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“American Horror Story” is one of FX’s most successful series to date, airing for 12 cycles (and 132 episodes) since 2011 and winning 17 Emmys along the way. In January 2020, the cable network made the bold decision to renew Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk‘s horror anthology series for three more installments — Season 11, Season 12, and Season 13. That ensures the flagship show will be on our TV screens through at least the year 2025. Scary good!

Here’s everything to know so far about “American Horror Story” Season 13. Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating it whenever new information is revealed.

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“American Horror Story” Season 13 Update

In October 2024, FX chairman John Landgraf gave an update on the future of “AHS” when he told Variety, “One of the reasons that I thought that ‘American Horror Story’ was such a brilliant...

According to Deadline, Macaulay Culkin has joined the second season of Prime Video’s breakout series from Kilter Films in a recurring role.

While no one has it on lock the exact character he will be playing in the show, there’s reports his character will be that of a crazy genius-type person. So maybe like the type ‘Harry Potter‘s’ Daniel Radcliffe played in ‘Lost City’ and “Now You See Me 2,’ minus the million dollars.

All We Know About Macaulay Culkin’s Role In ‘Fallout’ Season 2

Based on the video game series from Bethesda Game Studios, ‘Fallout’ explores the struggle happening in “a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation,” thereby forcing “citizens to live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.”

The synopsis further reads, “Two hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to...

Sarah Paulson is currently acting alongside Kim Kardashian in “All’s Fair,” the new Hulu legal drama series from executive producer Ryan Murphy.

“It’s wonderful. She’s incredibly present,” Paulson told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the Los Angeles premiere of “Wicked” on Saturday. “She’s fun, she’s game, she’s alive to the moment, she’s great.”

Along with Kardashian and Paulson, the “All’s Fair” cast includes Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka and Ed O’Neill. Exact plot and character details are being kept under wraps, but it was previously reported that the show will follow Kardashian as an L.A. divorce lawyer in an all-female law firm led by Close’s character.

Paulson recalled their first day of shooting and being greeted by a basket filled with products from Skims, the shapewear brand co-founded by Kardashian, in her dressing room. “Lots of Skims,...

Daniel Zolghadri is best known for his roles in independent films and television. He started gaining attention for his role in the movie ‘Eighth Grade’ (2018) and later starred in ‘Funny Pages’ (2022), where he played a quirky aspiring cartoonist.

For our readers, however, the actor is recognizable for his role in ‘American Horror Story,’ and Prime Video’s ‘Tales from the Loop.’

Now according to Deadline, the actor will star in a new horror movie with an interesting premise. Zolghadri is apparently negotiating for the lead role in The Temple, a sci-fi horror movie by Canadian writer-director team Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas.

Not much is known about the movie but the basic premise: In the indie gearing up for a shoot up north, an orphaned millionaire (Zolghadri) dedicates his life and considerable fortune to finding the ghosts of his parents with the help of a skeptical radiation scientist.

Katie Bird Nolan...

“Fallout” Season 2 is gaining a Culkin.

Deadline reports that Macaulay Culkin is joining the cast of Prime Video’s hit sci-fi series in a recurring role. While details are being kept under wraps, the iconic former child star is playing a “mad scientist type.”

He joins a cast led by Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, and Walton Goggins that also features Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones.

“Fallout” is based on a video game series from Bethesda Softworks, and tells the story of a young woman named Lucy (Purnell) who grew up sheltered in an underground vault after a nuclear apocalypse as she goes on a journey on the blighted surface world in search of her father, who has been captured by raiders. Along the way, she meets Maximus (Moten), a troubled surface world warrior,...

According to Deadline, Prime Video’s hit series ‘Fallout,’ developed by Kilter Films, has added Macaulay Culkin to its Season 2 lineup in a recurring role.

Known for his quirky and intense characters, Culkin will portray a ‘crazy genius-type’ in the series, which continues to draw from the rich lore of the Fallout video game by Bethesda Game Studios.

‘Fallout’ transports viewers 200 years post-apocalypse, where the survivors from luxury shelters face a new world that is as bizarre as it is dangerous.

The series, led by Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and Graham Wagner, brings a blend of dark humor and action that has resonated well with viewers, making it one of Prime Video’s top three most-watched titles.

Its premiere season also garnered 16 Emmy nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series.

