Grief, Satanism and black magic is rife in Anything For Jackson, the Canadian horror film about a pair of grandparents who will quite literally do anything to bring back their deceased grandson. The premise is surprisingly fresh: grieving elderly couple Audrey (Sheila McCarthy) and Dr. Henry Walsh (Julian Richards) abduct pregnant Shannon Becker (Konstantina Mantelos)
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We had learned back in April that Sentient Entertainment was developing a remake of Alejandro Amenábar’s 2001 horror movie The Others, and today we’ve learned via Deadline that Universal Pictures is partnering with Sentient on the remake. “Universal has optioned the rights to the film from Sentient,” Deadline notes. The site also reports, “At this
One of the four Quake level designers, Sandy Petersen, recently took to Twitter to do a bit of reminiscing over the 1996 classic shooter. In the process, Petersen revealed some interesting tidbits about the game, including some ideas that he and fellow level designer American McGee had involving giant bosses for the later episodes. In
“This species of cartoon has been extinct since 1998.” The 1990s animated series “Animaniacs” comes back to life next month courtesy of Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Hulu, and the streaming service dropped a pretty spectacular clip during the virtual New York Comic Con this weekend. The Steven Spielberg-produced reboot series heads to Jurassic
Those itching to get into Bulletstorm and Painkiller devs People Can Fly’s upcoming dark sci-fi shooter Outriders will have to wait until next year. Originally scheduled for release this December, publisher Square Enix has announced that the title will release next year on February 2, 2021. As a consolation, the game will have cross-play up
In the wake of a short teaser trailer last weekend, Paul W.S. Anderson shared a sneak peek first look at the massive Great Rathalos from his Monster Hunter during NYCC today. “We wanted to put these creatures on the screen as accurately as possible,” Anderson said during the virtual panel, promising monsters faithful to the Capcom
One glance is all it takes to know that Frank & Zed is unlike most horror movies you’ve ever seen, if any. Made entirely by hand, this Grand Guignol-style feature blends high fantasy with Gothic horror, starring a sprawling cast of puppets. Yes, puppets. A significant DIY labor of love, the blood, sweat, and tears it
One of the most exciting things about the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion, which was unfortunately just pushed to Summer 2022, is that it’s set to reunite Jeff Goldblum‘s Ian Malcolm, Sam Neill’s Alan Grant and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler, the original trio from Jurassic Park. Goldblum, of course, already returned to the franchise in Jurassic
The synopsis for Honeydew reads like a horror setup that’s been done countless times over. A couple finds themselves stranded in a backwoods area in need of help, and they wind up at a house in the middle of nowhere inhabited by a deranged family. Devereux Milburn, making his feature debut, takes that familiar setup and transforms
Dark Star Pictures has been on fire lately having nabbed some incredible films such as Koko-Di Koko-Da, Empathy, Inc., Jumbo, and even King Cohen. Next up is a wild and crazy animated horror film, Attack of the Demons, written, directed and animated by Eric Power (Path of Blood). Attack of the Demons, which Meagan wrote
It was released in theaters only back in August, and now Sang-ho Yeon‘s Train to Busan follow-up Peninsula will head home for the holidays on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. Peninsula will be available from the safety of your own home on November 24. Bonus Features include a Making-of Featurette, Interviews and Trailers. For home streaming, Shudder has acquired
In case you missed the news, Bloody Disgusting and Cinedigm launched Bloody Disgusting TV last week, a *free* streaming channel that’s live 24/7 exclusively on The Roku Channel through the month of October. The channel can be viewed right here in your web browser or it can be accessed by heading over to The Roku
From Image Comics and “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman comes Amazon Prime’s animated series “Invincible,” which adapts Kirkman’s violent superhero comic books. “Invincible” is an adult animated superhero series that revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father is the most powerful superhero
Announced yesterday, MGM is bringing back The Addams Family for a sequel to last year’s animated film, which is scheduled to be released during next year’s Halloween season. In the new movie, The Addams get tangled up in wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Always staying
Finally, a bit of good news out of this tedious year! It appears that the sequel to Fede Alvarez‘s Don’t Breathe has not only gone behind cameras but is close to, if not done filming. Stephen Lang, who returns as the “Blind Man”, tells fans on Twitter that he’s personally wrapped in Belgrade. I’m wrapped!
