folklore
Review: Beware Boiúna is the killer snake movie Anaconda never was — no camp, all tension, in cinemas 2 October
Mike P. Nelson’s Amazon horror with Jessica Rothe, Kiana Madeira and Logan Marshall-Green plays its giant snake as a force of nature.
September 20, 2026 5:34 pm
What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
Studio Ghibli's first release began with a comic Hayao Miyazaki read as a schoolboy, a satirical novel from 1726, and a research trip to South Wales. Where each piece of Castle in the Sky came from, in the director's own account — plus the four titles it nearly had.
September 20, 2026 5:03 pm
What happens at the end of Inside Out 2? Riley's last hockey scene, and the secret hidden after the credits
Riley's three days at hockey camp finish with a sequence Pixar's crew built using a thriller as their reference, and the film then keeps going twice more after the credits start. Here is how the last act resolves, what the final stinger reveals, and where the numbers ended up.
September 19, 2026 8:07 pm
Is Forgotten Island based on the Philippines? What DreamWorks took from real Filipino folklore — and from the directors' own families
DreamWorks' 50th feature drops two best friends through a portal into an island stocked with Philippine mythology. Here is how much of it comes from genuine folklore, which regional traditions the creatures are pulled from, and what the two directors lifted from their own families.
September 19, 2026 5:42 pm
Carrie-Anne Moss's Baba Yaga series gets a film-festival world premiere, then makes you wait until 23 October
AMC+ has set a date for its witch-hunt horror-mystery led by Carrie-Anne Moss.
September 15, 2026 12:45 am
13 days into Turner & Hooch, Henry Winkler reveals Hanks had him fired
Henry Winkler says one of Hollywood’s nicest guys got him sacked from directing Turner & Hooch — and he explains how.
September 13, 2026 5:08 pm
How much of Peaky Blinders was real? Start with the police mugshots of the actual gang
Tommy Shelby never existed — but the Peaky Blinders did, and the police kept the receipts. What the real gang's mugshots, court records and one very stubborn historian reveal about the truth behind the series.
August 26, 2026 9:39 pm
Dawn of the Dead ‘Helicopter Zombie’ actor Jim Krut dies
News of Jim Krut’s death has been confirmed, prompting tributes across the horror community for the actor immortalised as Dawn of the Dead’s Helicopter Zombie.
August 3, 2026 5:33 pm
What happens at the end of Fourth Wing?
Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing (2023), the book that ignited the romantasy boom, ends by detonating everything its heroine — and its reader — has been told for 400 pages.
July 7, 2026 7:22 pm
Daeron Targaryen’s hair color twist steals the show in House of the Dragon debut
House of the Dragon Season 3 finally ushers in Daeron Targaryen, and fans can’t stop talking about his hair. Ditching the family’s trademark silver, his blink-and-you-miss-it premiere cameo sparked instant buzz over the unexpected shade.
June 22, 2026 8:51 pm
Stephen King raves as Widow’s Bay scores season 2 renewal
Stephen King just anointed a new binge: breakout chiller Widow’s Bay, freshly renewed for season 2 and now carrying the master’s seal of approval. He also used his feed to boost an Apple TV+ thriller and its leading lady.
June 18, 2026 7:59 pm
Hallow Road ending explained: the two ways to read what happened to Alice
Babak Anvari's Hallow Road is a claustrophobic folk-horror thriller that takes place almost entirely inside a car on Halloween night.
June 15, 2026 3:42 pm
Lee Cronin Eyes His Next Monster Reboot — and Maps Out The Mummy's Future
Think the movie’s world ends at the credits? The filmmaker’s just getting started, with a sprawling mythology and a clear map for what comes next.
June 4, 2026 8:37 pm
Sydney Sweeney Takes the Reins in Haunting Sleepy Hollow Reboot
Sydney Sweeney saddles up for Hollow, starring in and producing Lindsey Anderson Beer’s seductive reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
June 3, 2026 7:25 pm
Keanu Reeves Stages a Samurai Comeback 13 Years After 47 Ronin
Keanu Reeves is sharpening his blade again, with Variety reporting he’ll voice the lead in Masashi Kawamura’s stop-motion samurai feature Hidari — a genre comeback 13 years after the box-office flop 47 Ronin.
May 19, 2026 2:54 pm
How Soon Until Hokum Hits Streaming And Digital?
Adam Scott’s horror hit Hokum tears into theaters to rave reviews — and viewers already want the at-home date. The digital and streaming window isn’t set yet, but recent release patterns hint at when this chiller could drop.
May 17, 2026 5:47 pm
Stream Dev Patel’s New Horror Hit Free—Before It Vanishes
Academy Award nominee Dev Patel’s 2025 psychological horror Rabbit Trap is streaming free now—but not for long. The Magnolia Pictures chiller follows a married couple who retreat to a remote Welsh cabin, only to be undone by the arrival of a mysterious child.
May 9, 2026 7:32 pm
Backrooms Early Buzz: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve Deliver a Wild, Unique, Trippy Nightmare
A few weeks before release, early reactions hail Kane Parson's debut horror Backrooms as a wild, unique, trippy nightmare led by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
May 8, 2026 7:33 pm
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