The Ghost of Harrenhal: Unmasking the True Identity of Alys Rivers in ‘House of the Dragon’
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the House of the Dragon Season 3 finale. The sprawling, fire-drenched saga of House of the Dragon has never shied away from the supernatural, but with the conclusion of its third season, the series has…
The Ghost in the Machine: How ‘The Frighteners’ Built the Foundation for Middle-earth
Thirty years ago, on July 19, 1996, Peter Jackson’s supernatural horror-comedy The Frighteners premiered in theaters. Released in the shadow of the Atlanta Olympics and the cultural juggernaut Independence Day, the film was quickly relegated to the…
The Ghost in the Manuscript: Why the Publishing Industry is Warring Over AI-Generated Prose
The literary world is currently grappling with a high-stakes identity crisis. As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly sophisticated, the barrier between human-crafted storytelling and machine-generated content has begun to blur—often with…
Chasing the Ghost of James Baldwin: Yashaddai Owens’ ‘Jimmy’ and the New Wave of Impressionistic Biopics
In a 2024 interview with The Guardian, actor and Broadway icon Billy Porter posed a rhetorical question that resonated deeply within the halls of Black queer cinema: “If not me, who?” Porter was discussing his ambitious plans to direct and star in a…
The Ghost in the Machine: Examining the High-Stakes Horror of ‘Evel’
In an era where our vehicles are increasingly governed by algorithms, sensors, and remote-access cloud computing, the line between convenience and catastrophe has never been thinner. This August, director Derek Diorio taps into the collective cultural…
The Digital Ghost in the Machine: Hirokazu Koreeda Confronts Grief and AI in ‘Sheep in the Box’
Editor’s Note: This story was originally filed during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Neon is set to release "Sheep in the Box" in theaters nationwide starting Friday, July 24. The 2026 Cannes Film Festival has served as a landmark moment for…
The Ghost of Christmas Reimagined: Ti West and Johnny Depp Unveil ‘Ebenezer’
By Alex Billington | July 23, 2026 "The name you know, the story you don’t." With that chilling, enigmatic tagline, Paramount Pictures has officially pulled back the curtain on one of the most anticipated cinematic events of the 2026 holiday…
