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Spoiler-Free Reviews: AnyMart and A Weapon in My Heart (Jeonju International Film Festival 2026)
AnyMart (Japan, 2026) Official Synopsis Sakai, the protagonist, works as an assistant manager at a local convenience store. Outside of work, he lives a quiet, routine life — playing online games and using dating apps — having spent most of his twenties tied to the store. The store is his entire world. And yet, beyond its doors, the world itself seems to be coming to an end. Review Shõta Sometani as Sakai, a clerk at the convenience store owned by his gruff, stick-to-corporate-rules father, gives a fine performance. His character is all but dead on the inside at work, and not much motivated socially or otherwise outside of his job, although he attempts romantic connections, awkward though they may be. Sometani nails this everyman character as writer/director Yusuke Iwasaki uses the konbini and his protagonist as a representation of the frustrations of twentysomething life in modern Japan. The kills are sudden and often shocking, the gore is impressive, and the
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Spoiler-Free Review: Oscillation (Jeonju International Film Festival 2026)
Official Synopsis In the house where a father and daughter live together, a heavy silence lingers, and an unbridgeable distance remains. The father toils at an inexplicable task, while the daughter goes through her days in a quiet routine. But soon, a strange change overtakes his body. Review Kenichi Ugana has earned the title of auteur. He has been crafting independent genre features and shorts since 2010 that range from bizarre shockers (Visitors; Extraneous Matter: Complete Edition; Love Will Tear Us Apart) to a heartwarming rom-com ode to filmmaking (I Fell In Love With A Z-Grade Director In Brooklyn), some decidedly more accessible than others. His latest film Oscillation looks at the strained relationship between a man (Haruki Itabashi) and his adult daughter (Reika Matsubara) and treads in both existential and body horror. The theme of distance and lack of connection runs throughout Oscillation. Not only do the father and daughter rarely speak, communicating through notes to each other almost
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The New Trailer for ‘The Leaching’ Will Make You Squirm
If you’ve been looking for a wholesome family drama to watch with your parents this summer, keep moving. Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment are teaming up to drop the bizarre new creature feature The Leaching on Digital and On Demand this July, and it’s about to make your own family dynamics look like a sitcom. Written and directed by indie genre veteran Evan Showalter (Ante Mortem, Bad Music Terry), the film promises a dark, gooey cocktail of supernatural horror, psychological suspense, and good old-fashioned creature-feature thrills. A Very Uncomfortable Family Reunion The synopsis alone reads like a masterclass in waking up with the worst hangover of your life. After crawling out of a literal grave on her father’s isolated forest property with zero memory of who she is or how she got there, Vivian must use what few brain cells she has left to piece together the nightmarish truth. Her only company? A horde of the undead, her incredibly
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Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Has Such Sights to Show You: Hellraiser Is Coming to HHN
If you’ve been sitting around wondering when Halloween Horror Nights would finally tear your soul apart, today is your lucky day. Universal Studios has officially announced that, for the first time ever, Hellraiser is coming to the event. A terror-inducing haunted house based on the legendary original film trilogy will debut this fall at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. It turns out we can have nice things—they just happen to come with chains and Cenobites. Puzzle Boxes and Pinhead: A Brief History of Pain For the uninitiated, Hellraiser has been traumatizing audiences since Clive Barker first opened the Lemarchand Configuration puzzle box in his 1987 directorial debut. Stripping away the standard slasher tropes of the ’80s, the franchise introduced us to a realm of sadomasochistic terror ruled by the iconic Pinhead. While the movie franchise eventually spawned over a dozen sequels—sending the Cenobites everywhere from judgment-free cyberspace to actual outer space—HHN is wisely throwing it back to
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T-Virus Meets Toasty Spits: Resident Evil Survival Unit Drops Massive Monster Hunter Crossover Today
