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Forget trust falls and active listening. When your relationship is on the rocks, nothing tests you quite like an ancient demon bear brandishing a deadly blade. Breaking Glass Pictures has officially unleashed SMOKEE, a delightfully unhinged new horror-comedy from writer-director Whit Whitman. High Hopes and High Body Counts The film follows a group of troubled couples expecting a quiet weekend of relationship counseling, herbal relaxation, and spiritual bonding. Instead, a potent cocktail of cannabis-fueled rituals, petty grievances, and questionable choices summons Smokee. He’s a knife-wielding demon bear with zero patience for poor communication skills. The furry terror begins slicing through the guest list. And long-buried secrets, bitter betrayals, and deep-seated grudges spill out alongside plenty of blood. The peaceful retreat soon turns into a chaotic fight for survival. A Handmade Masterclass in Stoner Slaughters While channeling the DNA of genre favorites like Evil Dead II and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, SMOKEE fuses stoner humor with creature-feature mayhem. Whitman (Unnatural)
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Fresh off the massive global success of Exhuma, director Jang Jae-hyun is officially diving into his next terrifying project, Vampir. ScreenDaily reports that principal photography kicks off this month, aiming for a theatrical bow in 2028. The Next Nightmare Exhuma shattered records as South Korea’s highest-grossing film of 2024 while dominating box offices in Vietnam and Indonesia. However, Jang has firmly ruled out any sequels. Instead, he spent two years penning an ambitious vampire tale heavily inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. “I want to make a vampire movie in Korea, set [against the backdrop of] the Greek Russian Orthodox church. I will spend two years writing before preparing and shooting, so perhaps it will be ready in four years,” Screendaily quotes Jang as saying. A Killer Premise Vampir delivers a spine-chilling storyline that echoes the hitman-meets-occult intensity of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List. The story follows a hardened contract killer. He is tasked by a clergyman with tracking down a secretive
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Nothing stays buried forever. Brainstorm Media has just unleashed Bury the Devil, a single-shot demonic nightmare. A Real-Time Descent Into Darkness The plot centers on an in-home nurse caring for an elderly dementia patient. The patient’s erratic behavior quickly spirals from unsettling to otherworldly. What begins as the tragic decline of an aging mind reveals a far darker truth. A sinister force is seeping through the cracks of the decaying home. Shot in a single continuous take. The real-time format traps viewers inside a dark, labyrinthine house alongside pale figures and shifting shadows. By stripping away jump cuts and safety edits, the camera forces you to endure every agonizing second in real time. Atmosphere Over Acting Directed by Adam O’Brien (OM) from a script co-written with John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson, the film uses its single-take gimmick to great effect. The cinematography is genuinely impressive, using fluid camerawork and decaying set design to build a heavy, suffocating sense of dread.
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The Lambert family’s decades-long trauma train has finally left the station, making way for a wickedly fresh, bone-chilling era of terror in Insidious: Out of the Further. Now haunting theaters nationwide, this sixth installment swaps out old survivors for fresh blood. The sequel centers on Gemma (Amelia Eve), a single mom moving back into her childhood home with her young daughter (Island Austin). But instead of just finding creaky floorboards and bad memories, Gemma unlocks a volatile supernatural talent that utterly shatters the rules of the entire franchise. A Game-Changing Power in the Dark Unlike previous protagonists who fought desperately to seal the threshold and escape the Further, in the latest installment, Gemma possesses a uniquely dangerous gift. She can naturally astrally project into the spirit realm. Still, she also holds the power to permanently pull ghastly entities out of purgatory and anchor them directly into the physical world. This unprecedented connection flips the series’ lore on its head, transforming
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If your idea of an ideal Saturday night involves nervous chuckles and sudden jump scares, the Long Beach Film Festival has just the ticket. On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the festival is turning up the terror with “Nightmares on 4th Street.” It’s a wildly inventive late-night short film block that proves horror is always better when served with a side of dark comedy. Eight Shorts, Infinite Ways to Die Laughing Kicking off at 9:00 p.m., this 90-minute curated marathon brings together eight eccentric shorts. Each is designed to keep audiences balancing right on the razor’s edge between laughing out loud and hiding behind their popcorn. Screening inside the vintage atmosphere of the Art Theatre, the block delivers a chaotic buffet of campy creature features, lethal tech satire, and surreal psychological dread. From Grim Reapers to Deadly Dating Apps The star-studded lineup leaves no phobia unturned. Comedy favorite Will Forte faces off against Death himself in the dark comedy A Man
