Horror

Announced back in April, HBO is developing a “Hellraiser” television series, which has an incredible creative team attached including David Gordon Green (Halloween Kills) directing the pilot and “several more initial episodes,” and Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) writing alongside Mark Verheiden (“Battlestar Galactica”). And Deadline reports tonight that Clive

World of Darkness fans have a plethora of games coming down the road, as well as a couple already available this year. So what’s another? The trick is that this next game is played through your smart speakers. World of Darkness and Earplay have just revealed The Orpheus Device, a free audio game set in

Kids just want to grow up, but they’re not always ready for grown up movies. So it’s important to put some serious thought into how you introduce kids to the horror genre. There are lots of horror classics out there that are perfectly appropriate for children and have been acting as a gateway between kids

You want it, you need it, and Bluepoint Games has delivered with a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming remake of Demon’s Souls. Along with the new trailer comes a bunch of new details on the game, which Gematsu was able to summarize. Here are the details: The creators of the original game, Hidetaka Miyazaki

Stephen Cognetti’s found footage film Hell House LLC has built up quite a fan following in the five years since its release, that original film spawning two sequels in more recent years. And now on the road to Halloween 2020, the uncut “Director’s Cut” will be unleashed. We’ve learned tonight that Hell House LLC: The

With just a few days left until Halloween, SYFY is busting out the big guns in the final days of their “31 Days of Halloween” block, enlisting the help of Freddy Krueger this Thursday! All day on Thursday, October 29, SYFY will be airing a Nightmare on Elm Street marathon, kicking off 12PM EST and

Long before Disney’s Halloweentown became requisite Halloween viewing for a generation, there was The Midnight Hour. First airing on ABC on November 1, 1985, the made-for-television movie was the Halloweentown of the ’80s, a light, breezy horror-comedy that embraced the holiday in every way. It’s a time capsule movie, and its plot doesn’t make a lot of sense in

Horror master John Carpenter is back today with brand new music, the track “Weeping Ghost” released this morning ahead of an entire album of new tunes coming next year. Lost Themes III: Alive After Death will be released on February 5, 2020 via Sacred Bones Records, Carpenter’s first album of non-soundtrack music in nearly five

Much like DC and their FanDome event this past summer, Blumhouse has announced that they’re bringing the Halloween fun to you at home this week with their first annual BlumFest. And yes, there will be a Halloween Kills panel. Read on for details! Join the stars from the upcoming Blumhouse films Freaky and The Craft: Legacy; talent and

According to some, remakes do untold damage to childhoods the world over, leaving nothing but tears, regrets, and crumpled up memories in their wake. Obviously, the idea of redoing a beloved movie is a touchy subject for film fans as the results are sometimes less than stellar. In some cases, they’re not even adequate. But

Board game fans (and Lovecraftian fans) will have something to look forward to next year, thanks to publisher Asmodee Digital and developer Luckyhammers. Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace, a digital game based on the Arkham Horror board game franchise, will launch in 2021 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game

It’s always cool when you have talented fans strutting their stuff with their art. In this case, Bryan at STITCH-BIT has been busy during these long COVID months doing up some amazing cross-stitching of video game characters/scenes, including plenty of horror-related ones. While the majority of these 5-inch by 5-inch pieces are from the NES,

It’s always cool when you have talented fans strutting their stuff with their art. In this case, Bryan at STITCH-BIT has been busy during these long COVID months doing up some amazing cross-stitching of video game characters/scenes, including plenty of horror-related ones. While the majority of these 5-inch by 5-inch pieces are from the NES,

Ghosts have taken over Fortnite and Epic Games is sending in the Ghostbusters to trap ’em all. Part of this season’s ongoing “Fortnitemares” event, a handful of Ghostbusters bundles have just hit the game’s item shop! There appear to be two bundles of either male or female ‘busters that will cost you 2,000 V-Bucks each,

The director of Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England, High-Rise, and Netflix’s Rebecca, Ben Wheatley has been hired by Warner Bros to direct the shark attack sequel The Meg 2! Now that’s an (unexpectedly) inspired choice! The scoop comes courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter tonight, and the site also reports that The Meg star Jason Statham

