Formative Fears is a column that explores how horror scared us from an early age, or how the genre contextualizes youthful phobias and trauma. From memories of things that went bump in the night, to adolescent anxieties made real through the use of monsters and mayhem, this series expresses what it felt like to be a
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George Miller is currently developing a Mad Max: Fury Road spinoff movie centered on Charlize Theron‘s Imperator Furiosa character, with The Witch and The New Mutants star Anya Taylor-Joy taking over the role. It’s a prequel simply titled Furiosa at this time, and tonight we’ve learned that Warner Bros. has already handed the film a release date. Furiosa is currently set for release
In addition to being a horror icon he’s also a New York Times Bestselling Author, and Bruce Campbell is back this week with his latest writing project The Cool Side of My Pillow! The Cool Side of My Pillow, now available from Amazon for Kindle, is a collection of essays penned by Campbell himself, and
We’re streaming holiday horror all this week on Bloody Disgusting TV, including a Christmas Eve marathon featuring Mother Krampus 2, Red Christmas, Black Christmas, andSilent Night, Bloody Night. The marathon kicks off at 4PM PT / 7PM ET. You can find Bloody Disgusting TV streaming at channel 770 on The Roku Channel, or watch on
Announced back in September, Netflix and Zack Snyder‘s upcoming zombie film Army of the Dead is getting a prequel anime series with “Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas,” and an “international prequel” of the feature film variety is also on the way. The latter project has wrapped filming this week, we’ve learned courtesy of Snyder himself over on Twitter. Snyder
So much of what we love about the holiday season is built on nostalgia. Those who celebrate during this time of year often recount fond childhood memories of family gatherings, songs of the season, or a favorite gift. They speak of warm feelings at stringing up lights with dad or baking cookies with grandma. And
One name that’s been synonymous with the Alien franchise from the very beginning is David Giler, a key figure in the behind the scenes creation of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic and one of the film’s producers. He went on to produce every single installment in the Alien film franchise. Sadly, we’ve learned this week that
We had recently learned that Morgan Creek was developing a reboot of The Exorcist and it looks like Blumhouse is on board the project as well, The Observer reports tonight. According to the site, David Gordon Green (Halloween) is in talks to direct! The Observer is referring to the project as a “sequel,” it’s interesting
You’re not welcomed here. Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast continues isolating from the world with their month on Isolation Horror, They Can’t Hear You month, with Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Lodge! The Lodge follows soon-to-be stepmother Grace (Riley Keough) and her fiancé Richard’s (Richard Armitage) children, Mia and Aiden (Lia McHugh & Jaeden Martell), who go
December 20, 2020 4:05 pm By Nadia Vella Monoliths are like buses, it seems. Since one cropped up in a desert in Utah a couple of weeks ago they’ve been appearing everywhere, from the hills of California to 2,000-year-old Romanian forts. Now, one has seemingly appeared in the sky. Jeff Jacobs was driving home from
Sony and Sucker Punch are giving our more goodies for fans of Ghost of Tsushima with a set of DLC costumes that pay tribute to Sony icons, including some for genre fans. Available now (though you still have to unlock them) are outfits inspired by God of War, Shadow of the Colossus, Horizon Zero Dawn,
Diablo Immortal is still kicking. In fact, the upcoming mobile game is on the cusp of going into a limited technical alpha. In a new update video, lead designer Wyatt Cheng explains that “A small number of players, primarily in Australia, will briefly have access to test the game, and help us look at our
In the wake of brand new horror movie Smiley Face Killers, we’ve learned this week that Crispin Glover has booked his next gig, a starring role in HBO Max series “Red Bird Lane.” Deadline broke the news, reporting that Glover (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Willard) has been set as a series regular for
If you want to hang out with Danielle Harris all year long you’ll want to pick up her brand new 2021 calendar, available exclusively through her website while supplies last. The Limited Edition calendar is expected to release on January 1st, 2021, and it can pre-ordered today for $100. The calendar comes hand-numbered and *signed*
In Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius, played by the inimitable Ernest Thesiger, raises his glass and proposes a toast to Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein—“to a new world of Gods and Monsters.” I invite you to join me in exploring this world, focusing on American horror films from the dawn of the Universal Monster movies in 1931 to
