Horror

Paramount and Blumhouse’s upcoming new installment in the Paranormal Activity franchise will be going straight to Paramount+, with Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) on board to write and William Eubank (Underwater) directing. The movie had been dated for release on March 4, 2022, but it was subsequently pushed off the calendar. What does that mean? Well, according to

Writer Eric Red had teased over the weekend that 1986 classic The Hitcher was finally getting a Blu-ray release, and the release has been confirmed today by Second Sight Films. Second Sight, the company behind the recent 4K Ultra HD release of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, has unfortunately also revealed, however, that a

The official account for Netflix‘s “Stranger Things” over on YouTube is teasing a special little *something* for tomorrow, uploading a mysterious video with a cryptic caption. The video’s description reads, “Due to technical difficulties, Hawkins National Laboratory will be closed until further notice. We will be back in service tomorrow at 9:00AM ET.” As for

Netflix is turning the Dark Horse Comics series Lady Killer into a feature film, and Deadline reports tonight that Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s Body) will be writing the adaptation! Additionally, Blake Lively (The Shallows) is on board to star in the movie. “The plan is for Lively to play Josie Schuller. By all appearances, she is

As you may recall, Bloody Disgusting had announced back in 2018 that SYFY entered talks to license the rights to make new feature films based on the Chiodo brothers’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) and Stephen Herek’s Critters (1986). The latter project ended up coming to life, with Critters Attack! releasing in 2019. But the former never ended up

Announced today, Damian Mc Carthy’s feature debut Caveat has been acquired by Shudder, with the horror movie set to arrive on the horror streaming service on June 3, 2021. Ben Caplan (Band of Brothers, Call the Midwife), Jonathan French (A Soldier’s Voice) and Leila Sykes (Missing Something) star in a movie written and directed by Mc

While it may very well be Ed Boon up to his typical teases, what seems like a harmless tweet could be the precursor to something more for the studio behind Mortal Kombat and the Injustice series. With James Gunn announcing the release date of Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3, Ed Boon had this little

All bets are off when Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder‘s new Netflix zombie movie Army of the Dead arrives on May 21. Already teased in a series of character posters, USA Today shares in their summer preview a brand new look at one of the film’s hero zombies, “The King”, who holds one of the “Las Vengeance” crew

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was a game-changer for the beloved horror franchise in so many ways. Resident Evil, the famed game series that placed different protagonists against the government and corporate corruption responsible for infecting millions with a virus that turned them into horribly mutated zombies and monsters, felt as though it had run the

While Kevin Smith aims to release his horror film Killroy Was Here as an NFT (non-fungible token), writer-director Norith Soth‘s religious-horror Nicodemus is allegedly not only the first horror film NFT, but also the first ever motion picture NFT. So exclaims the film’s press release. In the vein of The Rapture with a Don’t Look

The eight-issue comic series John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction: HELL just kicked off with its debut issue, and Storm King Comics has shared the official launch trailer with us. Based on a story by creators John Carpenter and Sandy King, the new series was written by David J. Schow, and it features pencils &

First launched for PC via Steam and on Game Jolt back in 2018, Clickteam has now released the Five Nights at Freddy’s mashup game Ultimate Custom Night for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. In what’s described by Clickteam as “the ultimate Five Nights at Freddy’s mashup”, players are once again be trapped alone

A few months back, we told you about developers Austin Schaeffer, Cyrus Byrd and Pete Goodfellow and their upcoming Dino Crisis-inspired Survival Horror game Compound Fracture. The team recently dropped a new update in the form of a new gameplay video. The five-minute video in question not only shows off that retro PS1-style we all

Available now from Super7 is the first wave of the company’s ReAction Figures based on “The Munsters,” which are in full color and bring three of the characters to your toy shelf. Herman Munster, Lily Munster and Grandpa Munster from the classic television series have been turned into ReAction Figures by Super7, up for grabs

