Horror

Spooky season is finally here! That means time to put out the Halloween décor, plan your holiday watchlists, and curl up with a good book. Nothing says fall better than a good ghost or horror story. From graphic novels to novels to activity books, there’s something for all literary tastes this Fall. Here’s what we’re

Previewed at Toy Fair earlier this year, NECA had been set to release 8″ Jaws figures of both Martin Brody and Quint, with a massive figure of the film’s killer shark also on the way. Alas, we’ve learned today that the Brody figure has been cancelled. NECA tweeted out, “Due to a licensing conflict, we

After the less-than-amicable split between DOOM Eternal composer Mick Gordon and Bethesda, it was a question of who would replace Gordon in the upcoming “The Ancient Gods” DLC expansion. Well, who better to conduct a sonic assault in a shooter than someone who’s been doing that for more than a while? That’s right, Andrew Hulshult,

Bill Skarsgård had been set to star alongside his brother Alexander Skarsgård in Robert Eggers‘ (The Witch, The Lighthouse) new movie The Northman, but those plans have unfortunately changed. Speaking with Collider, the IT star says he was forced to drop out. “It’s been a scheduling nightmare during COVID. It is what it is. It’s

Directed by Jim Cummings, the werewolf film The Wolf of Snow Hollow is headed to theaters and at-home on-demand on October 9 via Orion Classics, Deadline reports. Cummings (Thunder Road) wrote and directed The Wolf of Snow Hollow and he also stars alongside Riki Lindhome (The Last House on the Left) and the late Robert

CD Projekt Red is still beavering away, applying the finishing touches to the highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077‘s November release, but the company isn’t quite done with its last game yet. The Polish developer announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021, bringing a host of technical

Fresh off writing The Batman for Warner Bros/DC, we’ve learned via THR tonight that Mattson Tomlin has set up his feature directorial debut, a sci-fi/thriller titled Mother/Android. The Batman director Matt Reeves will produce, with Chloe Grace Moretz starring. “Moretz is set to star as Georgia who, with her boyfriend Sam, goes on a treacherous

Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence, authors of The Science of Monsters and The Science of Women in Horror, and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast, are back this Halloween with brand new book The Science of Stephen King, which promises to reveal “ Through interviews, literary and film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, The Science of Stephen King provides a guide

Things are getting wacky in the latest trailer for Devolver Digital’s upcoming Serious Sam 4. Well, wackier than what’s normal for the series. As the series has always prided itself on guns and more guns, the latest trailer has him visiting the Vatican of all places for some extra firepower. Yep, instead of his usual

Back in July, Early Morning Studio had announced that their throwback RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins would be headed to the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch this Fall. Well, that time is right around the corner, as the devs announced that the game will launch on those consoles on September 17th. “Vampire’s Fall has come a

Alongside the cool gameplay reveal at Gamescom, Merge Games and Still Running have revealed new physical versions of their upcoming ‘Horrorpunk’ action RPG Morbid: The Seven Acolytes. The title will be receiving a “Signature Edition” treatment on both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, alongside the standard retail versions. The Signature Edition will feature the following

With Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott explored heady concepts of creation and religion through the eyes of an android longing to understand humanity. Executive producer Scott now passes the baton to Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners), the series creator of HBO Max’s Raised by Wolves. This high concept series uses a sentient android as the focal point of its

The horror genre can, at turns, provide a much-needed escape from the world we live in, as well as an opportunity to directly confront our anxieties about those very real ills. Throughout the month of September, new movies, TV shows, mini-series and video games are giving all of us horror fans something to look forward

The cast for Paramount’s new Scream movie continues to grow, with Variety reporting today that Jack Quaid (“The Boys”) is the latest actor to sign on the dotted line. Character details, at this time, are under wraps. Paramount Pictures announced last week that their relaunch of Scream, which will remain canon with Wes Craven’s films,

A decidedly dark new offering for the Halloween season, Party City has put up for pre-order the “Animated Dead Georgie” prop, based on a scene from last year’s IT: Chapter Two. Standing 50″ tall and 27″ wide, the officially licensed animatronic includes an LED bulb and 6V A/C adapter. Not only does he move, but

