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10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s You Need To See

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Tom Jolliffe with ten great forgotten gems from the 1980s that need added to your watch list… The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #10

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars Legacy of Vader #10 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… DARK VISIONS IN THE DEPTHS OF VADER’S CASTLE! KYLO REN goes on a quest through unseen caverns within VADER’S CASTLE! The young tyrant comes face-to-face with grotesque visions of his past! […]

The Top 10 Horror Movies of 1985

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Casey Chong takes a trip back 40 years to look at the best horror movies of 1985… 1985 may have been a banner year for hit movies that reached the pop-culture milestones, notably Back to the Future, The Goonies and Rambo: First Blood Part II. But let’s not forget the horror genre, which equally enjoyed […]

Comic Book Review – Dick Tracy Halloween Special

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Andrew Newton reviews the Dick Tracy Halloween Special… Mad Cave’s Dick Tracy Halloween Special brings some ghoulish charm to the classic detective’s world, mixing pulp crime with playful scares into a nice seasonal package. It’s an issue that has a bit of fun with the Halloween theme, but doesn’t sacrifice the sharp storytelling and clever […]

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein unveils new trailer

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With Frankenstein now playing in select theatres, Netflix has shared the final trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic tale ahead of its arrival on the streamer next week; watch it below… Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Superman #13

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DC Comics releases Absolute Superman #13 next week, and you can get an early sneak peek with the issue’s official preview below… The Battle of Kansas has begun as the tanks of Lazarus Corp come rolling down the streets of Smallville. Haunted and weakened from the horrors he suffered at the hands of Brainiac and […]

The Spookiest Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters

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Flickering Myth’s Ricky Church looks at the spookiest episodes of The Real Ghostbusters… Halloween is upon us once again and while kids will get ready for trick-or-treating and adults will watch their favourite scary movies, one alternative to the famous slashers or extremely freaky supernatural films is the Ghostbusters franchise. As hilarious as the original Ghostbusters and its […]

Jaime Zevallos and Nicholas Turturro unveil Vampire For Hire for Halloween

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Actor-filmmaker, Jaime Zevallos (Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger) and Nicholas Turturro (Apple TV + Highest 2 Lowest) star in Vampire For Hire, a horror-comedy that sinks its teeth into celebrity culture, digital obsession, and the price of staying relevant. The short will premiere free on YouTube this Halloween, serving as the launching point for a larger […]

Star Wars: The Black Series gets seasonal with Valentine’s Day Edition Ewok figure

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As part of Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games 2025 convention, Hasbro unveiled a new seasonal Star Wars: The Black Series offering with the upcoming Valentine’s Day Edition Ewok figure, featuring a Cupid-inspired pink Ewok and BD droid companion. The limited edition figure is available to pre-order now over at Hasbro Pulse, and you check out […]