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If you’re a fan of Harlan Ellison’s classic point-and-click horror adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, then Limited Run Games has something for you later today. The thing is, you’ll have to be quick about it. Announced yesterday via Twitter, Limited Run Games is offering Collector’s Editions of Cyberdreams’ I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream. Featuring uncirculated copies of the original game (meaning that these are the original boxed game that were left over from the original production run from 1995), the Collector’s Edition...

The fictional town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, gets mentioned frequently in author Stephen King‘s works. Most famously, it’s the setting for his vampire novel ‘Salem’s Lot and, to a lesser extent, a stand-alone prequel short story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” The latter channeled Bram Stoker’s The Lair of the White Worm, with an 1850’s tale of terror told in the form of letters. Its series adaptation, EPIX’s Chapelwaite, narratively expands King’s story greatly while perhaps adhering a little too closely to period Gothic tradition and storytelling. It results in a sometimes bloody and often laborious...

With The Medium arriving next month for PlayStation 5 users, and the fact that the game will be taking advantage of the PS5’s DualSense, Bloober Team thought it best to drop a trailer explaining just what users can expect from the enhancement. Over on PlayStation Blog, Bloober Team producer Szymon Erdmanski explains that The Medium will be take advantage of the PS5 feature “to immerse you even deeper into the mystery of the Niwa Hotel. Our goal is to let you feel Marianne’s reactions to what is happening as she...

A new Richard Bates Jr project is always a cause for celebration because it’s guaranteed to a) make you squirm or b) make you laugh (often despite yourself). With King Knight, the writer/director, known for his caustic comedies and macabre horrors, delivers a bemusing property that broadly satirizes the New Age self-improvement movement, albeit with a healthy dose of self-empowerment and positivity.  The comedy is focused on Wiccans Thorn (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Willow (Angela Sarafyan), romantic partners and leaders of a small commune who live in the California woods....

Part classic 80s action film, part social satire (that sadly has become reality with each passing year), the RoboCop franchise has done capitalism right from toys, TV shows, comic books, cartoons, and of course, video games. And as is the norm, the video game adaptations run the gamut in quality, much like the later film entries. We’re still waiting on what’s become of the RoboCop project Neill Blomkamp was attached to a few years ago, along with the recently-announced RoboCop: Rogue City. But in the meantime, let’s reminisce on what’s...

Part classic 80s action film, part social satire (that sadly has become reality with each passing year), the RoboCop franchise has done capitalism right from toys, TV shows, comic books, cartoons, and of course, video games. And as is the norm, the video game adaptations run the gamut in quality, much like the later film entries. We’re still waiting on what’s become of the RoboCop project Neill Blomkamp was attached to a few years ago, along with the recently-announced RoboCop: Rogue City. But in the meantime, let’s reminisce on what’s...

Fresh from its SXSW premiere, the animated fantasy-horror movie The Spine of Night was acquired for U.S. release by RLJE Films and Shudder, and it’s headed home for Halloween! Via RLJE Films, The Spine of Night is coming to theaters, Digital, and On Demand on October 29, 2021, with a release through Shudder to follow likely sometime next year. Meagan wrote of the film in her SXSW review, “It’s an ambitious, high-concept fantasy anthology epic that spans time, leaving a trail of bodies and entrails in its wake.” Written and directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen...

Mattel’s popular line of “Monster High” dolls has been catering to monster kids since 2010, the dolls depicting the daughters of iconic movie monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein. More recently, pop culture properties including The Shining and Stephen King’s IT found their way into the Monster High line, and up next Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice joins the fun! Freshly unveiled this afternoon, both Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz from the beloved 1988 comedy-horror classic have been turned into their very own Monster High dolls! The dolls will be launching on August 13, reportedly...

With Nia DaCosta‘s franchise relaunch Candyman finally coming to theaters on August 27, 2021, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with a series of video interviews that shed some new light on the film this week. We had previously shared a chat with co-writer/producer Jordan Peele, and now we’ve got some insights directly from director Nia DaCosta herself. “The story of Candyman is perennial, and that’s part of the reason why it’s exciting to tell it in any time period. Part of the origin of the story itself, within the context...

Conspiracy theories can be dangerous when taken at face value, especially now that the internet has made it hard for some folks to tell the difference between legitimate information and paranoid rambling. However, when used as a storytelling tool, conspiratorial thinking can also serve as a reminder about the merits of questioning authority and fighting back against an unfair status quo. This rebellious spirit is likely the reason why these theories have inspired so many great movies. From alien abductions to secret societies manipulating world events from behind the scenes,...

Sub-columns in columns are a thing, right? Well whether they are or aren’t, I’m introducing Haunted Riffs‘ Records From the Dark. From time to time, I’m going to highlight six records from bands you may not be aware of. For these six records featured on Records From the Dark, it’s my goal to help raise awareness of smaller bands who deserve recognition. Links for all Bandcamp pages within audio players are below. FULCI – Exhumed Information (Time To Kill Records) Paying homage to the late Italian film director Lucio Fulci...

You can always count on Food Network to embrace the Halloween spirit proper throughout the season, and with October inching closer, their 2021 schedule has been revealed! This year, discovery+ is joining Food Network for all the spooky fun. Of course, “Halloween Wars” is coming back on the road to Halloween, and we’re being promised the scariest season yet. The season will feature recurring guest star Zak Bagans, and this year’s season of “Halloween Baking Championship” is a delicious tribute to the slasher movies of the 1980s! From the press release,...

Series of Frights is a recurring column that mainly focuses on horror in television. Specifically, it takes a closer look at five episodes or stories — each one adhering to an overall theme — from different anthology series or the occasional movie made for TV. With anthologies becoming popular again, especially on television, now is the perfect time to see what this timeless mode of storytelling has to offer. The beach is that terminal stage before entering the water and possibly never returning. Lakes, oceans, seas — these unfathomable places...

Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to remember (or admit). The good, the bad, the unnecessary – Matt’s recounting them all. Would there be “The Great 2000s Boom” of horror remakes without William Malone’s pre-Y2K House on Haunted Hill trendsetter? Undoubtedly, but what’s...