Compared to most subgenres in horror, folk horror isn’t as easy to classify. It’s agreed that The Wicker Man, The Witchfinder General, and The Blood on Satan’s Claw are the holy trinity of folk horror, but beyond that, it gets a little murky because there are no clear-cut rules. Folk horror does have a few defining traits,
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One of the longest-running jokes in video games is getting the original DOOM to run on unconventional things. We’ve had it on printer displays, watches, cash registers, and microwaves, but the most recent port is perhaps the strangest yet. Finding out you have Hellspawn on a pregnancy test would normally be a bit worrying, but
Back in January, Bethesda gave classic Doom fans a treat with a new update that added a more modern flair to Doom and Doom II, as well as mod support and John Romero’s SIGIL add-on. That update was unfortunately relegated to those games on the Bethesda Launcher. But now, the publisher has granted the same
Raven Software’s Hexen and Hexen II broke out of the Doom clones in the 90s with their own melding of RPG and first-person shooter elements set against a dark fantasy setting. And for those that missed that, 3D Realms and 1C Entertainment, together with developer Slipgate Ironworks, have the next best thing with GRAVEN. Announced
When his evil superiors create a new strain of genetically modified food (GMO) that transforms ordinary people into ravenous, bloodthirsty zombies, a disillusioned scientist turns whistle-blower and becomes their next target…. Seeds Of The Dead is a story about a man at the crossroads, one which will, in turn, jeopardize the very fate of humankind.
Previewed at Toy Fair earlier this year, NECA had been set to release 8″ Jaws figures of both Martin Brody and Quint, with a massive figure of the film’s killer shark also on the way. Alas, we’ve learned today that the Brody figure has been cancelled. NECA tweeted out, “Due to a licensing conflict, we
HNN Presents Fabula & Profondo on DVD, October 13, 2020 from Bayview Entertainment HNN Presents two new horror films just in time for Halloween. Fabula and Profondo from Bayview Entertainment will be available on DVD, October 13, 2020. FabulaSynopsis: Fairy tales do not always have the desired effect on children. A former detective, characterized by
Bill Skarsgård had been set to star alongside his brother Alexander Skarsgård in Robert Eggers‘ (The Witch, The Lighthouse) new movie The Northman, but those plans have unfortunately changed. Speaking with Collider, the IT star says he was forced to drop out. “It’s been a scheduling nightmare during COVID. It is what it is. It’s
Solar Squid Productions releases the official poster for the new TCM prequel, The Sawyer Massacre. While recovering from the loss of someone close, Jimmy’s friends bring him to the Texas countryside to escape city life. In need of supplies for their cabin, they ascend to a gas station where they are directed to find their
New Year’s Eve slasher Time’s Up is currently halfway to its funding goal over on Indiegogo, and we’ve learned today that Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie, The Devil’s Rejects) has signed on. The upcoming slasher film from director Corey Norman will also star the previously announced Damian Maffei (The Strangers Prey at Night, Haunt), Hannah Fierman (V/H/S and Siren), L.C. Holt (You’re Next, V/H/S/2), and Felissa Rose (Sleepaway
Digital pioneer Scott Zakarin, producer and popular podcast host James Gavsie and producer and media attorney Bert Benton have joined forces to develop a groundbreaking audio/video hybrid podcast format under the Digital Sky banner building upon the success of their pilot anthology podcasting series. Under the creative leadership of writer/director Zakarin, Digital Sky celebrates storytelling
Fresh off writing The Batman for Warner Bros/DC, we’ve learned via THR tonight that Mattson Tomlin has set up his feature directorial debut, a sci-fi/thriller titled Mother/Android. The Batman director Matt Reeves will produce, with Chloe Grace Moretz starring. “Moretz is set to star as Georgia who, with her boyfriend Sam, goes on a treacherous
Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. The insomnia. The medication for the insomnia. The dreams from the medication for the insomnia.
