Year two of an ongoing pandemic made for another fascinating year in horror. Last year’s delayed theatrical titles finally saw release in 2021, many of which experimented with day-and-date release strategies. Streaming services and VOD markets continued to bring an insane selection, and more film festivals joined the virtual space. All of which felt like […]
Month: December 2021
An Intense Kitchen Fight Transforms ‘Gremlins’ Into a Delightfully Scary Holiday Horror Classic [Scene Screams]
Scene Screams is a recurring column that spotlights the scenes in horror that make us scream, whether through fear, laughter, or tears. It examines the most memorable, and often scariest, scenes in horror and what it is about them that makes them get under our skin. “But the most important rule, the rule you can never […]
Alternate ‘Werewolves Within’ Poster Art Bites Into Whodunit Horror Mystery [Exclusive]
If you’re looking at some last-minute holiday shopping, RLJE Films has released their horror-comedy whodunit Werewolves Within on DVD and Blu-ray at retailers everywhere. Bloody Disgusting is excited to share this awesome alternate poster art that was never used for the film’s major release this past summer. In the film… “After a proposed pipeline creates […]
‘Hearts in Atlantis’ at 20: Director Scott Hicks Revisits the Stephen King Drama [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
“You know, when you’re young, you have moments of such happiness. You think you’re living in someplace magical, like Atlantis must have been. Then we grow up, and our hearts break in two.” –Sir Anthony Hopkins as Ted Brautigan The Losers are still in Harwich, Connecticut, only now they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scott […]
‘Scream’ Wraps ’12 Screams for the Holidays’ With Final Surprise to Spread Holiday Fear [Exclusive Video]
Ghostface sees you when you’re sleeping; he knows when you’re awake. Scream decked the halls for the past eleven days as part of their festive “12 Screams for the Holidays” social media campaign, each day bringing new holiday surprises. For the twelfth and final day, Ghostface stopped by Bloody Disgusting to spread some holiday fear […]
Naughty or Nice: The Ups and Downs of the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Franchise
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 […]
‘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 […]