Halloween unfortunately will be a bit lacking this year for many, but luckily, the Epic Games Store is treating everyone next week with two big free games. As part of their continuing “free game(s) every week” incentive, players can grab Bloober Team’s Blair Witch and Sony’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered absolutely free! This is

Pumpkin Jack looks like a game from 2005, but that’s a small price to pay for such pure distilled Halloween vibes. There’s never been a better time for a Halloween-themed game. As a writer, I’ve been working from home exclusively since March. As the pseudo-quarantine of COVID-19 continues to stretch on and on, I doubt

While we wait for Universal to bring the Bride of Frankenstein back to life, Variety reports tonight that Scarlett Johansson is on board to star in and produce a sci-fi movie titled Bride for Apple TV+ and A24, which sounds like it’s cut from a very similar cloth. Here’s the plot rundown…. “Bride is the

Hot on the heels of the Darkest Dungeon board game Kickstarter campaign kicking off, comes news that the game’s long-awaited sequel, Darkest Dungeon II, will see an Early Access launch on the Epic Games Store in 2021. Now before people get up in arms over exclusivity, Red Hook Games producer John Lindvay took to the

Reebok is celebrating Halloween this year by calling up the Ghostbusters, the company set to release two different pairs of themed sneakers on Halloween day, October 31st. First up are the “Ghost Smashers,” selling for $150. “Show ghosts who is boss. These men’s Ghost Smashers shoes have a fearless design inspired by the Ghostbusters movie

Rebellion has released the fourth DLC for Zombie Army 4: Dead War, entitled “Mission 4: Damnation Valley,” which is the first mission in the three-part “Death from Above” campaign. The DLC is available for $6.99 by itself, and is also included with the $34.99 Season Pass One. In Damnation Valley, even with the Hell Cult

With their 3D action platformer Pumpkin Jack launching later this week, publisher Headup Games and developer Nicolas Meyssonnier have released the launch trailer. The title will launch on October 23 for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. The PlayStation 4 version will launch “a few weeks later”.

Survios Inc. and AMC have released a new patch for The Walking Dead Onslaught that addresses many of the concerns players had regarding the game’s combat system and walker behavior. Known as the “Rebalance Patch,” the new update provides an overall improved experience for players on all platforms, including Steam, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR.

It’s Halloween; everyone’s entitled to one good scare. With this week’s streaming picks, expect many potent chills. Ghosts and hauntings tend to frighten more effectively than any other subgenre of horror because there’s no set rules or tangible way to fight them. The inherent unpredictability of incorporeal entities lurking in your home keeps you on

While it’s not quite Resident Evil Village-related, any time you have Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami talking about his legendary series, it’s worth a listen. That’s what you’re getting from this interview with Mikami, courtesy of YouTube channel Archipel (who have made it a habit of interviewing various Japanese game creators). In celebration of his

Grimrukh, the mind behind the popular Dark Souls mod Daughters of Ash, is at it again with another mod. This time, they’ve pulled together a team of other modders to make something ambitious: a whole new game built on top of Dark Souls called Dark Souls: Nightfall. From what Grimrukh has revealed on their website,

The iconic cereal monsters Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry are currently back on store shelves for the Halloween season, and General Mills has just launched a “Monster of a Sweepstakes” contest in order to find a home for three one-of-a-kind busts. The busts are the work of award-winning special effects artist Karlee Morse,

Presenting itself as a “lost scene” from David Gordon Green’s Halloween (2018), the 13-minute short Happy Halloween: A Halloween Kills Fan Film has been unleashed, coming along as a special fan-made treat on the very weekend Halloween Kills was originally supposed to be released in theaters. And to its credit, it’s a highly satisfying way

Just in time for Halloween, cat treat brand Temptations has released a new animated short titled Scaredy Cat: The Movie. It stars an adorable orange and white cat as it playfully follows a ball of string that rolls down the hallway and throughout the rest of the house. Some spooky things are happening in this