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To go along with the small update for Gun Interactive’s Texas Chain Saw Massacre game yesterday, for you board game junkies, Tobe Hooper’s classic has now become a four-player co-op. Trick or Treat Studios has announced an officially licensed Texas Chainsaw Massacre board game, with pre-orders now open for a March 31, 2023 release. Designed by Scott Rogers, with Illustrations by Terry Wolfinger, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Game (this will quickly become confusing) sees you and up to three friends recreating the events of the 1974 original film. Your...

Chucky celebrates Christmas in the Season 2 finale of Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” tomorrow night on SYFY and USA, and we’re unwrapping a full image gallery for the episode today. In the “Chucky” Season 2 finale, “Back in Hackensack for the holidays, the 3 Amigos – Jake, Devon, and Lexy – receive a special gift. Meanwhile, Tiffany plots her escape.” The episode is titled “Chucky Actually,” and the images are loaded with Santa hats, Christmas trees, and other festive sights, bringing the main characters together for a Christmas dinner while also...

DIY filmmaking mavericks Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead continue their unique nesting doll cinematic universe with their latest. Something in the Dirt harkens back to their roots, offering up another introspective, intimate sci-fi tale centered around an unlikely comedic duo.   Levi (Benson) snagged a no-lease apartment in Hollywood Hills, sight unseen, as he prepares to leave Los Angeles for good. He quickly establishes a rapport with new neighbor John (Moorhead), trading life stories and made-up ones about the apartment’s history. They grow even closer when they witness a bizarre supernatural event in Levi’s apartment, sending them...

It’s over. Over a decade after its initial premiere in October 2010, AMCs “The Walking Dead” has reached its ultimate conclusion. “Rest In Peace” marked not only the last episode of the mega-sized 11th season, but the final episode of the entire flagship series. While there are a plethora of spin-offs featuring fan-favorite characters on the horizon, “Rest In Peace” closed a chapter on the core ensemble’s long fight for survival.  With dozens of recurring characters, actors juggling other filming commitments, losing its lead character, showrunner shifts, and the occasional...

The next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will bring Blade into the mix with a brand new reboot, and Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali is taking over the vampire-slaying role. Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli) was originally on board to direct the movie, but as we learned back in October, Tariq ended up departing the hotly anticipated horror project. Blade‘s new release date is September 6, 2024, bumped back from the original November 2023 plan, and Deadline reports today that Yann Demange has come on board to direct. Demange directed ‘71 and White Boy Rick, as...

A few months back, Crystal Dynamics had released a survey for fans of the Legacy of Kain series, asking them just what they wanted in a new game if the developer were to pursue it. Well, the results are in, and Crystal Dynamics have heard fans “loud and clear” in regards to resurrecting the series. Per Video Games Chronicle, during Embracer Group’s latest earnings call, CEO of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Phil Rogers stated that the developer wanted to gain “a community perspective” on just what players we looking for...

A few months back, Crystal Dynamics had released a survey for fans of the Legacy of Kain series, asking them just what they wanted in a new game if the developer were to pursue it. Well, the results are in, and Crystal Dynamics have heard fans “loud and clear” in regards to resurrecting the series. Per Video Games Chronicle, during Embracer Group’s latest earnings call, CEO of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Phil Rogers stated that the developer wanted to gain “a community perspective” on just what players we looking for...

Sheets of rain blanket the 1978 New York skyline as a marquis comes into view, touting its message in bright, pink letters: Madeline Ashton in Songbird! Rather than flocking in, however, the theater’s patrons seem to be flooding out, stepping on water logged playbills sporting Ms. Ashton’s smiling face as they grumble their dissatisfaction. Still, inside, amidst the remaining audience members, at least one man stares captivated at the ingenue on stage as she launches into a number extolling her own virtues. He is Dr. Ernest Menville and beside him...

Back in late 2019, comic book fans and horror enthusiasts were introduced to Count Crowley, actor David Dastmalchian’s (The Suicide Squad) four-issue Dark Horse miniseries which told the tale of Jerri Bartman, an alcoholic TV personality who loses her job after a drunken outburst during an on-air segment. With no other employment options immediately available, Jerri takes over for her station’s missing late night horror host, taking on his mantle as “Count Crowley” and introducing B movies in her own biting, snarky style. Jerri becomes a surprise hit for the...

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! Mad God Steelbook Blu-ray from RLJE Films Mad God will be released on Blu-ray in Steelbook packaging on December 6 via RLJE Films. If you haven’t seen the 2022 stop-motion spectacle, head over to Shudder to stream it ASAP. Written and directed by visual effects legend Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, RoboCop), the movie was...

Japanese horror master Junji Ito has teamed up with Netflix for an anime anthology series based on his works, “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.” A brand new clip teases some of the adapted stories, and when we can expect to see these twisted tales. The clip below gives a better look at Ito’s most popular character, Tomie, and confirms five new stories for the series. Even better? Netflix will release “Junji Ito Maniac” on January 19, 2023. Stories “The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel,” “Mold,” “Layers of Fear,” “The Thing...

Lynn Lowry achieved cult status early in her career, thanks to her work in the likes of George A. Romero’s The Crazies, David Cronenberg’s Shivers, and Paul Schrader’s Cat People. At the age of 75 and with over 100 acting credits under her belt, she’s still going stronger than ever. I recently caught up with the prolific horror icon at the Shawna Shea Film Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. She was in attendance to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her work in independent cinema, so we took the...

If there’s one word that could effectively capture actor Noah Segan’s feature directorial debut, Blood Relatives, it’d likely be earnestness. The charming horror-comedy sees writer/director Segan starring as Francis, an old vampire whose nomadic lifestyle gets upended by the arrival of Jane (Victoria Moroles), the teen daughter he never knew he had. Francis and Jane embark on a bloodsucking road trip that’ll test their new family bonds. Blood Relatives is a personal story for Segan. Ahead of its release on Shudder, just in time for Thanksgiving on November 22, 2022, Bloody Disgusting spoke with the filmmaker...

A mere 24 hours after it was announced that Walter Hamada is in charge of a brand new horror venture over at Paramount, more huge news in the horror world has dropped tonight. Variety reports that James Wan and Jason Blum are in “advanced talks” to merge Wan’s Atomic Monster and Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, the two horror titans looking to form what Variety is describing as a “mega house of chills and thrills” over at Universal Pictures. Variety also notes, “Blumhouse, known for its low-budget approach to terror, is currently...