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Cold Open Media, the award-winning journalistic team behind Hln’s Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, in partnership with leading audio solutions provider, Gemini Xiii, is excited to announce the launch of their latest podcast, Deviant. Officially released today, Deviant asks the question: ‘What if you could have a conversation with a serial killer?’ and will deliver gripping narratives that delve into the lives of those who defy societal norms and engage in shocking behaviors.

Deviant, created by the same team that brought you the hit true crime podcast Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, promises to captivate listeners with its tagline, "Good stories about bad people doing very bad things," offering an unprecedented exploration of the dark and often misunderstood aspects of human nature. Each episode will feature in-depth stories, expert interviews, and detailed analyses, providing a thought-provoking look into deviance in its many forms.

“We are thrilled to bring Deviant to life,...

Exclusive: London-based sales outfit Rapt Films International has acquired worldwide sales rights to Benjamin Howard’s debut US film Riley and will launch sales at the upcoming Cannes Market.

The pic charts the life of a talented teenage athlete who begins to unravel when his burgeoning queer identity competes against his idea of what it means to be a man. The film stars Jake Holley (Wake) as the titular Dakota Riley. Supporting roles are filled by Colin McCalla), Riley Quinn Scott, Connor Storrie, and Rib Hillis.

Based on writer-director Howard’s real-life experiences as a high-school American football player struggling to come out, Riley is a feature expansion of Howard’s UCLA graduate short film Rendezvous. Howard’s other short film Deviant won a Student Emmy Award in 2019.

Riley originally world premiered at September’s Calgary International Film Festival. Additional festival selections have seen...

Under their new boxset/collection banner, The Abomination Collection, Goredrome Pictures are set to release extreme films Necromaniacs (Norway – 2022) by Stephen F. Flannagan and Scarlet P*ss Princess (USA – 2023) by Jack Mulvanerty.

The pair are the first two films from The Abomination Collection, the extreme series with the exclusive artwork by Shin Nagai on the box set. Created and distributed by Goredrome Pictures, collection consists of 14 shocking films that deal with a cluster of strong subject matter including a lot of perversions.

The other 12 films of the series will be announced in the coming months.

Necromaniacs

Directed by Stephen F. Flannagan, Necromaniacs is an extreme horror comedy film about necrophilia and stars Lars Ueland and Vibeke Rauhala. After Nekro Forest (2021), Necromaniacs is the second installment in the necro-saga that pays homage to Jörg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik (1987) and Nacho Cerdà’s Aftermath (1994).

Dario and Maria are a young couple who share...

A prolific and legendary writer who has shed insights into the motives and mindsets behind some of the most unsettling true crime cases throughout history, author Harold Schechter has teamed up with writer and illustrator Eric Powell to revisit and chronicle the life of Ed Gein in the new graphic novel Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?

With Albatross Funnybooks releasing Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? in comic shops on August 11th and bookstores on August 24th, we caught up with Schechter in a new Q&a feature to discuss collaborating with Powell, what he hopes readers will take away from the graphic novel, and how his viewpoint on Gein has changed over the years.

You can check out our full Q&a with Schechter below, and in case you missed it, check out preview pages and our previous Q&a with Powell.

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What constitutes a bridge too far for an over-the-top show like Preacher?

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This Preacher review contains spoilers.

Preacher Season 4 Episode 3

I’m not going to bury the lede here: I had a very tough time finishing this episode. I found it to be aimless, sadistic, and relentlessly ugly. So ugly, in fact, that I may be done with Preacher altogether. But wait, you might say. Didn’t you rave about this season’s first two episodes? Indeed I did, but I’ve come to my senses since then, and I owe it all to the aptly named “Deviant.” But more on my falling out with this show in just a bit.

As much as I like Cassidy, it’s hard to feel bad about his current predicament given his self-sabotage. There’s always been a subversive playfulness to Preacher’s relentless, over-the-top sadism, but Cassidy’s suffering is hard to watch.