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From space slugs to lunar cemeteries, these movies, games, and books show that the undead can arrive from above, as well as below.

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The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

In my first movie ranking back in 2023, 12 out of the 26 movies on my list belonged to the horror genre (46%); the following ...

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There are a lot of Fisch fish waiting in the waters for you, so let's look at the bait, weather, and time of day you need to ...

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Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

Over the last six decades, Doctor Who has celebrated Christmas and New Year with some brilliant festive special episodes.