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What you see on screen can be scary, but the right music can make an unsettling scene ten times more terrifying. In this golden age of horror, viewers have been treated to eclectically spooky scores from a wide range of talented composers, and at the 50th annual San Diego Comic-Con, some of the most mesmerizing composers will gather for a panel to discuss the making of their memorably haunting music.

Hosted by IndieWire's Steve Greene and featuring Christopher Young, Michael Abels, Carl Thiel, Gregory Tripi, Russ Howard, and Nick Soole, the "Sounds of Horror: Inside Hollywood's Most Terrifying Film Scores" panel will take place in Room 9 from 8:00pm–9:00pm on Friday, July 19th.

Read on for additional details, and check our Comic-Con online hub to keep up to date on all of our coverage of the 50th annual Comic-Con!

"From the spine-tingling scores for “Us”, “Get Out...

Mariah Carey is still Nick Cannon's dream girl ... at least she is in his latest music video, which features a diva doggie version of his ex. Nick just dropped his Ncredible Gang vid for "Dream Girl" featuring Jeremih and Ty Money. We're told the song's definitely about Mariah -- Nick even sings "ain't over my ex."  Gotta love the concept -- Nick got adorable pooches to stand-in for the humans. Mimi, Nick and even their twins,...

In the ninth episode of season 7 of Once Upon a Time, titled "One Little Tear," Lady Tremaine strikes a deal in order to free herself from jail so she can wake Anastasia, but the cost of saving one life may be the loss of another. Meanwhile, Jacinda shares a moment with Nick that could change her relationships with Henry and Lucy, and in flashbacks, we learn of the connection between Lady Tremaine and Gothel. (From here on out, if a character is awake, I will refer to them by their real name or put their cursed named in quotation marks.)...

Chris Cummins Nov 16, 2017

A timely episode of Riverdale mixes the serious with the supremely goofy. Spoilers ahead in our review...

This review contains spoilers.

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2.6 Death Proof

Tonight's episode began with another obvious yet still true observation from Jughead - that we often wear masks that cover who we really are. Although this episode was written and filmed before the Harvey Weinstein/Louis Ck/et al stories broke, its impossible to view it outside of the context of that news cycle and how it gave rise to the #metoo movement. There's a lot going on in this week's episode but the most important element here is far and away the Cheryl/Nick/Veronica storyline. Last week we saw Nick St. Clair go transform from New York City-based textbook case...

He's induced laughter and chills in previous projects like ThanksKilling, Critters: Bounty Hunter, and Red Weather, but in his latest short film, director Jordan Downey channels the nostalgia of Stranger Things and combines it with the coming-of-age poignancy of early Stephen King stories in Techno Western, which you can watch right now on Daily Dead.

In addition to Techno Western, which you can watch below, we also have a Q&A with Downey that offers more insights into the making of the short film.

"What was the genesis and inspiration for this project?

Jordan Downey: The idea, really, is drawn from my childhood. When I was a kid I would always take my squirt guns and spray paint them to look like some cannon or prop from Star Wars. I’d duct tape flashlights and pocket knives to the barrel and pretend to go “hunting” in the woods for bad guys.

Is it possible to make a documentary about the future? Following a widely-praised festival run that included screenings at Locarno, Tiff, and Nyff, Isiah Medina’s debut feature 88:88 was recently made available on YouTube. Since then, I’ve encountered questions asking whether or not 88:88 is a collapse or amalgamation of modern technology, and the seemingly contradictory nature of such inquiries emphasizes only a portion of the blurring of distinctions Medina’s cinema orchestrates. The Head of Programming at Locarno, Mark Peranson, called Medina the “most adventurous and contemporary practitioner of the avant-garde of his generation.” Perhaps the most contemporary avant-garde filmmaker is the most suited to draw the cinematic contours of our collective future. Medina is now in the process of adapting Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams’s Inventing the Future, a manifesto that insists on the emancipatory role of technology as we push towards the full automation of labor.

