Horror

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Based on the controversial books by Alvin Schwarz, the teen horror fanatic Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) finds a book that writes its own horror stories... and they become true

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'Sometimes dead is better': cursed burial grounds bring untold horrors in a new film adaption of Stephen King's novel

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From understated classics to hilarious subversions, here are some of the best horror movies and TV shows to watch this Halloween

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Everybody has been binging Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix, based on Shirley Jackson's famous novel. Here are some reasons why you should too

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David Gordon Green ignores every other Halloween sequel and continues from the original – bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, a woman with a taste for vengeance

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In The Nun, director Corin Hardy takes on the sinister demon Valak from the Conjuring franchise. Unfortunately, there's not much to be scared of

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Touted as the best horror movie of the year, Hereditary is also stunning drama about the ravages of grief and the menace of family featuring an outstanding Toni Collette

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Adapted from the successful stage play, Ghost Stories centres on a skeptical parapsychologist trying to resolve three 'unexplainable' cases, featuring Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther and Martin Freeman

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer prides itself on being cinematic Marmite, but we were just a little disappointed

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Norwegian director Joachim Trier's Thelma is a visually stunning, if uneven, supernatural thriller

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Yorgos Lanthimos' latest thriller caused a sensation on the festival circuit. Our Gold Whisper members can see what all the fuss is about at BFI Southbank this November

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Killing Ground is a slightly twisty horror from Australia that is unfortunately not Wolf Creek – and seems to be a bit a little upset that it’s not

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The first movie adaptation of Stephen King’s IT has plenty of terrifying tricks up its sleeve — but it’s the kids’ clowning around that steals the show

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In Darren Aronofsky's mother!, Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem are caught in a whirlwind of chaos and confusion of Biblical proportions that somehow makes complete and utter sense

Essential

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Bill Nighy trawls through Victorian London's depths for a notorious killer, but that’s only half the story – The Limehouse Golem has a surprising feminist edge

Must See

The best films out in September include Bill Nighy's brilliant muder-mystery and Jennifer Lawrence's surreal horror

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Cinema 

Michael Fassbender heads a crack team of detectives in this nordic noir crime thriller film The Snowman (2017). Don't be fooled – it's a Christmas mood-killer

Preview

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Carrie, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Shining are among the classic King films being screened throughout September

Features

A Ghost Story, starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck with a sheet over his head, comes from a long line of paranormal romances... some more successful than others

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Hound of Love is a deeply unpleasant film justified by its clever depiction of a dysfunctional relationship

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It Comes at Night stars Joel Edgerton (Loving) as a man at the furthest edge of post-apocalyptic desperation

Must See

The best films out in July include a star-studded Terrance Malick movie and a slice of gothic madness by Sophia Coppola

Features

As The Mummy – starring Tom Cruise and Sophia Boutella – hits cinemas this Friday, we think about the franchise's enduring appeal

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Sex, hammers, and octopi – the most exciting films by the best Korean directors

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French film Raw is a darkly funny horror that might just put you off your steak tartare

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Made by the second half of comedy duo Key & Peele – Jordan Peele – Get Out has as many chills as laughs

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With new Kristen Stewart film Personal Shopper, director Olivier Assayas makes compelling cinema that's hard to define

Things To Do

Looking for things to do this Halloween in London? We suggest a horror film screening - or one of the scary movies on Netflix, if you're hiding inside

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The Greasy Strangler isn't quite as bad as it sounds, which is its main flaw

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Director Babak Anvari has crafted a subtle, feminist drama – and one of the best horror movies of all time

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Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, and Glenn Close shine in this fun patchwork of zombie movies and post-apocalypse movies

Interview

We talk to director Matteo Garrone and actor Toby Jones about their weird and wonderful new film