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Netflix’s 100%-Rated Sci-Fi Horror Hit Gets New Live-Action Spin-Off
Netflix has announced Parasyte: TAMIYA, a new live-action spin-off from the Parasyte franchise, due in 2027. The series will focus on Ryoko Tamiya, a major antagonist from Hitoshi Iwaaki’s manga, shifting attention towards an alien’s struggle for survival, identity and humanity. The project reunites Parasyte: The Grey developer and co-writer Yeon Sang-ho with writer Ryu…
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Horror master James Wan’s greatest movie franchise officially returns in 3 weeks
Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth film in James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s paranormal horror franchise, is due to arrive in cinemas in three weeks. It matters because it continues a series that has run for 15 years and returns to the Further, the demonic purgatory realm central to the earlier films. The 106-minute…
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WATCH: Billy Corgan Join YUNGBLUD On Stage For Stirring Rendition Of ‘Zombie’
Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins joined YUNGBLUD on stage at a Lollapalooza aftershow for a performance of ‘Zombie’. The collaboration highlighted the friendship between the two artists and gave the song’s live presentation added prominence ahead of The Smashing Pumpkins’ festival headline set. The performance took place on 30 July, before Lollapalooza’s 31 July…
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‘Black Zombie’ Review: An Engaging Doc on How the Flesh-Eating Hordes of Screen Fame Obscured Painful Real-Life History
Maya Annik Bedward’s documentary “Black Zombie” examines nearly a century of zombie cinema and argues that the genre has obscured the painful Haitian history and beliefs from which it emerged. The review finds the film engaging for treating the zombie not simply as a horror icon, but as evidence of cultural appropriation and distortion. The…
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‘Los Vampires’ Review: Dueling Draculas Spar in an Alluring if Unevenly Executed Flashback to Early-Talkie Hollywood
Craig Mitchell’s “Los Vampires” imagines tensions and sinister events during Universal’s unusual 1930 production of “Dracula”, which used the same sets for separate English- and Spanish-language versions. The film pits fictionalised counterparts of Bela Lugosi and Carlos Villarias against each other before their rivalry becomes entangled with fears of murder and vampirism, creating an affectionate…
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‘I was born without self-esteem’: Hannah Einbinder on Hacks, her buzzy queer horror – and being Hollywood’s most outspoken star
Hannah Einbinder discusses the end of HBO comedy Hacks and her role in Jane Schoenbrun’s queer meta-horror Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, which became a breakout film at Cannes. She says the film’s exploration of shame, repression and dissociation resonated personally, helping her reflect more openly on desire, boundaries and difficult experiences. Einbinder…
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Watch Tame Impala bring out special guests Jennie and Djo for ‘Dracula’ and ‘Loser’
Tame Impala invited Jennie of BLACKPINK and Djo, the musical project of actor Joe Keery, on stage at consecutive Boston shows during its North American ‘Deadbeat’ arena tour. The guest appearances highlighted Kevin Parker’s recent collaborations and gave live audiences performances of songs already linked to both artists. Jennie joined the band at TD Garden…
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Terrifying death threats sent to friend of Nolan Wells as California man taken into custody on federal charges
A California man has been taken into federal custody after allegedly sending death threats to a Mississippi judge whose stepson was among the friends with 18-year-old Nolan Wells before his death on a Fourth of July boating trip. Joseph Alfredo Vasquez Dumarce is accused of sending Jackson County Chancery Judge Ashlee Cole graphic messages threatening…
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Space-rock, proto-metal, acid-rock and a lot more in a swirling pot: Nine Monster Magnet albums you should listen to and one to avoid
This buyer’s guide recommends nine Monster Magnet albums and advises listeners to avoid one, presenting the New Jersey band as a distinctive force in psychedelic, space and proto-metal rock. It argues that the group’s importance lies in how they revived older acid-rock influences while making them feel fresh at the start of the 1990s. -…