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A brutal rebellion on a train full of the last humans, a 'zomromcom' in which the dead start shuffling around London and a contemporary reimagining of an HG Wells classic... there's so much for fans of post-apocalyptic fiction and sci-fi to get stuck into right now. We've selected the 25 dramas and films that it really would be the end of the world to miss - sifting through thousands of options so you don't have to. Looking for a new series or film to stream On Demand? Read on to find out the shows worth investing your precious time in...

Anna Samson has made history as the first ever female lead detective in a brand new Death In Paradise spin-off (bottom left), which will take the beloved series for Saint Marie to a brand new bay Down Under. Return to Paradise will be set in sun-soaked Australia and follows DI Mackenzie Clarke as she solves a whole host of mysterious murders. This role will certainly be a big break in the UK for Anna (bottom centre), who previously starred in one of Australia's biggest soaps (top left), and even dated one of her co-stars (bottom right). After growing up in Nigeria and breaking into TV, the star caught the eye of BBC bosses with her stage work, impressing critics on both sides of the world.

BRIAN VINER: If I compiled my list again today, I still wouldn't have space for The Italian Job, Forrest Gump, The Great Escape, or Titanic, which all of which encouraged readers to write in. By the way, that doesn't mean I don't like or even love those photos (although not Titanic), which makes me wish the iceberg would strike a bit sooner). Here is a list of the Top 20 movies you should have included in my Top 100 list, as well as your reasons for... The Shawshank Redemption (left), Mary Poppins (right), and Saving Private Ryan (inset).

Donny Dunn (played by Richard Gadd) and his tumultuous friendship with Martha (Jessica Gunning), as the latest psychological thriller unfolds. Martha and her companionship are about to break down, but she is soon to face devastationous consequences. In a strange twist, Gadd is actually at the center of the real-life story and has played the role of protagonist in reciting the tale of his own obsessive stalker who followed him for years and pelting him with over 41,000 messages and voicemails.

James Howells, a 38-year-old crypto investor, made the fatal mistake of mistakenly throwing away 10,000 Bitcoins ten years ago and is now fighting to recover them. His partner was forced to chuck the only hard drive containing the information to his crypto assets, which has now increased in value to more than £450 million, since he had been temporarily storing it in a black bin bag. Distraught James has been trying to recover the disc from the council run dump ever since, and has narrowed the scope to an area that would result in the excavating 100,000 tonnes of garbage dumped underneath the grassy hills. However, after the council refused his permission, the Newport Household Waste Recycling Centre in South Wales is now under strict security cordon.

Since bombing at the box office and being attacked by the critics, Zac Efron's new horror film has been a hit with Netflix viewers. Firestarter, a Stephen King novel, was released in 2022 and made only $15 million against a budget of $12 million. The critiques were bruising, to the point where Rotten Tomatoes has a whopping 11% rating.

Following high temperatures that soared to almost 50 degrees on the west coast, large areas of Australia are bracing for a ferocious heat wave ahead of the weekend. The intense heat is expected to move from northwest Washington, where Carnarvon recorded 49.9 C this week, to the southeast, according to weatherzone meteorologist Stephen King. Victoria will sizzle on Thursday when the temperature in Melbourne hit 38C, four degrees warmer than Perth, where residents suffered the worst of the heatwave this week. On Thursday, parts of southern Tasmania and Hobart would reach 35 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded in the island state so far this summer.

Musk had to respond to the 76-year-old writer who had refused to call Twitter by the new name X earlier. "Sterrorists may be paying for blue check marks on Twitter, according to the New York Times (I refuse to call it X).' Musk appeared to make an anti-transgender remark and replied, "Stop dead naming X." 'We honor our transition.'