February firsts!

Just over a month after welcoming her third child, Vanessa Lachey has finally given the world a glimpse at her baby boy‘s face.

Vanessa posted a black-and-white video of son Phoenix Robert to Instagram on Valentine’s Day.

In the clip, Phoenix – who was born prematurely on Christmas Day 2016 – laid peacefully, before mom Vanessa smooched him on the head. “I love you bubby,” the 36-year-old said.

“My Funny Valentine,” she wrote.

Vanessa and husband Nick Lachey, 43, are also parents to son Camden John, 4, and daughter Brooklyn Elisabeth, 2.

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Den Of Geek Dec 22, 2016

Game Of Thrones, Black Mirror, Stranger Things, Westworld... Did your favourite TV episode of 2016 make the cut?

Earlier this month, twenty-five of Den Of Geek's writers nominated up to five of their favourite television episodes of the year, ranked in order of preference. Points were allocated. Favourites emerged. And the sanity of the site's TV editor was offered once again as a festive sacrifice to the God of Microsoft Excel worksheets.

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Over sixty individual episodes were nominated in total, and below are the fifteen that placed highest overall...

15. Scream season 2 episode 10 – The Vanishing

This show has hit a beautiful stride over the past two episodes, and we’re now set up for what could be a top-notch finale. While we’ve been given plenty of clues—some of which I’m sure will be forehead-slappers after the killer...

[Editor’s Note: Typically, we recommend six or seven series newly available on Netflix in the coming month, but this September is chock full of choices — in part because fall shows are starting up again and networks want to make sure fans are caught up on prior seasons. So, this month, we’ve selected 17 high-priority choices and have highlighted our favorites. Choose for yourself, or settle in for the ultimate binge.]

1. “Easy” Season 1 (available September 22)

Why Should I Watch It? Orlando Bloom, Malin Akerman, Jake Johnson, Marc Maron, Dave Franco, Hannibal Buress, Emily Ratajkowski, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aya Cash and Elizabeth Reaser star in this new eight-episode anthology series, but even that kind of star power can’t compete with a brilliant creator. Good thing “Easy” springs from the mind of indie favorite Joe Swanberg. The “Uncle Kent” and “Drinking Buddies” writer-director is taking on his first TV series with a comfortable setting — Chicago — and subject — “love, sex, technology and culture.” We can’t wait.

Best Episode: Every episode Aya Cash appears in will be the best, so hopefully she’s in every single one.

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2. “Call the Midwife” Season 5 (available September 19)

Why Should I Watch It? I know, I know. We badger you about this every year,...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Fear the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Dead of Summer and Suits!

1 | Do you think NBC realizes what a socially progressive show it has on its airwaves in Superstore?

2 | Did the Aug. 19 Killjoys trot out the saying “What the hells?” mayyyybe 11 times too many?

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3 | Did the painful, non-stop NBC commentary during the Olympics closing ceremony actually make you miss the opening ceremony commentators?

4 | Now...

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., better known as the “Grim Sleeper,” has been sentenced to death. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy announced the decision on Wednesday, August 10.

In May, a jury convicted Franklin of 10 counts of murder: nine women and one teenage girl between 1985 and 2007. During the trial, prosecutors also connected him to several other murders, with detectives believing he may have been responsible for the deaths of at least 25 women.

“This is not a sentence of vengeance,” said the judge, who denied the defense’s motion for a new trial, as the Los Angeles Times notes. “It’s justice.”

Franklin, 63, was also convicted of attempted murder in connection with an attack on Enietra Washington, who survived and went on to testifying against him, calling Franklin a “piece of evil.” “You’re Satan representative,” she said. “You’re right up there with Manson.”

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Tomorrow is the last day for the public to vote for a winner in the Her Universe fashion show that I was fortunate to see live at the San Diego Comic Con (and that you can watch as the finale of its own docu-series on the new on-demand streaming network Comic Con HQ). So what better time for my fashion show recap?

