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RT-Approved freelance journo, moderator & essayist specialising in horror. By-lines: THN, JustWatch, Arrow Video, Second Sight, Dread Central, Film Stories & more. Podcasts: Movies with Mummy & Savage Garden. https://linktr.ee/kathughes

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One Piece Cast Tease the Season 2 Moments That Will Break the Internet With One Piece Season 2 finally here, the cast of the live-action Netflix show sit down with JustWatch to tease the moments that will set the Internet on fire.

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β€˜Welcome to G-Town’ review: Dirs. Ben McQuaid & Nathan McQuaid [Glasgow 2026] One of the biggest lies that society has perpetuated for years is that, once you have graduated from University, everything will be okay. If various films and television shows are to be believed, once...

Finally getting around to my Glasgow Film Festival coverage. First up WELCOME TO G-TOWN:

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Want to be in with a chance to win the Oscar nominated THE UGLY STEPSISTER (which features a video essay from guest @kathughes.bsky.social)? Listen to our latest episode on LA JETÉE to hear how!

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10 Actors Who Were Almost Cast in The Lord of the Rings It's hard to imagine The Lord of the Rings movie characters being played by anyone else, but these actors very nearly changed the look of the iconic trilogy.

I bet there is at least one of these that folk didn't know:

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Oh I am very aware of this

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1, Part 1 with Kat Hughes & Lindsay Drysdale Podcast Episode Β· Vampire Videos Β· 9 February · Bonus Β· 2h 42m

It's International Women's Day, so let's celebrate some feminine vampire TV and films:

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

CARMILLA: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

TWINS OF EVIL: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

BLOOD RED SKY: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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10 Horror Movies That Were Snubbed at the Oscars Sinners historic 16 nominations at the 2026 Oscars marks a huge turning point for the horror genre, which has historically been snubbed by the Academy.

Movies that very much deserved to be in awards conversations

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Thanks for listening

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β€˜Deathkeeper’ review: Dir. Tristan Barr [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] Fantasy films, especially those with a modest to low budget, are always a struggle. This genre of movies tends to work best when there is an entire new world on the screen waiting for the audience to ...

Film 9: DEATHKEEPER

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β€˜Karmadonna’ review: Dir. Aleksandar Radivojevic [TIFF 2025] Aleksandar Radivojevic is the man responsible for writing one of the horror genre’s most controversial movies – A Serbian Film. Directed by Srdjan Spasojevic, it earned notoriety in the UK when it was...

Film 8: KARMADONNA

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β€˜Red Riding’ review: Dir. Craig Conway [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] Craig Conway is better known as an actor, and is a regular fixture in films by Neil Marshall, most notably starring in Dog Soldiers and Doomsday. Now, he tries his hand at directing with Red Riding, h...

Film 7: RED RIDING

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β€˜The Convenience Store’ review: Dir. JirΓ΄ Nagae [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] JirΓ΄ Nagae’s FrightFest Glasgow offering, The Convenience Store, is based on the horror videogame of the same name. The story tells of a young college girl and the strange goings on during the night s...

Film 6: THE CONVENIENCE STORE

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Had a blast once more connecting Terminator to another film πŸ˜‚

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β€˜Violence’ review: Dir. Connor Marsden [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] Connor Marsden’s Violence opens strong with a handheld convenience store robbery. This frenetic opening scene is accompanied by blood splattering everywhere, including onto the camera. The chaos of th...

Film 5: VIOLENCE

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β€˜The Curse’ review: Dir. Ken’ichi Ugana [Fantastic Fest 2025] The J-horror movement had the Western world in a chokehold during the early 00s. Films such as Ring and Ju-on gave audiences sequences so terrifying that it made people afraid to go near their televis...

Film 4: THE CURSE

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β€˜The Restoration at Grayson Manor' review: Dir. Glenn McQuaid [Fantastic Fest 2025] The bond between a mother and son can be a beautiful thing, but it can also be toxic. Horror history is littered with examples of both sides of the dynamic, with Psycho sitting on the side of bad, and...

Film 3: THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR

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β€˜Bury the Devil’ review: Dir. Adam O’Brien [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] Just two years ago in 2024, director Adam O’Brien screened his maternal horror, Mom, at FrightFest Glasgow. Now the filmmaker is back at the festival with his latest creation, Bury the Devil.Β  Told in...

Film 2: BURY THE DEVIL: thehollywoodnews.com/2026/03/06/b...

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Adam O'Brien and Philip Kalin-Hajdu discuss Glasgow FrightFest film 'Bury the Devil' In 2024, director Adam O’Brien and producer Phillip Kalin-Hajdu screened their feature film, Mom, as part of the Glasgow FrightFest line-up. The film starred Emily Hampshire as a mother struggling to ...

Int 1 - Adam O'brien & Philip Kalin-Hajdu on BURY THE DEVIL:

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β€˜Jailbroken’ review: Dir Vasily Chuprina [FrightFest Glasgow 2026] Each year, ahead of its two day takeover of Glasgow Film Festival, FrightFest gives audiences a little taster with a Thursday night preview screening. Typically, this pseudo-opener gives a sneak peek ...

Film 1 - JAILBROKEN:

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a skull sits on a table next to a book ALT: a skull sits on a table next to a book

@frightfest.bsky.social Glasgow review thread incoming.

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Julie Pacino and Lucy Fry speak about the creation of 'I Live Here Now' Shot on vibrant 35mm with striking 16mm sequences, and directed by Julie Pacino in her feature debut, I Live Here Now is a haunting, dreamlike psychodrama about identity, trauma, and the fragile line ...

I spoke to Julie Pacino and Lucy Fry about the fantastic I LIVE HERE NOW: thehollywoodnews.com/2026/03/05/j...

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10 Bride of Frankenstein Movies To Watch Before The Bride! Though she never appeared in the original novel, the Bride of Frankenstein has been on our screen for decades - including in the latest retelling, The Bride!

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This weekend Tim is joined by @kathughes.bsky.social to travel back in time to discuss LA JETÉE (1962)

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RT approved critics friend who like horror, I have a director trying to hit the magic 10 review number to trigger a score. LMK if you can help out.

*no obligation for a positive review, just an honest review so they can hit the magic 10 minimum requirement*

#horror #film #critics

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I enjoy both but the sequel just eeks out the first for me

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Happy Birthday πŸŽ‚

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I just started a Smallville rewatch this afternoon

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Redux Redux: Why Critics are Calling the Indie Sci-Fi the 'New Terminator' The influence James Cameron's Terminator films echoes through cinema, but perhaps no film has come as close to be a true successor as Redux Redux.

I've been writing about REDUX REDUX again, this time about why it's the new Terminator

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πŸ“š Our full BTVS S1 retrospective is live!

We talked character arcs, chemistry, and why these five episodes hold up decades later.

Part 1 w/ @kathughes.bsky.social & Lindsay Drysdale pod.fo/e/38d8a8

Part 2 w/ @marialattila.bsky.social & @brendonconnelly.bsky.social! pod.fo/e/390391

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Interview: Michaela McManus & Stella Marcus discuss 'Redux Redux' Michaela McManus and Stella Marcus star in the fantastic sci-fi film, Redux Redux. Directed by Kevin and Matthew McManus (Michaela McManus’ brothers), Redux Redux is a delicious slice of low-fi scienc...

I spoke to Redux Redux stars Michaela McManus and Stella Marcus thehollywoodnews.com/2026/02/18/i...

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