The ensemble cast includes a range of talented actors, such as Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Kyle MacLachlan,...

Prime Video’s “Fallout” didn’t forget Macaulay Culkin. The “Home Alone” star has booked a recurring role in Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated drama, Variety has confirmed. There are no details yet to Culkin’s character on the series, but Deadline, which broke the news, wrote that it will be a “crazy genius type.”

Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the series is set two hundred years after the apocalypse. The official description states it follows “the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters that are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind—and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.”

Culkin’s recent credits include providing a voice on “The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy,” as well as multiple episodes of “The Righteous Gemstones” and as part of the cast of “American Horror Story: Double Feature.

The best classic rock songs often have sad backstories. For example, Donovan’s “Season of the Witch” was inspired by the dark side of the 1960s. The tune wasn’t actually a hit at the time, but it’s become one of the most ubiquitous songs of its era.

Donovan’s ‘Season of the Witch’ presaged the rise of hard drugs

During a 2011 interview with The Guardian, Donovan explained how “Season of the Witch” foretold the end of the 1960s. “I think someone asked Roger McGuinn [of The Byrds] about the ’60s, and he said: ‘Well it lasted until December ’66 and something dark happened,'” the “Mellow Yellow” singer said. “All the hard drugs came in and something started happening that was big business.”

“Season of the Witch” was one of many Donovan songs that straddled the lines between folk music and psychedelia. Donovan discussed why he formed his signature sound.

10 Reality Show Stars Who Became Hollywood A-Listers - Main Image

Reality TV can be a powerful launchpad for aspiring celebrities looking to break into Hollywood.

From competitive singing shows like American Idol to various reality series, these platforms have become stepping stones for many artists aiming to succeed in the entertainment industry.

Every star has to start somewhere, and numerous celebrities have proven that reality shows can help them reach the pinnacle of fame.

So, take a look at these 10 reality show stars who transitioned from the small screen to become Hollywood A-listers thanks to their early exposure to reality television.

1. Emma Stone

Many may not know that before Emma Stone captivated audiences with her remarkable performances in La La Land, Poor Things, and Easy A, she began her journey in the entertainment industry on VH1’s In Search of the Partridge Family.

At just 16 years old, she showcased her...

The Producers Guild of America will honor Dana Walden with its Milestone Award at the 2025 PGA Awards.

Walden, Disney Entertainment’s co-chairman, will accept the award at the 36th ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The prestigious Milestone Award honors industry producers that have made historic contributions to the entertainment industry.

Past Milestone Award recipients include Steven Spielberg, Bob Iger, Sherry Lansing, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Donna Langley and Charles D. King.

“Her (Walden’s) leadership, first as CEO of Fox Television Group and now as co-chairman overseeing Disney’s global television portfolio, has had a major impact on the business. We are proud to recognize her exceptional and long-standing work in this industry,” PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line said in a joint statement.

For her part, Walden shared her success with industry collaborators.

Disney Entertainment co-chairman Dana Walden will be honored with the Milestone Award at the 2025 Producers Guild Awards. She will accept the honor at the 36th annual PGA Awards on Feb. 8, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in L.A.

The PGA’s Milestone Award honors individuals or teams who have made historic contributions to the entertainment industry. Recipients of the Milestone Award include Hollywood legends Louis B. Mayer, Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock, as well as contemporary innovators Steven Spielberg, Bob Iger, Sherry Lansing, George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Donna Langley and Charles D. King.

“Dana Walden has made incredible contributions to the entertainment industry, overseeing the production and development of many of the most iconic and award-winning shows in history,” said PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line in a joint statement. “Her leadership, first as CEO of Fox Television Group and...

Six top production designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with TV awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, November 12, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Matt Noble and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.

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The Boys

Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

Bio: Mark Steel was an Emmy nominee for “The Umbrella Academy.” Other projects have included “Star Trek: Discovery,” “Locke and Key,” and “Son of a Critch.”

Doctor Odyssey

Synopsis: Max is...

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Exclusive: Jennifer Holland, who has played Agent Emilia Harcourt in James Gunn’s DC movie The Suicide Squad and spinoff series Peacemaker, has signed with Strand Entertainment for representation.

