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Quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions years after a nearby tidal disruption event - Nature
Abstract Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are luminous bursts of soft X-rays from the nuclei of galaxies, repeating on timescales of hours to weeks1,2,3,4,5. The mechanism behind these rare systems is uncertain, but most theories involve accretion disks around supermassive black holes (SMBHs) undergoing instabilities6,7,8 or interacting with a stellar object in a close orbit9,10,11.
[REVIEW] Overlook Film Festival: We Kill For Love— The Lost World of the Erotic Thriller — Hear Us Scream
You’ve just fallen into the world of erotic thrillers, unbeknownst to your young and burgeoning mind. Hooked, you take in as many films as you can before you’re caught, and the channel barred from your eyes. Written, produced, and directed by Anthony Penta with Michael Reed playing the enthralled Archivist taking in the many films of the genre, We Kill For Love is an expertly explorative look into the world of the subgenre that ruled the 80s into the 90s until meeting its end in the mid-2000s.
Interview with David W. Brooks, 20th Digital Studio Founder — Hear Us Scream
Shea: You founded that in 2008 (20th Digital Studio), and you got two films in this film festival– Appendage and Clock. David: We've actually got five films in this festival. We've got three short films as well. Shea: That’s awesome. Because I felt like I was missing some. I definitely know Clock because I did get a chance to take a gander at it. David: What did you think?” Shea: It was very unexpected. It was an incredibly powerful horror film and such a great vehicle for films like that.
[REVIEW] Overlook Film Festival: Trim Season — Hear Us Scream
Debuting at this year’s Overlook Film Festival, Trim Season is a dark, mysterious film about a group of young folks recruited to go to a marijuana farm out in the middle of a mountain town where they think they’re just earning some extra cash. Still, when the truth happens upon them, they find they may not be able to escape from what was to be a quick cash trip. Emma (Bethlehem Millio; Sick) is at the end of her rope.
[REVIEW] Overlook Film Festival: Clock — Hear Us Scream
Produced by Leal Naim of 20th Digital Studio, and written and directed by Alexis Jacknow, Clock leaves a very large stain on you. It lingers long after the closing of the film and keeps seeping further into you. It’s a strong film that is heavy with color and gripping sound design, but what makes the film grab you is truly the writing.
[REVIEW] SXSW: Raging Grace — Hear Us Scream
Premiering in this year’s SXSW Film Festival, Raging Grace packs a lofty punch with its social commentary sandwiched in between a relationship between mother and daughter, and the relationship between mother and her employers and her standing in society. A thriller that slowly creeps into the realm of horror quite seamlessly.
[REVIEW] Nope - Hear Us Scream
Jordan Peele’s cinematic prowess is something to truly behold. The man that has brought us two great films (Get Out, Us) that we’ve discussed and dissected ad nauseum has created yet another fantastic film with this year’s Nope. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun, Nope is a sci-fi horror that pokes your funny bone with the use of the title, and how it’s used by especially Daniel Kaluuya’s character OJ.
[REVIEW] Orphan: First Kill — Hear Us Scream
One of a parent's greatest fear is to lose a child—either to death or the world. It’s a gut-wrenching thought that even just that alone can make your heart race without fail. Yet, what if your child does go missing? And comes back in the form of a mysterious child with curious tendencies? Enter Director William Brent Bell’s Orphan: First Kill, the prequel starring Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role as the unforgettable Esther aka Leena.
[REVIEW] Deep Fear — Hear Us Scream
The infamous Catacombs beneath the city of Paris has been the inspiration for a good number of films. They’re mysterious even though they’re open to the public by appointment and tours. However, the mystery leads us to imagine what if they held things—gruesome things—beneath the streets of the City of Lights? What if you entered and were never able to leave?
[REVIEW] Fun Size Treats for BIPOC Halloween Shorts on Huluween — Hear Us Scream
With Halloween fast approaching, we’re in no shortage of sinfully delicious horror films coming out or already on our screens and in theaters. But there are hardly any shorts or anthologies that we’re able to sink our teeth into and devour straight-away. Enter Bite Size Halloween on Huluween. It showcases 21 shorts of horror and sci-fi variety with some social commentary, while others are just plain good stories being told for the fright of it.