If you’ve ever stared down a horde of ravenous, flesh-eating zombies and thought, “You know what this apocalypse needs? A giant, fire-breathing wyvern,” then Aniplex and Capcom have answered your incredibly specific prayers. Aniplex Inc. has officially launched a massive, limited-time collaboration event between Resident Evil Survival Unit—the mobile strategy game co-developed with JOYCITY—and Capcom’s legendary Monster Hunter franchise. The global event kicks off today, July 2, 2026, and runs through July 29. It’s time to trade your green herbs for a Great Sword. Because Zombies Weren’t Dangerous Enough Since its debut in 2004, the Monster Hunter series has been teaching players the value of teamwork, giant weapons, and fashioning armor out of a monster’s literal teeth. Now, those apex predators are invading the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Resident Evil Survival Unit. This crossover injects a heavy dose of tactical, high-stakes hunting into the core strategy gameplay. This forces players to adapt to new competitive and cooperative threats. If you think
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Lock Your Doors: True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Farm House’ is Now Streaming on Prime Video
If your ideal weekend getaway involves peace, quiet, and absolutely zero cell service, Farm House is here to ruin that fantasy politely. The highly anticipated psychological thriller has officially landed on Amazon Prime Video, courtesy of BayView Entertainment, bringing a heavy dose of claustrophobic, small-town dread to a global audience. It turns out that while house-sitting can be a relaxing way to recharge your batteries, the resulting psychological trauma can last a lifetime. Inspired by a True Story The film draws its chilling inspiration from the infamous Warren County Serial Killings, reflecting on one of the most perplexing and tragic chapters in recent American true-crime history. Triple Duty Director Frank Palangi—already a favorite among indie horror circles for his previous tension-filled projects At Death’s Door and American Psychopath—shifts his lens here toward isolated, inescapable panic. Palangi is pulling triple duty on this project, not only directing but also co-writing the script alongside Andy Scullin, and stepping in front of the
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Unwrap the Terror: Stream ‘The Mummy’ This Weekend!
After making audiences collectively cross their legs at the sight of a cheese grater in 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, director Lee Cronin is trading blood-soaked urban high-rises for cursed desert sand. Having turned demonic family trauma into a whopping $147 million box-office profit, Universal has officially handed Cronin the keys to the tomb. His brutal new vision, The Mummy, is currently gearing up to invade living rooms on July 3 with its streaming debut on HBO. This Isn’t Your Dad’s 1990s Adventure. If you’re expecting a charming, wisecracking Brendan Fraser to save the day with a smirk and a shotgun, you are looking in the wrong sarcophagus. Announced in late 2024 as a complete, unapologetic reimagining of the classic monster, Cronin’s take trades high stakes and humor for claustrophobic, haunting terror. According to Cronin, this version is: “Unlike any Mummy movie you’ve ever laid eyeballs on.” Given his track record, that usually means those eyeballs are lucky to stay inside
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Netflix’s Upgrades Their Gaming Section with the Interactive Title ‘Unhinged’
Let’s be honest: up until now, nobody has been renewing their Netflix subscription for the gaming section. It’s mostly been a quiet graveyard of mobile ports and synergy-heavy TV tie-ins. But that’s about to change with Unhinged. Unhinged is a unique interactive horror experience. It’s one that aggressively blurs the line between prestige cinema and video games. The streaming giant is finally delivering a “trans-media” experiment with actual legs. And best of all? The barrier to entry is delightfully low. You don’t need a $500 console; you need an active subscription and the smartphone currently glued to your hand. What Exactly Is Unhinged? While Unhinged lives in the “Netflix Games” tab, don’t expect to be doing any complex button-mashing. Minimal, high-immersion interactivity is the name of the game here. After scanning a QR code on your TV, your smartphone transforms into the controller, seamlessly tracking your movements to control the protagonist’s hands. Suddenly, your phone is a literal flashlight, guiding