Holland has reprised the tough-as-nails Harcourt in such DC movies as Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

Season 2 of Peacemaker began production back in the spring. The series follows John Cena’s Suicide Squad anti-hero as he’s enlisted for the enigmatic A.R.G.U.S. black ops squad for “Project Butterfly”. His mission is to find and eliminate parasitic butterfly-like creatures who have taken over human bodies. The second season will reportedly premiere after Gunn’s Superman which doesn’t hit theaters until July 11, 2025. Gunn will direct some episodes with Greg Mottola directing others. Tim Meadows is part of season 2.

Holland also starred opposite Chad Michael Murray in the CMT series Sun Records. She also appeared in American Horror Story...

One of the most popular classic rock songs for the Halloween season is Donovan’s “Season of the Witch.” The “Hurdy Gurdy Man” singer once said the track was “prophetic.” When asked to explain the song’s meaning, he didn’t mention anything about real witches. Instead, he connected “Season of the Witch” to a major American subculture.

Donovan’s ‘Season of the Witch’ was about ‘a darkness that was falling’

During a 2004 interview posted on Best Classic Bands, the “Mellow Yellow” singer explained the meaning of “Season of the Witch.” “It was about beatniks out to make it rich,” he recalled. “It was bohemia infiltrating the popular culture. It was tongue in cheek, but also it was about a darkness that was falling. That darkness was the freedoms that I spoke of, that opened the doors, and the Beats in the ’50s who helped us speak what we wanted...

Some classic rock songs have more layers than you might expect. For example, Donovan’s “Season of the Witch” might seem like a light song for Halloween, but Donovan actually has some very strong opinions on witchcraft. He also doesn’t seem to have the most positive appraisal of Christianity.

‘Season of the Witch’ singer Donovan follows his own cocktail of spirituality

First, a little background. During a 1997 interview with South Coast Today, the “Mellow Yellow” singer said his personal belief system combines Buddhism, goddess worship, and Celtic paganism. Many modern pagans do witchcraft or at least hold a sympathetic view of it. Furthermore, it’s not uncommon for modern pagans — particularly those living in the Western world — to be critical of Christianity.

During a 2018 interview with Goldmine, Donovan said he got a lot out of books about meditation. “These books were hidden in the West,” he said. “They were not available.

Co-directors Brian Netto and Adam Schindler’s Don’t Move got me interested with the fact it was produced under Sam Raimi’s production banner with the man himself serving as one of the producers and of course, boasting a high-concept storytelling hook for a horror-thriller genre: What if you find your whole body completely paralyzed?

But the result of the paralysis has nothing to do with an accident, stroke, spinal cord injury or even nerve disorders. Instead, it happens due to the paralytic agent injection by a… psychotic serial killer. That killer in question is Richard (Finn Wittrock of TV’s American Horror Story) or at least that’s what he called himself after he met a grieving young woman, Iris (Kelsey Asbille of TV’s Teen Wolf and Yellowstone). Iris is going for a morning hike at the time somewhere in the remote wilderness and arrives on the mountain,...

Back in 1968, George A. Romero made his feature directorial debut with one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Night of the Living Dead – and while doing so, he also introduced the world to flesh-eating ghouls that became a new definition for the world “zombie.” Romero, who passed away in 2017, went on to make several more zombie movies over the decades… and recently, his daughter Tina Romero revealed that she’s making her own feature directorial debut with a zombie movie called Queens of the Dead. Deadline reports that Charades has acquired the international sales rights to the project – and while doing so, they unveiled the first image from the film! You can check it out in this article.

Romero previously told Fangoria that the screenplay she wrote with novelist and comedian Erin Judge “takes place over one night, at the beginning of the dead rising. We find ourselves at...

Exclusive: Charades has acquired international sales rights to glam gore zombie comedy Queens of the Dead by Tina Romero, daughter of legendary director George A. Romero, ahead of the AFM.

The cast, revealed by Deadline earlier this year, features Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Margaret Cho (Fire Island), Brigette Lundy-Paine (I Saw The TV Glow) and Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story).

Co-written by Erin Judge and Romero, the movie follows a group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies who must put aside their personal dramas and use their unique skills to fight the brain-thirsty undead when a zombie apocalypse breaks out on the night of a giant warehouse party.

Others featuring in the cast of the film from Vanishing Angle include Nina West (Rupaul’s Drag Race), Tomas Matos (Fire Island), Quincy Dunn-Baker (No Hard Feelings), Becca Blackwell (Bros), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Dominique Jackson...

