After dropping the first official photo from the hotly anticipated sequel, the official Facebook page for Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2 has shared a new shot of Art the Clown in all his bloody glory! David H. Thornton returns as the murderous clown in the sequel, which also stars Lauren LaVera (Iron Fist) and Felissa Rose …Read More
To celebrate the fourth anniversary of its popular survival horror game Dead by Daylight, Behavior Interactive is releasing an all-new DLC chapter with a new map and another iconic horror license. “We are quite excited to celebrate another amazing year in the history of Dead by Daylight,” Mathieu Côté, Game Director on Dead by Daylight …Read More
Netflix is unleashing a new zombie threat this year in the form of Betaal, an Indian horror-thriller series from Red Chillies Entertainment, Blumhouse Television, and SK Global Entertainment. Centered around Indian folklore, Betaal is set in a remote village that becomes the setting for a breathless battle when the Counter Insurgency Police Department (CIPD) faces …Read More
We told you back in January that CBS had ordered a pilot episode of Clarice, a new series set after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. The network has now picked up the series for the 2020-21 broadcast season. Set in 1993, the year after her run-in with Hannibal Lecter and Jame Gumb, …Read More
Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Gerald’s Game) is heading back into the twisted world of Stephen King. This time, he’s writing and producing an adaptation of King’s novel Revival for Warner Bros, with an option to direct. Also on board to produce is Trevor Macy. Macy has previously served as a producer on a variety of …Read More
Silver Reel has reportedly beat out A24 in a bidding war for the TV rights to Under the Skin. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Under the Skin starred Scarlett Johansson as a mysterious woman seducing lonely men along Scottish roads. Silver Reel originally bankrolled the 2013 horror film alongside Film4 and the BFI. We’ll keep you …Read More
Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Child’s Play) is one of several guest stars set to appear in the second season of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows—and Entertainment Weekly has shared the first look at his character. In the series, Hamill will play an ancient vampire and vengeful enemy of Lazlo (Matt Berry) who suddenly …Read More
Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) and Leah Fong (The Magicians, Once Upon a Time) are turning Christopher Pike’s The Midnight Club into a Netflix series. The young adult horror novel, which was first published in 1994, is set at a hospice for terminally ill teenagers. Five patients who meet at midnight …Read More
From video game developer Blackwood Specter, Skin Witch is coming to Steam this month. The survival horror game, which features a soundtrack by Guild of Lore, will release on May 22nd. In Skin Witch, players find themselves trapped in an underground mine they were sent to investigate… But they’re not alone. Depraved beasts stalk the …Read More
HBO has released the first official teaser trailer (below) for its new horror-drama series Lovecraft Country. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the series stars Jonathan Majors as Atticus Black. Along with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Ball) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), Atticus embarks on a road …Read More
Spiral: From the Book of Saw, the upcoming spin-off from the popular Saw franchise, was originally set to release this month. Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus situation, the film’s release has been pushed back a full year, with Spiral now slated to hit theatres on May 21st, 2021. “We understand and share your disappointment,” an …Read More
There’s something sinister in the woods in this new clip from The Wretched, the new creature feature from Brett and Drew Pierce (Deadheads). In the film, a defiant teenage boy (John-Paul Howard) struggling to come to terms with his parents’ separation begins to suspect there’s something very wrong with one of the neighbours. What, you …Read More
A new trailer is here for writer-director Rebecca J. Matthews’ The Candy Witch—and this candy will break your teeth! In the film, two ghost hunters are called to help a distressed family claiming to be tormented by an evil spirit known locally as the Candy Witch. But who is the Candy Witch—and can the curse …Read More
Bled Dry is the new book from Adrian Roe that covers the vampire subgenre throughout the ages. From the silent movies of the 20th Century to present day, Bled Dry will explore this most ancient of creatures, and a horror villain that refuses to die. A fun, insightful, informative and addictive read. As a fan …Read More
As you may remember, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II was originally slated to release back in February. It was then pushed back to the end of May before being delayed indefinitely. But we won’t have to wait too much longer for the hotly anticipated sequel after all, as it will now release …Read More
