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Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis in ‘final film’
Dutch film-maker Tom Six has disclosed that he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2020 and has spent six years largely confined to his Amsterdam home. His homemade documentary, The End of Tom Six, presents his illness and isolation as central themes and is described by Six as his final film. Six, 52, says the…
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The day Bruce Springsteen gave Eddie Vedder the best advice he’s ever received: “It’s terrifying”
The article recounts how Bruce Springsteen encouraged Eddie Vedder after the Pearl Jam singer struggled with the uncertainty of performing alone. Springsteen acknowledged that solo performance is frightening, but advised Vedder to use his vulnerability rather than hide it; the message became a lasting guide for Vedder’s solo work. Vedder had felt discouraged after early…
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Stephen King’s Most “Spellbinding” Story Officially Returns in 2 Months
Prime Video will premiere a new television adaptation of Stephen King’s *Carrie* in October 2026, around two months after the article’s publication. The project matters because it revisits King’s first published novel in a multi-episode format, potentially allowing more space to explore its story of bullying, religious control and telekinetic violence. Mike Flanagan will write,…
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Tube monster bailed to rape and murder: Kemi Badenoch leads chorus of outrage over sex predator Simon Levy – who was repeatedly freed to carry on attacking women
Kemi Badenoch has led sharp criticism of the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police after it emerged that Simon Levy, a convicted sex offender, was repeatedly released from custody only to go on to murder two women and rape another. Levy, 40, committed his second murder while on bail suspected of carrying out the…
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10 R-Rated Slasher Movies That Can Be Called Masterpieces
The article argues that the best R-rated slasher films transcend the genre’s familiar formula through suspense, characterisation and thematic depth. – ‘X’ (2022): Ti West’s film links sex, ageing, ambition and resentment, using Pearl’s rage at lost youth to give its violence emotional weight. – ‘The Burning’ (1981): A revenge story about a burned camp…
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10 Best Horror Movie Final Girl Characters of All Time
Collider ranks ten standout “Final Girl” characters in horror cinema, celebrating survivors who overcome extreme danger through resilience, quick thinking and determination. The article argues that the archetype remains one of horror’s most enduring and inspiring conventions, while recognising that it has evolved beyond its traditional slasher-film roots. – Sarah Carter, *The Descent* (2005): transforms…