In a post-Scream world, it seems slasher fans expect and deserve more from their favorite style of horror. The sub-genre remains reliant on buckets of blood and gratuitous violence, of course, but an expectation of the unexpected has become the new tradition. Story structure and character has changed, shifting away from the virginal Final Girl
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It seems that Konami is going to let its big three back out into the world in the near future, with a plethora of remasters, remakes, and new entries in production for the Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, and Castlevania series. There had been similar whispers of this before, but this time, Andy Robinson at
Like Vampira, Svengoolie, Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs before him, Stan the Mechanic will be hosting three classic horror movies on the road to Halloween this year, we’ve learned. The fun begins with Scream Bloody Murder on October 7th, followed by Devil Times Five on October 14th, and then finally The Bat on October 21st.
‘Halloween Hotness’ will include over 150 special guests, with Lifetime Achievement Award presented to pop icon Diane Franklin… “Halloween Hotness 7: Stronger Together” will take place Saturday, Oct. 16 at Madame Tussauds Hollywood (6933 Hollywood Blvd.). The star-studded charity fundraiser benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was created by entertainment industry professional and event planner Brian Sikoff to ease
If you’re in the mood for a horror adventure title, indie creator Alessandro Guzzo might have the thing for you. Particularly if you’re into Lovecraft. The spiritual successor to 2017’s The Land of Pain, Guzzo’s new game, The Alien Cube, heads to Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 14th. The title centres on
With Steam Next Fest coming to a close, Running With Scissors and developer Hyperstrange have a announced a parting treat for Postal fans in the form of the release date for the upcoming Postal: Brain Damaged. The retro-styled first-person shooter, which the press release notes was the most wishlisted game of Steam Next Fest, will arrive
Alan Wake re-emerges from the darkness looking better than ever, and at the perfect time for reappraisal. It’s been 11 years since Remedy took us to Bright Falls and led us down the kind of deliciously demented path the developer has since become synonymous with. Now, with Control pushing Remedy to new heights (not to
We’re all waiting with baited breath for From Software’s Elden Ring. From Software knows it, and in a new interview with Famitsu during Tokyo Game Show 2021 (which was translated by the Elden Ring subreddit), Elden Ring producer Yasuhiro Kitao dropped a few tidbits that will no doubt please fans. Kitao stated that Elden Ring
Anne Rice’s “Interview With the Vampire” is being turned into a new television series over at AMC, with Sam Reid recently cast as Lestat de Lioncourt. That was the role Tom Cruise played in the feature film from the 1990s, with Brad Pitt co-starring as Louis. The role of Louis has been landed by Jacob Anderson (“Game of Thrones”), and
We’re all waiting with baited breath for From Software’s Elden Ring. From Software knows it, and in a new interview with Famitsu during Tokyo Game Show 2021 (which was translated by the Elden Ring subreddit), Elden Ring producer Yasuhiro Kitao dropped a few tidbits that will no doubt please fans. Kitao stated that Elden Ring
For those who enjoyed Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance‘s dismemberment and full-on cybernetic swordplay, developer Soleil and publisher 110 Industries have a little something for you. Announced during the Tokyo Game Show is Wanted: Dead, an over-the-shoulder action game for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC that will have you ripping off cyborg heads while
The Halloween season is well underway, which likely means that you’ve already shored up your October horror watchlists and decked the halls with Halloween décor. Now, all that’s left to do is enjoy the cooler weather and curl up with a spooky story or five. Not much of a reader? Need a rec for your
The film is finally being released in theaters on November 19, and on the road to its release, Funko has previewed their massive line of upcoming toys based on Ghostbusters: Afterlife. First up we have human characters including Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), Podcast (Logan Kim), Lucky (Celeste O’Connor), and Mr. Grooberson (Paul Rudd), along with Finn
It won’t be much longer for Fatal Frame fans to get their hands on the upcoming remaster of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. That being said, for those that never played the original version, you probably want some gameplay footage? Koei Tecmo has answered that with a brand-new trailer entitled “True Account – The
While we won’t be seeing Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong until next year, that’s not stopping publisher Nacon and developer Big Bad Wolf Studio from releasing a new trailer for the game that reveals a new character from the game. In this case, we’re introduced to Emem, a former Jazz diva. One of the three
