The highest-grossing film in A24 history, directed by Kane Parsons, brings its terrifying liminal labyrinth to home screens starting September 25, 2026. LOS ANGELES, CA — September 25, 2026 — Step into the yellow wallpaper and endless fluorescent corridors, because A24’s historic box office phenomenon Backrooms is officially available to stream exclusively on HBO Max
Mahal Empire is thrilled to announce that its highly anticipated supernatural thriller, Cursed Waters, is now available for streaming nationwide on Amazon Prime Video. Delivering a relentless blend of high-seas adventure and chilling folk horror, the film promises to take audiences on a dark voyage where the greatest threat isn’t the treacherous ocean, but the
When it comes to healthy hair, Bask & Lather is going straight to the source: the scalp. The beloved hair-care brand has expanded its scalp-first philosophy with the award-winning Bask & Lather Scalp Therapy System, a four-step regimen designed to prep, cleanse, condition and moisturize the scalp and hair as one complete routine. And what
BBC Studios, CinemaLive and Fathom Entertainment are inviting fans to experience Doctor Who: The Satan Pit Extended Cut, one of the most celebrated adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler era, on the big screen for thefirst time, with a special one-night-only Doctor Who Day cinema event taking place in over 1,000 cinemas across
DC Studios’ “Clayface” is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favorite villain from Gotham’s Rogues’ Gallery. Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned
Lionsgate has officially dropped the highly anticipated first trailer for Day Drinker, an upcoming horror-thriller slated to hit U.S. theaters on March 26, 2027. Directed by Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, 500 Days of Summer) and written by Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War), the film marks a dark, terrifying departure into genre filmmaking for Webb.
Jennifer Lopez has landed in Milan, and she wasted no time embracing Italian fashion and glamour with longtime favorite Dolce & Gabbana. The superstar touched down in Italy for Milan Fashion Week and kicked off her fashionable stay with a major moment at Vogue World: Milano, held inside the iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Lopez
The room was lined with mirrors, the runway reflected every step, and the music came with a bass line you could feel. For Roberto Cavalli’s Spring 2027 show in Milan, Fausto Puglisi made the case for the fashion show as a full sensory experience. Before the clothes came into focus, the mood was already set:
If you have been putting off starting a newsletter or blog “until things slow down,” the fourth quarter of the year has a funny way of never actually being that slow-down moment. But there is a real advantage to setting things up now rather than waiting for January, when everyone else has the same idea
Horror cinema has spent more than a century learning how to make audiences anticipate what they cannot see. Online casino games borrow that craft, compressing dread, surprise and release into sequences measured in seconds. You know the corridor is empty because the camera has shown every inch of it. Still, the darkness at the far
We’ve made it well past the halfway point of September. For those of you involved in the school year in some capacity–as an educator, student, parent, or otherwise–hopefully this first month has been good. As we cross the seasonal line into fall, here’s hoping that if you’ve had a sweltering summer, the weather feels a
Belgian pop icon Kim Kay has never been particularly interested in playing it safe. Nearly three decades after bursting onto the European music scene with the infectious hit “Lilali,” Kim is still finding ways to surprise her audience. Her latest single, “ANIMAL,” may be one of her boldest reinventions yet. Sensual, provocative and unapologetically playful,
Your Spotify Premium membership gets you 15 hours of audiobook listening every month. We suggest these picks from Spotify’s hottest listens of the season, each under 15 hours. 🏨 Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley and Agatha Christie – An all-new Marple mystery from Lucy Foley, with full-cast narration by Hayley Atwell,
If the term “mushroomcore” instantly brings an image to mind, you already understand its essence. Much like its aesthetic cousins, cottagecore and goblincore, it evokes the cozy, slightly witchy elements of forests, critters, twilight, lush greenery, and thatched-roof cottages. As a child of the ’90s, I used to associate anything ending in “-core” with hardness,
This post is inspired by a recent memory I had of a phone video game a friend used to play 20 years ago: Katamari Damacy Mobile. The idea was to roll a ball around, and the ball would pick up items as it went along, collecting more and more. It wasn’t slime, but it obviously
