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The likes of The Orphanage and The Conjuring have shown that the recent past is not just a foreign country, but a downright scary one. This horror, also set in the 1970s, lies on the same kitsch-uncanny continuum, with a fine ambassador in the shape of sickly faced David Dastmalchian, playing on-the-wane US late-night variety show host Jack Delroy. Seen creeping it up everywhere in character roles over the last few years – from a Harkonnen mentat in Dune to one of Oppenheimer’s detractors, as well as Suicide Squad’s…

Now that the Super Bowl is over, it is time to make way for all of the new memes and conspiracy theories that have emerged from some of its most famous audience members.One particular National Football League (NFL) viewer revived some good old satanic panic amongst internet users, with rapper Ice Spice sparking bizarre conspiracy theories regarding her supposed demonic gestures.The Munch (Feelin’ U) hitmaker was Taylor Swift’s guest on Sunday (February 11), and she was spotted in the V.I.P. section at Allegiant Stadium…

Damn, even the poster is creepy AF.Image: Warner Bros.It’s time to get creeped the hell out all over again because The Nun is back. This September, The Conjuring Universe returns to the past with a sequel to the 2018 hit The Nun. The film is, appropriately, called The Nun II; it picks up the action four years after the first film, in 1956, as Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) is once again faced with the ultimate evil: Valak the demon nun. The sequel will also introduce a new set of characters (including one played by Last of…

Talk to Me doesn’t open until July, but you can get a head start on your nightmares just by watching its trailers. The first one was already plenty scary, setting up the film’s premise of a viral stunt in which kids willingly allow themselves to be demonically possessed. This new trailer further fleshes out the (extremely creepy) consequences of dabbling in the dark arts.Talk To Me | Official Trailer 2 HD | A24When your party games involve black magic, it might be time to step back, put the phone down, and seek out less…

Image via Columbia Pictures In 2007, Spider-Man 3 gave us the initial end to Tobey Maguire’s time as the character. It featured a load of villains, including Venom but the gooey character was way different from source material. Fans loathed it, but, now, one has come up with a neat reason for it. Today, the notion the entity is actually an evil force from Hell is getting some traction on the section of Reddit where people post various fan theories. As the poster points out, Raimi often weaves the supernatural…

We’ve all considered selling our souls for musical success from time to time. But in Black Cat Social Club by Christopher Painter, Bob Quinn, Meg Casey, Fred C. Stesing, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, one of the band members actually follows through with it! The graphic novel from Humanoids follows “a trio of punk rock witches who cast spells with their songs to battle corporate demon jerks, defeat rival witch bands, save the world, and get to the next gig.” Scheduled for publication on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023, you can…

Image via New Line Cinema Jason Blum sent horror fans into a frenzy when he took to social media over the weekend to tease that very big news is coming very soon, and fans can’t wait to hear more about what the CEO of Blumhouse productions has on the horizon. If we had to guess, we’re assuming that the big news has something to do with a name starting with the letter F and everyone’s favorite cheesy dinner option. With just five words, Blum was able to grab the attention of fans worldwide and craft a comments…

Today's Amazing Spider-Man #18 takes Rek-Ram where no Spider-Man comic has gone before, unless you count Cerebus. Which I do.Published Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:16:09 -0600 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:12:51 -0600 | The first appearance of the demonic entity of limbo given the Spider-Manlike identity of Rek-Ram was in Amazing Spider-Man #17, selling for $8 on eBay or up to $20 for the 1:25 variant that first featured this strange knockoff of the original on the cover. But in Amazing Spider-Man #18 out…

She’s baaa-aaaaack… SNK has offered up some exciting news for its excellent tag-fighter The King of Fighters XV — Not only do we now know that new DLC character Shingo Yabuki will be returning as soon as next week, but the developer also revealed two more characters coming our way in 2023: The crime-fighting vigilante Najd and the terrifying Sylvie Paula Paula! In an update the KoF XV‘s Season 2 roadmap, SNK revealed that its first DLC drop, consisting of Shingo Yabuki and a meaty balance overhaul, will go live on all…

Following a 10-year hiatus from cinemas, we now have our first extended look at the return of an all-time iconic horror franchise, as Evil Dead Rises has released its first full-length trailer. The long-awaited fifth entry in the series is getting closer, with Alyssa Sutherland combining demonic issues with single mom issues in the latest installment. Instead of being set in an isolated cabin in the middle of nowhere, Evil Dead Rise finds an L.A. apartment as the home for the Necronomicon. The age-restricted version of…