Director Damien Leone has just shared the first official photo from the highly anticipated sequel to his 2016 film Terrifier. In it, we get our first look at Lauren LaVera as Sienna, the film’s female lead. “We are using this quarantine to prep for our final days of principle [sic] photography (not many) and to …Read More
Developer Wales Interactive has unleashed a new trailer for its survival horror game Maid of Sker. Inspired by Welsh folklore, Maid of Sker is set in 1898 and takes place around Sker House, a real 16th-century mansion said to be haunted by the ghost of a heartbroken woman. You play as Thomas Evans, a musician …Read More
We shared with you recently that David Bruckner (The Ritual) is directing a re-imagining of Hellraiser—but that’s not the only new Hellraiser property in the works. HBO is also creating a Hellraiser TV series, with David Gordon Green (Halloween) directing the pilot and several more initial episodes. The series will be written by Michael Dougherty …Read More
Tell-tale signs of outstanding cinematic talent right here! I don’t often choose to write a formal review of short films for which I receive screeners. Usually, I Tweet my thoughts on the film when I receive a request from an eager filmmaker who’s interested in what Professor Horror, as I’ve come to be known on …Read More
Synopsis: When the dead start coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’qmaq reserve of Red Crow, the Indigenous inhabitants, immune to the virus, are forced to make a difficult choice: refuse refuge, or risk extinction—both of their people, and of the human race. Since its very beginnings, the zombie sub-genre has been a carrier …Read More
We all need a pleasant surprise right about now, and Shudder has got us covered. The horror streaming platform just surprise dropped Jeff Barnaby’s zombie horror film Blood Quantum, available to watch now in the US, UK, and Ireland. In the film, the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of …Read More
Firesprite Games has bumped up the release of the non-VR version of its game The Persistence. The game will now launch digitally for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 21st. A physical edition will still be published by Perp Games across all three console platforms later this summer. Originally …Read More
As the temperate plummets, the fear rises in this chilling new clip from Witches in the Woods. Directed by Jordan Barker (Torment), Witches in the Woods follows a tenacious college freshman who ditches the books to go on an off-the-grid snowboarding trip with her friends. Unfortunately, a road closure forces them onto an unmarked route …Read More
Escape Room 2 was originally set for release this April, before being bumped first to August and then to December. We’re now hearing that it will no longer release this year and will instead hit theatres on January 1st, 2021. In the first film, six strangers find themselves trapped in a maze of deadly mystery …Read More
We can’t get enough of this amazing retro poster art for upcoming New Year’s Eve-set slasher Time’s Up. In the film, teachers at an idyllic Maine high school are stalked by an assailant who seems hellbent on revealing their darkest secrets. It’s New Year’s Eve and the ball is about to drop… but will they …Read More
The release of Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been pushed back to 2022. The sequel was originally set to release in May 2021, before being pushed back to November 2021. The new release date is March 25th, 2022. Horror legend Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell) is set to …Read More
Synopsis: While staying with his father for the summer, a teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his parents’ divorce starts to suspect there’s something terribly wrong with the neighbour… As a horror fan, sometimes you want to watch films that are going to rewrite the rules of the genre forever. Other times, you …Read More
FX has greenlit a half-hour pilot episode for a new animated horror-comedy series starring Danny DeVito (Batman Returns) and Aubrey Plaza (Child’s Play). Called Little Demon, the series is created by Darcy Fowler, Seth Kirschner, and Kieran Valla and follows a reluctant mother (Plaza) who was impregnated by the Devil (DeVito). As she attempts to …Read More
Paramount and Entertainment One have announced a sequel to last year’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark—and André Øvredal is returning to direct. Writers Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman will also return. Guillermo del Toro, who produced the first film, is set to write the story. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which …Read More
It’s been years in the making, but survival horror game Monstrum is finally getting its long-awaited console release. From publisher Soedesco and developer Team Junkfish, Monstrum was originally launched on PC via Steam back in 2015, with a console release first announced in 2018. While the physical release has been pushed back due to the …Read More
