Ring in the new year with Shudder to celebrate the new season of Shudder Original series Horror’s Greatest debuting Tuesday, December 31! Ahead of the premiere, Dread Central is excited to exclusively share the season two trailer and all of the details about the five upcoming episodes! If you aren’t familiar with the series: Horror’s Greatest is a deep dive
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If you’re like me, you didn’t make it to theaters as often as you hoped you would this year. So, you missed out on tons of 2024 movies and regret it now that you’re watching temperatures plummet. Well, it seems the odds are in our favor, my fellow couch potatoes! This December sees plenty of
Y2K, Kyle Mooney, 2024. © A24 /Courtesy Everett Collection On the heels of its release, I sat down with the killer crew behind the A24’s outrageous new black comedy, Y2K. In our conversation, I speak with writer/director Kyle Mooney, best known for his successful and hilarious tenure on Saturday Night Live. Joining us are the
Written and directed by Martin Nuza, In Tenebras: Into the Darkness starts off the coast of Gibraltar in 1941. There, a U-boat is captured containing several crew members (the majority being deceased) and an unknown cargo crate that was never spoken of after the end of WWII. Until now. Flash forward to the present, and
I love Nick Frost and I so appreciate his reverence for horror movies. The actor rose to prominence with Shaun of the Dead and has continued to appear in genre fare with some degree of regularity since. I will watch almost anything he appears in. Naturally, his latest venture in Steffen Haars’ Get Away (which Frost also co-wrote)
Your friends from VIZIO left you a Pandora’s Box under the tree filled with all the most terrifying FREE titles sure to keep your heart racing this December! WatchFree+ will fill your season with shrieks of delight as you enjoy the chills of these 13 horror classics! WatchFree+ has thousands of free premium movies
John Carpenter, 1986. TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection. John Carpenter has a fondness for the noir crime thrillers of yesteryear. When the Big Trouble in Little China director sat down with Criterion to discuss his top ten picks from their extensive library, many of his
Stephen King in 1999. ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection Netflix pioneered streaming. They were the first major player in the game and despite some setbacks remain the platform with the largest base. Say what you will about their willy-nilly cancellation policies, they have some quality original programming. Speaking of which, a Netflix original series recently garnered praise
photo: Fred Lee / ©ABC / courtesy Everett Collection Stephen King doesn’t get enough credit for his killer wit. It’s no secret that he’s great at writing horror stories. But he’s also a very funny man with a knack for throwing epic shade. King began trolling Elon Musk on Twitter shortly after the unhinged businessman
Steven C. Miller is a true horror fan. He’s loved them since childhood and even breathed new life into a holiday horror classic with his 2012 film Silent Night. Now, after creating pulse-pounding action thrillers for a decade, he’s returning to the genre with his latest film, Werewolves. Starring Frank Grillo and a pack of
Ice Cube with director John Carpenter, on set, 2001. (c)Screen Gems/courtesy Everett Collection John Carpenter has such an impressive filmography that even some of his standout efforts seem to live in the shadows of his greatest works. I wouldn’t go so far as to call The Fog underrated. However, I do think the film deserves
I try to be a supportive critic. I go into each movie hoping it will be effective and looking for something to like or appreciate about it. Writer/director Leah Sturgis’ new film Trapped Inn didn’t make that easy for me. The script is a mess, the dialogue is stilted, and the acting is excruciatingly bad. Plus the
Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated films get their moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’ Watch the latest episode: Today’s pick is a morbid fairy
Each of our five senses allow us to experience our reality through many mediums, usually in combination with each other. One artist—Travis Trium Perfectum—understands that perfectly and takes advantage of this fact in numerous ways across his vivid displays of artistic endeavors. These displays are truly unique to his style and challenge the senses of
Every year, you might have the same few Christmas horror movies on rotation. Black Christmas (all three versions if you’re a real one like me), Krampus, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and now Terrifier 3 are bonafide Christmas perennials. They’re as much a part of the celebration as the trees and lights. Seasonal horror is my favorite kind of horror, so I’m always
Coming soon from Titan Books is Secret Lives of the Dead by Tim Lebbon, author of The Silence. His latest novel is a dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime, and murder. Dread Central is excited to exclusively reveal the cover for the upcoming novel, as well as an excerpt to give you
PET SEMATARY, Stephen King, 1989. ph: Abigayle Tarsches / ©Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Most of us have cut the cord and replaced cable TV with a collection of streaming services. What’s amusing to me is that we’ve gone from endlessly channel surfing to endlessly scrolling for something to watch. The technology is new.
