In 2013, director Alejandro Hidalgo gave the haunted house a sci-fi twist in his feature debut, The House at the End of Time. His long-awaited follow-up, The Exorcism of God, attempts to shake up the overly familiar exorcism horror subgenre. Hidalgo pays tribute to the granddaddy of them all, The Exorcist, then works to retool the formula through the past […]
Day: September 27, 2021
“The Boys”: Amazon Studios Greenlights College-Themed Spinoff to Ultra-Violent Superhero Series
Class is in session for the Supes. Amazon Studios has ordered a new series spinoff of “The Boys”, the Emmy-nominated subversive superhero drama from Sony Pictures Television that’s set at America’s only college exclusively for young-adult superheroes (run by Vought International). Amazon promises that the untitled spinoff will be “an irreverent, R-rated series that explores […]
This Year’s Must-Watch Horror Movies ‘Censor’ and ‘Gaia’ Headed to Hulu in October for “Huluween”!
Two of this year’s best new horror movies, Hulu has announced that Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor and Jaco Bouwer’s Gaia will be part of this year’s “Huluween” celebration. Now in its fourth year, “Huluween” is Hulu’s annual Halloween event with a full slate of nail-biting programming, and an online immersive experience for fans to enjoy from […]
Of Lonely Hells: Looking Back On ‘Silent Hill 2’ Through The Lens Of OCD
*Author note: Given the subject matter of this article, I would like to state that I absolutely acknowledge everyone has their own experiences with mental illness. What I go through may not be what you go through and vice versa. Please note that the personal experiences below are my own, and do not necessarily reflect […]
‘V/H/S/94’ Image Gallery Previews New Nightmares from Timo Tjahjanto, Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno and More!
We’ve found even more tapes and will be bringing them all to Shudder in V/H/S/94, the fourth installment of the Bloody Disgusting-produced horror anthology franchise from Studio71. Fresh off the film’s World Premiere at Fantastic Fest this past weekend, V/H/S/94 will be coming to Shudder for the Halloween season, arriving October 6, 2021! While you wait, check out a gallery of images previewing new […]
The Original ‘Toolbox Murders’ Kills Again With New 4K Ultra HD Restoration [Trailer]
“When you stop screaming, you’ll start talking about it.” Blue Underground recently announced that they’re bringing the 1978 exploitation film The Toolbox Murders to 4K Ultra HD, and the release trailer has arrived this afternoon. Directed by Dennis Donnelly, The Toolbox Murders comes to 4K in January 2022. In The Toolbox Murders, “A ski-masked maniac kills apartment complex […]
The Deeply Personal Horror of “Midnight Mass” – Guest Essay by Filmmaker Mike Flanagan
Midnight Mass has been part of me for so long, it’s difficult to remember when exactly it started. There has probably never been a project more personal to me. Its journey to the screen was very long, I’ve changed enormously since I began working on it (as has the world in general) and as of […]
[Video] Actor Paul Morgan Stetler of ‘Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh’ Interviewing Cast And Crew For 25th Anniversary
While Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh wasn’t quite the hit that Sierra was hoping for, the 1996 point-and-click adventure horror game is still regarded as a fun romp in retrospect. And, in celebration of the game’s 25th anniversary, actor Paul Morgan Stetler is in the process of interviewing the cast and crew for a look […]
Learning to Appreciate Getting Lost In David Lynch’s ‘Mulholland Drive’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Masc Matale The slow inch towards October continues, but in the interim, September has been a bounty of great content on the pod! We’ve been to Germany with Der Samurai, Detroit with It Follows and Springwood last week with Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. Now we’re headed to Los Angeles to cover our very first […]
Peacock and Crypt TV’s “The Girl in the Woods” Looks Like a Fun Halloween Watch for ‘Fear Street’ Fans [Trailer]
From Crypt TV, Peacock‘s gateway horror series “The Girl in the Woods” is headed to the streaming service just in time for Halloween, and the official trailer has arrived today. The series launches Thursday, October 21 on Peacock. All eight episodes will drop at once. This one looks like a lot of fun, tapping into that […]
Latest Images from ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Spotlight the Brand New Ghost Named “Muncher”!
Ghostbusters: Afterlife will begin haunting theaters on November 19, 2021, and the first wave of rave reviews from movie critics suggest we’re all in for a treat later this year. Empire Magazine has shared two brand new images from Ghostbusters: Afterlife this week, most notably giving us a nice clear look at the film’s new ghost, named Muncher. Muncher […]
The Creepy Mask Ethan Hawke Wears in ‘The Black Phone’ Was Designed By Tom Savini and His Team!
Sinister and Doctor Strange duo Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are back with their brand new Blumhouse horror movie The Black Phone, an adaptation of Joe Hill‘s short story that premiered to rave reviews at Fantastic Fest over the weekend. Meagan wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Derrickson and Cargill revive the same […]
‘Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman’ Clip: “Cobra Kai” Star Peyton List Meets Iconic ‘Saw’ Killer, Tobin Bell [Exclusive]
In 2004, Charlize Theron won an Oscar for playing Aileen Wuornos, America’s most notorious female serial killer, in Monster. Now, “Cobra Kai” actress Peyton List is taking over the role for Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman, a brand new true crime feature. Based on Aileen Wuornos’s early life in 1976, the film follows America’s most notorious female serial killer in Florida […]
[Fantastic Fest Review] A24’s ‘Lamb’ Takes Earnest Approach to Oddball Folk Tale
The opening scene makes it clear that guessing where Valdimar Jóhannsson’s feature debut will head makes for an exercise in futility. The suggestive depravity of it sets up something far more rooted in horror than what transpires. Instead, Lamb plays like a quiet, often bleak folk tale that’s tonally all over the map but approached with an […]
‘The Houses October Built’ Filmmakers Have Put Together the Ultimate Haunted Attraction Directory!
From director Bobby Roe, the 2014 found footage film The Houses October Built takes you on a journey through several actual haunted attractions, a blend of documentary and narrative feature that sees a group of friends stumbling into a real nightmare on the road to finding the ultimate haunted house attraction. The team behind the […]