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13 April 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

Today sees the opening of "The Cabin In The Woods," one of the freshest, most enjoyable horror movies in years, one that we can only urge you to go see (read our review here). To mark its release, Time Out have polled critics, programmers and filmmakers as to their favorite horror movies, and collated their finds in a mammoth list.

Topped by "The Exorcist," it's an excellent read, and one you'll want to sit down with over the weekend, and as a taste, below you can find the top ten picks of ten of the most notable filmmaker contributors. You can find the full list, as well as picks from many, many more interesting figures, from Antonio Campos and Joe Dante to Simon Pegg and Rob Zombie, over at Time Out's site. And why not weigh in with your own ten picks over in the comments below?

Roger Corman ("The Pit & The Pendulum, »

- Oliver Lyttelton

16 March 2012 8:16 AM, PDT | MTV Multiplayer | See recent MTV Multiplayer news »

Is it possible that with Lego Batman 2, developer Traveller's Tales might inadvertently be working on the best video game incarnation of Superman to date? Maybe it's a little too soon to make that kind of pronouncement but along with ability suits for Batman and Robin, multiple playable DC heroes, and—get this—a wide-open Gotham City—Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes is shaping up to at least the most ambitious games in the Lego franchise yet.

Myself and a few other journalists got to check out Lego Batman 2 during Gdc in a hands-off demo led by Jonathan Smith, Head of Productions for Traveller's Tales Games. According to Smith, "Lego makes people brilliant." Indeed, something about the little plastic toys seems to have made the developer step up their game for this particular franchise after success with pop cultural pillars like Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter. »

- Charles Webb

2 items from 2012