SFX FINDS ITSELF confronted by two Jordan Peeles. They are absolutely identical, from the striking two-tone jackets both men are wearing to their matching silver beards. As they speak, their words emerge in perfect sync even as their facial expressions mirror one another precisely. The original sits top left on our laptop screen while the clone – or could that be the original? – hovers bottom right. We do our best to ignore the presence of this uncanny twin but we can’t resist the occasional peek, just in case we catch him in an unguarded moment with murder in his eyes.
Sure, it’s only a glitch in a Zoom call, doubling up on one of the boxes. But given the sinister doppelgängers in Us, Peele’s last slice of chill-inducing, politically conscious horror, it feels deeply on brand.
Peele’s here in duplicate to promote his latest, Nope. Nope? Yup. “The story behind that title is a little similar to the title of Get Out,” says the writer-director, referencing the 2017 smash that established him as a master of elevated scares. “I wanted to acknowledge my audience’s perspective. In African-American culture there is an innate understanding of what ‘nope’ means. It means that we will not step into a haunted house. We will not do a lot of things we see in horror movies. So with this being the great American UFO film, I wanted to once again acknowledge that there is another ‘nope’ situation for us.”
MAGIC SPECTACLES
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Making Alien - Jaws in Space - Forty-five years on from its original release, Alien continues to terrify. We dissect what arguably remains the most chilling instalment in the saga
The seven-strong crew of the commercial mining spacecraft the Nostromo seal their fate after reluctantly responding to a mysterious distress signal on a hostile planet. Here, a face-hugging alien from a derelict ship impregnates and later kills executive officer Kane (John Hurt) after its offspring is birthed onboard. After being unleashed, the fearsome newborn with acid for blood proceeds to dispatch the remainder of the crew.Ridley Scott's much more convoluted prequels have yet to reveal how the knowledge that led to this initial interception was acquired. However, the premise of the original Alien is perfect in its uncomplicated purity.
PURE AND SIMPLE
IN THE FINAL PART OF OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, SHOWRUNNER RUSSELL T DAVIES TALKS RELAUNCHING DOCTOR WHO
TO CAP IT ALL OFF
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE BBC SERIES THE TRIPODS
FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE WALKING DEAD SPIN-OFF SHOWRUNNER DAVID ZABEL ON BEING GIVEN THE TOUGH TASK OF REUNITING DARYL AND CAROL IN FRANCE
SILENT KILLERS
THE DIRECTOR OF HOLLYWOOD'S SPEAK NO EVIL REMAKE ON HORROR, COMEDY AND JAMES MCAVOY
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD
THE GHOST WITH THE MOST RETURNS FINALLY - IN BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
TEENAGE DREAM
JOE LOCKE HITS THE ROAD RUNNING
MOB RULE THE PENGUIN
GOTHAM'S UP FOR GRABS IN BRUISING NEW CRIME SAGA BUT WHERE IS THE BATMAN?
SEASON OF THE WITCH
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Ghouls Allowed
Even silence can't save you at this year's Halloween Horror Nights