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IndieWire‘Mouse’ Review: ‘Saint Frances’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Filmmakers Bring Their Singular Humanity to a Coming-of-Age Tale Around these parts, every Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson feature film is an event. The pair's third production together is no exception — and their best to date.

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The Hindu — MoviesIndia‘Aakhri Ride’: How Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy crafted a quirky horror short Writer-director duo Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy open up about their recently released short film, ‘Aakhri Ride’, speaking to cab drivers to research for the story and keeping sensitivity…

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SCREEN OnlineJapanジェームズ・マカヴォイ、タロン・エガートンらが陰謀サスペンスで共演 『スピーク・ノー・イーブル 異常な家族』のジェームズ・マカヴォイがタイトル未定の陰謀サスペンス映画に出演する。

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Asian Horror Hub

Asian Horror HubAsiaThis Week in Asian Horror: New Releases – November 2 to November 8, 2026

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Variety AsiaAsiaIsabelle Huppert Vampire Film ‘The Blood Countess’ Was Cut Against Director’s Wishes, Ulrike Ottinger Tells Tokyo Event Isabelle Huppert vampire film “The Blood Countess” lost as much as 20 minutes against the wishes of its director, Ulrike Ottinger, the veteran German filmmaker said at the Tokyo International Film…

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Letterboxd JournalNeon Screams: twenty films where horror and noir bleed into one Both horror and noir use heavy, stylized atmospheres to communicate otherworldly dread and terror. Travis Woods counts off 20 essential films that combine both genres to chilling effect.

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Asian Horror Hub

Asian Horror HubAsiaNew Asian Horror Trailers Released This Past Week: Oct 26 – Nov 1

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Malay Mail ShowbizMalaysiaAfter ‘White’ grossed RM2.5m, Malaysian filmmaker JeRR returns with ‘Lunar July’, inspired by the Chinese ghost month KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Following the success of his folk-horror film White (2025), which grossed more than RM2.5 million at the Malaysian box office, local filmmaker JeRR PS Rion has returned with…

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film.org.plPolandThe GOONIES mieli ZŁEGO brata bliźniaka, który wyrósł na HORROROWEGO klasyka Dziecięca paczka, przygoda z dala od dorosłych i przekonanie, że koledzy poradzą sobie z czymś, przed czym rozsądny człowiek natychmiast by uciekł – kino lat 80.

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Bangkok PostThailand10 Thai horror films for your Halloween marathon As Halloween night approaches and cinephiles hunt for genuinely terrifying cinema, one region stands unmatched in its ability to deliver pure, unadulterated dread: Thailand.

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Screen Daily ReviewsUKCanadian horror thriller ‘The Temple’ heads to AFM for WTFilms Daniel Zolghadri and Cory Michael Smith star in the film which is now in post.

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EasternkicksAsiaCursed Village in Yudono Mountains

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EasternkicksAsiaGhost in the Cell

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The Guardian FilmUK‘It still preys on my mind’: readers on their scariest non-horror movies After Guardian writers picked their choices for Halloween , readers have responded with films that send chills down their spines – from Never Let Me Go to The Truman Show The murder of the taxi…

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Slant MagazineUSAReview: Mario Bava’s ‘Planet of the Vampires’ on Radiance 4K UHD Blu-ray Mario Bava’s Planet of the Vampires may not be the first Italian sci-fi film (that honor goes to The Day the Sky Exploded , which Bava co-directed), but it’s arguably the greatest, and without a…

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Directors NotesUKWe’re All Clowns Dancing Through Capitalism in Zen Pace’s Gig Economy Horror Comedy ‘Are You Fucking Kidding Me?!’ What happens when a clown becomes terrifying? We’ve seen this trope explored in cinema before, but rarely with the same sharp social commentary on display in Are You Fucking Kidding Me ?!…

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The A.V. Club FilmUSAStuart Gordon and Jeffrey Combs formed horror’s friskiest, nastiest trio with Edgar Allan Poe The story of filmmaker Stuart Gordon and actor Jeffrey Combs begins and ends with Edgar Allan Poe. Roger Corman sparked it: His Poe adaptations such as House Of Usher and The Pit And The Pendulum…

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BFI / Sight and SoundUK10 great witch films From silent-era demons to modern folk-horror nightmares, witches have haunted cinema for well over a century.

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The CurbAustraliaStuart Buchanan & Madeleine Cocolas on bringing the horror of Hellhouse to the Sydney Opera House A venue where we experience art can be transformed by the art that is presented there. That's what will happen with the upcoming horror film screenings at the Sydney Opera House from 27 October to 31…

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Senses of CinemaNights That Won’t Happen: Haunted Cities, Spectral Intimacies and Lost Futures in All of Us Strangers and The Beast

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Eureka Entertainment

Eureka EntertainmentUKEureka! unveils a chilling October 2026 line-up packed with Gothic Horror, Ghostly Cult Classics and Fantastical Folktales Get ready for a spine-tingling October as Eureka Entertainment unveils a spectacular new collection of horror, fantasy and cult cinema.

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Film ThreatUSALittermates Trailer: War Survivors Earn “Nifties” in Absurdist Horror Coming to Alamo Alamo Drafthouse is bringing the award-winning absurdist horror film Littermates to theaters as a Drafthouse Exclusive on Friday, November 6, 2026. The...

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AlloCiné — actu cinéFranceCe soir sur Netflix : un thriller gothique avec Christian Bale et Charlotte Gainsbourg ? Une curiosité à vite découvrir ! L'équation thriller gothique + Christian Bale + Charlotte Gainsbourg + Gillian Anderson + Robert Duvall vous fait envie ?

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The Guardian FilmUKBlockhead review – struggling novelist embraces his inner monster in comic thriller of literary machismo Writer-director Matt Harlock looks into ego and insecurity in a smart film about a BritLit bad boy who goes down a grisly road This has nothing to do with Ian Dury; rather, it is a brisk, effective…

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