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You Can Perfectly Track the History of the Horror Genre by Watching These 10 Movies
Horror has a special place in cinema history. The most prolific and recognizable filmmaking style ever created has had a helping hand in shaping the entertainment world into the smashing juggernaut that it is today, and its popularity grows each year. Since the medium’s conception, with the first horror technically being 1896’s Le Manoir du Diable (The House of the Devil), the genre has been at the forefront, creating some of the most iconic, terrifying, and wildly successful films ever made.
The timeline of the horror genre from its inception to the current era is nothing short of spectacular. Each era, from the silent age to the start of the 2020s, has seen horror change considerably and introduced something inventive that helped elevate the genre into the exciting powerhouse we know and love now. From the most revered classics to modern achievements, let’s track the frightening history of the horror genre using ten landmark films that best represent each significant point since its invention.
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‘Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror’ (1922)
Starting with the silent age, horror in the time before talking pictures was when the genre was still in its infancy. This period was filled with pioneering classics, many of them still highly revered today for creativity and compelling visual storytelling. From The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Golem to The Phantom of the Opera, these were some of the first films to truly show the terrifying potential of horror. But, in this age of excellence, it is F. W. Murnau‘s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror that’s widely hailed as the most definitive thanks to its historical influence.
Released in 1922 as an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker‘s Dracula, Nosferatu provided endless terror, becoming the pinnacle of early horror cinema. Featuring eerie visuals, a dark, haunting atmosphere, and one of the most unsettling depictions of a vampire in Count Orlok (Max Schreck), Nosferatu has become a timeless masterpiece that continues to have a lasting impact on modern horror. Arguably, it best represents the silent age of filmmaking with how iconic and revered it’s remained all these decades later.
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‘Frankenstein’ (1931)
Moving away from the silent era to the dawn of talking motion pictures, next, let’s talk about Hollywood’s Golden Age of horror, when iconic tales of monsters, ghouls, and ghostly nightmares ruled cinema for most of the 1930s and ’40s. It was when Universal Studios entered its most legendary stage: the classic Monsters Universe, a time that saw Dracula, The Wolf Man, and The Mummy triumph on the big screen. But, taking the next spot on this list is a pioneering classic and arguably the most representative of this time, Frankenstein.
Released in 1931 by the remarkable James Whale, this legendary retelling of Mary Shelley‘s iconic novel has had a helping hand in shaping pop culture. Its story, characters, and classic sets have all been ingrained in the minds of cinemagoers for generations. Everything, from the lines to Boris Karloff‘s riveting portrayal of the creature, is still remembered, showing the power and excitement of watching a classic Universal Monster film. Though other adaptations of Shelley’s work are arguably more compelling, Frankenstein certainly represents the peak of this memorable age of horror history.
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‘Gojira’ (1954)
In a post-WWII entertainment world, the late 1940s and ’50s saw the rise of the sci-fi horror craze. It was a time when the biggest thing to fear in theaters wasn’t some vampire in a dark castle or a supernatural beast, but something much more scientific. From alien invader flicks like War of the Worlds and The Thing from Another World, science-gone-wrong movies like The Fly and The Tingler, to cheesy B-movie classics like Tarantula and The Blob, it truly was a unique change for the genre. The atomic age defined this period, and what better film to define this time than the 1954 classic Gojira?
The world was still recovering after the war, and a new era of atomic energy brought the fear of nuclear devastation to an all-time high. It was greatly expressed through the films that came out during this time. Gojira is the pinnacle of this age, a powerful and creative film that uses its titular monster, the towering and iconic Godzilla, as a metaphor for the A-bomb’s devastating result. It’s also become a massive pop-cultural phenomenon that’s still widely watched, and Godzilla himself has remained a recognizable icon who is still featured in films today. Still, this first film will always be the best representative of this iconic point in history.
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‘Psycho’ (1960)
The 1960s were some of the most transformative years of the 20th century, a time marked by significant cultural change and advancing ideas. Nowhere was this shift better expressed than through cinema, as films were evolving and shaping into the modern moviegoing experience that we know today. When it comes to horror, no film better exemplifies this change more than Sir Alfred Hitchcock‘s groundbreaking proto-slasher masterpiece Psycho.
Hailed as one of the most influential horror movies ever made, Psycho embodies the genre’s remarkable shift towards edgier, bolder horror during the ’60s. This bold approach was outright revolutionary, as many films during this time were lighter and followed much of the still-enforced Hays Code. Psycho dared to break all that, telling a darker, terrifying tale that was more risqué and violent than anything up to that point. It was way ahead of its time and ushered in a new age of terror that’s still prevalent even now.
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‘The Exorcist’ (1973)
Where the ’60s got the ball rolling and helped shape modern horror, the ’70s were really where things kicked it up a notch. This is arguably the most revered decade for horror, an age marked by wild acclaim and featuring intense classics. Steven Spielberg‘s monster hit Jaws birthed the summer blockbuster, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween kick-started the slasher craze. However, there’s no mentioning this decade without talking about the scariest movie of all time: William Friedkin‘s The Exorcist.
