Horror

Welcome to Nightmare Alley; the detour podcast from Nightmare on Film Street. This secret back alley is where horror hosts Kim & Jon talk with notable horror filmmakers and creators about their exciting and terrifying work in the genre space! This week, we sit down with fellow Canuck Brandon Cronenberg to discuss his just-released mindf*ck

The latest from writer/director Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) brings the gore. So much so that Neon’s releasing it as “uncut,” with all the blood-soaked violence left intact. More than just gory, Possessor is an arresting, cerebral sci-fi thriller featuring riveting performances by an impressive cast. It follows corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), who controls other people’s bodies through brain-implant

The funeral is about to begin… Our friends over at Cavity Colors have announced that they’re launching a Phantasm collection this Halloween, paying tribute to Don Coscarelli’s horror classic with shirts and more. “For the first time ever, we’re celebrating Don Coscarelli’s iconic horror classic with officially licensed t-shirts, cozy zip-up hoodies, jogger sweatpants, and

While the re-releases of Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance on PC wasn’t quite what fans had in mind when the initial rumour appeared, it’s still great that Konami worked out a deal to bring them back. Of course, the next question is: Where’s Silent Hill? Apparently, according to a rating entry

One of this year’s absolute must-see movies is Antiviral director Brandon Cronenberg‘s new film Possessor, opening *only in theaters/drive-ins* tomorrow, October 2nd. NEON describes the film as “An arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough). Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s bodies to execute high profile targets. As she sinks

We had been hearing rumblings about a “Nightbreed” television series for the last several years, and Clive Barker himself has revealed tonight in a chat with Coming Soon that Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Godzilla: King of the Monsters) is on board to direct! “It’s exciting, after 30 years, to go back to these characters

Popular home video label Arrow Video is getting into the US streaming game with their subscription-based ARROW platform, available in the US and Canada on October 1. Building on the success of the Arrow Video Channel and expanding its availability across multiple devices and countries, ARROW boasts a selection of cult classics, hidden gems and

Filmmaker Keith Thomas (The Vigil) is directing a new take on Stephen King‘s Firestarter for Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Weed Road Productions, and we’ve learned today that Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked) has signed on to star in the film. As previously announced, Thomas (The Vigil) will direct the film that is being adapted by

The late Robert Forster’s final performance, as a small town sheriff besieged by a series of grizzly murders, takes center stage in the first clip from Orion Classics and director Jim Cummings‘ The Wolf of Snow Hollow, headed to theaters and on-demand on October 9. Cummings (Thunder Road) wrote and directed The Wolf of Snow Hollow

We’ve got all kinds of treats planned for this season and one will keep you entertained all October long. CREEPY, the ultra-popular horror narration podcast downloaded more than a million times each month, will launch its “31 Days of Horror” series beginning October 1, 2020. The series will air a new chilling tale each day

Coming to Netflix this Halloween season as part of the streaming service’s “Netflix & Chills” event is Oz Rodriguez‘s Vampires vs. The Bronx, and the trailer has arrived today. In the film, taking a bite out of Netflix on October 2, “A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from a band of vampires.” The cast

Let’s cut straight to the chase: The Boy Behind the Door is a genuinely dark thriller. Harrowingly dark. More than just putting its child protagonists in constant peril, it broaches pedophiliac subject matter that might be too upsetting and off-putting for some. Consider this a trigger warning. First-time feature filmmakers David Charbonier and Justin Powell plunge straight

Systemic Reaction have dropped another gameplay video for their upcoming dino shooter Second Extinction, showing from start to finish a “research and rescue” mission. On top of that, the devs have revealed their plans for Early Access, which kicks off on October 13th. The roadmap (which you can see below) isn’t exactly forthcoming as to

Within the last five or so years, director/producer Jill Gevargizian has been hard at work, releasing an impressive number of short films. Of them all, it was her 2016 short “The Stylist,” that garnered the most acclaim and attention by horror-loving hearts on the festival circuit, though. In just fifteen minutes, the short relayed the

Filming is now underway on the first of two new thrillers that M. Night Shyamalan is directing for Universal, and the filmmaker has revealed today that the movie is titled Old. “Feels like a miracle that I am standing here shooting the first shot of my new film. It’s called Old,” Shyamalan tweeted today, along

