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Films: Body

Horror films, old and new: what each one is, who made it and how scary it gets.

Film · 2010

Black Swan

A ballerina fights for the lead in Swan Lake and starts losing her grip on what is real.

Film · 2012

Prometheus

A crew follows a star map to a distant world, hunting the origins of humanity.

Film · 2024

The Substance

A woman pushed aside for growing older takes a drug that grants her a younger self, on borrowed time.

Film · 1982

The Thing

An Antarctic research team faces an alien that can imitate living things, leaving everyone unsure whom to trust.

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The After Dark Top 40

Forty horror films counted down like the charts, from silent classics to new favourites, picked by Erin and sent the moment you join.