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Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Cult Thriller ‘Grace of God’ Unveils New Trailer
Pack your bags; we’re going to a commune. Bayview Entertainment has officially acquired the chilling psychological thriller Grace of God and locked in a nationwide streaming release for Summer 2026. A Desperate Escape Written and directed by filmmaker JT Kris, Grace of God plunges viewers deep into the world of a secluded Southern doomsday cult. The story follows a thirteen-year-old girl fully indoctrinated by a charismatic, self-proclaimed “Reverend.” But while the group promises eternal salvation, she quickly uncovers the fine print: their path to heaven involves a one-way ticket to the grave. With the clock ticking toward the cult’s final, fatal ritual, she faces a desperate race to escape. A Praise-Worthy Cast Leading the descent into madness is a compelling cast featuring Junie Liv Thomasson, Dante B. Salazar, and Daniel S. Carlan. Distributed by Bayview Entertainment—a studio that practically lives for unique, boundary-pushing genre cinema—Grace of God is locked and loaded to deliver intense, claustrophobic suspense straight to your living
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Brian Duffield and Zach Cregger Team Up For a ‘Siren Head’ Horror Movie
Warner Bros. is officially tapping into the internet’s collective nightmares. Following a five-way studio bidding war, the studio has snagged Siren Head, based on Trevor Henderson’s iconic viral horror meme. If that isn’t enough to get you to double-check your Wi-Fi connection, the creative muscle behind it should. Brian Duffield (No One Will Save You) is set to direct from a script he’s co-writing with Barbarian mastermind Zach Cregger. Cregger and Duffield will produce alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, and Scott Glassgold. Henderson is on board to executive produce his terrifying creation. A Terrifying IP This is exactly the kind of youth-oriented, internet-native IP that major studios are aggressively chasing after A24 struck gold with their Backrooms adaptation. For the uninitiated, Henderson first unleashed Siren Head onto the web in 2018. He digitally composited a hand-drawn, 40-foot-tall, emaciated humanoid predator into real-world photographs. The monster stalks rural towns and forests. It mimics distorted audio broadcasts—like emergency sirens, static, or
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: AnyMart and A Weapon in My Heart (Jeonju International Film Festival 2026)
AnyMart (Japan, 2026) Official Synopsis Sakai, the protagonist, works as an assistant manager at a local convenience store. Outside of work, he lives a quiet, routine life — playing online games and using dating apps — having spent most of his twenties tied to the store. The store is his entire world. And yet, beyond its doors, the world itself seems to be coming to an end. Review Shõta Sometani as Sakai, a clerk at the convenience store owned by his gruff, stick-to-corporate-rules father, gives a fine performance. His character is all but dead on the inside at work, and not much motivated socially or otherwise outside of his job, although he attempts romantic connections, awkward though they may be. Sometani nails this everyman character as writer/director Yusuke Iwasaki uses the konbini and his protagonist as a representation of the frustrations of twentysomething life in modern Japan. The kills are sudden and often shocking, the gore is impressive, and the
Continue reading →
Spoiler-Free Review: Oscillation (Jeonju International Film Festival 2026)
Official Synopsis In the house where a father and daughter live together, a heavy silence lingers, and an unbridgeable distance remains. The father toils at an inexplicable task, while the daughter goes through her days in a quiet routine. But soon, a strange change overtakes his body. Review Kenichi Ugana has earned the title of auteur. He has been crafting independent genre features and shorts since 2010 that range from bizarre shockers (Visitors; Extraneous Matter: Complete Edition; Love Will Tear Us Apart) to a heartwarming rom-com ode to filmmaking (I Fell In Love With A Z-Grade Director In Brooklyn), some decidedly more accessible than others. His latest film Oscillation looks at the strained relationship between a man (Haruki Itabashi) and his adult daughter (Reika Matsubara) and treads in both existential and body horror. The theme of distance and lack of connection runs throughout Oscillation. Not only do the father and daughter rarely speak, communicating through notes to each other almost
Continue reading →
