Horror

Spooky narratives tend to be scarier when experienced alone, and that’s why I’ve always preferred single-player horror gaming. That being said, there’s no denying that multiplayer has taken over videogames over this past decade, captivating players with the unpredictable thrills of online cat-and-mouse matches. Now that horror juggernauts like the Friday the 13th franchise and

John Carpenter‘s The Thing was released in theaters on June 25, 1982, infamously mere weeks after box office darlings E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Poltergeist. Alas, the film failed to make much of a splash at the time. While The Thing may have gone on to become heralded as a sci-fi masterpiece, finding its audience wasn’t instant. And that’s likely a

Jason Blum has made it clear many times over the years that he’d love to bring the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises into the Blumhouse family alongside Halloween and The Exorcist, which is certainly always a possibility in the future. The Friday rights are still tangled up in a legal mess,

Sinister Succubus. After three weeks of films with objectionable content (real-life kangaroo murder in Wake in Fright, an injured actress and problematic killer in Incident in a Ghostland and “consensual rape” in Perdita Durango), we did what might be our hardest pivot yet with last week’s episode on the 2002 live-action adaptation Scooby-Doo. Now it’s time

Scrappy Scrote. After three weeks of films with objectionable content (real-life kangaroo murder in Wake in Fright, an injured actress and problematic killer in Incident in a Ghostland and “consensual rape” in Perdita Durango), we thought it might be nice to swamp out the dark and dreary for the…colorful and cheerful? That’s right, we’re heading back

John Carpenter‘s horror classic The Thing is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and Fathom Events is heading back to 1982 by bringing the film back into movie theaters. For two days only, on Sunday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 22, Carpenter’s The Thing heads back to the big screen courtesy of Fathom Events, and tickets

Freddy Krueger was everywhere in the late 80s. It only made sense that he’d get his own show. But unlike Friday the 13th: The Series, Freddy’s Nightmares would put its headlining star front-and-center. Introducing every episode and frequently participating in the plots, Freddy hosted a show that would explore the lives (and deaths) of the

Just when it seemed like 2000s Asian horror could not get any weirder, Sick Nurses threw its hat into the ring and set a high bar for transgressive entertainment. In this Thai hidden gem hailing all the way from ’07, a gaggle of naughty nurses along with a crooked doctor commit a series of heinous

The first DLC update for Evil Dead: The Game is on the way this summer, with the Army of Darkness-based “Castle Kandar” map being added to the game in the coming months. The Army of Darkness map will be FREE to all players, and Tim Willits from Saber Interactive teased recently that “additional content” is also being

Fresh off The Northman, Nicole Kidman has set up her next project, on board to star in and produce a thriller titled Holland, Michigan from the director of Hulu’s Fresh, Mimi Cave. Deadline first reported the news this afternoon, additionally noting that the film is said to have a “Hitchcockian bent.” Cave’s Holland, Michigan comes

The first DLC update for Evil Dead: The Game is on the way this summer, with the Army of Darkness-based “Castle Kandar” map being added to the game in the coming months. The Army of Darkness map will be FREE to all players, and Tim Willits from Saber Interactive teased recently that “additional content” is also being

Freddy Krueger was everywhere in the late 80s. It only made sense that he’d get his own show. But unlike Friday the 13th: The Series, Freddy’s Nightmares would put its headlining star front-and-center. Introducing every episode and frequently participating in the plots, Freddy hosted a show that would explore the lives (and deaths) of the

A cult favorite, Jeff Lieberman‘s Halloween horror movie Satan’s Little Helper is getting an uncut Blu-ray release from Synapse Films, the home video label has announced today. The film comes to Blu-ray completely uncut for the first time on October 25, 2022! Special Features will include: Audio Commentary from Director Jeff Lieberman Vintage Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

After World Premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, South African supernatural horror movie Good Madam (Mlungu Wam) is coming to Shudder this summer. The Shudder Original will premiere on Thursday, July 14. Watch the Good Madam trailer below. In Good Madam, “Tsidi, a single mother, is forced to move in with her estranged mother Mavis, a live-in domestic worker

Melissa Barrera (“Sam”), Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Mindy”), Mason Gooding (“Chad”), and Jenna Ortega (“Tara”) are all confirmed to return in the next installment of Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures’ Scream film franchise, alongside Dermot Mulroney and Hayden Panettiere as Scream 4 character Kirby. Tonight, Deadline reports four new additions to the sequel. Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water), Liana Liberato (The Beach House), Devyn Nekoda (“Ghostwriter”), and Josh Segarra (“Arrow) have joined the cast. In the brand

