Horror

Fans of CloverPit and that scene from Aliens are in luck with DEADBODY Games’ stabtastic roguelike 500 Finger Fillet. Originally slated for a November release, the horror roguelite will now launch on November 12th on Steam. And if you can’t wait that long, you can check out a brand new demo, featuring new knives, new

Robert Eggers has explored a variety of horror archetypes throughout his filmmaking career, from witches to vampires to fantastical warriors, and with his upcoming Werwulf, he’s set to deliver a story about, well, a werewolf. What often appeals to horror fans in Eggers’ movies is his devotion to authenticity, as his meticulous recreation of era-appropriate

It’s been a week since Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival hit the scene, and Saber Interactive has been collecting player feedback and data to improve the game even further. Out now for Steam players is content Update 1.1 which addresses concerns over progression, softlocks, visuals and more. For all console players, there will be a patch

Editor’s Note: Matt Reeves has taken to Twitter to clarify that he is still attached to The Batman Part II and that Steven Soderbergh is only directing the final weeks of principal photography. He shared on social media, “Just to be clear, I am not leaving The Batman Part II. I am profoundly grateful to

There’s few Halloween traditions as beloved as The Simpsons‘ annual “Treehouse of Horror” specials, despite the fact that these episodes might not debut until November. Additionally, with the series having been on the air for nearly four decades, the anthology installments that parody beloved horror movies have run out of a lot of titles to

After 17 years, Friday the 13th fans finally have their first new piece of live-action content with the prequel series Crystal Lake. From showrunner Brad Caleb Kane, the series explores the years leading to the events of the original 1980 movie, with Linda Cardellini playing Pamela Voorhees on her path to becoming a murderer. The

Hallowarrior kicks off its story in a very convincing fashion. It’s got a very solid post-apocalyptic hook, a great sense of atmosphere, and a great lead in Milly Shapiro (Hereditary) in her own horror vehicle. It plays like exactly the kind of movie you’d want to curl up with on an October night, which helps

Ripcord’s Halloween Film Festival has unveiled the programming lineup for its inaugural edition: 50 horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy shorts, curated from more than 500 submissions and organized into seven themed programming blocks. The festival launches online at ripcord.film on October 19th and is free to attend. Registered fans can watch every film and vote

Electronic Arts hasn’t forgotten about Dead Space (again). In fact, for Battlefield 6 fans, you’ll be getting a glimpse of Isaac very soon, thanks to the new season that kicks off next week. Battlefield 6 is hosting a limited-time Dead Space Halloween crossover event which runs from October 20 to November 7, with players being

The Mummy is one of the more fascinating, and iconic, franchises in cinematic history. The Universal Monsters version of the concept embraced the eerie and unsettling idea of a corpse coming back to life, with a majority of subsequent mummy-inspired movies following a similar suit. In 1999, however, that all changed with the release of

All eight episodes of “Crystal Lake” were released onto Peacock this morning, and the streamer has wasted no time uploading a massive gallery of spoiler-filled images from the series. From the reveal of young Jason Voorhees (Callum Vinson) to a handful of absolutely brutal kills and some big reveals involving Jason and his loving mother

After spending much of the year in Early Access on Steam, independent developer Question will be launching their horror deckbuilder The Killing Stone in full on October 21, as well as launching on the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series on the same day. Since launching in Early Access back in February,

A new young adult horror movie is on the way that is bringing together some burgeoning genre stars for an all-new adventure. The upcoming Bad Influence comes from screenwriter Brandon Cohen and director Jason Perlman. According to Deadline, Scream VI star Jack Champion and The Black Phone star Madeleine McGraw have joined the movie, as

Genre stalwart and horror host Ted Raimi enlists the help of puppets and cocktails to entertain guests in the official trailer for Screambox series Your Dearest Darkest Friend, a new darkly whimsical talk show. While the full guest lineup hasn’t been announced just yet, the trailer below features Barbara Crampton, Joe Lynch, and Joe Swanberg

With the game’s demo already out the door, Dream Dock and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment have announced that their upcoming dark first-person fishing adventure DREADMOOR finally has a release date. The game will launch November 9 into Steam Early Access, and will feature the full core gameplay experience with the complete storyline, and a variety

While Curry Barker‘s Obsession seemed to unfold in a world quite similar to ours, the darkly fantastical One Wish Willow confirmed that this was actually a world where magic existed. Given the franchise-minded perspective of most studios, this type of magic could understandably be mined for other adventures set in this universe, whether they similarly

When a game has as strong of a visual gimmick as Tenebris Somnia, that can be all people talk about. The combination of retro pixel art and live action cutscenes certainly is as noteworthy as it is effective, but nothing in the marketing gave me any indication of the exceptional narrative hiding behind that artstyle.

