Horror

Another Panic Fest winds down, bringing a hybrid model that offered in-person screenings and virtual premieres including early screenings of Evil Dead Rise and Sisu. The fest offered a slew of premieres, including nihilistic horrors like Beaten to Death and introspective docs like King on Screen. While the packed schedule ensured we couldn’t catch it

Before the days of in-depth single-player campaigns and cinematic storytelling, nearly every videogame shared the same basic premise: survive as long as you can. From Pong to Missile Command, most early gaming experiences weren’t about concluding story-arcs or even defeating a final boss, they simply tasked players with trying their best at a certain task

April 25, 2023 11:30 am By Nadia Vella Get ready for a spine-tingling experience as Jamie Bernadette, the queen of scream, takes on the role of Abby in the upcoming horror action sci-fi film, Axes and Os. Set in the secluded town of Valentines Lake, the film follows four fearless women on a Galentine’s weekend

With roots in real-life murders, “The Hook” urban legend goes hand-in-hand — or should I say hand-in-hook? — with the slasher genre. After being referenced in ’80s slashers He Knows You’re Alone and Final Exam, it went on to at least partially inspire five slashers from the ’90s: Candyman, I Know What You Did Last

Get in line, because Cocaine Bear has made its way to Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital following a successful theatrical run. The “Maximum Rampage Edition” features several featurettes, including a fun audio commentary by director/producer Elizabeth Banks and producer (and Banks’ husband) Max Handelman. Here are eight things I learned from the Cocaine Bear commentary… 1.

If you fancy horror anthology video games like the Dread X Collection, Boomfire Games and publisher Jandusoft have a treat for you later this week with The Creepy Syndrome. Arriving on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, the Xbox One and the Xbox Series on April 27th (the Steam version is currently listed as

The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX. The brutal sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC’s “Hannibal”) stayed on as a creative advisor for the Japanese

Episode five of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Two Truths and a Lie,” presents a dramatic transition. To what, exactly? The destination remains obscured, but this episode makes it abundantly clear that whatever is coming, it’s terrible news for the Yellowjackets. “Two Truths and a Lie” thrillingly marks the slow beginning of converging plotlines, setting up the potential for

The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX. The brutal sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC’s “Hannibal”) stayed on as a creative advisor for the Japanese

Two years ago, Safe Room Podcast began with a discussion about the Resident Evil series for its 25th anniversary. So for the milestone of 100 episodes, it felt fitting to return to the Resi well once more. Yeah, we’ve returned a few times in 100 episodes, but it’s a deep and lucrative well! We’ve talked

April 20, 2023 11:28 am By Nadia Vella Drop Dead Films, the award-winning Eastbourne-based independent film production company, today announced the cast for its latest feature length horror film ‘Charlie Shaw’s Revenge’ which includes stars from Coronation Street, Shakespeare & Hathaway and Captain America: The First Avenger. With the majority of roles cast, the film

There’s no franchise like the Evil Dead franchise. Four quality entries (plus a TV series, which we’re not covering in this particular article) that each, in their own way, have managed to push the boundaries of originality, black comedy, fear and fun. Not to mention buckets, troths and otherwise gnarly amounts of blood and gore. That’s the

Now playing in theaters, Universal’s Renfield uses the original Universal Monsters classic Dracula (1931) as the jumping off point for a brand new adventure, dissecting the not-quite-healthy relationship between Dracula and his loyal servant, R.M. Renfield. If you’ve seen it, you might’ve been curious by the images of Nicholas Hoult‘s Renfield dancing in the streets over the end credits. For

Dubbed “the scariest exercise video ever made,” Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout was originally released on video in 1990, and the cult gem is now making its Blu-ray debut. From Terror Vision, you can pre-order Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout on Blu-ray now! The Blu-rays are expected to begin shipping out to customers on May 1, 2023.

