are convinced they know the father of Zoe Slater's twins after her confession

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24 h. ago EastEnders fans 'figure out' the father of Zoe Slater's son after confession

EastEnders' Zoe Slater has finally started to open up about the paternity of her twins

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25 h. ago EastEnders spoilers confirm dramatic fallout to Zoe's baby father bombshell

Tonight, EastEnders fans learnt that Dennis Rickman wasn't the father of Zoe Slater's baby - and spoilers for next week tease the dramatic fallout to the revelation

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25 h. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' the truth as Zoe Slater reveals Dennis Rickman isn't her twins’ father

Michelle Ryan's character left Sharon Watts stunned on the BBC soap last month

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49 h. ago EastEnders 'confirms' Dennis Rickman 'isn't the father' of Zoe's son with 'huge clue'

EastEnders fans are even more convinced Zoe Slater is lying about Dennis Rickman being the father of her twins after a 'huge hint' during tonight's episode...

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49 h. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' Albert Square villain to receive 'redemption' amid Harry Mitchell twist

Several characters on the BBC soap are beginning to question what happened to Harry

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49 h. ago EastEnders fans left 'confused' minutes into episode as soap airs Nigel crash aftermath

EastEnders fans were left scratching their heads during Wednesday's episode (October 22)

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50 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans left baffled just minutes into episode 'what is going on'

EastEnders viewers have been left scratching their heads only moments into Wednesday's episode

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3 d. ago EastEnders viewers issue same demand as Harry Mitchell's life hangs in the balance

EastEnders fans are scratching their head after 'pointing out' a major plot hole in Harry's abduction

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3 d. ago EastEnders fans demand answers as favourite remains 'missing' amid sinister Harry twist

EastEnders viewers are convinced they have found a plot hole in Harry's kidnap ordeal

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3 d. ago EastEnders fans rejoice as character returns after months following 'unexplained' absence

EastEnders fans were overjoyed during tonight's episode as one resident returned to Albert Square months after 'disappearing' following a huge storyline

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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago EastEnders fans 'rumble' who will be sent down for crash and it's not Nigel or Julie

EastEnders aired explosive scenes on Monday night as a devastating crash happened in Albert Square

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4 d. ago EastEnders fans say 'it's been ages' as they question where 'missing' fan favourite character is

The character has been not been seen on the BBC soap since back in July

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7 d. ago EastEnders fans 'rumble' identity of Okie's dad and it's someone connected to Walford

EastEnders viewers are convinced they know who newcomer Okie's dad is and it's someone who lived in Walford and still has several connections linked to Albert Square

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7 d. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' who Okie's dad is and he's a familar face

EastEnders fans are convinced they've worked out who Okie's dad is after he opened up about his family for the first time during a date with Gina

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7 d. ago Trump touts slavery icon as Vance whitewashes racist texts. These guys aren’t saying quiet part out loud — they’re shouting

No one asked the president about Robert E. Lee, it just rolled off his tongue, and his No. 2 used whataboutism to take a pass on denouncing blatantly racist statements. It’s not a good look for the Republican Party, writes John Bowden

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