Horror

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.

A sequel to Spookies is in the works, Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned. Frank Farel, co-writer and producer of the 1987 cult classic, announced the news during a live interview with The Barrens Hideout Podcast at Dark Arts Festival in Lincoln, RI over the weekend. “Remarkably, [Spookies] has done well enough in its revival that

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

The time has come to acknowledge Dan Stevens for the scream king that he is. This year alone, his genre credits include Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Abigail, and director Tilman Singer’s new film Cuckoo, where he plays a mysterious and undeniably villainous resort owner named Herr König. In the same way that scream

The time has come to acknowledge Dan Stevens for the scream king that he is. This year alone, his genre credits include Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Abigail, and director Tilman Singer’s new film Cuckoo, where he plays a mysterious and undeniably villainous resort owner named Herr König. In the same way that scream

Most of us have a love-hate relationship with social media. Yes, our phones provide hours of entertainment and allow us to connect with the larger world, but the proliferation of social media also fosters harmful comparisons and can leave us feeling inferior to bare acquaintances and outright strangers. And that’s to say nothing of influencer

This year’s horror hit Late Night with the Devil is headed to physical media in time for Halloween, with a Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook releasing on September 10, 2024. The film also comes to DVD and standard Blu-ray on the same date. Bonus Content on the DVD and Blu-ray includes… Commentary with David Dastmalchian Q&A

It’s admittedly not much at the moment, but it’s a sign of things to come for Bokeh Game Studio’s Slitterhead. Ahead of their appearance at PAX West and Gamescom, the developer has released a new image from Slitterhead, which is appropriately ominous. Set in the densely cluttered streets of Kowlong, filled with obscurity and chaos,

Released in 2019, Alexandre Aja‘s Crawl put Kaya Scodelario up against a category 5 hurricane and a pack of hungry alligators, and the thrilling mix of action and suspense-horror proved to be a hit with audiences at the box office. On a $13 million production budget, Crawl scared up over $91 million worldwide, with sequel talks beginning almost immediately.

With QuakeCon 2024 now underway, Bethesda and id Software have once again given fans a treat. Only this time, instead of a another remaster of a Quake game, we’re going old school with newly enhanced versions of the original Doom and Doom II. Best of all, if you already own these classics, you get the

Get ready to shriek in delight at this year’s Hometown Haunts & Hops Horror Convention, descending upon Mayflower Brewing Company in Plymouth, MA on September 21st from 1-7 PM! As the autumn shadows grow longer, join fellow horror enthusiasts in a celebration that’s sure to be even more thrilling than last year’s inaugural event. This

There was a time when most genre fiction was lumped together as a single collection of unserious literature by both critics and magazines. This is why weird fiction often shared an audience with sword and sorcery (and why writers like Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft could connect over their stories), with both genres influencing

Announced earlier this year, developer/publisher Mega Cat Studios is set to unleash Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit tomorrow on Steam, with the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch releases coming later this year. To prepare for the launch, Mega Cat has just released a new launch trailer for

Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? NECA has been turning those costumes into action figures with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection, and the line is getting set to expand with another new wave! Wave four of this particular line is taking a “What If?” approach, imagining retro Ben Cooper costumes

Prepare to confront your deepest fears with the upcoming Fear of Clowns, an anthology of clown-themed horror stories that’s headed our way just in time for the Halloween season. Published by Kangas Kahn Publishing on September 17, 2024 and edited by veteran Kenneth W. Cain, the collection brings together a macabre assortment of tales crafted

With the latest DLC for Cult of the Lamb arriving next week in Unholy Alliance, developer Massive Monster has announced Pilgrim, a brand-new interactive digital comic that will launch alongside the Unholy Alliance DLC on August 12. Illustrated by Carles Dalmau, and written by Jojo Zhou, Head of Narrative at Massive Monster, the comic will

Writer/Director Tilman Singer continues his streak of experimental high-concept horror with his sophomore effort, Cuckoo. The filmmaker boldly marches to the beat of his own drum, examining heady themes of grief, reproduction, and gendered expectations through inventive, playful horror. That Cuckoo plays it fast and loose with details and plotting means that this body horror entry will likely polarize,

While we wait for the final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” we’ve learned this week that the live stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is coming to Broadway. The critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning, “mega five-star hit” (Sunday Times) play will begin performances Friday, March 28, 2025 and officially open Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th

Gun Interactive just launched the hotly anticipated “Museum Mode” for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre last week, but you may wondering what’s NEXT from the video game. What should you be expecting from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in the remainder of 2024, for starters? The team has provided us with a little sneak preview

Universal Studios offered up a killer “Chucky” popcorn bucket at Halloween Horror Nights last year, and we’re excited to exclusively report that a new version is on the way! The Bride of Chucky-themed version of the Chucky popcorn bucket will debut this weekend at the Universal Products & Experiences booth at Midsummer Scream, BD has