The New Trailer for ‘The Leaching’ Will Make You Squirm
If you’ve been looking for a wholesome family drama to watch with your parents this summer, keep moving. Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment are teaming up to drop the bizarre new creature feature The Leaching on Digital and On Demand this July, and it’s about to make your own family dynamics look like a sitcom. Written and directed by indie genre veteran Evan Showalter (Ante Mortem, Bad Music Terry), the film promises a dark, gooey cocktail of supernatural horror, psychological suspense, and good old-fashioned creature-feature thrills. A Very Uncomfortable Family Reunion The synopsis alone reads like a masterclass in waking up with the worst hangover of your life. After crawling out of a literal grave on her father’s isolated forest property with zero memory of who she is or how she got there, Vivian must use what few brain cells she has left to piece together the nightmarish truth. Her only company? A horde of the undead, her incredibly
Continue reading →
Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Has Such Sights to Show You: Hellraiser Is Coming to HHN
If you’ve been sitting around wondering when Halloween Horror Nights would finally tear your soul apart, today is your lucky day. Universal Studios has officially announced that, for the first time ever, Hellraiser is coming to the event. A terror-inducing haunted house based on the legendary original film trilogy will debut this fall at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. It turns out we can have nice things—they just happen to come with chains and Cenobites. Puzzle Boxes and Pinhead: A Brief History of Pain For the uninitiated, Hellraiser has been traumatizing audiences since Clive Barker first opened the Lemarchand Configuration puzzle box in his 1987 directorial debut. Stripping away the standard slasher tropes of the ’80s, the franchise introduced us to a realm of sadomasochistic terror ruled by the iconic Pinhead. While the movie franchise eventually spawned over a dozen sequels—sending the Cenobites everywhere from judgment-free cyberspace to actual outer space—HHN is wisely throwing it back to
Continue reading →
T-Virus Meets Toasty Spits: Resident Evil Survival Unit Drops Massive Monster Hunter Crossover Today
If you’ve ever stared down a horde of ravenous, flesh-eating zombies and thought, “You know what this apocalypse needs? A giant, fire-breathing wyvern,” then Aniplex and Capcom have answered your incredibly specific prayers. Aniplex Inc. has officially launched a massive, limited-time collaboration event between Resident Evil Survival Unit—the mobile strategy game co-developed with JOYCITY—and Capcom’s legendary Monster Hunter franchise. The global event kicks off today, July 2, 2026, and runs through July 29. It’s time to trade your green herbs for a Great Sword. Because Zombies Weren’t Dangerous Enough Since its debut in 2004, the Monster Hunter series has been teaching players the value of teamwork, giant weapons, and fashioning armor out of a monster’s literal teeth. Now, those apex predators are invading the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Resident Evil Survival Unit. This crossover injects a heavy dose of tactical, high-stakes hunting into the core strategy gameplay. This forces players to adapt to new competitive and cooperative threats. If you think
Continue reading →
Lock Your Doors: True Crime Inspired Horror ‘Farm House’ is Now Streaming on Prime Video
If your ideal weekend getaway involves peace, quiet, and absolutely zero cell service, Farm House is here to ruin that fantasy politely. The highly anticipated psychological thriller has officially landed on Amazon Prime Video, courtesy of BayView Entertainment, bringing a heavy dose of claustrophobic, small-town dread to a global audience. It turns out that while house-sitting can be a relaxing way to recharge your batteries, the resulting psychological trauma can last a lifetime. Inspired by a True Story The film draws its chilling inspiration from the infamous Warren County Serial Killings, reflecting on one of the most perplexing and tragic chapters in recent American true-crime history. Triple Duty Director Frank Palangi—already a favorite among indie horror circles for his previous tension-filled projects At Death’s Door and American Psychopath—shifts his lens here toward isolated, inescapable panic. Palangi is pulling triple duty on this project, not only directing but also co-writing the script alongside Andy Scullin, and stepping in front of the
Continue reading →
Unwrap the Terror: Stream ‘The Mummy’ This Weekend!
