8 h. ago 'Horror movie in the making' as cannibal wife kills, cooks husband and 'feeds him to kids'

Katherine Knight was the first woman in Australia to be given life imprisonment without parole after she stabbed her lover 37 times, skinned him and served his flesh to his children

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9 h. ago Horror fans can stream 'scariest movie ever made' completely for free

The fan favourite will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer

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9 h. ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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10 h. ago 'Hannibal Lecter' wife killed lover, cooked his head and served it with potatoes

Katherine Knight made history in Australia when she became the first woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment

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13 h. ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Surprising connection between horror hit Sinners and unmade Marvel film revealed

Marvel’s troubled ‘Blade’ movie helped director Ryan Coogler make his successful horror film

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3 d. ago Charli xcx 'really loved' unknown British horror film for its 'surreal, uncanny' vibe

Pop star Charli xcx has been sharing her film reviews online after her Letterboxd account was exposed by fans, with the singer revealing her latest obsession with a horror movie

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4 d. ago Billions of flies to be bred and released in battle against flesh

Despite the plan sounding like something out of a horror movie, it is part of the government's bid to protect the US from a bug that could decimate its beef industry, wildlife, and kill household pets

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5 d. ago US to breed billions of flies and dump them out of aircraft in bid to fight flesh

Program mirrors earlier successful mission to fight new world screwworm fly, whose larvae can infest living tissueThe US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot.That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s plans for protecting the US from a bug that could devastate its beef industry, decimate wildlife and even kill household pets. This weird science has worked well before. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Jury deliberates for 2nd day in the triple murder trial of Australian accused of mushroom poisonings

A jury is deliberating for a second day in the murder trial of an Australian woman accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately feeding them poisonous mushrooms

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7 d. ago 'Most disturbing horror movie of all time' based on true events now available to stream

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is often considered to be one of the most disturbing horror movies of all time - and it's now available to watch on Amazon Prime for those brave enough

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9 d. ago Shocking moment patient throws bricks at paramedics and attacks ambulance: ‘It was like a horror movie’

This is the horrifying moment a patient trapped paramedics inside their ambulance, before smashing the vehicle’s windows and chucking bricks at them.

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9 d. ago My skin is constantly on fire and I look like a burns victim because of a common cream, this might last years

"I looked like a burn victim... even my nephews and nieces were scared of me - they looked at me like I was something out of a horror movie"

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1 week ago 'Best horror movie I've ever seen' Cult classic now streaming for free ahead of highly anticipated sequel

This camp cult classic is now streaming for free with a thrilling sequel just around the corner

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1 week ago I moved to a town where EVERYONE talks to the dead. Anyone can learn how to contact their loved ones

A common misconception - thanks to generations of horror movies - is that people have no control over which spirits contact them, making it understandably terrifying.

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2 w. ago 28 Years Later: political parallels, pregnant zombies and a peculiar ending – discuss with spoilers

Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated sequel kicks off a new trilogy filled with surprises but what does it all mean and what can we expect next?This article contains spoilers for 28 Years LaterDanny Boyle and Alex Garland have done it again. In the early 2000s, 28 Days Later became the most popular and influential zombie movie in decades, with its fast-moving, virally infected, not-quite-undead marauders rampaging through a post-apocalyptic England. Now Boyle and Garland have reunited with 28 Years Later, easily the most talked-about horror movie since Sinners, and the biggest zombie movie since the PG-13 dilutions of World War Z back in 2013. Compared with the countless familiar zombie movies and TV shows that have popped up since the original movie, 28 Years Later is a thorny, challenging, unpredictable work, which means there’s plenty to discuss now that it’s spent a well-attended weekend in wide release. Here are some major spoiler-heavy topics related to the film’s style, themes, soc...

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2 w. ago Danny Boyle highlights ‘hidden’ detail about ‘wild’ 28 Years Later ending

Final scene takes horror movie in a very bizarre direction

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2 w. ago Tory leader Kemi Badenoch shares bizarre horror movie trick that helps her sleep

The under pressure Conservative leader says she deals with such harrowing stuff at work by tuning into vampire and fantasy flicks as a way to unwind and get sleep

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2 w. ago 28 Years Later director Danny Boyle reveals unexpected 'nightmare' of filming NAKED zombie scenes for the horror movie starring Aaron Taylor

Director Danny Boyle has admitted that it was a 'nightmare' filming naked zombie scenes for the highly acclaimed movie 28 Years Later. 

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