Leading horror public relations firm Marketing Macabre and Joyhorror Entertainment today announced the debut of their official new mascot, YOJ. YOJ is a mischievous, green-skinned gremlin with a passion for indie genre cinema. He will serve as the digital face of both brands, actively helping creators promote independent horror movies, books, and art to major
This summer, things are going to get pretty weird. At least if Alex Grass has anything to do with it. His upcoming short story collection, Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror, is slated for release on July 15th. “I’d like to think that if David Cronenberg and Clive Barker got together and smoked bath salts,
On the opening night of their three-date, sold-out residency at Wembley Stadium, Gerard Way and his merry band of ghouls delivered a theatrical rock spectacle, smudging the lines between musical performance, political satire, and a full-scale stage production. With help from opera singers and lashings of pyro, the band had the crowd bending to their
Bonnie Tyler, the powerhouse Welsh vocalist behind indelible Eighties hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at age 75. A statement posted on her website confirmed the singer’s death. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in
Mike Joy 07/10/2026 Film Reviews Touch Me Movie Review by Matt Boiselle Touch Me – written and directed by Addison Heimann, and starring Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci & Jordan Gavaris Synopsis: Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien-narcissist who may or may not be trying to take
Funny Taste Book Review by Matt Boiselle Some horror novels hook you with a creepy old house. Others rely on haunted woods or abandoned hospitals. Funny Tastetakes a different approach by asking a simple question:What if your summer job at a rundown burger joint turned into your worst nightmare?Needless to say, I was all in.
The Oakland-based band Mildred will fool you into thinking you’ve heard them before with their shaggy dog tales mumbled over slacker rock. A part of you will die inside, as you heard this 35 years ago—even though you weren’t alive. Today, you’re seemingly listening to another indie wannabe Pavement with a megalomaniac as President, and
Today is sadly my last day in Paris. For now. Annie Schröter, Célébrités au défilé de mode “Celia Kritharioti” , collection Haute Couture Automne/ Hiver 2026-2027. Paris le 9 Juillet 2026. Jeremy MELLOUL/Bestimage In just a few hours I’ll be headed back on a long flight back to the States, my oversized luggage in tow.
Having written this column since mid-2021, I sometimes forget what I’ve covered. In some ways, I haven’t written anythingnewin the world of book censorship because the tactics, goals, and outcomes have not changed much at all over the course of this significant era of censorship, even if the trends in how those means are achieved
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As we look back at 2026 so far, a lot of the year has been incredibly scary. And when the real world becomes a scary place, a lot of us turn to horror. It might seem weird to those who don’t get it, but how else can you explain what a great year 2026 has
Both on and off the small screen, John Stamos has had one foot in the world of music, and one in acting. (His relationship with the Beach Boys is still going strong.) He can sing, play instruments, and has shown off his dance skills a time or two. I mean, he’s even danced and sang
David Slade’s bloody 2007 horror 30 Days Of Night pits a sheriff (played by Josh Hartnett) against a horde of vampires in the snowy wastes of Alaska – and sunlight can’t save the residents of the small town of Barrow, as it has entered its annual 30 days of wintry darkness. Icon Film Distribution have
Based on a 2023 videogame, this Japanese horror explores similar “liminal” territory to Backrooms, following an unnamed man travelling on the Tokyo Metro who finds himself trapped in a deserted, endlessly looping corridor from which escape seems to be impossible. SFX’s reviewer compared it to 1997’s Cube and The Twilight Zone, calling it “an inventive
To me, the best time of year is any time when horror movies are crushing at the box office, and the horizon is dotted with upcoming horror TV shows, and this week is especially great due to all the genre love showcased in this year’s Emmy nominations. (Huzzah for Widow’s Bay!) Stephen King’s influence was
Pop culture may never know another embarrassment of riches quite like having three different Kaitlin Olson TV characters to look forward to in a single year, but my goodness, everyone who has watched the trifecta of High Potential, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Hacks can attest to these splendors. Speaking of the latter, her
A confession that will shock exactly no one: I have been a card-carrying Toriphile since 1994. Intellectually, I know the catalogue and career of Tori Amos with the encyclopedic recall of a savant; emotionally, I know the music of Tori Amos with the rapturous heart of my 14-year-old self, closely examining the light-soaked, soft-font lyric
Gwyneth Paltrow is an Oscar-winning actress who has spent decades as an A-list celebrity. But in recent years she’s largely stepped away from acting, instead focusing on her lifestyle brand Goop. Now an anonymous insider claims that she’s been struggling to rebuild her career as a movie star, facing hurdles along the way. Let’s break
Riley Green is set to make his debut as a coach on The Voice when its milestone 30th season hits the 2026 TV schedule in September, providing some of that country charm the show is known for, thanks to artists like Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire. Green is bringing along with him one thing that
The movie theater popcorn bucket arms race continues, and somehow Super Troopers 3 may have found the most obvious possible lane for their 2026 movie release’s popcorn bucket: aviators and a full mustache. Because of course. Honestly, what else was this franchise supposed to do? A normal tub would have felt wrong. These men have
While I fully expected The Pitt to get tons of 2026 Emmy nominations, clearly, the nods were surprising to the cast. Of the 26 total noms the series received, eight actors were recognized in the big acting categories. Five of those eight are first-time nominees, and all of them had funny yet sincere reactions, with
When John Oliver first shared his desire to be on a soap opera on Last Week Tonight, I never dreamed it would end with him going viral for his stint as “Z” on General Hospital. While the late-night HBO host is on hiatus from his usual show, he’s kept busy with a daytime television appearance
It didn’t take me long after my first viewing of Project Hail Mary to realize I was not going to be able to get enough of Rocky, which is part of the reason why I returned to the theater to rewatch the film more than once after the 2026 movie’s release. James Ortiz’s delightful character
When it comes to drama series set in beachy locales featuring affluent characters in crisis, there are plenty to choose from — and many of them are adaptations of popular novels. The Perfect Couple was one bingeable Netflix series based on a book by Elin Hilderbrand, and now another of the author’s works — The
Twin Temple are a Los Angeles duo who write and record Sixties-sounding doo-wop/rock songs with titles like “Lucifer, My Love,” “Let’s Have a Satanic Orgy,” and “I Am a Witch.” They embrace an aesthetic of pentagrams and upside-down crosses, and apparently, it was all just too much for the country singer Charley Crockett. According to
The 2026 TV schedule has finally revealed Big Brother Season 28’s premiere date, and it wouldn’t be the start of the season without one more vague hint from Julie Chen Moonves. The host did an interview about the house and how the Lazy Susans in the kitchen are more important this season than we may
Celia Kritharioti closed out Paris Haute Couture Week with a collection as dramatic as its guest list. Titled “Frozen Eden,” the Fall 2026 show transformed the designer’s Place Vendôme venue into a glittering, snow-covered fantasy, but the real spectacle started before a single model hit the runway. Scheduled for 10am, the show sat delayed for
Back in April, Neil Young revealed that his upcoming album Second Song will feature new recordings of at least a couple of songs he wrote as a teenager in the mid-Sixties, while still gigging around Canada with his high-school band the Squires. But he didn’t share their titles until a Zoom Q&A on July 8
From “Girl with the Pearl Earring” to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl. At once classic and contemporary, organic and cultured, simple and rarefied, pearls can make a powerful, personalized statement that nothing else can. This summer, Pandora is