Here we go again… Another attempt at remaking one of the scariest movies of all time. Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) set new standards for tension and creepiness. The American remake, ironically by the same director, set new standards for incoherence and box office letdown. But… It’s been some time and horror fans would
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Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? ‘90s horror anthology series raised a generation of young horror fans with its teen-centric spooky stories and characters. Each episode, the Midnight Society – a group of scary story loving teens – gathered around a campfire in the woods to submit tales of terror for the approval of
Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) and John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) have been developing a new take on William Lustig’s Maniac Cop for a while now, and we’ve learned tonight via Deadline that the project has now taken the form of an event television series. The coolest news? It’s HBO that has given the series
Located three and a half hours north of Las Vegas, Nevada in the town of Tonopah is a clown-themed motel that has been labeled one of America’s Scariest Motels. The Clown Motel is a roadside motel that is located next to the Old Tonopah Cemetery, which could explain the rumors that the hotel is haunted.
Many actors have played the character of Dracula over the years but it feels pretty safe to say that no actor will ever be more synonymous with the horror icon than Bela Lugosi. The late actor, who of course played the blood-sucker in 1931’s Dracula, will (kinda-sorta) be reprising the role next year for a
You’ll be able to bring home some of your favorite characters from the hit British science fiction sci-fi anthology “Black Mirror” with Funko‘s new POP! vinyl toys, unveiled tonight. Coming soon, the line includes Kelly and Yorkie from the standout episode “San Junipero,” the characters played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mackenzie Davis! Robert Daly (Jesse
Halloween Kills has officially began filming in Wilmington North Carolina and we have the first image thanks to Jamie Lee Curtis. Halloween Kills takes place immediately following the events of Halloween (2018). Halloween Kills and it’s sequel Halloween Ends were both announced at ComicCon in San Diego in July 2019. Both films will be produced
Of all the leading Italian horror filmmakers, including auteurs like Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento is the most recognized and widely renowned. Known as the Master of Thrill and a Master of Horror, Argento made his directorial debut in 1970 and has since developed a reputation for graphic shocks and intense visual atmospheres.
No matter how much I love horror games, so many of them can suffer from the same issue: repetition diminishes tension. The first time I go through a sequence, it’s fraught with tension as I run for horrific monsters that surprise me from the shadows. But if I die at the final monster in a
When people hear the words serial killer, we think of Ted Bundy, BTK, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Kemper, John Wayne Gacy, and Ed Gein. Now there is a new name on that list. Samuel Little. Samuel Little, 79, has confessed to ninety-three murders. Local, state, and federal law enforcement officials have verified 50 of the confessions.
Zoe Lister-Jones is writing and directing a new take on 1996’s The Craft for Blumhouse, with Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim: Uprising), Gideon Adlon (“The Society”), Lovie Simone (Selah & the Spades) and Zoey Luna (15: A Quinceañera Story) set to star as the main characters. Deadline reports today that Nicholas Galitzine (“Chambers”) has also joined the cast. “The original, led by Robin Tunney, Fairuza
Columbia Pictures just released the new red band trailer for Zombieland 2: Double Tap. Set ten years after the first film, Zombieland 2: Double Tap is set to hit theaters on October 18, 2019. The film is directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Dave Callaham. Double Tap stars Woody
Let’s face it: Mondays tend to suck. For most, it’s the start of a brand new work week. So, you’re probably in need of a laugh or two at the end of the work day. That’s why all Mondays in October are dedicated to the horror-comedy. It’s the best of both worlds. Back in 2015,
Roger Avary, the co-writer of Pulp Fiction, writer of 2006’s Silent Hill and director of Killing Zoe, is back this month with Lucky Day, which has just unleashed its Red Band trailer. The film, written and directed by Avary, has one sell of a selling point: Crispin Glover plays a psychopathic killer hell-bent on revenge.