The Exorcist is the ultimate ’70s horror movie, and it’s the most praised and recognizable film to come out of this time. It’s timelessly terrifying, featuring some of the scariest moments in horror history. From Linda Blair‘s bone-chilling performance as the possessed Regan to Krzysztof Penderecki‘s eerily brilliant film score, there’s so much that’s made this seminal picture endlessly horrifying over the years, and its terror can still trump any of the films that come out today.
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‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984)
The 1980s were a truly exhilarating time to be a movie fan, an age of mega blockbusters and iconic Best Picture winners. The movies let the audience get swept up in the fun, abandoning most pretenses beyond entertainment. It was also where the horror genre reached the height of the slasher craze after it took off in the late ’70s. From Friday the 13th to Child’s Play, most of the thrilling slasher flicks we know and love started here. But, here to represent the peak of slashers and the peak of ’80s horror, is Wes Craven‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
A Nightmare on Elm Street rolled into theaters in 1984 and instantly became a pop-cultural phenomenon, a major hit with critics and audiences that turned its sinister killer, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), into one of the greatest characters in cinema. Craven’s masterpiece marked a time when slashers absolutely dominated the box office, and today it’s still hailed for its intense scares, legendary characters, and for just overall capturing the spirit of this exciting decade.
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‘Scream’ (1996)
Horror went through quite a remarkable change in the 1990s. Like any decade, it also saw extreme highs and major lows. It was when The Silence of the Lambs came out and became the first horror movie to win Best Picture, but it also experienced the most significant dark age, a time when slashers were becoming tired, outdated, and too clichéd. Then everything changed when Wes Craven returned with another game-changer, 1996’s Scream.
Scream came at the perfect time to save the subgenre from irrelevancy, delivering a fresh, bold new story that powerfully poked fun at the horror genre while giving new inspiration. Scream ushered in a new age of meta-horror, where the stories reference other movies and the characters are self-aware and know the tropes that made up the genre. It’s still a huge influence on the slasher and horror comedies that come out in modern cinema, and its impact on cinematic history will likely never be forgotten.
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‘Saw’ (2004)
A new century brought all kinds of shifts to horror. The 2000s were the peak of experimental horror, where every year they tested the waters to see what would float and become the next biggest thing. Through this ever-advancing time for the genre, up-and-coming filmmaker James Wan dared to push something far edgier and unique, and so his 2004 splatter masterpiece Saw became seen as one of the ultimate horror films of the early century.
Packing some intense scares, a chilling mystery, and a now-legendary and iconic villain, Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), Saw is a recognizable staple of 2000s horror cinema. It was darker, more shocking, and more gruesome than anything really up to that point, and it really elevated the splatter and torture subgenres to the next level of recognition. It’s still a pop-cultural phenomenon more than twenty years later, and its influence really helped shape the genre going further into this century.
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‘Hereditary’ (2018)
The early 2000s kick-started a new age of horror, and then the next decade brought a new meaning to the genre. Next, we enter the 2010s, and truly, the movement that represented this time was the elevated horror subgenre. Trading jump-scares, loud noises, over-the-top gore, and expensive Hollywood-style productions for quieter, more thematic storytelling, this decade was marked by a return to subtler, more thought-provoking horror. And, truly, what better masterpiece to describe this point than Ari Aster‘s 2018 film Hereditary?
A wickedly intense, highly suspenseful, and unimaginably terrifying thrill ride, Hereditary is now considered to be one of the all-time most twisted horror films in the industry. Its story is perfectly written, the direction is on point, and it features talented stars at the top of their game, giving award-worthy performances. Hereditary greatly represents this terrifying new wave of elevated horror with its tense story that easily creeps under the viewer’s skin. It’s a modern masterpiece whose influence has carried over to the next decade.
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‘Sinners’ (2025)
Finally, we’ve entered the current era of the 2020s, and boy, have things been interesting. Though we’re only slightly past the mid-point of this decade, it’s safe to say that we’ve certainly entered a new horror renaissance. It’s a time marked by high-quality new stories and a resurgence at the box office, where reboot franchises like Scream and Final Destination have returned to reclaim their dominance, and where freshly creative tales are here to make a name for themselves in the genre. No original horror film demonstrated this approach more than Ryan Coogler‘s Oscar-caliber vampire film Sinners.
This modern masterpiece is the current face of the horror genre, an absolute cinematic achievement that was a mega hit both critically and financially. With a record sixteen nominations, it’s now the most nominated movie in Academy Award history, a testament to how wildly acclaimed and truly brilliant it’s become. Sinners is a symbol of the horror genre’s dominance and influence in this current decade, and if it’s anything to go by, it’s that horror is only going up from here.
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Claressa Shields’ new lewk has the internet going OFF! Makeup on fleek, baby hairs laid, and that fresh do is sitting effortlessly. The boxing champion is definitely giving off THAT Girl energy ahead of her big fight, and it’s safe to say fans are all the way here for the vibes.