Back in July, Early Morning Studio had announced that their throwback RPG Vampire’s Fall: Origins would be headed to the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch this Fall. Well, that time is right around the corner, as the devs announced that the game will launch on those consoles on September 17th. “Vampire’s Fall has come a
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Sensing evil, a haunted house tour guide seeks a medium’s help only to be warned that she is facing a vengeful power beyond her control. REVIEW: In the places it succeeds as a horror film, “Sisters of the Plague” effectively uses creepy music, cinematography, and forest settings to create a sense
This fall, “Watchmen” star Danielle Deadwyler brings a reckoning in The Devil to Pay, a new film from the writers of Becky. From directors Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye, “After the disappearance of her husband, Lemon, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community, must repay her husband’s debt to the oldest family on the
Tonight, in the latest episode of Full Moon Features’ “Haunted Hollywood” series, film historian and host, David Del Valle, introduces the critically acclaimed 1959 horror classic, House on Haunted Hill and divulges all of the true tales and secrets centered around the film. “Haunted Hollywood: House on Haunted Hill” Synopsis: When Vincent Price decided to
The horror genre can, at turns, provide a much-needed escape from the world we live in, as well as an opportunity to directly confront our anxieties about those very real ills. Throughout the month of September, new movies, TV shows, mini-series and video games are giving all of us horror fans something to look forward
SYNOPSIS: Vidar Haarr is a 33-year-old, sexually frustrated bachelor farmer who leads a Christian, monotonous, and strenuous working life on his mother’s farmstead in the Western outskirts of Norway. In a desperate attempt to break free from routine, Vidar prays to a higher power to grant him a life without boundaries. Unfortunately, his prayers are
Turtle Rock Studios is still working away at their spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead series in Back 4 Blood, but what about Left 4 Dead itself? Leave it to the community, which has been busy with countless mods and additions over the years, one of which is now being made official for Left
High Octane’s Newest Slasher, THE LAST LAUGH. The film’s a Giallo inspired Horror flick from the mind of The October People who have brought past horror gems such as HUNTING GROUNDS, INVOKING, and AYLA. From: Writer & Director Jeremy Berg (THE INVOKING, THE DEVICE) Starring: Steve Vanderzee, Eric Stone, Lowell Deo, Angelo DiMarco, Jeffrey
Bears fly, as they say, as Disney/20th Century Studios was finally able to dump their deeply troubled and long-delayed The New Mutants, the horror-tinged X-Men spinoff directed by Josh Boone, in theaters over the weekend. Skipping the long and convoluted story behind the delays, the Marvel comic book adaptation follows five young people who demonstrate
Adrian Halen 08/30/2020 News Written and directed by Jon Stevenson Starring: Wil Wheaton (Stand By Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Brian Landis Folkins (Hoax), Kathleen Brady (Breaking Bad)and Amy Rutledge (Neighbor) In select theaters and on demand September 11 RENT-A-PAL is a really fun turned gruesome 90s-set horror in which a lonely bachelor named
A few weeks back, developer Destructive Creations teased their upcoming WWII-era game, codenamed WM. It turns out that it stood for the official title of War Mongrels, which had its big reveal at Gamescom 2020 with a brand-new trailer. War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game where you take control of a squad of
The majority of movies that had been set for release in 2020 became the victims of unfortunate circumstance when the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the world early in the year, with many pushed off the calendar completely. Others were released right before theaters were forced to close their doors or are now coming
From atomic monsters to “nature attacks” features, horror has long explored humankind’s effect on the environment. As natural disasters seem to be on the upswing, it’s no surprise that eco-based horror is also on the rise. The latest centers around fracking, the controversial technique in which water, sand, and chemicals are injected into shale rock
Ruben Pla is a veteran actor. Ruben took time to do an interview with Horrornews.net to discuss his new documentary, The Horror Crowd. Fear…the most primal of human emotions. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman… The Exorcist, Jaws, Alien. What made the creators of these films dream up the nightmares that kept us up at night? Were they
It’s hard to pin down what kind of film The Block Island Sound is, but that’s actually a large part of its appeal. The film hails from siblings Kevin & Matthew McManus, who were responsible for Netflix’s short-lived two season wonder American Vandal. Anyone familiar with that surprisingly smart and complex series won’t be surprised to
LEVEL 33 ENTERTAINMENT presents CORONA AVAILABLE ON DEMAND9.1.20 FEAR IS A VIRUS DIRECTOR Mostafa Keshvari Mostafa Keshvari PRODUCER Mostafa Keshvari [embedded content] Starring Andrea Stefancikova, Andy Canete, Emy Aneke, Josh Blacker, Richard Lett, Traei Tsai, Zarina Sterling SYNOPSIS When unlikely neighbors are trapped in an elevator with a suspected Coronavirus victim,
Hello, true believers, and welcome to You Aughta Know, a column dedicated to the decade that is now two full decades behind us. That’s right, it’s time to take a look back at one of the most overlooked decades of horror. Follow along as I do my best to chronologically explore the horror titles that made
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