This year we will celebrate 23 years of AMC Fearfest 2019! For many horror fans, this has become an annual Halloween tradition, so what’s all the hype about? AMC has officially announced that Fearfest will begin on Sunday October 13, 2019. We were able to find showtimes for all of spooky programming for October on
Every weekend through October, in addition to our regular Tuesday release, The Boo Crew will be bringing you episodes dealing with subjects like the paranormal and true crime with The Boo Crew’s Freaky Fridays! More episodes like these to come moving forward as we know it’s something some of you are interested in as are
Based on the Hit Film is a series of articles looking at the video game spin-offs and adaptations of popular horror and movies. It’s fair to say Ghostbusters is still one of the most accessible horror films of all time. It’s not only given us a treasured classic movie, but it also brought us Bill
Have you ever wanted to star in your own horror movie? Well, here’s your chance. You can star in your own Instagram horror movie at the American Scream Halloween Selfie Museum in Tysons, Virginia. The American Scream Halloween Selfie Museum is “a brand new, interactive selfie museum dedicated to all things Halloween! You will come
New characters. New zombies. New world. AMC is expanding the world of “The Walking Dead” with a second spinoff series next year, which is said to feature two young female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it. Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Aliyah Royale and Annet Mahendru will lead the cast. “Some
It’s Saturday, which means we’re dedicating today’s #BloodyHalloween selection to a movie enjoyable for all ages, with a core theme of family. It offers up just enough spooks to serve as a formative gateway horror film for the budding fan, but enough humor and complex characterizations for adults to enjoy as well. Our own Horror
If you can’t get enough ghost hunting and paranormal activity this Halloween season; the Travel Channel has you covered. They are set to premiere three new paranormal series. And we have the scoop. The first series is My Horror Story. The show is about ordinary people sharing their chilling true tales of surviving the unknown.
Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn and owner of McFarlane Toys, is the subject of an upcoming Syfy Wire documentary that’s on the way later this year, Deadline reports today. Titled Todd McFarlane: A Documentary, the doc “will air on Syfy channel and via online platforms by year’s end.” Thanks to Deadline, you can watch the
One of the most profitable horror-comedies in history on a mere budget of roughly $25,000, One Cut of the Dead is something of an anomaly. Horror, as it stands in 2019, has experienced something of a new-age surge in popularity that has transcended the world of horror movie fandom. Film distribution and production companies like
Halloween Kills is currently filming in Wilmington, North Carolina. Check out the below pictures of Michael Myers on set of Halloween Kills. Crew members prepare to shoot a scene of the “Halloween” sequel on Pender Avenue Friday night. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough) A woman, center, holds the clapperboard marking the start of filming a
Filming is underway in Atlantic City on Dawn of the Dead remake director Zack Snyder‘s new zombie movie Army of the Dead, set amid a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas. In the upcoming Netflix film, “a man assembles a group of mercenaries to take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantined zone to pull off
Up next from Stephen King, who never stops writing and god bless him for that, is next year’s brand new book If It Bleeds, which will actually bring us FOUR new tales in one! Entertainment Weekly shared the cover art for If It Bleeds today (find that down below), while also announcing that the book
WARNING THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS Ari Aster made quite a name for himself in the horror community last year with his film Hereditary. The success of Hereditary made his latest film Midsommar one of the most highly anticipated horror movies of 2019. If you watched the 2 hour and 35 minutes film than you probably
Not everything is at it seems as the counselors of Camp Redwood continue to fight for their lives and figure out where the truth lies. “Sometimes sacrifices need to be made in the name of science.” The latest installment of American Horror Story: 1984 is titled “Slashdance.” Is there a dance? Nope. Is there a
It’s day 2 of Bloody Disgusting’s 31 Days of Halloween, and the first Devil’s Night pick: 2012’s Sinister. Director Scott Derrickson, who co-wrote the film with C. Robert Cargill, previously terrified audiences with The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which blended courtroom drama with a terrifying, based on a true story possession case. In Sinister, Cargill
Horror Freak News had the opportunity to talk with the extremely talented Soska Sisters at the Days of the Dead Horror Convention in Charlotte, NC. Below is a transcript from that interview. Be sure to check out the video. [embedded content] Sgt. Horror: This is Sgt. Horror here. Horror Freak News at Days of the