Speed Demon: horror film, The Nun, The Demon, and the 5:42 to Doomsville (trailer).
If there’s one thing horror cinema has taught us, it’s that demons have a strong preference for enclosed spaces. Houses,
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Godzilla Minus Zero: Because Things Clearly Weren’t Miserable Enough Already (trailer).
There are sequels, and then there are sequels that look at the smouldering wreckage of the previous film and say,
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The Boroughs, Netflix TV series: Cocoon Meets Cthulhu (trailer).
There comes a point in every civilisation where it must ask itself a serious question: what if the people best
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Cryptology #7 Febr-scary 2026 (magazine review).
Given that the clocks will be moving forward this weekend, it seemed wise to expedite the release of this vampire
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Cryptology #6 December 2025 (magazine review).
As you can tell from the cover of this edition of ‘Cryptology’, the theme is zombies, although it widens to
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The Other Frankenstein by Melissa P. Olson (book review).
Retelling classic novels, particularly if the aim is to give them a more contemporary twist, is always risky. But with
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Cryptology #5 October 2025 (magazine review).
The fifth edition of ‘Cryptology’ is noted on the cover as the ‘Skull & Bones Issue’. Nothing to do with
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Cryptology #4 July 2025 (magazine review).
The fourth issue of ‘Cryptology’ looks like it’s settling down. Even its editor, Peter Normanton, is doing what the cryptologist
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Wednesday Season 2 (blu-ray TV review).
Wednesday Addams (actress Jenna Ortega) has a busy school holiday. She stalks a stalker who captures her but regrets it.
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The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (book review).
The idea of vampires, or the blood-drinking undead, has been around for a very long time, appearing in the folklore
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