Shudder and IFC Snag Alex Goyette’s Barking Mad Debut ‘Breeder’
If you thought the world of competitive dog grooming was cutthroat, wait until you see what happens when the pedigree gets political. Independent Film Company and Shudder have officially teamed up to acquire the distribution rights for Breeder, the highly...
Horror saves Summer Game Fest with exciting announcements!
Depending on what you were looking for, Summer Game Fest kind of disappointed this year, with some games people have already heard about and no new excitement… then Horror showed up! SEGA, back on Alien Day (April 26th), had a teaser trailer up that made fans...
Heads Will Roll: Sydney Sweeney Starring in Reimagining of ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Washington Irving’s iconic 1819 short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, has been adapted more than once. We’ve seen him as an animated schoolteacher, a pale Johnny Depp in 1999, and a time-traveling Tom Mison on FOX. Now, a new take on the classic...
Watch Your Step: Survival Horror ‘Pitfall’ Coming to Blu-ray
If you ever needed a reason to skip your next camping trip and stay safely indoors on your couch, this is it. The tense new survival-horror thriller Pitfall is officially out right now on Digital platforms, with a physical release on Blu-ray and DVD scheduled for...
‘Antlers’ Scribe Henry Chaisson Unleashing Nightmare Fuel ‘Recluse’ at Tribeca
If your ideal horror movie features a decaying mansion, an audio recorder, and an unhealthy dose of generational trauma, you are in luck. Henry Chaisson—the wonderfully twisted writer behind Antlers and Apple TV’s “Servant“—is officially making...
Slashers and Slapstick: ‘Scary Movie’ Has Taken Over Theaters!
It has been exactly 26 years since a suspiciously familiar, tongue-wagging masked killer tried—and hilariously failed—to murder Cindy Campbell and her dysfunctional friends. But because Hollywood refuses to let any intellectual property rest in peace. So, the...
Fantasia International Film Festival Unleashes Its Second Wave for 2026
Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival serves up an eye-popping amount of genre-film features with its second wave announcement for its 30th edition, scheduled for July 16 through August 2, 2026. Following is the official press announcement. The Fantasia...
Spoiler-Free Review: The Remedy (SXSW London)
Official Synopsis Jason is a devoted son caring for his ill mother, Maria. Exhausted, isolated, and sleep-deprived, he begins to suffer from vivid nightmares of a monstrous entity devouring his mother. As his grip on reality loosens, the horrors of his dreams begin...
‘Backrooms’ Filmmaker Kane Parsons is Already Talking about a Sequel
To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has spent the last few years watching teenagers freak out over fluorescent lighting online, A24’s Backrooms just shredded the box office with a monumental $118 million opening weekend. So, yes. Obviously, there is...
Spirit Halloween Drops a Splatter-Ready ‘Terrifier’ Collection for Summerween
Move over, barbecues and neon pool noodles. The hottest trend of the sunny season doesn’t involve matching family swimsuits or artisanal popsicles. It is officially Summerween, and the spooky subculture is real. What started as a holiday gag in a Disney...
Yuen Woo-ping Unveils Martial Arts Epic ‘Blades of the Guardians’
Well Go USA Entertainment is about to unleash the martial arts epic Blades of the Guradians: Wind Rises in the Desert. Legendary action auteur Yuen Woo-ping—the visionary mastermind who choreographed the gravity-defying physics of The Matrix, Crouching Tiger,...
Movie Review: Why Damian McCarthy’s ‘Hokum’ is The Perfect Weekend Watch
From the visionary mind behind Caveat and Oddity, writer-director Damian McCarthy has returned with Hokum, an atmospheric Irish folklore nightmare released by Neon. For anyone who loved the terrifying wooden mannequin or the front-desk bell of McCarthy’s...
“The Hunting Party” Gets Sacked: NBC Cancels Prison-Break Thriller After Two Seasons
When NBC premiered “The Hunting Party,” it hit the airwaves armed with a genuinely fantastic high-concept hook: a top-secret fortress housing the world’s most terrifying psychopaths gets breached. This unleashes a colony of serial killers loose on...
