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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 “Riverdale’s” Madelaine Petsch, the film kicked off a massive, three-part standalone saga. They were designed to breathe new, blood-soaked life into Bryan Bertino’s original home-invasion masterpiece. The Ultimate Box Office Paradox To say Chapter 1 divided audiences would be a massive understatement. The film was absolutely savaged by critics, currently sitting at a grim 21% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it has a slightly more forgiving 45% Popcornmeter score from fans. But moviegoers didn’t care about the reviews. With a budget of $8.5 million, it went on a rampage at the box office, grossing over $48 million worldwide. Apparently, people still love watching a young couple make the worst survival decisions of their lives. For the uninitiated, the plot delivers exactly what it says
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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 as you would expect from the guy who gave us Hostel and Thanksgiving. The movie is locked, loaded, and scheduled to scoop its way into 2,000 North American theaters later this summer. Lactose Intolerance is the Least of Your Problems Set in a picture-perfect, idyllic summer town, the film explores the ultimate childhood betrayal: what happens when the local ice cream man starts serving up soft-serve with a side of pure, unadulterated madness? The trailer gives us a deeply disturbing sneak peek at the dairy-induced chaos. Rather than dealing with cavities, the local kids immediately descend into homicidal insanity. The trailer features plenty of nightmare-fuel imagery, including: Creepy children ominously looming over their sleeping parents. Then there are toddlers
Continue reading →
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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. The maestro behind You’re Next and The Guest is officially back in the genre saddle with Onslaught. Described as a “gonzo action-horror” fiesta, the film is locked and loaded for a theatrical release via A24 this summer. The first trailer has just dropped, and it looks like a beautiful, chaotic fever dream. The Ultimate Desert Deathmatch The plot of Onslaught reads like a glorious, adrenaline-fueled 1980s comic book. The story kicks into high gear when a rogue squad of genetically engineered super-soldiers breaks out of captivity and vanishes into the brutal desert heat. Standing in their way? A fiercely badass Army sniper who will stop at absolutely nothing—and unleash literal hell—to protect her young daughter. To bring this insane
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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 one thing modern Hollywood firmly believes, it’s that absolutely no classic should be left un-rebooted. Announced by StudioCanal, the project is being developed specifically for a theatrical release. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing alongside Snyder, Deborah Snyder, and Wesley Coller (Stone Quarry). In a move that will hopefully keep the project from completely veering off the rails, John Carpenter himself is on board as an executive producer. The Ultimate Cynical Anti-Hero For those who need a refresher on why the original film. It has long been considered untouchable; the 1981 classic introduced the world to S.D. “Snake” Plissken (immortalized by Kurt Russell’s peak-badass charisma and a perfectly placed eyepatch). The premise was perfection. Manhattan has
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Let’s be honest: flying commercial in the modern era is already a universally dreaded test of human endurance. Between the disappearing legroom, the aggressive baggage fees, and the passengers who think it’s acceptable to take off their shoes, it is a miracle anyone survives a cross-country commute with their sanity intact. However, a terrifying new genre-bending thriller is about to make your worst airport delays look like a five-star luxury spa day. The first official trailer has just landed for Black Box, an upcoming unearthly horror-thriller from AURA. The film promises to take a standard, utterly mundane domestic flight and violently shred it into a relentless, claustrophobic gauntlet of pure cosmic chaos. Welcome to 30,000 Feet of Pure Hell The movie’s premise kicks off simply enough with a routine, completely ordinary cross-country commute. Naturally, because this is a horror film, things go sideways almost immediately after takeoff. Through a sudden series of utterly inexplicable phenomena, the cabin descends into total
