Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2022
Fear flicks explored all kinds of interesting and intense avenues this year, finding new ways to address classic subjects and ranging from quiet to in-your-face.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2021
The films on this top-11 list run the gamut of subjects, approaches and voices behind the camera.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2020
In a scary year, these films offered catharsis and chills.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2019—and The Decade
The great stuff came from all over the world and explored every side—including the lighter side—of fear.
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2018
With 2018 behind us, it’s time to look back on a year that gave us quite a variety of frightening fare, from the majors, the indie sector and streaming services, spanning every tone and subject the genre has to offer. My personal selections for the top titles run the gamut from full-bore terror to very odd stories of the unearthly.
Interview: Michael Gingold on his Journey Back to the 1980s in his New Book “AD NAUSEAM: NEWSPRINT NIGHTMARES FROM THE 1980S””
A look at Michael Gingold’s comprehensive document of what is undeniably one of the most important decades in the history of horror!
RUE MORGUE, 1984 Publishing and Michael Gingold celebrate ’80s horror in “AD NAUSEAM”!
The only things more shocking and outrageous than the horror films of the 1980s were the ads promoting them in the newspapers of the time. Now, a book compiling over 450 of those rare, eye-teasing images is coming under the RUE MORGUE banner!
Michael Gingold’s Best Horror Films of 2017
Looking back over the movies of the past year, one thing became evident: The horror/supernatural genre has never been more fluid and malleable than in 2017. That made compiling a list of the best scare films an intriguing challenge.
Join the cult of Michael Madsen in “WAKING KARMA”; trailer & poster
Fanaticism is the source of the fear in the movie debuting later this month.
Trailer revealed for “ABANDONED,” with Emma Roberts and Michael Shannon
A house with a horrible history is at the center of the new fright film.
Exclusive Interview: Director Michael Mongillo On How Things “CHANGED” In His Paranoia Chiller
The movie addresses highly relevant themes through the prism of a tried-and-true sci-fi/horror premise.
Will Smith, Michael B. Jordan teaming on “I AM LEGEND” sequel
The star of the 2007 zombie-plague epic is returning, teamed with another major name both behind and in front of the camera.
“SO COLD THE RIVER,” from Michael Koryta’s novel, coming next month; trailer & poster
A documentary filmmaker confronts a legacy of evil in the supernatural chiller.
Exclusive Interview: Director Michael Leavy on his all-horror-star movie “STREAM”
With Jeffrey Combs, Danielle Harris, Dee Wallace and more familiar fright faces in the cast, STREAM definitely bids to score big with the genre audience.
Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller “SONGBIRD” sets home-premiere release date
Perhaps the highest-profile genre film produced during lockdown is now set to debut for home viewing.
Watch “TRICK ’R TREAT” along with director Michael Dougherty tomorrow!
The modern Halloween classic is being showcased in a special watchalong event the day before the holiday, courtesy of Legendary Entertainment.
Exclusive clip: Michael Berryman in “IMPACT EVENT”
The horror veteran is one of the good guys in the new postapocalyptic thriller; check him out in an exclusive excerpt after the jump.
Exclusive clip: Michael Biehn has some sacrifices to make in “RED HANDED”
The star of ALIENS and THE TERMINATOR now presides over an occult ritual in RED HANDED, coming to DVD and digital tomorrow. You can watch him at work in an exclusive excerpt from the film after the jump.
Exclusive trailer, poster and photos take you to “HELLMINGTON,” with Michael Ironside
A horror attraction becomes truly horrifying in HELLMINGTON, featuring Michael Ironside and other Canadian genre notables. We’ve got the exclusive first look at the trailer, poster and a few pics, along with the release details.
Michael Myers will be back for “HALLOWEEN” in 2020 and 2021
It was pretty obvious from the end of 2018’s HALLOWEEN reboot that we hadn’t seen the last of Michael Myers’ latest incarnation, and it has been confirmed today that not one but two sequels are in the works.
Poster and release info: Michael Ironside throws you a “KNUCKLEBALL”
If you thought HOME ALONE wasn’t violent enough, the new film KNUCKLEBALL offers a more horrific variation on that scenario. It’s now set for release, and we’ve got the info along with the new poster.
Exclusive Interview: Michael Gross talks “TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL” and a possible “TREMORS 7”
Nearly three decades after the release of the first TREMORS, Michael Gross’ Burt Gummer is still battling the human-eating Graboids and the assorted variations on the species. The franchise takes the fight to a new locale in TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL, which Gross discusses with RUE MORGUE in this exclusive chat.
Philip K. Dick Festival Exclusive: Filmmaker Serge Levin and star Michael Ironside on “ALTERSCAPE”
SCANNERS’ Michael Ironside is involved in more messing with minds in ALTERSCAPE, world-premiering tonight at New York City’s Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. RUE MORGUE got exclusive chats with both Ironside and writer/director Serge Levin about their sci-fi thriller.
Michael Ironside and more at New York’s Philip K. Dick Film Fest next month
The guest list keeps growing for the 2018 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, which takes place in New York City next month and includes a number of movies that take the scary approach to sci-fi.
NY: Michael Myers, Blacula and boogens at Hudson Horror Show 16
An especially eclectic assortment of horror and exploitation fare will be showcased at the 13th installment of the Hudson Horror Show in upstate New York, with six features screening from the ’70s and ’80s, all on 35mm.
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to face Michael Myers in new “HALLOWEEN”; release date set
Turns out Laurie Strode didn’t die in HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION after all. Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise the role in the new HALLOWEEN, and a release date for the reboot has been announced.
Michael McDowell-based “COLD MOON” comes to the screen; poster and trailer
The late, celebrated horror author Michael McDowell’s scripting credits include BEETLEJUICE, THINNER and TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE, but only now has one of his novels been adapted for a film. COLD MOON, based on his 1980 book COLD MOON OVER BABYLON, is on the way next month with quite an eclectic cast; read on to check out the poster and trailer.