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Claressa Shields Shakes Up Timelines After Flexing Flawless NEW Look
Listen, Claressa Shields has made it crystal clear that every time she steps out, she’s showing out, period! She served that exact energy when she gave fans a peek at her new hairstyle. The Gwoat sat pretty and flawless with soft makeup, letting her hair do all of the talking. Her jet-black tresses with a touch of brown highlights draped over her shoulders, and layers with a side bang framed her face. Shields was clearly feeling herself, and fans were living for it! She even slid into The Shade Room’s comment section, hyped about her upcoming fight against Franchon Crews-Dezurn on Sunday, February 22, writing, “It’s Fight week baby!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️”
Social Media Can’t Stop Gushing Over Claressa Shields’ Pre-Fight Glow-Up
After The Shade Room shared a peek of Shields’ new look, the comment section went UP! Roommates immediately flooded it with fire and heart-eye emojis, while others joked that popping out looking like that would definitely have Papoose waiting for her upstairs.
Instagram user @datssfunntayy wrote, “Okayyy, you know it’s tea wen the two fingers touching 🥰🤏🏾”
Instagram user @thatmodel.silhouette wrote, “Ok now this is cute 😍”
While Instagram user @prettychaoss__ wrote, “Yea pap upstairs with ha tonight 😍😂”
Then Instagram user @jermaine716 wrote, “I know that right, keep giving these bitter females a reason to hate 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥”
Another Instagram user @therealeazyeconomicz wrote, “Papoose make her feel even prettier as he should ✨🤎”
Instagram user @yelo.k wrote, “She’s always had a very pretty face.😍”
While another Instagram user @therealeazyeconomicz wrote, “You can tell she feel pretty 😍😍”
Finally, Instagram user @peachiesuze2 wrote, “Okaaaay Clarilla Shields 😍😍😍😍 I didn’t even know that was her. It’s giving Big Glo energy.”
Claressa Serves MAJOR Pre-Fight Fashion Energy
Claressa didn’t just flex her new hair — she spun the block and showed up looking fashionably fly in a bright pink fur coat at her press conference for her fight against Franchon. Shields served a serious look in a floor-length coat, knee-high boots, and studded denim jeans. Peep the clips below.
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What Do You Think Roomies?
The former Fox News anchor recently unloaded on Cuomo during a podcast episode, criticizing the former CNN personality’s coverage of the Nancy Guthrie case.
In her fiery rant—which has racked up nearly 100,000 views online—Kelly also leveled several personal digs at Cuomo, even labeling him a “douchebag.”
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Megyn Kelly Pops Off On Chris Cuomo Over Nancy Guthrie Coverage
“Nobody watches his show on NewsNation, and nobody listens to his failed podcast either… Therefore, he gets upset at anybody who does well…”@MegynKelly fires back at “Fredo” Cuomo and brings facts about the sheriff’s past Guthrie family comments.
Watch and subscribe:… pic.twitter.com/YhD8mAvs5d
— The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) February 17, 2026
Recently, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos announced that his department was clearing all immediate family members of the Guthrie family from its investigation as suspects.
Both Kelly and Cuomo have responded to the news of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance on their respective platforms. During an episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the conservative podcaster refused to hold back as she responded to Cuomo, whom Kelly believed targeted her show during a NewsNation segment.
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“Here’s ‘Fredo’ Cuomo on his little-known show on NewsNation, which has less viewers than I have fingers,” she said. “Let me tell you what Fredo is really upset about. Fredo No-Rato, that’s his real problem. Nobody watches his show on NewsNation… Nobody watches his failed podcast either. Nobody watched his SiriusXM radio show. Nobody watched him on CNN.”
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Kelly Unleashes Claim Against Chris Cuomo Amid Nancy Guthrie Investigation
Kelly didn’t stop there. She accused Cuomo of getting upset when his competitors outperform him. “… like our show, which is always one of the top three conservative podcasts in the nation,” she said. “It’s currently number one on Apple. Fredo doesn’t like that. Because, as I say, Fredo No-Rato. So he gets upset, and he gets jealous.”
Elaborating further, Kelly asserted that Cuomo “can’t take criticism” and suggested the journalist exhibits poor behavior whenever she calls out his ratings or his claims regarding his podcast’s reach.
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Kelly Claims Cuomo Once Tried To Get Her To Stop Speaking About Him
Elsewhere during her rant about Cuomo, Kelly hurled another allegation against Cuomo, the former anchor of “Good Morning America.”
Kelly alleged that her legal team once fielded a phone call from Cuomo, who reportedly “begged” her lawyer to convince her to stop mentioning him.
According to Kelly, “He didn’t want me to attack him, because it hurt his little feelings.”
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Social Media Users React To Kelly’s Statements About Cuomo And Slams Her For Being Too ‘Personal’
Why do you think it is necessary to call him Fredo? That’s rude and makes you look small. You are making $$ off of Nancy so please don’t try to make it sound like you care. You did those stupid videos of you acting like you were on a rocket no different than Cuomo.