It won’t be much longer for Fatal Frame fans to get their hands on the upcoming remaster of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. That being said, for those that never played the original version, you probably want some gameplay footage? Koei Tecmo has answered that with a brand-new trailer entitled “True Account – The
Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Although Japan and South Korea dominated the import boom of Asian horror
“Chucky broke his soul into pieces, but the last piece didn’t go into a doll,” Alex Vincent‘s Andy Barclay explains in the latest trailer for USA & SYFY’s “Chucky” series from creator Don Mancini, which loads up on new footage, familiar faces, and even one very gory kill. Ahead of the series premiere on October
Sinister and Doctor Strange duo Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill return to horror with their brand new Blumhouse horror movie The Black Phone, an adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story. But we’ll have to wait just a smidge longer before we’ll be able to answer their call. The Black Phone was set to release in theaters on January 28, 2022, but it’s
James Wan is producing a new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot for Warner Bros. and New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. THR brings us some new casting news tonight, with Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti and Cade Woodward all signing on. THR reports, “Carter
The 40th anniversary celebration of Elvira continues with a brand new action figure from NECA, shown off tonight on the first night of NECA’s month-long “Monster Madness” event. NECA writes, “The devilishly delightful Cassandra Peterson has played the part of Elvira for 40 years with grace, humor and more than a little camp. NECA is
It’s the most wonderful time of year, the time where all things center around the best holiday of all: Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to at least one good scare over spooky season, and discovery+ aims to deliver many non-fiction thrills and chills with an extremely packed Ghostober schedule. Discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming
Another fresh update from Rob Zombie today gives us a sneak peek at his team’s recreation of the iconic Mockingbird Lane house from The Munsters, which is now nearly complete! “1313 is looking good! Lots of work left to do, but it is getting there! Takes a lot of work to build an entire neighborhood,”
Diablo II Resurrected offers up almost exactly the same game of 21 years ago to a fault. An unapologetic, brutal action RPG that feels incredibly jarring when compared to its modern successors. It’s intimidating, frustrating, and oddly refreshing at times. Resurrected brings a significant visual overhaul (with the option to switch back to the original
We’ve been waiting two years now for an update on the next step in the Friday the 13th legal battle that has been raging on for several years now, and we finally have one today. But first, since it’s been a minute, a brief little recap of the situation… Ever since a judge ruled back
Lionsgate is doing something very cool with the Blair Witch brand this October, partnering with fiction creator platform Dorian to help *you* get directly involved with the franchise! The press release explains, “Dorian, the first ever no-code platform that allows independent writers to easily transform their stories into playable immersive games, has partnered with global
Lionsgate is doing something very cool with the Blair Witch brand this October, partnering with fiction creator platform Dorian to help *you* get directly involved with the franchise! The press release explains, “Dorian, the first ever no-code platform that allows independent writers to easily transform their stories into playable immersive games, has partnered with global
His story is only beginning. Teased in the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian,” Boba Fett is getting his own spinoff solo series with “The Book of Boba Fett,” and it’s coming to Disney+ on December 29! When we last saw Boba Fett, played by the returning Temuera Morrison, he had invaded Jabba the Hutt’s
Amy Holden Jones’ 1982 film The Slumber Party Massacre was a bit of a rarity in the ’80s slasher boom: it was written by a feminist writer (Rita Mae Brown) and told from a female perspective (Jones’). While they were beholden to certain non-feminist genre tropes (half-naked pillow fights and fully naked breasts, just to name a
In the wake of their folk horror box set All The Haunts Be Ours, Severin Films has today announced a brand new upcoming box set, Nasty Habits: The Nunsploitation Collection. The press release explains, “Throughout the ‘70s, Italian filmmakers aimed a canon of blasphemy at the church to launch what remains the most controversial genre
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