Join Rue Morgue at Fantasia ’20 Panel: “Print’s Not Dead”
Rue Morgue All-Stars Andrea Subissati, Mariam Bastani, Michael Gingold, Paul Corupe, Monica Kuebler, Evan Millar and Aaron Lupton discuss the life and future of print.
Test your horror knowledge with “Final Exam Horror Trivia” on-line tonight and tomorrow!
Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan and RUE MORGUE’s Michael Gingold have come up with two rounds of questions to challenge your genre IQ, with prizes from Shudder and La-La Land Records for the winners!
The Academy Presents “It Came from the Vaults,” A Program of Classic 35mm Horror Trailers
The Academy presents IT CAME FROM THE VAULTS, a unique a program of classic 35mm horror trailers and advertising materials. Introduced by Rue Morgue's Online Editor Michael Gingold, the program will include trailers from horror classics such as SUSPIRIA, PSYCHO, SCREAM, and more.
First news and photos: “THE WAIT” will soon be over for Spanish chiller
The folk-horror film is coming later in 2023.
Indie horror stars hold a “BLACK MASS” with serial-killer film
The film is currently rolling on Los Angeles locations, and appears to be based on one of history’s most notorious murderers.
Exclusive images/comments: “MALEVOLENCE” creator set to shoot “THE RUSE” with a makeup legend
The creator of the psycho-killer saga is venturing into the supernatural, and shared concept sketches of one of his spirits.
“THE BLACK DEMON” is actually a really big shark; see the trailer and poster
It’s an actual Mexican cryptid now getting its own movie.
Restored international horror films coming from Severin, and to SALEM
A fascinating trio of fear features is coming to both big and small screens.
“PLEASE DON’T FEED THE CHILDREN,” says Destry Allyn Spielberg; filming set to begin
The award-winning short filmmaker makes her feature debut with this survival chiller.
Trailer and poster emerge “FROM BLACK” for Shudder chiller
The streamer-premiering fright feature also has a new date.
Exclusive “POUNDCAKE” poster warns straight white men to beware!
The confrontational slasher film has its world premiere this weekend.
More furry mayhem is coming in “NIGHT OF THE KILLER BEARS”; trailer and poster
Well, that didn’t take long.
First images revealed of “TERRIFIER 2’s” Lauren LaVera in Italian chiller “THE WELL”
We’ve got the first look at Italohorror veteran Giovanni Lombardo Radice (a.k.a. John Morghen) from the movie too.
SXSW ’23 Movie Review: The “EVIL DEAD RISE,” as bloody and horrifying as ever
More than any of the EVIL DEADs since the initial one, it’s a stripped-down, relentless exercise in, well, grueling horror.
Guillermo del Toro is finally doing his “FRANKENSTEIN” for Netflix, and a cast is being lined up
One of the master filmmaker’s longest-mooted projects is becoming a reality.
“FRIDAY THE 13TH’s” Adrienne King delivers good news about “CRYSTAL LAKE” series
The long-running franchise’s original final girl is psyched about how the latest revival is proceeding.
Exclusive “KILL HER GOATS” “Evil Batman” clip and photo, plus release update
We’ve got another look at Kane Hodder’s “Goatface” behind the scenes, too.
Exclusive photos/update: The Doctor is in for “NEW FEARS EVE”
Have a look at the villain and a couple of victims from the currently shooting slasher flick.
Adrián García Bogliano’s “BLACK CIRCLE,” with Christina Lindberg, coming to limited-edition Synapse/DiabolikDVD Blu-ray
The star of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE (a.k.a. THEY CALL HER ONE EYE) is back in this psychedelic shocker.
Award-winning sci-fier “THE ARTIFICE GIRL,” with Lance Henriksen, lands distribution
One of the best genre features in recent memory is now set to reach beyond the festival circuit.
Exclusive Interview: The “SCREAM VI” directors on taking Manhattan, the Neve Campbell situation and more
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett surmounted the challenges to make the biggest SCREAM yet.
First clip from Ted Geoghegan’s SXSW premiere “BROOKLYN 45” sets up a seance
The characters in the period chiller have differing views on discoursing with the dead.
Exclusive comments: Lulu Wilson and the directors on the SXSW premiere “THE WRATH OF BECKY”
You can’t keep a vengeful teenager down, but you can give her a new attitude.
Exclusive comments: Star and director talk the SXSW premiere “THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER”
The horror-drama puts a fresh spin on an oft-told genre classic.
Movie Review: The characters can’t drive “65,” but the dino action delivers
If it remains, in the end, little more than a well-polished B-picture, it’s also blessedly free of the distractions that weighed down JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION.
Jenna Ortega likely to star in Tim Burton’s “BEETLEJUICE 2”
Well, this was probably inevitable.
Movie Review: “SCREAM VI” draws fresh blood slicing the Big Apple
The filmmakers have the SCREAM formula down cold by this point, and the skill to keep the proceedings from playing like formula.
Exclusive poster debut: Ted Geoghegan’s SXSW-premiering chiller “BROOKLYN 45”
The period supernatural film has spooky artwork befitting that era.
Exclusive poster/comments: “BLACK PEARL” documentary dives into a cinematic (giant) fish story
It’s the latest project from a filmmaker focusing on long-lost and uncompleted movies.
RIP classic monster-movie maker Bert I. Gordon (“AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN,” “FOOD OF THE GODS”)
The man known as “Mr. B.I.G.” has passed away.
SpaceBrains3D adds an extra dimension to “CARNIVAL OF SOULS,” “GAMMERA” and more
A longtime genre journalist has created a process to convert classic genre fare for a new viewing experience.
“THE UNHEARD,” “ENYS MEN,” “MOON GARDEN” and more will be seen at 23rd Boston Underground Film Festival
Read on for the full feature lineup and poster for the genre-blending fest.
There’s a super-obscure Wes Craven in-joke in “SCREAM VI,” and one director discusses it here
It’s a reference to the original SCREAM director that only sharp-eyed, die-hard fans of that filmmaker might catch.
