WHAT’S NEW
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Site Updates
New features, improvements and fixes to help you explore the horror archive.
A more connected community
Member profiles, private corrections and new ways to explore, with a more consistent look across the site.
A consistent home for horror
Public page layouts now follow the homepage width and spacing. Community colours match the site, ads are centred and Explore sits after Community.
Cleaner conversations
Article comments have clearer spacing and compact action icons. Member names and avatars link to public profiles with join dates and public activity.
Private corrections
Send a correction from a movie, episode or article and discuss it privately with the administrator. Follow replies and progress in Corrections & Reports.
Community at a glance
A new activity panel highlights recent public topics and replies.
Collections that grow
Browse automatic collections by release decade or highest recorded kill count.
A taste of Movie Linker
Guests can see the two selected actors and the number of steps between them. Free members can reveal the complete connection.
Simpler movie lists
Use compact Watched and Watch Later controls in the movie information panel. Related movies sit at the bottom in smaller cards.
Sharing and navigation
Copy movie and article links, share using supported devices and return to the top with a floating button.
Movie connections at a glance
A clearer visual journey between the people and films in Movie Linker.
Faces behind the connections
Circular portraits flank each movie cover, with arrows and role labels showing how each person connects. The layout stacks neatly on smaller screens.
Simpler separators
Actor search results now use a simple dot separator.
Find your next horror
Discover surprising movie connections, build your personal watchlist and explore the community with cover art.
Explore the vault
Find On This Day, Movie Linker and Pick My Next Horror together in the Explore menu.
Movie connections
Members can connect two actors through films and recorded cast, director and writer credits.
Your personal watchlist
Save movies as Want to Watch or Watched and manage your lists from My Account.
A little help choosing
Pick My Next Horror suggests a released movie by decade or network collection, with an option to skip films you have watched.
More movies to explore
Movie pages suggest related films connected through their credits.
Recognise films in the forums
Movie discussion listings now include compact cover thumbnails beside their titles.
Site housekeeping
Improved community setup guidance, merchandise management and the mobile movie footer position.
More stories and a growing community
New ways to explore articles, discover merchandise and help shape the site.
Browse homepage stories
Switch between recent articles with arrows or a thumbnail selection.
Articles beside your favourites
Article sidebars prioritise stories linked to the movie you are viewing.
Movie and series merchandise
Discover matching items from our Etsy shop, with a general collection when no matching items are available.
A place for site conversations
Discuss release notes in Site Updates and share ideas in Suggestions & Feedback.
Consistent cast cards
Episode cast cards now match the movie page layout.
Network collections
Network buttons and their movie collections can be updated more easily.
Easier to find and share
Clearer community links and improved page descriptions and discovery information.
Member identity, richer articles and mobile polish
More ways to personalise your account and join the conversation.
Your name, your choice
Change your username in My Account once every 14 days, or adjust capitalisation anytime. Existing contributions show your current name.
Movie conversations
Movie pages show their three newest discussion topics with forum statistics and a link to start a topic.
Richer stories
Articles support screenshot captions and embedded YouTube videos.
Mobile consistency
The A–Z directory fits smaller screens and mobile pages share the site footer.
Avatar names
Avatar names can now be updated in the collection.
Movie Discussion, organised by decade
A clearer forum layout for finding and following movie conversations.
Browse step by step
Open Movie Discussion, choose a decade, then a year and a movie to see its topics.
Discussion statistics
Topics and Posts counts appear beside decades, years and movies, with the latest post time.
Find your way back
Breadcrumbs connect each level, while saved movie sorting and existing discussions are preserved.
A more connected community
New member tools, organised movie forums and cleaner navigation throughout the site.
Movie forums
Find discussions by release year and save your preferred movie sorting when signed in.
My Account
View your signup details and contribution counts, change your password and select an avatar.
Member recommendations
Recommend movies and articles and track your votes in your account.
A cleaner movie page
Compact related articles, a clearer cast layout and an improved A–Z directory.
Articles around the site
A reusable latest-articles sidebar makes new stories easier to discover.
Simpler site management
Grouped tools, clearer descriptions and search make the admin area easier to navigate.
Clearer articles and a simpler homepage
Improved article reading, cover uploads and links.
Readable stories
Smaller headlines, clearer headings and more comfortable paragraph spacing.
Cleaner links
Articles now have descriptive web addresses, with older links redirected automatically.
Latest story
The homepage highlights one latest article with its cover, title, introduction and Read More button.
Cover images
Improved cover saving and clearer upload guidance in the editor.
Stories from the vault
Discover news, reviews and updates, and join the conversation with your free account.
News and reviews
A new article section brings together stories, images, reviews and site news.
Connected movies
Follow movie references directly to their pages and find related articles while browsing movies.
Member discussions
Verified members can comment, reply, edit or delete their own comments and report problems.
More to discover with free membership
Cast details and detailed kill descriptions on movie and episode pages are now available to signed-in members.
Member management improvements
Improved the tools for maintaining member accounts.
Actor profile link fixes
Improved actor profile matching for names containing punctuation.
Easier breakdown maintenance
Added a central place to keep existing video breakdowns up to date.
Manage existing breakdowns
Saved breakdowns can now be searched, reviewed, edited and removed, helping keep movie video links accurate.
Complete desktop rows
Tidied the Latest Movie Kill Counts and Latest Episodes sections on desktop.
More covers in each desktop row
The homepage now shows five cards per row in Latest Movie Kill Counts and Latest Episodes on desktop.
Simpler video importing
Combined the video import tools into one place to make maintaining the archive easier.
Full covers and tidier desktop cards
Improved the Latest Movie Kill Counts and Latest Episodes sections on the homepage.
Full cover artwork
Movie and series posters now fit inside their frames without cropping the artwork. Episode previews sit below the covers instead of covering them.
Less wasted space
Titles, years, episode numbers and badges sit together directly beneath each cover, removing the large empty areas inside the cards.
A fresh look for the horror archive
A refreshed Oracle Of Souls, with clearer browsing and improvements across desktop and mobile.
Refreshed design
Updated colours, typography, spacing and poster cards make the archive easier to read and explore.
Improved search
Search now accepts shorter titles such as Eli and Jaws, keeps the search box available on results pages and handles punctuation and accented characters more reliably.
Smoother browsing
Improved the A–Z directory and streamlined how the site loads its information. The featured breakdown player now loads when you choose to watch.
Better on mobile
Refined mobile layouts, clearer text and easier access to browsing, search and the community.
More accessible controls
Timeline details can be selected by tapping or using the keyboard. Search tabs and menus also have improved keyboard support.
Site updates
Added this page and footer links so you can follow new features, improvements and fixes in one place.