Actress Janina Gavankar (“Sleepy Hollow,” The Way Back) both co-wrote and is set to star in an untitled female-driven monster movie for 108 Media, Deadline reports today. The film is based on the ancient Hindu myth of the Rakshasa. Deadline notes, “The myth of Rakshasa is a bloodthirsty demon that makes mankind its prey, after
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Halloween Horror Nights may have been cancelled this year but Universal Orlando is getting into the spirit regardless with two experiences that are getting a test run this weekend. They explain, “You can still get your fright fix with daytime admission as we test a new experience this weekend, September 19-20. And it’s included with
We’ve mentioned Punch Punk Games’ This is The Zodiac Speaking a couple of times over the past year, but that ever-elusive release date has never been nailed down until now. The game, which is based on the very-real story of The Zodiac Killer in the 1970s, will be arriving on PC via Steam and consoles
Much like what they’ve done with previous entries in Capcom’s classic series, Laced Records has announced that they will be releasing another Resident Evil soundtrack on vinyl in Resident Evil 5. And much like they’ve done with previous entries, they’re going all out. Pre-orders for the triple vinyl release are open now, with the set
Beyond Fest announced today its complete slate of 2020 programming comprising of seven nights of double-bill features including three world premieres, one North American Premiere, and two US premieres of unadulterated cinematic excess. Following a sold-out Summer residence with the American Cinematheque at the Mission Tiki Drive-In, Beyond Fest returns to the socially-distanced safety of
The Toronto International Film Festival delivered a trio of pretty cool new horror films that will be coming our way in 2021. The first big acquisition comes out of the Midnight Madness program and has the honor of allegedly being the “first ever drive-in theater acquisition.” Vertical Entertainment and Redbox Entertainment have just closed a deal
September 17, 2020 1:53 pm By Nadia Vella Netflix has dropped a new trailer for Sarah Paulson’s upcoming horror series Ratched. Based on the infamous villain of 1975’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, previously played Louise Fletcher, Paulson will play the titular Nurse Ratched in around a decade-and-a-half before Milos Forman’s film takes place.
Curse you… Shown off today as part of their New York Comic Con 2020 reveals, Funko and Crunchyroll are launching the Junji Ito Collection of POP! vinyl toys with Ito’s character Souichi Tsujii! As the Junji Ito Wikipedia describes, “Souichi Tsujii is the main character of many of the short stories in the Junji Ito
Back in May, we told you about Awe Interactive’s rhythm-based FPS roguelike Bullets Per Minute, which requires you to shoot to the music in order to damage enemies. Well, the game has officially launched on Steam, and with it, a new trailer. From now until September 22nd, you can also enjoy a 10% discount on
Sony was obviously busy today with the unveiling of the PlayStation 5 pricing and information, but they also managed to show off more of their lineup (and it wasn’t just Resident Evil Village) ahead of the PS5’s November launch. For starters, Bethesda and developer Arkane Lyon released a new gameplay trailer for Deathloop dubbed “Two
Sony has countered Microsoft’s reveal of the Xbox Series X last week by announcing today that the PlayStation 5 will hit retail on November 12th for North America, Japan, and parts of Europe and Asia, while launching worldwide on November 19th. As for prices, Sony has put the base unit at $499 USD, and $399
Anytime we step outside the comfort of anonymity we invite criticism. It is often accompanied by regret in the decision to put ourselves out there at all. This process is the same for everyone who chooses to share their work with the world. It is terrifying because the work is typically a direct expression of
Netflix’s “Marianne” may be no more but creator Samuel Bodin will return to the genre with Lionsgate’s horror movie Cobweb, and we’ve got some great casting news today. Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) and Antony Starr (“The Boys”) have been set to star! The cast will also include Cleopatra Coleman and Woody Norman. “The film centers
Sure, the entire live-action Jurassic Park franchise is PG-13, but its sequences of dinosaur thrills and kills might be a bit too intense for younger audiences. Enter Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, a DreamWorks animated spinoff set during the events of Jurassic World. The result is a zippy Netflix series that doesn’t skimp on the thrills and dinosaur fun, yet
Those looking to go on a dino hunt won’t have to wait much longer, as developer Systemic Reaction has announced that their co-op shooter Second Extinction will launch in Steam Early Access on October 13 for $24.99. The Xbox Series X and Xbox One versions will launch at a later date. The Early Access version