Fantaspoa festival 2023 reveals 40-film first wave, plus the poster
The major Brazilian festival has a typically expansive selection of frightful features in store.
New “WRATH OF BECKY” teaser posters and trailer smile through the bloodshed
The teenage avenger is building a bigger body count in the sequel.
Unnamed Footage Festival reveals final lineup/schedule of handheld horror, plus poster
The San Francisco celebration of vérité terror features world premieres, lost films and more.
Trailer and poster revealed for Shudder’s “THE UNHEARD,” from “BEACH HOUSE” and “CRAWL” creators
Experience the sounds of terror in the movie debuting later this month.
New “ALIEN” film casts up, sets shooting date
The human prey has been lined up for the xenomorph’s latest attack.
Robert Eggers’ “NOSFERATU” is now before the cameras
The long-mooted reimagining is at last becoming a reality.
Overlook Fest-premiere shocker “GODLESS” gets distribution and a date
The Australian production is headed for a debut and wider exposure in North America.
“DEAD BY DAYLIGHT” video game becoming a film from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster
Perhaps the most inevitable game-to-movie transition is soon to become a reality.
Sean Whalen socks it to ya with horror/comedy directorial debut “CRUST”
The PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS co-star (pictured) has one of the more original ideas for a monster we’ve heard lately.
Found-footage “FOLLOWERS” coming from the producers of “ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE”; trailer & poster
Streaming becomes screaming in a movie shot largely by the actual cast.
Movie Review: Don’t let this one go “UNSEEN”
It’s no small achievement that Okumura and co. make UNSEEN a cohesive whole while intertwining a pair of plotlines with widely varying tones.
“THE TUTOR” learns some frightening lessons about obsession; trailer & poster
It’s like one of those domestics-from-hell thrillers of the ’90s, only here it’s the helper who gets terrorized.
Trailer premiere: “THE BLACKENING” sends up slasher clichés
The horror/comedy takes aim at the racial tropes of the mad-killer genre.
Movie Review: “COCAINE BEAR” is bloodier and funnier, if not smarter, than the average bear
The characters have a number of funny moments in between attacks, and Banks directs the whole thing vigorously, even throwing in some appreciated flourishes.
“IT” prequel “WELCOME TO DERRY” gets a series order at HBO Max
There is presumably more scary clowning around to come.
Italian Gothic classics collected in Severin’s “DANZA MACABRA–Volume One” Blu-ray set; details, art & trailer
From cult favorites to a practically lost film, this collection runs the gamut.
Exclusive clip: The madness of war invades the “BUNKER”
This excerpt demonstrates that enemy soldiers aren’t the only threat.
New trailer for “CHILD’S PLAY” documentary “LIVING WITH CHUCKY”
It’s an in-depth look at the deadly-doll franchise from a filmmaker with a strong family connection.
Splattery slasher film “PENSIVE” from Lithuania gets North American distribution
It’s headed for streaming release later this year.
Trailer, poster and photos introduce Russell Crowe as “THE POPE’S EXORCIST”
He’s a real-life figure previously chronicled by William Friedkin.
Exclusive new poster, plus trailer: Chilean black metal chiller “INVOKING YELL”
It’s about to head out to rock and shock film festivals.
Found-footage survival-horror film “THE WOODMEN” set to shoot this summer
The mountains have eyes in a movie based on Appalachian lore.
Regina Hall, drugs and dinosaurs feature in upcoming “BREITENBUSH”
The star of the SCARY MOVIE franchise is returning to horror/comedy territory.
“TEXAS CHAINSAW” veterans yuck it up in “CANNIBAL COMEDIAN”; trailer & new poster
He’s here till Sunday, try the human flesh!
“TERRIFIER 2’s” final girl is heading down “THE WELL”; teaser poster
The supernatural chiller begins shooting next month.
Movie Review: Oh, bother—“WINNIE-THE-POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY” is a film of very little brain
A prime example of a clickbait-friendly project realized without a shred of wit or imagination.
Morgan Freeman and Cole Hauser hunt “THE RITUAL KILLER”; trailer & poster
The latest serial-slayer flick has got a black-magic murderer.
Exclusive photos, plus trailers: Vampire thriller “THE THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE” biting Blu-ray this month
The conflict is between the bloodsuckers in this independent fright feature.
Creatures of all sizes invade in “INTO THE ABYSS”; trailer & posters
There’s imagery here evoking everything from INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS to Lovecraft.
Much-anticipated UK horror “ENYS MEN” gets a release date and a trailer
Take the trip to a remote island where a folk-horror frightfest awaits.
Award-winning “SATANIC HISPANICS” anthology set for wide release this fall
It’s a collection of scary stories from across the Latin American spectrum.
Movie Review: “PROJECT WOLF HUNTING” becomes literal overkill
There are only so many times you can watch someone’s body or throat get violently savaged, with an accompanying geyser of blood, before a sameness sets in.
There’s something “CREEPING” closer from the UK; trailer & poster
Critically applauded at festivals, it’s now headed for wider release.
The new “CHILDREN OF THE CORN” now has a red-band trailer and a poster
Meet the latest in the long legacy of Stephen King-inspired killer kids.
Exclusive images, comments: Vinegar Syndrome Publishing’s Fulci-based “ZOMBIE” and more
The new company's collaboration with Eibon Press has plenty of grisly goodies on the way.
“THE DEAD” director stages a violent “ESCAPE”
It’s described as being in the vein of THE HILLS HAVE EYES.
Stunning trailer takes you into the nightmarish world of “MOON GARDEN”
The preview promises a darkly beautiful, seriously scary experience.
Blumhouse’s “UNSEEN” will become visible soon; trailer & poster
The survival-horror film begins its release next month.
Exclusive trailer, creator comments: Dark Horse Comics’ “CARMILLA: THE FIRST VAMPIRE”
It’s tied to the trade paperback’s arrival in bookstores everywhere February 28.
