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The power of Christ compelled him, and the cameras have officially stopped rolling. Horror maestro Mike Flanagan has officially wrapped filming on his highly anticipated, top-secret installment of The Exorcist franchise! The acclaimed director took to Instagram to celebrate the massive production milestone with fans: “That’s a wrap. What an incredible experience. Forever grateful to this extraordinary cast and crew!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) A Fresh Holy War Do not expect a lazy rehash of William Friedkin’s pristine 1974 masterpiece. Do not expect a direct sequel to 2023’s’ widely panned The Exorcist: Believer, either. Instead, Flanagan is crafting an entirely original, standalone narrative set within the deeper margins of the universe. Flanagan is openly aiming for the throat with this highly confidential script, promising an absolute gauntlet of terror. And according to his statement that it is “the scariest movie” he’s ever made, you know it has to be good, because, let’s
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Horror Fuel readers fascinated with weird places and strange sites will want to get their hands on a copy of author J.W. Ocker’s upcoming terror-ific travel tome Don’t Go There. Some readers may want to book passage to some of the writer’s odd and unusual destinations, while others will want to get no closer than the comfort of their favorite reading chair. Following is the official press announcement. In Don’t Go There (Quirk Books; On sale: July 14, 2026; $19.99; Hardcover), award-winning travel writer and dark history expert J.W. Ocker journeys into some of the world’s most infamous and unsettling locations, uncovering the legends, disasters, and strange histories that make them impossible to resist. Embark on a guided tour of 30 of the most dangerous and mysterious locations that we simply cannot stay away from. Have you ever visited a forest or an abandoned building and gotten a bad vibe? There are places that are rife with rumors of hauntings,
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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 tale is headed your way, with a little bit of spice. Lindsey Anderson Beer, who we interviewed about Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, has penned a bold, contemporary take on classic folklore in her upcoming novel Hollow. Hollywood is so obsessed with the manuscript that a major movie adaptation is already sprinting out of the gate. Katrina Van Tassel Gets an Upgrade According to Deadline, Sydney Sweeney (The Housemaid, Anyone But You) has signed on to both produce and star in the film. Sweeney will be slipping into the corsets of Katrina Van Tassel. She’s the heroine portrayed by Christina Ricci in Tim Burton’s 1999 film. However, don’t expect Katrina to sit around looking pretty while Ichabod Crane
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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 with Archie Comic Publications to launch a massive publishing initiative. Dropping this fall, the rollout kicks off with a brand-new, flagship ARCHIE #1. This isn’t just a standard face-lift; it’s an all-star celebration of Archie Andrews’ 85th anniversary, designed specifically as a 21st-century antidote to modern existential dread. The New Dream Team Takes Over Riverdale Stepping up to the typewriter for the main title is Ben H. Winters—a New York Times bestselling novelist, Tracker TV showrunner, and Eisner nominee. Joining him are multiple Eisner Award-winning artist Fábio Moon (Daytripper), rising star Nick Cagnetti, and legendary cover artist Stuart Immonen. The new series follows 17-year-old Archie Andrews—a guy who somehow balances football glory, adoring friends, and an impossibly
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The Master of Horror is back, and this time, he’s trading the director’s chair for a comic book script and a heavy metal guitar riff. John Carpenter has officially announced Cathedral, a massive multimedia project featuring a brand-new studio album releasing this August on Sacred Bones Records, perfectly paired with his first-ever graphic novel dropping August 4 via Storm King Comics. To kick things off, Carpenter and his longtime musical partners-in-crime have unleashed the project’s roaring first single, “Lord Of The Underground,” available to stream right now alongside a gorgeously grim animated visualizer. A Movie For Your Eyes and Ears If you’ve been dying for a new John Carpenter flick (his last traditional feature film was back in 2010), Cathedral is the closest thing you’re going to get. Inspired by a vivid nightmare Carpenter had in 2024, the album isn’t just a collection of cool synth tracks—it is a literal, track-by-track soundtrack to the graphic novel. Each song corresponds to