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Hold onto your barf bags, horror fans. The reign of Art the Clown is officially drawing to a close. However, the mind behind the madness is just getting started. After filmmaker Damien Leone wraps up his symphony of splatter with Terrifier 4, he’s trading indie grit for studio backing. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Leone has signed on with Lionsgate to write, direct, and produce Tortures of the Damned, his very first non-Terrifier feature since 2016. If graduating to a major studio wasn’t enough of a flex, Leone is bringing horror royalty along for the ride. The legendary Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) is set to produce the project alongside his Ghost House Pictures partner, Rob Tapert. From Micro-Budgets to Mega-Studios Lionsgate has already rolled out the blood-red carpet. Erin Westerman, President of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, couldn’t contain her excitement: “Damien is a true genre auteur with a singular vision, and we’re thrilled to help bring this bold
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The Duffer Brothers have officially traded in the teenage angst and D&D campaigns for a New Mexico retirement community in “The Boroughs“. And I have some thoughts. If you loved the high-stakes chaos, rich character development, and retro charm of the Duffer brothers’ “Stranger Things,” you’ll love this. Rest assured: “The Boroughs“ may feature a lot more gray hair and a soundtrack that leans heavily toward soft-rock anthems. But these seniors are alive, kicking, and infinitely more relatable than a bunch of middle-schoolers. Netflix is officially locking in Season 2. So, it is time to face the facts: the golden years are about to get bloody. Prepare to watch a bunch of retirees fight for their lives against entities far more terrifying than inflation and bad knees. What’s the Story? Season one kicks off with Sam Coope, a cynical fresh arrival who views this sun-drenched senior haven less as a relaxing retreat and more as a beautifully landscaped, minimum-security prison.
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Just when you thought it was safe to throw breadcrumbs in the park, Hollywood is getting ready to ruin avian creatures for a whole new generation. A high-profile limited series reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 masterpiece, The Birds, is officially taking flight. Emmy winner Sarah Snook (Succession, Run Rabbit Run) is attached to headline the series, which is currently being pitched to top-tier networks and streaming services, Deadline reports. Universal International Studios and Heyday Television are spearheading the project. Premium television veteran Tom Spezialy (The Leftovers, Watchmen) will write and showrun the madness. From Bodega Bay to the Frozen Tundra If you’re expecting a shot-for-shot remake, guess again. The feathered fury is heading to Alaska. And it’s said to be visceral, modern, and distinctly darker. It follows Myra Massey (Snook), a traveling magistrate, as she returns to her isolated Alaskan hometown for a death hearing. Expecting a simple case. Myra instead discovers that her childhood friend’s dead body. When Myra
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Summer is officially here! And while the rest of the world is going outside to get a tan, the horror streaming service BloodStream is giving you every reason to lock the doors, close the blinds, and soak in the glorious glow of the television. June is absolutely packed with world premieres, killer deep-dives, and enough camp to fuel a bonfire. Here is everything slicing its way onto BloodStream this month. The Headliners: Four BloodStream Exclusives We’re kicking off the month by dropping four massive exclusives on June 1: Together Til the End: A brutal, emotional slice of Spanish zombie cinema. Because no one does apocalyptic dread quite like international horror. Last Hit: A high-stakes heist flick that goes south in the absolute worst (and bloodiest) way possible. The Dead Place: Starring Terrifier’s resident mime of mayhem, David Howard Thornton. The twist? This time, he actually talks—and somehow, he’s even more terrifying when he has a voice. The Game Series (Vols
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If you haven’t been watching AMC and Shudder’s latest nightmare fuel, you are missing out on one of the most terrifying horror shows on television. Thankfully, there is still time to catch up before everything completely implodes this week. AMC+ and Shudder have unleashed an exclusive sneak peek clip from the upcoming fifth episode of “The Terror: Devil in Silver.” Executive produced by and starring the endlessly versatile Dan Stevens (Abigail, Downton Abbey), this six-episode limited series is officially Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and has been a masterclass in psychological dread. The pedigree behind this anthology season is ridiculous. We’re talking Ridley Scott producing, showrunners Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and Victor LaValle (author of the brilliant source novel), and Emmy nominee Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets) setting the tone in the director’s chair. You can watch our interview with Cantwell and La Valle as they dive deep into this chilling season. As we previously noted here at Horror Fuel,
