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Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Pet Sematary (2019) and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023).  In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in the woods behind their new house. When the family’s cat Church dies, their friendly neighbor Jud Crandall leads Louis past the charming Pet Sematary deeper into the forest to a burial ground where the dead...

I love when a video game genuinely surprises me. I’ll be the first to admit Trepang2 was not on my radar at all but I was sold when I heard it was a spiritual successor to the F.E.A.R. franchise. There’s been a F.E.A.R. shaped hole in the current landscape of horror-based first person shooters. Trepang2 would’ve impressed me by being a solid clone of it and nothing more. But to my surprise, it’s so much more than that. In fact, I walked away from Trepang2 thinking I had played one...

Guillermo del Toro is working on his own adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for Netflix with an all-star cast. Collider reports today that del Toro confirms actor Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds, Alita: Battle Angel) has joined the lineup. The outlet reports that del Toro confirmed the casting news at the 10th-anniversary screening of Pacific Rim, where the filmmaker told audiences, “I’m doing Frankenstein. We’re working on it. We start shooting in February, and it’s a movie I have been wanting to do for 50 years since I saw the first Frankenstein. I had an epiphany, and it’s basically a movie that required a...

The V/H/S franchise returns with brand new installment V/H/S/85, and we’re thrilled to let you know that this twisted trip back to the 1980s is now streaming exclusively on Shudder! Shudder, Studio71, Cinepocalypse & Bloody Disgusting are this time rewinding all the way back to the 1980s with V/H/S/85, which explores the grim underbelly of the decade. V/H/S/85 features five new horror stories from the filmmakers behind The Black Phone, Hellraiser, and Scream, and you can watch the trailer below to preview the madness. In V/H/S/85, “Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales emerge:...

The V/H/S franchise returns with brand new installment V/H/S/85, and we’re thrilled to let you know that this twisted trip back to the 1980s is now streaming exclusively on Shudder! Shudder, Studio71, Cinepocalypse & Bloody Disgusting are this time rewinding all the way back to the 1980s with V/H/S/85, which explores the grim underbelly of the decade. V/H/S/85 features five new horror stories from the filmmakers behind The Black Phone, Hellraiser, and Scream, and you can watch the trailer below to preview the madness. In V/H/S/85, “Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales emerge:...

This Halloween season, Bloody Disgusting and SCREAMBOX are bringing Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls to theaters, a gateway horror film that wears its ’80s/’90s influences on its sleeves. Those influences extend to music, and we’ve got a treat for you this afternoon with a brand new clip channeling Meatloaf’s hit song “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”… in the form of a hilarious dream sequence from the film. Based on writer, director, and star Andrew Bowser’s viral internet character of the same name, Onyx tells the story of an amateur occultist who...

While you wait for Beetlejuice 2, Bloody Disgusting has learned this morning that Tim Burton’s original classic Beetlejuice is coming back to the big screen for the Halloween season. On Wednesday, October 18, fans will be able to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Beetlejuice by experiencing the beloved film in Dolby Cinema for one day only. For the first time ever, moviegoers will experience Tim Burton’s Halloween masterpiece with the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos, and the spine-chilling visuals of Dolby Vision. Experiencing Beetlejuice in Dolby Cinema will be the...

15-time All-Star and basketball Hall of Famer, Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), and Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, the world’s largest Halloween-themed entertainment company, announced that Shaqtoberfest will return for its second Halloween season at the iconic Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Opening on September 28 through October 31, tickets are on-sale now at shaqtoberfest.com with prices starting at $29.99 on select nights. “We are excited to come back bigger and scarier this year,” said O’Neal. “I can’t wait to welcome fans on board The Queen Mary to experience...

Released into Early Access last October, developer Smidge Games’ haunted house management game Horror Tycoon has received a new update that introduces an array of enhancements, bug fixes, and new content for those burgeoning haunted house managers. “I’m incredibly grateful for the dedicated community that has supported Horror Tycoon since its launch,” says Smidge Games’ Casey Clark. “Major Update Two is a testament to our commitment to delivering a top-notch experience for our players.” New for this update is an additional area in The Lake. Players can explore this new...

Launched in 2022, NorthwestFEARFest (“NWFEARFest”) is back this year with a full line up of 2023’s hottest new horror & thriller fare (along with some retro classics!). Launched with a 2-night “sneak peek” last October, this year’s edition expands to 5 blood-curdling days & nights of gooey mayhem, with a lineup of over 20 feature and short films that includes some of 2023’s most BUZZ-worthy new genre films, and some beloved classics. Festival Programmer Guy Lavallee says audiences are in for five days of non-stop chills. “From the moment we...

The Exorcist rocked the world 50 years ago and horror has never been the same since. It shocked audiences with its unflinching portrayals of disturbing medical examinations, levels of profanity that shot right past those considered “acceptable” for Hollywood studio films, and a scene in which a twelve-year-old girl masturbates with a crucifix. It was decried by some and lauded by others. Evangelist Billy Graham famously said, “the Devil is in every frame” and urged Christians not to see the film and thereby expose themselves to such evil. The Catholic...

A Night in Terror Tower was originally published in January 1995 (Spine #27) and the series adaptation aired on February 26, 1996 (runtime: 44 minutes – 22 minutes each). Centuries have a way of sanding down the sharp edges of the past, curbing terror, tragedy and the evils of man into palatable ghost stories that both educate and darkly entertain. Forgotten tombs become attractions and sites of mass slaughter turn into tourist hotspots, marketable places where families snap photos and listen to guides as they excitedly recount their hallowed location’s...

The Halloween season is in full swing, and the next several weeks are absolutely jam-packed with fresh horrors. In fact, we’ve been treated to SEVEN new horror movies at home today. Here’s all the new horror that released on October 3, 2023! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar. Kicking off Hulu’s Huluween 2023 celebration, the body horror movie Appendage just debuted on the streaming service yesterday, so it’s now available for your consumption. Appendage is Anna Zlokovic’s feature directorial debut, based on her 2021 short of the same...

Religious extremism is as old as religion itself. A belief in sorcery and witchcraft as some ungodly source has always been present when it comes to Christian fundamentalism – most often resulting in witchhunts and senseless deaths by hanging, burning at the stake, or drowning. It’s the fear of the unknown that has caused innocent lives to be stricken down, and it’s always efforts done in the name of God. That it is their duty to cleanse the world of perceived evil before it spreads and consumes all they know...