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Nowhere Left to Hide: The Rise of Tech-Savvy Killers in Horror

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Amy Watkins on the rise of the tech-savvy killer in the horror genre… A demonic, murderous doll. A deranged maniac set on revenge in a small town. A silent masked killer lurking in the shadows. These are the faces that haunt us. The faces that forced us to lock our doors, check the backseats of […]

16 essential Halloween horror soundtracks

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Sean Wilson presents a selection of spooky film scores that make for the ideal 31st October playlist… The scariest night of the year, Halloween, is upon us once again and, in addition to all the cosplay and trick or treating, a playlist of horror hits is also essential to the big night. Horror allows film […]

The Sound of Fear: 17 Creepy Choral Horror Soundtracks

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Benjamin Wallfisch’s brilliantly sinister It score turns the human voice inside out – and it’s not the only one… The world’s most terrifying clown Pennywise is back to stalk our nightmares in the new adaptation of IT, on release now. Bill Skarsgard takes over from Tim Curry as the dreaded Stephen King creation and director […]

The Worst Movies From The Best Horror Franchises

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EJ Moreno looks at lackluster entries from in horror… Horror fans will tell you that even movie series they find to be absolute classics will have at least one stinker. No franchise is safe from a bad film, regardless of the genre. But there’s something about a bad horror movie that can shake the foundation […]

Neve Campbell is “really excited” for Sidney Prescott return in Scream 7

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Neve Campbell is returning as the iconic Sidney Prescott and is happy about Scream’s future. In an interview with People, Campbell says: “I’ve lived with Sidney for 30 years, and I’m really, really grateful to get to go back to it.” Campbell had a falling out with the studio behind the recent Scream reboot, Spyglass, […]

Could Melissa Barrera be the first to jump from Scream to Scary Movie?

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Are we going to witness one of the great movies in parody history with an actor going from one of the original genre films to the parody version? Melissa Barrera has treated horror fans with the idea of her appearing in a new Scary Movie. At this year’s CinemaCon, Paramount Pictures announced Neil H. Moritz […]

Courteney Cox joins Neve Campbell in Kevin Williamson’s Scream 7

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Scream 7 is shaping up to be a classic slasher reunion. Not only is Neve Campbell already returning as the iconic Sydney Prescott, and longtime franchise writer Kevin Williamson is finally stepping into the director’s chair, but it looks like Courteney Cox wants another round against Ghostface. Variety reports that Cox has entered negotiations to […]

Melissa Barrera was set to have three movie arc in Scream, reveals Skeet Ulrich

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We know the new era of Scream films was incomplete when its leads left, but now we’re seeing the scoop of that loss. For those who don’t remember, Melissa Barrera was fired from Scream VII, and Jenna Ortega later dropped out due to scheduling. That obviously put a massive hole in the plans in the […]

Melissa Barrera looks back on her “shocking” firing from Scream 7

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The horror community, especially fans of the Scream franchise, were shocked when news of Melissa Barrera’s firing from Scream VII dropped. Following her comments concerning the Israel and Palestine, which were labelled as anti-Semitic, Barrera was dropped from the upcoming production. That caused a domino effect with both Jenna Ortega announced as exiting and new […]