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Ellen Burstyn Maintained the ‘Exorcist’ Set Was Cursed. William Friedkin Denied It Until He Died
The set of “The Exorcist” has been shadowed by stories of misfortune for half a century. A fire tore through much of it during production, and one crew member lost a newborn child while the film was shooting. Ellen Burstyn, who played Chris MacNeil, has long counted those deaths and accidents among the reasons the…
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The Killer in ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Is Probably Inspired by a Frightening ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Segment from 1991
Few horror films feel as unsettling as the ones rooted in something real. The killer in “Jeepers Creepers” may be a supernatural creature, but the terror at the heart of the story likely came from a true crime — one that played out on a 1991 episode of “Unsolved Mysteries” and needed no supernatural elements…
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‘Be My Cat’ Plays Like a Horror Version of Borat, Following a Man Who Films Himself Hurting Actresses to Impress Anne Hathaway
“I will change the world with you, Anne!” That’s the promise at the heart of ‘Be My Cat: A Film for Anne,’ a 2015 Romanian found footage film that Adrian Țofei wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. It’s been widely called one of the best low-budget horror movies ever made . The film follows Adrian,…
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Bradley Whitford Worked on Obama’s Campaigns, So He Played Get Out’s Smug Liberal Dad Without Realizing He Was Being Mocked
One of the smartest lines of dialogue in Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ (2017) was so subtle, the actor who delivered the line didn’t realize it was a joke. “I didn’t even know that was a joke,” Bradley Whitford said of his character’s now-famous “I would have voted for Obama for a third term if I…
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‘Hocus Pocus’ (1993) Was First Imagined as Much Darker and Scarier
Hocus Pocus (1993) is a classic Disney Halloween comedy-fantasy directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the Sanderson sisters — three 17th-century witches accidentally resurrected in modern Salem. The cult classic follows the Sanderson sisters on Halloween night. New-in-town teen Max Dennison lights the Black Flame Candle and…
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Andrew Garfield Morphs into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for New Luca Guadagnino Movie, ‘Artificial’
Andrew Garfield is trading Spider-Man’s suit for a Silicon Valley hoodie. The new trailer for “Artificial” drops the actor into the November 2023 crisis that briefly cost Sam Altman his job, when OpenAI’s board fired the CEO and rehired him a few days later. Altman, 41, was back within a few days and still runs…
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Stephen King Says the Scariest Movie Ever Made Is a Black-And-White Thriller from 1955 You Can Stream Free on Tubi
“It’s a hard world for little things…” In The Night of the Hunter, Robert Mitchum plays Harry Powell, a con man posing as a traveling preacher who marries a widow to get at $10,000 her late husband hid with their two kids. The only person who sees through him is her 9-year-old son. The movie…
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A New Docuseries on OJ Simpon’s 2005 Prank Show Claims He Got Too Comfortable With Prank Victims and Started Discussing the Murders
In 2005 — a decade after the murders that made him one of the most notorious figures in America — O.J. Simpson filmed a hidden camera prank show called “Juiced,” where he pulled gags that played on his own notoriety as a onetime murder suspect. In one bit he stands beside a white Ford Bronco…
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‘Leviticus’ Is the Most Romantic Horror Movie Since ‘Bones and All’
At its heart, “Leviticus” is a love story — one so tender and so charged that it becomes the very thing that can kill you. The 2026 Australian film, the debut feature from director Adrian Chiarella, follows Naim, a grieving teenager who moves to a devout evangelical town and falls, quietly and completely, for a…
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‘It Ends’ Director Alexander Ullom Denies Influence from Jean-Paul Sartre’s ‘No Exit’
If you read any number of reviews for writer/director Alexander Ullom’s new movie It Ends, you’ll probably see people comparing it to the play No Exit from French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. May say the movie was influenced by the play, or that It Ends is at least a “retelling” of No Exit. Variety asked Ullom…
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A Veteran Film Reporter Spent 12 Hours Melting Down on Twitter Because a 25-Year-Old Actress’s Team Won’t Give Him the Time of Day
Jeff Sneider spent roughly 12 hours crashing out on Twitter this weekend because Inde Navarrette’s team had stopped answering his emails. Rather than let it go, the veteran film reporter turned the silence into an all-day public spectacle. The 42-year-old styles himself as “A proud Hollywood rule breaker who loves movies & publishes the industry’s…
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Rosemary Kennedy Was JFK’s Outgoing, Strong-Willed Sister, Until Her Father Had Her Lobotomized at 23
Rosemary Kennedy flew into rages her father couldn’t control. So in the fall of 1941, Joseph Kennedy had doctors cut into his daughter’s brain to calm her down. The surgery destroyed her. Rosemary Kennedy spent the next 63 years hidden away — and for a long time, her own siblings weren’t even told where she…
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Death of the Pastor’s Wife: John-Paul MIller’s First Wife Says Mica’s Account Matched Her Own
Death of the Pastor’s Wife on Netflix follows Mica Miller, a Myrtle Beach worship leader who met pastor John-Paul Miller at Solid Rock Church when she was 13-years-old and later married him. The three-part series traces how that relationship turned into isolation, surveillance, and control — slashed tires, a tracker on her car, alleged cyberstalking…
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‘Ready or Not’ (2019) Is Now Streaming on Netflix
If you’re looking for your next horror-comedy, Ready or Not is now streaming on Netflix. The film follows Grace, played by Samara Weaving, who believes she is marrying into a wealthy family. On her wedding night, her new in-laws ask her to draw a card as part of a “family tradition.” She draws hide-and-seek and…
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Adam Wingard Says ‘Onslaught’ Is a ‘VERY American Film’ on American Soil
Adam Wingard is opening up about his new film, Onslaught, an action horror movie about an army sniper who’s forced to protect her young daughter from genetically engineered super soldiers who’ve escaped a secret military facility. In a letter to A24 members titled “Inauspicious Surroundings,” Wingard explained why bringing production back to New Mexico mattered…
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Adam Wingard Said Returning to Horror With ‘Onslaught’ Helped Him Regain His Identity “as a Filmmaker and a Person”
After a decade of studio blockbusters shot overseas for tax breaks, Adam Wingard went back to New Mexico to make the kind of movie he started out making. ‘Onslaught’ is an action horror movie that follows an army sniper as she struggles to protect her young daughter from an army of genetically engineered super soldiers…
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Stevie Nicks Sang “Crystal” in the Original ‘Practical Magic’ 27 Years Ago. Now She’s Back for the Sequel, Alongside Olivia Rodrigo
Nearly 30 years after “Crystal” played in the first film, Stevie Nicks is back on the soundtrack for the sequel — this time alongside Olivia Rodrigo. The two recently sang “Landslide” together in front of 45,000 people, and days later Sandra Bullock hinted that their voices would turn up in the movie. Nicks and Rodrigo…
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A Blizzard Employee Used God-Mode Powers to Help Friends Finish a World of Warcraft Dungeon. Blizzard Fired Him
The Mythic+ 23 key cleared with just 14 seconds left on the timer, close enough to look like a heroic finish — until players started reading the combat logs. One ability, called Area Death, instantly killed an enemy sitting at nearly full health. Another, Death Touch, had been used on a boss earlier in the…