“POUNDCAKE” premiere, new Jeffrey Obrow film and more at inaugural Make Believe festival
It’s the Seattle area’s first-ever dedicated genre film fest.
First photo and poster revealed for “WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS,” from “HELLBENDER’s” Adams Family
The creators of one of last year’s best horror films already have their follow-up feature on the way.
Movie Review: “SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS” is summer-camp slaying done right
It’s a lot more inventive than many similar films that have come before.
A killer duck stalks Hulu’s “WRECK,” from “BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL” director; see the trailer
In the great tradition of THE NEW YORK RIPPER, here’s another fowl murderer to quack you up.
Full details/art: “EVIL DEAD” documentary “INVALUABLE” coming on extras-packed Blu-ray from Synapse
It’s a look at one of the undersung talents behind the four-decade-old horror classic.
Exclusive poster, release news: Postapocalyptic peril in “THE PARK”
The BATTLE ROYALE-esque thriller is coming next month.
Exclusive photos: Summer-camp frightfest “SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS”
The movie is coming exclusively to theaters this Friday, February 10.
Original stars look to return in “I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER” sequel
After I STILL KNOW…, I’LL ALWAYS KNOW… and the streaming series, the hook-wielding fisherman is coming back for more.
Alex Winter returns to feature directing with murder mystery “THE ADULTS,” starring Evan Rachel Wood
The project reunites Winter with one of his BILL & TED producers.
“WATCHER’s” Maika Monroe joins Nicolas Cage in horror film “LONGLEGS”
Cage is a serial slayer in the movie currently shooting in Vancouver.
Exclusive trailer and photos: Debbie Rochon and Stormy Daniels in “AXE2GRIND”
Daniels was one of the directors of the shocker sequel as well!
First news, poster and exclusive comment: Horrible happenings in “SPRING LAKES”
The occult chiller is currently shooting in the UK.
Yellow Veil Pictures takes on Larry Fessenden’s “BLACKOUT,” unveils first teaser poster
The veteran indie filmmaker’s take on werewolves is getting closer to release.
Movie Review: Shyamalan’s “KNOCK AT THE CABIN” is worth answering
It has a terrific setup that establishes plenty of dramatic conflicts and questions.
“THE BIRDEMIC TRILOGY” is coming in an extras-packed Severin Films Blu-ray set
The latest entry, BIRDEMIC 3: SEA EAGLE, will also be out as a stand-alone release.
Tatiana Maslany leads new sci-fi horror film “GREEN BANK,” from “WEREWOLVES WITHIN” director
And one of the stars of the rebooted SCREAM franchise is joining her.
Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball on eliciting childhood terrors in “SKINAMARINK”
The movie is set to creep out an even wider audience as it debuts on Shudder.
Official poster debut for folk horror “UNWELCOME,” from “GRABBERS” director
Prepare to welcome vicious Irish little people who aren’t leprechauns.
First photos revealed from SXSW premiere “APPENDAGE”; watch the original short
The 20th Digital Studio/Hulu Originals production is a new exercise in body horror.
James Mangold may direct a more horrific “SWAMP THING” for DC Studios
It’s part of the lineup revealed yesterday for the new DC Universe of interconnected films.
It’s a wrap on Bram Stoker-based mummy thriller “HOUSE OF KA”; first photos released
It’s the latest of several films inspired by the author’s novel THE JEWEL OF SEVEN STARS.
New Robert Englund documentary is headed for theaters this spring
The man behind Freddy Krueger is celebrated by a number of other horror greats in the upcoming feature.
“THE BOOGEYMAN” is coming, and the Stephen King film has a trailer and poster
Once destined for Hulu release, it’s now set to open exclusively in theaters nationwide this summer.
Kane Hodder’s Goatface stalks through our exclusive “KILL HER GOATS” clip
But his stalkee might be able to take care of herself.
Do you dare disturb the “SOUND OF SILENCE”? Trailer, poster & release info
It’s an Italian chiller from a trio of directors.
Movie Review: Muddled chiller gives you little to “FEAR”
Taylor can’t seem to figure out what kind of fears he wants to focus on: the very modern anxieties engendered by the pandemic or the more prosaic kinds to be exploited by supernatural agents.
Yet another “CHILDREN OF THE CORN” gets a release date
It’s been described as a new adaptation of the Stephen King story, rather than a remake of the 1984 film.
Survival shocker “HUNT HER, KILL HER” (formerly “NIGHT SHIFT”) gets a release date and poster
The fest favorite is being reworked by its creators on its way to theatrical play.
“VIKING WOLF,” Asian horror, Christopher Landon’s latest get February dates for Netflix
Horror from all over the world will begin streaming next month.
’80s horror homage “SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS” gets a release date, trailer & poster
It’s the new genre outing from the director of TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT and LONG LOST.
Sundance ’23 Movie Review: Brandon Cronenberg’s “INFINITY POOL” is some perversely original IP
Even given the graphic excesses of his prior work, this is Cronenberg’s most explicit, extreme vision yet.
Exclusive comments: Director Jacqueline Castel talks Sundance lycanthropicture “MY ANIMAL”
Her feature debut is a new, personal take on the werewolf movie.
“M3GAN” and her co-stars will be back in a sequel
The deadly doll is becoming a franchise monster.
Body-horror shocker “SWALLOWED” gets a release date, trailer & poster
It’s writer/director Carter Smith’s long-in-coming follow-up to THE RUINS.
RIP legendary genre producer Edward R. Pressman
He was behind both major movies and cult favorites, from PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE to CHRISTMAS EVIL to THE CROW and beyond.
Francis Ford Coppola revamps his Gothic chiller as “B’TWIXT NOW AND SUNRISE”; release info and art
Ten years later, the veteran filmmaker is issuing “The Authentic Cut” of his genre outing.
Character posters emerge from Brandon Cronenberg’s “INFINITY POOL”
Four faces of bizarre behavior have been released.