Flying Lotus Unleashes Track “Mudhole” From ‘The Furious’
If you had “the return of a fictional, anonymous, cult-classic rap alter ego” on your 2026 bingo card, congratulations. Captain Murphy—the dark, pitch-shifted pseudonym of electronic polymath Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison)—has officially crept back out...
Return to the World of Riverdale: Oni Press Reboots Archie and Sabrina for a New Era
If your current pop-culture diet feels a bit too cynical, indie powerhouse Oni Press is about to drop a massive dose of pure, unadulterated dopamine straight into your comic book pull list. As first revealed by PEOPLE Magazine, Oni Press has officially partnered...
The Thrilling Best-Seller ‘The Chain’ Gets the Series Order from HBO
Imagine the worst phone call a parent could ever receive: your child has been kidnapped. Now, imagine the ransom isn’t a briefcase full of unmarked bills. Instead, it’s a demand to go out and abduct someone else’s kid. Welcome to the moral...
Knock, Knock: ‘The Strangers: Chapter One’ Is Now Terrorizing Peacock
If you’ve been waiting for Renny Harlin’s Strangers trilogy, your patience has officially paid off. Lionsgate’s highly divisive 2024 franchise revival, The Strangers: Chapter 1, has officially found a new home on Peacock. Led by...
The New Blood-Drenched ‘Ice Cream Man’ Trailer Gives Us a Taste of the Horrors to Come
Forget about brain freeze. The latest treat from Eli Roth’s twisted mind is guaranteed to cause a total psychological collapse. The official trailer for Roth’s highly anticipated slasher Ice Cream Man has finally dropped. And it is every bit as unhinged...
A24’s ‘Onslaught’ Trailer: Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens Unleash Pure Gonzo Mayhem
If you’ve been patiently waiting for director Adam Wingard to step away from the giant monster playground of the Godzilla vs. Kong universe, we’ve got good news. Wingard is returning to his gritty, blood-soaked indie roots. Onslaught is heading our way....
Zack Snyder Set to Reboot ‘Escape from New York’
Hide your eyepatches and brace your eardrums for some intense, bass-boosted needle drops. Zack Snyder has officially signed on to write and direct a total reimagining of John Carpenter’s dystopian sci-fi masterpiece, Escape from New York. Because if there is...
Kelli Marchman McNeely | Jun 3, 2026 | 2 min read
‘ILL’ Returns With a Brand-New Story Trailer at State of Play
Team Clout and Mundfish Powerhouse unveiled a brand-new story trailer for their upcoming action survival-horror game ILL, during State of Play today. Along with the new trailer comes information on the release date! ILL is a realistic first-person action survival...
Stephen Lang Stars In ‘Old Man’ – Premiering This October
Buried secrets from the past surface in Lucky McKee’s (Tales of Halloween, The Woman) highly-anticipated thriller Old Man, starring Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe I & 2) In the film, “When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the...
Kelli Marchman McNeely | Oct 12, 2022 | 1 min read
Movie Review: “Satanic Hispanics” (Fantastic Fest)
Boasting, as the film’s poster says, “5 stories from 5 Latino AF directors,” Satanic Hispanics is a fine entry in the horror anthologies subgenre. The film balances the spooky and the humorous quite well, resulting in a highly satisfying effort. The wraparound...
Film Review: Good Boy (Beyond Fest)
About as cautionary a fable as you can have for both meeting strangers through online dating apps and not following first impressions, writer/director Viljar Bøe’s Norwegian chiller Good Boy (2022) is a dark journey, indeed. Part-time university student Sigrid...
Kenneth Branagh Returns For Third Hercule Poirot Movie ‘A Haunting In Venice’
Production is set to begin next month in Venice on 20th Century Studios’ A Haunting in Venice, the third Hercule Poirot film, this time based on Agatha Christie’s novel Halloween Party. It will see the return of actor/director and Oscar® winner Kenneth Branagh...
Kelli Marchman McNeely | Oct 11, 2022 | 1 min read
