16 h. ago Fear Street: Prom Queen review – disappointing Netflix teen slasher

After a surprisingly effective trilogy of horrors based on the RL Stine novels, a return to the throwback franchise is a frustratingly inert letdownThe Fear Street trilogy was one of the many casualties of the cinema-shuttering Covid pandemic, originally scheduled for an ambitious one-film-a-month summer release by Fox before being offloaded to Netflix. But while it was a little disappointing to see horror films made with such unusual cinematic flair released straight-to-smartphone, it was also a wise business decision, the unorthodox original strategy unlikely to have paid off.Based on the series of books by teen favourite RL Stine, the three films set up an exciting, expansive world, shifting between the 1660s to the 1970s to the 1990s, gliding from teen slasher to queer romance to supernatural fantasy and within a genre that typically fails to win critics over, they were surprise successes (each boasts a Rotten Tomatoes rating over 80%). It was a rousing win for writer-director L...

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35 h. ago Coronation Street fans fear Mick Michaelis' next victim and it's not Bernie Winter amid 'out of their minds' claim

The new character arrived on the cobbles just after his wife Lou back in February and has caused irreversible damage in Weatherfield

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49 h. ago Goosebumps author reveals which book in the series is ‘really bad’

Netflix is releasing an adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 1992 book ‘Fear Street: The Prom Queen’

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3 d. ago Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon's health fear on set as midwife stepped in

From having her hair yanked out during a cat fight to giving birth on a beach, Maria Connor star Samia Longchambon has done it all. Celebrating 25 years on the cobbles this month, she reveals what keeps her on her toes

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5 d. ago Netflix viewers buzzing about upcoming horror movie and question its ties to trilogy

Netflix is releasing a brand new horror film later this month

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6 d. ago Downing Street accused of delaying surrender of Chagos Islands over fear of MP backlash

Ministers declared at the start of April that a controversial deal to hand the Indian Ocean territory to China ally Mauritius was being finalised.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans fear star has quit after spotting cryptic clue

Coronation Street viewers are speculating about the possible exit of an actress who has starred on the ITV soap for nearly a decade.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street resident in 'murder' twist fear in aftermath of Julie Carp's tragic death

It's only been a few months since Julie returned to the Cobbles after almost 10 years away, but her heartbreaking death has now aired in the ITV soap

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3 w. ago Coronation Street Gary Windass' exit 'sealed' in murder twist as fans 'work out' killer

Coronation Street fans fear Gary Windass could be about to be killed off after a new storyline for the character

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3 w. ago The shocking real impact of the M&S hack and what it could mean for the future of the store... and your investments: ANNE ASHWORTH

The cyber attack on Marks & Spencer, reported to have been carried out by a gang of teenage hackers, has sent a ripple of fear through the high street and spread dismay among investors.

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4 w. ago Coronation Street fans fear for Gemma Winter 'death twist' as major 'blunder' uncovered

They are fearing for Gemma Winter as Mick Michaelis' sinister behaviour stepped up a notch as Chesney Brown returned home

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