With the new Scream heading to theaters this weekend, the latest installment in discovery+‘s “Shock Docs” series looks at the alleged “true roots” – the horrific story of serial killer Danny Rolling, aka The Gainesville Ripper. “Scream: The True Story” delves into the real-life horror of a murderer who believed he was possessed by a demon. […]
Month: December 2021
‘The House’: There Are Elements of Horror in This Spectacular Trailer for Netflix’s Animated Anthology Movie!
Netflix is moving into The House early next year and has shared the stunning first trailer from the animated anthology that’s directed by three of the leading voices in independent stop motion animation. The House is an eccentric dark comedy about a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their […]
Sony Interactive Entertainment Files Trademark For ‘The Order: 1886’
Ready at Dawn’s The Order: 1886 looked pretty and had some great atmosphere, but ultimately suffered in the gameplay department for many. Despite this, fans have been asking for a follow-up to the 2015 monster-hunting title. And while Sony has been mum on if they’d be following through on it, it would appear that there’s something […]
Netflix and Old Spice Team Up for Hilariously Perfect “Witcher” Deodorant Scents! [Video]
I find the majority of marketing irritating as it’s hard to find relevancy between an ad and the actual product, especially when most of these companies are just trying to be weird (I’m still perplexed by the UFO Oreo). When it comes to “The Witcher”, Netflix has cooked up one of the most genuine promotions […]
Amazon Prime’s Indian Horror Movie ‘Chhorii’ Gets a Sequel
From T-Series, CryptTV, and Abundantia Entertainment comes the Indian horror movie Chhorii, which was released globally on Amazon Prime Video over Thanksgiving weekend. It performed well enough that a sequel has been ordered, Deadline reports. In the film… “Set deep in the heartlands, Chhorii is the story of a modern, young couple, Sakshi (Nushrratt Bharuccha) and Hemant. Sakshi […]
‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ to Be Performed “Live” and Then Edited Into a Feature Film
Here’s a truly unique experiment in filmmaking that is changing the entire experience. Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling) is directing a hybrid adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which will be performed live and then streamed to selected Scottish cinemas before being edited together into […]
Dolby’s Exclusive Poster for ‘Scream’ Takes a Terrifying Trip Straight Into the Mouth of Ghostface!
We’re now less than one month away from the return of the Scream franchise, with next year’s franchise relaunch/legacy sequel coming exclusively to theaters on January 14, 2022. Dolby Cinema’s exclusive poster art has been revealed this morning, and the design is actually based on a fan piece created by Creepy Duck Design. The Dolby Cinema poster, […]
Surreal Soulslike ‘GRIME’ Heading to The Switch in 2022
Clover Bite’s Metroidvania soulslike in GRIME will finally be headed to consoles. Together with publisher Akupara Games, the companies have announced that the title will be available for the Nintendo Switch in Summer 2022. No other details were announced for the port, although Akupara Games has released a new accolades trailer for the game. In […]
Six Horror Franchises We’d Love to See in ‘Dead By Daylight’
The multiplayer horror game Dead By Daylight is fast becoming the home of almost every significant fictional murderer in history. Already we’ve had the likes of Leatherface, Micheal Myers, Pyramid Head, and the lesser version of one Freddy Krueger. Not to mention a host of characters and locales from franchises such as Resident Evil, Saw, […]
Ben Schwartz Will Also Star in the Universal Monsters ‘Renfield’ Movie Featuring Nicolas Cage as Dracula
Originally announced a couple years back, Universal Pictures has been developing a solo movie for Dracula’s henchman Renfield, based on an original pitch from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) is set to direct the movie, with Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Fury Road) on board to star as Renfield. Nicolas Cage is playing Dracula in […]
“Baba Yaga” VR Experience Being Turned into a Disney+ Anthology Series Titled “The Witchverse”
In the works for Disney+, Disney Television Animation is developing an animated anthology series titled “The Witchverse,” with Deadline reporting today that the project is “based on Baobab’s Emmy-winning VR experience and animated short film Baba Yaga.” Deadline further details, “The Witchverse is described as a global celebration of the international cultural phenomena of witches, their […]
‘Hellraiser: Bloodline’ – Writer Peter Atkins Talks Production Nightmares and the Original Screenplay You Can Now Read [Interview]
Widely known as a deeply maligned production, 1996’s Hellraiser: Bloodline was the last theatrical feature in the Clive Barker-originated franchise, and the last to boast its creator’s input, before the ensuing sequels went the direct-to-video route with a number of low budget follow-ups which often suffered from diminishing returns. For years, fans have wished for […]
‘Nightmare Alley’: Guillermo del Toro’s Approach to Noir and “Eye Protein” Production Design [Interview]
Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley marks the filmmaker’s first foray into noir. The movie adapts the novel by William Lindsay Gresham and arrives in theaters on December 17. Bradley Cooper stars as an ambitious young carny, Stan Carlisle, with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words. Here, we see him hooking up with a female psychiatrist […]
Noomi Rapace Embarks on Skin-Crawling Journey in Witch Movie ‘You Won’t Be Alone’ This April [Trailer]
Actress Noomi Rapace‘s next genre role will see her exploring humanity as a skin-crawling witch in Focus Features’ You Won’t Be Alone, set to premiere next month at the Sundance Film Festival. Ahead of its premiere, a new trailer and poster teases just how skin-crawling the witch’s journey might get. The film is: “Set in an […]
‘My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To’: Anatomy of Addiction – A Personal Essay
This editorial contains major spoilers. A child of an alcoholic, I grew up conditioned to expect my mother would be totally blitzed anytime I walked through the front door. An uncontrollable need to drink, often before breakfast and always those 40-ounce tall boys, turned a caring, attentive mother into a mangled and malnourished shell of […]