Werewolves are long overdue for a horror resurgence. The movie monster hasn’t gotten nearly as much of the spotlight as vampires, zombies, or witches. Werewolves are a tricky creature to nail on celluloid, between the transformation, body horror, and their victims’ utter evisceration. The Wolf of Snow Hollow brings us one small step toward a werewolf renaissance.
As fans of the Chiodo Bros. (Killer Klowns from Outer Space) may be aware, they released a book back in 2015 titled Alien Xmas, and they’ve been hard at work on turning the tale into a stop-motion animated Christmas special for Netflix. Today we’ve learned that the 40-minute special, directed by Stephen Chiodo, will be coming to Netflix
In case you missed it, Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima will be receiving a free update (entitled Legends) in the form of a multiplayer co-op mode. In fact, it’s arriving next week on October 16, and Sony has taken the occasion to release a new trailer touting the update. Sucker Punch revealed more about the
Next year, the king returns. Netflix has announced “Godzilla: Singular Point“ tonight, an original anime series that’s set to feature character designs by Blue Exorcist’s Kazue Kato and a new brand Godzilla design from legendary Ghibli animator Eiji Yamamori! THR notes, “The series features a new cast and an original story unrelated to the series
Based on the best selling thriller novel series with the same name by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Netflix has fresh original horrors on the way with the Egyptian series “Paranormal.” In the series… “Refaat Ismail, a cynical hematology professor with a dark sense of humor, has his world turned upside down and his lifelong scientific convictions
Warner Bros/DC’s The Batman had been set for release on October 1st, 2021, but we’ve learned tonight that the hotly anticipated film has now been bumped clear into 2022. From director Matt Reeves, The Batman will now release March 4, 2022. The film has faced both production stoppages and release date delays due to the ongoing
Seeing as our previous article highlighted all the furry things in video games, it only stands to reason that we have an article dedicated to vampires in the medium, doesn’t it? Of course, seeing as how vampirism is much more “popular” for gamers, we do have to lay down some rules. This list only includes
Paul W.S. Anderson‘s Resident Evil saga, which featured Milla Jovovich as the ass-kicking Alice, is getting a massive box set from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Sony announced today the Resident Evil 4K Ultra HD Collection, which brings all six films together in a limited-edition gift set, will now release on November 17th, 2020, much closer
Two years ago, Mike Flanagan reworked Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House to deliver a compelling 10-episode Netflix series of chills, trauma, and heartbreak for the Crain family. It set a new standard for literary adaptations and horror television, wowing critics and audiences alike. For its follow up, Flanagan goes further back to explore one of
Monolith’s Condemned series is one of those many “What happened to ‘X’?” moments in gaming. The series definitely started off strong with Condemned: Criminal Origins, with serious survival horror vibes, coupled with some unique clue-gathering and investigative elements. But sadly, with 2008’s Condemned 2: Bloodshot, the game simply didn’t sell enough to warrant a third
In the wake of “Ratched,” we’ve learned this weekend via Deadline that Ryan Murphy has set up his next project at Netflix, a limited series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. From Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan comes “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which has just been given a green light by the streaming service. “Monster
Milla Jovovich will battle massive 60-foot tall monsters in Paul W.S. Anderson‘s upcoming video game adaptation Monster Hunter, which now has a teaser trailer. The first footage shows Jovovich’s Lt. Artemis busting out the big guns against a big ass creature. With that, there’s even “bigger” news. Originally scheduled for September 4, 2020, and then bumped
October 1, 2020 10:14 am By Nadia Vella The moon is giving stargazers a treat on Halloween night with a Blue Moon that will be visible across all times zones. Our lunar neighbor will not shine blue, but the name is given because it is the second full moon to appear in the same month
Welcome to Nightmare Alley; the detour podcast from Nightmare on Film Street. This secret back alley is where horror hosts Kim & Jon talk with notable horror filmmakers and creators about their exciting and terrifying work in the genre space! This week, we sit down with fellow Canuck Brandon Cronenberg to discuss his just-released mindf*ck
Adam Salky (I Smile Back) is on board to direct a home invasion thriller titled Intrusion for Netflix, THR is reporting tonight. Chris Sparling (Buried) wrote the film’s script. Logan Marshall-Green (Upgrade) and Freida Pinto (“The Path”) will star. The film centers on “a husband and wife (Marshall-Green and Pinto) who move to a small