{
  "id": 17388809,
  "title": "Dubai-Based Director Faisal Hashmi Launches Spine Drop Pictures & Inaugural Horror Slate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/dubai-based-director-faisal-hashmi-launches-spine-drop-pictures",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:35:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/dubai-faisal-hashmi-spine-drop-pictures-horror-slate-1237210593/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a nicely timed company announcement for Halloween. Dubai-based indie director and writer Faisal Hashmi has officially launched genre-focused production company Spine Drop Pictures and unveiled its inaugural slate of three horror features. Hashmi has won fans over his 15-year career with a collection of 10 contained, high-concept genre shorts with chilling twists, including […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}