horror
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“I had no idea that it would live on as one of the most iconic symbols in horror films. I’m thrilled to come back and continue the legacy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Paramount is giving Depp above-the-title billing in the PG-13 film—a tonal shift into jump-scare horror directed by Ti West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The movie, set in 14th century England, is Eggers’ latest dive into meticulously researched, period-piece horror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Dozens of residents gathered around the building on Thursday morning as debris floated through the air, and they watched in horror as workers tried to find more survivors or recover remains.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“That’s the best horror scope,” Lily says, which is exactly what she said about hers.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Yet the same colonial project that produced such horrors also gave Spenser the resources to create one of the great literary works of his age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Amanpour reflected on her "very first big exciting assignment covering the First Gulf War, to the horrors of the Bosnian War, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran and all the points in between".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
I had grim conversations with many people about the horrors they’d seen after their loved ones fell into the world of medbeds.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I shared a common belief that the horrors of war would bring our various leaders to their senses and usher in a period of peace and harmony,” Hall said.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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