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Summer camp is rarely a peaceful getaway in the world of thrillers, and Netflix’s upcoming prestige mystery is no exception. Ella Rubin (Until Dawn, Fear Street: Prom Queen) has officially signed on to join the sprawling, multi-generational adaptation of Liz Moore’s bestselling 2024 novel, The God of the Woods. Rubin joins a high-caliber ensemble that already includes Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) and Oscar nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin). Wealth, Secrets, and a Missing Child Set against the deceptively scenic backdrop of the Adirondacks, the series tracks the slow-motion implosion of the ultra-wealthy Van Laar family. When 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar vanishes from her family’s summer camp, it forces a collision between the town’s distinct social classes and unearths an older family tragedy that everyone would prefer stayed buried. As the investigation deepens, the Van Laars’ immense wealth and influence begin to unravel, exposing the toxic side effects of extreme privilege and institutional power. The Suspects and Citizens The
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If you thought co-living with your worst enemy was tough, try doing it in a crumbling, zombie-infested Manhattan. AMC has officially dropped the premiere date and a frantic new teaser for the third season of “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” proving that the apocalypse’s most awkward partnership is far from over. The Premise: Can Frenemies Build a Metropolis? Season three finds Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) attempting the ultimate post-apocalyptic pivot: putting aside their incredibly bloody history to construct the first thriving community in Manhattan since the world went to hell. But because this is “The Walking Dead,” peace lasts about as long as a New York minute. As chaos inevitably bubbles up through the subway grates, the duo is forced to confront a familiar question: Have they actually evolved beyond their old trauma, or will their toxic baggage bring the city’s new foundation crashing down around them? The Big Apple’s New Residents Alongside Morgan and Cohan,
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A psychological thriller works best when something ordinary starts to feel wrong. A neighbor waves too late. A husband answers a question before it is asked. A woman finds a note in her own handwriting and cannot remember writing it. The genre does not need constant violence. It needs pressure, doubt, and characters who are hiding something from others, or from themselves. What Makes a Psychological Thriller Work A mystery usually leads readers toward a solution. A psychological thriller makes them question the person holding the flashlight. The real tension sits inside memory, guilt, obsession, fear, and trust. Use these elements carefully: a narrator whose version of events may be incomplete relationships with affection on the surface and control underneath secrets that change meaning later a setting that makes escape awkward or impossible twists that feel earned, not dropped in at the end The WSJ feature on unreliable narrators is useful for seeing how a shaky point of view can
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If your idea of a relaxing summer involves high-stakes psychological trauma and a cast with more Oscar nominations than a Beverly Hills gala, Apple TV+ has a gift for you. The streamer just dropped the first trailer for “Cape Fear.” The 10-episode limited series proves some grudges don’t have an expiration date. Led by showrunner Nick Antosca, the series manages a rare “prestige trifecta,” bringing together executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. You don’t see a lineup of brilliance like this often. Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams join them. Bardem and Adams are also starring in this “must-see” series. A “Welcome Home” From Hell Inspired by the 1991 Scorsese remake and the original novel The Executioners, the story follows Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson). They are happily married, incredibly successful attorneys. The “storm” arrives in the form of Max Cady (played by a presumably terrifying Javier Bardem). Cady is the
Continue reading →
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After a seven-year hiatus that felt longer than a winter in the Arctic, AMC’s prestige horror anthology is finally back to remind us that being trapped in a room is much worse than being trapped in the tundra. “The Terror: Devil in Silver” officially premieres this May, on AMC+ and Shudder, with a linear run on AMC to follow later this year. This six-episode descent into madness moves the franchise away from historical shipwrecks and internment camps, landing squarely in the claustrophobic nightmare of a modern psychiatric ward. The series, which is based on the 2012 novel by Victor LaValle, follows Pepper (Dan Stevens), a working-class man whose “bad luck and bad temper” land him in New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. Pepper quickly realizes that New Hyde is where society sends the people it wants to forget. Between the gaslighting doctors, the hostile patients, and a mysterious entity known as “The Devil” lurking in the shadows, Pepper’s struggle isn’t just about
