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In spite of the awesome news regarding Peacock’s Friday The 13th series, those pesky issues regarding the license have reared their head again. In this case, it’s in regards to Blue Wizard Digital’s Friday The 13th: Killer Puzzle, which is slated to be removed from all digital platforms later this month. The devs took to their official site to relay the news that due to the inability to renew the license with the licensors, they are now required to wind down sales of Friday The 13th: Killer Puzzle. The game will...

An unattainable ideal, perfection is out of reach for any artist, whether they are composing a symphony, developing a prestige TV show, or writing an epic novel. Even those who are assumed to be masters of their respective crafts have to compromise from time to time. Not to mention, they are also susceptible to plain old human error. Scorsese movies are beset with glaring continuity blunders, Mark Twain infamously glossed over a confusing typo in Huckleberry Finn and, if you want to be a stickler for anatomy, then Michelangelo’s David...

After 14 years, the Friday the 13th franchise is finally getting set to return to the screen with “Crystal Lake,” an upcoming prequel series from A24, Peacock and Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) that’s miraculously able to use any and all existing elements from the franchise. Peacock has given the project a straight-to-series order, with “Crystal Lake” being described as an “expanded prequel” to the original Friday the 13th franchise. Variety had detailed, “The show will be written by Bryan Fuller, who is also the showrunner and an executive producer. Victor Miller, who penned...

Following in the wake of dolls based on The Shining, Stephen King’s IT, Beetlejuice, and Gremlins 2, Elvira is the latest horror icon to join Mattel’s “Monster High” collection! Bloody Disgusting has learned that on Friday, January 13th, Mattel Creations, Mattel’s e-commerce and content platform for creators, collaborations, and innovators, will be releasing the newest Monster High Skullector Doll, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Elvira, the nationally syndicated horror hostess and Queen of Halloween, is here just in time for Friday the thirteenth. The launch follows previous Skullector sellout drops of Universal Monsters’...

Fay Wray began her autobiography On the Other Hand with an open letter to her most famous co-star. In it she said, “for more than half a century, you have been the most dominant figure in my public life. To speak of me is to think of you. To speak to me is often a prelude to questions about you.” This most dominant figure was of course the mighty King Kong and the film they appeared in together is unquestionably the best remembered in Wray’s career. She went on to...

Creator and co-writer of the cult hit horror/comedy Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, David J. Stieve tells Bloody Disgusting that his directorial debut short film, Wait for It, is completed and now submitting to film festivals for the 2023 season. Read on for everything you need to know and find exclusive images below! Set within the same universe as Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Wait For It is a loving deconstruction of the slasher genre. Seen from the perspective of survivor girl, Darcy (Lily...

HBO Max surely has a massive hit on their hands with the upcoming video game adaptation “The Last of Us” (read Meagan’s rave review), and we’ve learned this afternoon that it’s going to cost a tad bit more if you’re a new subscriber who wants to check it out. Effective immediately, the monthly rate for HBO Max just went up from $14.99 to $15.99 per month. An official statement from HBO Max indicates, “This price increase of one dollar will allow us to continue to invest in providing even more...

Sarah Michelle Gellar is battling supernatural beasts once more in the upcoming Paramount+ series “Wolf Pack,” and the “Teen Wolf” spinoff has unleashed its official trailer today. Teen Wolf: The Movie, a feature film based on the television series, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with new series “Wolf Pack” also premiering on the very same day! Watch the official trailer for the brand new “Wolf Pack” series below. “Wolf Pack,” written and produced by Jeff Davis, follows a teenage boy and girl whose lives are changed forever when a California...

Writer/Director Carlota Pereda‘s feature debut, Piggy, presents a compelling, violent depiction of bullying and revenge. And it’s out on DVD and Blu-ray now. In celebration of the Magnolia Home Entertainment release, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively reveal Alt Poster Art that highlights how mean Piggy can get. Each one gives a closer look at the main characters, framed by blood. Check out the images below. In the Spanish horror film… “During the sweltering summertime of rural Spain, Sara carries an extra load of teenage agony due to the perpetual bullying from...

An official selection for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, director Christopher Murray‘s Sorcery has debuted its official trailer this week, promising a dark revenge thriller with a twist. In the film, “On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa’s father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organization of sorcerers.” Here’s a longer synopsis from the official Sundance website… “Chiloé...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Ghostbusters II Print from Magnoli Props Ghostbusters II is set on New Year’s Eve, so ring in the new year with a replica of the film’s iconic Vigo the Carpathian portrait. It has been digitally restored from scans of the original prop via New Zealand’s Magnoli Props. 39×63 canvas prints are available for $150 with free...

In case you missed our GOTY 2022 coverage, feel free to give those episodes a listen before the first 2023 edition of Horror Byres! Horror Bytes of the Year GOTY Part 1 GOTY Part 2 Safe Room is back for another year of conversing all corners of the horror gaming space! And what better way than kicking off the New Year with Horror Bytes, our indie horror segment in which Neil and I each highlight several bite-sized indie titles! While some of the titles we’ll be discussing are free, we...

Movies aren’t the only place where horror continues to thrive as we begin 2023; all signs point to a banner year for the genre on the small screen in addition to the big screen. On the smaller screen, 2023 brings the return of acclaimed favorites “Yellowjackets,” “The Witcher,” and “Evil,” plus “The Walking Dead” spinoffs, the final season of “Servant,” and more. And here’s hoping “Chucky” gets that season three renewal announcement soon. But for all the returning series, we’re excited about the brand-new series on the horizon. Here are thirteen...

Edgar Allan Poe is known in the literary world as the imagination behind some of history’s most haunting stories. From “The Pit and the Pendulum” to “The Raven,” Poe’s legacy as one of the great American poets and authors of horror fiction is firmly established. But Poe steps into the spotlight in Scott Cooper’s Netflix adaptation of The Pale Blue Eye, a historical novel by Louis Bayard. Set in 1830, during the brief time Poe was a cadet at West Point, Bayard’s novel follows retired detective Gus Landor (Christian Bale)...