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How far would a mother go to fill the void of a lost child? Uncork’d Entertainment is set to answer that chilling question with the release of The Room Below, a psychological creature feature landing on Digital and On Demand this September. Written and directed by Kurt Martin (Moon Rock for Monday) and filmed on location in Sydney, Australia, the film weaves intimate emotional drama with claustrophobic horror. A Second Chance With Deadly Consequences The narrative follows a woman (Alyssa Sutherland) haunted by the tragic loss of her son. Her life takes an unsettling turn when a young boy appears at what seems like the perfect moment. Seeing a second chance to be a mother, she takes him in. However, her domestic reset is overshadowed by a growing, dangerous entity lurking beneath her home. Soon, the creature becomes increasingly hostile and uncontrollable. A retired detective (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) begins to pull at a thread of secrets that leads directly to
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Get your giant bucket of popcorn ready, because horror lovers and thrill-seekers are getting the ultimate holiday weekend treat. NEON is giving audiences the chance to experience visionary writer-director Na Hong-jin’s (The Wailing) highly anticipated creature feature Hope two days before the rest of the world. While the film officially stomps into theaters on September 9, fans can catch an exclusive early-access screening on Monday, September 7. The screenings will spread across 175 Premium Large Format (PLF) locations nationwide. Maximum Formats for Maximum Terror Building on the wild success of NEON’s early-access strategy for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. Hope feels practically engineered for the biggest screens and loudest sound systems available. The one-night event will feature six different high-octane formats, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, Barco HDR, D-BOX, and Dolby Atmos. Whether you want your seat rumbling during a monster attack or panoramic visuals surrounding your peripheral vision, participating theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, and
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If you are searching for a cerebral psychological techno-thriller to lock you in your seat this summer, Focus Features has delivered the ultimate cybernetic thriller, Hot Spot. Hitting theaters nationwide today, August 21, Hot Spot offers a hypnotic fusion of near-future paranoia and classic noir intrigue. Directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure, The Silent Twins). Robert Bolesto penned the script. A Mind-Bending Descent into Digital Paranoia The film is set in a near-future world. One governed by a sentient, all-seeing Artificial Intelligence. The story follows a weary private investigator tasked with solving a murder. However, the investigation quickly spirals into chaos when he discovers traces of a covert rebel group, an underground network armed with the weaponry needed to overthrow their synthetic overlord. As the detective plunges deeper into a technological abyss, the investigation turns inward. The detective is forced to question his own identity and reality as they unravel into a violent, hypnotic psychological meltdown. A
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Meteor Extinction, a sci-fi disaster thriller starring Daniel Baldwin, is out today. The feature, from the infamous B-movie studio The Asylum, sees a race against time to prevent a massive, world-ending space rock from obliterating Earth. A Six-Mile Threat to Humanity The movie centers on a catastrophic six-mile-wide meteor on a direct collision course with Earth’s atmosphere. Humanity has just six days before absolute annihilation. Standard planetary defense systems prove completely useless against the anomaly. The space rock is composed entirely of a rare element that turns into molten magma when heated. Confronted with an extinction-level event, Baldwin’s character realizes their only hope lies in reuniting the elite “React Team” to devise a last-ditch plan to keep the public safe. And to alter the trajectory of the apocalyptic threat. High-Stakes Action in Deep Space As shown in the intense trailer footage, the React Team attempts to break down the celestial threat using powerful orbital lasers known as “Sentinels.” However, the
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Dave Bautista is officially picking up the Leviathan Axe. The acclaimed actor has signed on to lead Amazon Prime Video’s live-action “God of War“ series. He is stepping into the iconic role of Kratos, the legendary Ghost of Sparta. A Fast-Tracked Recasting Following an On-Set Injury The recasting comes after Ryan Hurst, who was originally attached to play Kratos, suffered a torn bicep on set that required surgery. Because Hurst’s full recovery would have delayed the restart of production until 2027, Amazon MGM Studios and co-producer Sony Pictures Television made the strategic decision to recast the role. Filming originally kicked off in Vancouver. Production will restart soon. All scenes previously filmed with Hurst will be reshot to seamlessly integrate the new lead. Built for the Spartan God Stepping into a role as physically demanding as Kratos on short notice is a monumental task. Beyond his proven dramatic and action credentials, Bautista maintains the extraordinary, muscular physique that Kratos is famous
