Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.” We’re hitting new lows with the “franchise” with The Amityville Theater (or The Amityville Playhouse depending on where you watch). Despite an inherently interesting location and a […]
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Sony’s Kraven the Hunter movie was previewed during Sony’s CinemaCon presentation last night, and one of the most exciting tidbits revealed about the movie is that it’s most definitely rated “R”! That will make Kraven the Hunter the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody […]
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While we don’t know exactly when Dead Island 2 will break even after its nearly decade-long development, it’s off to a good start. Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studios have announced that since Dead Island 2 launched last Friday, it has sold over 1 million copies after just three days on sale. Deep Silver also […]
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Hulu’s Clock shakes up familiar ground in the fertile subgenre of pregnancy horror by examining the ticking biological clock through a woman uninterested in giving birth. Perhaps even scared of it. Writer/Director Alexis Jacknow’s feature debut mines psychological horror from the concept as it explores the pitfalls of baby fever. Despite the fascinating intersection of societal pressures and personal […]
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A remake of last year’s terrifying Danish horror movie, James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Eden Lake) is directing Speak No Evil for Blumhouse and Universal, and Deadline provides an update this afternoon. Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Happiest Season) will star alongside the previously announced James McAvoy (Split, Glass). What’s the point of remaking a movie that only just […]
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Ten years ago, the characters in Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead were cleverly given first names that allowed the first letters of each of their names to spell out DEMON – David, Eric, Mia, Olivia, Natalie – and Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise has similarly hidden some Easter Eggs within the characters’ names. Every character in […]
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After appearing in Ti West’s slasher movie X last year, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi) will next be starring in a zombie horror-comedy titled Hell Naw, Deadline reports today. Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”) is producing Hell Naw, which is being described as a comedy-horror-action hybrid. The film is reportedly set during Paris Fashion Week. Deadline previews […]
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With roots in real-life murders, “The Hook” urban legend goes hand-in-hand — or should I say hand-in-hook? — with the slasher genre. After being referenced in ’80s slashers He Knows You’re Alone and Final Exam, it went on to at least partially inspire five slashers from the ’90s: Candyman, I Know What You Did Last […]
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Howie Dewin, the creator of cult horror movie Llamageddon, is back this year with “a new tail of terror,” this time an alpaca-themed horror movie titled Alpacalypse. The catch? Dewin’s team needs your help to bring their latest wacky vision to life. The team explains, “To all our loyal Llamageddon fans thank you so much! […]
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Bathtub Teeth Brushing. Trace and I are cruising through April en route to our live show at Salem Horror Festival this weekend, but we’ve been keeping busy with episodes on Stephen Dunn’s Closet Monster, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and, most recently, Tony Scott’s The Hunger. This week we celebrated the 50th […]
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Danger, not safety, comes with the act of conforming in The Woods. In Lucky McKee’s sophomore film, a troubled teenager is sent away because of her disruptive behavior. Asking questions, going against norms and not abiding by the rules, however, are ultimately what saves her from an early death. This 2006 film is indeed set […]
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Comic books tend to favor tightly paced stories with striking visuals and a brief page count, so it makes sense that horror anthologies used to be all the rage in the funny pages before the Comics Code Authority brought an entire artform to its knees. However, while superheroes have since dominated the industry with their […]
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It’s never too late for a horror movie to spawn a sequel – The Mutilator 2 is coming soon, a sequel to the slasher movie from 1984! – and Demon Wind is next up on the chopping block. The cult horror movie from 1990 is getting a sequel with the upcoming Demon Wind 2: The […]
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The latest installment in the hit slasher franchise, Scream VI has scared up $168 million worldwide at the box office, and the film will be available at home starting tomorrow. Scream VI is available on Digital as well as Paramount+ tomorrow, April 25! Fans who buy the film on Digital will have access to over […]
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“The Witcher” Season 3 will arrive in Summer 2023, with Henry Cavill (Geralt of Rivia), Anya Chalotra (Yennefer of Vengerberg), and Freya Allan (Princess Cirilla of Cintra) all returning for the next chapter in the epic monster-slaying saga. Netflix has debuted official poster art today, which you’ll find below. In “The Witcher” Season 3… “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete […]
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