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Aliens vs. Devil Horror Story ‘Haunting Skies’ Sets Film Adaptation; Author Christian Kang Bachini to Direct, Natasha Halevi and Emily Ashby to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
Indie horror novel “Haunting Skies” is primed for an on-screen adaptation. Christian Kang Bachini, the filmmaker who wrote the novel, is set to helm the big-screen version of “Haunting Skies” through Via Mantra Productions, Variety can report. Per the logline, “Haunting Skies” “imagines an Earth already conquered by alien invaders, who abduct the remaining survivors…
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Amid accusations of a post-beta difficulty bump, Mortal Shell 2 devs patch the new soulslike to stop players riposting so hard they steal enemy weapons
Belated congratulations to everybody who correctly guessed that Mortal Shell 2 was the mystery game our guides team were raving about a couple of weeks ago. You’ll hopefully have read Jeremy’s glowing review, in which he calls the new Soulslike RPG “an incredible second outing that capitalises upon the potential of the first Mortal Shell…
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Allison Janney Was Told by an Agent She Could Only Play ‘Aliens and Lesbians’ Because ‘I’m So Tall’
Allison Janney was the first guest on CNN’s new interview series “Coming Up,” hosted by former Variety chief correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, and the Emmy winner revealed the dispiriting advice she heard from a Hollywood agent when she was first starting out in the industry. “I remember when I was very young trying to find an…
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‘Freefall’: A Kennedy Scion Probes the Mysterious Death of a Boeing Whistleblower
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy has made “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” a follow-up to her 2022 documentary “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” this time investigating the mysterious death of whistleblower John Barnett. Barnett, Boeing’s former quality manager, was found dead in his car in March 2024, a day before he was due to give his third…
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GHOST Shares ‘Umbra’ Performance From Upcoming ‘2 Big To Rig’ Feature Film Capturing ‘Skeletour’ World Tour
GHOST has released a full-song performance of “Umbra” as a preview of “2 Big To Rig”, their upcoming concert film with Trafalgar Releasing. The film was shot on 16mm across two sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes in September 2025, capturing the closing stretch of the band’s “Skeletour” world tour, which the…
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Biden-era ‘ghost gun’ restrictions ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas ruled Monday that a Biden administration-era rule regulating untraceable “ghost guns” is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor held that the 2022 measure, which required that self-assembled guns be treated like any other firearm, conflicts with the nation’s “historical tradition” of personal gunsmithing and self-manufacture of firearms. “The Court cannot…
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Mystery voicemail scam can hit without your phone ever ringing
A reader-submitted case highlights a scam in which victims receive repeated voicemail notifications without their phone ever ringing, often from constantly changing numbers, with messages that contain no audio when played. Fox News’s “CyberGuy” Kurt Knutsson explains that while this pattern shows the hallmarks of automated spam, it does not necessarily mean scammers are using…
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10 Most Suspenseful Mystery Movies of All Time
Collider has published a ranked feature counting down the ten most suspenseful mystery films of all time, arguing that the best entries in the genre balance intrigue with tension by pulling viewers in with clues while keeping them on edge about what those clues will reveal. Writer William Smith credits skilled direction, tight scripts and…
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Jamie T announces new album ‘Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)’ with anthemic single ‘3310’
Jamie T has announced his sixth studio album, ‘Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)’, due for release on 9 October via Polydor Records, marking his first new record since 2022’s ‘The Theory of Whatever’. The announcement comes alongside the anthemic lead single ‘3310’, accompanied by a seaside-shot music video directed by Rob Thorogood, and reflects the…
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Employers freeze hiring, US clash over Medicaid-ICE data, City’s post-Guardiola era begins
US labour-market data pointed to a marked slowdown in hiring rather than a universal hiring freeze. Employers cut 23,000 jobs in July, while the number of vacancies fell to 7.36 million in June; private-sector payroll growth was also weak. Analysts described a low-hire, low-fire market: layoffs remained relatively limited, but firms appeared cautious about adding…