Think a book can’t be scary? Try these four spooky reads

Think a book can’t be scary? Try these four spooky reads

Here are four books to read this Halloween if you’re looking for a decent scare. Best read at night and alone.

  • byKylie Northover

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Take your seats:The 14 new movies we can’t wait to see

Take your seats:The 14 new movies we can’t wait to see

From sequels to reboots,rom-coms and Ryan Gosling,consider this your must-see list for the next few months.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Is Halloween too scary for my child,or am I a helicopter parent?

Is Halloween too scary for my child,or am I a helicopter parent?

The witches and clowns on front lawns are now too much for my five-year-old. When did abject horror become OK for littlies?

  • byNick Dent
The low-budget Aussie horror Stephen King ‘couldn’t take his eyes off’

The low-budget Aussie horror Stephen King ‘couldn’t take his eyes off’

Late Night with Devil has captivated the world’s biggest horror writer - now it’s selling out at the Sydney Film Festival.

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This Stephen King story is scarier on the page than the big screen
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This Stephen King story is scarier on the page than the big screen

The Boogeyman is a familiar horror set-up,with bloodless set pieces and flashing lights to distract us from the fact not much is going on.

  • byJake Wilson
Elon Musk’s Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

Elon Musk’s Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay

High-profile users who have already lost their blue checks include Beyoncé,Pope Francis,Oprah Winfrey and former president Donald Trump.

  • byBarbara Ortutay
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20/23 visions:cultural resolutions you’ll actually want to keep

20/23 visions:cultural resolutions you’ll actually want to keep

From sampling new theatre to rediscovering old books and “working from home” in a gallery,here are 16 ideas to refresh your new year calendar.

  • byJohn Bailey
The indie horror film smashing the box office and terrifying audiences

The indie horror film smashing the box office and terrifying audiences

Indie filmmaker Damian Leone has drawn on his research of medieval tortures - actual and legendary - as well as his observations of his older sisters,in making Terrifier 2. Even Stephen King approves.

  • byJake Wilson
Stephen King's The Stand comes to TV once again. But does it deliver?
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Stephen King's The Stand comes to TV once again. But does it deliver?

A nine-hour mini-series is the second attempt to bring Stephen King's masterwork to the screen. But does it live up to King's novel?

  • byMichael Idato
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp enters race for publishing giant Simon&Schuster

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp enters race for publishing giant Simon&Schuster

News Corp has entered the race for the home of bestselling authors like Stephen King and Hillary Clinton,which also raised a ruckus this year after releasing a string of hit titles critical of President Donald Trump..

  • byEdmund Lee
Grim New Mutants takes teen superheroes from the A-list to the B-list

Grim New Mutants takes teen superheroes from the A-list to the B-list

The off-screen misadventures of this X-Men spin-off add up to a Hollywood horror story that eclipses anything served up by its special effects team.

  • bySandra Hall