Horror

Twenty years back a student in India’s top film institute made a film in the horror genre despite the odds and now it is the most selling genre internationally. It was the year 2003 when a young student went to India’s top film institute, ‘Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute’, (SRFTI) to do a three

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

Some of the most popular online slot machines out there today are horror-themed slots. This genre also covers a wide range of other sub-genres, such as Zombie-themed slots, Ghost/Paranormal-themed slots, Vampire & Werewolf-themed slots, Witches-themed slots, and Halloween-themed slots. Here is a closer look at 10 of the best Horror-themed slots you can enjoy playing

A title like Cocaine Bear speaks for itself. It sums up the premise, but perhaps more importantly, it suggests an outrageous tone with energy to match. While drawing from the 1985 true crime account that left cocaine scattered across the wilderness and both a bear and the drug smuggler responsible dead, Cocaine Bear finds highly entertaining ways to

[embedded content] In the tradition of horror movie greats such as Hellraiser, Black Sabbath and Suspiria comes THE PYRAMID, available now on DVD from Bayview Entertainment. A terrifying anthology of four episodes connected by an infernal object: a bizarre pyramid that comes into the world to spread madness, death and destruction. Through the centuries the

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

Mario Cerrito’s Human Hibachi 2: Feast in the Forest is coming to Kings of Horror. The first Human Hibachi film gained a cult following around the world and both Human Hibachi 1 & 2 have won Best Feature Film two years running at the New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival. Synopsis:Set in the deep

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

Mondo Macabro and CAV present A HAUNTED TURKISH BATHHOUSE – The world Blu-ray premier of a rare Japanese cult horror film. A Haunted Turkish Bath House1 Blu-ray discLabel:  Mondo MacabroPreorder:  12/13/22/22    Release: 1/10/23MSRP:  $29.95UPC:  843276026295Catalogue #:  MDO262Genre:  HorrorColor102 minutes in Japanese, with English subtitlesMPAA Rating:  NRAnamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1PCM StereoRegion code: AProduction year:  1975 in JapanDirector: 

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

CAV Distributing Corp – New Releases NewsletterMondo Macabro and CAV present DON’T DELIVER US FROM EVIL – U.S. Blu-ray premier of a film banned in France. Don’t Deliver Us From Evil1 Blu-ray discLabel:  Mondo MacabroPreorder:  12/13/22/22    Release: 1/10/23MSRP:  $29.95UPC:  843276026691Catalogue #:  MDO266Genre:  HorrorColor102 minutes in French, with English subtitlesMPAA Rating:  NRAnamorphic Widescreen 1.66:1PCM StereoRegion code:

It’s pretty clear that American McGee (and fans) want a Alice: Asylum to be made. We’ve mentioned McGee’s efforts several times over the years, and he’s upped the push now with a new video announcing the launch of the game’s Design Bible (which you can download for free), as well as potential news on a

In the wake of Guillermo del Toro’s two Hellboy movies and the 2019 reboot directed by Neil Marshall, it looks like Hellboy may be returning with a fourth live action movie sometime soon. Discussing Film exclusively reports this week that Millennium Media is “actively developing a new live-action Hellboy film, which has already been written

As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, three classic and beloved films from the Warner Bros. library – The Maltese Falcon, Cool Hand Luke, and Rebel Without a Cause – will be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital this April. CELEBRATE 100 YEARS

I never understood why Jurassic Park was the only dinosaur-related franchise to outlive the dino hysteria of the 90s. Don’t get me wrong, Spielberg’s classic is clearly the best movie to come out of that trend, but that doesn’t change the fact that dinosaurs as a concept are in the public domain and should have

[embedded content] HorrorNews.net is proud to team with Lux Angeles Studios and bring you the world premiere trailer for Camp Pleasant Lake starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Arrons, Andrew Divoff, and Michael Pare. An enterprising couple, ‘the Rutherfords’ who decide to open a horror camp on the abandoned camp property (Camp Pleasant Lake) where a young

Up next from Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knives and Skin) is the horror movie Perpetrator, which follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing and revolves around the power she’s forced to unlock to survive. Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers, and the

