In our latest issue, we take a look back at the glory days of the iconic British genre studio Amicus Productions, and get to know the twisted minds currently conjuring up its resurrection! Order your copy from our official store, here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

A nineties pop sensation is forced to fend off the affections of an obsessive fan in Borderline. This absurdist comedy-thriller from Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden stars Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson, and is streaming now.  Our review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bord...

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner will be Lara Croft in Prime Video's upcoming Tomb Raider series, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. www.starburstmagazine.com/sophie-turne...

Issue 491 is out now! For your autumnal reading (and just in time for #Halloween), I take a look at #PoppyZBrite's #horror novel "Lost Souls". And over in our 1001 Films feature, I gush about the fantastic Katsuhiro Otomo #anime anthology "Memories". #scifi #fantasy #Wednesday

Another MAGNIFICENT of this essential mag, with bits by me in the history of Wednesday Addams, the story of Amicus Productions, the second part of my 50 Years of Super Sentai retrospective, and my usual Telephemera column on Hard Time On Planet Earth! PACKED!

Superman will return in Man of Tomorrow, coming to cinemas July 9th 2027, James Gunn has announced. www.starburstmagazine.com/superman-wil...

"The Long Walk is brutal and unforgiving as it digs down to the core of human nature, harshly pushed to its absolute limit." Teenagers compete in a life-or-death trek across America in this Stephen King adaptation, in cinemas September 12th. Our review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Our latest British Horror Studio update features BREAKING NEWS on @starburst.bsky.social fantastic coverage of Amicus Productions great comeback, our Welsh premiere at the @rhyllerthriller.bsky.social Festival, and more! www.patreon.com/posts/huge-a... #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity

At last! THE TOXIC AVENGER opens in UK cinemas today, courtesy of @signatureuk.bsky.social! Read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-... and in case you missed out, we still have a few copies left of our terrific TOXIE tribute issue, here starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

💥It's NEW STARBURST DAY!💥 In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

The Autumn issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE is shipping to our fabulous subscribers from today, so if you've not subbed yet and would like Issue #491 delivered for FREE (within the UK) ahead of its August 29th release date, sign up below! THE STARBURST STORE: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

Your friendly neighborhood pop culture journalist has written for Starburst since 2013. This #Wednesday piece is his first cover story. Go buy a copy & then shower me with compliments.

Our Autumn edition is nearly here, folks! Subscriber copies will start shipping later this week, so if you're a UK reader who'd like to get it delivered straight to your door (with free P&P!) before the Aug 29th release, head to our official store: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult - a documentary directed by Nic Wassell - is now streaming on #BFIPlayer! 📺 Check out my interview with Moviedrome presenter Alex Cox [director of Repo Man, Sid & Nancy] for @starburst.bsky.social ✨️ www.starburstmagazine.com/features/mov...

"Together is terrifying and beautiful, an exploration of personal connection and interaction taken to extremes." This disturbing new horror starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a couple who can't tear themselves apart is in cinemas now. Our review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/toge...

"A refreshing horror with something of an It Follows vibe; a welcome feeling of trying to figure this bizarre world out or surrendering to just enjoying it." Read our review of Zach Cregger's horror mystery Weapons, in cinemas now. www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/weap...

"A heartfelt, crowd-pleasing story that feels both comfortingly familiar and refreshingly new." Both fans of the original and newcomers will find plenty to enjoy in legacy comedy sequel Freakier Friday. Read our review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/frea...

"Absolutely appalling – an actual alien invasion would be preferable to watching this trainwreck again." Prime Video's new War of the Worlds isn't going to make our films of the year list. www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/war-...

It always gives me nerd joy to get a mention in @starburst.bsky.social ! Thank you Starburst for this wonderful ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review for Timonopoly! Only *5* shows to go at the Storytelling Centre #edfringe #immersive TIMONOPOLY [Edinburgh Fringe] - STARBURST Magazine share.google/BZD8so2VBM0U...

What a deal! Perfect way to catch up with the best magazine in the world! I've written so much fun stuff over the last 7 1/2 years and if there's something you love, chances are we've covered it!

While we finish up work on Issue #491 (out Aug 29th!), we thought we'd sweeten the deal for those who haven't yet caught our current issue... Order #490 and choose ANY other back issue for FREE! Just add both to your cart to access your discount! Store: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

Only in cinemas 29 August ☢️ Feast your eyes on #TheToxicAvenger 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪 movie poster 🧠 Don't miss Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon & more on the big screen. “Gruesomely Terrific Fun” ★ ★ ★ ★ @radiotimes.bsky.social “A Bloody Radioactive Riot!” ★ ★ ★ ★ @starburst.bsky.social #HorrorSky

My interview with the director & lead actors for @starburst.bsky.social. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/stu...

"With an anxiety-inducing approach, the pacing is relentlessly gripping, and the series will claw its way into your subconscious." We've taken a peek at the Xenomorph's TV debut in the first six episodes of the highly anticipated Alien: Earth. www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/alie...

"The worst time you’ll have with a movie this year; an unflinching, uncompromising supernatural thriller that’s ultimately far sadder than it is scary." Read our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Bring Her Back: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/brin...

