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While you continue waiting for the brand new Scream movie, Varèse Sarabande revisits Marco Beltrami’s masterful scores from the horror franchise’s first four films with Scream: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks. The 4-LP set—pressed on blood-red vinyl with black smoke swirls—dedicates a full album to each film and includes two hours of unreleased material! The box set will release in all retail stores June 10 and is available for pre-order today. The company further details this incredible and comprehensive set, “The collection is housed in a unique jacket, which folds out into a 3’ x 2’ Ghostface mask. For...

Late last year, Netflix made the surprise announcement that the Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a sequel to Tobe Hooper’s original classic, will be slicing its way onto the streaming service on February 18, 2022, and we’ve since been provided with a teaser trailer and a couple of images. Today brings a new image, and it’s particularly exciting. The new movie is a decades-later sequel only to Tobe Hooper’s original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with actress Olwen Fouéré (Mandy) taking over the iconic role of Sally Hardesty from the late Marilyn Burns. Courtesy of USA...

Late last year, Netflix made the surprise announcement that the Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a sequel to Tobe Hooper’s original classic, will be slicing its way onto the streaming service on February 18, 2022, and we’ve since been provided with a teaser trailer and a couple of images. Today brings a new image, and it’s particularly exciting. The new movie is a decades-later sequel only to Tobe Hooper’s original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with actress Olwen Fouéré (Mandy) taking over the iconic role of Sally Hardesty from the late Marilyn Burns. Courtesy of USA...

The “Fannibal” community is mourning the loss of producer Martha De Laurentiis this weekend, who played a pivotal role in the evolution of the “Hannibal” franchise from big screen movies to Bryan Fuller’s more recent “Hannibal” television series for NBC. De Laurentiis passed away at age 67 after a battle with cancer. Martha De Laurentiis formed the Dino De Laurentiis Company with her late husband in 1980, launching her career by associate producing and producing Stephen King adaptations including Firestarter, Cat’s Eye, Silver Bullet, and Maximum Overdrive. Martha De Laurentiis...

Almost every horror anthology, be it a movie or a TV series, has a gimmick. Some are attached to certain authors for their source material (Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected, The Ray Bradbury Theater) while others are holiday-themed (Trick ‘r Treat, Into the Dark). The motifs are numerous. An anthology concept that stands out to this day is the one that defines Showtime’s Masters of Horror. This two-season collection of self-contained stories still haunts fans’ memories. Masters of Horror, a Mick Garris passion project inspired by a dinner for him and...

Tubi dominates when it comes to selection, especially for the horror fan. The completely free streaming service, meaning no subscriptions or hidden fees, offers an insane selection for viewers with over 35,000 titles available. It’s a robust catalog of horror, and Tubi covers just about every level of the genre — from the famous, mainstream titles to the obscure little gem awaiting discovery or rediscovery. Whether you’re in the mood for holiday-themed horror, horror-comedy favorites, or gory thrills, Tubi has it all. Follow them on Twitter to discover more #FreeLikeTubi viewing inspiration. Or,...

After announcing the game’s delay last month, developer Ebb Software has announced that their long-awaited first-person adventure game Scorn will arrive October 2022 for PC and the Xbox Series. In addition, the developers took to the game’s Kickstarter to elaborate in more detail about the game’s development. “We want to ensure that Scorn is the best game it can be,” reads the update. “This additional time will allow the team to make sure the vision for Scorn comes to life in all its spine-chilling, nightmarish glory. We know that this...

Tragic news this Sunday morning as we’ve learned that Anne Rice, the prolific horror writer behind the iconic “Interview With the Vampire” and the entire “The Vampire Chronicles” book series, passed away last night due to complications resulting from a stroke. She was 80. “Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke,” Rice’s son, Christopher Rice, said in a statement on social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died. The immensity of our family’s grief cannot be...

Fresh off the incredible “Midnight Mass,” Netflix will next be reteaming with Mike Flanagan for “The Fall of the House of Usher,” a new series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The limited series from Intrepid Pictures is “based on multiple works from Poe.” 8 episodes have been ordered. Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four episodes. The ensemble cast will include Dracula, Masters of the Universe and The Box‘s Frank Langella, as well as Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game, “The Haunting of Hill House”), Mary McDonnell (Scream 4), Carl Lumbly (Doctor Sleep), and Mark Hamill, all names...

We all have those horror movies that scarred us for life. Whether your blood ran cold from the macabre family dinner in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or you found yourself disturbed and nauseous while watching Regan’s head spin in The Exorcist, these terrible frights became the catalyst for a lifetime of loving horror. When I think back to my childhood, it’s films like Tourist Trap, Poltergeist, and even Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker that left deep impressions. It’s like a frigid winter chill you simply can’t shake,...

We all have those horror movies that scarred us for life. Whether your blood ran cold from the macabre family dinner in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or you found yourself disturbed and nauseous while watching Regan’s head spin in The Exorcist, these terrible frights became the catalyst for a lifetime of loving horror. When I think back to my childhood, it’s films like Tourist Trap, Poltergeist, and even Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker that left deep impressions. It’s like a frigid winter chill you simply can’t shake,...

Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Nothing quite evokes a bodily chill like a good ol’ fashioned ghost story. And as far as the British are concerned, the best time to share them is at Christmas. This tradition can be traced to the Victorian ages when spectral scares came back into fashion after...

Announced last year at The Game Awards, publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Asobo have dropped a new short but sweet trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem. The game is slated to arrive in 2022 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch. Requiem follows Amicia and her brother Hugo, as they do whatever it takes to survive a brutal, uncaring world....

Film festivals are still attempting a comeback and this new variant is complicating things once again. Still, events are moving forward and the Slamdance Film Festival is set to return this coming January with another load of independent films that run parallel to the massive Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (virtual screenings take place Jan. 20-30). I’ve identified two films in the Slamdance program that could be of note. The first and most likely to sit within our genre is the German thriller Be Right Back, directed by...