Turtle Rock Studios is still working away at their spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series in Back 4 Blood, but what about Left 4 Dead itself? Leave it to the community, which has been busy with countless mods and additions over the years, one of which is now being made official for Left

While we live in the present, we should always look to the past to understand change and development, moral contemplation, and how we can learn from mistakes. History is full of mistakes. Bloody, violent mistakes that shaped the trajectory of the world. In terms of American history, the Antebellum South marked a period of actualized

Things aren’t going well for high school student Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone): she’s avoiding her mother for reasons unknown, which means she’s alternating staying with her friend Zoe (Tedra Rogers) and sleeping in the park. She’s falling asleep in school, being mocked by classmates and her situation shows no sign of improving. But most problematically,

Who doesn’t love a dose of Lovecraftian horror? Well, how about tossing it into some Cyberpunk? That’s what Iceberg Interactive and developer Stormling Studios are doing with their upcoming game Transient, which is due out for PC via Steam in October, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2021. In fact, there’s a demo

Jaw Drop Games made an appearance at Gamescom 2020 with their upcoming Survival Horror game Deathground, showing off a new teaser trailer for the game. It’s not quite the co-op footage that we’re waiting on, but hey, more exposure for the game that’s definitely got more than a few people interested in seeing dinosaurs return

The majority of movies that had been set for release in 2020 became the victims of unfortunate circumstance when the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the world early in the year, with many pushed off the calendar completely. Others were released right before theaters were forced to close their doors or are now coming

From atomic monsters to “nature attacks” features, horror has long explored humankind’s effect on the environment. As natural disasters seem to be on the upswing, it’s no surprise that eco-based horror is also on the rise. The latest centers around fracking, the controversial technique in which water, sand, and chemicals are injected into shale rock

Before the entire franchise comes to Scream Factory Blu-ray this October, Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV) is kicking off the weekend with an all-day Friday the 13th marathon! The slashing begins, well, right now, with the original classic currently airing at the time of writing this article (10am EST). The full schedule for the day

It’s hard to pin down what kind of film The Block Island Sound is, but that’s actually a large part of its appeal. The film hails from siblings Kevin & Matthew McManus, who were responsible for Netflix’s short-lived two season wonder American Vandal. Anyone familiar with that surprisingly smart and complex series won’t be surprised to

The popular Disney attraction The Haunted Mansion is headed back to the big screen, THR reports, with Katie Dippold (Ghostbusters) on board to write the script for Disney. THR notes that the plan is for the film to be live-action. The dark ride attraction, which launched in 1969 and is still going strong today at

Lionsgate, who has Antebellum out in the coming weeks, has picked up Kevin Coughlin & Ryan Grassby’s horror spec Mother Land, Bloody Disgusting learned. The story is described as “a timely and high concept piece dealing with a family that has been haunted by an evil spirit for years.” “Their safety and their surroundings come

More often than not, there’s safety in numbers. Being alone can make you vulnerable to predators, human or otherwise. If you’re female, traveling alone at night can be downright perilous. The fittingly titled Alone takes that concept and runs with it. The latest by director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) puts its central character

Brushing up against the horror genre frequently enough that it was many future fans’ first introduction to monsters and madmen they’d soon encounter in much more adult fare, the 1969 animated series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” launched a multimedia franchise that’s still going strong today, scaring new audiences with tales of zombies and creepy locales.

It looks as if all those rumors turned out to be true as Netflix announced today that a scripted live action series inspired by Capcom’s massive Resident Evil franchise is coming to Netflix. Building on one of the most popular, best selling survival horror video games of all time, “Resident Evil” will tell a brand new

Horror comes in many guises and forms, with many takes on the genre feeding off of our own personal fears and aversions. From the guts and gore of splatter cinema to eerie tellings of the paranormal, there’s plenty of ways to harvest the screams of fear-loving fans. There is, however, one guaranteed method of unnerving