January 2024 – Page 21 – All Things Ick

‘Phantom Limbs’ – Encyclopocalypse Publications Brings Former Bloody Disgusting Column to Print!

January 9, 2024 John Squires Books, Encyclopocalypse Publications, Jason Jenkins, Phantom Limbs

One of Bloody Disgusting’s longest-running and most successful columns, the Jason Jenkins-penned Phantom Limbs provided a treasure trove of insights into the best horror franchise movies NEVER made, and the Phantom Limbs project is being resurrected thanks to a hardcover, paperback, audiobook and eBook from Encyclopocalypse Publications. Writer Jason Jenkins’ horror-themed non-fiction web column is […]

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Kaitlyn Dever Officially Joins “The Last of Us” Season 2 as Abby!

January 9, 2024 John Squires Kaitlyn Dever, the last of us, TV

HBO’s “The Last of Us” has excelled in many departments thus far, but the show’s casting deserves special mention. Bella Ramsey turned out to be the perfect Ellie despite fans wondering if she was the right fit for the role, for starters, and the outside-the-box casting continues for Season 2. Kaitlyn Dever (No One Will […]

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‘Midnight Peepshow’ Exclusive Trailer Heads Deep into the Dark Web and Finds the Black Rabbit

January 9, 2024 John Squires Dark Star Pictures, Midnight Peepshow, Movies

The horrors of the dark web are explored in Dark Star Pictures’ next movie Midnight Peepshow, and Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the trailer this afternoon. Meet the Black Rabbit on Digital and DVD on February 13, 2024. And take a peep down the rabbit hole with the official trailer below… In Midnight Peepshow we […]

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Alan Wake Comes to ‘Dead by Daylight’ on January 30th [Trailer]

January 9, 2024 Mike Wilson Alan Wake, behaviour interactive, dead by daylight, Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, PC, playstation 4, PlayStation 5, Remedy Entertainment, steam, Video Games, Videos, xbox one, Xbox Series

The teasing by Behaviour Interactive yesterday on X didn’t lie: Alan Wake is coming to Dead by Daylight! Fresh from last year’s accolades, the author heads into the fog in the latest chapter for the asymmetrical horror game on January 30th. Wake is voiced once again by Matthew Porretta and based on the likeness of […]

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‘Here for Blood’ Brings Pummeling Gore to Theaters, Digital and SCREAMBOX on February 9! [Trailer]

January 9, 2024 Brad Miska Daniel Turres, Dee Snider, Here For Blood, Movies, Screambox, Screambox Original, Shawn Roberts, Videos

Huge news for fans of old-school horror as Here for Blood, an over-the-top gory and insanely fun home invasion slasher that’s no doubt going to gain cult status, will release in theaters, on digital & SCREAMBOX just in time for Valentine’s Day, February 9, 2024. Check out the new trailer below, debuted by IGN today! […]

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‘Departing Seniors’ Trailer – ‘The Dead Zone’ Meets ‘Scream’ in Upcoming Slasher Movie

January 9, 2024 John Squires Dark Sky Films, Departing Seniors, Movies

Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for their brand new slasher movie Departing Seniors this morning, announcing that the film hits VOD and select theaters on February 2. Finals aren’t the only killer in Departing Seniors. Watch the trailer below. From director Clare Cooney, Departing Seniors is said to “put a fresh spin on […]

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Throwback Survival Horror Game ‘Alisa’ Comes to Consoles Next Month in a ‘Developer’s Cut’ [Trailer]

January 9, 2024 Mike Wilson ALisa, Alisa: Developer's Cut, CasperCroes, itch.io, Nintendo Switch, PC, playstation 4, PlayStation 5, Video Games, Videos, xbox one, Xbox Series

You may remember CasperCroes’ PS1-era survival horror throwback title Alisa – The Awakening (now shortened to just Alisa) from a few years back. The game has been out for a while now on itch.io, but will finally be getting a console release next month in a Developer’s Cut edition. Coming February 6th to the Nintendo […]

