Opinion | Why Are the Oscars Scared of Horror Films?
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Opinion | Why Are the Oscars Scared of Horror Films?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The continued snubbing is confounding. Horror’s appeal now extends well beyond the weirdos who once flocked to double features and midnight madness screenings. The genre has proved to be one of the few that can reliably lure audiences to see original, non-franchise fare…

Russia says it foils Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs
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Russia says it foils Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had foiled several plots by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill high-ranking Russian officers and their families in Moscow using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders. On Dec. 17, Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service killed…

Larry Fessenden Twists Classic Horror Tropes To Reflect His Own Modern Concerns
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Larry Fessenden Twists Classic Horror Tropes To Reflect His Own Modern Concerns

ByNews Polite

Larry Fessenden, through his production company Glass Eye Pix, shepherded many low-budget, independent horror films into the world. For decades, as he’s done this, he’s also carved out his own career as a writer/director (and actor – he turns up as one of the radio performers in the epilogue to…