Rape and revenge films, by nature, offer one of the most uncomfortable and extreme subgenres of horror. They tend to follow a distinct formula that plays out in three acts; a female character is subjected to brutal degradation and sexual violence then left for dead; she survives and rehabilitates; then she exacts a harrowing vengeance
The Nightmare on Film Street Podcast is officially a member of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network and we couldn’t be happier. I think the first website I ever bookmarked on my family’s desktop computer was Bloody Disgusting! It’s an honor to partner with the #1 name in internet horror (and the producers of found footage
Gearbox and 2K Games are jumping on the next-gen upgrade bandwagon by announcing that Borderlands 3 will be coming to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Current gen owners will be able to upgrade for free, which includes all purchased additional content, as well as game saves. 2K made the announcement over the weekend
Funcom’s Conan Exiles MMO has been kicking around since 2017, and is set to get a new expansion pack later this week. What makes it even more special is the fact that the Isle of Siptah expansion will bring Lovecraftian eldritch horrors into the game for you to cleave. Releasing into Early Access on PC
With Sony and Microsoft getting ready to duke it out in the next generation of consoles, Bloober Team are setting their sights on capitalizing on the battle with their upcoming projects like The Medium and Death of Rose, the latter of which is being published by Feardemic, Bloober Team’s publishing arm. And, in a recent
In our modern, technology fueled world, we are all vulnerable. Directed by Jason Zada (The Forest) and starring Bill Oberst Jr., Facebook experience Take This Lollipop became a viral sensation back in 2011, even winning an Emmy award the following year, and almost ten years later we’ve learned that a follow-up is on the way.
*Spoiler warning for Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, and Silent Hill: Downpour* White noise from a dusty television pelts James Sunderland with echoes of a horrific act. Amidst the hissing cacophony of static are muffled screams, formerly tucked away deep in his subconscious. James came to Silent
From its very first scene, director I-Fan Wang’s debut feature crackles with slapstick energy. The Taiwanese zombie comedy opens on a parliamentary session in complete chaos: men and women attack and bite each other, blood spraying everywhere as bystanders panic in the stands above. Among them is Hsiung (Megan Lai), who recounts a quick bit
An upcoming horror comic titled Stray Dogs is getting an animated feature courtesy of Paramount Animation and It writer Gary Dauberman, THR is reporting tonight. Mark Perez (Game Night) will write the script, with Dauberman producing. THR notes that the mysterious Stray Dogs, being published by Image Comics next year, is being described as “Silence
A terrible year continues to punish as Universal Pictures is no longer releasing Nia DaCosta‘s spiritual Candyman sequel on October 16, 2020, as expected at this point. The film will now release sometime in 2021, with no new date selected at this time. The film, you may recall, was *originally* supposed to hit theaters this
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Resolution, Spring, V/H/S: Viral, The Endless) are back with Synchronic, a brand new sci-fi thriller that’s just been dated for October release. Well Go USA will bring the film to drive-ins and traditional theaters on October 23. Moorhead and Benson released a statement on Twitter in the wake of this news, letting
The big Scream news today was that Neve Campbell has joined the cast of Spyglass and Paramount’s franchise relaunch, but more casting news has arrived to finish off the day. Deadline reports that Marley Shelton is headed back to Woodsboro, reprising the role of Deputy Judy Hicks that she first played in Wes Craven’s Scream
Before the digital age and the internet, as we know it, dating services connected hopefuls through video dating in the early ‘90s. To say it was an awkward form of dating would be a vast understatement. For a fee, you could record a short pitch that summed up who you were and what you wanted
In The Babysitter, bullied twelve-year-old Cole Johnson (Judah Lewis) bonds with his cool babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving), but their fun goes awry when he witnesses a Satanic sacrifice. Bee and her friends spend the evening trying to kill Cole, but most of them wind up dead instead. All except Bee, who vanishes without a trace. While
Coming to Netflix this Halloween season as part of the streaming service’s “Netflix & Chills” event is Oz Rodriguez‘s Vampires vs. The Bronx, and we’ve got first-look images for ya. In the film, taking a bite out of Netflix on October 2, “A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from