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Since the shocking revelation about the US Government's UFO research programme in 2017, the topic of extraterrestrial visitors has gradually shifted from conspiracy theories to mainstream discussion.

In recent times, military experts have sworn before the US Congress that the Pentagon ran a "multi-decade" programme which collected and attempted to reverse-engineer crashed alien crafts.

However, the official government "disclosure" of contact with aliens, whether through interstellar craft landings or the recently reported "non-human technological signature" allegedly detected by an Australian radio telescope, seems as distant as ever.

Nick Pope, who was once in charge of analysing UFO reports for the Ministry of Defence, shared his unsettling theory about why that might be with Simon Holland in a leaked email...

... Before remains more of a mood piece than a full-on ghost or gory horror story. It is at least as interested in the manifestations of guilt in real life as it is using them as fuel for the supernatural narrative, and maintains the grief-stricken atmosphere as well as it does the spine-tingling stuff.

And Crystal is brilliant. His commitment to the part and this new mode is total. He never takes refuge in his comedy persona, and he utterly convinces as a man struggling with experiences he never imagined he would have to go through. His pain is both acute and chronic as he learns more about his wife, how he failed her, and how she turned to others to help her process what he could not. What kind of man, what kind of husband, what kind of therapist would allow that are questions that haunt him as deeply as Noah’s visions do him. Speaking of whom – as someone old enough to remember when the sight of a child actor made the spirit quail because children couldn’t act, I remain beyond grateful that those days are behind us and that Jupe only adds to the lustre of the new age. I don’t know what mighty forces are responsible for the change, but thank you, thank you.

Featured in the DreadXP’s Indie Horror Showcase and coming December 2024 – A bizarre road trip buddy comedy meets Appalachian cosmic horror in this psychological horror story full of fear, heart, and strange sights.

After 3 years of development, Duonix Studios is excited to announce that their critically acclaimed 10 Dead Doves is launching on Steam this December. The exact release date will be announced soon, but fans of its unique "Dovecraftion" horror can already have a look at the new teaser trailer that was just featured in DreadXP’s Indie Horror Showcase today!

“One of the most ambitiously cinematic indie narratives I’ve seen in a while – it’s impossible to not be charmed by the back-and-forth between leads Mark and Sean.” ​- Rock Paper Shotgun

“It truly takes something wild, weird, or just plain spectacular, to remind you that actually, yes, horror can still surprise you. 10 Dead Doves is very much its own thing from the off.” ​- DreadXP

“10 Dead Doves (A+ name) makes a strong statement with its staggeringly strong production value, intriguing mystery, and polished gameplay. Simply put, 10 Dead Doves is not to be missed.” - Bloody Disgusting

Halloween is just around the corner so it's safe to say that we're firmly into spooky season. For some of us, it means binging some classic horror movies before the Christmas vibes kick in.

For others, it's an appropriate time to lean into the scary vibes and delve deeper into the lore behind these horror flicks. That can mean visiting haunted locations that inspired some of our favorite movies, like The Conjuring and The Amityville Horror.

Below is a list of 15 horror movies accompanied by the real-life haunted locations that inspired them. Although some of them remain private residences, there are others that you could actually visit!

• The Amityville Horror - The Amityville House (Long Island, New York)
• Lizzie - The Lizzie Borden House (Fall River, Massachusetts)
• American Horror Story: Coven - The LaLaurie Mansion (New Orleans, Lousiana)
• The Shining - The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colorado)
• The Conjuring 2 and The Enfield Poltergeist - The Enfield Poltergeist House (London, UK)
• The Axe Murders Of Villisca - The Villisca Axe Murder House (Villisca, IA)
• Haunting Of Queen Mary - The RMS Queen Mary (Long Beach, CA)
• The Conjuring - The Conjuring House (Burrillville, RI)
• 1408 - Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, CA)
• American Horror Story: Hotel - Cecil Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula - Bran Castle (Transylvania, Romania)
• An American Haunting - The Bell Witch Cave (Adams, TN)
• Winchester - Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, CA)
• The Changeling - Henry Treat Rogers Mansion (Denver, CO)
• The Innkeepers - Yankee Pedlar Inn (Torrington, Connecticut)

Since the early days of Doom and Quake, super-fast FPS games – the now-dubbed boomer shooters – have brought us some of the best PC games of all time. Combine that speed and power with one of the most luridly compelling settings, the eldritch unknown of Lovecraftian horror, brought to life in striking comic-strip style, and you have Forgive Me Father 2. One year since developer Byte Barrel launched it into early access, the full 1.0 release arrives today on Steam, and it’s one you’ll definitely want to see for yourself.

Forgive Me Father 2 ticks all the boxes of a great boomer shooter. It’s fast but slick, driving along its relentless action with a pulse-quickening soundtrack. The Lovecraft-inspired setting brings some fantastic atmosphere and design to the world, continuing the tale of the Priest from the first entry. It boasts a look that could stand out in any crowd; a dark fantasy whirlwind of gloriously vibrant comic book shading, lavished with blood and tentacles aplenty. And then of course there’s the guns, the beating heart of all the best FPS games.

It’s safe to say you’re spoilt for choice in this regard. Forgive Me Father 2 hands you some of the most inventive weapon designs I’ve seen in a long while, each lovingly animated with distinctive and bizarre firing styles. What starts out as your run-of-the-mill handguns, revolvers, and shotguns quickly descends into the realm of the eldritch and surreal...

The manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story The Call of Cthulhu is now available in English, just in time for Halloween. Written and illustrated by Gou Tanabe and published by Dark Horse, The Call of Cthulhu manga is a 288-page paperback with incredible cover art and a distinctive aesthetic that feels fitting for a Lovecraft story. It's very reasonably priced at $20--though Amazon is selling it for $18. A Kindle edition is available for for $12.

The Call of Cthulhu is the second Lovecraft manga release of 2024. In July, Dark Horse published At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition, a 626-page doorstopper collecting both volumes of the classic Lovecraft tale. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition manga is on sale for $32.58 (was $50) at Amazon...

‘FILMFEAR’ COLLECTION – STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4 UNTIL 2ND NOVEMBER

• ENYS MEN
• SMILE
• IN THE EARTH
• THE LODGE
• AMULET
• FIRESTARTER
• BULL
• X
• ALONE
• WEREWOLVES WITHIN
• A BANQUET
• THE THING (2011)
• THE INNOCENTS
• FRESH

‘COMPLETELY BEN WHEATLEY’ COLLECTION – STREAMING ON CHANNEL 4 UNTIL 15TH NOVEMBER

• DOWN TERRACE
• KILL LIST
• SIGHTSEERS
• A FIELD IN ENGLAND
• HIGH-RISE
• FREE FIRE
• THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY

Is there anything better than a truly terrifying movie? One that gets your heart pounding, makes you jump out of your seat or sleep with the lights on?

We don’t think so, but with streaming services giving us an endless supply of horror films at our fingertips, it can be hard to know which can give you a true fright night, and which are child’s play.

That's why in 2020 we founded the Science of Scare Project, an experiment to categorically find the scariest movies in existence, based on what gets hearts pumping and pulses racing.

Now in its fourth year, the Science of Scare is back and bigger than ever tracking the scariest movies ever made...

Most people imagine philosophers as rational thinkers who spend their time developing abstract logical theories and strongly reject superstitious beliefs. But several 20th-century philosophers actively investigated spooky topics such as clairvoyance, telepathy – even ghosts.

Many of these philosophers, including Henri Bergson and William James, were interested in what was called “psychical research”. This was the academic study of paranormal phenomena including telepathy, telekinesis and other-worldly spirits.

These thinkers attended seances and were attempting to develop theories about ghosts, life after death and the powers exhibited by mediums in trances. My recent archival research has been looking at how these topics shaped 20th-century philosophy...

Halloween’s roots lie in the ancient festival Samhain. Celebrated on the evening of 31 October and into 1 November, Celts believed this was when the boundary between the living and the dead was at its thinnest. They would make offerings to their gods around a bonfire, and dress in costumes to confuse the malevolent spirits that might wander the earth.

It’s no surprise, therefore, that today we gather in the darkened evenings of autumn to share a ghost story or two – a tradition that has lasted centuries.

From medieval hauntings to Victorian messages from the dead, explore ten ghost stories from history…

Palantir, a controversial US tech firm founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, has secured its first contract with a UK police force, Leicestershire Police, to provide a 'police intelligence and investigation platform,' raising ongoing concerns about data privacy...

Palantir is a controversial choice, as some community leaders, campaign groups and members of Parliament have raised concerns about giving the company access to public data. Aasiya Bora, a former Green party police and crime commissioner candidate, expressed serious concerns: “The idea that Palantir is now extending their reach into police data has to concern us. How will the data be used? Who will keep them accountable?”

... Palantir's tech is already in use in US police forces and has been accused of creating ‘racist’ feedback loops. According to experts, the technology has led to people in already over-policed neighbourhoods becoming targets for police abuse. Palantir has previously refused to comment on software it has provided to US police forces. There is no indication that this is the same tech in use at Leicestershire Police.

The company recently faced criticism over a multi-million pound NHS deal to join patient data between different NHS trusts, and was awarded several contracts during the pandemic without tender. Palantir's lack of track record in healthcare and murky links to US and UK spy agencies made it unfit to take on the job, according to campaigners. Palantir maintains that it has never had access to any identifiable medical records.

... More recently, leaked emails revealed that Palantir hired PR firm Topham Guerin to pay influencers to attack the Good Law Project, a not-for-profit campaign organisation, on social media. Good Law Project had been raising concerns about a £330m deal between Palantir and the government to process millions of NHS patient records. Jo Maugham, director at the Good Law Project, said “Palantir, in covertly paying influencers to smear us, ought to have disbarred itself from providing police intelligence services. If it is capable of dishonestly smearing its critics, why is it not capable of manufacturing intelligence about them?”

The manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic short story The Call of Cthulhu is now available in English, just in time for Halloween. Written and illustrated by Gou Tanabe and published by Dark Horse, The Call of Cthulhu manga is a 288-page paperback with incredible cover art and a distinctive aesthetic that feels fitting for a Lovecraft story. It's very reasonably priced at $20--though Amazon is selling it for $18. A Kindle edition is available for for $12.

The Call of Cthulhu is the second Lovecraft manga release of 2024. In July, Dark Horse published At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition, a 626-page doorstopper collecting both volumes of the classic Lovecraft tale. At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition manga is on sale for $32.58 (was $50) at Amazon...