Horror

We talked last week about how Kinetic Games has switched up their Early Access plans for Phasmophobia. And it seems that part of the plan is to update the game with some new features, after all. The latest update to the co-op ghost-hunting game now includes a much-requested feature: the ability for players who have

Like one of the cyborgs at the heart of its cyberpunk horror story, Observer: System Redux is a combination of the still-functioning old and the shiny new. Faulty parts have been scrapped. New components have been grafted on. And, the totality has been buffed to a futuristic sheen. Since its release in 2017, Observer has

This year’s Black Friday sale from Vinegar Syndrome goes live in two weeks (November 27-30), but the company has already started teasing what’s coming *next* year, in 2021. Vinegar Syndrome’s Brad Henderson took to Twitter this afternoon to tease four of the company’s 2021 releases, which include “Lovecraft, Nazis, Action, and a slasher flick.” Those

We don’t come bearing any official confirmation on this one but for what it’s worth, Constantine actor Peter Stormare took to Instagram today to tease… Constantine 2?! Stormare, who memorably played Satan in the Francis Lawrence-directed 2005 film, shared an image praising his performance in the movie today, along with the caption: “Sequel in the

The Epic Games Store is continuing their recent horror-themed free game giveaway with MorbidWare and Headup Games’ The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia. The title, which was released back in February 2019 (you can read our original review here), is available from now until November 19th. The Textorcist puts you as Ray Bibbia, a

Funko has to date released a couple different POP! vinyl toys of Ash Williams, from both Army of Darkness and “Ash vs. Evil Dead,” and a brand new one is now available. Based on Ash’s appearance in Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness, this latest offering from Funko is exclusive to Hot Topic and you can

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino put his own twist on Dario Argento’s horror classic Suspiria back in 2018, delivering a fresh take on the material that polarized audiences and failed to make a splash at the box office. Guadagnino originally envisioned the film as the first part of a two-part storyline, but alas, we’re unlikely to

Blizzard’s iconic Diablo II hit the big 2-0 earlier this year. And while we’re still holding out hope for Diablo IV (whenever it gets released) to return to D2‘s style of gameplay, fans are still working on mods to improve the original Diablo II, such as Project Diablo 2. The mod is completely designed by

A new take on the classic H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau is on the way courtesy of Gunpowder & Sky‘s sci-fi label DUST, we’ve learned this afternoon. Zack Stentz (X-Men: First Class, Thor, Rim Of The World, “Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous”, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) is attached to write “Moreau” for

Announced tonight by Variety, Lionsgate has acquired a horror spec script titled Video Nasty, which has one hell of a cool premise along with Seth Rogen attached to produce. The film, written by Chris Thomas Devlin, “centers on three teens who rent a cursed VHS and are pulled into an ’80s slasher movie that threatens

Indie studio The Brotherhood has not only announced a sequel to their isometric overhead horror game Stasis, but a new funding campaign to go along with it. Set for a Q1 2022 release, Stasis: Bone Totem is available now on Steam as a playable demo, and will feature all-new characters and stories in the same

The most recent release date we were provided with for the new Mortal Kombat movie from Warner Bros/New Line was January 15, 2021, but as you probably figured by now, that’s no longer the plan thanks to the ongoing pandemic upending the film industry. This highly expected news was confirmed by producer Todd Garner in

Played by Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the role of Grindelwald is being recast for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts 3, with Mads Mikkelsen now in talks. Deadline reports that the “Hannibal” star is “atop the list” of actors being considered to replace the freshly departed Depp in the Harry Potter spinoff

A spinoff of the Brendan Fraser-starring Mummy franchise, 2002’s The Scorpion King starred Dwayne Johnson as Mathayus, the titular Scorpion King, spawning its own film franchise that to date includes five total installments. Johnson returned for precisely none of them, but he will be on board as producer for a brand new reboot on the

Dark Sky Films shares an exclusive look at their horror-comedy It Cuts Deep, the directorial debut from Nicholas Payne Santos that’s opening in limited theaters and VOD platforms November 13, 2020. “It Cuts Deep lives up to its title, revealing the extremes to which the fear of getting married and having children can go.” “While on Christmas vacation, a

