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The 10 best horror movies from 1996 that you’ve never seen
It was a downer year for the genre, but one with hidden gems. The post The 10 best horror movies from 1996 that you’ve never seen first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Ana Vaz Discusses the Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, the Work of Yoko Hayasuke and Preferring to Be a Mother Rather than a Zombie
Brazilian experimental filmmaker Ana Vaz says her new feature, “Hanabi” (“Fire Flower”), explores the lasting social and psychological effects of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Premiering in Locarno’s Concorso Cineasti del Presente section, the film uses images of farming, gardens and fireworks to contrast ideas of healing with what Vaz sees as Japan’s uneasy silence…
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Hey what’s up with all these eye hand bosses?
Have you ever wondered why there are so many boss battles that involve a big monster that has eyes in the palms of its hands? Brian David Gilbert has wondered that, so he decided to look into it.
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Ukrainian mother who fled Russia for the UK with her three young children when war broke out faces terrifying return after Home Office refused asylum claim
A Ukrainian mother who fled Russia with her three children in 2022 is facing possible deportation after the Home Office refused her asylum claim and declined to renew her visa. Oksana Guseva, 41, an ethnic Ukrainian born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union, left Moscow and her pro-Putin husband via the…
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The Most Terrifying Horror Franchise of the Decade Officially Returns Next Month
The Smile horror franchise is returning next month with Any Given Smile, a five-issue prequel comic set in 1995. Published by IDW, the series expands the fictional curse’s history beyond the two films, placing its supernatural horror within the high-pressure world of professional American football. The first issue, due on 23 September, is written by…
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New Sci-Fi Thriller From Godzilla Director Officially Drops in 3 Weeks
Adam Wingard’s sci-fi action thriller Onslaught is due to be released in three weeks, marking the director’s move away from the recent Godzilla and Kong films towards the horror-action style of his earlier work. The film stars Adria Arjona as a military sniper and single mother whose family is targeted by escaped super soldiers, and…
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8 Perfect Netflix Series You Can Binge in a Weekend
Collider recommends short Netflix series suited to a weekend binge, arguing that limited runs, anthologies and concise one-season stories can provide satisfying, complete viewing experiences without a long commitment. – ‘Beef’: a darkly comic social thriller in which a road-rage incident escalates into obsession, revenge and ruin. – ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’:…
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PETER HITCHENS: E-scooters have turned our roads into a lawless Wild West
Peter Hitchens, in an opinion column for the Daily Mail, argues that e-scooters have turned Britain’s roads into a lawless “Wild West”, with riders operating largely without regulation, accountability or basic safety checks. He contends this poses a growing danger to pedestrians and other road users, and calls for urgent government action to bring the…