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Shudder Drops Trailer For Halloween Horror Night of the Reaper

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Night-of-the-ReaperShudder has released the official trailer and poster for Night of the Reaper, the latest slasher from Brandon Christensen (Still/Born, Superhost), premiering September 19.

Set against the backdrop of a quiet 1980s suburb, the film follows college student Deena (Jessica Clement), who returns home for the weekend and reluctantly takes on a last-minute babysitting job. As night falls, the local sheriff receives a cryptic package that launches him into a chilling scavenger hunt, suggesting a recent teen murder may not have been an isolated incident. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game with a masked killer that escalates into a nightmarish fight for survival.

The cast includes Summer H. Howell (Hunter Hunter), Ryan Robbins (The Thicket), Matty Finochio, and Keegan Connor Tracy (Final Destination 2). Christensen co-wrote the script with Ryan Christensen, citing House of the Devil and When a Stranger Calls as inspirations.

Night of the Reaper premieres exclusively on Shudder September 19.

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Tetsuya Mariko’s “Dear Stranger” Sets International Premiere at Busan Film Festival

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dear-strangerBusan International Film Festival has set the international premiere of Dear Stranger, the latest feature from Japanese director Tetsuya Mariko (Destruction Babies), for its 2025 edition in the “A Window on Asian Cinema” program.

Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) and Gwei Lun-Mei (Girlfriend, Boyfriend), the Japan–Taiwan–U.S. co-production was filmed entirely in New York and follows a couple whose lives fracture after the disappearance of their young son forces them to confront buried secrets.

The film reunites Mariko with top collaborators, including cinematographer Yasuyuki Sasaki (Asako I & II), editor Matthieu Laclau (A Touch of Sin), and Grammy-winning musician Jim O’Rourke. The project was shot with a multilingual cast and crew across English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and sign language.

Mariko, who won Locarno’s Best Emerging Director Award for Destruction Babies, shifts his focus from violent social critiques to an intimate immigrant drama exploring identity, family, and loss.

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Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta Return With Phantom Road, Vol. 3 This October

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phantom-roadImage Comics will release Phantom Road, Vol. 3 on October 8 in comic shops and October 21 in bookstores, collecting issues #11–15 of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Hernández Walta’s Eisner-nominated supernatural mystery series.

Set in 1997, the new volume follows Agent Donald Weaver in rural Wisconsin as he investigates a string of brutal murders with possible occult ties. Partnered with Agent Jimmy Harold, Weaver uncovers links between Billy Bear truck stops, strange ley lines, and a government conspiracy called Project Jackknife.

Known for its mix of horror, crime, and supernatural elements, Phantom Road has drawn comparisons to Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Lemire’s own Gideon Falls. This latest installment deepens the series’ mythology of roadside terrors and creeping cosmic evil.

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Ariana Grande Announces The Eternal Sunshine Tour With Multi-Night Arena Shows in North America and the UK

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ariana-grande-the-eternal-sunshine-tourAriana Grande will return to the stage in summer 2026 with The Eternal Sunshine Tour, her first concert run in six years. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature extended stays in major cities, including four-night runs in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, and a five-night residency at London’s O2 Arena.

The tour supports Grande’s seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine (2024) and its 2025 deluxe follow-up Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead. It launches in Oakland, CA, before stops in Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, and more, followed by UK dates in September.

Tickets for North American shows go on presale September 9, with general onsale September 10. UK presales begin September 16, with general onsale September 18. VIP packages will also be available, offering early entry, exclusive merchandise, and access to a pre-show lounge.

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Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson Face a Post-Apocalyptic World in Afterburn

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AfterburnThe final trailer and poster for Afterburn have been released ahead of its theatrical debut on September 19, 2025. Directed by JJ Perry (Day Shift), the action film stars Dave Bautista, Samuel L. Jackson, Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju.

Set a decade after a solar flare destroys the Earth’s eastern hemisphere, the story follows Bautista’s Jake, a treasure hunter tasked with recovering the Mona Lisa in ruined Europe. Alongside allies and rivals, he encounters mutants, pirates, and warlords in a landscape where survival is more important than relics of the past. Jackson plays Valentine, with Kurylenko as Drea.

The film is adapted from the Red 5 Comics series by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens. Perry, a longtime stunt coordinator turned director, emphasizes large-scale set pieces and martial arts choreography.

Afterburn opens exclusively in theaters September 19.

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Vietnam-Era Zombie Horror Series ’68 Collected in New Paperback This Halloween

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68Image Comics will release the ’68 Compendium paperback this October, gathering the entire 30-issue run of the cult military-horror comic from creators Mark Kidwell, Nat Jones, and Jay Fotos. The 752-page volume brings together the original one-shot, multiple miniseries, one-shots, and backup stories in a single edition.