Announced just about one year ago, Universal Pictures has inked a “five-year exclusive production partnership” with Jordan Peele and his company Monkeypaw Productions, with the Get Out and Us filmmaker directing, writing and producing two movies as part of that deal. And this week we’ve already been provided with a release date for Peele’s third movie. The untitled movie will

Ahead of the American Film Market, Will Packer Productions announced that Daniel di Grado will be directing the psychological horror film Oracle, which will star actress and recording artist Ryan Destiny, best known for starring in the Lee Daniels Fox series “Star”, says Deadline. Heather Graham, who can be seen in the upcoming CBS All

Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive trailer drop for Raven Banner’s thriller Motherly, co-written and directed by Craig David Wallace (Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, Slasher), which will be presented to buyers at the forthcoming AFM. The company holds worldwide rights. In the film, “Kate (Lora Burke) and her daughter Beth live alone in

Mark your calendars, Still Running’s Horrorpunk RPG Morbid: The Seven Acolytes finally has a release date. The game will launch digitally on December 3rd for PlayStation 4, PC and Nintendo Switch. You can still grab that limited physical Signature Edition, if you so choose. The team is still working away on a proper launch trailer

If you were sleeping on Kinetic Games’ cooperative ghost-hunting game Phasmophobia, you’re weren’t alone. The game has become an overnight success for the developer, so much so that they’ve had to “reconsider” their original plans for the game’s future in Early Access. IGN reached out to Kinetic Games and its sole developer, Dknighter, regarding Phasmophobia,

The wait is finally over for some when Sony finally drops the PlayStation 5 on November 12. It’ll also be a relief for those looking to get their hands on Bluepoint’s Demon’s Souls remake, which PlayStation Blog just had to drop one more goodie for during Sony’s State of Play presentation. The presentation is a

We’ve got some exciting news of potential horror representation at next year’s Academy Awards, as Deadline is reporting that Guatemala has chosen director Jayro Bustamante‘s La Llorona as their selection for the 2021 International Oscar race. Mind you, this doesn’t mean the movie will end up nominated in the International Film category, but it’s the

The latest horror icon to join the “Horror Buddy” collection from Horror Decor is Zeke the Plumber, who ’90s kids surely remember from his appearance in “Salute Your Shorts.” As Meagan recently explained here on BD, “Zeke the Plumber’s appearance was unexpected and terrifying. The mask, the unassuming outfit, and the gravelly quiet voice instilled

Director Don Coscarelli took to Twitter last night to report the passing of Ken Jones, an actor who appeared in what Coscarelli refers to as “the most impactful scene” in Phantasm. Jones is credited as “Caretaker” in the 1979 horror classic, and it was Jones’s character who was famously drilled through the head by the

Those waiting for the next-gen version of Remedy Entertainment’s Control will have to wait a little longer, as the studio stated via Twitter that the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X version of their hit psychological thriller will be delayed from its original “end of 2020” release. The new release window is slated for “early 2021”. Remedy

Square Enix and developer People Can Fly are already looking ahead when it comes to post-launch content for their upcoming dark sci-fi shooter Outriders. With the game launching on February 2 next year, the teams unveiled “Expeditions,” the post-campaign content, as well as a 10-minute introduction of the Technomancer class during their Outriders Broadcast (which

So, this is a kick in the teeth, to say the least. Back in October, we ran the story about how while it was obvious that you couldn’t re-download Konami’s P.T. demo from the PlayStation Store to your new PlayStation 5, it was, however, quite likely possible to play the demo on the PS5 using

The cyberpunk genre seems to be having a moment in video games right now. Watch Dogs: Legion just came out, telling the story of a collection of hackers fighting back against an authoritarian regime with a stranglehold on near-future London. Cyberpunk 2077, one of the year’s most anticipated games, looks to give players a huge

Available in the App Store and through Google Play, the mobile game Funko Pop! Blitz allows you to collect and play with iconic characters in a matching puzzle game, with franchises such as Back to the Future and Jurassic Park included in the mix. And this week, a limited-time event that’s available right now brings