Teaser poster and photos locked in for Sundance lycanthropic variation “MY ANIMAL”
Personal transformation has more than one meaning in this film.
Japanese psychochiller “WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS” lands North American distribution; dates, trailer & poster
The film that won multiple awards during a tour of over 30 festivals is seeing wider exposure next month.
Trailer emerges for Onur Tukel’s confrontational NYC slasher “POUNDCAKE”
It’s a satirical horror film with some provocative points to make.
Exclusive news, covers, art: experience arachnophobia through “ALL EIGHT EYES” comics
It’s a new creature-attack series from the team behind RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE.
4K restoration of David Cronenberg’s “VIDEODROME” Director’s Cut sets New York City premiere
Long live the new flesh, indeed.
New England folk horror “SEEDS” gets a Blu-ray/streaming date; new trailer and art
The winner of the Rondo Award for Best Independent Film is coming home.
Enter a vacation house of horror in “THE UNSETTLING”; trailer & poster
Something supernatural lurks within this rental’s walls.
Exclusive clip: “OFFERING” up terror in the morgue
This autopsy becomes unnerving before the body is even opened up.
“EVIL DEAD RISE” and more genre fare to be showcased at SXSW 2023
The new Deadites and many more will be invading the Austin, TX festival in March.
Exclusive trailer: Kane Hodder butchers beauties in “KILL HER GOATS”
The fright veteran has a new disguise and a fresh set of victims to stalk.
The horrors of war are supernatural in “BUNKER”; release news, poster & trailer
The enemy becomes each other for the soldiers in this film coming next month.
Exclusive clip: Trapping human prey in “THE STALKING FIELDS”
The survival thriller sees release next week.
There will be “BLOOD” in the latest from Brad Anderson (“THE CALL,” “THE MACHINIST”); see the trailer
If you’re a fan of the director, you’ll be rabid over this one.
IFC Midnight & Shudder’s religious chiller “CONSECRATION,” with Jena Malone, gets a trailer and poster
It’s the latest from acclaimed director Christopher Smith of THE BANISHING, BLACK DEATH and TRIANGLE.
Blumhouse and Atomic Monster team to take a “NIGHT SWIM,” starring Wyatt Russell; watch the original short
The companies behind the current hit M3GAN have a new fright film set for next January.
Movie Review: “SKINAMARINK” will make you a frightened child again
A 100-minute tribute to the power – and art – of suggestion.
Emily Hagins’ new horror/comedy “SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON” has a Shudder date, trailer & poster
It’s the latest from the director of MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE and the best segment of SCARE PACKAGE.
Exclusive photos, plus poster: “KILL HER GOATS” is Kane Hodder’s latest massacre
It’s a slasher saga set in the fictional town of West Craven.
Exclusive clip: Scares in store in the storeroom in “HUMAN RESOURCES”
The workplace horror/mystery goes into release tomorrow.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers faces hospital horror in “DISQUIET”; trailer & poster
Dare we say he’s in an urgent scare situation?
Exclusive Interview: Director Gerard Johnstone on bringing “M3GAN” to life
He discusses his human and inhuman stars, his high-powered producers and more.
Cursed objects abound in “FREE TO A BAD HOME”; trailer & poster
A trio of stories lead to one unhappy ending in the new horror anthology.
Teaser trailer for home-invasion horror “THE HOUSE AMONG THE TREES” breaks out
Bad guys discover much worse in the upcoming chiller.
“ ‘DOGTOOTH’ meets ’10 CLOVERFIELD LANE’ ” in “DAUGHTER”; see the trailer & poster
Horror is a family affair in the film releasing next month.
UPDATED: “EVIL DEAD”-inspired “LEGIONS” is coming later this month; trailer & poster
The Argentinean horror film has won praise at festivals including Fantasia, Sitges and Fantaspoa.
Movie Review: “M3GAN” is funny and frightening while it toys with current concerns
A fun/scary film that represents the latest evolution in killer-doll entertainment.
See the “EVIL DEAD RISE” in the new trailer!
The Deadites are stalking fresh turf in Sam Raimi and co.’s latest shocker.
Exclusive comments: “M3GAN” director talks those viral dance moves, and the surprising reaction
The dangerous-doll film is arriving on a wave of online publicity its creators never expected.
RIP “CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST” director Ruggero Deodato
The man behind one of history’s most controversial horror films has passed on.
Exclusive photos: South American shocker “PROFANÍA”
The horror takes place during a real-life dark period in Argentina’s history.
Trailer for Tubi’s “TERROR TRAIN 2” pulls in
This time, unlike its predecessor, they’re carrying over the New Year’s Eve setting from the 1980 original.
Make the choice to watch the new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s “KNOCK AT THE CABIN”
It’s a more extensive preview of the life-or-many-many-deaths scenario.
Trailer and poster: Julian Sands in “THE GHOSTS OF MONDAY”
The least favorite day of the week now has a supernatural side.
Trailer, poster & release news: Adult filmmakers get screwed in “MASK OF THE DEVIL”
It’s a blend of supernatural horror and dark comedy.
Brutal new trailer for “PROJECT WOLF HUNTING” as it heads for home release
After its fest and limited theatrical play, a wider audience will be able to witness the carnage.
Tickets now available for theatrical run of viral sensation “SKINAMARINK”
The film that has freaked people out on-line is coming to bigger screens next month.
Trailer reveal: Ashley Benson is “ALONE AT NIGHT”
Though Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton are also hanging around.
Acclaimed Mexican chiller “HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN” gets a teaser trailer, poster and release dates
The festival award-winner is now set to play multiple venues.
Trailer and poster arise for Blumhouse’s “THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN”
This preview will give you an idea of just how wrong…
Exclusive comments: “FINAL DESTINATION” creator boards “NEW FEARS EVE”
The holiday horror movie is set to begin rolling at the end of January.
Thom Mathews, Felissa Rose et al. in home-invasion horror “GO AWAY”; trailer & poster
Once again, a family reunion becomes a body count.
