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What do you do when you’re on break from opening for Metallica’s world tour? In the case of Ice Nine Kills, you gather a couple thousand of your biggest fans for an unforgettable rock show. For the second consecutive year, the Massachusetts-based band headlined a concert as part of Silver Scream Con, a horror convention curated by Ice Nine Kills mastermind Spencer Charnas. After last year’s intimate performance effortlessly sold out the 850-seat Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA, this year’s event was booked at the Lynn Memorial Auditorium in Lynn,...

In May, The George A. Romero Foundation announced it was looking for writers. After several months of deliberation, the foundation and Bloody Disgusting are excited to announce their selection. Five selected writers will create their own standalone four-episode mini-seasons set within the universe of The Dead.  Joining the production team for the first season are: Hannah Schooner, a writer, actor, singer and snake mom! When she’s not recording audiobooks, you can find Hannah working on her podcast, Dungeons & Drimbus, or taking care of her eight snakes. Nick Harkins is...

Chilling Adventures Presents…Strange Science, the latest title in the “Archie Horror” line from Archie Comics, hit store shelves this past month. The sci-fi horror book reboots the classic Archie spin-off and tells the story of Danni Malloy and her best friend Jinx as they’re transported from the Riverdale that they know to a twisted version of their reality. Motivated by a search for their friend Dilton, the girls soon realize that something sinister is at play. Featuring unique artwork by Butch Mapa, the one-shot story stands out from the rest...

nDreams and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality’s Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord finally has a release date this Halloween. Initially announced last June, it was announced during the Sony State of Play that the game will arrive October 26 for PlayStation VR2. It will also be coming to the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 3. Developed by VR developer and publisher nDreams and published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality, Rise of the Ghost Lord will see players step into the boilersuits of a new cast of characters...

“I’ve been guarding my gate for a long time, bitch!” This is one of many wholesome one liners Freddy Krueger drops in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. And when we’re here talking about the 35th anniversary of the fourth film of the franchise? He’s right. And The Dream Master only gets better with age. An inexperienced but hungry young director in Renny Harlin facing a rushed production, a producer (Robert Shaye) understandably skeptical of Harlin’s abilities, and a (very apropos for the 35th anniversary) writer’s strike causing...

When I booted up Mortal Kombat 1, I had no idea what was in store for me. In the months leading up to release, developer Netherrealm Studios had been positioning the game as a massive reinvention of the Mortal Kombat franchise with the introduction of the game’s new timeline reset and the “Kameo” system that allows players to bring in an additional fighter to use for assistance during combat. There was a very real fear that the series was moving too far away from everything that made the more recent...

The Halloween: 45 Years of Terror event is slashing its way into Pasadena, California from September 29 through October 1, 2023, and all kinds of different companies are bringing all kinds of exclusive products to the event. Our friends over at Cavity Colors whipped up two brand new Michael Myers t-shirts for the show, and they’ll ONLY be available at H45. Featuring art by Devon Whitehead and Anthony Petrie, the two Halloween: 45 Years of Terror Exclusive t-shirts from Cavity Colors can be previewed with hi-res imagery below. The first t-shirt...

Released last Halloween, Nickelodeon’s live action Monster High: The Movie was a hit for Paramount+, and it looks like a brand new sequel is on the way this Halloween season. “Who’s ready for a ghoul-amorous return? Monster High 2 is coming soon to Paramount+,” the streamer’s official account tweets tonight. No premiere date at this time. Stay tuned. Based on the popular Mattel toy franchise about the children of famous monsters and creatures, Monster High and Monster High 2 come from Nickelodeon and Mattel Television. Monster High: The Movie is...

A24 hit big with their acclaimed horror movie Talk to Me earlier this year, which is now available on Digital outlets with a 4K and Blu-ray release set for October 3, 2023. In celebration of the film’s Digital release today, A24 has also put up for grabs a screen-accurate replica of the “Party Hand” from Talk to Me, and it’s available now in their shop! In the film, the mysterious prop is said to be the severed, embalmed hand of a powerful medium, and it’s used to conjure spirits. The...

Slasher riffs and parodies date back nearly as long as slashers themselves, dissecting the enduring tropes and familiar formulas. In Hell of a Summer, first-time directors/writers Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) frame their slasher riff as a buddy comedy from the perspective of teens, aimed solely at teens. The directors’ acting backgrounds translate to an ensemble of entertaining and lively performances, though their debut is less effective in form and slasher thrills. After a requisite opening kill, Hell of a Summer spends a lengthy first act assembling Camp Pineway’s summer camp counselors, running...

Millennium Media recently wrapped production on brand new live action movie Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and Deadline brings us the latest update this afternoon. Ketchup Entertainment, the company that released Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic earlier this year, has acquired the rights to the upcoming Hellboy: The Crooked Man. “We are very excited by this latest acquisition, this film holds a special place in the hearts of fans worldwide and we are committed to preserving and building its legacy as we bring the film to fans and new audiences,” says Ketchup Entertainment...

Publisher 505 Games and developer ArtPlay have announced that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has finally cracked the two million units sold milestone. The teams also took the opportunity to announce further DLC was headed to the spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in the form of “VS” and “Chaos” modes, which will also introduce multiplayer to Bloodstained. “This is due to all the to the support we have received from everyone,” says ArtPlay on the Kickstarter page for Bloodstained. “We would like to sincerely thank you so...

Vengeance and action go hand in hand, with revenge frequently serving as the central motivator for a single action hero to punch and slice their way through hordes of enemies. Such is the case with Boy Kills World, the feature debut from director Moritz Mohr. While its revenge plot may not offer any genuine narrative surprises, the manic B-movie energy combined with frenetic, gory action infuses a familiar conceit with a sense of video game fun. Bill Skarsgård stars as Boy, a deaf-mute honed as a weapon for much of his life by...

Director and star Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot gets reeled into another whodunnit in A Haunting in Venice. Unlike predecessors Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, the latest Agatha Christie adaptation trades in larger-scaled extravagance for a more intimate location that fully embraces the Baroque moodiness of its Halloween setting. While A Haunting in Venice might offer Poirot’s least engaging mystery yet, it’s offset by Branagh’s firm commitment to a spooky, claustrophobic atmosphere. Meticulous detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) now lives in Venice, enjoying the retired life in 1947, until an old friend, American...