But first, a little background. The fashion show, now in its third year, was started by Ashley Eckstein of the women’s geek fashion company Her Universe to bring true haute couture to geek fashion. The show is very professionally done, with video clips of the designers talking about their inspiration and works-in-progress; models (who may also be the outfit’s designer, and who are of all different body types, which is cool) strutting their stuff on the catwalk; and a DJ to keep the party going. It...

Nick Aldwinckle Aug 10, 2016

Blood Bath, The Beast With 1,000,000 Eyes and Return Of The Killer Tomatoes: it's our latest DVD and Blu-ray round-up...

Britain is in a state of turmoil, with Brexit, political leadership spinning out of control and social media civil war already underway. As such, it has perhaps never been a more appropriate time for a release of John De Bello and Stephen Peace’s 1988 meditation on the path towards peace and racial tolerance, Return Of The Killer Tomatoes, out on Arrow Bluray.

Set ten years after the events of the Great Tomato War, as depicted in uncompromising detail in De Bello and Peace’s earlier epic, Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes, tomatoes – following the mutant, sentient, strain responsible for the deaths of many citizens – are now outlawed in the Us. As with all the best banned items, killer tomatoes have now gone underground, with a thriving black market...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Sleepy Hollow, iZombie, Nashville and Orphan Black!

1 | Can we talk about the ending of Catastrophe Season 2? Did it get a bit soapy with Rob’s work seductress and Sharon’s mysterious night of passion?

2 | We all did a “Wait, is that Klaus?” double-take when The Vampire Diaries first showed Stefan’s new host body, right? And did the vamp serial killer inhabiting Stefan remind you of a character from The Following?

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Tomorrow on the much-anticipated merge episode of "Survivor: Kaoh Rong," our readers believe that either Nick Maiorano or Joseph Del Campo will be the next castaway sent packing. Do you agree or disagree with our readers' picks? Hurry -- make your "Survivor" predictions for a chance to top our famous leaderboards. It's fun and easy, so start now by scrolling down to predict who will be voted out next. -Break- Who will win 'Survivor: Kaoh Rong'? See exclusive predictions According to exclusive Gold Derby odds that are derived from the predictions made by contest entrants like you, Nick tops our elimination chart with leading 21/20 odds (49% chance) of going home next. He's been on the outs with his fellow Beauty tribe mates for much of the game, but with the merge coming, will old alliances crumble? And former Brains tribe member Joseph is in second place to be...

While 90s nostalgia is still high, we're starting to see a love reemerge for all things Aughts. And this latest reunion news will hit hard and fast for anyone in their late teens or early twenties who grew up watching Drake & Josh on Nickelodeon. The duo are back! Only, they're not getting a new special or a TV reboot.

Instead, stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck are coming back together for an episode of Grandfathered. The John Stamos sitcom co-stars Peck. And soon, he will once again be teaming up with Bell, who will serve as a guest star. The episode won't air until spring 2016.

In this episode, Gerald, who is played by Josh Peck, and Vanessa, played by Christina Milian have an app idea that they are eager to pitch. Drake Bell will step in as the bombastic tech investor who may be interested in their idea. Of course,...

The Krites first came to the big screen two years after Gremlins, but they didn’t need to be fed after midnight to become evil—they were malevolent little monsters from the get-go in 1986’s Critters and its three sequels. The ferocious furballs are set to make a comeback in an upcoming digital series from Warner Bros., but you can see the return of the Krites right now in a new short fan film, Critters: Bounty Hunter.

Created with a six-person crew and helmed by Jordan Downey, the director of ThanksKilling and ThanksKilling 3, Critters: Bounty Hunter is Downey’s bid for the director’s chair on the digital series, while also serving as an early holiday gift for Critters fans.

“The Following Is A Fan Film.

Warner Bros. recently announced plans to revive “Critters” as a web series for their digital unit, Blue Ribbon Content. I’ve been a...