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Queens of the Dead. Who Needs Drag When Zombies Are Onboard?

Who knew? Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead is a bloody and surprisingly heartfelt mix of drag performance, splattery chaos, and one performer’s quiet journey back to the stage.

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Not everyone may realize that Tina Romero, daughter of George A. Romero, is stepping into the horror-comedy arena herself. With Queens of the Dead, she blends character drama with splattery action as a zombie outbreak erupts during a packed Saturday night at a queer nightclub. For the performers and staff, the chaos at first feels like just another wild evening, until they realize they completely missed the evacuation alarm.

When the music is pounding inside Club Yam, no one is going to hear much of anything. Personal drama is already bubbling under the surface when the outbreak begins, and suddenly everyone is scrambling for safety. One storyline centres on Sam (Jaquel Spivey), who feels uneasy about returning to the stage after a traumatic past performance. When club owner Yasmine (Dominique Jackson) announces the show cannot go on as planned, someone else will have to step in. When Sam gets the call, he is forced to confront whether he is ready, emotionally and professionally, to drag.

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Bruce Campbell on Break in 2026 and His Underrated Classics

Bruce Campbell on break in 2026 doesn’t mean he’s gone quiet. With Ernie and Emma coming, here are five underrated films that prove his range goes far beyond Evil Dead. #BruceCampbell #ErnieAndEmma #Comedy #Moviesv

Ernie and Emma Bruce Campbell on Break and Underrated Classics There’s an upcoming film from the creative mind of one of the zaniest actors alive, and it may well be a real curveball for anyone expecting something laid back. The title Ernie and Emma suggests something philosophical. It was shot in the back country of Oregon and features local talent and frequent collaborator Ted Raimi. And with Bruce Campbell on break from much of his usual touring in 2026, this project feels like an especially welcome reminder that his creative energy is still very much intact. That said, no project of his is ever entirely without humour, and the trailer suggests there will be plenty of that too, including callbacks to some of his earlier work.

This talent not only wrote it, but is also directing and starring in the film. Last week, he announced he will be touring less so he can conserve his strength for the film’s release this autumn and provide interviews for it. I wish him well as he undergoes treatment for cancer. Whether he beats it remains to be seen, but if he’s anything like Ash, he’ll find a way to send those errant cells packing.

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Never Say Yes to Being Encased In An Iron Lung. You’ll Regret It.

A one-man descent into a planet-wide ocean of human blood turns Iron Lung into a tight, suffocating psychodrama that lets its best mysteries stay sealed. It’s slow in places, but the dread builds, and the third act lands like a vise.

Iron Lung Movie Poster Iron Lung doesn’t require viewers to know the video game it has been adapted from. Everything you need to understand is either clearly explained or made horrifyingly tangible from the outset. The premise is simple: Simon (Mark Fischbach, who also wrote and directed) awakens to find himself sealed inside what is essentially a prison, one disguised as a space-age submarine.

This vessel is deployed into an oceanic world composed entirely of human blood. Sensors can barely penetrate the density of this viscous plasma. When tests confirm it is human in origin, the descent into terror truly begins. The only voices this lone pilot hears are the taunts echoing from this alien world and the transmissions from his prison handler. Ava (Caroline Rose Kaplan) serves as his sole human contact, promising a pardon for his crimes. He was implicated in the destruction of a space station, the lone captured conspirator. The absence of his fellow accomplices lingers as a narrative gap the film never fully addresses.

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With Tales of Dark Romance in Comics, Love Hurts More Than It Heals

Love isn’t always soft, and comics know it. These dark romance comics lean into obsession, grief, and corrupted devotion, spotlighting new releases and older cult favourites that treat heartbreak as a weapon and a revelation.

Broken Heart Through Sun - Dark Romance in Comics In the name of dark romance in comics, some creators enjoy exploring its edges through works released for the season of hearts. When there’s no anti-Valentine’s icon the way Christmas has Krampus, these tales lean on the human condition instead. Rather than crafting a saccharine Harlequin fantasy, what’s presented here cuts deeper.

In the real world, love comes with sacrifice, compromise, and the understanding that some connections aren’t meant to last. That emotional friction becomes fertile ground for storytelling. The result is a slate of works that challenge the idea that love must be soft, safe, or everlasting. What’s offered here are current and upcoming titles that dare to be different, stories where affection and obsession blur, where devotion turns corrosive, and where heartbreak is as transformative as it is devastating.

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Altered Turns Cyberpunk Eugenics Into a Quiet, Uneasy Family Drama

Director Timo Vuorensola trades spectacle for restraint in Altered, a mutant-versus-normal sci-fi drama led by a committed Tom Felton performance that keeps the film emotionally afloat.

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Tom Felton gives it his all in a cyberpunk eugenics drama about a fractured society where mutants and normals exist in constant tension. Altered marks a shift from what Timo Vuorensola, best known for Iron Sky, usually delivers. Instead of pulpy action excess, this film leans into a youth-focused formula, with Felton firmly at its centre. He plays Leon, a paraplegic mechanic who moonlights as a cat burglar while acting as a father figure to Chloe, played by Liza Bugulova.

Their bond is established quickly through necessity. She distracts, he sneaks, hacks systems, and steals crystalline energy sources that power advanced technology. Living outside the city, they survive by relying on each other in a world where people either fend for themselves or form uneasy alliances. The dynamic is effective, and their mutual dependence carries the film from beginning to end.

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Lights, Pencil, The Fable Manga Build Roguelike… in Action! A Playful Mash-Up in Mixed Genres.

The Fable Manga Build Roguelike is a fresh sense of style, turning every encounter into a right-to-left comic page that springs to life. It’s ambitious, clever, and an intriguing experiment for fans of the long-running series.

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Instead of traditional turn-based combat or flashy real-time brawls, The Fable Manga Build Roguelike hands you a very different way to stage a fight. You’re not pressing attack buttons; you’re making a comic. Each action is defined by a randomized manga panel you must arrange, and the layout flows right to left like an authentic Japanese graphic novel. When the page goes live, the game animates those panels and decides the outcome.

It’s clever, and best appreciated on a big screen. My only regret during playtesting was requesting the Nintendo Switch code first. This isn’t a small-screen experience; after activation issues, shifting to the Steam version became necessary. Unless the handheld is attached to an adapter for a big screen, enjoying the art is like squinting to appreciate the details.

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