Horror

Our friends over at Severin Films just kicked off their epic Summer Sale with prices slashed by 50% on most catalogue releases, along with a handful of brand new offerings. One of the standout new arrivals this week is the controversial 1981 horror movie Nightmare – also known as Nightmares in a Damaged Brain – now available

July 3, 2023 11:29 am By Nadia Vella Never has Dr. Jeremy Fishleder forgotten the massive creature he glimpsed as a child, staring back at him from the edge of the Florida wilds. Strange and terrifying, the encounter would go on to inform his dual careers: one, as a professor of zoology, the other as

Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something

Where does the time go? We’re now halfway through 2023, so you know the drill. It’s time to reflect on the year so far with a look at the best horror movies released in 2023… so far. This summer’s only getting warmed up for horror releases, and the Halloween season ensures a packed Fall to come.

Get ready for a brand new summer slasher when SCREAMBOX drops the Lithuanian splatter film We Might Hurt Each Other this July, alongside other gems including the horror comedy Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, the brutal Czech film Repulse, Elvira’s Haunted Hills, and the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street. Here’s everything

Original Chris Redfield actor Charlie Kraslavsky is suddenly a busy guy with Resident Evil tributes. Not only is he currently involved in Andrew Saullo‘s Resident Evil fan film The Keeper’s Diary (which launches its kickstarter next month), as well as filmmaker Shaun Meyer‘s film noir webseries CARRIER: A Raccoon City Story, but he’s now involved

PlayStation players who were looking at Xbox and PC players last year with envy over Ebb Software’s Scorn will finally get their turn in the game’s Giger-esque world later this year. While no exact release date has been announced for the PlayStation 5 version of Scorn, there will be a physical version available in addition

Is it possible to be filled with so much hatred and bigotry that you project it onto an inanimate object? That’s just one of the many timely themes explored in 18-year-old Alice Maio Mackay’s thrilling new slasher Bad Girl Boogey, which follows a terrifying, mysterious masked killer who horrifyingly targets transgender and queer victims in

Infectious disease has been a concern of humankind ever since we first began cooperating in large settlements, so it makes sense that this horrific fact of life has also become the basis for many of our scary stories. And while COVID and the Black Plague are scary enough on their own, some stories rely on

Just announced this week, the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2024 includes horror icon Christina Ricci, who finally gets her well-earned star on the Walk of Fame next year. Christina Ricci is of course a longtime favorite among horror fans, becoming a household name thanks to her performance as Wednesday Addams in the live

Six months after going missing in the Mount Baldy wilderness outside Los Angeles, it has been confirmed today that veteran actor Julian Sands has passed away at the age of 65. The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said in an official statement today, “The identification process for the body located on Mt. Baldy on June 24,

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, this summer’s Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. Sounds pretty intense, yeah? Well according to Nolan himself in a new chat with Wired, it’s “kind of a

Henry Cavill’s final battle as Geralt of Rivia begins this Thursday with “The Witcher” Season 3 Volume 1, the brand new chapter in the epic monster-slaying saga from Netflix. Volume 1 of “The Witcher” Season 3 will include episodes 1-5 and will be released globally on June 29 and Volume 2 will include episodes 6-8, releasing

After the reveal of what titles will be included in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1, there’s obviously been speculation as to what will be included in the second volume. While it’s yet to be confirmed, thanks to Twitter user @Nitroid and sources from IGN, clues as to what could be included were found

From absurd dashcam footage to amusing cat videos, it’s pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of real-world recordings are completely banal in nature – so why is it that Found Footage movies are almost exclusively associated with the horror genre? If you really think about it, we should have seen major Found Footage

It truly goes without saying that the first three Indiana Jones films are some of the most beloved films ever made with one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the big screen in Harrison Ford’s Henry Jones. Jr. Spawned from the gray matter of George Lucas and brought to the screen by Steven

It truly goes without saying that the first three Indiana Jones films are some of the most beloved films ever made with one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the big screen in Harrison Ford’s Henry Jones. Jr. Spawned from the gray matter of George Lucas and brought to the screen by Steven

Writer/Director Nick Cassavetes channels the same grit of Alpha Dog for his latest, God Is a Bullet, adapted from Boston Teran‘s based-on-true-events best-selling novel. Only this time, the filmmaker doubles down on the bone-shattering violence… and the runtime. God Is a Bullet uses the sleazy criminal world, a talented pair of leads, and visceral violence to offset a straightforward narrative. Bob

We need more Western-themed horror games. And while something like Hunt: Showdown can fit the bill, there’s definitely room for more. That’s what developer Michael Janisch is aiming to capitalize on with their upcoming Survival Horror shooter, Huntsville, which is aiming for a Q2 2024 release on Steam. Inspired by the myth of the “Skinwalker

Earlier this year, M. Night Shyamalan signed a multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement with Warner Bros., with mysterious thriller Trap up first. Thanks to Warner Bros’ CineEurope show, the first plot details for Shyamalan’s upcoming feature are here. Deadline reports that “M Night Shyamalan and his daughter Ishana sent a video to talk up their

Move over “Yellowjackets,” there’s a new survival thriller involving a plane crash and cannibalism in the works. THR reports today that  J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls) is reteaming with his Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom composer, Michael Giacchino (The Batman), for Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve), a Netflix Spanish-language thriller based

June 20, 2023 2:07 pm By Nadia Vella Deep within the mountainous landscapes of various regions across the world, there lies a peculiar and awe-inspiring sight: hanging coffins suspended precariously from cliffs and rock faces. These enigmatic structures, remnants of ancient burial practices, have captured the fascination of archaeologists, historians, and explorers alike. Join us

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” It was with a mix of trepidation and intrigue that I hit play on Dustin Ferguson’s Amityville Clownhouse (2020). The film, first released in 2017 under the

Genre filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak) made headlines last week when he announced via THR that he plans to soon focus exclusively on animated films. “Animation to me is the purest form of art, and it’s been kidnapped by a bunch of hoodlums. We have to rescue it. [And] I think that we can Trojan-horse a lot

The long-awaited story-based DLC for The Callisto Protocol has finally been revealed in “The Final Transmission”. The DLC will launch as a timed exclusive on PlayStation consoles on June 27, with other platforms getting the DLC on June 29. Accompanying the announcement is a teaser for “The Final Transmission”, which doesn’t reveal much in terms

“Stranger Things 5” will be the FINAL season of Netflix‘s hit series, and Netflix has announced during their TUDUM event that Terminator icon Linda Hamilton will star! No word yet on Hamilton’s role in “Stranger Things 5,” which is currently on pause while writers fight for fair wages as part of the ongoing WGA Strike. Stay

Beware! Spoilers for the work of Stephen King abound.  Stephen King has always been a self-referential writer. In addition to his poignant memoir On Writing and a multitude of forwards and afterwards in his Uncle Steve voice, the Master of Horror tends to inject his fiction with characters that bear a striking resemblance to his

Following the one-two punch of 1986’s Witchboard and 1988’s Night of the Demons — both of which yielded sizable profits in the video store market — filmmaker Kevin Tenney was eager to return to his independent roots and make a movie without interference. He and his team managed to raise $400,000 with the caveat that

The return of the Layers of Fear series in, well, Layers of Fear, is out today for the Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Described as “the definitive way to experience the critically-acclaimed franchise”, this new entry from Bloober Team features the original Layers of Fear, Layers of

It’s a vampire-filled summer of screams ahead, starting with season five of “What We Do in the Shadows.” FX unveiled the official trailer today, giving a glimpse of our favorite vampire roommates running amok in shopping malls, and more, ahead of next month’s season premiere. “What We Do in the Shadows” Season Five premieres July