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Forget trust falls and active listening. When your relationship is on the rocks, nothing tests you quite like an ancient demon bear brandishing a deadly blade. Breaking Glass Pictures has officially unleashed SMOKEE, a delightfully unhinged new horror-comedy from writer-director Whit Whitman. High Hopes and High Body Counts The film follows a group of troubled couples expecting a quiet weekend of relationship counseling, herbal relaxation, and spiritual bonding. Instead, a potent cocktail of cannabis-fueled rituals, petty grievances, and questionable choices summons Smokee. He’s a knife-wielding demon bear with zero patience for poor communication skills. The furry terror begins slicing through the guest list. And long-buried secrets, bitter betrayals, and deep-seated grudges spill out alongside plenty of blood. The peaceful retreat soon turns into a chaotic fight for survival. A Handmade Masterclass in Stoner Slaughters While channeling the DNA of genre favorites like Evil Dead II and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, SMOKEE fuses stoner humor with creature-feature mayhem. Whitman (Unnatural)
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Fresh off the massive global success of Exhuma, director Jang Jae-hyun is officially diving into his next terrifying project, Vampir. ScreenDaily reports that principal photography kicks off this month, aiming for a theatrical bow in 2028. The Next Nightmare Exhuma shattered records as South Korea’s highest-grossing film of 2024 while dominating box offices in Vietnam and Indonesia. However, Jang has firmly ruled out any sequels. Instead, he spent two years penning an ambitious vampire tale heavily inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. “I want to make a vampire movie in Korea, set [against the backdrop of] the Greek Russian Orthodox church. I will spend two years writing before preparing and shooting, so perhaps it will be ready in four years,” Screendaily quotes Jang as saying. A Killer Premise Vampir delivers a spine-chilling storyline that echoes the hitman-meets-occult intensity of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List. The story follows a hardened contract killer. He is tasked by a clergyman with tracking down a secretive
Continue reading →
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Nothing stays buried forever. Brainstorm Media has just unleashed Bury the Devil, a single-shot demonic nightmare. A Real-Time Descent Into Darkness The plot centers on an in-home nurse caring for an elderly dementia patient. The patient’s erratic behavior quickly spirals from unsettling to otherworldly. What begins as the tragic decline of an aging mind reveals a far darker truth. A sinister force is seeping through the cracks of the decaying home. Shot in a single continuous take. The real-time format traps viewers inside a dark, labyrinthine house alongside pale figures and shifting shadows. By stripping away jump cuts and safety edits, the camera forces you to endure every agonizing second in real time. Atmosphere Over Acting Directed by Adam O’Brien (OM) from a script co-written with John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson, the film uses its single-take gimmick to great effect. The cinematography is genuinely impressive, using fluid camerawork and decaying set design to build a heavy, suffocating sense of dread.
Continue reading →
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The Lambert family’s decades-long trauma train has finally left the station, making way for a wickedly fresh, bone-chilling era of terror in Insidious: Out of the Further. Now haunting theaters nationwide, this sixth installment swaps out old survivors for fresh blood. The sequel centers on Gemma (Amelia Eve), a single mom moving back into her childhood home with her young daughter (Island Austin). But instead of just finding creaky floorboards and bad memories, Gemma unlocks a volatile supernatural talent that utterly shatters the rules of the entire franchise. A Game-Changing Power in the Dark Unlike previous protagonists who fought desperately to seal the threshold and escape the Further, in the latest installment, Gemma possesses a uniquely dangerous gift. She can naturally astrally project into the spirit realm. Still, she also holds the power to permanently pull ghastly entities out of purgatory and anchor them directly into the physical world. This unprecedented connection flips the series’ lore on its head, transforming
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
If your idea of an ideal Saturday night involves nervous chuckles and sudden jump scares, the Long Beach Film Festival has just the ticket. On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the festival is turning up the terror with “Nightmares on 4th Street.” It’s a wildly inventive late-night short film block that proves horror is always better when served with a side of dark comedy. Eight Shorts, Infinite Ways to Die Laughing Kicking off at 9:00 p.m., this 90-minute curated marathon brings together eight eccentric shorts. Each is designed to keep audiences balancing right on the razor’s edge between laughing out loud and hiding behind their popcorn. Screening inside the vintage atmosphere of the Art Theatre, the block delivers a chaotic buffet of campy creature features, lethal tech satire, and surreal psychological dread. From Grim Reapers to Deadly Dating Apps The star-studded lineup leaves no phobia unturned. Comedy favorite Will Forte faces off against Death himself in the dark comedy A Man
Continue reading →