— Stop (@Stop26265369) February 18, 2026
Netizens have flooded social media with sharp reactions to Kelly’s comments, and the feedback has been far from kind toward the podcast host.
One user slammed the media pundit for making “everything personal,” while another said Cuomo likely “gets more audience than you.”
Another social media user posted, “It’s all about ratings for you. I get that’s a metric of success, but my god. This is no way to live.”
“Why do you think it is necessary to call him Fredo? That’s rude and makes you look small. You are making $$ off of Nancy so please don’t try to make it sound like you care,” a fourth wrote.
What’s Happening With Nancy Guthrie?
According to several reports from The Blast, the search for Nancy Guthrie—mother of “TODAY” host Savannah Guthrie—remains active as the investigation approaches its fourth week.
Nancy first made headlines on February 1, 2026, when concerned community members reported to Arizona law enforcement officers that she hadn’t been seen since the night before.
A day later, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that Nancy was forcibly taken from her home and that her Tucson residence had become an official crime scene.
Tips have poured in, according to authorities, and some DNA has been sent off to out-of-state laboratories to see if it can point the investigators in the right direction.
As of now, however, no suspects have been named.
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Three days ago, Savannah shared a saddening video on Instagram, sharing that her family still had “hope” that they’d be reunited with their elderly mother.
She also attempted to share an encouraging message to Nancy’s potential captors, saying, “We are here. We believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being. It’s never too late.”
America’s Next Top Model’s most memorable contestants aren’t staying quiet about their experience on TV.
After more than 24 seasons, the reality show is being put under the microscope in a new Netflix docuseries titled Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.
While host Tyra Banks and judges J. Alexander, Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker are featured in the new project, many viewers are interested in the untold stories by some of the show’s breakout stars.
Since Reality Check premiered on Netflix on February 16, 2026, several contestants have shared their honest and unfiltered reviews of the project. Some are even commenting on Banks’ involvement with the show.
Netflix will explore the most controversial moments from groundbreaking reality competition America’s Next Top Model in its new documentary Reality Check. The three-part docuseries from American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan pulls no punches as it examines the way America’s Next Top Model changed the fashion industry — for better […]
“When I signed on for it, Tyra wasn’t even going to be on the show, so I was kind of surprised that it was more like a judge-focused show,” cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson said via Instagram on February 17, 2026. “I would want to hear more from the contestants.”
Keep reading to see what cast members are saying about Reality Check and if it’s an accurate representation of their experience on America’s Next Top Model:
Shandi Sullivan
Shandi Sullivan Courtesy of Netflix
America’s Next Top Model cycle 2 finalist Shandi Sullivan claimed that she was sexually assaulted during a group trip to Italy during her time on the show. Now that she’s shared more of her experience, Sullivan is grateful for the support.
“Welp the documentary is out and now you know more of my story…after all of the years the Top Model girls and what we went through were never forgotten,” Sullivan wrote via Facebook on February 16, 2026. “At the age of 43, I continue to struggle with it; always smiling. That’s why I took this opportunity. Knowing that Tyra didn’t have control over my narrative, that the director and producers here had my back…that’s why I did it. I did it for me. Because I mattered and I still do! The love I have felt today has been immense. Thank you to everyone that heard me.”
Whitney Thompson
Whitney Thompson Courtesy of Netflix
America’s Next Top Model cycle 10 winner Whitney Thompson addressed the criticism Tyra Banks was receiving from the docuseries.
“Hating Tyra is easy, right? I mean, it’s easy to blame her. But the truth is that the industry would not be what it is today if it wasn’t for her putting these things on Top Model back then,” Thompson claimed via Instagram on February 17, 2026. “We would not be gasping at the craziness that she put on TV if she hadn’t done it and shifted our entire mindset. She took queer, Black, trans, different weights, different heights and she put them into the average American’s living room where everyone was together watching these shows, rooting for someone who didn’t necessarily look like them.”
The model continued, “Because of that, it shifted the whole dynamic to where people could actually use people who weren’t identical to them in advertising. That had never happened before.”
Tiffany Richardson
America’s Next Top Model cycle 4 contestant Tiffany Richardson won’t forget the way Tyra Banks yelled at her before being eliminated.
“Hold up @tyrabanks let’s keep it cute … you know how you treated me the whole time off and on camera, YOU WAS A BULLY!!! You treated me like s*** and said the nastiest things about me and my son,” Richardson claimed in a since deleted Instagram post. “That is not how the argument went but YALL EDITED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU CARED.”
Banks admitted in the docuseries that she “went too far” while addressing the “tough” moment.
“You know, I lost it. It was probably bigger than her. It was family, friends, society, Black girls, all the challenges that we have,” she explained. “So many people saying that we’re not good enough. I think all that was in that moment. That’s some Black girl stuff that goes real deep inside of me, but I knew I went too far.”
Adrianne Curry
Although America’s Next Top Model cycle 1 winner Adrianne Curry declined to participate in the Netflix doc, she spoke out about the project on social media.
“I was just told one of the Top Model judges admitted they’d advance girls that were not the best models…just good tv,” Curry wrote via X on February 17, 2026. “That was me. I’ve said it for years, I never was the best one. I just had the best sob story. It is nice to have it confirmed.”
Keenyah Hill
America’s Next Top Model cycle 4 contestant Keenyah Hill participated in the Netflix doc with hopes that her story would be shared accurately.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to lend my voice about my experience on America’s Next Top Model,” Hill wrote via Instagram on February 16, 2026, before watching the finished product. “Sending SO MUCH LOVE to the ANTM Alumni ❤️. I know we all had very different experiences on the show and I feel for everyone who had to heal from the aftermath with half the world watching!! Grateful to have been a part of such a legendary show… Can’t wait to watch 🍿.”
Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model docuseries revealed where Tyra Banks stands with many former contestants after they offered their unfiltered opinions of the show. Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, streaming now, features interviews from alums Whitney Thompson, Giselle Samson, Shannon Stewart, Shandi Sullivan, Danielle Evans and Keenyah Hill. New confessionals with executive producer […]
Lisa D’Amato
America’s Next Top Model cycle 17 winner Lisa D’Amato is hopeful that E!’s upcoming project titled Dirty Rotten Scandal will be a more revealing look at the reality TV franchise she was a part of.
“#ANTM #NETFLIX mark your calendars for Dirty Rotten Scandal’s on E! March 11th,” D’Amato wrote via Instagram on February 16, 2026. “The Netflix was still very tame and sugarcoated compared to a lot of us and what happened behind the scenes to US that they kept silenced. We will have the last word. Thank you 🙏 All my love to @miss_jalexander ♥️.”
Eva Marcille
Eva Marcille, who won the third cycle of America’s Next Top Model, revealed she was “gobsmacked” after watching Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.
“I was in awe … My mouth was wide open,” she said in a February 2026 interview with CBS Mornings. “To be a part of a club, and not know what’s going on in the club is crazy.”
Marcille, who was not approached to be in the doc, added that she was horrified to hear some of the stories mentioned in the Netflix documentary.
“I’ve lived my experience. I’ve walked in my shoes. And though there is a level of relatability one would assume, someone having walked in the same shoes, I had no idea. Absolutely no idea. I have been asked about Tyra for 21 years,” she explained. “No matter what project I’m doing, what I’m involved in, somehow Top Model finds its way in my interview.”
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard are prioritizing their friendship before releasing any new Florida Georgia Line music.
“Right now, I think just working on our brotherhood is kind of top tier, most important for us,” Kelley, 40, said on the Wednesday, February 18, episode of the “Country Outdoors” podcast. “Lord willing, the brotherhood will lead its way home, so we’ll see.”
Hubbard, 39, and Kelley cofounded Florida Georgia Line in 2010, going onto release four studio albums together. The two musicians announced a hiatus from FGL in 2022, each pursuing solo projects.
“I think we’re both focused on the friendship and working on our own stuff still,” Kelley said on Wednesday. “I think time will tell, and I’m excited about what God can do, and I think the options are endless right now. It’s cool to see what time can do, as well. You plan one thing and God and other things happen and things shift and cycles come back.”
Tyler Hubbard hinted that it wasn’t his decision for Florida Georgia Line to come to an end. “For me, it was really unexpected,” Hubbard, 37, said on the Tuesday, May 7, episode of the “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast, claiming former bandmate Brian Kelley was “adamant” about going their separate ways. Hubbard recalled his conversation […]
He continued, “I think, over the past couple of years, we’ve really even more so tried to allow God to move and open those doors or close those doors, whatever it may be in life and really not have it our way. I think [any] time we get set on something, if it changes, you get frustrated. We’re just a piece of sand in this world and just trying to say, ‘God, take the wheel.’”
Kelly further teased that a potential FGL reunion “does excite” him without revealing an exact timeline for musically coming back together with Hubbard.
Months earlier, Hubbard teased that he also hoped the duo could mend fences.
“I hadn’t spoken to BK a lot in the last couple years, but we’re going on a hike next week,” Hubbard said on the “Human School” podcast in December 2025. “The way I see it is I have a desire for that friendship. I miss the guy that I was partners with for 10 years. I miss my old roommate, my best man [at] my wedding.”
According to Hubbard, their friendship didn’t “have to be what it was” during their band heyday.
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley shared a cryptic post following his recent reunion with former bandmate Tyler Hubbard. “After going on the hike with T-Hubb,” Kelley, 40, wrote alongside an Instagram Reel on Friday, January 2. In the clip, Kelley can be seen walking through nature before cutting to a clip of the popular Jon […]
“It doesn’t have to equal FGL doing anything, but we need to repair and spend some time together face to face and just walk and talk, hang and go fishing or get a guitar out,” he said. “Enough time has gone by. What’s happened has happened, but there hasn’t been any real repair at all. What I’m hungry for is, let me get my friend back.”
Hubbard further shut down rumors about what led to their friendship breakup.
“There’s not a good guy, bad guy in this equation. There’s not a right or a wrong,” he said late last year. “BK stuck to his convictions and led with his gut and decided to make a decision based on his passion. I set a boundary that I wasn’t willing to cross and it is what it is. We both accepted it way before the internet accepted it.”
Hubbard also claimed that Kelley was eager to work on solo projects over FGL ones.
“We had a really good conversation for, like, an hour. I was able to be really honest. He was able to be really honest,” Hubbard recalled on the 2025 podcast. “He just basically said, ‘Man, I’m really feeling called, like, this is the time for me to do this and I really need your support and want your support.’ [I said] ‘whatever you ultimately want to do, I want you to be happy and I want you to follow your gut and your heart and if that means not doing this, so be it. But I beg you to reconsider.’ That was not the path I wanted.”
Kelley dropped his solo record, Sunshine State Of Mind, in 2021, while Hubbard released his self-titled debut in 2023 and Strong in 2024.
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The president said there’s only room for one movie star in the family.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department—the same department searching for missing Nancy Guthrie—is also starring in a new reality show about law enforcement.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since the late-night hours of January 31, 2026, and while investigators have vetted tips, alleged ransom letters, and DNA evidence, no suspects have been named, and no arrests have been made.
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Sheriff’s Department Investigating Missing Nancy Guthrie Is Starring In A New Reality Show About Law Enforcement
According to TMZ, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is the focus of a new reality series on A&E titled “Desert Law.”
The network sent an A&E production crew to Arizona last summer, during which they filmed the first season.
“Desert Law” follows several of the department’s deputies; however, Sheriff Chris Nanos is not involved.
The first season of the thrilling law enforcement reality series is airing now, with three additional episodes left.
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Will Nancy Guthrie’s Case Be Part Of An Upcoming Season Of ‘Desert Law’?
Sources close to the production of “Desert Law” revealed that the team has not deployed cameras to capture any aspect of the Nancy Guthrie investigation.
Insiders also shared that they’re still waiting to learn whether the network will have the show return for a second season.
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What Happened To Nancy Guthrie?
As shared above, Nancy Guthrie has been the subject of national news since she was reported missing on February 1, 2026.
A day later, Sheriff Nanos confirmed that Nancy’s Arizona home was a “crime” scene, and pleaded with her potential abductors to return her, stating that if she wasn’t properly cared for, she could die.
On February 3, Nanos told the media that he and his team believed Nancy had been forcibly taken from her home, but he couldn’t say where she might have been.
Over the next several days, Nancy’s children, including “TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie, shared emotional videos with the public and with their mother’s possible captors, begging for her safe return.
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In one video, Savannah even offered to pay the hefty fee demanded in an ominous ransom note delivered to various media outlets, including TMZ and a local Arizona ABC affiliate.
On February 12, horrifying footage of a man, about 5’9″ to 5’10”, standing at Nancy’s doorbell and tampering with her doorbell camera, was shared online, sending a wave of concern through the public and Tucson community members.
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Sheriff Shares Grim Update Regarding The Search For 84-Year-Old Nancy
According to a previous report from The Blast, Sheriff Nanos shared a grim update with the public on February 13, 2026, admitting that locating Nancy could be more difficult than some realize.
“Maybe it’s an hour from now,” he said. “Maybe it’s weeks or months or years from now. But we won’t quit. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy.”
Although investigators have received tips and leads that appeared to point them in the right direction, Arizona law enforcement officers have reached repeated dead ends, something Nanos described as “exhausting.”
“This has to be it, the evidence, everything’s there,” Nanos said. “Then you talk to people, you learn, you do your search, and you think, ‘Maybe not.’”
Police Could Run Into More Walls In The Future
Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller shared a similar message, according to The Blast.
The legal expert explained that “dead ends” are normal in cases such as this, especially because law enforcement officers are moving quickly to follow up on all leads.
“I want to point out we may see a couple more of these as this goes on,” he said.
But that doesn’t mean they want the public to sit idly by. In fact, a former Galveston County police captain stated that working alongside the community has been “the most powerful tool” he’s encountered in law enforcement.
A retired FBI agent echoed that sentiment and encouraged tipsters to share as many details as possible, stating that the analysts are “looking for these ones with specific details to put to the top of the list.”
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Savannah posted another emotional message on Instagram, addressing her mother’s suspected kidnappers directly.
“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said. “And it is never to late to do the right thing. We are here. We believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being. It’s never too late.”
Will MomTok survive another season? We’re about to find out!
The trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” has officially dropped and fans are buzzing. While the sneak peek promises plenty of MomTok drama, tension, and answers to many questions, viewers quickly noticed who was absent from the promo photo and they are speaking their minds on social media about it all.
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Is MomTok Going To Survive Season 4 Of The Hit Reality Series?
When the Season 4 trailer was released on Wednesday, the excitement of the new season escalated for everyone – MomTok and fans.
So just what does the trailer tease? Whitney Leavitt on “Dancing with the Stars,” Taylor Frankie Paul on “The Bachelorette,” Mayci Neeley‘s book tour, Layla Taylor walking in New York Fashion Week and going official with her boyfriend Mason McWhorter, and of course the question, “What about Demi?” as well as other interesting moments.
