Horror News

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...

The Eerie Horror Fest kicks off this week at the historic Warner Theatre in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania and runs from October 4-7, 2023. For tickets and more information, go to www.eeriehorrorfest.com. “This year the Eerie Horror Fest received submissions from 25 different countries,” says Festival Director John C. Lyons. “Every film submission was watched by at least 4 members of our programming team and we broke our own rules to select 6 Pitch Competition finalists. We were blown away by the amount of talent out there. The horror genre is...

3D Realms unveiled a whack of new titles at their Realms Deep 2023 showcase over the weekend, as well as offering up updates for previously-announced games. That of course includes a whack of new trailers to ogle, so here’s a small rundown of the titles featured during the 4-hour show (which you can rewatch here). The showcase is also coinciding with the Realms Deep 2023 Steam sale for several 3D Realms titles, which is on now until October 3rd. In Harrison’s preview (and in the new trailer!) for Atmos Games’...

Ed Boon is gonna Ed Boon, it seems. The Mortal Kombat 1 Creative Director is once again teasing fans with potential guest DLC Kombatants for the recently-released fighter. And once again, he’s poking horror fans with those guest characters. Boon took to X with another cryptic tweet, showing an image of famous horror icons. The image features Leatherface, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, Chucky, Michael Myers, Ghostface, and Billy the Puppet from Saw. Jason, Freddy and Leatherface have checkmarks over their faces (given their past inclusion in Mortal Kombat games),...

MCFARLANE TOYS’ Last year, McFarlane Toys’ Movie Maniacs line was quietly revived with a laughable series of figures that included characters from The Hangover, Looney Tunes, Harry Potter, and Wizard of Oz. Thankfully, the new line actually includes a horror figure, and it’s a doozy. Take a look at the brand new Pennywise plastic as featured in New Line Cinema’s smash hits It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two, both new adaptations of Stephen King’s popular book. The figure comes boxed in a diorama with the creepy house and comes...

Coming soon from Trick or Treat Studios is an official Chucky board game, previewed at Toy Fair this week and available for pre-order now from the company’s official website. In the Chucky board game, Trick or Treat previews, “gather evidence, then handle encounters with Chucky at the end of each round in an attempt to be declared the survivor.” “Each player will gather evidence about the mysterious murders that have been going on. This will give them skills and abilities to roll the dice and maybe handle an encounter with...

Netflix’s Castlevania animated series helped break barriers for not only its medium, but also the longstanding stigma that video game adaptations were doomed to fail. Castlevania gracefully bowed out after telling a complete story over the course of four seasons. However, it was revealed that the franchise would continue, albeit with new Castlevania series within the same universe, almost in a style that’s akin to JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Castlevania: Nocturne is the first of these new Castlevania series and it follows Richter Belmont, Maria Renard, and a team of intrepid...

For a horror fan, the month of October is naturally designated for everything related to Halloween. So this month’s installment of Deep Cuts Rising features a variety of horror movies that take place on or around October 31st. As usual, though, these selections can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown. This month’s Halloween-themed offerings include zombies, witchcraft, killers, and more. The Midnight Hour (1985) Image: The Midnight Club (1985) Directed by Jack Bender. The Midnight Hour is a great warm-up for the Halloween season, right before diving into heavier or...