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The power of Christ compelled him, and the cameras have officially stopped rolling. Horror maestro Mike Flanagan has officially wrapped filming on his highly anticipated, top-secret installment of The Exorcist franchise! The acclaimed director took to Instagram to celebrate the massive production milestone with fans: “That’s a wrap. What an incredible experience. Forever grateful to this extraordinary cast and crew!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) A Fresh Holy War Do not expect a lazy rehash of William Friedkin’s pristine 1974 masterpiece. Do not expect a direct sequel to 2023’s’ widely panned The Exorcist: Believer, either. Instead, Flanagan is crafting an entirely original, standalone narrative set within the deeper margins of the universe. Flanagan is openly aiming for the throat with this highly confidential script, promising an absolute gauntlet of terror. And according to his statement that it is “the scariest movie” he’s ever made, you know it has to be good, because, let’s
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Horror Fuel readers fascinated with weird places and strange sites will want to get their hands on a copy of author J.W. Ocker’s upcoming terror-ific travel tome Don’t Go There. Some readers may want to book passage to some of the writer’s odd and unusual destinations, while others will want to get no closer than the comfort of their favorite reading chair. Following is the official press announcement. In Don’t Go There (Quirk Books; On sale: July 14, 2026; $19.99; Hardcover), award-winning travel writer and dark history expert J.W. Ocker journeys into some of the world’s most infamous and unsettling locations, uncovering the legends, disasters, and strange histories that make them impossible to resist. Embark on a guided tour of 30 of the most dangerous and mysterious locations that we simply cannot stay away from. Have you ever visited a forest or an abandoned building and gotten a bad vibe? There are places that are rife with rumors of hauntings,
Continue reading →
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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 tale is headed your way, with a little bit of spice. Lindsey Anderson Beer, who we interviewed about Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, has penned a bold, contemporary take on classic folklore in her upcoming novel Hollow. Hollywood is so obsessed with the manuscript that a major movie adaptation is already sprinting out of the gate. Katrina Van Tassel Gets an Upgrade According to Deadline, Sydney Sweeney (The Housemaid, Anyone But You) has signed on to both produce and star in the film. Sweeney will be slipping into the corsets of Katrina Van Tassel. She’s the heroine portrayed by Christina Ricci in Tim Burton’s 1999 film. However, don’t expect Katrina to sit around looking pretty while Ichabod Crane
Continue reading →
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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 with Archie Comic Publications to launch a massive publishing initiative. Dropping this fall, the rollout kicks off with a brand-new, flagship ARCHIE #1. This isn’t just a standard face-lift; it’s an all-star celebration of Archie Andrews’ 85th anniversary, designed specifically as a 21st-century antidote to modern existential dread. The New Dream Team Takes Over Riverdale Stepping up to the typewriter for the main title is Ben H. Winters—a New York Times bestselling novelist, Tracker TV showrunner, and Eisner nominee. Joining him are multiple Eisner Award-winning artist Fábio Moon (Daytripper), rising star Nick Cagnetti, and legendary cover artist Stuart Immonen. The new series follows 17-year-old Archie Andrews—a guy who somehow balances football glory, adoring friends, and an impossibly
Continue reading →
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The Master of Horror is back, and this time, he’s trading the director’s chair for a comic book script and a heavy metal guitar riff. John Carpenter has officially announced Cathedral, a massive multimedia project featuring a brand-new studio album releasing this August on Sacred Bones Records, perfectly paired with his first-ever graphic novel dropping August 4 via Storm King Comics. To kick things off, Carpenter and his longtime musical partners-in-crime have unleashed the project’s roaring first single, “Lord Of The Underground,” available to stream right now alongside a gorgeously grim animated visualizer. A Movie For Your Eyes and Ears If you’ve been dying for a new John Carpenter flick (his last traditional feature film was back in 2010), Cathedral is the closest thing you’re going to get. Inspired by a vivid nightmare Carpenter had in 2024, the album isn’t just a collection of cool synth tracks—it is a literal, track-by-track soundtrack to the graphic novel. Each song corresponds to
Continue reading →