One of the standout new additions in Season 2 before being promoted to a series regular for Season 3, Priah Ferguson’s “Stranger Things” character Erica Sinclair is getting her own comic book tale from Dark Horse Comics, we’ve learned via Syfy Wire this afternoon. The young adult graphic novel is titled Stranger Things: Erica the

Fabrice du Welz, director of excellent genre fare including Calvaire, Vinyan and Alléluia, is back with an atmospheric new thriller, Adoration, which is now available for pre-order over at Vinegar Syndrome. The film was acquired by Altered Innocence for a U.S. release this summer. Young lovers are on the run in the final film of

The standout highlight of the new Mortal Kombat movie is the long-running feud between Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) which book-ends the film with two fight scenes that take place hundreds of years apart. Sub-Zero and Scorpion are of course mortal enemies, and it’s Scorpion who ultimately ends up defeating his adversary. What’s

Originally pushed back to March 2021 in the early days of the pandemic, we’ve learned today that Sony has once again set a new date for the Jared Leto-starring Morbius. Morbius will now be taking a bite out of the big screen on January 28, 2022, one week later than the most recently scheduled release date of January 21,

The shark remains the reigning champ of aquatic horror, dominating the subgenre more than any other oceanic creature. Alligators, crocodiles, and mutated fish make up another large percentage of an already shallow pool. Then there’s cryptids and sea creatures, of which horror always has room for more. That includes the folkloric creature made benign and

“Kill everything you see.” As we recently learned, the upcoming fourth season of Netflix‘s “Castlevania” will actually be the show’s *final* season, and today the official trailer spills blood across the internet. The 10-episode Final Season arrives on May 13. Preview the gory bloodshed below! In Season 4, “Dracula’s influence looms large as Belmont and Sypha

The last we heard about Sony’s live-action Masters of the Universe feature film was that it had been delayed back in January of last year, and a new date was never provided. Not surprisingly, it looks like the project is no longer even moving forward as originally planned, with attached star Noah Centineo reportedly no

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

A24 and director David Lowery‘s (A Ghost Story) The Green Knight is finally being released in theaters on July 30, 2021, and we’ve got a trio of new images for you today. “From visionary filmmaker David Lowery comes a fresh and bold spin on a classic tale from the knights of the round table,” A24 explained The Green Knight last year. “An epic fantasy adventure

A family moves into a new home with a gruesome past, which still lingers in many ways. That simple setup could apply to any number of horror movies set within a haunted house. Things Heard & Seen opts for a slightly altered approach that adds true crime and drama to the fold, with mixed results. Netflix’s latest

Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to

Fresh off the box office success of Godzilla vs. Kong, THR is reporting that Adam Wingard (V/H/S, You’re Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) is re-teaming with Warner Bros. and Legendary for their next MonsterVerse movie, which is big news because we had previously been unsure if the MonsterVerse would even be continuing beyond this year’s

Scott Derrickson (Dr. Strange, Sinister) is headed back to the horror genre to direct The Black Phone for Blumhouse and Universal, and today a release date has been provided. The Black Phone will release in theaters on January 28, 2022. Ethan Hawke (Sinister) and James Ransone (Sinister, It: Chapter Two) lead the cast, which also includes Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw. “Finney

Once again, the curse of Resident Evil online has reared its ugly head. Those in the Resident Evil Ambassador Program have begun receiving emails stating that Resident Evil Re:Verse is being delayed from its launch next month. Originally, the online companion multiplayer game was supposed to ship with Resident Evil Village. That is no longer

The film has been bumped all over the release calendar ever since it was announced, and tonight Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 once again has a brand new release date. Columbia Pictures had most recently planned to release the sequel in theaters on January 7, 2022, but the film has now been pushed all the way up

Written and directed by Jonathan Cuartas, the festival horror-drama My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To has been acquired by Dark Sky Films, and we’ve learned today that they’ll be releasing it in limited theaters and on VOD/Digital this summer, on June 25. “As an official selection of the previously cancelled 2020 Tribeca