“Don’t Move” is a Netflix movie starring Finn Wittrock, Kelsey Asbille. With Moray Treadwell, and Daniel Francis. It is directed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler.

“Don’t Move” is a film that relies heavily on a limited number of characters and minimal settings, channeling its entire strength into the script and direction. With a solid premise, the directors manage to create a functional movie, presenting a tense thriller with some interesting plot twists and moments of genuine suspense. But does it leave a lasting impression? That remains to be seen.

Plot Summary

The story begins with a woman standing on the edge of a cliff, contemplating suicide. A man appears and kindly persuades her not to go through with it. However, after they leave the scene together, the man kidnaps her and administers a drug that renders her immobile.

About the Film

The concept of immobility is not new to...

Every second feels like an ­eternity when you’re hovering four inches from Stevie Nicks, noodling around with her blouse. This is Stevie Nicks, the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice — as a member of Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. Stevie Nicks, whose legendary shawl collection resides in its own temperature-controlled vault. Stevie Nicks, who, at 76, has become an obsession of younger generations, from her American Horror Story appearance to the original poem she wrote for Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets...

Hulu has given out a pilot order to Nick Paley’s comedy “Phony” with Connie Britton now set for a lead role, Variety has learned.

The pilot is described as a coming-of-age mystery. The official logline states that it follows “a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom (Britton) — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.”

Britton’s character is named Ellen, who is described as “a single mom to Sonny and the principal of his high school.”

The project was originally set for development at Hulu in 2022. Paley serves as writer, executive producer, and director on the pilot. Paley most recently co-wrote the popular indie film “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” and previously served as a director on “Broad City” at Comedy Central.

Britton will executive produce in addition to starring. Charlie Alderman...

Kim Kardashian often applies cosmetic enhancements like skincare regimens and makeup to be as camera ready as possible. But the glamorous celebrity seems to call on more than traditional beauty routines to make sure she shines. According to one director, Kardashian is even particularly savvy when it comes to her camera shots.

Kim Kardashian impressed this one director with her camera skills Kim Kardashian | Lionel Hahn/Getty Images

Kardashian showed one filmmaker just how much care the aspiring lawyer puts into her image in the documentary This Is Paris. The 2020 Youtube film centered around media mogul and reality TV star Paris Hilton, exploring her growth and her past. Many celebrities familiar with the socialite appeared in the documentary, including Kardashian. When she filmed her scenes, however, the film’s director Alexandra Dean didn’t expect to see Kardashian take over the project.

“Kim did not want me to shoot her trousers,...

The verdict is in on the CBS reboot of “Matlock.” The Tiffany network renewed the legal drama for a second season after only two episodes aired.

In making the announcement, CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said, “This reconceived ‘Matlock’ was devised by Jennie Snyder Urman with a brilliant surprise plot twist, and we knew we had something very special the moment we saw the first episode brought to life by the incredibly talented Kathy Bates. The audience reception and critical acclaim for it has been overwhelming. We can’t wait to get started on a second season.”

Bates plays a society matron, Madeline Kingston, who masquerades as Madeline “Matty” Matlock to wangle a job at the law firm that she holds responsible for her daughter’s death from opioid addiction. This dual role is a meaty one for the Oscar winner and seems certain to bring her plenty more awards hardware.

“Beef” is officially moving forward with a second season at Netflix, with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny set to star.

It had long been rumored that a second season of the series was moving forward but nothing had been officially confirmed until now. The official logline for the new season states, “A young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.”

The season will consist of eight 30-minute episodes. Lee Sung Jin returns as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, and Jake Schreier also executive produce. A24 is the studio.

The first season of “Beef” starred Wong and Yeun as two people involved in a road rage incident that quickly escalates and disrupts both of their lives. The series debuted...

The Town That Dreaded Sundown has a hard time fitting in with other slasher remakes, essentially because it’s not really a remake to begin with. At least not in the traditional sense. Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa instead went beyond the expectations of most horror remakes. In lieu of mere reconstructions and callbacks, they offered a multifaceted story that acknowledges the 1976 film and its real-life basis. The end result is a movie within a movie that escapes simple classification. However, regardless of what this film is labeled as, The Town That Dreaded Sundown remains one of the most experimental slashers from this century.