Thank you so much everyone who has supported us and is helping to raise money for The Mercury Phoenix Trust. @oiqfc.bsky.social @wearecultonline.bsky.social @starburst.bsky.social @readyfreddie1977.bsky.social

"Shorn of all ties to the larger cinematic universe, First Steps is the most accessible Marvel film in a long time." Read our review of the Fantastic Four's MCU debut now - www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Our 'Buy One Get One Free' sale is on until the end of July! Purchase any of our issues from the official STARBURST STORE and choose another for nowt!* Store: starburstmagazine.store **If prices differ, then the cheaper one will go free. Standard #BOGOF stuff.

My review of indie what's-happening-in-the-woods thriller The Banished is published by @starburst.bsky.social "it’s the handheld torchlit visuals of a hyperventilating Grace in the nighttime woods that deliver the nerve-jangling tension" www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

My take on the ghostly (or is it?) thriller Bury Me When I'm Dead is published by @starburst.bsky.social The film "toys with the question of whether the fateful consequences that follow a young woman’s death are supernatural or coincidental." www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bury...

Great chat with Maxwell the Bubbleologist over on @starburst.bsky.social about his forthcoming @edfringe.bsky.social run. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/max...

Well I'm going to watch this show. Scout Durwood, Apocalypse Cabaret. Interview up on @starburst.bsky.social www.starburstmagazine.com/features/sco...

I Know What You Did Last Summer could have been a welcome dosage of bloody slasher goodness, but "manages to stumble under the weight of nostalgia and mismanaged storytelling." Read our review here - www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/i-kn...

☆☆☆☆☆ "A blast. We loved every minute" @starburst.bsky.social FRANKIE FREAKO is out today on Digital Available now on Apple Store, Amazon, Sky Store & YouTube Movies www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det... #frankiefreako #comedyhorror #indiefilm www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue4z...

"Gunn has brought his A-game to Superman’s latest exploits and delivered a film that bursts off the screen, firing on all cylinders." We recommend you get up, up and away to the cinemas to catch the latest Superman flick. Read our review now - www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/supe...

I highly recommend issue 482. This has nothing to do with there being a 4-page interview with me in that issue 🤣

🚨Sale time! 🚨 Missed an issue of your favourite magazine*? Visit our store starburstmagazine.store before the 19th and when you buy an issue you'll get another** ABSOLUTELY FREE! We have over 200 in stock to choose from and, best yet, there's no limit to how many freebies you can claim!

"The sort of comedy which we sadly don’t see much of anymore." Coming Aug 25th from @severinfilms.bsky.social, 1978's THE ODD JOB makes its Blu-ray debut. Review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Moviedrome returns to BFI Southbank this weekend with screenings of Les Diaboliques [1955] & The Fly [1958] 🪰 Check out my interview with Moviedrome producer Nick Freand Jones for @starburst.bsky.social ✨️ www.starburstmagazine.com/features/mov...

"Having built a long and acclaimed career out of films that mutilate, blow up, lust over, and generally poke about with the human body, David Cronenberg takes a more reflective approach with his latest, The Shrouds." Our review can be dug up here - www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Focusing on the undeniably underappreciated, I'm so fortunate that I get to explore the midnight movie macabre for @starburst.bsky.social! From black vampirism to cyberpunk fetishism! Fade to Black (1980) X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

The sensational Star Wars-themed summer edition of Starburst Magazine is OUT NOW! Order one (or 66!) through our official store at the link below, or hunt it down in your local newsagent.... The Starburst Store: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...

It's the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next week ( @edfringe.bsky.social #DareToDiscover ). I will be reviewing shows for @starburst.bsky.social . If your show fits the magazine (it's sf, fantasy, horror, etc), let me know :)

Moviedrome returns to BFI Southbank tonight with a screening of The Wicker Man [1973] 📺 Check out my interview with Moviedrome presenter Alex Cox [director of Repo Man, Sid & Nancy] for @starburst.bsky.social ✨️ www.starburstmagazine.com/features/mov...

"If you loved previous seasons, this is more of the same, with the wild mix of genres and tonal shifts that has become de rigueur..." Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back for a third season. Is it time to warp away, or is it one to cling on to? www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/star...

From 1988 until 1994, Alex Cox presented Moviedrome every Sunday night on BBC2, curated by Nick Freand Jones. For @starburst.bsky.social, in anticipation of BFI bringing the cult TV series to the big screen this July & August, I've asked Alex & Nick to return to the Moviedrome... 📺

Is Jurassic World Rebirth a cynical and clumsy attempt at a reset, or is the series not yet ready to go extinct after all? 🦖 Get your dino-claws into our review - www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/jura...

"We loved every minute of this retro homage to ‘80s creature flicks. Somehow, it manages to feel like the cult classic you’ve known all your life within minutes of its opening." Read our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Steven Kostanski's hilarious Frankie Freako: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/fran...

TOP 10 SHOWS AT EDFRINGE - according to @starburst.bsky.social Come join me this @edfringe.bsky.social

We will be at the @edfringe.bsky.social this year looking for exciting new shows to tell you all about. Here's a list of @starburst.bsky.social's keenly anticipated new shows, which includes @sohotheatre.bsky.social and @mrlouisking.bsky.social #DareToDiscover