BOOK: PLAGUE OF SOULS
Author Mike McCormack follows his acclaimed Solar Bones with a gripping metaphysical thriller concerning a man named Nealon, recently released from jail, who returns to his family home in the West of Ireland, only to find an empty house. Then the phone calls start... Read an extract here (Tramp Press, out now)
FILM: THE KILLER
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal... Filmmaker David Fincher has given us modern classics like Se7en, Fight Club and The Social Network - now he's back with a bang, and a suitably Fincher-esque thriller with Michael Fassbender in his first movie role this decade (Cinemas nationwide)
MUSIC: ØXN
The first band to sign with legendary traditional music label Claddagh Records in 18 years, ØXN are Lankum's Radie Peat, Katie Kim, John 'Spud' Murphy, and Eleanor Myler; their debut album CYRM runs 45 mins and consists of just 4 tracks, and it's quite unlike anything you'll hear this year (Out now)
EVENT: CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL
The 45th Guinness Cork Jazz Festival returns with performances from Macy Gray, Morcheeba, Corinne Bailey Rae, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Pharcyde, The Scratch, ØXN (see above) and many, many, many more - trust us, it's a scene (Various venues, October 26th - 30th)
STREAMING: FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
Mike Flanagan is the king of Netflix horror, with hits like The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass under his bloody belt; now he's back with his take on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, with an added splash of Succession - perfect for your Halloween horror fix (Netflix, now streaming)
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