Poster surfaces for Brandon Cronenberg’s “INFINITY POOL”
The latest from POSSESSOR’s creator promises to immerse you in fear.
Shudder gets its hands on “PERPETRATOR,” from “KNIVES AND SKIN” director
World-premiering in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, it’s now set for wider release.
New film version of “THE KEEP” coming from Greg Nicotero
F. Paul Wilson’s classic novel is heading for a second screen translation.
“THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING” stalks onto 4K UHD; details & art
The comic-book favorite’s second feature is coming with extras old and new.
MGM takes “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” sequel from “NANNY” director
The zombies will walk again under one of this year’s most acclaimed new filmmakers.
Full details & art revealed for “TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” 4K UHD release
Tobe Hooper’s classic is about to look better than ever, accompanied by a new documentary and lots more.
Trailer reveal: “THOSE WHO CALL” will emerge next month
The survival-horror film marks the debut of writer/director Anubys Lopez.
Horror on the job in “HUMAN RESOURCES”; trailer and poster
And you think your job is stressful…
“65,” creature feature from Sam Raimi and “QUIET PLACE” creators, gets a trailer and poster
The sci-fi thriller pits Adam Driver against prehistoric beasts.
Teaser trailer and poster for “SCREAM VI” take the terror to New York
The city that never sleeps is about to…you know.
First “YULETIDE HORROR” documentary trailer spreads a little Christmas fear
The forthcoming film delves into cinematic killer Santas, Krampus and much more.
Exclusive Interview: The cast of “THE HARBINGER” on exploring real and reel fear
Now in release, the film spins a chilling supernatural drama out of a real-life tragedy.
Part documentary, part lo-fi creepfest, “LANDLOCKED” has a release date, trailer and poster
The filmmaker’s fact and fiction bleed together in this festival favorite.
Trailer/poster release: Can you make it through this movie “ALIVE”?
A worse infection than the tripledemic breaks out next month.
Brandon Cronenberg’s “INFINITY POOL” has a trailer and release date
The creator of POSSESSOR will take you on a vacation gone very wrong next month.
Exclusive news/photos: Heads up, “SCALPER: NIGHT CALLER II” is coming
It’s writer/director Chad Ferrin’s sequel to last year’s award-winning serial-killer shocker.
Exclusive photos, plus trailer: Doug Bradley in religious/sci-fi horror film “THORNS”
The HELLRAISER icon is now part of a film in which the threat comes from outer space rather than the realm down below.
Exclusive photos/details: “MARK OF THE DEVIL 777: THE MORALIST, PART 2” is coming to disc
The sequel to the sequel is coming later this month, complete with barf bag.
Fantasia favorite “SKINAMARINK” to receive theatrical and Shudder play
It’s an expressionistic trip into the dark side of childhood.
Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Joe Begos celebrates “CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS”
RoboSanta+ is comin’ to town, and the filmmaker talks his influences, the cast, the effects and more.
“CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS” director says he welcomes “competing” killer-Santa movie “VIOLENT NIGHT”
Joe Begos has no concerns about the holiday horror films arriving at the same time.
There’s nothing friendly about our exclusive “AMIGO” clip
Acclaimed creature performer Javier Botet ([REC], MAMA, CRIMSON PEAK) shows his true face in this Spanish psychological creeper.
Untangle the Indonesian horror of “DEATH KNOT” next month; trailer & poster
They’ve got a black magic woman, and her devilish powers live on after her demise.
Exclusive Interview: “THE HARBINGER” creators talk the cast, the plague doctor imagery and more
It’s among the year’s creepiest and most resonant achievements in the horror genre.
Trailer reveals “BED REST” is anything but relaxing for “SCREAM’s” Melissa Barrera
It’s the latest film to layer supernatural fear atop the usual pregnancy concerns.
Movie Review: Netflix’s “TROLL” follows entertainingly enough in many giant footsteps
The Norwegian monster epic demonstrates that familiar beats can still be fun.
Grinch horror-parody “THE MEAN ONE” gets a trailer
The man behind Art the Clown is now perverting another figure of fun.
Tubi’s “TERROR TRAIN 2” is chugging your way for New Year’s Eve
This one may set a speed record for sequels.
Exclusive: Javier Botet says his Dracula in “LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER” is “a really bad guy”
The veteran creature performer ([REC], MAMA, THE CONJURING 2, etc.) will be seen next year as one of the all-time great screen fiends.
Friends face their “FEAR” early next year; see the trailer and poster
It’s the latest cinematic lesson to never reveal what you’re scared of.
Holy war goes hi-tech in “THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY”; trailer & poster
The resurrection of Christ is a scientific process with sinister motivations this time.
“BONES AND ALL,” “PEARL” and more score Independent Spirit Awards nominations
The Oscars of off-Hollywood fare are acknowledging several genre features this year.
STX horror film “BED REST” now set for Tubi premiere; poster revealed
SCREAM’s Melissa Barrera stars in the supernatural chiller.
Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu on the real-life basis and folkloric beings of “NANNY”
The filmmaker's award-winning debut feature uncovers the nightmarish side of pursuing the American dream.
Synapse Films Releases “Creature from Black Lake” on Blu-ray
Late-Night TV Favorite Creature from Black Lake Makes Blu-ray Debut!
Exclusive clip: “THE BEYOND: THE COMPOSER’S CUT,” new Frizzi for Fulci
The rescored rerelease of the Italian shock classic is currently creeping across the country.
Have a scary “LULLABY” for Christmas, from the director of “ANNABELLE”; trailer & poster
A malevolent spirit is coming to haunt the holiday season.
It’s a dead person’s “#FLOAT” next month; trailer and poster
There are plenty of watery graves ahead in the new supernatural slasher film.
Exclusive clip: The sense of a threatening “PRESENCE”
It’s a psychological chiller coming to haunt you this week.
Exclusive photos/comments: Vernon Wells joins alien/mutant opus “AREA 5150”
The ROAD WARRIOR veteran has invaded the sci-fi/horror hybrid.