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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 “Riverdale’s” Madelaine Petsch, the film kicked off a massive, three-part standalone saga. They were designed to breathe new, blood-soaked life into Bryan Bertino’s original home-invasion masterpiece. The Ultimate Box Office Paradox To say Chapter 1 divided audiences would be a massive understatement. The film was absolutely savaged by critics, currently sitting at a grim 21% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it has a slightly more forgiving 45% Popcornmeter score from fans. But moviegoers didn’t care about the reviews. With a budget of $8.5 million, it went on a rampage at the box office, grossing over $48 million worldwide. Apparently, people still love watching a young couple make the worst survival decisions of their lives. For the uninitiated, the plot delivers exactly what it says
Continue reading →
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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 as you would expect from the guy who gave us Hostel and Thanksgiving. The movie is locked, loaded, and scheduled to scoop its way into 2,000 North American theaters later this summer. Lactose Intolerance is the Least of Your Problems Set in a picture-perfect, idyllic summer town, the film explores the ultimate childhood betrayal: what happens when the local ice cream man starts serving up soft-serve with a side of pure, unadulterated madness? The trailer gives us a deeply disturbing sneak peek at the dairy-induced chaos. Rather than dealing with cavities, the local kids immediately descend into homicidal insanity. The trailer features plenty of nightmare-fuel imagery, including: Creepy children ominously looming over their sleeping parents. Then there are toddlers
Continue reading →
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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. The maestro behind You’re Next and The Guest is officially back in the genre saddle with Onslaught. Described as a “gonzo action-horror” fiesta, the film is locked and loaded for a theatrical release via A24 this summer. The first trailer has just dropped, and it looks like a beautiful, chaotic fever dream. The Ultimate Desert Deathmatch The plot of Onslaught reads like a glorious, adrenaline-fueled 1980s comic book. The story kicks into high gear when a rogue squad of genetically engineered super-soldiers breaks out of captivity and vanishes into the brutal desert heat. Standing in their way? A fiercely badass Army sniper who will stop at absolutely nothing—and unleash literal hell—to protect her young daughter. To bring this insane
Continue reading →
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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 one thing modern Hollywood firmly believes, it’s that absolutely no classic should be left un-rebooted. Announced by StudioCanal, the project is being developed specifically for a theatrical release. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing alongside Snyder, Deborah Snyder, and Wesley Coller (Stone Quarry). In a move that will hopefully keep the project from completely veering off the rails, John Carpenter himself is on board as an executive producer. The Ultimate Cynical Anti-Hero For those who need a refresher on why the original film. It has long been considered untouchable; the 1981 classic introduced the world to S.D. “Snake” Plissken (immortalized by Kurt Russell’s peak-badass charisma and a perfectly placed eyepatch). The premise was perfection. Manhattan has
Continue reading →
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Let’s be honest: flying commercial in the modern era is already a universally dreaded test of human endurance. Between the disappearing legroom, the aggressive baggage fees, and the passengers who think it’s acceptable to take off their shoes, it is a miracle anyone survives a cross-country commute with their sanity intact. However, a terrifying new genre-bending thriller is about to make your worst airport delays look like a five-star luxury spa day. The first official trailer has just landed for Black Box, an upcoming unearthly horror-thriller from AURA. The film promises to take a standard, utterly mundane domestic flight and violently shred it into a relentless, claustrophobic gauntlet of pure cosmic chaos. Welcome to 30,000 Feet of Pure Hell The movie’s premise kicks off simply enough with a routine, completely ordinary cross-country commute. Naturally, because this is a horror film, things go sideways almost immediately after takeoff. Through a sudden series of utterly inexplicable phenomena, the cabin descends into total
Continue reading →
