Horror News

Entertainment, news, and the paranormal are connected more than you might think. I find it interesting that every person in the paranormal community I’ve talked with is also a horror nerd like me—the horror genre and belief in the unexplained are undeniably intertwined. That’s why for this month’s DEAD Time, I wanted to talk with paranormal journalist, TV host, podcaster, and fellow spooky nerd Aaron Sagers. During his extensive career as a journalist, Sagers has appeared on numerous TV shows and online videos. You’ve probably seen him analyzing bizarre videos...

Fans of World Maker’s Deceit are in for more, as the developer has announced the sequel, Deceit 2, is currently in development for release later this year. Not only will it see a release on PC via Steam, but PlayStation and Xbox fans will also be getting in on the fun. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, Deceit 2 is touted as “an evolution for asymmetric horror gameplay”, feature a massive overhaul of gameplay mechanics. Combat will feature new items and abilities to empower the innocents as they defend themselves against...

With the Resident Evil 4 remake’s release on the horizon, developer Invader Studios and publisher Leonardo Interactive have announced that Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle has an updated release date. The prequel to Daymare: 1998 will arrive on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG this May. Invader Studios also released a bunch of screenshots for the game on their Twitter and the official site. Set before the events of Daymare: 1998, the game follows special agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in...

Welcome to Dead House was originally published in July 1992 (Spine #1). The series adaptation aired on Sunday, June 29, 1997 (runtime: 22 minutes and 22 minutes). Before there were dummies, creatures lurking beneath the sink and everything eating blobs, there was a house. Derelict and towering, the structure came bathed in moody blue, accented only by the fiery otherworldly glow emanating from its open front door and neighboring window. Inside a shadowy figure looms, an ominous welcome party for what would be the first ever entrant in R.L. Stine’s decades...

Casting continues for They Listen, an upcoming horror moving from Sony, Blumhouse and Depth of Field. THR reports today that actress Riki Lindhome has joined the cast. Lindhome joins previously announced stars John Cho (Searching) and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant), as well as Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), announced yesterday in a “top-billed role.” Chris Weitz (American Pie) directs the film, set for theatrical release on August 25, 2023. Plot and character details remain tightly under wraps at this time, so stay tuned. Lindhome recently appeared on Netflix’s “Wednesday” as Dr. Valerie Kinbott, the therapist to Jenna Ortega’s...

Casting continues for They Listen, an upcoming horror moving from Sony, Blumhouse and Depth of Field. THR reports today that actress Riki Lindhome has joined the cast. Lindhome joins previously announced stars John Cho (Searching) and Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant), as well as Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), announced yesterday in a “top-billed role.” Chris Weitz (American Pie) directs the film, set for theatrical release on August 25, 2023. Plot and character details remain tightly under wraps at this time, so stay tuned. Lindhome recently appeared on Netflix’s “Wednesday” as Dr. Valerie Kinbott, the therapist to Jenna Ortega’s...

The dead simply won’t stay dead, and to be honest, they have outstayed their welcome. Zombie media has always been a hot commodity, no matter the era in which it is being released. And despite their prestige and countless examples of well-executed undead media, to say we are inundated with ghoulish content feels like an understatement .Sure, the hits will always stick out: Dawn of the Dead, Left 4 Dead, The Walking Dead, World War Z, and on and on and on the list goes. So given the overabundance of...

Writer/Director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) evokes the family-friendly Amblin movies of yesterday for his latest, Netflix’s We Have a Ghost. Wearing its formative gateway horror influences on its sleeves, We Have a Ghost blends nostalgic family adventure-induced charm with Landon’s distinct ability to render authentic characters to an affecting degree. While it threatens to overstay its welcome, the tender adventure delivers ghostly charm, poignant family bonds, and humor that’ll appeal to new generations of budding genre fans. The Presley family moved into a long-vacant fixer-upper near Chicago, looking for a fresh...

Cocaine Bear is being unleashed in movie theaters this weekend and we’re all very excited. Who doesn’t want to see a killer bear do hardcore drugs and go on a murderous rampage? It’s the Catalina Wine Mixer of all movie synopses! Entertainment feels guaranteed, thought it doesn’t appear as though Cocaine Bear is aiming to scare us silly with its killer bear. Leave that to the bear attacks in these other movies… THE REVENANT Leonardo DiCaprio goes from “Oh, hey. A bear” to “I am currently being ripped apart by a bear” faster than...

The longest running genre fest in the US, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival (Boston SciFi for short) returned for its 48th annual event in Somerville, MA last week. I was only able to attend one of the five days, but I managed to squeeze in four features plus two panels. Here’s what I saw at this year’s Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. The Warm Season Boston SciFi hosted the world premiere of The Warm Season, a character-driven sci-fi drama with shades of Starman. As a young girl, Clive (Carie...

Vertigo Films has announced they are lining up a horror dream team for new TV series “The Last Days of Jack Sparks,” based on Jason Arnopp’s terrifying, genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live, We Hunt Together) is adapting the book and UK horror master Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam) will direct. The plot follows titular pop culture journalist, Jack Sparks, a supernatural sceptic who is making a documentary about the occult. No stranger to controversy, Sparks laughs in the face of the devil by...

Aptly named for the acidic smell of deteriorating film, Vinegar Syndrome made an auspicious debut in 2013 with its inaugural release, The Lost Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis. In the decade since, they have unearthed, restored, and distributed hundreds of cult, exploitation, horror, action, and adult films. Popping in a new Vinegar Syndrome disc is a bit like cinematic Russian roulette. It’s always interesting, but you never know if you’re going to get an obscure masterpiece, a campy B-movie, a so-bad-it’s-good slice of fun, or a dud. The unknown is...

This week brings the larger-than-life horror comedy Cocaine Bear, from director Elizabeth Banks (Charlie’s Angels) and arriving exclusively in movie theaters on February 24, 2023. The movie, written by Jimmy Warden, “finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” The raucous feature is stacked with an all-star cast, including Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Cocaine Bear also happens to...

While the Megami Tensei series has been eclipsed in popularity by its spinoff Persona series, there’s little doubt that both series have benefited from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. The third game in the SMT series not only successfully gained the series a foothold outside of Japan, but it also introduced gameplay elements that carried over in some form to subsequent entries, including the spinoffs. Considered more for the “hardcore gamers” upon release back in 2003, Nocturne‘s darker-than-most story for an RPG is complimented by its challenging (and sometimes cheap)...