In the wake of The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Jenna Ortega is set to become a household name for horror fans, not only playing Wednesday Addams in a new live action Addams Family television series from Netflix and Tim Burton, but also battling Ghostface in Scream. Check out a new image of Ortega’s fight with the […]
Month: October 2021
Ready for Freddy? SYFY Celebrating Halloween Eve With All-Day ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Marathon!
This is sadly the final week of SYFY‘s Halloween celebration, but the channel is ending things on a high note with an all-day marathon of Freddy Krueger’s best hits on Halloween Eve! Freddy takes over SYFY on Saturday, October 30th, beginning with the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street at 8am EST. Don’t […]
Robert Eggers Movie ‘The Northman’ Gets a New April 2022 Release Date
Up next from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers is a Viking revenge film titled The Northman, and this week the movie has received a new release date. Last we heard, Focus Features had been set to release The Northman in theaters on April 8, 2022, but today we’ve learned that the film has been slightly bumped to April 22, 2022. From acclaimed […]
[Trailer] Skeletor Has All the Power in “Masters of the Universe: Revelation – Part 2” This November!
“This is a new era.” Kevin Smith‘s animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” which premiered in July, returns for its epic conclusion this coming November. Part 2 arrives on November 23! The brand new animated series from Kevin Smith, Netflix, and Mattel Television serves as a direct continuation to the classic “Masters of the […]
How the Weird West Was Won – A Look into the Strange World of Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’
Remember when zombie movies were weird? No seriously. Think back to the era of movies before Night of the Living Dead existed and the zombie genre always swung for the fences with weird/wild concepts. It was no rare occurrence to have our favorite undead villains be the result of magic, supernatural, or science fiction causes. […]
This Week’s Episode of “Chucky” Revealed Charles Lee Ray’s Serial Killer Origin Story
Warning: This article contains spoilers. It was well over 30 years ago that we first met Charles Lee Ray in the original Child’s Play, a serial killer known as the “Lakeshore Strangler” who’s gunned down in a toy shop one night. Of course, Charles Lee Ray uses dark voodoo magic to transfer his soul into […]
[Video] ‘Shadow Warrior 3’ Delayed to 2022, Makes The Most of The Situation in New Trailer
Well, if you were wondering about the status of Shadow Warrior 3, and whether it would land this year, developer Flying Wild Hog has squashed that one. The developer has announced that the follow-up to the 2016 sequel has been delayed, and won’t be arriving in 2021. As a way to make the most out […]
CBS Celebrated “The Last Halloween” With a Largely Forgotten Animated Special in October 1991 [TV Terrors]
Horror and science fiction have always been a part of the television canvas, and constant attempts have been made over the years to produce classic entertainment. Some have fallen by the wayside, while others became mainstream phenomena. With “TV Terrors,” we take a look back at the many genre efforts from the 80’s, 90’s, and […]
[Watch] “Seek”: Creature Finds What It’s Looking for in Spooky Short Film
After a major festival tour over the past year, director/co-writer Aaron Morgan and co-writer Eric Vespe‘s indie short “Seek” is available online just in time for Halloween. In the creature feature, “Estranged sisters Heidi and Jordan have been driving all night when they come across a dilapidated roadside park and bathroom. Horrific events follow when […]
Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Sequel is Titled ‘Planet of the Dead’!
Zack Snyder’s zombie movie Army of the Dead is getting three different follow-up projects, including a prequel anime series titled “Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas.” Another project is a live-action prequel movie titled Army of Thieves, arriving October 29, 2021. A proper sequel to Army of the Dead is also in early development, and Snyder has revealed on […]
NECA’s Next Universal Monsters x TMNT Mashup Toy Turns Leonardo into the Hunchback of Notre Dame!
Last week as part of their “31 Nights of Fright” reveals, NECA gave us a first-look at a new toy line that mashes together the Universal Monsters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time since the 1990s, with the first reveal turning Raphael into Frankenstein. The second toy, shown off by NECA […]
Atmospheric ‘Shepherd’ Clip Buried by Grief [Video]
Darkland Distribution just shared with Bloody Disgusting a clip from Shepherd, a brand new supernatural horror from director Russell Owen that tells the story of a widower who attempts suicide after the suspicious death of his adulterous wife. In the film, “Running from grief after the mysterious death of his wife, Eric Black takes a job as […]
The Queer Horror of “Chucky” – Episode 3, “I Like To Be Hugged’
Each week Joe Lipsett will highlight a key scene or interaction in Don Mancini’s “Chucky” series to consider how the show is engaging with and contributing to queer horror. Last week the discussion of episode two focused on how Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) used his non-binary, gender fluid child as a bridge to connect […]
[Review] Netflix’s ‘Hypnotic’ Skips Mind Games in Favor of Generic Thriller
Netflix’s “Netflix and Chills” Halloween lineup winds down with a new thriller by directors Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote (The Open House). Despite its name and suggestion, Hypnotic eschews any mind games and instead opts for a lean, straightforward thriller. It moves at a snappy pace, which is good considering this lean thriller is also slight on suspense or […]