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Today’s the day! Art the Clown is back and in a big way as Terrifier 2 is now in 800+ theaters across the country from Bloody Disgusting, Cinedigm, and Iconic Events! It’s a pretty huge fucking deal to see an uncut horror movie get this kind of release, which is why we celebrated with a bloody red carpet premiere last night at the Regal Union Square in New York. The entire cast and crew were there, including Art the Clown himself, David Howard Thornton, dressing up like Joker and rocking...

“American Horror Story” is headed to the Big Apple for Season Eleven, and a brand new teaser promises that it’ll be a season like no other. “American Horror Story: New York City” will premiere on October 19, 2022. The first two episodes of the 10-episode season will drop at 10 PM ET/PT on FX and will stream the next day on Hulu. They will be followed by two episodes each Wednesday. The plot for “AHS: NYC” is under wraps at the moment, which is typical of the mystery box horror...

Mattel’s Monster High toy line gave a classic monster twist to dolls along with a web series that segued into other forms of media to flesh out the dolls’ fictional stories. Its popularity only continues to grow, resulting in a new live-action movie for tweens, full of catchy tunes and monster charm – just in time for Halloween. Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris) struggles to find her place in the world as a half human and half werewolf teen. Feeling shunned by humans, Clawdeen decides to follow in mom’s footsteps and attend...

Blumhouse and Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon have been developing a film adaptation of the games for quite a while now, with producer Jason Blum chronicling its long road to production, progress, and obstacles along the way. But the movie and its terrifying animatronics will finally come to life soon, based on Blum’s latest announcement. Blum tweets today that not only will Five Nights at Freddy’s begin production early next year, in February 2023, but that The Wind director Emma Tammi is on board to helm the feature. The producer also confirmed that...

CD Projekt RED is giving Cyberpunk 2077 another go with the announcement of a new entry codenamed “Orion” that will be headed up by CD Projekt RED’s new Boston studio. That’s on top of four other new titles announced by the studio, including three new projects based on The Witcher franchise. According to CD Projekt RED, “Orion” will “fully unleash the potential” of the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. Of course, the first Cyberpunk 2077 game is still a focus for the studio, what with the recently-announced “Phantom Liberty” expansion. As for...

George A. Romero is most often associated with the zombie, thanks to his history-making depiction of them, beginning with 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. While Romero’s zombies rose from the grave and devoured the flesh of the living, Romero’s monsters were never of the undead variety. One common thread throughout his impressive career demonstrated the filmmaker’s uncanny ability to keep a prescient pulse on society and reveal the monstrous underbelly of humanity. Perhaps none emphasized this as much as the unearthed lost film The Amusement Park. Just over a year ago, Shudder...

In the wake of this past weekend’s prime time special, Variety has announced that longtime horror host Svengoolie is eyeing an expansion with a nationwide talent search! The campaign has been titled “Spawn of Svengoolie,” and it looks like the plan is to find fans who can be woven into “Svengoolie’s expanded character universe.” Svengoolie has been a horror host for over 40 years and the official horror host for MeTV for over 10 years, with more fans tuning in here in 2022 than ever before. “I always say he’s...

Before diving into this month’s latest edition of Horror Bytes, check out last week’s episode with Jake Dekker on The Last of Us Part I (There’s also a bonus episode where we interview Immortality composer Nainita Desai). Happy spooky season, everyone! And what better way to kick off the scariest season of the year than with a new SPECIAL edition of Horror Bytes, the indie horror segment in which Neil and I each highlight several bite-sized indie titles.  What makes this month’s especially spooky? This week, we’re joined by the...

With New York Comic-Con coming up next month, Kidrobot has announced today that they’ve “Trollify’d” three of Universal’s top horror icons for a NYCC Exclusive set of toys that reimagine Chucky, Michael Myers and the Bride of Frankenstein as Good Luck Trolls. A mere 300 of the sets will be available at the Kidrobot booth on the NYCC 2022 floor next month, with the limited edition collectible toys measuring 3″ tall and made out of vinyl. “The nostalgia craze is back, only this time it’s a little more bone-chilling. Kidrobot...

After teasing fans about beetles, Crytek has finally given up the goods as to just what exactly Hunt: Showdown players can expect from the new Stalker Beetles. The new flying “character” is part of the upcoming 1.10 patch that’s currently being tested in Hunt: Showdown‘s test server. As described by the post, the Stalker Beetle consumable is controlled by a Player in first person view, and as suspected, functions as a reconnaissance item. The Stalker Beetle is unlocked at Bloodline Rank 15 and costs $45 of your in-game money to...

For those who said they wouldn’t believe The Crow was taking flight again until a new movie was actually released, well, we’re one huge step closer to that reality this month. According to the website The Prague Reporter, the 10-week-long production on The Crow reboot starring Bill Skarsgård (IT) as Eric Draven just wrapped up in Prague last week! The website reports, “During a lengthy 10-week shoot, The Crow shot across numerous locations in the Old Town and New Town neighborhoods of the Czech capital. One of the major set pieces...

Happy Halloween, and welcome to horror’s peak busy season! It’s officially that time of year again when everyone embraces the genre. This year may even be busier than most with the densely packed lineup of Halloween programming on streaming.  This month brings an insane lineup of new releases and exclusive horror streaming titles, but we’ve narrowed it down to some notable highlights. Here are 13 noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in October 2022 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them. Leviathan: The...

I was 12 years old in 1998. My family rarely went to the movies, but I begged my mom to take me to see Halloween H20. Loaded up on popcorn and soda, I settled into my seat and readied myself for what was promised as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. Even now, I can recall the swelling energy in the theater and the way everyone screamed and laughed in all the right places. And how the triumphant finale sent a wave of applause and cheers through...

I was 12 years old in 1998. My family rarely went to the movies, but I begged my mom to take me to see Halloween H20. Loaded up on popcorn and soda, I settled into my seat and readied myself for what was promised as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. Even now, I can recall the swelling energy in the theater and the way everyone screamed and laughed in all the right places. And how the triumphant finale sent a wave of applause and cheers through...