Ryan Murphy brought a relatively obscure horror film to his friend and later co-producer, Jason Blum, in hopes of remaking what he called a “childhood favorite.” As unusual as it may be to have nostalgia for something like Charles B. Pierce’s The Town That Dreaded Sundown...

Pop singer and actor Lady Gaga is no stranger to the horror genre, having starred in two seasons of Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story," and she's always been a fan of the creepier side of entertainment. After all, this is a woman who calls her fans her "Little Monsters," wore a dress made of actual meat, and had the world's coolest live performance at the VMAs in 2009 when she started pouring fake blood from her abdomen mid-song. Even her turn as a very different take on Harley Quinn in "Joker: Folie à Deux" is horror-tinged, and she has a fabulously fierce, fearsome sense of style that's clearly inspired by gothic and horror aesthetics, too. It's clear that Gaga loves horror, but which horror movies rank among her favorites? 

Over the years, Gaga has hinted at which horror films have influenced her the most, either by revealing on social media...

It seems impossible to imagine anyone but Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, and Kaley Cuoco on "The Big Bang Theory," but the truth is that other actors were considered before showrunner Chuck Lorre and his team found the perfect people for the lead roles. Marisa Tomei read for Cuoco's character Penny — who was also played by a different actress in the show's original, unaired pilot — and Kevin Sussman originally auditioned for the lead role of Howard Wolowitz (which went to Helberg in the end) before getting his own supporting character. Apparently, "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin was also approached for a role ... but he definitively said no.

During a 2018 interview with Joe Rogan, Culkin said that he hasn't really considered any major sitcom roles throughout his career, though it depends on the overall quality. "I couldn't see myself doing a sitcom or a television show kind of thing.

Add Ryan Murphy to the list of Hollywood power players advocating for more production in Los Angeles. The executive producer and showrunner behind such hits as “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” “American Horror Story” and “9-1-1” has scheduled a meeting with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to help remedy this production problem.

“My company makes a lot of shows. We employ thousands and thousands of people, and I love that. For the most part, we’re trying to get people back to work in California post-strikes,” Murphy told TheWrap as part of a recent interview about his stellar run of series in 2024. “L.A. does not have enough film production. It’s not acceptable.”

The mega-producer confirmed he has set a meeting with Newsom, whom he called “very cool” and “a friend of mine.” “[I’m] going to really try and do everything that I can, because I think film and...

Ryan Murphy can’t stop winning this year. “American Horror Stories” hit No. 1 on Hulu’s Top 15 Today the week of its debut, making it the eighth Murphy show to hit dominate viewership in 2024.

“It’s like having eight children and they all got accepted to college,” Murphy told TheWrap. “I’m like, ‘Ok, well, I did my job.’ It feels good.”

It’s an unprecedented winning streak that started in January with the star-studded “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” from Murphy, Jaffe Cohen and Michael Zam, a series that was nominated for 10 Emmys and won for Outstanding Period Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. It was then followed by the second half of “American Horror Story: Delicate” in April, a season that was showrun by Halley Feiffer and led by Emma Roberts and Kim Kardashian. Both jumped to the No. 1 spot on Hulu’s Top 15 list after their premieres.

Ryan Murphy has heard the questions about the naming conventions of his various FX series, but he doesn’t see the validity in them.

The TV mogul tells Deadline that he would “strongly disagree” with suggestions that Grotesquerie should have been under the American Horror Story banner, or that Aaron Hernandez’s story would’ve been better suited as a new installment of American Crime Story rather than the first in a new anthology series, American Sports Story.

“Grotesquerie has nothing in common with American Horror Story. It just does not. I think it’s the difference between doing Don’t Look Now and Halloween would could never have fit into that show. It was never considered for that. It’s a much different animal,” he said of the new horror series starring Niecy Nash, which revealed a huge turn in the story that Murphy and FX Chief John Landgraf also discussed with Deadline.

It’s that time of year again, when it’s fun to give a scare, or even get a scare. Many TV programs offer up a special Halloween episode, some with a light tone and others adding a little mystery, but some TV shows are spooky year round.

People have always been fascinated with the unknown, and “The Twilight Zone” was one of the first series to successfully offer up episode after episode of bizarre stories. In the 1960s, sitcoms like “Bewitched,” “The Addams Family” and “The Munsters” offered a comic take on movie monsters and the occult, while also giving lessons on acceptance. In the 1990s, “The X-Files” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” became huge hits, developing cult followings and leading to the popularity of series featuring supernatural forces. Today, shows like “Stranger Things,” “The Walking Dead” and “Supernatural” have loyal viewers who eagerly await the next adventures of the heroes,...

