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If you're a horror fan, receiving an unexpected release outside of October and January is always a treat when the genre releases tend to thrive It's even better when a horror film also aims to reclaim another holiday season to bring the scares all year long This is exactly what we received with the recent[...]

Director Scott Derrickson returns to his terror roots and partners again with the foremost brand in the genre, Blumhouse, with a new horror thriller, The Black Phone Finney Shaw, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use When a[...]

Cineverse announced three new holiday horror titles Secret Santa, Night of the Missing, and Santastein will make the long winter's nights anything but silent The Company is releasing the titles exclusively on its horror streaming service SCREAMBOX, which is building up a major lineup of indie horror movies Guess what they have in common? That's[...]

The indie-horror film franchise known as Terrifier has already earned a lot of attention for its grotesque bloodshed and creepy slasher villain, Art the Clown, with a third film confirmed to be coming soon And much like the killers from Scream, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or even Friday the 13th, the film's mastermind is looking[...]

The 2016 horror flick Lights Out managed to earn close to $150 million at the box office by tapping into a fairly timeless fear of being in the dark – which earned the film confirmation that a sequel would be coming However, seven years later, fans are still waiting. Fortunately, a recent screening of the film[...]

After Evil Dead Rise helped revitalize the horror-comedy hybrid franchise (with more horror than comedy), many fans became excited to see where the story would end up next Would we get a sequel? Something entirely new? Anything is on the table with Evil Dead But as it turns out, the man who's often recognized as[...]

We have more info on all three of them below, along with a couple of quotes from both companies about the rubs, as they are on sale right now as a three-pack for $40. Credit: Gun Interactive The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Family Recipe Dry Rub Pack Cook's Pork Rub: Kosher Salt, Brown Sugar, Granulated Garlic, Chili Powder, Paprika,[...]

Exorcist star Linda Blair recently suggested that she's not aware of any plans to return for the next installment of the horror franchise.

When it comes to The Nun II, it felt rather refreshing to see that the horror sequel had polished its original scares, now including some truly unsettling use of silhouettes and distinct, ominous appearances in the shadows However, the film's opening scene opted to show that the titular character wasn't looking to keep a low[...]

So how did Thanksgiving's own horror icon, John Carver, come to fruition? Here's what you need to know! Amanda Barker “Lizzie”in TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group, LLC THANKSGIVING © 2023 CTMG, Inc All Rights Reserved. Thanksgiving Director Eli Roth on John Carver's Intentional Slasher Origins During an interview with Bloody Disgusting, filmmaker Eli Roth talked about the[...]

Thanksgiving might be over, but Hiya Toys is carving up some horror with their latest Hiya Exquisite Mini Series It is time to revisit Texas and the hunting grounds of Leatherface's twisted domain from the wicked retelling of his origin story Hiya Toys is bringing the 2003 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre back with the arrival of[...]

Image courtesy of RLJE Films & Shudder Jane Widdop's Journey into Holiday Horror in "It's a Wonderful Knife" Bleeding Cool: What intrigues you about 'It's a Wonderful Knife' aside from being a good pun for a title? Widdop: [Laughs] Well, the name drew me in first, as you said Also, I'm a massive fan of Michael Kennedy and[...]

TAISSA FARMIGA as Sister Irene in New Line Cinema's horror thriller "The Nun II," a Warner Bros Pictures release. Connecting The Nun and The Conjuring Characters During a conversation with Collider, director Michael Chaves admits that the connection was a long time coming, telling the site, "Yeah I think it's something that, you know, fans already kind[...]

With the film finally in theaters, the established horror director is officially taking the time to explain why the holiday genre film needed a little longer to prepare. A mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, in TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group, LLC THANKSGIVING © 2023 CTMG, Inc All Rights Reserved. Why Thanksgiving Needed a Little Extra[...]

announced a collaboration to launch a publishing imprint, Bloody Press, and a horror podcast division Bloody FM as part of Cineverse's expansion of its range of genre content Upcoming projects include a Terrifier 2 audiobook with print and ebook editions to follow and Dead Space: Deep Cover, an audio drama horror podcast based on Electronic[...]

