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The new Exorcist film has been kept pretty tightly under wraps. However, we do have some exciting casting updates. Not only will the upcoming project feature the wonderful Scarlett Johansson, but it has also added newcomer Jacobi Jupe to the cast. While Johansson has worked on some horror adjacent titles in the past, this will mark her first strictly horror role. So far, we know that the film will star Johansson and that Mike Flanagan will be directing with support from Blumhouse. So far, this movie sounds awesome. Jupe is riding high following their critically acclaimed performance in Hamnet. The…

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This April, Kathleen Rhodes’ Vampire Missionaries will be released by Dead Sky Publishing. Described as a “haunting blend of Gothic horror, religious satire, and supernatural thriller, this is a bold, subversive story that pits faith against fangs in a battle for redemption.” We’re excited to share with Daily Dead readers an exclusive look at the book’s cover, featuring art from Justin Coons. “Two young Mormon missionaries, Gabriel and Luke, wake up in their apartment, dazed, blood-soaked—and sprouting fangs. Loyal to their devotion they attempt to carry on their mission, but they quickly learn their newfound thirst isn’t just metaphorical. Bound…

Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to start thinking about: The holidays. Next year. How do you want to do it differently? What didn’t work? What do you want your holidays to look like from here on out? These are the things many of the young parents in my practice are talking about. The first topic was gift-giving. Many of the parents felt that their way of doing presents wasn’t working. Their children were disappointed, overwhelmed, or both. One mother described it this way: “Everybody opened everything all at once. It was chaos. I had a headache.” The…

You Should Have Left opens with a familiar setup that immediately feels wrong in small, unsettling ways. A wealthy older man retreats to a sleek modern house in the Welsh countryside with his much younger wife and their daughter. The goal is rest, reconnection, and maybe a little damage control for a marriage already showing cracks. Instead, the house begins to bend reality and force every buried insecurity to the surface. The film moves slowly and deliberately as the space itself becomes the antagonist. Rooms stretch and time slips without warning. What starts as an architectural oddity becomes a psychological…

What Science Says About the Most Attractive Male Body Type What makes a man physically attractive? Many people think big muscles are the key, but recent scientific studies suggest otherwise. Research published in Personality and Individual Differences reveals that body fat percentage and Body Mass Index (BMI) play a larger role in male attractiveness than muscle size alone. What Is the Ideal Male Body? Attractiveness depends on many factors, including culture, psychology, and biology—especially body proportions, fat distribution, and symmetry. When considering the ideal male body type, certain biological features often stand out: Size and physical strength Muscularity Athletic build,…

January puts leaders on stage. Sales kickoffs. New goals. Strategy roll-outs. Fresh starts everywhere you turn. And this year, many teams are walking into those meetings tired, skeptical, and quietly wondering what’s actually going to be different. That reality doesn’t make leadership communication harder. It makes it more important. For years, I’ve encouraged leaders to bring initiatives, objectives, and projects to life through clear framing, relatable examples, and messages that stick. Why? Because this is what it takes if you want trust, alignment, and engagement from those you lead. But let’s face it, when you’re stretched thin or when creative…

Nia DaCosta can, and continues to, do it all. Months ago, she released Prime Video’s elegant awards-season hopeful, Hedda. Before that, she entered the Marvelverse. Now, she makes Danny Boyle and Alex Garland proud with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. It’s impressively concise—a more stable continuation of last year’s all-the-rage return—ditching the thematic bloat that weighed down 28 Years Later. DaCosta’s in control of her punk-rock viral thriller that runs with material introduced by Boyle and Garland, making for one doozy of a trilogy midpoint that could easily be the peak once 28 Years Later 3 releases. Our cliffhanger prayers…

I have always had a problem speaking English since I started to speak it as my second language at age 27. Early in my teaching career, students occasionally complained about my accent. My department chair once summed up my performance in a line that still rings in my ears: Dr. Sun was a good teacher, but he had an accent. My children, never known for mercy, urged me to try harder. “Anything can be done,” they insisted. The unspoken accusation was clear: If I still sounded foreign, I simply wasn’t trying hard enough. What neither of them knew was that…

Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson began dating at the height of their careers in 1997. This was when the young actress began to skyrocket after her role in Wes Craven’s Scream in 1996 and Phantoms in 1998. Manson had just released his second album, Antichrist Superstar. Each of their dark aesthetics complemented the other. Manson featured his darkly beautiful girlfriend in his 1998 music video, Coma White. The two then shared a sexy scene together in McGowan’s wildly successful movie Jawbreaker in 1999. The two were cemented as Hollywood’s most twisted couple. Marilyn Manson and Rose McGowan. However, the two…