‘American Horror Stories’ delivers five uniquely alarming tales of terror that tackle liminal spaces, clones, Leprechauns, and more.

“You know, we invented hell.”

There was a lot of promise in American Horror Stories — an episodic anthology horror series — when it was first announced as a companion piece to American Horror Story proper. American Horror Stories’ first season was a lackluster effort that oddly felt compelled to needlessly connect its stories to American Horror Story. The second season worked out many of these kinks and, while still imperfect, there are some genuine gems in the mix, like the Twilight Zone-aping “Facelift.” The third season was an even greater improvement that arguably didn’t have any duds in the mix. More importantly, American Horror Stories seemed to finally find the right rhythm and creative team to do this series justice. Additionally, Season 3 eclipsed the modern seasons of American Horror Story and felt...

If you were to make a list of seemingly fearless actors, Kathy Bates could surely be towards the top. That’s why it’s so surprising that the actor behind “Misery,” “Titanic” and “American Horror Story” admitted she was “terrified” over her new role on CBS’ “Matlock.”

Early into his interview with the acting legend, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert dove into the psychological deep end. Colbert asked Bates if she “always” feels scared when she’s starting a project. “Like I have a feeling before I do any sort of creative endeavor, I want to sign a confession and have it notarized and sent to the National Archives that says ‘I am a fraud. I never have ideas,'” Colbert half joked.

“Sometimes,” Bates admitted after laughing. “It depends on the character. This, I was just terrified by — I don’t know why. Because it’s just — I don’t know.

It’s a generally good year for horror movies, but the 2024 Halloween season has been oddly lackluster in film. (“Terrifier 3” and “Smile 2” notwithstanding.)

Plenty of spooky features are available to stream now, and in the era of day-and-date releases, newer fare is arriving online even earlier than you’d expect. That means you can certainly cobble together a solid stay-at-home scary movie marathon if that’s what you want — but there’s something to be said for making this October all about enjoying terrifying television.

Any small-screen aficionado worth their salt knows to watch all-time genre greats like “The Twilight Zone,” “Twin Peaks,” “Bates Motel,” and “Hannibal” among others. (Read IndieWire’s guide to The Best Horror TV Shows of the 21st Century.) Those creepy classics kill even when they aren’t the reason for the season, and considering their chilling legacies, they’re just as worth a...

Who is Chandler Kinney from Dancing with the Stars? Meet the Season 33 Standout - Main Image

Actress Chandler Kinney has become one of the fan-favorite contestants in the current season of Dancing with the Stars thanks to her impressive performances with pro Brandon Armstrong.

While she has been a working actress for several years, you might not still be familiar with her work and curious to learn more about her outside the reality series.

Who is Chandler Kinney?

Chandler Kinney is mostly known for playing Willa in Disney Channel's Zombies film series, a franchise that has become popular for the network. She reprised the role in the animated series.

She also had her breakthrough when she co-starred as Tabitha "Tabby" Haworthe in Max's Pretty Little Liars reboot. She was considered one of the standouts of the series.

Early in her career, she made guest appearances in hit TV shows such as American Horror Story,...

Although "Star Trek: Voyager" concluded in 2001, multiple characters from the series have returned throughout the franchise at large to remind Trekkies that they all still exist and are still going about their Starfleet careers. Both Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Tuvok (Tim Russ) appeared on "Star Trek: Picard," with the former playing a regular role on the series. The reference-heavy "Star Trek: Lower Decks" makes "Voyager" references all the time, and even had an episode set on board the U.S.S. Voyager. 

Most notably, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) not only had a cameo in the 2002 film "Star Trek: Nemesis," but a holographic version of the character played a large role in the animated series "Star Trek: Prodigy." That same show also featured the real-life Janeway, the Doctor (Robert Picardo), as well as a subplot involving Chakotay (Robert Beltran), the captain of the experimental ship the U.S.S.

Kathy Bates had it all wrong.

