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Geek Tyrant
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Cool Poster Art For POLTERGEIST Created BY Artist True Spilt Milk — GeekTyrant
If you're a fan of director Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's classic horror film Poltergeist , I've got a print here for you that you might want to add to your collection! The poster art was created by artist True Spilt Milk for Hero Complex Gallery. There are two limited edition variants 16x24 ($50) and 24x36 ($75). Poltergeist is one of my favorite horror movies and it tells the story of a suburban family whose home becomes the site of terrifying paranormal activity after their youngest daughter, Carol Anne, is mysteriously taken by supernatural forces. What begins as harmless oddities, like chairs stacking themselves, quickly escalates into full-blown horror as the family grapples with malevolent spirits, a possessed television, and the unraveling truth that their home was built over a disturbed burial ground. Desperate to save Carol Anne, the family enlists a group of parapsychologists and a spiritual medium, culminating in a series of chilling encounters that cement the film's status as one of the genre's most memorable ghost stories. The movie tapped into primal fears surrounding the safety of children, the sanctity of the home, and the unsettling idea that technology could become a conduit for evil. Its iconic moments. The movie continue to influence horror filmmakers today.
The National
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
One Last Thing: May Calamawy on her biggest pet peeve and the motorcycle ride she can't remember
Egyptian-Palestinian actress May Calamawy needs no introduction. She has been acting since 2006, with roles in everything from Tobe Hooper's Djinn to Madam Secretary. But she probably came firmly on to the radar of television watching audiences for her role as the acerbic Dena Hassan on Ramy Youssef's award-winning series Ramy. Since then, she has entered a rarefied stratosphere of global entertainment, becoming the first Arab superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Layla El-Faouly, aka Scarlet Scarab, in Moon Knight on Disney+ opposite seasoned actors Ethan Hawke and Oscar Issac. Her latest role is in a smaller film, The Actor, based on the novel Memory by Donald E Westlake about a man with amnesia. The film is distributed by Neon, the company behind this year's Oscar dominating Anora. We caught up with her and asked her to answer Luxury magazine's One Last Thing questionnaire. What is your favourite time of day and why? It's the beat before sunset when the sun is still shining but everything feels more still like the sun's excitement is chilling out and it's just being. What is your favourite restaurant anywhere in the world? Naguib Mahfouz in Khan El Khalili, Cairo. When was the first time you realised your parents were human? When I was 22 and my mum got sick. What do you want to be when you grow up? Content. Do you have any hidden talents? I can read minds. Your favourite book? I honestly don't know, and not because I read too much but because I don't read enough. I feel like I need to learn how to sit down and indulge in books again. What type of music can't you stand? Currently, metal. What puts you in a bad mood? The state of the world. What can you not live without? Myself. Dream dinner guests? My mom. Sitting on the sofa or out with friends? Sofa with friends. What smell takes you straight back to childhood? Cinnamon. What food takes you back to childhood? Weetabix, labneh and olive wraps and those ice creams with the gumball at the bottom. Which city do you love but would hate to live in? I'm keeping that one to myself. Can you play a musical instrument? Every once in a while I can play the piano. Have you ever been on a motorcycle? Yes, but can't remember when. Seems like a vague memory when I was a child. Dodgy. Any words to live by? 'Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.' – Marilyn Monroe Biggest pet peeve? When things aren't returned to their place. Do you believe in aliens? Yezzir. What is your favourite Arabic word? Miskeena [editor's note: literally translates as 'needy' but is normally used to imply a mix of empathy and pity for someone.] The most niche thing you watch on YouTube? Obscure animals such as rain frogs or duprasi gerbils. How do you take your tea? White with a cheeky spoon of sugar. What makes you cry? Videos of abused animals learning to trust again. What do social algorithms think you're interested in? Kittens, dogs and pixie haircuts. TikTok or Instagram? Instagram, only because I haven't let myself download TikTok yet, but it would probably be TikTok if I did. What is it about you that would surprise people? I've been learning to horse ride for the last couple of years and love it! What was the last thing you did for the first time? Visit Cambodia.
