Major breaking news will have your head spinning. Universal Pictures has teamed up with Peacock to close a $400 million-plus “megadeal” to buy a new Exorcist trilogy, reports The New York Times. “Donna Langley, the film studio’s chairwoman, teamed with Peacock, NBCUniversal’s fledgling streaming service, to make the purchase, which is expected to be announced […]
Month: July 2021
‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ as the Epitome of Queer Horror [Horror Queers Podcast]
RPDR Universal Monster Edition After tackling coming-of-age cannibals and killer escape rooms, we’re digging into old Hollywood horror (for the second time in as many months!) with another iconic Universal Monster movie. Last time commenters rioted when we covered Creature From The Black Lagoon, so it’ll be interesting to see how folks respond to The […]
Brand New ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Trailer Arriving Tomorrow!
Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a sequel to the original classic(s), was originally supposed to be released in theaters last summer, but we all know what happened there. At this moment in time, the film is set for theatrical release on November 11, 2021, so we’re not looking at “The Summer of Ghostbusters” but rather the “Holiday Season of Ghostbusters.” […]
[Retrospective] Brian De Palma’s ‘Blow Out’ Is Still a Scream 40 Years Later!
De Palma’s sleek conspiracy theory thriller and sleuth slasher film, Blow Out, turns 40 and its message rings in our ears even stronger now. “Just worry about the scream, all right?” It’s a stark truth to understand that everything that you see and hear cannot always be trusted and that cinema is the ultimate expression […]
[Review] ‘The Green Knight’ Conquers Its Epic Medieval Fantasy Quest With Richly Thematic Perfection!
Writer/Director David Lowery’s adaptation of the anonymously written, 14th-century poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” makes for one epic feast of a movie. Lowery deconstructs it, creating an intensely robust sword and sorcery feature thematically, visually, and narratively. The Green Knight doesn’t just ensnare you in its captivating spell piecemeal; it consumes you wholly from the opening […]
‘The Last Rite’ Teaser Trailer Catches an Exorcism on Tape [Video]
An official selection of FrightFest, we now have the first teaser trailer for The Last Rite, a new exorcism horror film that’s said to be rooted in writer-director Leroy Kincaide‘s love of The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. In the film… “A medical student suffering from sleep paralysis finds herself plagued by a demonic entity […]
Sink Your Teeth Into the Bloody Red Band Trailer for “Chapelwaite”, Based on the Stephen King Story “Jerusalem’s Lot”! [Video]
“I’d rather die than risk hurting my family.” EPIX‘s new series “Chapelwaite” adapts Stephen King‘s prequel story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” published in 1978 and featuring the fictional town King introduced a few years prior in the novel Salem’s Lot. “The series is set in the 1850s. It follows Captain Charles Boone, who relocates his family of three children to his […]
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Vamps Declutter, Sell Sex Rock and Evil Bucket [Teaser]
An evil bucket that’s great for collecting evil. FX’s hilarious vampire mockumentary series “What We Do in the Shadows” is returning for its third season on September 2, with TWO new episodes airing on premiere night. A new Season 3 teaser has been shared and once again delivers top-notch comedy, showing the vampires decluttering and selling all kinds […]
NECA Confirms Matt Hooper ‘Jaws’ Action Figure With First Look at Head Sculpt [Image]
When NECA originally announced that they had acquired the Jaws license, they had been teasing figures of Quint and Brody, but unfortunately, the Brody figure was canceled due to a licensing conflict. As for the Quint figure, those are currently available as of this year. But what about Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss in Steven Spielberg’s horror masterpiece? NECA […]
‘Kandisha’ Summoned In Exclusive Clip From ‘Inside’ Directors’ Next [Video]
“When invoked, she demands the lives of six men.” Up next from Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Inside, Livid, Leatherface) is the Candyman-esque supernatural chiller Kandisha, which now on Shudder. In Kandisha, “It is summer break and best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana hang together with other neighborhood teens. Nightly, they have fun sharing scary stories and urban legends. But when Amélie […]
‘Fear Street’ Blooper Reel Shares Lots of Laughs…and Broken Props From Netflix’s Trilogy! [Video]
Making a movie is a truly intimate experience that can often be likened to summer camp. While it is work and oftentimes grueling, the cast and crew form bonds that can last a lifetime. Netflix was a participant in the San Diego Comic-Con virtual edition, and since the streamer’s Fear Street trilogy is already out, […]
‘Mortal Kombat 11’ Sells Over 12 Million Units; ‘Death Stranding’ Crosses 5 Million Units Sold
Event though Mortal Kombat 11 is effectively done in terms of additional content, given the latest sales numbers, it’d be difficult for Warner Bros and NetherRealm to pass up an opportunity to revisit the series again. In a new press release, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer NetherRealm Studios announced that Mortal Kombat 11 has […]
‘Lamb’ Poster Promises to Turn Mother Nature on Its Head; A24 to Premiere Trailer Tomorrow!
A24 fans are licking their lamb chops in anticipation of the distributor’s next arthouse horror film, Lamb, hailed as “batshit crazy” out of the film’s World Premiere at Cannes. Looking like another Biblical drama in the vein of The Witch, A24 shares the first piece of art that shows Prometheus star Noomi Rapace holding the film’s title character […]
Capcom Selling ‘Resident Evil’-themed Perfumes in Japan
You can now add perfume to the list of things you can get with Resident Evil slapped on the package. Capcom has released a line of new fragrances inspired by their iconic series, though they’re only available in Japan. As part of the series’ 25th anniversary celebrations, the three perfumes were released this past Friday, […]
‘Army of Thieves’: Watch the First Footage from the ‘Army of the Dead’ Prequel Movie! [Video]
Zack Snyder’s zombie movie Army of the Dead is getting two different follow-up projects, including a prequel anime series titled “Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas.” The other project is a live-action prequel movie titled Army of Thieves, which had its own panel at the ongoing virtual Comic-Con@Home tonight. The prequel movie will be coming to Netflix this Fall. “We […]