Bloody Disgusting has joined forces with TorchBearer Sauces for Bloody Disgusting’s Splatter Sauce, a brand new hot sauce creation that’s available NOW in time for Halloween! It’s a little sweet. It’s a little tart. And yeah, it’s a little terrifying. Created in partnership with Bloody Disgusting, Splatter Sauce brings together juicy strawberry, tangy rhubarb, and

If you’re looking for a horror short to properly unsettle you on the road to Halloween, director Dennis Cahlo (The Trouble With Tessa) has you covered with his brand new film A Special Day. The 4-minute found footage horror short plays out like one of those cursed tapes from Sinister, wherein a seemingly normal family

Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea, The Strangers: Chapter 1-3) has been extremely busy in recent years, and his next project has been announced by Deadline this morning. Harlin’s next feature is set to be a prison rescue thriller titled Evac. Here’s the official synopsis for Renny

Ahead of Steam Next Fest, solo developer Rooted Elevation has released a short devlog for its upcoming psychological horror visual novel, Saraab: Beyond The Veil. The video covers the initial concept of the game, its Arabian folklore inspiration, and the creative process behind the game’s development. You can also check out the game’s demo. Coming

Trevor Henderson’s creatures have been invading your ears in the Bloody Disgusting horror fiction podcast Mayfair Watchers Society, and now they’re coming to life on the big screen. Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse has announced this morning that they’vemade a deal with Trevor Henderson, creator of Siren Head and Cartoon Cat, to adapt the hit

Time once again to decimate heretics in Auroch Digital and Big Fan Games’ Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun II, which is now available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. Accompanying the release is the customary launch trailer, which shows off more of the game’s unrestrained carnage. Traveling to an isolated star system to

Slowly but surely, Apple TV has become a massive player in the streaming wars. When the platform launched, the movies and TV series available were limited to titles that the streamer created, meaning it was a limited pool of content. Seven years later, Apple TV has amassed an impressive library of exclusive originals, most of

Season five of MGM+‘s hit series From is heading into production and is expected in 2027, but non-subscribers can finally check out the series’ first three seasons on Netflix starting next week, on October 19. From follows a group of strangers trapped in a mysterious small town they can’t escape, no matter how hard they

There can simply never be enough adaptations of Charles Dickens‘ A Christmas Carol, which is why filmmaker Ti West is stepping in to deliver his own take on the material. A number of beloved actors have embraced the role of Ebenezer Scrooge over the years, and while Johnny Depp already has a number of iconic

A destructive re-entry to Earth leaves a trio of astronauts stranded in the ocean’s depths in the first images from Lionsgate’s sci-fi survival thriller Above the Below, releasing in theaters on December 4. Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok, Beast) stars alongside Caitlin FitzGerald (“We Were Liars”) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (“Young Sherlock”) as the stranded astronauts,

The DC Universe fully embraces the body horror subgenre with upcoming horror movie Clayface, and the Rated R comic book movie will be unleashed in theaters on October 23. James Gunn is of course co-running the DC cinematic universe these days, and Gunn has taken to social media this week to recommend some of his

Matilda Lutz (Revenge)discovers a spider hiding in a rather unusual spot in IGN‘s new clip fromCrawlers ahead of its release in theaters this Friday, and the ocular trauma is likely to make you squirm. Previously known asArachnid, the horror film will be released in theaters nationwide onOctober 16 via Roadside Attractions and Saban Films. In

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A young woman experiences a traumatic event and/or severe loss, and some time later she’s forced to face those feelings when a monstrous metaphor comes calling. While sometimes a natural, worthwhile part of a horror story, the whole grief/trauma shtick has become something of a tiresome trope in