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Scream may be the darling of horror franchises, but does its latest entry leave audiences gutted? Dead Northern breaks down the highs and lows of the highly-anticipated 'Scream 7'.

Back in 2021, we were proud to nominate Chateau Sauvignon: terroir for Best Short Film at Dead Northern. Now, we’re thrilled to share that this acclaimed coming-of-age slasher short is finally available to watch online.

A group of high school students awaken a curse originating from a deadly Aztec whistle, which results in their future deaths visciously hunting them down one by one.

J-horror cinema is famed for its haunting renditions of grief, anger and suffering, all whilst scaring the wits out of audiences at the hands of its terrifying visuals and brutal endings. Dead Northern has narrowed down this epic subgenre and created a one-stop, top ten guide to J-horror's best films.

Darcy and Daphne Davenport are joined in their remote Welsh cottage deep in the eerie countryside by a strange child with ominous intentions...

Anticipation is building for Johannes Roberts’ Primate (2026) as the new American horror-thriller about a genetically altered chimp who escapes from a research facility.

Heads will roll when the Horseman arrives at the scene, and oh boy, do they roll on the floor.

Dead Northern reviews the highly anticipated '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple', a horror drenched in blood, gore and hope.

From bloodied slashers to flesh-eating zombies, 2026 is set to be an unmissable year for horror cinema.

Dead Northern reviews 'In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999', the highly anticipated documentary that covers everything from late-1990s horror, from raunchy slashers through to extraterrestrial high school teachers and found footage of lost filmmakers...

As 2025 comes to a close, the team at Dead Northern takes a look at some of the best horror films that the year had to offer.

Dead Northern presents Christmas Evil, the ultimate festive cult classic at the unmissable pop-up event, Happy Horror-Days