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Tim Curry’s Iconic Stephen King Performance Officially Floats Up Streaming Charts
Following Tim Curry’s death last week at the age of 80, his 1990 performance as Pennywise the clown in the Stephen King miniseries adaptation of “It” has surged back into public attention, with viewers returning to the role to pay tribute to the veteran actor. The renewed interest highlights the enduring impact of Curry’s portrayal,…
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Shark attack survivor reveals latest medical hurdle as she awaits skin graft after radio hosts question her account of terrifying ordeal
Sydney shark attack survivor Leah Stewart has revealed she faces a second skin graft, almost three months after a great white shark attacked her while she was swimming at Coogee Beach. Ms Stewart, 35, has already had several operations, including the amputation of her left arm below the elbow, and is now managing an ongoing…
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Netflix’s Gritty Horror Sleeper Hit Is Still One of the Decade’s Best Zombie Movies
Netflix is currently hosting #Alive, a 2020 South Korean zombie film that was a sleeper hit during the pandemic but has since faded from wider attention. The review argues it remains one of the standout entries in an oversaturated genre, praising its craftsmanship and lead performance at a time when zombie stories have become a…
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The “scary” voice Brian Wilson was always challenged by: “Don’t try”
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, always chased musical originality, even as the band’s trajectory took a bittersweet turn following the release of Pet Sounds. Although Pet Sounds is now hailed as a landmark achievement, the commercial failure of the follow-up project Smile allowed The Beatles to overtake The Beach Boys as…
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Netflix’s Biggest Crime-Horror Series Is Officially Back in Less Than 2 Weeks
Netflix’s crime-horror anthology series “Monster” returns for a fourth season on 17 September, this time focusing on Lizzie Borden, the woman acquitted of axing her parents to death in 1892 but who remains widely suspected of the crime. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the series follows infamous American criminal cases and has become…
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New Michael Myers game launches on console and PC with multiplayer, despite poor optimisation
Halloween: The Game, the Michael Myers slasher title, has launched on PC and consoles with a six-chapter campaign and multiplayer, but its PC version is proving poorly optimised and needs post-launch updates to fix performance problems, particularly during multiplayer sessions. Players on lower-end machines are having to manually adjust graphics settings to get acceptable performance,…
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Halloween: The Game Review So Far
IGN’s early review of Halloween: The Game finds the asymmetrical survival horror title, developed by Illfonic and tied to the John Carpenter franchise, in a rough and seemingly unfinished state ahead of release. Despite high expectations given Illfonic’s track record with similar titles and Carpenter’s involvement, the reviewer found the game riddled with technical problems…