The Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise is one of horror’s strangest and boldest. It is wildly uneven in tone and quality, whiplashing between deadly serious and high camp, dizzying heights and the lowest depths often within the same movie. But from its notorious original to its bonkers direct-to-video finale, the series is without a doubt […]
Day: December 23, 2021
‘The Mutilator’: Buddy Cooper Returning to Direct a Sequel to His 1984 Slasher Movie!
All these years later, believe it or not, the 1984 slasher movie The Mutilator is getting an official sequel, with The Mutilator 2 first announced by Mad Monster Party this week. Buddy Cooper is returning to write and direct the decades-later sequel! Terry Kiser (Friday The 13th Part VII, Weekend At Bernies) and Damian Maffei (The […]
Three New ‘Scream’ Photos Celebrate a Red & Black Christmas With Gale, Ghostface & More
We’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wes Craven‘s Scream this month, while of course also looking ahead to *next* month, which will bring the franchise back to movie theaters. Next year’s franchise relaunch/legacy sequel is coming exclusively to movie theaters on January 14, 2022, and you can secure your tickets through Fandango right now! Today is Day 11 of “12 Screams […]
Action-RPG ‘Vampyr’ Available on The Epic Games Store For Free For 24 Hours
More free stuff is headed gamers’ way with the Epic Games Store making Dontnod Entertainment’s Vampyr the next game available for free for the next 24 hours during their holiday sale. You know the drill by now: sign up for free for an Epic Games Store account, click on the link above, and the game […]
David Dastmalchian’s ‘Count Crowley’ Comic To Make a Return in 2022
Actor David Dastmalchian‘s comic book mini-series Count Crowley is one big ole love letter to the days of the horror host, centered on the “reluctant midnight monster hunter” Jerri Bartman and her adventures as both horror host and monster slayer. Lucky for us, Jerri is set to make her return this spring with a new comic. THR […]
Unwrapping Glen Morgan’s ‘Black Christmas’ 15 Years Later [Halloweenies Podcast]
“I’m sorry, but that fuckin’ voice, that was not Megan or Kyle. That was the fucking devil, and he was not talking to us, he was talking to Billy.” It’s Christmas Eve and the Halloweenies are shacking up at New Hampshire’s Clement University — more specifically, Delta Alpha Kappa. Things are … festive, to say […]
The Entire Main Cast of Sam Raimi’s ‘The Evil Dead’ Will Be Back in ‘Evil Dead: The Game’!
Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive’s Evil Dead: The Game is still on track for a 2022 release, set to feature single-player and co-op gameplay, promising to be the ultimate Evil Dead experience in the world of video games. Several characters from the movies and TV series will be playable in the game, along with four different versions of […]
Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro Reads Off Her List of the 10 Best Horror Books of 2021
Much like movies, television, and streaming platforms, 2021 offered a robust year for horror books as well. Graphic novels, novellas, nonfiction, and fiction delivered no shortage of worthwhile reads for the genre fan. So much so that narrowing it down wasn’t easy. Whether you’re in the mood for supernatural chills or insight into your favorite […]
Take a Sneak Peek First Look at ‘V/H/S/94’ Filmmaker Chloe Okuno’s New Horror Movie ‘Watcher’! [Video]
One of the horror movies premiering at Sundance 2022 next month that we’re particularly excited about is Watcher, which comes from director Chloe Okuno. The film comes in the wake of Okuno directing the popular segment “Storm Drain” from our V/H/S/94, which introduced the world to a new indie horror icon in the form of […]
[Video] ‘Silent Hill’ Composer Akira Yamaoka Talks About Composing Music For ‘Slitterhead’
You may have caught that little Slitterhead trailer at The Game Awards a few weeks back that featured music from Silent Hill alumni, Akira Yamaoka. Well, as a holiday treat, Bokeh Game Studio has not only confirmed that Yamaoka will be creating the music for the upcoming title, but has also released a little interview […]
‘Roast Beast’ – A Twisted “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Horror Story by John Squires & Kim Faul
“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the Grinch… he did not.” As stories are passed down from generation to generation, and even year to year, it becomes a bit like a game of telephone, the original tale diluted and transformed to the point of becoming a whole different beast entirely. You’ve […]
[Watch] Fan Recreates ‘P.T.’ Hallway For Use on The Oculus Quest
Once again, the fans come through. We all know the story of P.T., and how fans have gone to great lengths to try and preserve it. One such fan known as ROBYER1 on Reddit has managed to beat others in recreating the hallway of P.T. in Oculus Rift. That’s right, you can now play the […]
Grab ‘I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream’ For Free on GOG For 48 Hours
Everyone loves free stuff, especially when said stuff is awesome. Case in point: for the next 48 hours, GOG has made the classic horror PC adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream available for free! As with almost every classic title on GOG, you not only get the base game, but you […]
‘A Christmas Horror Story’ Effectively Summons the Spirits of the Season [Horrors Elsewhere]
Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Something wicked has come to Bailey Downs this winter. Contrasting the annual, […]
[Video] Dark Wild West Fantasy Title ‘Weird West’ Release Date Pushed Back to March 31st
Devolver Digital and developer Wolfeye Studios have pushed the release date of their upcoming dark fantasy title Weird West again. Though this time, we have a definitive date. Originally scheduled for release in January 2022, Weird West now has a March 31 release date for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. “Weird West […]