“I was hoping they were going to dedicate the film to Wes. And they did.” 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 […]
Month: December 2021
The Camp, the Kink, and the Queerness in ‘Batman Returns’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Gay Sewer Gremlin. After closing out November with some Satanists in The Seventh Victim, we kicked off December with the queer-coded antichrist in Fear No Evil before getting into the rape-revenge weeds with David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Now it’s time to really get into the holiday spirit with what may be one of the kinkiest […]
‘Scream’ at 25: From Sleeper Hit to Horror Franchise Juggernaut
When Wes Craven’s Scream was released wide in theaters on December 20, 1996, small opening weekend numbers pointed to a slasher movie audiences weren’t interested in, especially not at Christmas. Then a rare thing happened; its numbers only got more substantial with each passing week. Twenty-five years and a full-blown franchise later, it’s hard to imagine Scream as […]
‘Antlers’ – Behind the Scenes Featurette Video Looks at How Guillermo del Toro Helped Design the Wendigo [Exclusive]
Searchlight Pictures finally releases Antlers, its creature feature from director Scott Cooper and producer Guillermo del Toro, on Digital December 21 and Blu-ray and DVD January 4, 2022. In this exclusive bonus clip, producer Guillermo del Toro gets hands on with the Wendigo creature design. See the evolution of the Wendigo, concept art, and the various stages of the creature’s progression below. […]
The 2021 Safe Room Horror Game of the Year Awards [Safe Room Podcast]
To say it has been one hell of a year would be an understatement. Fortunately, the medium of horror was faithfully standing at the ready to provide spooky solace in these uncertain times. As the year comes to a close, Neil and I are counting down our top five horror games of 2021, a task […]
‘The Exorcism of God’: Botched Exorcism Set for March by Saban Films
The Exorcism of God, a horror drama from Alejandro Hidalgo (The House at the End of Time), has just been set for release in limited theaters and on VOD platforms March 11, 2022, via Saban Films, Bloody Disgusting learned. It will open against RLJE Films’ Offseason. The possessed film had its premiere at the Fantastic Fest […]
‘The Requin’: New Imagery from Shark-Infested Waters Float In
A whole bunch of images from The Requin have drifted in and show both Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, The Lodge) and James Tupper (“Big Little Lies”) as a stranded couple being stalked by a Great White. In the film written and directed by Le-Van Kiet (Furie)… “There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Silverstone) and Kyle (Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa […]
‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ – New Image Previews the Franchise Debut of the “Brutal” Atrociraptors
Jurassic World: Dominion will open wide in theaters on June 10, 2022, which means we’re just about six months away from the franchise’s anticipated return to the big screen. Plot details are still under wraps, but Fallen Kingdom promised a sequel wherein the dinosaurs are now on the mainland… and humans are falling to the bottom of the […]
Experience Brazilian Psychological Horror Title ‘FOBIA – St. Dinfna Hotel’ in 2022 For Consoles, PC
Brazilian developer Pulsatrix Studios and Maximum Games have snuck in some end-of-year news for those wanting more psychological horror gaming. Per Gematsu, the teams have announced that FOBIA – St. Dinfna Hotel will be coming to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in 2022. The game currently has […]
Mickey Keating’s Jocelin Donahue-Starring Horror Movie ‘Offseason’ Gets March Release from RLJE Films
Indie filmmaker Mickey Keating (Darling, Ritual, Carnage Park, Pod) is back with his brand new horror movie, Offseason, which Bloody Disgusting learns will release in limited theaters, Digital HD, and on VOD platforms March 11, 2022, via RLJE Films. Written and Directed by Keating and starring Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil) and Joe Swanberg (You’re Next, The Sacrament), this American […]
Ghostface Slashes Through the Screen Next Month and a New ‘Scream’ Poster Previews the Immersive 4DX Experience
Another new poster for next year’s Scream arrived over the weekend, part of the ongoing “12 Screams for the Holidays” social media campaign that we’re keeping track of. This one previews the 4DX experience, which brings every cut, slash, and brutal death into an immersive new world. The 4DX technology didn’t exist when the Scream […]
“The Witcher: Blood Origin” – Here’s Your First Look at Netflix’s Second Live Action Series [Video]
Every story has a beginning. “The Witcher” has proven to be a massive hit for Netflix, with a second season of the main series now available and spinoff prequel series “The Witcher: Blood Origin” coming soon. The six-part, live-action limited series is a prequel to the hit Netflix series “The Witcher”. “The Witcher: Blood Origin” is set […]
[Photo] Life-Size ‘Nutcracker’ Doll Becomes Possessed in New Holiday Horror
The Nutcracker comes to life in a brand new holiday horror film from director Rebecca J. Matthews, writes Deadline. The film concerns a struggling novelist who visits her family for Christmas and finds a mysterious, life-size Nutcracker doll, which soon becomes possessed and wreaks havoc. Patrick Bergin (Robin Hood, EastEnders) plays a shopkeeper who knows much […]
‘The Witch’ and ‘The Lighthouse’ Director Robert Eggers Is Back With Violent Viking Epic ‘The Northman’! [Trailer]
Avenge. Save. Kill. Up next from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers is a Viking revenge film titled The Northman, and the trailer has arrived today as an early Christmas gift. Focus Features will release The Northman in theaters on April 22, 2022, described as “an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder.” […]
Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Grim Christmas Horror Movies to Stream This Week
Christmas is already upon us, which means this week, it’s time to kick the holiday horror viewing into overdrive. This week’s streaming picks explore darker holiday-themed horrors, and many go for the jugular. These five movies aim to spread holiday fear, from bleak downers hidden by holiday cheer to brutal explorations of humanity. Here’s where […]