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NECA Celebrates a Retro Halloween With Full Line of Toys Based on Vintage Ben Cooper Costumes

January 9, 2024 John Squires Ben Cooper, Halloween, NECA, Toys

Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? The iconic American symbol of Halloween is being celebrated by NECA this year! Previewed at Toy Fair earlier this year was a line of Ben Cooper-inspired action figures from NECA, and this week the company has unveiled the full line with official photos. […]

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Appreciating the Post-Apocalyptic Horror of ‘Terminator Salvation’

January 9, 2024 Luiz H. C. Christian Bale, Editorials, McG, Movies, Salvation, Sam Worthington, Stan Winston, T2, Terminator

Hollywood has never really accepted that you can’t recapture lightning in a bottle. No matter how context-specific a blockbuster’s success was, you can always count on an executive to insist on making a follow-up even if that doesn’t make sense for the story. That being said, sequels aren’t always doomed to failure, and one of […]

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Blumhouse Horror Movie ‘Night Swim’ Debuts with $17 Million Worldwide

January 8, 2024 John Squires blumhouse, James Wan, Movies, Night Swim, Wyatt Russell

Universal, Blumhouse and co-producer James Wan took us for a Night Swim in theaters over the weekend, with the Bryce McGuire-directed horror movie becoming the genre’s very first theatrical release of the new year. Was it a strong start for the horror genre, you ask? Night Swim debuted in 3,250 theaters across the United States […]

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10 Upcoming Horror Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2024

January 8, 2024 Meagan Navarro Adam Cesare, Books, Editorials, Josh Malerman, Junji Ito, Nick Cutter, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones

It’s shaping up to be one massive year for horror already. Beyond a plethora of horror movies already on the horizon, the literary world is teeming with spine-tingling short story collections, novels, and more to keep you busy through 2024. So, here’s a starter guide for upcoming horror literature ready to deliver chills and thrills, […]

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Scream Factory Upgrading ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘Carrie’ Remakes to 4K

January 8, 2024 John Squires Carrie, Child's Play, Home Video, Movies, scream factory

Two remakes that failed to make much of a dent with horror audiences, both Child’s Play (2019) and Carrie (2013) are coming to 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Scream Factory. Both remakes will be available on 4K UHD + Blu-ray on March 19, 2024. In Child’s Play, “Realizing that her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) is […]

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4K Restorations of ‘Toxic Avenger’ and More Troma Classics Are Coming to Streaming This Year

January 8, 2024 John Squires Movies, The Toxic Avenger, Troma, Troma Now

While we wait for Macon Blair’s upcoming remake of The Toxic Avenger, Troma has announced today that the original movie’s brand new restoration is coming to streaming. Starting in February, streaming service Troma Now will premiere 4K restorations and new transfers from the original materials of a number of classics on the 15th of every […]

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Worshipping at the Altar of Julia Cotton in ‘Hellbound: Hellraiser II’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

January 8, 2024 Trace Thurman Ashley Laurence, Cenobites, Clare Higgins, Doug Bradley, Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser, Hellraiser 2, Hellraiser II, Horror Queers, Horror Queers Podcast, pinhead, Podcasts

We’re here about a mattress… After wrapping up 2023 with look at New French Extremity in Inside (listen), horror musicals in Anna and the Apocalypse (listen) and the Best Horror Films of 2023 (listen), we’re kicking off our first official episode of 2024 with a lengthy discussion of Tony Randel‘s better-than-it-has-any-right-to-be sequel Hellbound: Hellraiser II […]

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‘Underground’ Trailer – A Wild Bachelorette Party Ends Up Trapped In a Haunted WWII Bunker [SCREAMBOX]

January 8, 2024 Brad Miska Lars Janssen, Movies, Screambox, Screambox Exclusive, underground, Videos

SCREAMBOX is heading into the deep dark once again with Underground, which joins the Bloody Disgusting-powered streaming service tomorrow. Inspired by true events, Lars Janssen‘s found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex. “In the midst of a spirited bachelorette party celebrating their friend’s upcoming wedding, a tight-knit […]

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