Every once in a while, a seemingly innocent TV show you know and love can throw you for a loop with an episode so creepy and frightening that it leaves a lasting impact on the viewer. Whether it’s a sitcom, an animated show or even something aimed primarily at children, showrunners and writers have a tendency to scare unexpected fans, whether they like it or not. In honour of the Halloween season, we’ve taken a look at 10 examples of when a non-horror TV show decided to scare the living hell out of us. You have been warned! Doctor Who…
Author: Aaron Gillingham
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Filthy Lambs #1 is written by Pallie Paul Allor and published by Mad Cave Studios. Artwork is by Chris Evenhuis, colours by Sjan Weijers and letters by Pallie Paul Allor. Main cover art (left) is by Chris Evenhuis. Filthy Lambs #1 is available from today, in comic book stores and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your physical copy from Forbidden Planet or digitally from Amazon Comixology UK. Synopsis In the basement of Grimaldi Manor, the family patriarch says a prayer and stabs himself in the throat. Blood falls. The demon watches. A woman tries to scream. Upstairs,…
Arrietty is in cinemas in IMAX from October 14, 2026 and in 4K nationwide from October 16, 2026. Synopsis The Clock family consists of three four-inch-tall people who live incognito among humans, borrowing only what they need to survive. Their quiet life changes when their teenage daughter, Arrietty, is discovered. Review The anime powerhouse that is Studio Ghibli have given us many classics over the years, some of which have been wonderfully restored in 4K and rereleased into cinemas. Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Whisper of the Heart have all recently received the remaster treatment to stunning effect and…
Ray Gunn is currently playing as part of the BFI London Film Festival and will stream exclusively on Netflix from December 18, 2026. Synopsis In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova. Review For 30 years, Brad Bird has been trying to get his passion project, Ray Gunn, into motion but has always fallen short for one reason or another. Now, in the year 2026 he has finally managed to get the idea out into the world and,…
Wildwood is currently playing as part of the BFI London Film Festival and will be released in UK cinemas on October 23, 2026. Synopsis After a murder of crows abducts her baby brother, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland. Review It’s been seven years since Laika last graced our cinema screens with Missing Link. During that time, the studio has stayed mostly quiet whilst brewing something big in the background…that big project, as we now know, is Wildwood, a film that the studio has had in development for roughly 16 years.…
In 2006, a show seemingly came out of nowhere to take the world by storm, rivalling heavyweights at the time, such as Lost and 24. Created by showrunner Tim Kring, Heroes became an immediate worldwide phenomenon upon its release and maintained its success throughout its gripping first season. Back then, the line ‘Save the cheerleader. Save the world’ was inescapable, and you had this show to thank for it. Despite it still being an enjoyable watch across its four-season run, issues outside of Kring’s control, ranging from writers’ strikes to network interference, gradually chipped away at the show’s overall quality,…
Spoilers ahead for Resident Evil (2026) The Resident Evil franchise has had its fair share of misfires on the big screen, not through lack of trying. However, where the previous entries faltered, this new film from Weapons director Zach Cregger seems to right the wrongs of the past by delivering a tense, blood-soaked thrill ride that genuinely feels like a love letter to the games that came before. Adapting video games into feature-length films has always been an uphill struggle for filmmakers and studios. Trying to walk that fine line between what to take from the source material and what…
Teen Titans #1 is written by Kyle Higgins and published by DC Comics. Artwork is by Daniele Di Nicuolo, colours by Marcelo Costa and letters by Becca Carey. Main cover art (left) is by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Teen Titans #1 is available from today, in comic book stores and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your physical copy from Forbidden Planet or digitally from Amazon Comixology UK. Synopsis When one of their own vanishes after attending a rally for Ascend, a fast-growing youth movement training kids to survive in a world shaped by superhuman conflict, Fairplay, Cheshire Cat, Proxy,…
No Gods, No Masters #1 is written by Julio Anta and published by BOOM! Studios. Artwork is by Jacoby Salcedo, colours by Francesco Segala and letters by Becca Carey. Main cover art (left) is by Jacoby Salcedo. No Gods, No Masters #1 is available from today, in comic book stores and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your physical copy from Forbidden Planet or digitally from Amazon Comixology UK. Synopsis When afternoon detention is interrupted by the sudden, violent emergence of a kaiju, three New York City teenagers with seemingly nothing in common, including Felipe, a recent newcomer…
End of Life #7 is written by Kyle Starks and published by DC Comics. Artwork is by Steve Pugh, colours by Chris O’Halloran and letters by Becca Carey. Main cover art (left) is by Gerald Parel. End of Life #7 is available from today, in comic book stores and on digital platforms where all good comic books are sold. Grab your physical copy from Forbidden Planet or digitally from Amazon Comixology UK. Synopsis Eddie Stallion has had his butt beaten, and now he’s locked in some sicko’s shack. With Eddie sidelined, things are falling apart in Pluto, George’s health is getting worse, and the Menagerie is…