When I Consume You: Interview with Director Perry Blackshaw, and Cast Evan Dumouchel and Libby Ewing — Hear Us Scream
Is the demon a metaphorical situation or is it a real demon? Because sometimes we have multiple interpretations of a demon and how it consumes our characters. How would you discuss your demon in this film? Perry: I leave it up to the audience a little bit, I would say. But I think that there was a book I was reading that talked about how something like 60% of people that have the death of a loved one experience ghost. Like a fully-fledged them sitting in a chair talking to them ghost.
[REVIEW] She Will — Hear Us Scream
Directed by Charlotte Colbert (and Executive Produced by Dario Argento), She Will is a beautiful and haunting psychological horror film about an aging star looking to recover from her double mastectomy in relative peace and quiet, but what she finds is her trauma coming back to invade her need for quiet space. And with it, a power she didn’t know she possessed. Alice Krige plays the actress Veronica Ghent, who comes off as incredibly stern and cold, even towards her nurse, Desi (Kota Eberhardt).
[Review] Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon — Hear Us Scream
Mona Lisa doesn’t understand the world, as she had been in the facility for over a decade, and lacks real world experience because of this. She also doesn’t understand that her actions have consequences because she hasn’t had the chance to be out and grow. Even so, Officer Harold (Craig Robinson) stays on her tail as he begins tracking her after coming across her and getting acquainted with her telekinetic ability.
[Fantastic Fest] Review: Everyone Will Burn (Y Todos Arderán) — Hear Us Scream
A small town called Razas del Monte bears witness to horrific deaths and mysterious goings-on after the arrival of a young girl who is anything but childish, following behind the town’s “odd woman,” María.
[Review] The Retaliators — Hear Us Scream
We open to a body being dumped down a well, then a quick cut to two women driving in a van through woods, appearing to be on a trip. When they run a flat, you can feel it in your core that something wicked is about to take place. One is quite resourceful, getting out to fix the flat, while the other keeps time inside of the van. But then a figure shambles behind the woman, moving out of sight just as soon as you notice it.
[Review] When I Consume You — Hear Us Scream
In Director Perry Blackshear’s When I Consume You, the viewer is taken on a dark and seemingly hopeless trip down a road filled with past trauma and current disappointments, coming to a head in this raw and gritty film. Yet, just when you believe all hope is indeed gone, an opportunity presents itself, and our character Wilson Shaw seizes it. We meet Daphne Shaw (Libby Ewing) in the opening scene running from someone—or something—but pretending everything is quite fine.
[Tribeca Review] Huesera — Hear Us Scream
Pregnancy: a time to rejoice in the bringing of new life, forming within you. Everyone will say that you have the “glow”. Family and friends will congratulate you, adulation is in abundance, and strangers will smile at your growing belly. Advice will be thrust upon you—a lot of which you will not ask for—and all you can do is embrace the changes and the countless other moments to come. But what if these changes take a drastic toll on your psyche?
[Tribeca Review] Attachment — Hear Us Scream
Directed and written by Gabriel Bier Gislason as his debut film, Attachment (2022) is a romance horror centered around two lovers, Leah (Ellie Kendrick, Game of Thrones) and Maja (Josephine Park, Doggystyle), who face more than a few challenges in their relationship with a rather large secret that comes to light towards the end of the film leaving one with a life-altering choice.
Interview with “Sissy” Producer and Actor Emily De Margheriti — Hear Us Scream
Shea: Thank you so much, Emily, for joining me today. I hope you are feeling well. How's everything going for you on your end? Emily: Everything's going well. We have our screening at the Sydney Film Festival tonight. Last one. Which was very exciting. We got like, I think, something runner up in the audience choice, but that's exciting. S: In terms of the making of the film, what did you want to do with the film? It really resonated with me as someone who does use social media as well.
[Review] The Summoned — Hear Us Scream
XYZ Film’s The Summoned is a directorial debut for actor Mark Meir and is a tale of Faustian proportions involving a young, naive man and his lady love seeking therapy for their relationship woes. They have been summoned, not invited, by a mysterious Dr. Justus Frost and decide to use this trip wisely, or so they believe. Upon Elijah and Joplyn’s arrival (played by Hamilton’s J.