Melissa Barrera (“Sam”), Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Mindy”), Mason Gooding (“Chad”), and Jenna Ortega (“Tara”) are all confirmed to return in the next installment of Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures’ Scream film franchise, alongside Dermot Mulroney and Hayden Panettiere as Scream 4 character Kirby. Tonight, Deadline reports four new additions to the sequel. Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water), Liana Liberato (The Beach House), Devyn Nekoda (“Ghostwriter”), and Josh Segarra (“Arrow) have joined the cast. In the brand

With their participation in Dread X Collection 5 now available, developer Darkstone Digital is turning to their other title, The Mortuary Assistant, which will now be heading to Steam on August 2. The upcoming first-person horror title puts you in the shoes of Rebecca Owens, a recent Mortuary Sciences grad who’s starting an apprenticeship at

The Canadian-born writer, director, and actor, David Cronenberg helped usher in the body horror subgenre as a major innovator. He’s long revulsed audiences with his visceral psychological and bodily transformation horror brand. Cronenberg’s untraditional, personal filmmaking translating on screen as some of horror’s most uncomfortable, surreal journeys sets him apart. While he long ago departed from

A year after devastating wildfires forced the team to evacuate the Olympic Peninsula, right as they unearthed curious new evidence, acclaimed primatologist Dr. Mireya Mayor and Bigfoot experts Bryce Johnson, Ronny LeBlanc, and Russell Acord returned to Washington State for Season 3 of “Expedition Bigfoot”. Airing Sundays on Travel Channel, in addition to streaming on

The Prop Store has once again put together an incredible auction featuring props, costumes and more from the world of popular culture, and this latest one is LOADED with horror goodies that will drop your jaw. Props and costumes from horror icons including Freddy, Chucky, Ghostface and more will be going under the hammer in

Released in 2018, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom set the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy up for success, coming to a close with all the surviving dinosaurs from Jurassic World – plus their DNA – making their way off Isla Nublar and being unleashed onto the mainland. Sure, Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic

In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Peter Webber’s 2007 entry in the Hannibal franchise, Hannibal Rising. No character exemplifies our fascination with charismatic madmen like Thomas Harris’ most infamous creation, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. While the overall quality of the media he’s been featured in may vary, I’d argue that every single

FX’s hilarious hit series “What We Do in the Shadows” is coming back for Season 4 on July 12, 2022, and has been renewed for seasons five and six ahead of the Season 4 premiere. When we left our favorite vampire roommates at the end of season three, Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) celebrated his centennial by dying, Nando (Kayvan

Writer/director Mali Elfman’s directorial feature debut sets its story after the world has finally solved one of its most elusive questions; is there life after death? Next Exit answers that question straightaway by introducing a society that’s widely embraced the presence of ghosts, especially those of loved ones. But not all hauntings are welcome, and Elfman’s supernatural drama

Even after revealing the Resident Evil 4 remake a few weeks back, Capcom still had a little something to show fans during their showcase at the Summer Game Fest. That includes the repeatedly-delayed Resident Evil Re:Verse, and the first glimpse of the Winters’ Expansion DLC for Resident Evil Village. First up in the Resident Evil

Rian Johnson returns to the world of his hit murder-mystery Knives Out with a brand new Benoit Blanc mystery, the filmmaker revealing that the sequel’s official title is Glass Onion. Billed as a “Knives Out mystery,” Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion will be releasing this coming holiday season. You can check out the official title reveal

A meet-cute and whirlwind romance gets complicated by overbearing parents, and clashing religions make for a familiar setup to the romantic comedy. Writer/Director Gabriel Bier Gislason reinvigorates the concept by framing it through the lens of horror in Attachment. It’s not just an overbearing mother and Orthodox Judaism presenting roadblocks to budding love, but an ambiguous and eerie

Finally, Kepler Interactive and Ebb Software’s Scorn seems to have beaten its development hell with an October 21 release date. Announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase during Summer Game Fest, the Giger-inspired first-person action title will be headed to the Xbox Series (including day one with Xbox Game Pass) and PC via Steam. And

If you were waiting on Thunderful Games to bring Deadly Premonition 2 to Steam, that day’s finally arrived. During the Future Games Show event earlier today, the game’s director, Swery, announced that the sequel to the cult favourite Deadly Premonition is available now on PC. Acting as both a sequel and a prequel to Deadly

If you were waiting on Thunderful Games to bring Deadly Premonition 2 to Steam, that day’s finally arrived. During the Future Games Show event earlier today, the game’s director, Swery, announced that the sequel to the cult favourite Deadly Premonition is available now on PC. Acting as both a sequel and a prequel to Deadly