Indie Horror Junkie is thrilled to present the first annual Dances With Blood: 2 Week Horror Film Challenge, a competition for the horror-loving masses designed to ignite the creative fire within its participants while electrifying horror fans with bold, fresh, and original nightmares. https://danceswithblood.com/ This is more than a challenge; it’s a call to awaken,
Cinema Epoch presents SASQUATCH WITHIN, a tense and claustrophobicpsychological horror film directed and written by Gregory Hatanaka (Samurai Cop 2: DeadlyVengeance). The film is now available to watch in full on YouTube, with additional releases planned forTubi and Fawesome. Blending elements of survival thriller and psychological horror, SASQUATCH WITHIN follows twoassassins who awaken trapped inside
Culture, community, and style converged at the 2026 Studio Museum in Harlem luncheon. Each year, the luncheon serves as both a cultural gathering and a fundraising initiative, supporting emerging Black artists and educational programming. The event draws a mix of creatives, patrons, and tastemakers who arrive in looks that reflect both the season and the
Ella Langley made her Stagecoach debut on Friday evening, appearing at golden hour in front of thousands gathered to see the breakthrough star’s set. While many in the crowd expected Morgan Wallen to join her as a special guest onstage to sing their recently released track, “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” Langley surprised everyone when
Late last year, Interscope Records quietly dropped D4vd from its label, and in the wake of the singer’s arrest for the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Universal Music Group has helped some of its artists who have collaborated with D4vd remove their songs from streaming platforms, Rolling Stone has learned. The “Romantic Homicide” singer, born
When it premiered in 2019, Leaving Neverland seemed like it would completely altar the way everyone thought about Michael Jackson forever. The two-part, four-hour film centered around Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who accused Jackson, in often excruciating detail, of sexually abusing them over many years when they were children. The Jackson estate was quick
The team behind the new biopic Michael were trying to accomplish quite a few things when they began this endeavor several years back. Director Antoine Fuqua, screenwriter John Logan, and producers Graham King, John Branca, and John McClain wanted to generate truckloads of money for Lionsgate, please the Michael Jackson estate by leaning hard on
The singer-songwriter’s father and brother joined her onstage for the reflective duet “On Our Way Along” It was a family affair at Noah Cyrus‘ Stagecoach set on Friday evening. The singer-songwriter appeared on stage alongside her band and against an ethereal background of moss-covered rocks and a mist of green light. The singer delivered a
BigXthaPlug brought big energy to Stagecoach on Friday, as the afternoon sun eased into the early evening. The artist kicked things off with his potent single, “I Hope You’re Happy,” from his star-powered, country-rap album of the same name. He followed it up with more hits from his third studio LP including “Pray Hard” (feat.


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During his headlining set at Stagecoach on Friday, Cody Johnson began to sing a cover of “On Bended Knee,” the 1994 hit song by Boyz II Menfor theMotownlabel. As he launched into the lovelorn song, the Philly soul greats appeared alongside the country singer as the crowd erupted in cheers of nostalgia. Nathan Morris,Wanyá Morris,
3OH!3 also performed at Diplo’s Honky Tonk and had the crowd singing along to their breakout hit “Don’t Trust Me” Emo Nite, the roaming DJ-driven dance party, landed at Stagecoach on Friday at Diplo’s Honky Tonk with Y2K-fueled performances by Ashlee Simpson and 3OH!3. The set was kicked off by Emo Nite founders Morgan Reed
A Los Angeles County judge has denied Cher’s emergency bid to have a court-appointed conservator placed in charge of her son’s finances while he remains locked in a New Hampshire psychiatric facility facing criminal charges. Cher had asked for the immediate conservatorship over Elijah Blue Allman, her only son with late Allman Brothers singer Gregg
There’s a certain kind of book that plays it safe—clean structure, familiar ideas, nothing too disruptive. Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me isn’t that book. Written by Howard Bloom, this is part memoir, part manifesto, and part deep dive into how influence actually works. And Bloom doesn’t come at it like an outsider looking in—he’s been
This May, Bayview Entertainment invites horror enthusiasts to witness a descent into madness with the release of Nightmare Symphony. Directed by acclaimed Italian filmmakers Domiziano Cristopharo and Daniele Trani, the film serves as a visceral homage to the legendary Lucio Fulci and the classic Giallo genre. A Descent into Artistic Madness In Nightmare Symphony, a
Paul Newman had nearly every attribute a leading man can hope for—good looks, an appealing baritone, the kind of confidence that puts others at ease rather than setting them on edge. His greatest talent as an actor was his ability to make audiences believe that a person with all these winning traits could still be
Eric Gonzalez is a powerhouse multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. From an early age, he immersed himself in dance, musical theatre, on‑camera acting, singing, and piano—quickly becoming the definition of a true triple threat. At just 13, he published his first book, Mi Amigo El Fantasma (May 2019), now available on platforms
The singer also sang her raunchy hit “Dry Spell” during her appearance on BBC 1 Live Lounge Kacey Musgraves brought her country twang to SZA‘s “Kill Bill” when she covered the break-up track on the BBC 1 Live Lounge. The singer slowed down the track a bit by adding an acoustic guitar, a pedal steel
By Anila Bukhari Grażyna Gładki-Giel is a distinguished preschool educator whose remarkable career spans more than four decades, reflecting an unwavering commitment to the growth, development, and well-being of young children. Her professional journey stands as a testament to the profound impact that a passionate and forward-thinking teacher can have on early childhood education. Throughout


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When we think about annual book lists, very often we are thinking about TheNew York Times best of the year, the NPR Book Concierge, or, of course, Book Riot’s Best of the Year. Sometimes we might see what the New York Public Library has done, as one of the largest and most prominent library systems
Oregon has a rich history of excluding Black people. During westward expansion, while whites were incentivized to “settle” the inchoate Oregon through the “Donation Land Claim Act,” Black people were prohibited from entering the territory. In 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union, and the only one admitted with an “exclusion clause”. Oregonians
There is a point in almost every academic journey when things stop being simple. It is not about intelligence or effort. It is about volume. Too many assignments, overlapping deadlines, and expectations that keep increasing. In that moment, students begin to look for something practical. Not shortcuts. Solutions. This article is based on direct testing
Horror has always known how to get under the skin. A strange noise in the next room. A figure standing just a second too long in the background. A silence that feels wrong. In film and television, those moments work because the audience is trapped in the director’s hands. We are shown exactly what to
Michael Joy, the prominent horror publicist and creator ofMarketing Macabre, is entering the high-stakes final week of theKickstarter campaignfor his feature film debut,DEAD afterlife. With only$1,500 remainingto hit the primary funding goal, the production team is calling on horror fans and independent cinema supporters to help push this “zombie/ghost mash-up” across the finish line. DEAD
Horror has always been a genre that rewards close attention to craft, and in the past two years slot design has quietly become one of the more interesting places to watch that craft travel. Studios with rights to classic monsters, slasher icons, and haunted-house tropes spent 2024 and 2025 rebuilding mechanical vocabularies around atmosphere, audio