Horror

Unlike the original two Friday the 13th movies, which were filmed in New Jersey and Connecticut, Friday the 13th Part III brought the franchise to California, with the Veluzat Motion Picture Ranch in Santa Clarita Valley playing host to the primary “Higgins Haven” location. Alas, that house burned down back in 2006, forever changing the
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One of the many benefits of genre storytelling is the way horror evokes extreme empathy. Watching a character confront adversity in horror offers a uniquely communal experience that builds understanding that bridges all walks of life. Shapeless explores the all-consuming addictive behaviors of an eating disorder, using psychological body horror to convey the toll it can
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One of the games revealed during Friday’s Summer Game Fest was Elseware Experience’s Broken Pieces, a psychological thriller that evokes some heavy Silent Hill vibes in its aesthetic. Given that you’re stuck in an seemingly abandoned French coastal village, solving puzzles and fighting off otherworldly monsters, you can see where a lot of people are
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After giving fans a taste earlier this week, Ubisoft has revealed Rainbow Six Extraction, their co-op tactical first-person shooter that’s set to hit PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC, and Stadia on September 16. Extraction has players assemble their team from the 18 Operators from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege to launch
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One of the many benefits of genre storytelling is the way horror evokes extreme empathy. Watching a character confront adversity in horror offers a uniquely communal experience that builds understanding that bridges all walks of life. Shapeless explores the all-consuming addictive behaviors of an eating disorder, using psychological body horror to convey the toll it can
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Last year, developer rose-engine unveiled their pixel-based survival horror title Signalis, which seemed like a combo of survival horror and anime. The game’s back with a new trailer that kicked off the Tribeca Games Spotlight at E3, showing off more aesthetic goodies. It’s already been covered that the game takes inspiration from classic survival horror
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The director of both The Collector and The Collection, as well as the upcoming (but currently stalled) The Collected, Marcus Dunstan has set up his next project, Deadline reports. Dunstan will be directing the high school horror movie Unhuman for Blumhouse and EPIX, part of the collaboration that will see Blumhouse make eight original movies
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Welcome to Blood/Ink/Staples, a recurring column which will shine a spotlight on creepy comic books new and old. Here, we’ll be taking a peek at forgotten graphic novels and hot-off-the-press floppies, buried indies and newly-released big labels. Some articles will be historical deep dives, others will feature interviews with creators, but all will attempt to steer
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Home invasion thrillers are inherently terrifying for corrupting the private space designated most for comfort and safety. The terror compounds when the home dweller can’t fight back easily; their vulnerability exacerbates the suspense tenfold—vulnerabilities like blindness. See for Me isn’t the first home invasion thriller to center around a blind character trying to evade the dangerous men
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We’ve been promised the first gameplay footage out of Summer Game Fest tomorrow (June 10), but up first we’ve been provided with the official art for Evil Dead: The Game today! The upcoming game features Bruce Campbell as the voice of Ash Williams, plus Ellen Sandweiss‘s Cheryl Williams from The Evil Dead, Marcus Gilbert‘s Arthur from Army
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Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a sequel to the original classic(s), is currently set for theatrical release on November 11, 2021, and some new images were debuted by IGN as part of today’s “Ghostbusters Day” celebration. We’ve got our first look at Celeste O’Connor‘s character, for starters, along with a brand new shot of the classic Ecto-1 back
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Would my horror journalist accreditation be revoked if I didn’t update my ranking of Warner Brothers’ Conjuring Universe (“Conjurverse,” to me) with every new canonical release? Of course not (because that’s not a real thing), but why not dissect totem dolls, sisterly sinners, and more possessions than Ash Williams could shake his boomstick at. What
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Originally announced back in April, Jaume Collet-Serra’s House of Wax remake is getting a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory, and the release has been fully detailed today. “On July 13, Scream Factory proudly presents the modern cult classic House of Wax (2005) in the ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release, featuring a new 2K scan
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Now streaming on Disney+, director Craig Gillespie‘s Cruella reimagines the origin story of 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil, with Emma Stone playing the title character. Also playing in theaters, Cruella has managed to make $50 million at the worldwide box office thus far, and it seems it’s doing pretty well on Disney+ too as
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It’s now been nearly twenty years since Edgar Wright burst onto the scene with the horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead, which introduced Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to American audiences and won over horror fans and critics alike with its humor, lovable characters, and fun spin on zombie movie tropes. This Halloween season, Shaun gets
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