One of the many infamous lost cuts of movies that may or may not be floating around out there is the Director’s Cut of Paul W.S. Anderson‘s Event Horizon, a longer and more gruesome version of the 1997 movie that reportedly so horrified both test audiences and Paramount that much of the footage was removed
Honestly, we don’t show enough fan artwork around here. It’s a shame, since it’s pretty easy to see how talented horror fans are when it comes to paying tribute to their favourite film/video game. Case in point: Mark Scicluna, a senior illustrator for Rockstar Games, has recently done up some awesome Tales From The Crypt-styled
The second season of Netflix’s “Locke & Key” hasn’t even premiered yet but we’ve learned today via The Wrap that the streaming service has already ordered up a third season. The site also notes that new episodes of “Locke & Key” are set for arrival sometime in 2021, though at this time the second season
With titles like Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, God Hand and The Evil Within under his belt, Capcom’s Shinji Mikami has pretty much cemented his reputation as a game director. And, in a new interview with Variety discussing his 30 years in the business, Mikami reveals that he’s willing to come back to the director’s chair
Netflix is adapting Todd Grimson’s horror novel “Brand New Cherry Flavor” in the form of a horror-thriller revenge series, with Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel) set to lead the cast. The series will also star Catherine Keener (Get Out), Eric Lange (Escape at Dannemora), Jeff Ward (“Agents of Shield”) and Manny Jacinto (“The Good Place”), and Deadline reports today that Hannah Levien (The Magicians, Siren), Leland Orser (I Am
Starring Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Jack Dylan Grazer (IT) and Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Lionsgate’s new thriller Don’t Tell is a Soul is coming to theaters, On Demand and Digital on January 15, 2021, and we’ve been provided with an intense exclusive clip from the Alex McAuley-directed film to whet your appetite
In case you missed it last week, Fortnite scored another crossover with Daryl and Michonne from AMC’s The Walking Dead, which just so happens to be live now. The Survivors in Arms outfits are available for 1,800 V-bucks each, and both come with new accessories. Daryl has his knife, while Michonne has her trusty katana.
Bride of Chucky‘s Katherine Heigl returns to horror in Castille Landon‘s indie Fear of Rain, which Lionsgate will release on Digital Demand, Blu-ray and DVD February 12, 2021. “The film follows a teenage girl living with schizophrenia who struggles with vivid and terrifying hallucinations as she begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. “Her parents try desperately
Officially a holiday classic, Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty gifted us with the Christmas-set horror Krampus, in which a boy accidentally summons a festive demon to his family home. It starred Hereditary‘sToni Collette with Adam Scott and David Koechner. In the past, Dougherty has shared never-before-seen concept art of the title character, while today
Filmmaker Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England, High-Rise, Rebecca, The Meg 2) had revealed back in September that he secretly shot a micro-budget horror movie during quarantine, and we recently learned that the mysterious movie is titled In the Earth. We’ve now learned today that it’s set for a premiere at Sundance next year! Check out a
Executive produced by Academy Award-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan, the ten-episode second season of “Servant” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first episode on January 15, 2021, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday. And we’ve learned today that it won’t be the last season, as a third season has already been ordered! Season Two, meanwhile, is now exactly
Technically an unofficial sequel to Werner Herzog’s brilliant Nosferatu the Vampyre, the lesser-known film Nosferatu in Venice came along nearly ten years later, putting Klaus Kinski back in the title role of the infamous blood-sucker. Saving the film from obscurity, Severin Films has announced this week that they’re bringing Nosferatu in Venice to Blu-ray next
To say that fans are excited about Back 4 Blood is an understatement. Case in point: with the upcoming alpha playtest (which you can still sign up for here), players have been snooping around the preload files, which just happens to include the Alpha Introduction Video. Of course, you’ll be seeing the video once the
We recently learned that all of WB’s 2021 movies will be hitting theaters and coming to HBO Max on the same days, and today Mortal Kombat has been given its new date. The movie will release in theaters and on HBO Max April 16, 2021! Producer Todd Garner broke the news on Twitter today, sharing
Thanks to Biohazard Cast, we have our tentative release date for the upcoming Resident Evil film reboot. Constantin Film has updated their website to include a new release date of September 9, 2021 for the Johannes Roberts project. The website is still pretty bare bones and is still in German, but hey, we’ll take it