Horror

A24, Atomic Monster, Chernin Entertainment and 21 Laps Entertainment are joining forces to adapt Kane Parsons’ massively viral YouTube horror universe The Backrooms, Bloody Disgusting has learned. Chernin Entertainment will co-finance the film alongside A24. Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and Dan Levine are producing for 21 Laps Entertainment. Lucas Ford from 21 Laps brought the

Generally speaking, when you think of a Lovecraftian horror game, you don’t necessarily think of fishing. Yet that’s exactly what you do in Black Salt Games’ DREDGE, which is headed to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC via Steam on March 30th. Pre-order dates will be announced soon

Viking Wolf, billed as Norway’s first werewolf movie, delivers as promised. This recent Netflix acquisition doesn’t mislead its audience; there is definitely a wild lycan on the loose in a small Norwegian town. However, Stig Svendsen’s movie doesn’t have the typical origin found in these kinds of stories; the werewolf myth here has been adapted

Viking Wolf, billed as Norway’s first werewolf movie, delivers as promised. This recent Netflix acquisition doesn’t mislead its audience; there is definitely a wild lycan on the loose in a small Norwegian town. However, Stig Svendsen’s movie doesn’t have the typical origin found in these kinds of stories; the werewolf myth here has been adapted

Bloody Disgusting has learned the sad news this afternoon that actor and stuntman George P. Wilbur has passed away at 81 years old. A member of the Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame, George P. Wilbur is most known to horror fans for playing Michael Myers in both Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and

It’s a new year, which means a new slate of holiday specials from horror host Joe Bob Briggs and “The Last Drive-in” on Shudder. Up first is the brand new Valentine’s Day Special, “Joe Bob’s Vicious Vegas Valentine.” What pairs better with matrimony than monsters? Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy the Mail Girl, and “The Last Drive-in” crew

February 2, 2023 12:01 pm By Nadia Vella There was an old, abandoned factory on the outskirts of town that was rumored to be haunted. The villagers avoided it at all costs, but one day, a group of teens decided to explore the factory and see if the rumors were true. As they entered the

It appears that Frictional Games’ Amnesia: The Bunker will be needing more time for polish. Originally announced back in December for a March 2023 release, the developer has now announced that the game will now launch on May 16 for Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Holy hell this year’s SXSW Film Festival (March 10-18, 2023) really isn’t messing around. The previous announcement unveiled a stacked horror lineup that includes headiners Evil Dead Rise and opener Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. In addition, they revealed several prominent horror titles that will premiere as part of the Midnighters program, including the Sundance

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey will be available in 1,500 theaters nationwide starting on Wednesday, February 15 and running through Monday, February 23, and the team at Jagged Edge Productions is already teasing more blood and more honey in a sequel. Friends will gather… to take revenge… in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

See Paris Cry. After kicking off 2023 with a re-do of one of our earliest episodes (The Perfection), we moved on to Todd Haynes’ AIDS allegory Safe before tackling Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic romance Crimson Peak. Now, we’re venturing back into the world of Dark Castle Entertainment with a fun discussion of Jaume Collet-Serra‘s 2005 remake House

From his iconic role as Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street films to getting behind the camera with 976-EVIL, SCREAMBOX is celebrating the renowned career of horror legend Robert Englund with Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, an absolutely epic new documentary coming to the streaming service this June! Variety

Matt Reeves set the tone for Miracles, a supernatural and spiritual procedural series that’s full of the director’s trademark touches. “What’s the point of faith if it’s never tested?”“I’m beginning to think that we’re on our own down here…” Matt Reeves has comfortably made a name for himself as not only one of horror and

One of very few Valentine’s Day-themed horror movies, 1999 slasher Lovers Lane is back in the conversation this week, with Arrow Video announcing a brand new Blu-ray release. Lovers Lane comes to Blu-ray on April 25, 2023. There will be a Standard Version and an Arrow Exclusive Slipcover Limited Edition. Arrow Video previews, “Passions are

Matt Reeves set the tone for Miracles, a supernatural and spiritual procedural series that’s full of the director’s trademark touches. “What’s the point of faith if it’s never tested?”“I’m beginning to think that we’re on our own down here…” Matt Reeves has comfortably made a name for himself as not only one of horror and

Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) is directing a remake of the horror classic Nosferatu, and Deadline reports that Willem Dafoe is in talks to join the cast. Dafoe was of course recently directed by Eggers in The Lighthouse, and it’s worth noting that Dafoe actually played Max Schreck/Count Orlok in the 2000 film

January 26, 2023 12:13 pm By Nadia Vella Once there was a small town nestled deep in the woods. The town was known for its eerie atmosphere and strange occurrences. The villagers lived in fear of the dark forest that surrounded them, as it was said to be home to unspeakable horrors. One night, a

Out of all the popular Universal monsters, werewolves may have appeared the most often in ‘90s children’s literature. There was something about these hirsute creatures of the night that appealed to young readers back then. Through adult eyes, werewolves are a duality of man and beast, day and night, and good and evil. For kids,

Actor Lance Kerwin, best known to horror fans for playing Mark Petrie in Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot (1979), has passed away at just 62 years old, Variety reports this afternoon. “An autopsy to determine the cause of death is being conducted, according to his daughter Savanah,” Variety reports. Lance Kerwin was born on November 6,

Fans of Battle Royale are going to lose their heads over Signal 100, the latest splatterfest from Japan that’s now spilling blood all over SCREAMBOX! Directed by Lisa Takeba (The Pinkie), we also are excited to share the trailer for Signal 100, which harkens back to the days of horror boundary-pushing features like Battle Royale

This entire month has been loaded with fresh new nightmares, and we’re not slowing down in the final full week of January 2023. We’re getting EIGHT MORE new releases this week alone! Here’s all the new horror releasing January 24-January 27, 2023… For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar. First up,

Tommy Wirkola‘s action-thriller Violent Night is now available on Digital and Peacock, and The Wrap reports today that Violent Night 2 is officially coming down the chimney! “We’re talking about it and we’re just making deals and getting everything in order,” Wirkola tells the outlet. “We have time to really crack the script and figure out

Werewolves in horror often depict the afflicted as desperate to repress or separate themselves from their carnivorous Other self. My Animal instead correlates that Otherness with relatable emotions tied to feeling out of place within society. That angle gives a new spin on a classic monster tale, with its horror rooted more firmly in reality. Heather (Bobbi

Revealed this past Summer Game Fest in June, Fallen Leaf and Black Drakkar Games have found a publisher in Dear Villagers for their upcoming third-person sci-fi thriller Fort Solis. Not only that, Fort Solis will be hitting Steam this Summer. Featuring the talents of Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Death Stranding) and Julia Brown

The horror genre has always been an excellent vehicle for metaphors for grief and trauma. After all, what better genre is there to take our emotional monsters and make them literal? We’ve seen a rise in these types of films over the past decade, with particular standouts being films like The Babadook (review), Hereditary (review) and Relic (review).

The last time Jason Voorhees slashed onto the screen, Barack Obama had just taken office as president, Michael Jackson was still alive, and Scream was only a trilogy. While we await the “Crystal Lake” prequel series from Peacock, I was fortunate enough to experience the first six Friday the 13th movies back-to-back on the big

Ghostface returns to theaters on March 10 in Scream VI, which means you have two more months to revisit the franchise up to this point. There are of course five Scream movies to date, but did you know that there’s also an unofficial Bollywood remake of the slasher classic?! Titled Sssshhh…, the Bollywood version of

Metallica is revving up the hype for the brand new album 72 Seasons with the second single, “Screaming Suicide”! Both “Lux Æterna” and “Screaming Suicide” are old school thrash, picking right up where Hardwired… to Self-Destruct left off, only this time, guitarist Kirk Hammett was involved in the writing. 72 Seasons will be available April

Officially announced and titled this afternoon, M3GAN sequel M3GAN 2.0 is on the way from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, in the works and coming to theaters on January 17, 2025! Allison Williams and Violet McGraw are back for the sequel, with Akela Cooper (Malignant, M3GAN) once again writing the script and James Wan on board to

Gaspar Noé‘s harrowing, unforgettable movie Irreversible celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and Studiocanal is bringing the film back to life with Noe’s new “Straight Cut,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in 2019. The “Straight Cut” of the 2002 movie re-cuts the film in chronological order, chopping five minutes off the runtime