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Horror won big at the 2026 Oscars – it’s time the genre was taken seriously

Frazer Lee, Brunel University of London The horror genre rose from the grave to win big at this year’s Oscars, with four films featuring prominently in the awards. Ryan Coogler’s period vampire movie Sinners was nominated for a record-breaking...

LISTEN: Something Special #81 – Foundlings and textiles

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

Great Adaptations: Strangers on a Train on screen

This month over at Five Books For I've been looking at crime novels - not detective fiction exactly, and not quite thrillers either, but stories centred on the crime itself and, often, the psychology behind it. Strangers on a Train by Patricia...

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