Oh, Adam and Olive, we love you in every universe. 2026 has really been the year for romance book adaptations with Off Campus and Every Year After. Now, The Love Hypothesis movie has been added to the list as well. Prime Video, please never stop. We could literally consume these adaptations every single day —
Lucy Foley is the author of thrillers like The Guest List and The Paris Apartment. Her newest book, out this week, is Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, a Miss Marple Mystery. Whether you’re new to Agatha Christie or already a fan, here are the Agatha Christie books you should read based on your favorite
Half a century is a long time. Monsters change, taboos move and techniques that once terrified audiences can become familiar enough to parody. Yet some films refuse to become museum pieces. 1976 was an unusually revealing year in that respect. The Exorcist had already demonstrated that supernatural horror could become a mainstream cultural event, while
Horror in 2026 has split neatly between franchises finding new angles and filmmakers building stranger material from scratch. Scream 7 became the highest-grossing entry in its series, while Curry Barker’s Obsession went much further than expected, crossing $224.7 million worldwide and becoming Focus Features’ highest-grossing film. The fall calendar remains crowded: Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil
Like capri pants and velour tracksuits, it seems that Shakespeare’s tragic tale of teenage love comes back around every 30 years. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey drew raves and included a brief nude scene that prompted “a lot of fuss” at the time and a lawsuit alleging child abuse decades


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When Florence Pugh dropped that confectionary “pretty princess” purple Emmys look a few days ago, it was very clear she was going to be one of the best-dressed actors of the night. What I didn’t realize at the time was this was just the start of her East of Eden press tour, her splashy new
Lanterns wasted very little time dropping a bomb on Green Lantern fans. The new DC TV series ended its first episode with the bombshell that present-day Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan is apparently dead. It then jumped back to let us spend more than half the season watching Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart train under his tutelage.
It’s been an awesome year for animation, but I have a feeling the 2026 movie schedule might be saving the best for last. This December, Brad Bird’s first movie since Incredibles 2 is coming to those with a Netflix subscription and the first trailer is here. I’m loving this sneak peek, and what it reminded
Almost three years ago, Sydney Sweeney was already facing criticism online. In an interview in December of 2023 she said “the biggest misconception for me is that I’m a dumb blonde with big tits.” At the time, she was promoting Anyone But You, a rom-com that blew up thanks to her chemistry with Glen Powell,
There have been a lot of big movies to hit the 2026 movie calendar this year, with titles like Michael and Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking some all-time records. It’s Tom Cruise, however, who’s got everyone’s attention currently, with the impending release of Digger. First reactions to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s dark comedy have started to
For all the readers who don’t mind chocolate in their peanut butter, here’s a list of exciting sci-fi and fantasy books that dip into the mystery genre. Mystery novels are always a good time, but mystery novels with demons, monsters, sorceresses, and space ships? Now that’s an epic nerd-purr! (And if you enjoy sci-fi mysteries,
Spoiler alert! This story discusses the America’s Got Talent Season 21 finals performances, which aired September 22. Episodes can be streamed the next day with a Peacock subscription. The hard part is over for all of the talented performers on America’s Got Talent’s 21st season, and now it’s up to America to vote for the
Step inside the asylum gates, if you dare. Dr. Norman Knott has officially unveiled the promotional details for HELLATHERAPIST: A Traumatic Musical, a pitch-black comedy and an unflinching exploration of psychological trauma. In an incredibly restrictive and high-stakes launch event, the production will offer a strictly limited number of visitors an interactive audio experience. The
Netflix has officially dropped the highly anticipated first trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, marking the explosive return of Brad Pitt to his Oscar-winning role. In a massive cinematic convergence, the film is directed by thriller auteur David Fincher from a screenplay penned by Quentin Tarantino. Fans won’t have to wait long to