With thousands of shows on offer across each category, the number of subscription options on offer in the United Kingdom can seem almost endless. Any platform has particular terms and conditions, while still providing a sample of shows and movies that appeal to various tastes. Our analysts from The Mail's Weekend magazine have rigorously reviewed over 22 services on sale in the United Kingdom and selected which provide the best value for money. They also have a rundown of which is the fastest to cancel and which service to choose based on your viewing preferences. Read their definitive guide here:

The imminent execution of killer Kenneth Eugene Smith with untested nitrogen has brought America's turbulent capital punishment system into sharper focus. After the US Supreme Court denied his appeal, Smith will be gassed to death with nitrogen hypoxia tomorrow in Atmore, Alabama. It will be the first known nitrogen execution in the United States and the first known nitrogen execution in the world. However, Smith's demise would be the first in a long line of legally sanctioned killings in the United States. The hit film version of Stephen King's book The Green Mile, which included a horrific electric chair execution scene, was loosely based on George Stinney, a 14-year-old boy who was electrocuted for the murders of two girls in 1944. Ruth Snyder, a housewife in 1928, was executed by the same method after murdering her husband with her lover. A photographer took a strange snapshot of the moment of her death with a camera strapped to his ankle. Bottom right: In Huntsville, Texas, the execution chamber is on display.

Heavy rainfall on Monday caused major flooding in Victoria, with warnings that river levels would stay high for days to come. Hundreds of calls have been received since officials in the central region have warned people that it is too late to evacuate their homes as floods approach. On Tuesday, the wet weather system has pushed showers and thunderstorms to northeast NSW and southeast Queensland, as well as southeast Queensland. The wild conditions in Western Australia contrast to the scorching temperatures predicted to destroy the state. There is also a high threat warning in place for areas of the state.

Harlan Coben, an American who published his first book in 1990 at the age of 26, has since sold more than 80 million books and is now a phenomenon on television thanks to his multi-money contract with Netflix. Fool Me Once, the year's latest iteration of the partnership, debuted at the start of the year and has piqued the interest of viewers. It comes as a sequel to his books Safe, The Stranger, and Stay Close, as well as ones produced for Polish (The Woods) and Spanish (The Innocent) viewers. The 62-year-old'master of the suburban thriller,' as he is dubbed by publishers, owned a travel company that was started by his mother and grandfather before turning to writing books. He'didn't like' jobs that involved being up every morning and going to the office' and being responsible for 'grumpy vacationers,' he once said. 'I wasn't meant to have a real job,' the writer said straight away. He has four children with his partner Anne Armstrong (left and right), who he lives with in New Jersey. Charlotte is the daughter of the author of the Fool Me Once adaptation. Stephen King (inset top) - who is 15 years old - is also regarded as a 'idol' by Coben.

As a child, Aaron Stark, now 44, from Denver, Colorado, said he suffered with "the kind of stuff they make horror films about." He spent years being 'beaten, assaulted, and assaulted,' and was constantly surrounded by 'drug use and resistance,' before he ran away and became homeless at age 14. Despite trying to find support on several occasions – he once called social services and even sought out to a'mental health' specialist – he was constantly recalled to his 'abusive' parents or ended up back on the streets. Aaron's "brain snapped" and he decided he'd 'attack the academy' because he'wanted to prevent his parents from being concerned with the creation of a monster," - but one man's simple act of kindness led him to him turning his entire life around. During a recent appearance on the podcast What's Underneath: Masculinity, Aaron, a father of four, a public speaker, and a vocal gun reform advocate, spoke out about his difficult journey.

It's about video gamers, but don't let that discourage you from buying GABRIELLE ZEVIN's unexpected international bestseller - you'll love it, says convert Sam Baker. A dozen people told me to read Tomorow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, but I couldn't understand why for a long time. Gabrielle Zevin's book is a phenomenon. Paramount Pictures bought screen rights for $2 million in 2021, before it was even published, in a 25-way auction. Since being published in July 2022, it has been on the New York Times bestseller list, reprinted 21 times in the United States, and received more than half a million votes on Goodreads. It's the fifth best-selling paperback of the year in the United Kingdom, defeating David Walliams, Colleen Hoover, and Stephen King.

