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Eurovision is here, and Final Destination returns: What's coming up this week

2025-05-12 04:00:07

This week, prepare to be scared as Final Destination Bloodlines is released in cinemas.

It's the sixth film in the horror franchise, which first came out in 2000 - and you can expect it to follow a similar premise of people cheating death, only to find death coming after them.

In Bloodlines, a college student - haunted by a recurring nightmare - tries to find a way to end the cycle, and therefore to save her family from an untimely demise.

After so many instalments, the challenge for filmmakers includes creating new and different death sequences that we haven't seen before.

But early reactions on social media have been positive by those who've watched it.

"The kills are glorious and inventive and shows that this concept still works well for movies," said That Hashtag Show's Hunter Bolding.

The AU Review's Peter Gray described it as "amusingly gory and self aware," adding: "Fans will eat this up! Big, bloody, fun!"

By Tom Richardson, Newsbeat reporter

There's a joke among software developers whenever a piece of new, questionably useful tech is launched (smart fridges, anyone?)

Can it run Doom?

The answer is usually "yes" – the 1993 classic has been made to work on microwaves, treadmills and even medical equipment. But you might need a bit more processing power for Doom: The Dark Ages, out on PS5, Xbox and PC from Thursday.

Following up 2020's Doom: Eternal, The Dark Ages plunges player character the Doom Slayer into a Medieval hellscape filled with demonic enemies and an arsenal of frankly ridiculous weapons.

So far, so Doom.

But early previews suggest the latest entry in the series is something of a departure, featuring larger open areas to explore, a heavier focus on storyline and gameplay that encourages players to think defensively (when they aren't pelting enemies with streams of projectiles).

Having said that, players can also equip themselves with a shield lined with chainsaw blades, pilot a Godzilla-sized giant robot and ride a dragon – all to a heavy metal soundtrack, of course.

And it doesn't get much more Doom than that.