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Summer camp is rarely a peaceful getaway in the world of thrillers, and Netflix’s upcoming prestige mystery is no exception. Ella Rubin (Until Dawn, Fear Street: Prom Queen) has officially signed on to join the sprawling, multi-generational adaptation of Liz Moore’s bestselling 2024 novel, The God of the Woods. Rubin joins a high-caliber ensemble that already includes Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) and Oscar nominee Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin). Wealth, Secrets, and a Missing Child Set against the deceptively scenic backdrop of the Adirondacks, the series tracks the slow-motion implosion of the ultra-wealthy Van Laar family. When 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar vanishes from her family’s summer camp, it forces a collision between the town’s distinct social classes and unearths an older family tragedy that everyone would prefer stayed buried. As the investigation deepens, the Van Laars’ immense wealth and influence begin to unravel, exposing the toxic side effects of extreme privilege and institutional power. The Suspects and Citizens The
Continue reading →
AMCComic Books/Graphic NovelsNewsStreaming TVTrailers
If you thought co-living with your worst enemy was tough, try doing it in a crumbling, zombie-infested Manhattan. AMC has officially dropped the premiere date and a frantic new teaser for the third season of “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” proving that the apocalypse’s most awkward partnership is far from over. The Premise: Can Frenemies Build a Metropolis? Season three finds Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) attempting the ultimate post-apocalyptic pivot: putting aside their incredibly bloody history to construct the first thriving community in Manhattan since the world went to hell. But because this is “The Walking Dead,” peace lasts about as long as a New York minute. As chaos inevitably bubbles up through the subway grates, the duo is forced to confront a familiar question: Have they actually evolved beyond their old trauma, or will their toxic baggage bring the city’s new foundation crashing down around them? The Big Apple’s New Residents Alongside Morgan and Cohan,
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A psychological thriller works best when something ordinary starts to feel wrong. A neighbor waves too late. A husband answers a question before it is asked. A woman finds a note in her own handwriting and cannot remember writing it. The genre does not need constant violence. It needs pressure, doubt, and characters who are hiding something from others, or from themselves. What Makes a Psychological Thriller Work A mystery usually leads readers toward a solution. A psychological thriller makes them question the person holding the flashlight. The real tension sits inside memory, guilt, obsession, fear, and trust. Use these elements carefully: a narrator whose version of events may be incomplete relationships with affection on the surface and control underneath secrets that change meaning later a setting that makes escape awkward or impossible twists that feel earned, not dropped in at the end The WSJ feature on unreliable narrators is useful for seeing how a shaky point of view can
Continue reading →
AdaptationApple TVMoviesNewsStreaming TVTrailers
If your idea of a relaxing summer involves high-stakes psychological trauma and a cast with more Oscar nominations than a Beverly Hills gala, Apple TV+ has a gift for you. The streamer just dropped the first trailer for “Cape Fear.” The 10-episode limited series proves some grudges don’t have an expiration date. Led by showrunner Nick Antosca, the series manages a rare “prestige trifecta,” bringing together executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. You don’t see a lineup of brilliance like this often. Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams join them. Bardem and Adams are also starring in this “must-see” series. A “Welcome Home” From Hell Inspired by the 1991 Scorsese remake and the original novel The Executioners, the story follows Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson). They are happily married, incredibly successful attorneys. The “storm” arrives in the form of Max Cady (played by a presumably terrifying Javier Bardem). Cady is the
Continue reading →
AdaptationAMCBooksInterviewsNewsStreaming TVThriller
After a seven-year hiatus that felt longer than a winter in the Arctic, AMC’s prestige horror anthology is finally back to remind us that being trapped in a room is much worse than being trapped in the tundra. “The Terror: Devil in Silver” officially premieres this May, on AMC+ and Shudder, with a linear run on AMC to follow later this year. This six-episode descent into madness moves the franchise away from historical shipwrecks and internment camps, landing squarely in the claustrophobic nightmare of a modern psychiatric ward. The series, which is based on the 2012 novel by Victor LaValle, follows Pepper (Dan Stevens), a working-class man whose “bad luck and bad temper” land him in New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. Pepper quickly realizes that New Hyde is where society sends the people it wants to forget. Between the gaslighting doctors, the hostile patients, and a mysterious entity known as “The Devil” lurking in the shadows, Pepper’s struggle isn’t just about
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