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It takes an ex-believer to make a film as holy as Wake Up Dead Man

The latest Benoit Blanc mystery offers a bracing look at what makes faith so necessary and so dangerous, writes Emily St. James.

frankenstein

On Gothic sincerity and del Toro's Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein wears its themes on its sleeve. Lily Osler writes on how that works – and how it doesn't.

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Episodes Monday Rundown October 27–November 2 2025

This week: KPop Demon Hunters, del Toro's Frankenstein, and two different Paranormal Activities

A woman watches something intently on a screen that is unseen to us. She sits on the floor. Behind her, a masculine figure in silhouette stands in the doorway.

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Shelby Oaks, Bring Her Back, and the context collapse of YouTube horror

The video platform has been influencing films for years. That's only going to happen more, writes Emily St. James.

halloween

14 under-the-radar tales to freak you out this Halloween

Including movies, books, podcasts, and asking your friends to tell you a scary story.

An enormous wicker man stands on a hilltop, surrounded by four smaller figures, all real humans bearing torches.

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Episodes Monday Rundown October 20-26 2025

This week: The Wicker Man, the new Last Dinner Party album, and so much found-footage horror

Rose Byrne, hair straggly and face glum, stands outside a hotel, clutching a bottle of wine and a baby monitor.

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Episodes Monday Rundown October 13 - 19 2025

This week: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, some horror classics, and Rilo Kiley in concert.

A vintage Halloween card features a black cat pulling a jack-o-lantern in a straw hat in a cart. The words read "For a Merry Halloween."

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October mailbag!

This month: Which classic Hollywood director could have crushed a found-footage movie? Also: It's spooky season!

A girl crawls out of a television, long dark hair draped down so you cannot see her face.

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American film could use a little more J-horror in it

American horror looking to break clichés should borrow some ideas from Japanese horror films, writes Lily Osler.

Two people sit on an enormous, seemingly endless staircase, buttressed by giant statues, in an extreme wide shot.

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Episodes Monday Rundown October 6 - 12 2025

This week: A bunch of movies from 1946, Paul Tremblay's best, and DID YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES THE YEARLING TO SHOW UP IN THE YEARLING? A LONG TIME!!!

Journalist Chris Hansen, in a suit, sits down for a talking-head interview in a completely beige studio space.

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A brilliant new documentary puts "To Catch a Predator" under the microscope

David Osit's Predators examines not just the show but the culture that produced it, Emily St. James writes.

Taylor Swift, lit with a green light, wears an enormous feathered contraption and grips her face. She's got a dark brunette wig on.

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Episodes Monday Rundown September 29 - October 5 2025

This week: Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan in concert, and one of the year's best films.

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