Interview: Survival Lessons with Uriah Shelton and Drew Scheid — Hear Us Scream
Shea: Unhuman, it was kind of not what I expected at all in the beginning. I just thought, okay, this is supposed to be kind of fun. But it turned in something totally different. It was very surreal. so let's start with you Uriah, these characters you guys are all in high school, going on a school trip and from the beginning, Uriah, your character just comes off as a bit loud, a little bit. Uriah: Yeah. You know, immediately, immediately you're like “oh, does he shush yet?”.
[Review] Blumhouse Television and Epix’s Unhuman — Hear Us Scream
Imagine you’re back in high school (for some of us, that can be a nightmare), anxious about the day ahead. You and your best friend set off to school and the day already starts off with quite the bang–an accident, a brief awkward conversation, and a slight scuffle with the school’s seemingly popular trio. You two finally make it to school only to prepare for an extra credit field trip with a teacher who is anything but professional, and with plenty of personalities aboard.
Interview with ‘Night’s End’ Director, Jennifer Reeder — Hear Us Scream
Heading to Shudder on March 31st, Night’s End explores the shut in lifestyle and experiences of divorcee, Ken Barber. When his monotonous everyday routine is uprooted by a supernatural entity, Ken turns to only people he knows can help him in his time of need. Directed by Jennifer Reeder, the film highlights the very relevant experiences of isolation and self-discovery that many have experiences prior and post-COVID.
[Review] The Nosferatu Conspiracy, Book Two: The Sommelier by Brian James Gage — Hear Us Scream
This instalment of Brian James Gage’s latest offering in his Award-Winning ‘Nosferatu’ series brings us readers to 1917 Eastern Europe. Kaiser Wilhelm and his duo of sinister masters of the dark arts, Paul Von Hindenberg and Friedrich Schmidt, are plotting to push forward with their war, Wilhelm hellbent on obtaining the mysterious bottle filled with the blood of Dracula to achieve immortality and the domination of Europe.
When There’s No More Room In Hell: Night of the Living Dead, A Love Letter — Hear Us Scream
“They’re coming to get you, Barbaraaaa!” Those words instilled in me a world of great terror but also a deep fascination with all things undead. The shambling, rotting corpses took center stage in the Romero cult classic and created a sub-genre akin to those of werewolves and vampires—both of which I enjoy thoroughly, but none so much as the insatiable horde of festering flesh. And so began my love of the film that changed my life: Night of the Living Dead.
Casting A Shadow: Tananarive Due — Hear Us Scream
HorrorBlack Horror CreativeCasting A Shadow In this instalment, we explore a wonderful contributor to the world of horror with her speculative fiction works as an author as well as with her role as a film historian with a focus on Black horror. Tananarive Due was born in Tallahassee, FL. January 5, 1966 to civil rights activists John and Patricia Stephens Due. Her father would go on to become a civil rights attorney while her mother continued her work as an activist.
Casting A Shadow: Poppy Z. Brite — Hear Us Scream
Known professionally as Poppy Z. Brite, Billy Martin helped leave a lasting impression in the 1990s through the early 2000s with his works of horror that included gay and bisexual main characters, starting with Lost Souls. At a time where being openly gay wasn’t as accepted, Martin helped push the culture forward with these characters and stories, but the love of writing began far earlier. Born May 25, 1967 in New Orleans, LA.
Casting A Shadow - Hear Us Scream
horrorblack horror writersscience fiction Award-Winning writer Octavia E. Butler was born June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, CA., raised by her widowed mother (her father passed when Butler was very young) and grandmother. Although Butler had dyslexia, she still had a growing and voracious appetite for reading that was fed by her mother, who would bring back books from homes she worked in, eventually getting a library card for young Octavia.
After Dark
My head. I had a splitting headache as I woke up to thickly pebbled dirt stuck to the side of my face. I barely took a breath when I inhaled dust, coughing immediately. I took note of my body, feeling the breeze sweep over my back as I turned my head from side to side. Nothing broken, so far. I braced my hands against the dirt, lifting myself slowly to my knees. Everything else seemed intact. Nothing missing, nothing fractured. I stayed kneeling, my hands in my lap as I looked around me.
Optimal Sequence of Adjuvant Endocrine and Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer - A Systematic Review
Publication HistoryPublished online: June 27, 2018Accepted: June 19, 2018; Received in revised form: June 18, 2018; Received: March 20, 2018;
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