Argento’s “PHENOMENA” coming from Synapse in standard 4K edition; new art and details
Previous issued in a limited-edition boxed set, this lower-priced UHD release is still packed with extras.
Ho! Ho! Homicide! “CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS” is coming!
You better watch out. You better not cry. RLJE Films and Shudder are set to unleash Joe Begos' killer robot Santa in time for the holidays.
Shudder’s hallucinatory horror film “A WOUNDED FAWN” gets a trailer and poster
It’s a unique blend of influences ranging from surrealist art to Greek mythology.
Trailer, poster, release info: Supernatural fest favorite “THE OFFERING”
It’s part of the current trend of occult chillers exploring Jewish mysticism.
“THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN” in Roxanne Benjamin’s upcoming Blumhouse chiller
And you can find out what it is early next year.
Here’s how and where you can catch “CRABS!”, plus disc art
The sea-creature saga is crawling into release later this month.
Exclusive new poster for “THE BREACH” takes aim at you
The Lovecraftian frightfest is continuing its festival tour.
Exclusive details, plus art: Avalon Fast’s fest favorite “HONEYCOMB” is coming to Blu-ray
The end of innocence will begin to get a wider audience later this month.
Exclusive “ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS” promo video
It’ll get you all psyched up if you want to squirm.
“DAWN OF THE DEAD IN 3-D” extends its theatrical run
Fans now have more chances to catch George A. Romero’s zombies with an extra dimension.
Exclusive Interview: “NOCEBO” director Lorcan Finnegan on bringing Filipino folk magic to Ireland and more
The director of WITHOUT NAME and VIVARIUM combines real-world concerns with occult unease in the Eva Green-starrer.
Exclusive clip: Masks and murder in “SHADY GROVE”
A dangerous disguise is the key to survival in this excerpt from the new fright film.
Exclusive Interview: “RUN SWEETHEART RUN” director Shana Feste and producer Effie T. Brown
They discuss the cast, changes since the Sundance premiere, how a Donald Trump Jr. tweet helped inspire the movie and more.
Exclusive: “STREAM,” from “TERRIFIER 2” team, casts Terry Kiser
The filmmakers behind the killer-clown hit have added another horror veteran to their latest project.
Lupita Nyong’o will experience “DAY ONE” in “QUIET PLACE” spinoff movie
A major name from the genre realm will headline the latest in the Paramount horror franchise.
“TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” coming to UHD next year
Leatherface’s blade is going to be even sharper.
“CONSECRATION,” from “BLACK DEATH” and “TRIANGLE” director, finds a home with IFC Midnight and Shudder
The religious chiller is now set for release next year.
Return to “CRYSTAL LAKE” with Peacock/A24 “FRIDAY THE 13TH” prequel series
The man who helped bring Hannibal Lecter to television is doing the same for Jason Voorhees and (presumably) his mom.
Exclusive Interview: “PREY FOR THE DEVIL” director Daniel Stamm and star Jacqueline Byers, Part Two
The duo discuss working with a first-time actress, shooting during COVID, the original ending and more.
Exclusive: Lon Chaney classic “LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT” and “THE CURSE OF THE WOLF MAN” coming as graphic novels
A legendary lost horror film and the sequel to a Universal classic are on the way in illustrated form.
Exclusive Interview: “PREY FOR THE DEVIL” director Daniel Stamm and star Jacqueline Byers, Part One
The duo take us into a world where exorcists learn the rites of casting out evil.
Trailer: Netflix’s Edgar Allan Poe thriller “THE PALE BLUE EYE” with Christian Bale
This one looks like it’ll join the top shelf of Poe pictures.
Tobin Bell is back as Jigsaw in the next “SAW” film
The actor who originated the role of John Kramer is reprising the part in the latest, soon-to-roll installment.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ’22 Review: The “TERROR TRAIN” remake runs right off the rails
It will please neither killer-film die-hards nor casual viewers.
Trailer and poster reveal a deadly “PRESENCE” coming next month
Climb aboard this seafaring psychological chiller.
From “SOFT & QUIET” to violent and desperate: Blumhouse trailer unveiled
A friendly gathering at first goes on to break down in frightening ways.
With a “FRIENDSHIP GAME” like this, who needs enemies?; trailer released
Teenagers need to stop playing mysterious games of uncertain origins…
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ’22 Review: Girl-powered alien-battling action in “SLASH/BACK”
While these may be typical teens with typical concerns, they are very much of their environment, and they’re more than capable of rallying and rising to the occasion
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ’22 Review: “CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS” is a holiday-horror gift
A snowy splatterfest that will very likely become a perennial among fans of Yuletide terror everywhere.
Exclusive clip from “THE HARRISVILLE HAUNTING: THE REAL CONJURING HOUSE” explores the real Ed and Lorraine Warren
The new documentary investigates the truth behind a major horror hit.
Dig into the new trailer and poster for Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s “SOMETHING IN THE DIRT”
The acclaimed duo’s latest sees release next month.
Exclusive clip: Getting back to witchery with “SUMMONERS”
The occult horror/drama has its world premiere next week.
Movie Review: “HALLOWEEN ENDS,” not a moment too soon
It makes some bafflingly weird choices regarding how to wrap up the saga.
Exclusive “SOME LIKE IT RARE” clip: Who are we having for dinner?
Find out if this French horror/comedy about cannibalism is to your taste.
Exclusive clip: A ritual gone very wrong in “THE ACCURSED”
There’s some very wicked witchcraft going on in this film.
AI goes awry in the trailer for Blumhouse and James Wan’s “M3GAN”
There’s an especially advanced and extremely deadly doll coming to theaters in January.
Nocturnal transgressions in “SLEEP. WALK. KILL.”; trailer & poster
The new indie chiller gives you another reason not to get some shuteye.
Exclusive Interview: Director David Bruckner talks the new “HELLRAISER,” the new Cenobites and more
The director of THE NIGHT HOUSE brings fresh perspectives to the Clive Barker classic.