[embedded content] MurderCo is a R-rated survival horror escape game designed and conceptualized by Black Market Escape Rooms. MurderCo escape room is an award-winning horror adventure. You are invited to this Underground High-Class Secret Society for membership. You are horrified by the darkness, and you are on the lookout for exit doors. Wait! What’s that

Phil Herman’s DOOMSDAY STORIES is available now on DVD Synopsis:The great virus started in 2019. In the first 2 years almost 5 million people died worldwide. In 2022 a new strain hit and 5 million people a month were dying. No vaccine was effective. This created high gas prices, food shortage and war. Nothing really

Do you like scary movies? What about eating popcorn while watching scary movies, a Scream franchise tradition? If the answer to both is a resounding “YES,” then movie theater chain Cinemark has what’s about to become the most coveted promotional tie-in that everyone’s dying over, a collectible Scream VI popcorn tub. Cinemark debuted a peek at the collectible snack vessel on

Any classic slasher flick is only as good as the gruesome menace that terrorizes their victims. KILL HER GOATS (dir. Steve Wolsh, MUCK, FOG CITY) took this to heart when casting horror legend Kane Hodder (FRIDAY THE 13TH HATCHET) as the brutally awesome ‘Goatface.’ To survive him and his double-bladed chainsaw would be a tall

Netflix has released the very first images from their upcoming A24 series titled “Beef” this afternoon, the Steven Yeun-starring series premiering globally on April 6, 2023. The series is being described as a dark comedy, with drama, action, and thriller elements. Ten episodes are headed our way, and the episodes will be 30-minutes each. “Beef”

Directors Ash Hamilton (Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story), Dillon Brown (Tahoe Joe, The Flock), and Josh Brucker (Mothman) are just three of a slate of celebrated horror directors contributing to the forthcoming apocalyptic horror anthology F’d: Tales From the End Times. The anthology will feature a number of stories that all take

Andy Muschietti (Mama, IT, IT: Chapter Two) directed The Flash for DC, and the film will notably bring Michael Keaton‘s Batman/Bruce Wayne back to the screen. Fresh out of the Super Bowl tonight, a brand new trailer has arrived, and it’s LOADED with new footage. Ezra Miller is once again playing the title character in the upcoming

Character actor, Greg Tally can be seen as Soloman Justice in the new Mahal Empire Film, Alien Storm, currently in production in Las Vegas, NV. Greg is getting known for playing some of the most unique and interesting character lately, include his work as Diz in Raven Van Slender Saves Christmas!, Midnight in Bermuda Island.

While we never did get The Evil Within 3 (which it turns out, eventually became Ghostwire: Tokyo), a recent Easter Egg found in developer Tango Gameworks’ newest game seems to hint that we may still get it. Per GamesRadar, fans have noted that Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush, which was released back in January for consoles

What do Jason Vorhees, Tom Brady and Mystery Science Theater 3000 all have in common? They never age, and they all take a beating and come back for more. Joel Hodgson’s creation has endured for thirty-five years across multiple networks, without changing its simple, yet elegant premise. For anyone too young to remember here it

Both Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith are back for this year’s Saw 10, currently scheduled for release on October 27, 2023, and we’ve learned that filming has now wrapped! Franchise stalwart Kevin Greutert, who directed the highly regarded Saw VI and Saw: The Final Chapter, and edited Saw I through V and Jigsaw, is directing the project. Greutert took to Twitter today to announce that filming has wrapped on what he lovingly calls Saw

THE 24TH ANNUAL NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL BEST FEATURE JURY WINNER Eight-Year Endeavor: Hand-Drawn Horror/Comedy THE WEIRD KIDZ Debuting Feb. 25 at Nevermore Film Festival Premiere Details: Saturday, Feb. 25 @ 7pm ET Carolina Theater, Durham, North Carolina *IN PERSON AND VIA FESTIVAL STREAMING* Introduction and Q&A with Writer/Director/Animator Zach Passero and cast. My nearly decade-long

For many, Videodrome (1983) remains David Cronenberg’s signature film. It is not his most successful or necessarily even his best, but it does most thoroughly define the descriptor “Cronenbergian.” It is a distillation of many of the themes and motifs he would explore throughout his filmography. Along with The Fly (1986), it is perhaps his