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How far would a mother go to fill the void of a lost child? Uncork’d Entertainment is set to answer that chilling question with the release of The Room Below, a psychological creature feature landing on Digital and On Demand this September. Written and directed by Kurt Martin (Moon Rock for Monday) and filmed on location in Sydney, Australia, the film weaves intimate emotional drama with claustrophobic horror. A Second Chance With Deadly Consequences The narrative follows a woman (Alyssa Sutherland) haunted by the tragic loss of her son. Her life takes an unsettling turn when a young boy appears at what seems like the perfect moment. Seeing a second chance to be a mother, she takes him in. However, her domestic reset is overshadowed by a growing, dangerous entity lurking beneath her home. Soon, the creature becomes increasingly hostile and uncontrollable. A retired detective (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) begins to pull at a thread of secrets that leads directly to
Continue reading →
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Get your giant bucket of popcorn ready, because horror lovers and thrill-seekers are getting the ultimate holiday weekend treat. NEON is giving audiences the chance to experience visionary writer-director Na Hong-jin’s (The Wailing) highly anticipated creature feature Hope two days before the rest of the world. While the film officially stomps into theaters on September 9, fans can catch an exclusive early-access screening on Monday, September 7. The screenings will spread across 175 Premium Large Format (PLF) locations nationwide. Maximum Formats for Maximum Terror Building on the wild success of NEON’s early-access strategy for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. Hope feels practically engineered for the biggest screens and loudest sound systems available. The one-night event will feature six different high-octane formats, including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, Barco HDR, D-BOX, and Dolby Atmos. Whether you want your seat rumbling during a monster attack or panoramic visuals surrounding your peripheral vision, participating theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, and
Continue reading →
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If you are searching for a cerebral psychological techno-thriller to lock you in your seat this summer, Focus Features has delivered the ultimate cybernetic thriller, Hot Spot. Hitting theaters nationwide today, August 21, Hot Spot offers a hypnotic fusion of near-future paranoia and classic noir intrigue. Directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure, The Silent Twins). Robert Bolesto penned the script. A Mind-Bending Descent into Digital Paranoia The film is set in a near-future world. One governed by a sentient, all-seeing Artificial Intelligence. The story follows a weary private investigator tasked with solving a murder. However, the investigation quickly spirals into chaos when he discovers traces of a covert rebel group, an underground network armed with the weaponry needed to overthrow their synthetic overlord. As the detective plunges deeper into a technological abyss, the investigation turns inward. The detective is forced to question his own identity and reality as they unravel into a violent, hypnotic psychological meltdown. A
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
Meteor Extinction, a sci-fi disaster thriller starring Daniel Baldwin, is out today. The feature, from the infamous B-movie studio The Asylum, sees a race against time to prevent a massive, world-ending space rock from obliterating Earth. A Six-Mile Threat to Humanity The movie centers on a catastrophic six-mile-wide meteor on a direct collision course with Earth’s atmosphere. Humanity has just six days before absolute annihilation. Standard planetary defense systems prove completely useless against the anomaly. The space rock is composed entirely of a rare element that turns into molten magma when heated. Confronted with an extinction-level event, Baldwin’s character realizes their only hope lies in reuniting the elite “React Team” to devise a last-ditch plan to keep the public safe. And to alter the trajectory of the apocalyptic threat. High-Stakes Action in Deep Space As shown in the intense trailer footage, the React Team attempts to break down the celestial threat using powerful orbital lasers known as “Sentinels.” However, the
Continue reading →
From the Crypt
Dave Bautista is officially picking up the Leviathan Axe. The acclaimed actor has signed on to lead Amazon Prime Video’s live-action “God of War“ series. He is stepping into the iconic role of Kratos, the legendary Ghost of Sparta. A Fast-Tracked Recasting Following an On-Set Injury The recasting comes after Ryan Hurst, who was originally attached to play Kratos, suffered a torn bicep on set that required surgery. Because Hurst’s full recovery would have delayed the restart of production until 2027, Amazon MGM Studios and co-producer Sony Pictures Television made the strategic decision to recast the role. Filming originally kicked off in Vancouver. Production will restart soon. All scenes previously filmed with Hurst will be reshot to seamlessly integrate the new lead. Built for the Spartan God Stepping into a role as physically demanding as Kratos on short notice is a monumental task. Beyond his proven dramatic and action credentials, Bautista maintains the extraordinary, muscular physique that Kratos is famous
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