Horror

The Scream and Friday the 13th franchises have always been intrinsically connected. Not only are they foundational to the two major wings of the House of Slasher, but Scream directly references Sean S. Cunningham’s 1980 film in its opening act. Younger viewers, myself included, learned about the movie’s shocking killer reveal when Casey Becker (Drew

DC is moving into body horror territory with upcoming comic book horror movie Clayface, which had been set for theatrical release via Warner Bros. on September 11, 2026. Clayface will now release in theaters on October 23, 2026. James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) will direct from a script by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of

The Owens sisters are returning in Practical Magic 2, with Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock back to star in the brand new sequel from director Susanne Bier (Bird Box). Originally set for September 18, WB will now release Practical Magic 2 on September 11, 2026. Kidman and Bullock are reprising their roles as sisters Gillian and Sally, respectively,

French shark horror movie Under Paris became a huge hit for Netflix, and The Hollywood Reporter drops the surprise announcement tonight that Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D, Crawl) will return to the aquatic horror arena to direct Under Paris 2. Xavier Gens directed the first Under Paris, which broke records as

While a new adaptation of The House of the Dead is in the works from Paul W.S. Anderson, Uwe Boll is working on an unofficial follow-up to his 2003 film. 23 Years Later: Return to Zombie Island aims to be “a real horror sequel, made the old-school way — practical effects, real blood, real locations.”

The bizarre experiment that is The Strangers reboot trilogy has finally reached its end. Madelaine Petsch’s exhausted final girl Maya has been on the run for one night of grueling hell, stretched far too thin across three separate films. However, instead of a full circle reckoning, The Strangers: Chapter 3 crawls toward its confused conclusion.

Bodycam horror fans have probably had Raspberry Studio’s psychological horror FPS A.A.U. Black Site on their radar for a while now. With the game due out later this year, and looking to capitalize on the first demo, the developer has announced an updated second demo that’s available now. If you haven’t heard of A.A.U. Black

There are horror fans out there who’ll tell you that Capital-T Trauma Horror is over, but I don’t think that’s true. So much of the genre is rooted in the idea of trauma, how it transforms and binds and sometimes even frees us, that it’ll never completely go away, and it shouldn’t. There are lots

Funko has turned the rotting, punk-rock zombies featured on the Return of the Living Dead poster into Pop! figures. Zombie Trash stands approximately 4.25″ tall, while Zombie Suicide’s mohawk brings him to 3.75″. Due out in March, they’re $14.99 a piece. Super7 and NECA each previously released action figures of the iconic zombies. In The

With just over a month to go before John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando hits PC and consoles, Focus Home Entertainment and Saber Interactive have released a new trailer for the game, detailing the gameplay for the upcoming four-player co-op first-person shooter. Not only that, but those eager to check out the game before it launches will

The trailer for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Season 2 introduces Titan X, a mysterious, god-like monster on a path of destruction. As Kurt Russell‘s Lee Shaw says in the preview, “To destroy a monster, it takes another monster.” That’s where Kong and Godzilla come in. The 10-epsiode second season premieres February 27 on Apple TV+, with

Welcome back to Coming Soon & Now Showing, our monthly series that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors. Today, Michael Roffman and Dan Caffrey discuss Halloween: The Game, Scream 7 hitting IMAX, and the new Evil Dead cast, before launching into takes on Send

Old-school PC gamers may remember the obscure 1995 first-person psychological horror adventure title The Dark Eye. Developed by Inscape and published by Time Warner Interactive Entertainment, the game has now seemingly appeared on Steam under a new title for a February 15 release, courtesy of GMedia. Now titled Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition,

Netflix has unveiled the first poster for “Stranger Things: Tales from ’85,” which will be followed by a teaser trailer tomorrow. A release date has not yet been set, but the animated spinoff will premiere later this year on the streamer. Set in the winter of 1985 — between the events of “Stranger Things” Seasons

Kinetic Games and Phasmophobia finished 2025 strong with the launch of the Nell’s Diner DLC and the Switch 2 release announcement, and have hit the ground running this year with a new roadmap to that elusive 1.0 launch. Calling 2026 “the biggest for Phasmophobia yet,” the team laid out the plan for exiting Early Access