With the tweaks made after the recent Open Beta tests, Blizzard has announced that Diablo IV has gone gold, meaning that development has completed, and the game is ready for mass production. The game will launch as scheduled on June 6 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net. “Going

Season one of MGM+s’ propulsive horror series “From” wasted no time going straight for the jugular and maintaining intensity throughout. It culminated in a ruthless shattering of hope for its wayward characters just as a bus of new characters arrived. “From” Season Two hits the ground running, picking up where the inaugural season left off to

Those of you old-school shooter fans itching to get your hands on Apogee Entertainment’s upcoming Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition will be happy to know that the team of Apogee, Nightdive Studios and New Blood Interactive will have a demo available for you to try this June. The remaster of the 1994 cult classic

“How can fandom be toxic?!” Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid) scowls after his motive explanation and reveal as one-half of the Ghostface team in last year’s Scream. “It’s about love! You don’t fucking understand– these movies are important to people!”  “Toxic fandom” may only feel like a relatively recent term, used in reference to crazed, niche

Gothic castles and faraway cabins are classic genre fare, but there’s something to be said for scary movies that tell stories about claustrophobic urban environments and the horrors of being isolated despite being surrounded by densely packed neighbors. Not only are these stories more relatable for big-city folks like myself, but they’re also uniquely positioned

When I was in high school, one of my first jobs was working at a big chain video store. While it was fun to be around movies and movie fans all day, it did have all the pitfalls of any public facing customer service job. Weird customers, understaffing, and repetitive work were all par for

April 14, 2023 12:30 pm By Nadia Vella Have you ever experienced a moment where you feel like you’ve been in the exact same situation before, even though you know it’s impossible? This strange and often unnerving feeling is called deja vu, a French term meaning “already seen.” Deja vu is a phenomenon that has

A new creature feature from New Zealand filmmaker Scott Walker (The Frozen Ground), The Tank is coming to select theaters on April 21 followed by a Digital release on April 25. Set in the 1970s, The Tank is a story about a young family who awakens a horde of creatures. Academy Award-winning special effects supervisor and creative director

Before listening to this week’s discussion on Layers of Fear, check out last week’s episode of Horror Bytes: Safe Room’s indie horror spotlight! To say that Bloober Team is striking while the horror iron is hot would be an understatement. The studio’s prolific rise within gaming, thanks to helming several beloved IPs and crafting its

Vanessa Hudgens is taking a trip to Salem, Massachusetts with Dead Hot, an unscripted feature film that’s coming exclusively to free service Tubi on Friday, April 14, 2023. The documentary film has been described as “The Craft meets The Simple Life.” Guided by a roster of well-respected local experts in witchcraft, Vanessa Hudgens and friend GG Magree’s quest for

It won’t be much longer for Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios’ Dead Island 2. After giving us a taste of the opening cinematic a few weeks back, the first 11 minutes of gameplay for Dead Island 2 have been revealed in a new video, courtesy of IGN. This particular gameplay video centres on Ryan, one

Ti West completes his X trilogy with the upcoming MaXXXine, a sequel to last year’s horror movies X and Pearl that will bring Mia Goth’s title character into the 1980s. A24 has revealed that filming on MaXXXine is now underway! Check out the latest teaser image below… MaXXXine‘s cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito,

“Nightmare comedy” is the perfect phrase to describe Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, a darkly funny Kafkaesque odyssey that defies easy categorization. The writer and director of Hereditary and Midsommar is back with yet another emotionally complex saga, this one his most ambitious yet. The visionary combs his literary and cinematic influences, infusing them into a surreal, emotionally tumultuous journey that’ll

Video games may be filled with mutant enemies and extraterrestrial terrors, but there’s something to be said about games that rely on existing creatures to scare unwitting players. While real world animals might seem tame compared to the imagined beasts of fiction, an evening watching Animal Planet will likely convince you that there’s nothing scarier

With Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened arriving later this week, Frogwares has released the game’s launch trailer, which as you might expect, contains plenty of Lovecraft vibes to get Cthulhu fans excited. Touted as a “full remake and substantial rewrite” of their 2006 title, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened pits the titular Holmes and his faithful sidekick

The slasher and the actioner seem like two disparate types of movies, however, both often feature a high degree of suspense, lengthy chases, and a lot of death. A slasher villain will hunt down hapless victims, whereas an action hero may go after one enemy or a whole group of them. Grisly kills and an