Horror News

Universal Orlando is serving up a taste of terror with an expansive menu of delectable cuisine inspired by the sinister experiences invading Halloween Horror Nights 2021, running select nights beginning next Friday, September 3rd. “Developed in conjunction with Universal Orlando’s executive chef and culinary team, the new menu offerings allow guests to bite into flavorful fare themed after the biggest names at this year’s event, including the Netflix smash, The Haunting of Hill House, slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Universal Pictures’ horror legend, The Bride of Frankenstein, notorious Halloween...

In Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Pretorius, played by the inimitable Ernest Thesiger, raises his glass and proposes a toast to Colin Clive’s Henry Frankenstein—“to a new world of Gods and Monsters.” I invite you to join me in exploring this world, focusing on horror films from the dawn of the Universal Monster movies in 1931 to the collapse of the studio system and the rise of the new Hollywood rebels in the late 1960’s. With this period as our focus, and occasional ventures beyond, we will explore this magnificent world of classic...

Reminding me of John Carpenter’s criminally underrated Vampires, AMC+ is loading up to take out a colony of vampires in “Firebite”, which is currently filming in South Australia. “‘Firebite’ follows two Indigenous Australian hunters, Tyson (Rob Collins) and Shanika (Shantae Barnes-Cowan), on their quest to battle the last colony of vampires in the middle of the South Australian desert.” Also starring in leading roles are Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black) and Callan Mulvey (Avengers: End Game), adds SA Film Corp. Warwick Thornton (Samson and Delilah, Sweet Country), who created the series, directs along...

While plenty of indie developers have captured the essence of survival horror as it was on the original PlayStation, far fewer have managed to do so with the PlayStation 2 era of the sub-genre. This was arguably the peak of it at the time. Those few precious years, before the impact of Resident Evil 4 shifted the goalposts, housed memorable cult favorites such as ObScure, Rule of Rose, and Haunting Ground, as well as the more noted classics of the generation such as Silent Hill 2.  Flaws and all, Tormented...

The partnership between Blumhouse and Amazon Prime continues when “Welcome to the Blumhouse” returns with four brand new horror movies, kicking off on October 1st. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors. Bingo Hell and Black as Night kick things off on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8....

As a special little treat to help kick off their annual “31 Nights of Halloween,” Freeform put together a “Halloween Road” drive-thru experience at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles, California last October, serving up tricks and treats for Halloween lovers all weekend long. And we’ve learned today that the “Halloween Road” will be returning this October! The press release teases, “The event is back for a spooky, socially distant experience that you won’t want to miss. The outdoor, immersive event will feature the worlds of “Tim Burton’s The...

A 10-episode live-action “Cowboy Bebop” series from writer and executive producer Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) is on the way to Netflix, with John Cho (Searching) set to lead the cast as Spike Spiegel. The streaming service announced this morning that “Cowboy Bebop” will be premiering on November 19, 2021! Additionally, we’ve been provided with some first-look images. Find them below! Based on the worldwide phenomenon from Sunrise Inc., Cowboy Bebop is the jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run from their pasts, as they hunt down...

Those itching for more info on Buckshot Software’s upcoming Project Warlock II can now head on over to the game’s Kickstarter page, where the game has already reached its funding goals. That’s not to say that there aren’t stretch goals to be met, which there are still plenty available (along with backer perks). In addition, Buckshot Software and publisher Retrovibe have launched the game’s Steam page, where you can wishlist the game (which is due out in 2022), as well as play the demo. The story for Project Warlock II...

Everything about the premise of writer/director Rob Jabbaz’s feature debut reads like another formulaic zombie or outbreak horror that’s become overly familiar in the wake of our real-time pandemic. It quickly becomes apparent that The Sadness refuses to adhere to the average viral horror movie. Jabbaz keeps a death grip on the pulse of the current climate, delivering a rage-filled manifesto that aims to every cinematic taboo possible and tests your gag reflex in the process. It’s transgressive horror of the highest, most aggressive order. The Sadness should look and sound...

Making the festival rounds (Sitges, Fantasia, Popcorn Frights) is Seth A. Smith‘s (The Crescent) sci-fi thriller, Tin Can, which stars V/H/S/94‘s Anna Hopkins as a front-lines parasitologist who is imprisoned in a life-suspension chamber as the world faces a deadly plague. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip from the film in which we see Hopkins struggling in her “tin can”, while another captive compares it to being born again. It’s not comforting. Here’s a longer synopsis, courtesy of Fantasia: “A fungal infection by the name of Coral is ravaging wintry...

Universal Pictures just released a great 20-minute chat about “The Impact of Black Horror” in promotion of Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, featuring insights from star Colman Domingo as well as trauma psychotherapist Dr. Wendy Ashley, BEAM founder Yolo Akili Robinson, Confess Project founder Lorenzo Lewis, and horror author and professor Tananarive Due. In addition to their insights, the video also features new clips from Candyman, including the first clip to actually make reference to Tony Todd‘s original Candyman, Daniel Robitaille. Domingo’s character explains, “Candyman ain’t a he. Candyman’s the whole damn...

The next Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures collaboration unleashes a gory neo-Giallo set at cinephiles’ most coveted space; the movie theater. In a delightfully macabre meta-twist, The Last Matinee (Al Morir La Matinee) slices its way to Digital HD and VOD platforms on August 24th (linktr.ee). In The Last Matinee, the audience attending the last showing of a horror film in a small downtown cinema is terrorized by a murderer who begins to pick them off, one by one. The only person to notice that something strange is going on is the projectionist’s daughter. Written and...

As was expected, Bethesda kicked off QuakeCon with the announcement that Quake has gotten the remaster treatment. Available as a free upgrade for those who own it on PC or consoles, the remaster is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store for $9.99. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions are “coming soon” and will be available as a free upgrade to users who purchase the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions. So, what’s in the remaster? Besides the new 4K and widescreen resolution support, Quake now features...

In director David Bruckner‘s latest, The Night House, recently widowed Beth (Rebecca Hall) discovers disturbing secrets about her husband after beginning to experience paranormal events at their remote lakeside house. As Beth plays detective to uncover those secrets, she also finds clues for a supernatural mystery. Screenwriters Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (Super Dark Times, Siren) shared with Bloody Disgusting their process in building Beth’s journey and the unique mythology behind the presence haunting her. The screenwriting partners revealed their influences, including a surprising horror movie inspiration for the main story. “Magic doesn’t always equate with something evil,...