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The latest addition to the franchise struggles to find fresh ways to snark at slasher conventions
Horror
Reviews and other articles about horror fiction and other media
Politics of fear: horror has always been deeply political
From Addams Family Values to Dawn of the Dead, the genre is a political Trojan horse concealing all manner of subversive social messages. Here are 10 of the best political horror films for Halloween
Patrick Freyne’s guide to the biggest horror TV shows, from Stranger Things to Sesame Street
Including the attractive conformists of Wednesday’s posh private school, the paranormal Baywatch spinoff and the Joanna Lumley show that scarred an Irish child for life
‘Isn’t that the horror guy?’ - Kildare author tackles another Hollywood boogeyman
Wayne Byrne on You Can’t Kill the Boogeyman: The Ongoing Halloween Saga – 13 Films and Counting
Together review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco star in stomach-churning masterclass in eugh
This twisty, shameless entertainment starring the real-life marrieds has tremendous fun playing with how the sexes are perceived
Good books: The 20 best holiday reads this summer
Chillers, thrillers, romance, comedy, a GAA travelogue and Chekov in the west of Ireland
Sarah Maria Griffin: ‘I will be trying to figure out what the internet means to me for the rest of my life’
The author on her new novel, Eat the Ones You Love; the importance of libraries; and her love of video games
Your Monster: Audacious debut swerves from romcom to horror. Be prepared for it to cast a spell
Writer-director’s auspicious debut sustains audacious tonal balancing act
An Taibhse review: Queasy atmosphere and good performances drive this taut Irish-language horror
At a taut, busy 92 minutes, John Farrelly’s film works itself into a symphony of niggling submelodies: blood, religion, familial abuse
Demi Moore has just made one of the great film comebacks. How did that happen?
Donald Clarke: Cannes film festival has gone wild for the biggest star of 1995. Will she build on the success? What does history tell us?
Talk to Me: RackaRacka’s Philippou brothers get serious with a bracingly grim horror
Expect a lot of money to be thrown at the Philippous. On this evidence, they deserve the opportunity
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