In Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius, played by the inimitable Ernest Thesiger, raises his glass and proposes a toast to Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein—“to a new world of Gods and Monsters.” I invite you to join me in exploring this world, focusing on horror films from the dawn of the Universal Monster movies in 1931 to the […]
Month: July 2021
Fantasia 2021 Closing Film: Takashi Miike’s Highly Anticipated ‘The Great Yokai War – Guardians’
The Fantasia International Film Festival begins August 5th with the World Premiere of Quebec zombie feature Brain Freeze— following the August 4th special event screening of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad in celebration of the festival— and ends on August 25th with newly announced closing film, Takashi Miike’s hotly-anticipated The Great Yokai War – Guardians. […]
[Preview] ‘Aliens Fireteam Elite’: In Space, No One Can Hear You Emote
While many horror fans would say the history of the Alien film franchise is a bit scattershot, its video game efforts are perhaps even more erratic. One of the series’ low points is Aliens: Colonial Marines, a 2013 Gearbox shooter that failed to do just about anything right, and its lasting blemish on the IP […]
All-Night Horror Movie Marathon Coming to Smithtown, NY Includes ‘Night of the Demons’ and ‘The Blob’!
The first annual Smithown Underground All-Nighter is coming to Smithtown, New York on Friday, August 6, an all-night marathon of horror classics for Long Island horror fans! The event runs Friday, August 6th through Saturday, August 7th, 7pm to 7am! It’s all going down at the Smithtown Library on One North Country Road in Smithtown, […]
Popcorn Frights Reveals Titles For Virtual Side of Florida Festival
Late last night, Popcorn Frights pulled back the curtain on its second wave of programming, this batch focused on its virtual festival experience available nationwide. Running parallel to its in-theater program (August 12-15) and through the duration of the Festival (August 12-19), Popcorn Frights’ virtual experience is headlined by seven feature film World Premieres, including […]
“The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf” – Netflix’s Anime Film Hunts Monsters in August [Trailer]
Face your demons. In addition to the upcoming second season of “The Witcher” and spinoff series “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” we’re also getting an animated film titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf. Nightmare of the Wolf premieres August 23, 2021 worldwide on Netflix. Check out the official teaser trailer below, along with new character images. “Before Geralt, there was his […]
[Trailer] Neill Blomkamp’s New Movie ‘Demonic’ Uses Sci-fi Technology to Unleash a Nightmare Demon
Neill Blomkamp (District 9) is back this year with new supernatural horror movie Demonic, set for theatrical, On Demand and Digital release via IFC Midnight on August 20, 2021. In Demonic, a young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed. We’ve been informed, “The film […]
[Trailer] ‘Tormented Souls’ Coming to The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One After All
First, PQube and developers Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works announced that Tormented Souls was coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Then, it wasn’t. Now, it’s back on again, with the PlayStation 4 version also being available physically alongside the PlayStation 5 and Switch physical editions. In fact, the PlayStation 4 version will […]
Coheed and Cambria Return With New Single “Shoulders” [Listen]
After a surprise “sequel” to the hit “Jessie’s Girl”, Coheed and Cambria have returned with “Shoulders”, their first proper studio recording in almost three years! Available today on all streaming platforms, “Shoulders” is also joined by an official visualizer streaming on the band’s YouTube channel with an official music video arriving in the near future. “For […]
[Preview] ‘Tormented Souls’ Brings Authentic PS2-era Survival Horror to Modern Consoles and PC
The PlayStation 2 era of survival horror was arguably the peak of the sub-genre as it was. Those few precious years, before the impact of Resident Evil 4 shifted the goalposts, housed memorable cult favorites such as ObScure, Rule of Rose, and Haunting Ground, as well as the more noted classics of the generation such […]
‘Friday the 13th’: Limited Edition Steelbook Version of the 8-Film Blu-ray Collection Coming in October
For those who haven’t picked up the complete franchise collection from Scream Factory, Paramount is releasing a new Friday the 13th: 8-Movie Blu-ray Collection on August 10, which features the first 8 films in the franchise and includes the newly remastered versions of the first four. On the same day, the original classic’s remaster is […]
‘Strawberry Spring’: Podcast Based on Stephen King’s ‘Night Shift’ Stories in the Works
Stephen King‘s first collection of short stories is about to become his first podcast, with The Wrap reporting today that King is producing a podcast titled Strawberry Spring. The podcast is based on King’s Night Shift collection, published in 1978. UPDATE: The Wrap is now reporting that King is *not* producing this podcast. The Wrap […]
‘Fear Street’ Shines a Light on Horror’s History With a Patriarchal Society
A woman fearful she’ll lose all she holds near and dear. A man with a knife or an ax or a couple of lacerating words as his weapon. That’s usually how most horror flicks start. The woman runs for dear life only to not run fast enough. The killer catches her; cue the opening title […]
Netflix and Mike Flanagan’s “The Haunting of Bly Manor” Coming Home to Blu-ray in Time for Halloween
Netflix and Mike Flanagan hit another home run last year with “The Haunting of Bly Manor,” and we’ve learned today that the series is now coming to Blu-ray for Halloween. “Bly Manor” arrives on Blu-ray and DVD October 12, 2021 from Paramount. From “The Haunting of Hill House” creator and showrunner Mike Flanagan and executive […]
Sweet Tooth From ‘Twisted Metal’ Gets a New Statue From Iron Studios
Because we’re all curious about that Twisted Metal TV show, it would seem like a perfect time for us to get some new Twisted Metal merchandise. Luckily, Iron Studios is doing just that with a Sweet Tooth aka Needles Kane statue. As reported by Toy Ark, the 1/10 scale statue stands over 10.5″ tall, featuring Sweet […]