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After last week’s brilliant start, Alien Earth keeps the momentum going with “Metamorphosis,” serving up action, tension, and drama — with a dash of “he’d be dead if this were real life” thrown in for good measure.

Joining the line-up for Dead Northern's 2025 Film Festival is this breakout Aussie found-footage hit, Nightfall - A Paranormal investigation.

Alien fans are experiencing a real renaissance right now. The franchise has become a hit machine again, consistently delivering top-tier content.

From its enigmatic trailer and marketing media, to its impressive critical and audience reception, Zach Cregger’s Weapons is taking the horror world by storm.

Equally captivating and striking as it is wildly horrific in its tale of atmospheric terror is Dominic Lahiff’s Sun. The film tackles possession using an almost hypnotic form of storytelling as an approach, basking in the madness of trauma and what it means to spiral physically and metaphorically as one loses complete and utter control. Maddening and disturbing, Sun is not to be missed.  

Sinking its teeth into the land of fun-filled creature features is The Beast of Riverside Hollow, a twisted, outlandish tale brimming with impressive cameos, roguish humour and a solid dose of brutal practical effects.

After his wildly entertaining and highly regarded Barbarian (2022), Cregger fires on all cylinders to bring us a ride worth hitching.

We explore the brand new, No Tears in Hell, a terrifying horror that draws inspiration from one of the most chilling true crime cases.

From backlash to cult classic: Revisiting A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 40 years on.

As The Descent turns 20, we explore the unforgettable creature feature that defined 2000s horror cinema.

A year has passed since a group of friends made a pact to bring a treacherous secret to the grave, however, deadly pandemonium ensues when an anonymous note warns them that someone knows what they did last summer.