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- 1Horror fans start Halloween countdown with 31 nights of 80s films●🎃 October 1st means the Halloween countdown starts now. 31 nights. 31 films. I’ve gone entirely 80s this year. What does
With October 1st arriving, film fans are kicking off their annual Halloween countdown: one horror film a night for all 31 nights of the month. One movie lover says this year's picks are drawn entirely from 1980s horror, and is asking others what is on their October watchlist and which film they rewatch every Halloween without fail.
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Jeff 'Mantas' Dunn, founding guitarist of British black metal band Venom, has published a tribute to frontman Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, writing that the two 'changed the history of metal as we know it'. The two were central to Venom's pioneering sound in the early 1980s, influencing thrash, death and black metal. The tribute has drawn attention amid searches about Cronos, with fans discussing his legacy and current status.
- 3Depeche Mode classic recreated on Prophet 6 synthesizer●Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode - synthesizer parts on prophet 6 https://www.matrixsynth.com/2026/10/just-cant-get-
A new cover of Depeche Mode's 1981 hit "Just Can't Get Enough" has surfaced in synthesizer circles, recreating the track's synth parts on a Sequential Prophet 6 analog synthesizer. The recording, shared via the Matrixsynth blog, shows how the song's vintage arrangements hold up on modern analog hardware, drawing attention from keyboard and electronic music enthusiasts.
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Spanish pop rock band Hombres G say their new single is facing censorship, comparing the situation to their experience in Latin America four decades ago. In remarks reported by Lecturas, the group said it would be very serious if what happened to them 40 years ago in Latin America were now happening in Spain. The comments have drawn attention and debate.
- 5Bangla comedy natok sends viewers back to 1980▼টাইম মেশিনে ১৯৮০ সাল | Time Machine | Bangla Funny Video | Family Entertainment bd | Bangla Natok
A Bangladeshi comedy drama, 'Time Machine', imagines travelling back to 1980 and is drawing a large Bengali-speaking audience with its mix of nostalgia and family humour. Produced under the Family Entertainment BD banner, the skit-style natok plays on jokes about life in the decade, and viewers are sharing and reacting to it widely as light entertainment.
- 6Readers debate which Amiga games deserve modern remakes▼Games Inbox: What Amiga games deserve a remake? https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co .uk/2026/10/02/games-inbox-amiga
Metro's Games Inbox is asking readers which classic Amiga games deserve a remake, inviting suggestions from the Commodore Amiga back catalogue of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Responses and debate are circulating among retro gaming fans online.
- 7Calls renewed to tax windfall profits in energy markets●@ jon Also we know since the 1980s that the solution is to # tax rents/windfall profits. Not perfect, but better than ot
Commenters argue that taxing economic rents and windfall profits has been understood as a workable remedy since the 1980s, calling it imperfect but better than alternatives such as price caps. One cites analysis noting that a proposed cap is not strategically neutral to market participants from an allocative efficiency standpoint, fuelling debate over the best policy response to energy market gains.
- 8Review: The Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack Gets Reformatted Edition▼(((O))) Review: The Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack: The Reformatted Edition
A new review examines The Reformatted Edition of The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack. The release revisits the 1986 animated film's beloved music, long associated with 1980s pop-metal and its cult fanbase. Coverage focuses on how the reissued edition presents the classic songs and score for listeners revisiting the film's enduring appeal.
- 9Obocchama-kun gets REBORN revival on TV Asahi▼https://www. wacoca.com/media/780050/ おぼっちゃまくん REBORN｜テレビ朝日 # REBORN # television # tv # TVPrograms # アニメ # おぼっちゃまくん # テ
TV Asahi is airing Obocchama-kun REBORN, a revival of the classic comedy anime about a pampered young heir at an elite school. The original series was a staple of Japanese children's television in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fans are responding with nostalgia as the beloved character returns to the screen in a new version for a modern audience.
- 10A24 Developing TV Series Based on Kathryn Bigelow's 'Near Dark'▼‘Near Dark’ Lives Again: A24 Developing TV Series Based on Kathryn Bigelow’s Vampire Classic [Exclusive]
A24 is developing a television series adaptation of 'Near Dark', Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 vampire western that has long been considered a cult classic. The studio behind 'Euphoria' and other prestige titles is taking on one of the most acclaimed horror films of the 1980s, directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker. Horror fans are reacting to the news, with debate over whether the film's gritty, sun-scorched take on vampires can be successfully expanded for television.
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Conrad 'Cronos' Lant, frontman and bassist of the British heavy metal band Venom, has died at the age of 63, according to news reports. Lant was a defining figure of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, and Venom's early 1980s albums helped shape the black metal and thrash genres. Fans and fellow musicians are expected to pay tribute.