Quentin Tarantino, 1995. ph: Claudette Barius / © Miramax/courtesy Everett Collection Generationally, we’re seeing more and more younger audiences resistant to watching older movies, especially older horror movies. The impression seems to be that older movies, despite their best efforts, just aren’t as scary as the newer ones. That’s wrong, of course. There are plenty
Months ago, I got an email about Ali Zamani’s Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace. Full transparency, I wasn’t convinced it was a real movie. The cast list, including Denise Richards and Cuba Gooding Jr., was incredulous, and the plot about an Iraq War vet defeating an army of the dead read to me as ad-libbed, bargain
Image courtesy of ‘The Today Show’ NBC Stephen King might no longer be on Twitter, though there’s little doubt he will continue to use social media to share the movies, shows, and books he’s loving the most at the moment. The vocal champion of such 2024 titles as Night Swim and his own Salem’s Lot (not to mention Evil, the
Courtesy of Lionsgate/Saban Rob Zombie has long felt misunderstood as a filmmaker. People were openly critical of his debut feature, House of 1000 Corpses, when it bowed in 2003. Zombie received a level of acclaim for his follow-up, The Devil’s Rejects. But that acclaim was short-lived. His reimagining of Halloween divided fans. Many were vocally
While probably best known for portraying Mickey Haller in the Netflix original series The Lincoln Lawyer (co-starring horror icon Neve Campbell!), Mexican actor and rising star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo first caught the attention of horror fans with his appearance in the From Dusk Til Dawn series. It was short lived but it was worth the watch.
According to writer/director Michael Goi, Megan Is Missing began life as an admonition about the dangers of online predators. I can see an argument for that. It’s certainly an eye-opening film that pulls no punches. But, it’s also a lot to take in. In the years since its 2011 release, the film has become something
Thanksgiving is almost here, dear reader. Though we don’t eat animal flesh, my husband and I still enjoy cooking some of our favorite side dishes and spending the day connecting. Plus, it’s nice to have the chance to take a long weekend and escape from the hustle and bustle. I think we might even make
My grandpa Dave was an incredible guy. He was one of those people who never met someone he didn’t like. Dave had a smile for everyone and a warmth that radiated. He died way too young and that left a hole in my heart that still hasn’t fully healed. One of the things I remember
With so many streaming services available today, it can be extra challenging to track down something worthwhile to watch. There’s so much checking out, especially in the horror space, that it can regularly feel overwhelming. For me, it’s especially hard to stay up-to-date, and if I miss something at the time of release, it’s almost
Just when this year felt like it couldn’t get any worse, we lost genre icon Tony Todd unexpectedly. The Candyman himself shaped the horror genre with each of his iconic performances, and that legacy extends into now, with the upcoming release of Nicholas Gyeney’s supernatural thriller The Activated Man. The film marks Todd’s final lead role,
If you love podcasts about horror films that feature in-depth interviews, then Anchor Bay Entertainment has just the thing for you. The Plank is their brand-new podcast, co-hosted by Jillian Lee Garner and Josh Wagner, and dives deep into the films released by Anchor Bay. And today is the podcast’s official launch! Read the podcast’s
2024 has dropped so many new horror movies that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, especially now that most are hitting streamers so fast and furious. Peacock added Twisters on November 15, and before most of us had a chance to log in, many other movies also appeared on the usual suspects. Smile 2, Trapped Inn,
Quentin Tarantino, 2007. ©Weinstein Company LLC/Courtesy Everett Collection Quentin Tarantino has enjoyed a legendary career since breaking into Hollywood with Reservoir Dogs. He’s swept at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes. But his success is no accident. A lot of it comes down to smart choices and saying ‘no’ a lot. When studios have