For years, the Matlock star was under the impression that she’d neglected to thank her mother in her 1991 Oscar acceptance speech. But it turns out, her memory had played a trick on her. During a recent interview with Ben Mankiewicz, she learned that she had given her mom a shout-out from the stage. The realization left the 76-year-old actor visibly emotional.

Kathy Bates’ mom wasn’t impressed when she won an Oscar

Bates has had a long career on stage and screen, but she may be best known for playing Annie Wilkes in Misery. She won an Academy Award for her unsettling turn as a fan who can’t handle it when an author kills off her favorite character. But her own mother wasn’t exactly impressed with her accomplishments.

“When I won the Oscar for Misery, she said, ‘I don’t know...

Kathy Bates shocked her fans when she, after years of struggle, was finally successful in losing 100 pounds. The Oscar-winning actress who has graced the small and big screens for six decades went through an arduous weight-loss process despite her health complications. Sadly, Bates has been subjected to intense hate by online fans who accused her of using Ozempic for weight loss.

Kathy Bates in Titanic | Credits: Paramount Pictures

For years, Kathy Bates went through numerous health problems including two battles with cancer. Despite everything, the Misery actress never looked affected and continued doing wonders in her career. It can be undoubtedly said that some tidbits about her weight loss journey are bound to put her trollers in shame.

Kathy Bates shared hard-hitting facts about her weight loss Kathy Bates in Misery | Credits: Castle Rock Entertainment

Kathy Bates has been a cancer survivor twice after being diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer.

A Work Of Art: "Ice Nine Kills have today unleashed new single, “A Work of Art”, the official track for the highly anticipated slasher sequel, Terrifier 3, which hits theaters nationwide today. Along with the single, the band has dropped a brand new, blood-soaked,14-minute extended-cut of the accompanying music video, the original version of which debuted in over 300 theaters nationwide during exclusive, one-night-only, back to back screenings of Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 last night at select AMC and Marcus theaters. Fans can stream the track Here and watch the full 14-minute extended cut video Here, featuring an extra 7 minutes of never-seen before footage.

The music video, a cinematic spectacle in its own right, is directed by longtime collaborator Jensen Noen, and stars stars David Howard Thornton (Terrifier’s infamous Art the Clown), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Leah Voysey (Terrifier 2), Sirius Xm’s Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell, Richard Christy (Drummer for Death,...

Fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise ripped open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift last night when the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video debuted nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters. It’s now available online!

The Ice Nine Kills x Terrifier 3 music video is titled “A Work of Art,” and it features David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown. Watch the Not Safe For Work video below, wherein Art slaughters his way through an Ink concert and, well, takes absolutely no prisoners!

And listen to the track on Spotify and wherever you get your music now!

The art of dying brings us to life…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

As she sets out her career as a filmmaker, Destry Allyn Spielberg is ready to shake up the Hollywood system. Having long been intrigued by the elevated genre space, she is set to launch her debut feature Please Don’t Feed the Children at the Sitges International Film Festival on Friday.

The project, which is led by Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery and Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito, follows a gang of orphans who travel to the south in search of a new life after a viral outbreak decimates the adult population of the nation, only to find themselves at the mercy of a psychotic woman who is hiding a perilous secret.

When it came to casting this group of youngsters, Spielberg worked with renowned casting director Anne McCarthy (The Conjuring) with an aim to find fresh and young actors for the ensemble.

“My goal was to bring in as many...

Sarah Paulson is ready to showcase her comedic skills on the big screen.

The American Horror Story actress was recently asked during BuzzFeed’s “The Puppy Interview” which film genre she would love to star in next.

“I want someone to put me in a fucking comedy. Nobody puts me in a comedy,” she said. “All you want me to do is scream and run from a clown. You don’t understand that I’m like a gentle, nice, charming, funny person.”

Paulson also already had an idea of who she would like her costar to be in a potential comedy. “I’m going to say Cate Blanchett… I’d like to work with her in the horror genre, actually. Also, I would like to do a buddy picture with her, a road comedy. There’s something no one asked Cate Blanchett to do and no one asked me to do either,...

I love a good twist. Some of my favorite TV shows of all time are chock-full of them. When the twisty ending of Kathy Bates‘ new “Matlock” pilot was revealed, I jumped out of my chair and immediately thought, “Yep, this is my new show.” But what are its awards chances?

For those that haven’t yet seen it, beware of spoilers in this article. Go and watch the first episode of “Matlock” right now at CBS and/or Paramount+ before continuing on. You have been warned!