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Hold onto your barf bags, horror fans. The reign of Art the Clown is officially drawing to a close. However, the mind behind the madness is just getting started. After filmmaker Damien Leone wraps up his symphony of splatter with Terrifier 4, he’s trading indie grit for studio backing. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Leone has signed on with Lionsgate to write, direct, and produce Tortures of the Damned, his very first non-Terrifier feature since 2016. If graduating to a major studio wasn’t enough of a flex, Leone is bringing horror royalty along for the ride. The legendary Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) is set to produce the project alongside his Ghost House Pictures partner, Rob Tapert. From Micro-Budgets to Mega-Studios Lionsgate has already rolled out the blood-red carpet. Erin Westerman, President of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, couldn’t contain her excitement: “Damien is a true genre auteur with a singular vision, and we’re thrilled to help bring this bold
Continue reading →
NetflixNewsReviewsStreaming TVTrailers
The Duffer Brothers have officially traded in the teenage angst and D&D campaigns for a New Mexico retirement community in “The Boroughs“. And I have some thoughts. If you loved the high-stakes chaos, rich character development, and retro charm of the Duffer brothers’ “Stranger Things,” you’ll love this. Rest assured: “The Boroughs“ may feature a lot more gray hair and a soundtrack that leans heavily toward soft-rock anthems. But these seniors are alive, kicking, and infinitely more relatable than a bunch of middle-schoolers. Netflix is officially locking in Season 2. So, it is time to face the facts: the golden years are about to get bloody. Prepare to watch a bunch of retirees fight for their lives against entities far more terrifying than inflation and bad knees. What’s the Story? Season one kicks off with Sam Coope, a cynical fresh arrival who views this sun-drenched senior haven less as a relaxing retreat and more as a beautifully landscaped, minimum-security prison.
Continue reading →
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Just when you thought it was safe to throw breadcrumbs in the park, Hollywood is getting ready to ruin avian creatures for a whole new generation. A high-profile limited series reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 masterpiece, The Birds, is officially taking flight. Emmy winner Sarah Snook (Succession, Run Rabbit Run) is attached to headline the series, which is currently being pitched to top-tier networks and streaming services, Deadline reports. Universal International Studios and Heyday Television are spearheading the project. Premium television veteran Tom Spezialy (The Leftovers, Watchmen) will write and showrun the madness. From Bodega Bay to the Frozen Tundra If you’re expecting a shot-for-shot remake, guess again. The feathered fury is heading to Alaska. And it’s said to be visceral, modern, and distinctly darker. It follows Myra Massey (Snook), a traveling magistrate, as she returns to her isolated Alaskan hometown for a death hearing. Expecting a simple case. Myra instead discovers that her childhood friend’s dead body. When Myra
Continue reading →
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Summer is officially here! And while the rest of the world is going outside to get a tan, the horror streaming service BloodStream is giving you every reason to lock the doors, close the blinds, and soak in the glorious glow of the television. June is absolutely packed with world premieres, killer deep-dives, and enough camp to fuel a bonfire. Here is everything slicing its way onto BloodStream this month. The Headliners: Four BloodStream Exclusives We’re kicking off the month by dropping four massive exclusives on June 1: Together Til the End: A brutal, emotional slice of Spanish zombie cinema. Because no one does apocalyptic dread quite like international horror. Last Hit: A high-stakes heist flick that goes south in the absolute worst (and bloodiest) way possible. The Dead Place: Starring Terrifier’s resident mime of mayhem, David Howard Thornton. The twist? This time, he actually talks—and somehow, he’s even more terrifying when he has a voice. The Game Series (Vols
Continue reading →
AMCClipsNewsShudderStreaming TVTrailers
If you haven’t been watching AMC and Shudder’s latest nightmare fuel, you are missing out on one of the most terrifying horror shows on television. Thankfully, there is still time to catch up before everything completely implodes this week. AMC+ and Shudder have unleashed an exclusive sneak peek clip from the upcoming fifth episode of “The Terror: Devil in Silver.” Executive produced by and starring the endlessly versatile Dan Stevens (Abigail, Downton Abbey), this six-episode limited series is officially Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and has been a masterclass in psychological dread. The pedigree behind this anthology season is ridiculous. We’re talking Ridley Scott producing, showrunners Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and Victor LaValle (author of the brilliant source novel), and Emmy nominee Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets) setting the tone in the director’s chair. You can watch our interview with Cantwell and La Valle as they dive deep into this chilling season. As we previously noted here at Horror Fuel,
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