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Acclaimed cinematographer Justin Janowitz has finished post-production on his secretive feature directorial debut Do Not Watch, and we’ve got your first look. The film – which was directed by Janowitz from a screenplay by Ryan Toyama, was shot on location in and around the environs of Los Angeles. Produced by Circa 1888’s JP Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls, Do Not Watch is their follow-up to the critically acclaimed, BAFTA & Saturn Award nominated feature Mass, which world premiered at Sundance in 2021 and went on to win the Robert...

The 1996 action-adventure blockbuster Twister is getting a big screen sequel from Universal Pictures all these years later, and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is on board to direct the movie. Today we’ve learned that Twisters (Yes, Twisters) is coming to theaters on July 19, 2024. Deadline reports, “Following an extensive search that had a number of top directors chasing the job, sources tell Deadline that Oscar-nominated Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is in early talks to helm Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Twisters.” Last we heard, the hope was to bring Helen Hunt back for the sequel, which is said to...

These days it seems like Christmas and horror go together like hot cocoa and candy canes sharpened to a deadly point, but in the long history of film, this is a relatively recent development. Of course there are a few exceptions, but before 1972, it was a rarity to enjoy a vicious Christmas at the local theater. As to why horror was not set at Christmas for so long is an interesting question. Perhaps it was considered off limits to use what many consider a sacred holiday for such dark...

Published in 2015 and praised by Stephen King and Clive Barker, Nick Cutter‘s underwater horror novel “The Deep” is getting a series adaptation at Amazon, Deadline reports. C. Henry Chaisson (Antlers, “Servant”) is writing the series for Amazon Studios. Clive Barker called the novel “utterly terrifying,” while Stephen King similarly raved that The Deep “scared the hell out of me…. it’s old school horror at its best.” “Set in the near future, The Deep centers on a research station at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, where a miraculous discovery signals...

Published in 2015 and praised by Stephen King and Clive Barker, Nick Cutter‘s underwater horror novel “The Deep” is getting a series adaptation at Amazon, Deadline reports. C. Henry Chaisson (Antlers, “Servant”) is writing the series for Amazon Studios. Clive Barker called the novel “utterly terrifying,” while Stephen King similarly raved that The Deep “scared the hell out of me…. it’s old school horror at its best.” “Set in the near future, The Deep centers on a research station at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, where a miraculous discovery signals...

2023 isn’t too far away, and for Ripout fans, that means the game is that much closer to release. As a holiday treat, developer Pet Project Games and 3D Realms have unveiled a new gameplay trailer for Ripout, showing off the improvements the studio has been implementing ahead of the game’s launch on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. In case you need reminding, Ripout (which was part of Steam Next Fest earlier this year) is a co-op sci-fi horror FPS with customisable biotech weapon combat that...

Identical White Boys After bouncing all over the place in November with episodes on Knives and Skin, Starship Troopers, Perfect Blue and Addams Family Values, we’re settling into a few weeks of themed ‘Winter Horror’ discussions. Last week was Joel Schumacher’s deliciously queer camp Batman & Robin and this week, we’re back in Rural Horror territory with the cannibal prequel origin story we didn’t know we wanted in Declan O’Brien‘s Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011). In the film, a group of college kids embark on a ski/snowmobile weekend when they get...

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities — a marvelous compendium of streaming deadtime stories — emphasizes everything that lures me to horror anthologies. It feels like a reinvention of Showtime’s Masters of Horror, highlighting everything I appreciate about the format. One might balk at calling Cabinet of Curiosities an outright horror anthology, more a miniseries? Still, the decadently morbid and dazzlingly darkened atmosphere under del Toro’s oversight draws rich atmospheric throughlines. Del Toro’s program calls to mind grim grab bags like A Christmas Horror Story, the V/H/S series, Southbound, and...

Now available for pre-order is the very first small scale original art statuette from House of Gog, a collaboration with horror artist Skinner that looks like an explosion of colorful insanity. Titled “Relic of a Jupiter Tomb,” the Skinner-designed statuette is limited to just 300 units worldwide, each one hand crafted & hand-painted by master statue craftsmen. The team explains, “To stay loyal to Skinner’s art style, each statue is “freehand” hand-painted (with brush) and airbrushed by artists, making each individual piece unique in its own way.” The 100% high...

There was a time when conspiracy theories were entertaining. No, seriously, I swear it’s true! In fact, tons of films took inspiration from them, including Prometheus, Transformers 3, and even the very first Captain America, just to name a few. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Christopher MacBride‘s paranoid thriller The Conspiracy, a found-footage indie gem in the vein of Eyes Wide Shut, only leaning more into the horror genre. The film was inspired by actual conspiracy theories, notably those surrounding the Bohemian Club and the Bilderberg Group, both secretive...

There was a time when conspiracy theories were entertaining. No, seriously, I swear it’s true! In fact, tons of films took inspiration from them, including Prometheus, Transformers 3, and even the very first Captain America, just to name a few. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Christopher MacBride‘s paranoid thriller The Conspiracy, a found-footage indie gem in the vein of Eyes Wide Shut, only leaning more into the horror genre. The film was inspired by actual conspiracy theories, notably those surrounding the Bohemian Club and the Bilderberg Group, both secretive...

In the wake of last year’s ambitious trilogy directed by Leigh Janiak, Netflix is headed back to R.L. Stine‘s Fear Street with a brand new movie, Above the Line is reporting tonight. Additionally, Jeff Sneider reports that Chloe Okuno (V/H/S 99‘s “Storm Drain” segment and this year’s Watcher) will be directing that fourth Fear Street film for Netflix. At this time, plot details are under wraps. Stay tuned. Head over to Above the Line to learn more. Netflix’s Fear Street franchise thus far includes… Fear Street Part One: 1994 –...

Originally announced earlier this year, Variety reports that Amazon has now officially ordered “God of War” to series, a live action television show based on the video game franchise. Rafe Judkins (“Wheel of Time”) has been set as showrunner for the co-production between Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions. Variety provides the following synopsis: “Based on the massively popular 2018 video game, the show follows Kratos, the God of War, who, after exiling himself from his blood-soaked past in ancient Greece, hangs up his weapons forever...

Spend enough time charting the corners of any subgenre and you’ll quickly discover that not all entries are created equal. Due to the sexually charged nature of Erotic Thrillers, a common mistake that Hollywood suits make is believing that so long as there’s an adequate amount of sex and skin, the mechanics of the plot and the characters don’t matter. What’s wild about Richard Rush’s 1994 film Color of Night is that it both does and does not fall into this trap. There is sex, yes, and it is ridiculous,...