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They hide in plain sight and escape detection; they exemplify irrational evil. And the second they show their true colors, it may already be too late to fight back. Murder is their business, and wearing down prey is their game. The glut of killers in pop culture today does not erase the fact that these human anomalies are entirely scary. In the following five episodes from various horror TV anthologies, characters find themselves at the mercy of a killer, serial or otherwise. The villain can either be someone they know...

A minor technicality prevents David Casademunt’s Netflix’s The Wasteland (El páramo, The Beast) from being classified as a horror Western; it is set in 19th-century Spain as opposed to the American frontier. However, the Netflix period film fits in both visually and thematically with subgenre staples like Bone Tomahawk, The Burrowers, and The Wind. Here a family of three finds a new home after escaping a civil war. In time their rural refuge is fraught with unprecedented problems, including an uncanny threat hiding on the plains. The innate characteristics of...

The death of a celebrity can hit hard, but fans can find solace in the art they leave behind. In the case of Meat Loaf, who passed away last week, his legacy includes one of the best-selling albums of all time (1977’s 14-time platinum Bat Out of Hell) and the ultimate cult movie (1975’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show), to name a few. While he was predominantly known for his music – having sold more than 100 million albums over the course of his 40-year career – Meat Loaf considered...

French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut is back, announcing his brand-new album Leather Terror, which is set for release April 1 via Universal, Bloody Disgusting just learned. Leather Terror is the second in Carpenter Brut’s Leather album trilogy, the next chapter following his widely acclaimed 2018 album Leather Teeth. But here’s the kicker: The albums form the soundtrack of an imagined movie from 1987! To celebrate the announcement, Carpenter Brut also shares the colossal synthrock anthem “Imaginary Fire” featuring vocalist Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed, The Black...

Today, Bloody Disgusting launched its inaugural true-crime podcast, Insidious Inspirations! Created by Pacific S. Obadiah (SCP Archives, Margaret’s Garden) and hosted by Nichole Goodnight (The NoSleep Podcast, SCP Archives), this show will dive into the true stories, urban legends, and mythical monsters that inspired our favorite horror movies! The first episode uncovers the chilling and true encounter that inspired Hannibal Lecter. Yes, Hannibal Lecter is based on a true story. When Thomas Harris first published his novel Red Dragon in 1981, he probably didn’t know that it would give birth to...

In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be discussing Gary J. Tunnicliffe’s 2018 sequel, Hellraiser: Judgment. Watching a bad movie doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad experience. Even the worst films can boast a good idea or two, and that’s why we’re trying to look on the bright side with The Silver Lining, where we shine a light on the best parts of traditionally maligned horror flicks. Being a fan of the Hellraiser movies can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Sure, the first two are great...

After seeing a release on the PlayStation 4 last month (and the PC and Nintendo Switch before that), Serenity Forge and developer White Rabbit have announced that the upgraded Death’s Gambit: Afterlife will be coming to the Xbox One. Not only that, but the game will be receiving further DLC next month. While nothing concrete, the Xbox One version of Afterlife is coming “this Spring”. It’s not known if existing owners will be enjoying a free upgrade as the PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch versions did, but it stand to...

In the wake of their documentary special Scream: The True Story, the discovery+ series “Shock Docs” is back with a brand new upcoming episode looking at the real Fire in the Sky. Based on Travis Walton’s book, The Walton Experience, the 1993 movie Fire in the Sky follows a community shaken by the sudden disappearance of a local logger. He reappears 5 days later, seriously disturbed and with bizarre claims he’s been abducted by aliens. The “Shock Docs” special “Alien Abduction: Travis Walton” examines the real-life Fire in the Sky. The...

All good things must come to an end, as they say. And with Dying Light 2 on the horizon, Techland has announced they’re running one more time-limited event for Dying Light after seven years of postlaunch support. Set after the events of the main campaign, Part I of “Spike’s Story: Last Call” will run from now until January 28. After you took care of the bandit leader Rais in the main game, the remaining bandits have in turn now flooded into Harran. They’ve even broken into a shelter, causing survivors...

Kerry Bellessa, director of the under-the-radar indie Amber Alert, is back with his next horror offering, a psychological terror tale that looks like Event Horizon on a boat. Immanence watches as a team of radio astronomers discover a mysterious signal in the deep sea that could be the world’s first contact with extraterrestrials, while investigating a meteor strike in the Bermuda Triangle. Deadline reports that it’s coming to Digital/VOD February 4. Here’s the full synopsis for Immanence from distributor Buffalo 8… “After witnessing various impossible phenomena, the team becomes convinced...

3D Realms has announced per Games Press that the upcoming remaster of the classic shooter Rise of the Triad will be handled by some familiar faces. The shooter will now be published by Apogee Entertainment when it releases later this year on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. In case you’re not up on your ROTT history, the original 1994 shooter was published by Apogee when it was known as Apogee Software. They also handled the first two Duke Nukem games. “While there’s a special place in our...

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...

Australian-Macedonian writer/director Goran Stolevski weaves a complex emotional tapestry of humanity in his period folk tale that wields horror as a vehicle. You Won’t Be Alone reframes life and its stages through the lens of a witch, creating a sensory experience that’s artful, languid meditation with a helping of blood and entrails. In an isolated Macedonian mountain village in the 19th century, a woman goes about her daily chores until she discovers an old witch (Annamaria Marinca) standing over her baby. After pleading and a blood exchange, a bargain is struck, though the woman...

The prestigious halls of the New England set Ancaster College harbors a curse. Upper-level students scare first-year students with stories of a witch once hung there whose ghost returns every year to claim a victim on the anniversary of her death. Writer/Director Mariama Diallo uses that curse to connect the past to the present, blending a variety of terrors, real and imagined, all funneled through the lives of three women. Master casts a bewitching spell of occult and psychological horror, underscoring the true source of fear in a potent way. New freshman Jasmine (Zoe...