Theo Rossi (“Sons of Anarchy”), Mario Van Peebles (Jaws: The Revenge), and Derek Wilson (“The Boys”) will play vampire godfathers in Young Blood, Deadline has learned. “Harper’s Island” creator Ari Schlossberg makes his feature directorial debut on the film from his own script. It follows three college best friends who travel to Key Largo for

Abigail Breslin (Zombieland, Signs) stars in the Lifetime original movie I Killed Him in My Sleep, and Deadline revealed the first image above. Blurring the line between dream and reality, the psychological thriller will premiere March 21 at 8/7c. Katie Boland (I Was Honey Boo Boo) writes and directs, based on Marissa Finch‘s 2022 novel

The Saw franchise is now in the hands of Blumhouse, bringing franchise creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell back for the eleventh installment. The contemporary horror masters have recently gone on record with promises to steer this IP back to its roots, even prompting unconfirmed speculation that they may return to direct at the Q&A for

Despite having HBO Max’s third most-watched debut in the platform’s history, “IT: Welcome to Derry” has not yet received a greenlight for the second season. Speaking with Deadline, HBO CEO Casey Bloys provided some clarification about the lack of renewal. “Let me say, not in limbo at all. Hardly. It was a huge success for us,”

Few directors have as much fun splattering their cast with as much goop and viscera as possible as director Sam Raimi. One can practically picture the amused filmmaker guffawing behind the camera in pure amusement as leads Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange) and Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) receive a few blood or vomit canons to

Dotemu and Auroch Digital have checked in with another video for their upcoming retro-styled FPS Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!, once again featuring Casper Van Dien as General Johnny Rico. This time, we’re treated to the introduction of the game’s protagonist, Major Samantha “Sammy” Dietz, played by Charlotta Mohlin (“True Blood”, Immortality). In her first

The killer tomatoes are back in the first-look teaser for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence. A pre-release screening of the film will take place on February 20 aboard the USS Midway Museum — where part of the movie was shot — in San Diego, with all proceeds benefiting Freedom Park at Burnham Navy

  The latest installment in the slasher saga will be released in theaters — including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and other premium large formats — on February 27 via Paramount. Kevin Williamson (writer of Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 4) directs from a script he co-wrote with Guy Busick (Scream 2022, Scream VI). When a new

Repo man, don’t take my eyes — because Repo! The Genetic Opera is coming to 4K Ultra HD. Director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II-IV) shared the news on Instagram alongside an image of dozens of Mini DV tapes containing behind-the-scenes footage from the production. “100’s of hours of BTS from the making of Repo! The

Diane Lane (Unfaithful) has been cast in Mike Flanagan’s new take on The Exorcist. The Academy Award nominee will star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet) in the film, due out on March 12, 2027 via Universal. Flanagan — the visionary behind “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass,“ and Doctor Sleep — is

Just as tension over immigration reaches a boiling point in our country, Two Sentence Horror Stories‘ writer-director Vera Miao‘s sobering feature debut arrives to trace a grim but familiar line between America’s violent past and present. Rock Springs explores over a century’s worth of racial trauma through a Chinese-American family, though the historical horror here

Fresh off its world premiere at Sundance on Friday, Neon has entered into talks to acquire the Australia queer horror film Leviticus. Deadline reports that the deal is worth around $5 million for the global rights, sans Australia and New Zealand. Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen play star-crossed teenage boys who must

Following last month’s reveal of their psychological horror game Dread Neighbor, developer Ghostcase has released a demo for the game on Steam. Presented entirely in first-person, the demo introduces players to the gradual shift from the mundane to the unsettling, allowing the tension to accumulate quietly and persistently. With core concept design by renowned Chinese

With Christophe Gans‘ Return to Silent Hill out now in theaters, Laced Records has gotten in on the fun with the announcement of the film’s soundtrack now available on major streaming services. As any Silent Hill fan would expect, the soundtrack is composed by longtime series composer Akira Yamaoka. For Yamaoka, the most important principle

As if to prove that body horror is in fashion, Sundance 2026’s Midnight lineup features not one but two films that find new ways for the human body to repulse. Whereas Saccharine lambasted diet culture with a personal touch, New Zealand horror comedy Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant instead wields an extraterrestrial pregnancy for body horror