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The 15 Best Horror Movie Performances of 2021

December 30, 2021 Wesley Lara A Quiet Place: Part II, Agathe Rousselle, Antlers, Army of the Dead, best of 2021, Candyman, Chris Sheffield, Cillian Murphy, Diana Rigg, Editorials, Emily Rudd, Fear Street, featured, Jeremy Thomas, Lamb, Last Night in Soho, Lonnie Chavis, Matthias Schweighöfer, Melanie Laurent, Morfydd Clark, Movies, Noomi Rapace, Oxygen, Roman Griffin Davis, Saint Maud, Silent Night, The Block Island Sound, The Boy Behind the Door, Titane, topnews, Vincent Lindon, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Between a global pandemic that we’re still in the midst of and the increasing library of titles available for streaming, 2021 has been a strange comeback year for the movies. We are blessed once again with the newest films being (somewhat) safe to watch in a movie theater, yet these only make up a fraction […]

Bloody Disgusting’s Top Ten Horror Movies of 2021

December 24, 2021 Meagan Navarro Candyman, CENSOR, Editorials, featured, Malignant, Movies, The Boy Behind the Door, The Green Knight, the medium, The Night House, The Power, The Vigil, Titane, topnews

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 […]

Six Horror Franchises We’d Love to See in ‘Dead By Daylight’

December 15, 2021 Neil Bolt Absolute Carnage, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Candyman, Child's Play, Chucky, dead by daylight, Editorials, featured, Krampus (2015), The Blair Witch Project, topnews, Video Games

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, […]

‘Candyman: Day of the Dead’ is Finally Getting a Blu-ray Release With Incredible New Artwork

November 12, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Candyman: Day of the Dead, Home Video, Movies, Vestron Video Collector's Series

For the franchise completists, myself very much included, Candyman: Day of the Dead is being added to Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series, bringing it to Blu-ray for the first time. The third installment in the franchise, Day of the Dead went direct-to-video back in 1999, and Dawn of the Discs reports that it will be […]

Extended Scene from Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Has a Conversation About Gentrification [Video]

November 2, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Movies, Nia DaCosta, Videos

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now available at home, and headed to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on November 16. But first, DaCosta’s Candyman came to Digital today, November 2. Both the Digital release and the physical media releases will include a “never-before-seen alternate ending.” Deleted […]

Tony Todd Discusses the Body Horror of Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ in This Featurette Clip [Exclusive]

October 29, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Exclusives, Movies, Nia DaCosta, Videos

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering at home. Now in its ninth week of theatrical release, Candyman has thus far scared up just under $80 million worldwide, and it’s headed to DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra […]

How ‘Candyman’ Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar Revived a Horror Icon and Induced Trypophobia [Exclusive]

October 28, 2021 Meagan Navarro Candyman, Exclusives, featured, Interviews, J. Anthony Kosar, Jordan Peele, Nia DaCosta, topnews

In Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) undergoes a gruesome and startling transformation when bitten by a bee in Cabrini-Green. The urban legend of Candyman rises once again, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar (Lovecraft Country, Fargo tv series) and his team were responsible for bringing multiple iterations of […]

‘Candyman’ Comes to Digital and Blu-ray in November With Alternate Ending and Deleted Scenes

October 26, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Home Video, Movies, Nia DaCosta

‘Candyman’ Approaches $80 Million Worldwide and Heads to 4K and Blu-ray in November

October 11, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Movies, Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering at home. Now in its seventh week of theatrical release, Candyman is currently sitting in the #9 spot on the domestic box office charts, making another […]

Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Approaches $70 Million in Theaters and Tops Streaming Charts

September 21, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Movies, Nia DaCosta

Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, a sequel to the original classic that was directed by Bernard Rose, is now playing both in theaters and at home, available as a $19.99 Premium VOD offering as of this past Friday. In its fourth week of theatrical release, Candyman is currently sitting in the #4 spot on the domestic box […]

Join Bloody Disgusting This Friday, September 17 For ‘Candyman’ Twitter Watch Party!

September 16, 2021 Brad Miska Candyman, Jordan Peele, Nia DaCosta, Sponsored, Vanessa Estelle Williams

Candyman returned to theaters with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (read Meagan’s review), a sequel to the original 1992 classic that gives rise to a whole new monster. After a sweet theatrical run, Candyman will be available on Premium VOD platforms starting this Friday! To celebrate, we’re throwing a Twitter watch party with special guests, and you’re invited! Tomorrow, Friday, […]

Helen Lyle Was Originally Featured in Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ and We’ve Got an Image to Prove It!

September 15, 2021 Brad Miska Candyman, Cassie Kramer, Movies, Nia DaCosta, Videos

“It was always you, Helen. It was always you.” The original incarnation of the Nia DaCosta-directed Candyman was a very different one and actually prominently featured Helen Lyle as the film’s main storytelling device, BD has learned. In the 1992 Candyman, a loose adaptation of Clive Barker‘s story that was directed by Bernard Rose, Virginia Madsen plays Helen […]

Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Coming Home to On Demand This Friday!

September 13, 2021 John Squires Candyman, Home Video, Movies, Nia DaCosta

Candyman returned to theaters on August 27, 2021 with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman (read Meagan’s review), a sequel to the original classic that gives rise to a whole new monster. We’ve learned today that DaCosta’s Candyman is now already headed home… Candyman comes to On Demand platforms this Friday, September 17! In Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, “For as long […]

Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Uses Centuries of Trauma and Loss to Reframe and Reclaim Candyman

September 3, 2021 Marcus Shorter Candyman, Editorials, Jordan Peele, Movies, Nia DaCosta

When it comes to race and “uncomfortable conversations,” Nia DaCosta is out of fucks to give. Before most of us hit grade school, we’re taught to fear the boogeyman and other things that go bump in the night, but DaCosta violently disagrees. For her, the scariest things are the trauma, cultural appropriation, and lack of […]

Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman’ Reimagines the Mythology With a Sequel-Reboot Hybrid [Revenge of the Remakes]

September 2, 2021 Matt Donato Bernard Rose, Candyman, Editorials, featured, Movies, Nia DaCosta, Revenge of the Remakes, Tony Todd, topnews

Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to remember […]