Horror Short Review: Don’t Play with Dolls (2026)
Coming from writer and director Alex Magaña and writer Jed Brian, Don’t Play with Dolls is an ACMofficial horror short that stars Angel Strittmater and Sophie Lafleche.
Author: Carl Fisher
Horror Short Review: 6-7 (2025)
An internet trend that can be best summed up as meaningless, and like most internet trends, short-lived. Yet it has inspired Alex Magaña, director and writer (alongside co-writer Jed Brian), to come up with a horror short.
Horror Movie Review: Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1991)
For all of Xtro’s faults, and there were many, it was at least somewhat unique. Not only that, but it also had some moments of genuine memorability. Whereas Xtro II: The Second Encounter has none. Proving to be nothing more than a cheap and ugly Alien/Aliens ripoff.
Single Slam: MØL, Wildernesses, Dude Safari, Filth is Eternal, Grove Warden, Eihwar, Gaerea, Broadside, Predatory Void, Eville, Death of Youth, and Poison the Well!
Today’s single slam features MØL, Wildernesses, Dude Safari, Filth is Eternal, Grove Warden, Eihwar, Gaerea, Broadside, Predatory Void, Eville, Death of Youth, and Poison the Well.
Interview: Getting to Know Free Carmen
Finland based, four-piece alternative rock output, Free Carmen recently released their new album ‘Solstice II’! In this interview, we get to know them a little better.
Video Premiere: VANIR – Never Surrender (Lyric Video – Mighty Music)
Danish melodic death metal warriors VANIR strike first with “Never Surrender”, the opening salvo from their upcoming album “Wyrd”. Fierce, melodic and unrelenting, the lyric video captures the band at full force, blending epic leads with crushing intensity.
Weekly Review Roundup: Monday 12th January 2026 – Friday 16th January 2026
From head-banging heavy and thrash metal to confrontational crossover metal, to groove metal, blackened deathcore, alternative rock, and d-beat punk-infused noise, we’ve reviewed some great releases this week, and here’s our reminder of what has been covered.
Album Review: Anti-Sapien – At The Mercy Of The Merciless (Terminus Hate City)
Anti-Sapien return with ‘At the Mercy of the Merciless’, out on January 16th, 2026, via Terminus Hate City.