Horror

Most horror movies don’t even receive one novelization, yet Friday the 13th Part III somehow ended up with two. In fact, the second sequel in this beloved franchise was the first to be novelized; the original 1980 movie and its immediate follow-up were not adapted until ‘87 and ‘88, respectively. Meanwhile, Michael Avallone’s divisive take

Peacock’s coming-of-age thriller “Hysteria!” is set to tackle the era of Satanic Panic, and we’ve learned today that all episodes will premiere on Peacock on Friday, October 18, 2024. Additionally, USA Network and SYFY will simulcast the first episode on October 18 with USA Network airing episodes each Friday. Watch the “Hysteria!” teaser trailer below.

With Now Showing, your Halloweenies gather each month for a review on something new and something old in horror. This month, co-hosts Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, and Dan Caffrey discuss M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap, Oddity, and The Devil’s Bath before revisiting Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, and Unlawful

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

This year’s horror hit Late Night with the Devil is headed to physical media in time for Halloween, with a Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook releasing on September 10, 2024. The film also comes to DVD and standard Blu-ray on the same date. Bonus Content on the DVD and Blu-ray includes… Commentary with David Dastmalchian Q&A

Released in 2019, Alexandre Aja‘s Crawl put Kaya Scodelario up against a category 5 hurricane and a pack of hungry alligators, and the thrilling mix of action and suspense-horror proved to be a hit with audiences at the box office. On a $13 million production budget, Crawl scared up over $91 million worldwide, with sequel talks beginning almost immediately.

It’s admittedly not much at the moment, but it’s a sign of things to come for Bokeh Game Studio’s Slitterhead. Ahead of their appearance at PAX West and Gamescom, the developer has released a new image from Slitterhead, which is appropriately ominous. Set in the densely cluttered streets of Kowlong, filled with obscurity and chaos,

Daeadlic Entertainment is dipping into the occult with developer DALOAR’s upcoming first-person narrative-driven psychological horror game in The Occultist. Set for a 2025 release on PlayStation 5, Xbox and PC on Steam, The Occultist will be making an appearance at this month’s Gamescom. The story centers around paranormal investigator Alan Rebels, who travels to the

Horror movies based on public domain properties are pretty hot right now, but it seems a lot of filmmakers are messing around and finding out when wading into these waters. Much the same way Mickey’s Mouse Trap was retitled The Mouse Trap for its VOD release this week, the film formerly titled Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre

This week brings an eclectic mix of new horror movies, including NEON’s latest in theaters, the return of Terrifier 2‘s Lauren LaVera, and even an unofficial Mickey Mouse slasher movie. Here’s all the new horror releasing August 5 – August 11, 2024! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar. With

Prepare to confront your deepest fears with the upcoming Fear of Clowns, an anthology of clown-themed horror stories that’s headed our way just in time for the Halloween season. Published by Kangas Kahn Publishing on September 17, 2024 and edited by veteran Kenneth W. Cain, the collection brings together a macabre assortment of tales crafted

Seventeen years after remaking George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, Zack Snyder returned to the realm of zombie cinema with Netflix’s Army of the Dead in 2021, which was supposed to spawn a prequel movie, a live action sequel, and an animated series. To date, only the spinoff prequel – Army of Thieves –

Writer/Director Tilman Singer continues his streak of experimental high-concept horror with his sophomore effort, Cuckoo. The filmmaker boldly marches to the beat of his own drum, examining heady themes of grief, reproduction, and gendered expectations through inventive, playful horror. That Cuckoo plays it fast and loose with details and plotting means that this body horror entry will likely polarize,

Horror masters Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator, Society) and John Penney (Return of the Living Dead III, The Kindred) have joined forces to launch the brand new genre label Dark Arts Entertainment, and first up from the distribution company is the film Terror Firma. Dark Arts Entertainment will release Terror Firma on Blu-ray August 27, 2024. Spinning

Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? NECA has been turning those costumes into action figures with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection, and the line is getting set to expand with another new wave! Wave four of this particular line is taking a “What If?” approach, imagining retro Ben Cooper costumes

Survival Horror fans will get one more treat before the summer is out, as Perp Games and Deadbolt Interactive have announced that Pneumata is finally arriving on August 20th for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. In addition to the digital release, those who want a physical copy of Pneumata snag one next

Ever since developer Tarsier Studios departed the Little Nightmares series, fans have been wondering just what they’ve been up to, especially now with Little Nightmares III being helmed by Supermassive Games. It seems we’ll find out later this month at Gamescom, as Tarsier Studios has teamed up with THQ Nordic for a new horror game,

Way back in February 2022, it was reported that Supermassive Games had registered several new trademarks for what appeared to be new entries as part of the second season of The Dark Pictures Anthology. Now the developer is teasing what appears to be the potential reveal of the new season at this year’s Gamescom. Supermassive

M.F.A. writer Leah McKendrick has been set to write and direct a mysterious, folkloric Untitled Monster Project for Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures, Deadline reports this afternoon. You had us at “Monster Project.” Of course, plot details are being kept under wraps but we do know that it centers around a mythical monster. James Wan

A new sci-fi series is in development, set to plunge humanity into a race to thwart the end of the world. Legendary Television has acquired the television rights to adapt Seveneves, the award winning sci-fi novel by Neal Stephenson for the small screen, Deadline reports today. Seveneves follows “how the best scientific minds come to

Actor Wesley Snipes made a surprise appearance in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, reprising his role as Eric Brooks, aka Blade, a half-vampire “daywalker” who hunts vampires. In the process, Wesley Snipes’ Blade wound up shattering two Guinness World Records. Snipes appearance in the film means that he’s earned the distinction of “longest career as a live

Get ready to experience “MORTIS” all over again. New Blood Interactive and Airdorf have announced that not only is their critically-acclaimed 8-bit horror title FAITH: The Unholy Trinity headed to the Nintendo Switch this October (on Halloween, no less!), but it’s also getting a sweet physical edition, courtesy of Fangamer. Pre-orders for this edition are

It should come as no surprise that M. Night Shyamalan‘s take on the classic Hitchockian suspense thriller Trap isn’t quite as straightforward as the marketing materials suggest. The central hook, which sees a serial killer unwittingly let in on the secret that a pop concert is an elaborate trap to catch him, seemingly gives the

It turns out, we won’t have to wait until Gamescom this year to hear more about Grasshopper Manufacture’s Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered, as the developer has released a 40-minute “Grasshopper Direct 2024 Behind the Scenes Special” focusing on the remaster. Grasshopper Manufacture community manager Grasshopper James is joined by the company’s CEO (and

If you poke around the Bloody Disgusting archives you’ll see that we wrote about an indie horror movie titled The Bench way back in 2012, a film that actually began production in 2007. The movie never ended up seeing the light of day… until now, that is. 17 years later, The Bench is available now

Fritz Lang’s M is the greatest serial killer movie ever made. Of course, there have been dozens, even hundreds, of films on the subject with various innovations and evolutions along the way from the early days of cinema all the way to the most recent twists on the subgenre in MaXXXine and Longlegs. A few

One thing I enjoy about the modern indie tabletop RPG space is that when a game comes around with a great foundation, it often gets a ton of support in the form of new adventures from both the original creators and fans alike. Mork Bork, Mothership, and Trophy blew up in popularity largely because of

Those looking for some gameplay for Survios’ upcoming VR title Alien: Rogue Incursion got their wish at SDCC with a new trailer. The trailer reveals that players will be stepping into the virtual boots of Zula Hendricks, who will be voiced by Andia Winslow. Those who keep up with the Alien comics put out by

When the dead are back, what do we do with them? The filmmaking group RKSS (Turbo Kid, Summer of ’84) offers a fresh take on the undead in the SCREAMBOX Original horror-comedy We Are Zombies, streaming everywhere August 13! In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers