We're big fans of Halloween at the IGN UK podcast so we thought we'd celebrate this week by bringing you a big ol' episode dedicated to it.

We've done a nice rundown of all the spookiest goings on in the cinema, on Netflix and on regular people telly. There's also a full-on spoiler discussion about the new Halloween film and as if that wasn't enough we're joined by THREE special guests.

You'll find lovely chats with Julius Avery and J.J. Abrams, the men responsible for bringing Overlord to our cinemas and we're also only bloody joined by the one and only Jamie Lee Curtis!

We don't know how we've done it...I mean, we do - months of careful planning and loads of emails - but still, what a fantastic time YOU'RE about to have.

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FilmStruck, the indie, arthouse and classic film streaming service, will be shutting down late next month.

As reported by Variety, this is part of AT&T’s streamlining of WarnerMedia, Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks. FilmStruck will officially cease operations on November 29, 2018, and new signups are no longer allowed. FilmStruck debuted two years prior, in November 2016.

On the official FilmStruck website, the following message has been posted: “We regret to inform you that FilmStruck will be shutting down. Our last day of service will be November 29, 2018, and we are currently no longer enrolling new subscribers. All current FilmStruck subscribers will receive an email with details about your account and the refund process as applicable."

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Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 0, and Resident Evil 4 will all be headed to the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

Announced on Twitter, Capcom revealed that they are "bringing multiple fan favorites to Nintendo Switch," and that more info will be revealed for these versions "soon."

These Resident Evil titles will join the Switch versions of Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 that were released last year and the cloud version of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard in Japan.

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Maisie Williams, best known for her role as Arya Stark, was treated to a mini Stark family reunion after a showing of her play I and You at London’s Hampstead Theater.

As reported by TV Guide, Williams was reunited with Richard Madden (who played her older brother Robb Stark in the early seasons of Game of Thrones), and both Madden and Williams posted a picture on Instagram of the two very happy to see each other.

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To celebrate the relaunching of one of Dungeons & Dragons most popular boxed set adventures, Dungeon of Mad Mage in Undermountain, Adobe is offering fans a chance to create their very own D&D beasts in Photoshop CC, which will become a part of the franchise forever.

The contest is called “Summon the Terror of Undermountain.” The site will go live at www.summontheterror.com beginning Friday. Here's how you can participate:

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It’s not uncommon to see storytellers depict magic as something dark and dangerous, but DC comic scribe Geoff Johns wants to remind people about the fun, whimsy, and adventure of magic in his upcoming monthly Shazam! comic series with artist Dale Eaglesham.

“I think often magic in the books can be connected to the darker stuff, like monsters, Swamp Thing, and Justice League Dark, and we’re really going to a different side of magic, to the actual origin source of magic, which is wonderful and colorful and mysterious,” Johns told IGN in a phone interview. Much like he constructed expansive new mythologies for Green Lantern and Aquaman, Johns is building out a whole history for the source of Shazam’s magic that expands far beyond just Earth. Johns cited fantasy works such as The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz as inspiration for how he’ll be using Shazam to open doorways to other magical realms all ripe for exploration.

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Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden has described the PS4 version of MediEvil as a remake, not a remaster - despite the game being originally advertised using the latter term.

Appearing on PlayStation Blogcast, Layden explained the approach for this new version of the fondly-remembered PS1 game:

“I think there have been some words that might sound alike but mean different things – like remake and remaster. This is a remake. We’ve taken the original game design and we’ve taken a lot of the key art, some of the other attributes of the game design and ethos, if you will. And we’re working with a developer called Other Ocean Interactive, and they are remaking MediEvil in that design – the original MediEvil from PS1. The one that I worked on when I was in Tokyo."

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Sony Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden has described the PS4 version of MediEvil as a remake, not a remaster - despite the game being originally advertised using the latter term.

Appearing on PlayStation Blogcast, Layden explained the approach for this new version of the fondly-remembered PS1 game:

“I think there have been some words that might sound alike but mean different things – like remake and remaster. This is a remake. We’ve taken the original game design and we’ve taken a lot of the key art, some of the other attributes of the game design and ethos, if you will. And we’re working with a developer called Other Ocean Interactive, and they are remaking MediEvil in that design – the original MediEvil from PS1. The one that I worked on when I was in Tokyo."

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