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No film of the Hays Code era revels in its own perversity quite like Mad Love (1935). Mad science, body horror, insanity, obsession, executions, gaslighting, sadomasochism—it’s all here and presented with unparalleled excellence of craft. Though it may seem tame compared to pre-Code fare like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Freaks, and Island of Lost Souls (both 1932), it manages to just barely sneak its lurid subject matter by the censors under a layer of dark humor, exceptional cinematography, and a masterful performance by Peter Lorre in his first...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Hell with DreadXP and developer Pollaris Studios’ Red Tape, which is out now on PC via Steam. And hey, for those of you looking to get that special someone a gift, Red Tape is enjoying a 10% discount from now until February 21st. Red Tape tells the hellish tale of an angel who was subjected to damnation due to a paperwork error. Now, in order to right this egregious wrong, you must traverse the nine circles of Hell to get an audience with Old Scratch himself:...

This month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies. Some selections reflect a specific day or event in February, and others were chosen at random. Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. From a killer bear to a man-eating demon, here are five hidden horror gems and deep cuts that you can check out in February 2023. Trapped (1973) Directed by Frank De Felitta. In this offering from ABC Movie...

Developer Round8 Studio has released a brand new gameplay trailer for their upcoming soulslike Lies of P, courtesy of IGN. While it’s not another half hour as with last year’s Gamescom videos, and much of the footage seems to have been taken from previously-released videos, there’s still plenty of new content here in this darkly gothic take on Pinocchio. The gameplay trailer definitely gives off that epic feel for Lies of P, with Pinocchio meeting up with Geppetto interspersed with shots of the Belle Époque world the game inhabits. There...

Netflix has released the very first images from their upcoming A24 series titled “Beef” this afternoon, the Steven Yeun-starring series premiering globally on April 6, 2023. The series is being described as a dark comedy, with drama, action, and thriller elements. Ten episodes are headed our way, and the episodes will be 30-minutes each. “Beef” follows the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers. Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau (Ali Wong), a self-made entrepreneur with...

Cinedigm, Bloody Disgusting, and SCREAMBOX’s found footage nightmare The Outwaters opened in theaters this past weekend and one thing is for certain… it’s divisive. Robbie Banfitch‘s film follows a foursome who set out to make a music video in the middle of the desert, and while their trip starts out uneventful, their peace is eventually disrupted by unexplained sounds, vibrations, and unnatural animal behavior. What happens next is a mind-bending trip through terror that is nothing short of disorienting and absolutely frightening. Critics have been raving (it’s “Certified Fresh” on...

Andy Muschietti (Mama, IT, IT: Chapter Two) directed The Flash for DC, and the film will notably bring Michael Keaton‘s Batman/Bruce Wayne back to the screen. Fresh out of the Super Bowl tonight, a brand new trailer has arrived, and it’s LOADED with new footage. Ezra Miller is once again playing the title character in the upcoming WB/DC movie, which will see The Flash travel back in time and “inadvertently create another universe.” The film will explore the idea of a “multiverse” existing with the DC Cinematic Universe, allowing for Michael Keaton’s...

Vin Diesel has been hungry to bring back the Riddick franchise for several years, frequently taking to Instagram to provide updates on the next project. And it looks like the new sequel is finally taking shape, with Deadline reporting tonight that Riddick: Furya is now official! David Twohy is back to direct, and he also wrote the script. Diesel will star and produce under his One Race Films banner alongside Samantha Vincent, who will also produce. In the new film, Riddick finally returns to his home world, a place he barely remembers and...

While we never did get The Evil Within 3 (which it turns out, eventually became Ghostwire: Tokyo), a recent Easter Egg found in developer Tango Gameworks’ newest game seems to hint that we may still get it. Per GamesRadar, fans have noted that Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush, which was released back in January for consoles and PC, has several references to The Evil Within series. Notably, however, is a newly uncovered Easter Egg that seemingly teases The Evil Within 3, or at least a new entry in the series. During...

Both Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith are back for this year’s Saw 10, currently scheduled for release on October 27, 2023, and we’ve learned that filming has now wrapped! Franchise stalwart Kevin Greutert, who directed the highly regarded Saw VI and Saw: The Final Chapter, and edited Saw I through V and Jigsaw, is directing the project. Greutert took to Twitter today to announce that filming has wrapped on what he lovingly calls Saw X, with a note that he hopes this title sticks. Greutert stated, “I hope we can use the title ‘Saw X’ because this chapter really gets back to the roots of what makes SAW so...

Both Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith are back for this year’s Saw 10, currently scheduled for release on October 27, 2023, and we’ve learned that filming has now wrapped! Franchise stalwart Kevin Greutert, who directed the highly regarded Saw VI and Saw: The Final Chapter, and edited Saw I through V and Jigsaw, is directing the project. Greutert took to Twitter today to announce that filming has wrapped on what he lovingly calls Saw X, with a note that he hopes this title sticks. Greutert stated, “I hope we can use the title ‘Saw X’ because this chapter really gets back to the roots of what makes SAW so...

High school is hell for people like Jenna Dewan’s put-upon character in the 2006 horror movie Tamara. The pathetic namesake doesn’t have any friends to call her own, and she spends most of her time daydreaming about her hunky teacher when she’s not playing with the dark arts. Now, Tamara thinks her life is finally starting to improve when her crush comes a-calling, but as things tend to go in these kinds of movies, the sudden attention isn’t real. No, someone is out to humiliate her. And like other wronged...

For many, Videodrome (1983) remains David Cronenberg’s signature film. It is not his most successful or necessarily even his best, but it does most thoroughly define the descriptor “Cronenbergian.” It is a distillation of many of the themes and motifs he would explore throughout his filmography. Along with The Fly (1986), it is perhaps his greatest depiction of the subgenre that he is most often associated with—body horror, but it also explores a number of philosophical ideas that thread their way through much of his body of work. Above all,...

For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,“ the fondly remembered Nickelodeon animated series that aired from 1994 through 1997. Every Nickelodeon fanatic has their period where they thought the network really hit their stride. For me, 1994 was their real peak of pure kids entertainment. It was a time where they’d tapped into a wonderful momentum with programming blocks like Saturday Night’s SNICK, weekday morning’s Nick Jr., and excellent series like “Rugrats,” “All That,” “Legends of the Hidden Temple,” “The Secret World of Alex Mack,”...