After making audiences collectively cross their legs at the sight of a cheese grater in 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, director Lee Cronin is trading blood-soaked urban high-rises for cursed desert sand. Having turned demonic family trauma into a whopping $147 million box-office profit, Universal has officially handed Cronin the keys to the tomb. His brutal new vision, The Mummy, is currently gearing up to invade living rooms on July 3 with its streaming debut on HBO. This Isn’t Your Dad’s 1990s Adventure. If you’re expecting a charming, wisecracking Brendan Fraser to save the day with a smirk and a shotgun, you are looking in the wrong sarcophagus. Announced in late 2024 as a complete, unapologetic reimagining of the classic monster, Cronin’s take trades high stakes and humor for claustrophobic, haunting terror. According to Cronin, this version is: “Unlike any Mummy movie you’ve ever laid eyeballs on.” Given his track record, that usually means those eyeballs are lucky to stay inside
Continue reading →
Netflix’s Upgrades Their Gaming Section with the Interactive Title ‘Unhinged’
Let’s be honest: up until now, nobody has been renewing their Netflix subscription for the gaming section. It’s mostly been a quiet graveyard of mobile ports and synergy-heavy TV tie-ins. But that’s about to change with Unhinged. Unhinged is a unique interactive horror experience. It’s one that aggressively blurs the line between prestige cinema and video games. The streaming giant is finally delivering a “trans-media” experiment with actual legs. And best of all? The barrier to entry is delightfully low. You don’t need a $500 console; you need an active subscription and the smartphone currently glued to your hand. What Exactly Is Unhinged? While Unhinged lives in the “Netflix Games” tab, don’t expect to be doing any complex button-mashing. Minimal, high-immersion interactivity is the name of the game here. After scanning a QR code on your TV, your smartphone transforms into the controller, seamlessly tracking your movements to control the protagonist’s hands. Suddenly, your phone is a literal flashlight, guiding
Continue reading →
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Cult Thriller ‘Grace of God’ Unveils New Trailer
Pack your bags; we’re going to a commune. Bayview Entertainment has officially acquired the chilling psychological thriller Grace of God and locked in a nationwide streaming release for Summer 2026. A Desperate Escape Written and directed by filmmaker JT Kris, Grace of God plunges viewers deep into the world of a secluded Southern doomsday cult. The story follows a thirteen-year-old girl fully indoctrinated by a charismatic, self-proclaimed “Reverend.” But while the group promises eternal salvation, she quickly uncovers the fine print: their path to heaven involves a one-way ticket to the grave. With the clock ticking toward the cult’s final, fatal ritual, she faces a desperate race to escape. A Praise-Worthy Cast Leading the descent into madness is a compelling cast featuring Junie Liv Thomasson, Dante B. Salazar, and Daniel S. Carlan. Distributed by Bayview Entertainment—a studio that practically lives for unique, boundary-pushing genre cinema—Grace of God is locked and loaded to deliver intense, claustrophobic suspense straight to your living
Continue reading →
Brian Duffield and Zach Cregger Team Up For a ‘Siren Head’ Horror Movie
Warner Bros. is officially tapping into the internet’s collective nightmares. Following a five-way studio bidding war, the studio has snagged Siren Head, based on Trevor Henderson’s iconic viral horror meme. If that isn’t enough to get you to double-check your Wi-Fi connection, the creative muscle behind it should. Brian Duffield (No One Will Save You) is set to direct from a script he’s co-writing with Barbarian mastermind Zach Cregger. Cregger and Duffield will produce alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, and Scott Glassgold. Henderson is on board to executive produce his terrifying creation. A Terrifying IP This is exactly the kind of youth-oriented, internet-native IP that major studios are aggressively chasing after A24 struck gold with their Backrooms adaptation. For the uninitiated, Henderson first unleashed Siren Head onto the web in 2018. He digitally composited a hand-drawn, 40-foot-tall, emaciated humanoid predator into real-world photographs. The monster stalks rural towns and forests. It mimics distorted audio broadcasts—like emergency sirens, static, or
Continue reading →