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The macabre imagination and erratic life of the man behind Christmas story The Nutcracker

It’s that time of year when our favourite Christmas stories reemerge to dominate the stage and screen. Prominent among them is The Nutcracker, a classic 19th-century tale that has been adapted in a variety of forms, but is best known as Tchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet.

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5 Unique Book-Inspired Trips Across America

There are five great trips to take across America that can immerse you in the culture of your favourite books.

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The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries

There never seems to be a shortage of good crime shows on TV, and network television is teeming with detectives who think – and act – differently.

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Strange New Words: Space's sci-fi reader's club

Join Space.com's monthly, virtual reading community where we enjoy science fiction one short story at a time.

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Another 'Knives Out' makes another raucous premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival

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“It was such a shame to leave A Secret Wish on its own. The band still had such great potential – it was unfinished business”: Claudia Brücken and Susanne Freytag couldn’t dump Propaganda and their prog roots in the past

Their 1985 contained tones of Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk and Supertramp. It took until 2022 for the singers and producer Stephen Lipson, as xPropaganda, to deliver The Heart Is Strange. But it was worth the wait

Louder

Stephen King Finally Watched Fall Of The House Of Usher, And His Reaction Makes Me Want To Re-Watch

The king of horror finally weighs in on the 2023 release

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‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker

The rock star has loved the cult film ever since he worked in a video shop. As his ‘requel’ gets its world premiere, he talks Hammer horror, soundtrack heaven – and how his dad got him into Edgar Allan Poe

The Guardian - UK

Fringe reviews: Florence, One Man Poe, Zoe Coombs Marr and more

As part of my attempt to see 10 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in one day, I also wanted to review them all

The National (Scotland)

8 Strangest Avengers Comic Book Storylines

Edgar Allan Poe once said, “There is no beauty without some strangeness.” I disagree. Sometimes, strange is just downright strange. The first Avengers comic book came out in 1963. These characters are now globally ubiquitous thanks to the billion-dollar MCU machine. However, some comic book fans, like myself, will tell…

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13 Historical Figures Who Were Secretly Total Weirdos

History books often show us the polished side of famous people. But the truth is, many historical figures had habits and quirks that would raise eyebrows today. These odd behaviors shaped their lives and sometimes even changed the world. Knowing about these weird sides can make history feel more real…

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Anora star Mikey Madison in talks to play two roles in upcoming adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story that inspired a Mike Flanagan series and Wednesday season 2

Mikey Madison is reportedly set to play twins in The Masque of the Red Death

Total Film

It's not a phase: How to celebrate World Goth Day in Europe

Wake the dead! World Goth Day celebrations are once again underway across the continent. Here's how you can take part.

Euronews

Critics are tearing into the Beatles biopics already. Here’s why they should let it be

The casting of new Fab Four movies and Wuthering Heights has been slammed before filming even finishes. Can’t we just wait and see?

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“The busker in my high street is terrible! He never gets any better. I had this idea: he doesn’t realise he’s dead and carries on”: Steven Wilson’s desperate desire to believe in ghosts inspired his last fully prog album

2013’s The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) was a collection of ghost stories in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe, MR James and spooky 70s kids’ TV. He explained each track in his own words

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Valentine's kung fu parody 'Love Hurts' is a terrific showcase for Ke Huy Quan in his first lead role

Action, comedy, romance —'Love Hurts' has it all

Total Film

Creepy new look at Wednesday season 2 confirms Tyler's fate, as Jenna Ortega's hero embraces her darker side

You can run, but you can't Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter review – swashbuckling Hammer horror still has bite

Directed by legendary writer Brian Clemens this macabre vampire yarn is marked by the Edgar Allan Poe template but has a charm and humour all of its own

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"Most of my favourite bands, their fourteenth album was shit": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on ABBA, nearly buying a record shop, and their awesome 14th album

When ABBA-mad Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt met one of their singers, he “lost it”. She didn’t sing on their new concept album, but some other, perhaps unlikely, big names did

Louder

Cracking prog, Gromit! Some of Aardman Animations’ best-loved movies were made to a soundtrack of Jeff Wayne, Tangerine Dream, Focus, Goldfrapp, Alan Parsons and more, says veteran sculptor Jim Parkyn

“We had a clunky old vinyl player and people would bring in odd records…” Minds open to limitless music helped build a legacy leading up to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

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Remembering Brenda Walker

Vale Brenda Walker, 1957–2024

Louder

"A tremendous album, up there with their turn-of-the-millennium high-water marks": Opeth return to extremity on the inventive The Last Will And Testament

Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe on prog metal kingpins Opeth's fascinating fourteenth album

Louder

“Originally we said, ‘Let’s make an album about witchcraft’… but I supposed pyramid power was a sort of witchcraft, so we zeroed in on that”: When The Alan Parsons Project mixed magic with madness (without visiting Egypt)

Box set edition gives former Beatles and Pink Floyd engineer the chance to recall the crazy times and ambitious attitude that resulted in 1978’s Pyramid

The Guardian - UK

The World of Tim Burton review – Johnny Depp’s scissorhands can’t cut through the cobwebs and corpses

The Design Museum, LondonThis world-touring exhibition showcases the kooky, gothy director’s early passions and obsessions – but he’s no Edgar Allan Poe

Inverse

5 Years Ago, a Rising Director Made a Wild Cosmic Thriller With an Ending You'll Never See Coming

It's easy to call a movie Lovecraftian, but Robert Eggers' sophomore effort truly deserves the label thanks to its slow, moody, and isolated descent into madness.

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