TAISSA FARMIGA as Sister Irene in New Line Cinema's horror thriller "The Nun II," a Warner Bros Pictures release. The Nun II Easter Egg Details to Watch For During a conversation with /Film, The Nun II director Michael Chaves discussed a few easter egg details that fans hadn't noticed and admitted that there were a few with key[...]

Even though the recent horror film Five Nights At Freddy's was released simultaneously in theaters and on Peacock, the live-action adaptation of the popular video game became quite a hit with audiences In fact, as of now, the film has already proven to be a hit for Peacock as one of their biggest opening weekends,[...]

There's always an indie horror flick that manages to emerge every few years and transcend expectations, with the recent Terrifier film-turned-franchise becoming another example of the success behind micro-budget productions Now, the film will be earning a third chapter (slated for 2024) that will delve deeper into the lore established by Terrifier writer and director[...]

As if the hundreds, if not thousands of films on networks like the Hallmark Channel haven't done enough to produce redundant holiday cheer, luckily, a subgenre emerged to undermine the sacred traditions in the holiday horror film, which turns the cheers and tears to terror and dread It's something writer Michael Kennedy and director Tyler[...]

The director of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Nun II explains where the Nun's mid-credits sequence came from.

Since its initial release, the small-budget horror flick known as Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey has garnered quite a cult following, and the upcoming release of a sequel film in early 2024 But what's even more shocking is that the same team is already developing other classic stories through a bloody slasher lens. Credit Jagged[...]

The director attached to the upcoming Blumhouse movie Night Swim is explaining how the horror short transitioned into a feature film.

After becoming one of the biggest theatrical releases of the year (and one of the most profitable horror films of the year), it was only a matter of time before the popular character M3GAN made her return to cause even more chaos with her somewhat family-friendly carnage And currently, a highly-anticipated sequel titled M3GAN 2.0[...]

The director of the 2015 cult horror/comedy film The Final Girls recently revealed some of his scrapped sequel plans.

It's about class, privilege, guilt, and redemption that's worth a listen, unsparing in its depiction of horror These are not nice, cuddly vampires but once-broken people turned into predators living in the underbelly of New York City during its most glamourous and dystopian era. "The Lesser Dead" key art: Echoverse To celebrate Halloween, we had the opportunity[...]

Jordan Roberts has been a lifelong fan of the horror genre and creative mastermind John Carpenter When Peacock came calling to pitch an anthology series Suburban Screams with the Halloween director attached, he leaped at the opportunity to become its showrunner The series explores the dark secrets and unspeakable evil that sometimes lurks beneath the[...]

We're all for the horror film series The Strangers because it's eerie, uncomfortably realistic when it needs to be, and it offers the genre some iconic, classic masked killers So basically, it has the timeless components of a slasher franchise And with the upcoming film (soft relaunch) being announced as the first of a planned[...]

Now, Blum is discussing how a recent Halloween-centric event may have helped progress the timeline. Credit Universal Jason Blum Says 'Horror Nights' Attraction Sparked Purge 6 Interest During the New York Comic-Con panel labeled Blumhouse's Blumfest 2023, the horror mastermind addressed his recent thoughts on The Purge franchise post-Hollywood Horror Nights reveal, telling attendees, "We love to scare[...]

For some reason, PG-13 horror is always a topic of conversation with some of the genre's more aggressive audience, even though solid films like The Grudge, The Last Exorcism, Insidious, and more recently, M3GAN have already delivered solid scares for audiences of all ages (mostly) So, with the upcoming film Five Nights At Freddy's proving to[...]

This year, during the Indie Horror Showcase 2023, DreadXP rolled out a few announcements as they showed off some of their horror games on the way The primary announcements were for the new game Hellpunk, the reveal of a sequel to Amanda The Adventurer, and a new mode added to My Friendly Neighborhood We have[...]