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the series imagines the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse beginning on February 13, 1968. U.S. soldiers and the Viet Cong alike face a new battlefield threat as the war collides with the undead. Known for its blend of historical grit and graphic horror, ’68 has developed a reputation as one of the more distinctive takes on zombie comics.

The ’68 Compendium will be available in comic shops on October 8 and in bookstores on October 21, just in time for Halloween.

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First Look at Paranormal Comic High Strangeness from Oni Press and SpectreVision

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high-strangenessOni Press and SpectreVision, the production company founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee, will launch High Strangeness, a five-part limited comic series influenced by documented cases of paranormal phenomena. The series begins October 8, 2025, with High Strangeness: Book One.

Written by Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), SpectreVision co-founder Daniel Noah, and illustrated by Ringo Award winner Dave Chisholm (Plague House), the debut issue follows Chicago magazine writer Harry Kean in 1967 as he investigates the disappearance of a teenager linked to a UFO sighting in rural Indiana. His search leads into encounters with strange phenomena and the enigmatic “Men in Black.”

Each of the five oversized issues will feature essays by researcher and podcaster Jim Perry (Euphomet), providing historical context on the paranormal cases that inspire the story.

High Strangeness: Book One arrives in comic shops October 8.

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Jason Bateman and Jude Law Lead Netflix Thriller Black Rabbit

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black-rabbitNetflix will debut the limited series Black Rabbit on September 18, 2025. The eight-episode drama stars Jason Bateman and Jude Law as brothers caught in the chaos of New York City’s nightlife.

Law plays Jake Friedken, the owner of Black Rabbit, a high-end restaurant and lounge poised to be the city’s next hot spot. His brother Vince (Bateman) re-enters the business unexpectedly, reopening old wounds and bringing new threats that put both the family and the club in jeopardy.

The series is created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, with Bateman and Law among the executive producers. Episodes are directed by Bateman, Laura Linney, Ben Semanoff, and Justin Kurzel. The cast also includes Cleopatra Coleman, Amaka Okafor, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Odessa Young.

All episodes of Black Rabbit will be available to stream September 18 on Netflix.

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Season 4 of The Morning Show Premieres September 17 on Apple TV+

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the-morning-showApple TV+ has set September 17, 2025, for the premiere of season four of The Morning Show, its Emmy-winning media drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The 10-episode season will debut with a single episode, followed by weekly installments through November 19.

The new season begins in the spring of 2024, nearly two years after the events of season three. With the UBA-NBN merger complete, the newsroom faces new challenges in a climate shaped by deepfakes, conspiracy theories, and corporate cover-ups. Questions of power, loyalty, and trust once again take center stage, as characters navigate shifting alliances inside a polarized America.

Returning cast members include Aniston, Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Greta Lee, Nicole Beharie, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, and Jon Hamm. New additions to the ensemble include Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, and Boyd Holbrook.

Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt returns alongside executive producers Mimi Leder, Michael Ellenberg, Aniston, Witherspoon, and others. Season four continues the series’ pattern of reimagining the newsroom in the wake of seismic professional and political changes.

 

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Rook: Exodus Returns in October With New Arc and Villain

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rook-exodusImage Comics and Ghost Machine’s Rook: Exodus will return this fall with a new six-issue story arc beginning October 1. The fantasy sci-fi series from Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok has been one of the publisher’s standout titles, and the upcoming storyline introduces both a dangerous new villain and deeper exploration of the Wardens who inhabit the world of Exodus.

The arc begins in Rook: Exodus #7, as Rook and Dire Wolf set out to save Dire Wolf’s father, Bloodhound, who may hold the key to preventing the collapse of Exodus. Bloodhound, however, has been driven to madness by the influence of his mask, leaving him a threat as much as an ally. Complicating matters further is Stag, a mysterious new character first hinted at earlier in the series, who is now hunting Bloodhound with lethal intent.

Geoff Johns has teased appearances by additional Wardens introduced in the first arc, including Matterhorn, the Warden of Goats, and Arachnid, the Warden of Spiders. The new storyline aims to expand both the mythology and the visual scope of the series.

The launch issue will feature multiple variant covers, including a six-part connected cover by Malaysian artist Kael Ngu that spans the entire arc. Readers can also catch up with Rook: Exodus, Volume One, now available in trade paperback, with a deluxe hardcover edition forthcoming.

Rook: Exodus #7 arrives in comic shops October 1.

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