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Aptly named for the acidic smell of deteriorating film, Vinegar Syndrome made an auspicious debut in 2013 with its inaugural release, The Lost Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis. In the decade since, they have unearthed, restored, and distributed hundreds of cult, exploitation, horror, action, and adult films. Popping in a new Vinegar Syndrome disc is a bit like cinematic Russian roulette. It’s always interesting, but you never know if you’re going to get an obscure masterpiece, a campy B-movie, a so-bad-it’s-good slice of fun, or a dud. The unknown is...

I never understood why Jurassic Park was the only dinosaur-related franchise to outlive the dino hysteria of the 90s. Don’t get me wrong, Spielberg’s classic is clearly the best movie to come out of that trend, but that doesn’t change the fact that dinosaurs as a concept are in the public domain and should have been featured in countless other films. Fortunately for fans of all things prehistoric, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s upcoming 65 (March 10th) promises a return to the Jurassic-Park-less thrills of completely original dinosaur movies. And...

Have you ever experienced a melting pot of design choices so unique that you can’t help but love the final result despite some glaring flaws? That’s how I felt while playing Wanted: Dead. The new game from development studio Soleil Ltd. is being described as a “love letter to the sixth generation of consoles” and has a dev team made up of former developers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead Alive. In a current gaming landscape consisting of battle passes, always online connections, and microtransactions, Wanted: Dead has the potential to...

Up next from Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knives and Skin) is the horror movie Perpetrator, which follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing and revolves around the power she’s forced to unlock to survive. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the supernatural, has released the new festival poster by Creepy Duck Designs and first-look clip ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on Friday, February 17. In the intense first look clip below, actor Alicia...

After teasing fans over the weekend with a new Chapter, Behaviour Interactive has unveiled “Tools of Torment”, the latest update for Dead by Daylight. Arriving on March 7, players can step into the tactical boots of The Skull Merchant, a brutal new Killer, or test the bond between new Survivors Thalita and Renato Lyra, siblings fighting for their lives in The Fog. The Skull Merchant, known within the business world as Adriana Imai, is a wealthy high-powered tech executive, splitting her life between aggressively buying and absorbing smaller companies as...

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...