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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...

Christopher Pike knows his way around death, but how the author approaches the act of mortality in The Midnight Club is unique, even for him. In spite of the foreboding blurb and Brian Kotzky‘s creepy artwork, this 1994 book isn’t about young people dying at the hands of an external threat. Here death comes from within; the main characters are killed by maladies, not maledictions or madmen. With the setting being a hospice, the outcome is known from the start. Yet how it all plays out is unpredictable. I belong...

Last year, HBO Max embraced the Halloween spirit with a horror hub that assembled frights for all ages. That entailed an interactive IT-inspired trio of doors labeled “Not Scary,” “Scary,” and “Very Scary,” that featured revolving horror titles. This year, HBO Max is back with a brand new seasonal hub that comes with a different holiday-inspired interactive element. HBO Max will launch its “House of Halloween” spotlight page on October 1, assembling all its seasonal appropriate films, specials, Halloween episodes, and more. As for the interactive element, “House of Halloween” will...

Hulu’s Hellraiser, a reimagining of Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic from director David Bruckner, will debut in the U.S. exclusively on Hulu on October 7, which means we’re just about one week away from the return of the franchise. Jamie Clayton is playing the iconic Hell Priest in the new movie, a fresh new take on the character played by Doug Bradley in the past. Clayton explains in a new interview, “This film’s version of the Priest is now a woman, which takes the burden off the audience of trying to compare the performance...

It’s not even out yet, but developer Brass Token has decided to get the hype buzzing for their cosmic horror title The Chant by releasing a brand-new trailer that focuses on the accolades from the previews by various publications. To be fair, The Chant sounds (no pun intended) awesome, and after the game’s showing at Gamescom last month, it only makes sense to keep the momentum going with this accolades trailer. Particularly, it helps to ease the pain of what was originally an October release. The Chant is a third-person...

Aliens are headed to the arctic in the upcoming sci-fi invasion film Slash/Back, which opens in limited theaters, Digital HD, and VOD platforms on October 21, 2022, via RLJE Films and Shudder. In Slash/Back, “Set in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, Slash/Back opens as the village wakes up to a typical summer day. No School, no cool boys (well… except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards...

In typical Ryan Reynolds fashion, it was revealed on social media this afternoon that not only is Deadpool coming back soon, but he’s bringing Hugh Jackman along with him. The third installment in the Deadpool franchise, and Deadpool’s first official foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will be opening in theaters on September 6, 2024! And yes, Hugh Jackman will be back as Wolverine one more time in Deadpool 3, reprising the role he had allegedly played for the final time in Logan back in 2017. You can watch the...

Since the dawn of genre cinema, horror movies have been thrilling audiences with gruesome death scenes at the hands of monsters and madmen. Over time, filmmakers even came up with the Slasher subgenre to thrill bloodthirsty audiences with a specific hunger for over-the-top simulated murder. Of course, some of these cinematic deaths were bound to be stranger than others, with killers often utilizing unexpected tools to get the gruesome job done. With that in mind, we recently published an article spotlighting six unusual weapons in horror movies, hoping to celebrate...