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As a longtime fan of Archie Comics since I first discovered double digests and Jughead’s insatiable appetite for hamburgers at local garage sales as a young boy, I’m absolutely thrilled with the announcement that Archie Comics and Oni Press (the publisher behind the riveting resurrection of EC Comics) are teaming up to begin a new era in “The Town with Pep” with an “ambitious and wide-ranging” partnership that will introduce a new line of comic books next year!The fun begins in the fall of 2026 (timed to the 85th anniversary of Archie’s debut in Pep Comics #22) with the launch…

A third of Americans who’ve ever been married may go on to divorce, but this isn’t an option for everyone. Barriers to legally breaking up can include financial constraints, religious or moral prohibitions, cultural values and stigma, fear, or simply practicality. So, what’s an unhappily married person to do when they’re unable or unwilling to leave a relationship they can’t stand? Following are six tips to make the most out of a marriage that’s making you miserable. Note: The below is intended for individuals in unhappy but not abusive relationships only. If physical abuse, severe addiction, or exploitation is occurring,…

Some horror movies need jump scares and buckets of blood. Others whisper in your ear, letting the dread seep in slowly. And then there’s It Ends, a film that understands that the most terrifying thing of all might just be the realization that you’re stuck. No monsters, no ghosts, just the road. An endless road that feels unsettlingly like real life. This isn’t a film that sets out to scare you. Instead, it uses fear to teach us something about life. It Ends initially appears to be a minimalist survival story. A group of characters, a van, and the open…

A USEFUL GHOST: “March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner. Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family reject their unconventional human-ghost relationship. Trying to convince them of their love, Nat offers to cleanse the factory. To become a useful ghost, she must first get rid of the useless ones.” DIRECTED BY Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke STARRING Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjud, and Wisarut Homhuan IN THEATERS JANUARY 16TH — Grindhouse Releasing Resurrects…

Have you ever dreamed about someone you know? Dreams are a mix of the strange and the familiar. While sometimes in nighttime dreams we interact with people we’ve never met before, often we find that we know the people we see and speak to while asleep. Is there something for us to learn in these interactions? Perhaps surprisingly, the material in our night dreams and even daydreams offer unexpected ways to improve our existing, waking relationships. With a little reflection, they can help us expand our self-awareness and provide insights about the ways we interact with others. Here are three…

Do you want to shift your career in some bigger way but feel that you are too busy to do so right now? Are you waiting for the perfect moment? Well, don’t be a baby and do nothing. Actually, correction, be a baby and take some baby steps. The Perfect Moment Probably Won’t Ever Come That’s because if you wait for it, wait for it, wait for the perfect moment, you could end up waiting for a long time, like forever. Life instead will deliver more messy, fruitcake batter-like moments. Life can be quite nuts—but fruitful if you take advantage…

Thomas Jane’s brought comic book characters to life on the big screen, but of late he’s been involved with the creative team on the historical horror comic book The Lycan from Comixology Originals. The continuing tale’s sixth issue is due in January.It features a story created by Jane (The Punisher) and film producer David James Kelly (Robin Hood) and scripted by horror writer Mike Carey (Lucifer). Art’s by Diego Yapur (Escape from Skull Island).The Lycan No. 6 official synopsis sums the storyline up this way:Year of Our Lord 1777: A hardened band of international big game hunters returning from Africa are shipwrecked off…

On December 17, 2025, Vertical Entertainment unveiled the first trailer for Dracula: A Love Tale (or simply Dracula), Luc Besson’s sweeping new take on Bram Stoker’s immortal vampire, set to arrive in theaters February 6, 2026. Starring Caleb Landry Jones as Dracula, Christoph Waltz as a mysterious priest, and Zoë Bleu in the dual role of Elisabeta and Mina Murray, the film positions itself less as a creature feature and more as a centuries-spanning romance steeped in blood, longing, and obsession. With its origins set against the brutal backdrop of 15th-century Wallachia, Prince Vladimir returns from battle to find his…

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Maurice Odum completed tough shot through traffic for the and-one, the Arizona State Sun Devils trail the UCLA Bruins at half