While plenty of indie developers have captured the essence of survival horror as it was on the original PlayStation, far fewer have managed to do so with the PlayStation 2 era of the sub-genre. This was arguably the peak of it at the time. Those few precious years, before the impact of Resident Evil 4 […]
Day: August 24, 2021
Extremely Gory Neo-Giallo Slasher ‘The Last Matinee’ Brings the Ultra-Violence to Digital HD & VOD Today! [Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star]
Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures’ latest collaboration, The Last Matinee (Al Morir La Matinee), has just joined both Honeydew and Dementia Part II on all VOD platforms (Vudu, Amazon, etc.). The ultra-violent and extremely gory neo-Giallo slasher in which a serial killer slashes up an audience during the final showing of a horror film is also available today […]
‘The Witches Of Eastwick’ Remake on the Way from Warner Bros. and Director Ninja Thyberg
Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon played The Witches of Eastwick in Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller’s 1987 movie, and now it looks like another adaptation of John Updike’s same-titled novel is on the way all these years later. Screen Daily reports that Warner Bros. is behind the remake/re-adaptation, and they’ve hired Ninja […]
Lionsgate Howls at ‘The Amityville Moon’ On the Road to Halloween [Trailer]
The werewolf resurgence continues this year with another new one from Lionsgate, this one titled The Amityville Moon and set to be unleashed just prior to Halloween. Lionsgate brings the film to On Demand, Digital and Blu-ray & DVD October 5, 2021. In director Thomas J. Churchill‘s The Amityville Moon, “What if a house of […]
Actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris Talk ‘Candyman’ Legacy and ‘The Fly’ Influence
Last year, Candyman director Nia DaCosta revealed in a discussion at the Nightstream Film Festival that she encouraged her cast and crew to watch David Cronenberg’s The Fly for its body horror elements. Body horror would play a significant role, she said, in her spiritual sequel. Bloody Disgusting recently participated in a press conference with Candyman stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Teyonah Parris to learn […]
[Exclusive] Severin’s Folk Horror Box Set Fully Detailed With 20 Films Including Long Out-of-Print ‘Eyes of Fire’!
Sinister evil waits in the woods… Previewed yesterday, Severin Films will be releasing All The Haunts Be Ours, an upcoming Limited Edition “Compendium of Folk Horror” that’s headed our way this Winter. The 15-disc set will feature 12 Blu-rays, 3 CDs, and 20 feature films(!), in addition to “hours and hours of shorts, commentaries, featurettes, and […]
“Yellowjackets”: Showtime’s Psychological Horror Series Begins With a Plane Crash [Trailer]
“The plane crashed… a bunch of our friends died… and then the rest of us starved and scavenged.” So began the official teaser for Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” a survival drama that features a pilot episode directed by Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation). The full official trailer has now arrived with tons more footage. Find it below. The […]
Anya Taylor-Joy Still Starring in ‘The Witch’ Director’s Planned ‘Nosferatu’ Remake?
As you may recall, The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers, whose new movie The Northman is soon on the way, has been loosely attached to direct a new take on the classic horror movie Nosferatu for several years now, and it was announced back in 2017 that Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, The Northman) […]
Gigi Gustin Hits the Road With Bill Moseley In ‘Chastise’
Gigi Gustin (Fast and Fierce: Death Race, Girls Just Wanna Have Blood) is joining horror fav Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects) in the horror-thriller Chastise, from director Demetrius Navarro, writes Deadline. “The film watches as horrific events inspire two young women to set out on a cross-country trail of chaos in their […]
NECA’s ‘Halloween Kills’ Figure Gives Us a Nice Preview of Michael’s Battle-Damaged Look in the Upcoming Sequel! [Images]
Michael Myers is looking a bit rougher than usual in the upcoming Halloween Kills, burnt up and battle-damaged from his fight with the Strode family in 2018’s Halloween. NECA captures all of those gnarly details in their upcoming “Ultimate Michael Myers” figure based on Halloween Kills, which they’ve fully revealed and detailed via their Facebook […]
Monster Movie ‘It Came from Below’ Looks Like a Low-Budget Version of ‘The Descent’ [Trailer]
Uncork’d Entertainment is heading miles below the earth for their upcoming creature feature It Came from Below, previewed with an official trailer and poster art this week. The film is releasing on Digital September 7 from Uncork’d Entertainment. “Jessie and her friends go deep underground to find out what happened to her father who claimed […]
John Carpenter’s ‘Tales For a HalloweeNight Vol. 7’ Releasing in Time for Halloween
John Carpenter‘s graphic novel series is back this Halloween season with Tales For a HalloweeNight Vol. 7, featuring more twisted tales masterfully crafted for your terror. The latest issue from Storm King Comics will be on shelves September 22, 2021! “From the mind of John Carpenter, the man who brought you the classic horror film […]
[Gamescom 2021] Techland to Debut New Gameplay Footage For ‘Dying Light 2’ Later Today
Techland will be debuting new gameplay footage of Dying Light 2: Stay Human today at Gamescom 2021, focusing on the game’s combat, as well as the revamped parkour system you’ll be using to get around the city. In addition, Techland will have a new trailer and a deep dive available for players on Thursday, August […]
‘Candyman IV’: Tony Todd Revisits the Winter-Set Sequel That Was Never Made [Phantom Limbs]
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly […]
Nia DaCosta Talks ‘Candyman’ – The Score, The Gore, and the Franchise’s “Darkly Romantic” Monster [Interview]
One of the year’s most anticipated horror releases is finally arriving this Friday, August 27, in theaters. Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, returns to Cabrini-Green and resurrects the urban legend in a wholly new way, acting as a spiritual sequel to Bernard Rose’s beloved 1992 film. The marketing curiously teases a Candyman “hive,” but what about the […]