Horror

Bemoaning how Hollywood treats its franchises these days is quite the cliche. So much so that it’s become a favorite pastime for movie geeks all over the world. It’s even more “basic” to spill ink about the nostalgia treadmill that no studio exec can resist jumping on with a glee usually reserved for kids in

Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve recruited Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball to helm an adaptation of Reikon Games’ brutal cyberpunk shooter, RUINER. In addition to Ball directing, Turistas writer Michael Arlen Ross has joined the project to write the screenplay. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, on top of

Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve recruited Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball to helm an adaptation of Reikon Games’ brutal cyberpunk shooter, RUINER. In addition to Ball directing, Turistas writer Michael Arlen Ross has joined the project to write the screenplay. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, on top of

Despite its ups and downs, I’ve always respected the Alien franchise for daring to try something new with every new entry. From Vietnam allegories to reimagining Chariots of the Gods as a Lovecraftian origin story for the Xenomorphs, the series challenges the very concept of genre as it explores what might go wrong when humanity

Attached to select showings of Alien: Romulus on the big screen is a very short teaser trailer for “Alien: Earth,” the franchise’s first ever TV series that’s coming soon to FX. Sydney Chandler stars in “Alien: Earth,” which recently wrapped production and is likely arriving in 2025. This short teaser more or less exists to

40 years ago, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street made Freddy Krueger a household name — but a slasher icon is nothing without a formidable foe. Heather Langenkamp epitomized the resourceful final girl, going toe-to-toe with the Springwood Slasher as Nancy Thompson. The actress, who was 20 years old when A Nightmare on Elm

His House and “Lovecraft Country” star Wunmi Mosaku investigates a disappearance in upcoming crime mystery series “Passenger” that’s heading to BritBox this October. The streaming service unveiled a new “Passenger” trailer today, emphasizing the atmospheric strangeness of the setting. “Passenger” will premiere October 17 on BritBox with an advanced special screening and panel at New York Comic Con. The six-episode mystery will roll

Legendary Entertainment is looking to dip back into the prequel well after giving Dune a prequel series with Max’s Dune: Prophecy. Deadline reports that an origin story for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is in the works at the indie studio from Eric Heisserer (Shadow and Bone, Bird Box).  The prequel is part of a first-look deal with

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.” The last couple entries in this editorial series have examined two of the three titles released by executive producer, writer, and director Nick Box released the week

After gracing fans with the 1996 PC port of Resident Evil back in June, fans have been waiting for the port of 1998’s Resident Evil 2 to show up on GOG. That day will be coming soon enough, as GOG has announced that Resident Evil 2 will arrive on the site on August 27. GOG

Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus hits theaters this weekend. If you’ve been following along to the Halloweenies all year, you’re no doubt a scholar of the franchise and ready to roll with Romulus. But, if you haven’t been following along, you’re in for a little hardcore history on the series — a deep dive into the

The first film in the Predator franchise in the wake of Disney taking over 20th Century Fox, Prey went direct-to-Hulu back in 2022, but the Alien franchise’s first film under the Disney umbrella is getting a big theatrical release this weekend. But that wasn’t always the case. As you may recall, Alien: Romulus was originally

NetherRealm has released the first gameplay trailer for their upcoming Khaos Reigns expansion for Mortal Kombat 1. And while the trailer doesn’t center around Ghostface or the T-1000 (gotta be patient), it does give us an in-depth look at Cyrax, including a glimpse at her Animality! The story for this version of Cyrax in Fire

Following the success of Re: Dracula, which recently surpassed 2.2 million lifetime downloads, writer and creator Stephen Indrisano is returning to the Bloody FM network with a new original scripted podcast. Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic will bring a unique voice to the network, combining the style of True Crime investigative podcasts and the surreal horror

“It’s like a hole opened up in the world… to the center of nothingness.” From Executive Producer Ryan Murphy (“American Horror Story”) comes the brand new FX horror series “Grotesquerie,” and FX has released the first official teaser trailer this morning. “Grotesquerie” will premiere September 25 on FX, arriving next day on Hulu. Watch the teaser trailer for Ryan