With Christmas coming, it's time to start building your reading list. Wondering where to start?Our reviewers have compiled a list of their best books of the year from a variety of genres for you to enjoy.

Harry Bosch, a retired Los Angeles police detective and private investigator, team up with his half-brother, Mickey Haller, to help a woman who was jailed for murdering her ex-husband, a sheriff's deputy. This is Connelly at his best; it's packed with twists and insights, it grips like a hungry python.

In high school, a particular actress who made her big break in Hollywood in the 1970s with an iconic horror film role looked very different. Throughout her career, the American A-lister has received an Academy Award for Best Actress as well as five other Oscar nominations. She has also received three Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance.

In the coming days, a complex network of troughs will plight western, central, and eastern Australia. Multiple locations could be exposed to severe winds, hail, and heavy rain, according to meteorologist Stephen King of Daily Mail Australia. On Wednesday morning, the worst storms in southern Western Australia were bringing heavy rain and wind speeds of 25 to 40 km/h.

The end of October means that it is officially spooky season is upon us, and celebrities around the world are set to sport their wildest and scary costumes to celebrate Halloween. Famous faces are spotted in swanky bars and clubs for one night of the year, trying to out-do one another with the most original outfit design. Some choose to recreate a well-known celebrity by doing a long-tail twist on a current pop culture villain, while others choose to do their own spin on a well-known celebrity. Can you tell which celebrity is sporting each iconic costume ahead of the big night?

Silvana Montal, a forensic and clairvoyant based in Enfield, visited 284 Green Street to see if negative spirits were still occupy the site 44 years after the so-called Enfield Poltergeist phenomenon. Silvana (left and right) offered her opinion of the site around the house and the street as a whole, as well as burning some sage to disinfect the area during her visit. The Enfield Poltergeist was seen as a suspected haunting of the Hodgson family's council house from 1977 to 1979, when 11-year-old Janet Hodgson (inset) became the object of a media mania. Bill Wilkins, the previous owner of the house who had died inside, was said to have somehow possessed by the spirit of the schoolgirl at the time.

As supermodel Kendall Jenner hosted a star-studded Halloween party in Los Angeles on Saturday evening, the designer frocks were left in the walk-in wardrobe. Channing Tatum and his partner Zo Kravitz were among the first celebrity arrivals at Chateau Marmont on a night dedicated to glamorous ghouls. Kravitz, 34, arrived as Carrie White, the iconic Stephen King character made popular by actress Sissy Spacek in his 1976 screen version of his classic debut novel, adhering to the event's themed clothing code.

FEMAIL reveals a sequence of frightening events that continue to spook spectators to this day in the aftermath of the Enfield Poltergeist saga (right is the 'levitating' girl who lived in the North London home). FEMAIL reveals all from photos of a ghostly woman dressed in archaic clothing (right) to a CCTV video of a 'ghost bride' (right) and a bicycle without a rider.

Stephen King, a horror writer, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the Maine shootings, which killed 18 people, when he revealed he went to school in one of the towns now shielded from the gunman. The King, who was born in Portland, Maine, blamed the 'rapid-fire killing machines' for the murder in Lewiston, 50 miles from where he lives. The renowned author attended Lisbon High School, which is now under lockout as part of a desperate manhunt for the shooter, who is believed to have been previously sectioned Army reserve firearms instructor Robert Card, 40.

The tragic mass shooting in Maine has brought the state's firearms control policies into question, as well as renewed calls from anti-gun campaigners for tighter crackdowns. The senseless shooting reignited controversy over one of the most divisive topics in American politics, gun control, and Maine's laws, which did not mandate background checks at gun shows and have a narrower 'yellow flag bill' rather than a red flag. Maine is one of only 25 states that allow lawful gun owners to carry a concealed handgun without a license. It is also one of 38 states that do not have a license or are not allowed open carry.