It’s Winter, and it’s officially spooky season. Of course, every day can be Halloween, but in the past year or so, there has been a resurgence of one scary icon in particular, the vampire. Vampires have been a staple in pop culture for decades, spanning the horror genre. When you think of the vampire, it could be the original Dracula, whose impact on the vampire mythos has been unprecedented, or the recent resurgence of the Twilight Saga, which has been christened ‘The Twilight Renaissance’ by f

“You’ll be better around children once you have your own” After months of living alone in London due to lockdown restrictions, I finally decided to pay a visit to my family home. And perfect timing too, my elder sister had just welcomed her daughter, her first child, early this January and I had yet to meet her. In celebration, my sister threw a belated baby shower at my mother’s house. My eldest sister with my niece and nephew would also be in attendance, as well as friends and their children.

With its many panning shots, supernatural entities and small-town vibes, one can’t help seeing the Stephen King adaption parallels in this show. You wonder: Am I in The Shining? Based on a graphic novel by Gabriel Rodriguez and Joe Hill, Stephen King’s son, the plot follows the Locke family as they move back into their ancestral home in Maine after the death of their father. Siblings Tyler, Kinsey and Bode spend the entire series discovering, messing around and then protecting keys with magic

It is only early November and the Christmas movie wave is already kickstarting with Last Christmas, and as someone who doesn’t typically get excited about Christmas films, I actually really enjoyed it. Our unlucky heroine Kate, played by Emilia Clarke, is a mess after having a life saving operation. She works in an all year round Christmas shop as a disgruntled elf whilst trying to establish a career as a singer and has to live out of a suitcase as she struggles to hold down a place to stay.

“In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row…” Whilst watching the poppies flourish in the battlefields of Northern France and Belgium, John McCrae wrote his iconic poem “In Flanders Field” after serving in the First World War. The poppy later became the symbol of Remembrance Day, representing the resilience and bravery of those who lost their lives. How could such a symbol cause such controversy? Recently, a picture of a rainbow petalled poppy went viral after a Twit

Before he became the Joker, he was Arthur Fleck, a loner and social outcast working as a clown for hire, played brilliantly by Joaquin Phoenix. He has big dreams to become a stand-up comedian, despite his unfortunate tick that makes him burst into uncontrollable laughter at inappropriate moments. Arthur still lives at home, looking after his mentally and physically ill mother in a rundown apartment complex. They watch late-night TV show host Franklin Murray religiously, and Arthurs one-sided cr