The pilot, which first debuted on September 22 and was re-aired on October 10, begins with Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Bates) maneuvering her way into a job at the prestigious law firm of Jacobson & Moore. That’s where she meets junior partner Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), senior partner Julian (Jason Ritter), novice associates Billy (David Del Rio) and Sarah (Leah Lewis), and managing partner Senior (Beau Bridges). In record time,...

Chandler Kinney makes “Dancing With the Stars” look like a cake walk, but the star admitted the show has not always been smooth sailing.

The 24-year-old actress topped the leaderboard the first three nights of the ballroom dancing competition with her partner Brandon Armstrong. The couple even received the highest compliment of Soul Train night, with guest judge Rosie Perez saying they “personified soul.”

Despite high scores and her effortless dancing ability, the “Zombies” franchise star told TheWrap this new project is unlike anything she’s done before. The biggest challenge for her, though, has not been the dancing component … it’s been social media.

“I historically have been more offline than a lot of, I would say, other members of Gen Z,” Kinney said, explaining that it has a lot to do with growing up in the entertainment industry. “It is just such a specific environment to be in...

In 2 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

And while you wait, check out the music video’s bloody disgusting trailer below…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

The upcoming post-apocalyptic horror movie Please Don’t Feed the Children will mark the feature directorial debut from Destry Allyn Spielberg, the daughter of Steven Spielberg. First-look images have arrived ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sitges this week, introducing Michelle Dockery’s psychotic character.

In Don’t Feed the Children, “after a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.”

The new images highlight Dockery’s character, who looks a bit sinister and untrustworthy.

The film stars Michelle Dockery, Giancarlo Esposito (MaXXXine, Abigail), and an ensemble cast that includes Zoe Colletti (Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark), Dean Scott Vazquez (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Vernon Davis (Chariot, A Day To Die), Emma Meisel (“American Horror Story: 1984”), Andrew Liner...

The NBC drama series “Brilliant Minds” focuses on portraying the intersection of neurology and human experiences. In its latest episode “The Lost Biker,” main character Dr. Oliver Wolf, played by Zachary Quinto, takes on the challenging case of his friend Wyatt, a biker played by guest star Steve Howey. Dr. Wolf works to create one last memorable moment between Wyatt and his estranged daughter before a high-stakes brain surgery.

Like the show’s premiere episode, “The Lost Biker” centers on Dr. Wolf’s effort to provide a patient with a meaningful memory. However, this story takes a bittersweet turn when Wyatt survives but is left with daily memory loss. Quinto, known for roles in “Star Trek” and “American Horror Story,” said the show aims to elicit real human emotions from viewers that can spark meaningful conversations. He finds inspiration in portraying a compassionate character unlike some of his past villainous roles.

Parker Finn's 2022 horror film "Smile" has a novel premise and a monster that is difficult to describe. The film begins when the lead character, a therapist named Rose (Sosie Bacon), has a strange encounter with a student, Laura (Caitlin Stasey). Laura is in a panic, having spent several day beset by hallucinations. She has been seeing people she knows appearing out of nowhere and grinning at her fiendishly. She knows these people are, in fact, a singular shapeshifting demon of some kind, and it is encouraging her to die by suicide. Then, as she predicted, Laura also pastes on a bleak, intense smile, and slits her throat right in front of Rose.

Rose soon begins experiencing similar hallucinations, wherein people she knows appear in her mind's eye, all of them wearing a scary rictus. Rose soon discovers that the grinning entity is an ancient supernatural creature that feeds on trauma.

It takes more than a village to make a movie; it’s more like a small army. And in the case of “The Franchise,” that army has a lot of faces you’ll recognize.

Streaming on Max and airing on HBO on Sundays, the comedy series tells the story of a film crew working to put together the next installment in a major (fictional) superhero franchise. Along the way, they run into the many hurdles of Hollywood, with the show lovingly poking fun at how real superhero films seem to be made.

Like we said, you’re going to see a lot of familiar actors, some of whom have actually starred in real-life franchises. We’ve rounded them up for you below.

Here’s who’s who in “The Franchise.”

Colin Hutton/HBO Daniel (Himesh Patel)

Daniel is the First Ad on the fictional movie “Tecto,” and he basically keeps things afloat in the series.