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‘I’m So Ready To Watch This’
It didn’t take long after the trailer was shared before fans began flocking to the comment section to share their thoughts. And of course, so did the MomTok crew.
Layla wrote, “Dreading watching this HAHAHA.” Taylor added, “The beginning of my mess ily all while it lasted,” leaving fans wondering just what to expect.
One fan wrote, “OH MY GODDDD, wait this might be the best season bc WTH,” and one other shared, “Don’t bother me on March 12th I AM SAT.” Another viewer said, “I’m so ready to watch this and Taylor’s season of ‘The Bachelorette.’”
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Fans Quickly Noticed Who Was Missing From The ‘Mormon Wives’ Promo Photo
Secret Lives on Hulu on Instagram also shared the Season 4 promo photo and fans quickly realized someone was missing.
“No Demi? We won. Our prayers have been answered,” one fan wrote. Another added, “So glad I can keep watching cause Demi is gone.” And there were many other comments that mirrored that thought.
“NO DEMI LOVVVEE TO SEE ITTTT,” one person said. Another wrote, “Bye bye Demi. You will not be missed.”
While Demi Engemann is not in the promo photo, she is clearly seen in the trailer so fans will have to wait to watch the new season to see how that all goes down.
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TikTokers Also Had A Lot To Say About ‘Mormon Wives’ Season 4 Trailer
Viral TikToker @stephwithdadeets shared the trailer and her commentary about what this new season is teasing.
“We got a nice new ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Season 4 trailer, guys, and we need to talk about this,” she began her video. “We get Taylor and Dakota in bed together. We had already heard that they slept together before she left for ‘The Bachelorette.’ I think Taylor even kind of hinted at it when she was on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast, like they had slept together as of recent.”
And that’s not all. There’s a brief clip of Taylor in the hospital and Jessi Draper saying, “Is she gonna be a pregnant Bachelorette?”
Demi then entered the chat.
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“The rest of the trailer really started to disappoint anyone that thought Demi was not going to be in Season 4,” Steph said. “Guys, I think Season 5 is the season we get rid of Demi, honestly.”
One fan took to the comments to predict, “Demi will only be in 2 or 3 episodes.” Another viewer shared, “I can’t wait for the next ‘villain’ of the show… Wonder which one they will plot for it.”
Season 4 Of ‘The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Is Just A Few Weeks Away
Fans of the hit Hulu reality show won’t have to wait long to see how this season plays out.
Get your dirty soda and popcorn ready for Season 4 on March 12! And the timing is super interesting with Taylor’s season of “The Bachelorette” premiering on March 22. Double the reality fun for fans!
It’s safe to say fans are more than ready for this new season filled with MomTok drama. One fan called the show, “my Super Bowl” in Secret Lives on Hulu’s Instagram post about the new season. Another fan said, “That’s right, just keep the seasons coming!!”
Whitney Port gave an update on her fertility journey after a recent embryo transfer with her surrogate.
“Everything went amazingly,” the Hills alum, 40, enthusiastically said in a TikTok video on Wednesday, February 18, while discussing her trip to New York City with husband Tim Rosenman. “They said she looked amazing and the embryo plumped up like it should. I’m so happy that this part is behind us but there is so much left.”
Port went on to say that when they met their surrogate, they immediately felt like she had “the warmest, most wonderful vibe.”
“She even told me that she looked up what temperature she should be sleeping in last night ahead of the transfer,” Port added with a smile. “It was just everything I hoped it would be and now she can take a pregnancy test in five days, but you know, you’re supposed to wait the full 10 days for the blood test.”
Whitney Port’s journey to expand her family with husband Tim Rosenman has faced its fair share of setbacks. Port and Rosenman, who wed in November 2015, welcomed son Sonny in July 2017. Following Sonny’s arrival, the Hills alum suffered multiple pregnancy losses. “It’s been seven years of trying since Sonny. I got pregnant about a […]
Port explained that she didn’t feel “so nervous” about the surrogate not getting pregnant. Instead, she’s “more nervous about lasting through the first trimester,” since that’s when all of her own miscarriages have happened, along with other surrogates she’s used.
“Just gotta get through this first trimester and then I’ll feel like I can start thinking ahead and planning,” she added. “We’ve otherwise had the best trip here.”
In the caption, Port gushed, “We met our surrogate!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s get dressed and talk about it. So many emotions.”
Port and Rosenman, 46, are already the parents of son Sonny, 8, who was born in July 2017. Fans were quick to support the couple in the comments section.
“Wishing you, Timmy and Sonny all the best!! 💕💕💕 this is so exciting,” one wrote. A second follower gushed, “Good luck with the baby u deserve to be a mommy again ❤️.”
A third commented, “Oh Whitney, I am so excited to hear this — sending prayers for a healthy pregnancy and baby!!”
@whitneyport we met our surrogate!!!!!!!!!!!! lets get dressed and talk about it. So many emotions.
