Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Adam Cesare released his original slasher novel Clown in a Cornfield last year, which Bloody Disgusting’s own Meagan Navarro called “a great retro slasher in the guise of Young Adult horror.” Meagan added, “Cesare applies an ’80s style slasher to a modern setting, complete with social relevancy, making the small town […]
Day: November 24, 2021
‘Evil Dead Rise’ – Bruce Campbell Says Next Year’s New Movie is “Dark” and “Pretty Serious”
By the time it’s released, director Lee Cronin‘s (The Hole in the Ground) Evil Dead Rise, the brand new installment in the Evil Dead franchise that’s going directly to HBO Max, will be the franchise’s first movie in nearly 10 years, following in the wake of Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead and course, the Starz series “Ash vs. Evil Dead” that brought […]
Devon Sawa Teases Upcoming Horror Movie from the Makers of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’
Devon Sawa has been having a hell of a run in the horror genre in recent years, appearing in The Fanatic, Hunter Hunter and Don Mancini’s ongoing “Chucky” series, as well as starring alongside Bruce Campbell in the horror-comedy Black Friday that’s out now on VOD. What’s next from Sawa on the horror front? Chatting […]
Revisiting Thanksgiving Found Footage Nightmare ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’
The late ‘80s saw the release of writer/director/producer Dean Alioto’s The McPherson Tape, a lo-fi found footage precursor centered around an alien abduction during a family’s birthday celebration. A decade later, Alioto helmed a larger-budgeted and expanded remake for UPN, Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, shifting the setting to Thanksgiving. The holiday set found-footage nightmare […]
“A Series of Sadistic Machinations” – Full Official Synopsis for ‘The Batman’ Heads into a Dark Underworld
From director Matt Reeves, The Batman will release in theaters on March 4, 2022, and a brand new official plot synopsis has just been shared by Warner Bros./DC this afternoon. This synopsis sheds more light on what we can expect from the latest in a long line of Batman movies, taking us into a dark underworld that’s […]
A “Chucky” Army Rises in Video Preview for Next Week’s Season Finale of the ‘Child’s Play’ Series!
The debut season of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” series comes to an end next Tuesday, November 30, with Chucky’s master plan finally being revealed in “An Affair to Dismember.” In the Season Finale, “Scores old and new will be settled, and sparks will fly, as Chucky’s diabolical plan comes to fruition at a particularly dangerous–and public–venue.” […]
[Black Friday] Walmart Has Over 150 Movies on Sale for Between $5.96 and $12.96
We’ve been taking a look at some of this week’s Black Friday deals in recent days here on Bloody Disgusting, with sales taking place, as always, at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy. Of course, Walmart is also getting in on the Black Friday fun this year, with over 150 select movie titles on sale in […]
EPIX’s Horror Mystery Box Series “From” Looks Like M. Night Shyamalan Meets “Lost” [Trailer]
This is what happens… when you break the rules. In the wake of acquiring A24’s Saint Maud, EPIX has started to become a pretty awesome little home for horror, with the Stephen King-based “Chapelwaite” and an ongoing 8-film collaboration with Blumhouse further building out the channel’s original horror content. Up next is new series “From,” created by John Griffin (Crater) […]
[Trailer] Psychological Horror Game ‘Martha is Dead’ Delayed to February 2022
Publisher Wired Productions and developers LKA and Caracal Games have pushed the release of their upcoming title Martha is Dead to February 24, 2022, per PlayStation Blog. It should come as no surprise, given that the game had been dragging that nebulous 2021 release frame for some time. The announcement accompanies the post by Tommaso […]
“Chucky” Paid Tribute to Killer Doll Movie ‘Magic’ With This Week’s Bloody Character Death [Spoilers]
Before there was Child’s Play there was Magic, a 1978 killer doll movie starring Anthony Hopkins that was directed by Richard Attenborough and landed Hopkins a Golden Globe nomination. The film centers on a dummy named Fats, which has such an evil influence over Hopkins’s character that he begins killing at the doll’s insistence. Don […]
‘Scream’ Celebrates “Friendskilling” With Poster Series Highlighting Ghostface’s Potential Victims [Video]
The Scream franchise returns to theaters on January 14, 2022. The filmmaking team this time around includes directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, as well as executive producer Chad Villella, the three members of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S, Southbound). Today brings a new poster series, rounded up in a social media video. The video cycles through the familiar and fresh […]
The Queer Horror of “Chucky”: Episode 7 – “Twice The Grieving, Double The Loss”
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. We’re into the homestretch now. This penultimate episode of Chucky’s first season* really kicks the plot into overdrive as everyone descends upon Hackensack and the show […]
[Video] Latest ‘Dying Light 2’ Video Showcases Worldbuilding And Environments
Techland have turned a focus on the environmental storytelling in the latest episode of the ongoing “Dying 2 Know More” series for the upcoming Dying Light 2. In the episode, world director Thomas Gerbaud shares how the developers have packed in worldbuilding and story development, bringing to life the world of Dying Light 2 “through […]