DC’s Black Adam gets his own solo movie next year with box office juggernaut Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the title role of a film being directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, The Shallows), and we’ve learned tonight via Deadline that The Invisible Man actor Aldis Hodge is now in talks to co-star as the DC Comics superhero Hawkman. The character debuted

From Producer Jeffrey Reddick, the creator of Final Destination, comes the trailer for The Call, in which one call gives four friends 60 seconds to stay alive. Lin Shaye (The Grudge, Insidious) and Tobin Bell (Saw franchise) star in this tale of death from the fall of 1987. “After a tragic accident, a group of

“The Boys” has proven to be a massively success series for Amazon, currently in its second season, and we’ve learned today that a spinoff series is now in the works at Amazon! Variety reports that Amazon is fast-tracking a series “set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (or “supes”) that is run

Shudder has announced the title of next month’s “The Last Drive-In” special today, revealing that “Joe Bob’s Halloween Hideaway” will stream Friday, October 23 at 9pm ET. “Horror host and drive-in movie expert Joe Bob has left the trailer park behind in favor of a more remote retreat, but he’s still ready to serve up

Switch users won’t have to feel left out with developers One More Level, 3D Realms, and Slipgate Ironworks’ cyberpunk first-person slasher Ghostrunner. The devs have announced that in addition to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC release of the game on October 27, the Nintendo Switch will also be getting a version on the

Fortnite‘s current season is chock-full of Marvel heroes and villains. With the World-Eater Galactus steadily drawing nearer to the world of the Battle Royale giant as the weeks go by, players can become the likes of Doctor Doom, Storm, Groot, Iron Man, and Wolverine to fight back. There have also been extra surprise additions thrown

Legendary Comics has delivered a surprise special treat on the road to Halloween with graphic novel collection Trick ‘r Treat Omnibus: Sam’s 10th Anniversary Collection! Trick ‘r Treat Omnibus is in stores and available online today, featuring an intro written by writer/director Michael Dougherty as well as behind the scenes extras. This new deluxe edition

On top of the big news from yesterday, developer TeamKill Media has announced that their upcoming cosmic horror shooter Quantum Error will be headed to the Xbox Series X, in addition to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The team announced the move in a brand-new trailer. On top of that news, we also finally

Nothing says “Fangoria” quite like a gory still image from an upcoming horror movie, and indeed you’ll find one on the cover of the magazine’s brand new issue this October. Bloody Disgusting has been provided with a first-look image at Issue #9’s cover tonight, showing off a gruesome beheading from Christopher Landon’s upcoming slasher Freaky.

If you had been wanting to check out the small screen adaptation of Stephen King‘s “Mr. Mercedes” trilogy but hadn’t been able to figure out what the hell the now-defunct AT&T Audience Network was, well, the good news this week is that it’s soon coming to Peacock. From acclaimed Executive Producer David E. Kelley and

Released this past December, Snapshot Games’ turn-based strategy game Phoenix Point will be getting a refined version later this year with Phoenix Point: Year One Edition. This definitive version of the game will contain all of the DLC (the last of which was released three weeks ago), as well as “a slew of updates, upgrades,

Bloober Team have announced that they will have Observer: System Redux as a launch title for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. The title will launch for $29.99/€29.99 for Xbox Series X and PC via Steam on November 10, and on November 12 for the PS5. In a press release, Bloober Team CEO Piotr

Halloween Horror Nights may have been cancelled this year but Universal Orlando is getting into the spirit regardless with two experiences that are getting a test run this weekend. They explain, “You can still get your fright fix with daytime admission as we test a new experience this weekend, September 19-20. And it’s included with

We’ve mentioned Punch Punk Games’ This is The Zodiac Speaking a couple of times over the past year, but that ever-elusive release date has never been nailed down until now. The game, which is based on the very-real story of The Zodiac Killer in the 1970s, will be arriving on PC via Steam and consoles

Much like what they’ve done with previous entries in Capcom’s classic series, Laced Records has announced that they will be releasing another Resident Evil soundtrack on vinyl in Resident Evil 5. And much like they’ve done with previous entries, they’re going all out. Pre-orders for the triple vinyl release are open now, with the set