Most horror movies don’t even receive one novelization, yet Friday the 13th Part III somehow ended up with two. In fact, the second sequel in this beloved franchise was the first to be novelized; the original 1980 movie and its immediate follow-up were not adapted until ‘87 and ‘88, respectively. Meanwhile, Michael Avallone’s divisive take

It’s summertime which means one thing in the cinemaverse: shark movie season! We have already been served fin-ematic releases like Under Paris from Netflix and Something in the Water over the past couple of months, but Mad Angel Films adds one more helping to our “shark”-cuterie plate with their horror-comedy Graveyard Shark. The Indiegogo-funded feature

It’s summertime which means one thing in the cinemaverse: shark movie season! We have already been served fin-ematic releases like Under Paris from Netflix and Something in the Water over the past couple of months, but Mad Angel Films adds one more helping to our “shark”-cuterie plate with their horror-comedy Graveyard Shark. The Indiegogo-funded feature

Bokeh Game Studio teased fans a week ago with an image from their upcoming action horror title Slitterhead. And now just before they arrive at Gamescom next week, the developer has released the story trailer, which despite not having any dialogue, gets the point across: body horror, gore, and plenty of action. Set in the

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for the Alien franchise.  Of all of horror’s many sagas, few have produced such complex and dynamic female characters as the Alien franchise. From space-trekking astronauts and idealistic scientists to outlaw clones and alien queens, this cinematic galaxy is bursting with inspirational – and sometimes despicable – women fighting

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for the Alien franchise.  Of all of horror’s many sagas, few have produced such complex and dynamic female characters as the Alien franchise. From space-trekking astronauts and idealistic scientists to outlaw clones and alien queens, this cinematic galaxy is bursting with inspirational – and sometimes despicable – women fighting

40 years ago, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street made Freddy Krueger a household name — but a slasher icon is nothing without a formidable foe. Heather Langenkamp epitomized the resourceful final girl, going toe-to-toe with the Springwood Slasher as Nancy Thompson. The actress, who was 20 years old when A Nightmare on Elm

The Alien franchise returns to theaters for the first time in seven years with Alien: Romulus, which is one of six brand new horror movies available in theaters and at home this week. Here’s all the new horror releasing August 12 – August 18, 2024! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The latest edition of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival is underway, unleashing movie premieres, repertory screenings, and horror celebrations with much more still to come.  Opening weekend kicked off with a variety of repertory screenings of Psycho Cop Returns, Maniac Cop 2, Maniac, Society, the “lost” cut of Return of the Living Dead 3, and more

With the brief reveal back during the Sony State of Play this past January, Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn remaster finally has a release date. The remaster, which was handled by developer Ballistic Moon, will come to PC via Steam and PlayStation 5 on October 4. And thanks to PlayStation Blog, we also have a comparison

Strange Darling starring Kyle Gallner is headed our way later this month courtesy of Magenta Light Studios, and the final trailer has been released this afternoon. Strange Darling will release in theaters August 23, 2024. Watch the official trailer below, which is loaded with rave reviews including high praise from Stephen King. King calls the upcoming film “a clever masterpiece.”

Strange Darling starring Kyle Gallner is headed our way later this month courtesy of Magenta Light Studios, and the final trailer has been released this afternoon. Strange Darling will release in theaters August 23, 2024. Watch the official trailer below, which is loaded with rave reviews including high praise from Stephen King. King calls the upcoming film “a clever masterpiece.”

In the wake of their epic JAWS playset release, LEGO has announced this morning that Henry Selick’s iconic classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is getting its own LEGO set. Releasing this coming Halloween season, it’s another LEGO Ideas product, meaning the set originally began as a fan-made concept that other fans voted into becoming an

Iconic franchises never stay down for too long. In the wake of Terminator: Dark Fate back in 2019, the Terminator saga will continue with Netflix’s upcoming anime series Terminator Zero on August 29, but it seems that’s not the only new Terminator project in the works. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter this week, Terminator and

Peacock’s coming-of-age thriller “Hysteria!” is set to tackle the era of Satanic Panic, and we’ve learned today that all episodes will premiere on Peacock on Friday, October 18, 2024. Additionally, USA Network and SYFY will simulcast the first episode on October 18 with USA Network airing episodes each Friday. Watch the “Hysteria!” teaser trailer below.