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Agatha Christie published The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb in September 1923, almost a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Her Hercule Poirot short story drew inspiration from the sensationalised folklore of the “mummy’s curse”. Lord Carnarvon, sponsor of the excavation, had died…

Hercule Poirot, the world’s greatest and most particular detective, returns in Kenneth Branagh’s third outing as director and star. A Haunting in Venice is set in 1947, ten years after Poirot solved the case in Death on the Nile (2022).

“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery

With smart casting and suitably murky Venice setting, the director improves on last year’s Death on the Nile, though his moustache-fondling Poirot remains the same

It’s time to give Kenneth Branagh his due. With 'A Haunting in Venice,' the filmmaker has not only delivered his best Hercule Poirot adventure to date, but also a movie that explicitly showcases his own skills as a director.

Inverse speaks with James Pritchard, the CEO of the Agatha Christie estate, about 'A Haunting in Venice,' and the whodunit renaissance.

Murder most spooky.

Agatha Christie regularly drew upon the supernatural to generate a feeling of uncertainty. We – the audience, and the ensemble of characters – are given limited information regarding a murder.

Passers-by in London were given a frightening surprise as a ghoulish gondola passed through Camden Lock, Regent’s Park Canal and Little Venice manned by mysterious figures draped in black and donning traditional Venetian masks.

Kenneth Branagh is joined by wonderful international cast including Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan.

In an essay on Kenneth Branagh, screenwriter Scott Frank recalls meeting the future star and director of his screenplay Dead Again (1991) and wondering “why the guy would want to direct a loopy, film noir thriller like mine?”