Port has been open about her struggles with infertility in the past. Last month, during an episode of the “Spread the Jelly” podcast, Port got candid about accepting motherhood.
“I don’t think motherhood looks like what I imagined,” she said. “I never thought I’d be a mom to an only child. I always knew I wanted more than one. I didn’t picture this, and that’s been a little weird for me. My identity as a mom doesn’t feel fully solidified yet because I feel incomplete. I really do.”
The reality star continued, “I’m trying to come to a place of acceptance with having one child, because I haven’t been able to get pregnant with a second. We’re still on the journey and still trying. But it feels like there’s a piece of my motherhood pie that isn’t complete.”
Port confessed that sometimes she feels “insecure” when talking with other working mothers. “There’s this feeling like one isn’t enough,” she explained. “Or that it’s not as hard, or not as much to balance, or not the full picture. And I carry that insecurity. I’ve done a lot of work around it.”
The Hills alum Whitney Port and her husband, Tim Rosenman, are hopeful about their fertility journey in 2026. “The surrogacy journey is on a positive trajectory,” Port, 40, began the Friday, January 2, episode of her eponymous “With Whit” podcast. “We just signed our contract and are now awaiting next steps for a transfer, but […]
While she usually feels like being a family of three is “wonderful,” Port said she sometimes senses something is missing. “There’s still a part of me that doesn’t feel complete,” she said.
She also opened up about trying to expand her family through IVF for the past seven years and experiencing five miscarriages, which led to the couple’s decision to use a surrogate.
“I decided to take my power back and see it as a privilege; I don’t need to keep putting my body through this after six years of trying. I was losing myself,” she added.
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The prolific musician died on Feb. 18 at age 25.
By Robert Scucci
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A fast-spreading parasitic infection that turns the entire world into one beautiful, mindless orgy may sound like a great idea on paper, but not if David Cronenberg has anything to say about it. His third feature, 1975’s Shivers, viscerally demonstrates exactly what could go wrong in this context, and how, if such a parasite were to run amok among the general population, nobody is going to have a good time. In fact, everybody is going to have a terrible time, because the friction involved alone will leave you feeling worse for wear.
Just watching Shivers in the comfort of your own home is an upsetting experience, which is par for the course with David Cronenberg. Since that’s the exact aesthetic he’s pursued his entire career, I can’t really fault the movie for doing what it sets out to do. I can only give it credit for being a raw, more extreme version of themes he’d later explore in films like The Brood, Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, and beyond.
An Unflinching Exercise In Unwholesomeness
Shivers kicks off with a murder-suicide in which Dr. Emil Hobbes (Fred Doederlein) cuts open a young woman named Annabelle and pours acid into her stomach before turning the blade on himself, for reasons that are revealed much later in the film. The bodies are discovered by Dr. Roger St. Luc (Paul Hampton), who learns from Hobbes’ colleague, Rollo Linsky (Joe Silver), that they had been working on a controversial study involving parasites engineered to act like replacement organs. The idea was that these organisms would dissolve damaged tissue and assume its function, but the results were far more volatile than advertised.
The B story in Shivers centers on Nick Tudor (Allan Kolman), who lives in the same building as the slain Annabelle, sees the crime scene before authorities arrive, and simply goes about his life as if he witnessed nothing. While his coldness seems callous at first, it’s soon revealed that Nick is suffering from convulsions caused by a parasite living inside him, potentially influencing his behavior. His wife, Janine (Susan Petrie), tries to care for him, but he downplays how sick he actually is until he can no longer hide it, resulting in him ralphing up the parasite, which looks like a writhing blood clot that slithers around like a slug.
Can’t Put The Cat Back In The Bag
Once Nick’s parasite is let loose in Shivers, all bets are off. Roger begins to suspect that Dr. Hobbes’ research is directly tied to the outbreak, a suspicion that’s confirmed when Linsky alludes to work involving the creation of a sexually transmitted organism designed to spread rapidly. The infected are transformed into libido-driven maniacs who feel compelled to feed the parasite and pass it along, ensuring the cycle continues to its most extreme end.
Escalating with each passing scene, the world that Shivers constructs becomes exactly what Dr. Emil Hobbes intended. Parasites are furiously transmitted, and those who are infected grow increasingly aggressive in their efforts to convert as many residents as possible before anyone can contain the spread.
If you’re a fan of Cronenberg’s later classics but haven’t yet familiarized yourself with Shivers, think of it as a low-budget, stripped-down preview of what his career would continue to refine once he had the clout and studio backing to fully realize his body horror ambitions.
With a reported production budget of $179,000 CAD, compared to The Fly’s $15 million, Shivers is distinctly a Cronenberg vehicle operating with limited resources. If anything, Shivers proves that all you really need is a twisted imagination, patience, and instinct to make an early effort stick. The film was warmly received by critics and currently boasts an 85 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Shivers is raw, uncomfortable, upsettingly violent, and exactly what you should expect from a young and ambitious David Cronenberg before he became a household name. If you want to see one of the earliest examples of his ability to thoroughly get under your skin, you can stream Shivers on Tubi for free as of this writing.
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