Exclusive news, comments: Makeup effects veteran Howard Berger joins Lovecraft feature “PICKMAN’S MODEL”
It’s the second in a planned trilogy of H.P. Lovecraft movies from filmmaker Bryan Moore.
He’s a “MEAN ONE” in Christmas horror parody, played by “TERRIFIER’s” killer clown!
Winnie the Pooh turned slasher this year, and now another favorite kids’ character is going very bad.
Exclusive Interview: “PIGGY” writer/director Carlota Pereda on the horrors of bullying and serial murder
She expanded her award-winning short film into a psychologically intense and sometimes brutally violent coming-of-age thriller.
Movie Review: “TERRIFIER 2” is a gore-soaked, epic-length Art film
It’s a strong showcase for Thornton, who gets more to do here than in the previous film, and makes the most of it.
Trailers & posters unveiled for “RUN SWEETHEART RUN,” Neil Marshall’s “THE LAIR,” “BLOOD RELATIVES” and “WOLF HOLLOW”
See the latest promo materials for a variety of screen chillers.
Second volume of “MONSTERS, MAKEUP & EFFECTS” interview books is on the way; cover & details
More of the people behind cinema’s scariest creatures have their say in this forthcoming volume’s pages.
Joe Begos’ “CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS” gets a date for December
The Yuletide slasher is the latest from the director of THE MIND’S EYE, BLISS and VFW.
Don Mancini talks “CHUCKY” season two, Glen and Glenda, the “BOUND” reunion, etc.
There's a fresh setting and characters both old and new for the deadly doll to play with.
“NOCEBO,” from the creators of “WITHOUT NAME” and “VIVARIUM,” has a release date, trailer and poster
One of the best up-and-coming horror filmmaking teams has a new folk-horror feature coming.
Exclusive photos: “DEVIL’S REJECTS” producer takes us to “HELLBILLY HOLLOW”; Monsterpalooza panel
Andy Gould, producer of Rob Zombie’s THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, LORDS OF SALEM and the HALLOWEEN duo, has more rural shocks on the way.
Movie Review: Cheaper “JEEPERS CREEPERS: REBORN” is no sleeper
The characters elicit no sympathy and the halfhearted attempts to reinvent the Creeper come to naught
Robert Eggers’ “NOSFERATU” is back on track, with Bill Skarsgård starring
And there’s a female lead getting close to signing on as well.
Movie Review: High school becomes more hellish in “MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM”
From the beginning, a Ouija board notwithstanding, MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM does things a little differently than your typical possession picture.
Trailer & poster release: Mena Suvari in “THE ACCURSED,” from “WILLY’S WONDERLAND” director
Home care becomes horrific in this October release.
Exclusive clip: Family fears are revealed in “THE DEVIL’S WORKSHOP”
Researching the occult is a dangerous business in the movie opening tomorrow.
A “CREEPSHOW” video game is coming!
And it’s got one of the TV series’ prime movers overseeing it.
It’s teen girl power vs. invading aliens in “SLASH/BACK”; trailer and poster revealed
Summer vacation gets violent at the top of the world.
Exclusive comments, fest info, trailers: Horror mock doc “THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH” and ’70s slasher homage “END ZONE 2”
The filmmakers not only made a movie about a movie that didn’t exist, they made it exist.
Movie Review: “SMILE” and the audience screams with you
If the basics of SMILE are standard, the writer/director has filled in the details in intriguing and scary ways.
Movie Review: “DON’T WORRY DARLING” is a partial Victory
Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde’s sterling command of craft help the movie over some considerable bumps in its narrative road.
Lost Linnea Quigley film “HEARTLAND OF DARKNESS” debuting on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance; details, art, trailer
Shot in 1989 under the title BLOOD CHURCH, it’s finally emerging with a whole bunch of bonus features.
Shudder picks up, sets date for Joko Anwar’s “SATAN’S SLAVES: COMMUNION”
The sequel to the Indonesian fright favorite sees release later this year.
Horror and action collide on the high seas in Korean “PROJECT WOLF HUNTING”; trailer and dates
The mayhem-packed movie is coming to festivals and general release soon.
Another movie is growing in the “CLOVERFIELD”; director announced
The monster-invasion saga will see its first entry since 2018’s THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX.
“ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS” will make you squirm; trailer, poster & release info
One of the weirdest movies off the current festival circuit is headed for wider exposure.
Nothing but classics and cult faves in trailer for Criterion Channel’s “’80s Horror” series
Fear-film favorites from the genre’s greatest directors will be streaming next month.
What happens in “SHADY GROVE” is really shady; trailer & poster
Vacationers encounter folk-horror-esque figures in the upcoming fright film.
Fantasia ’22 review: The “Born of Woman” and “Small Gauge Trauma” short films
Both lineups offered especially intriguing, consistently engrossing and sometimes quite frightening slices of horror, science fiction, fantasy and general weirdness.
Heads up! A “SCANNERS” series is finally happening, with David Cronenberg on board
And creatives from some of the best recent genre shows are involved as well.
Trailer for the acclaimed, horrific coming-of-age film “PIGGY” premieres
The saga of bullying, shaming and bloody murder has been a sensation at festivals, and sees release next month.
Beware the reptilian wedding crashers of “CROC!”; trailer & poster
The cake isn’t the only thing getting eaten at this ceremony.
“THE POSSESSED,” from “BOAR” director and “WOLF CREEK” star, arrives in October
It’s a different kind of exorcism chiller from Down Under.
Kids meet the devilish “KRATT” in fest fave seeing release next month; trailer & poster
The very dark fairy tale has played Fantasia, Screamfest, Bucheon and more.
Exclusive Interview: Ti West on making “PEARL” a very different kind of prequel
The filmmaker reteamed with Mia Goth to give her another strong and shocking showcase.
Exclusive photos/comments: “POUNDCAKE,” slasher comedy from Onur Tukel (“SUMMER OF BLOOD”)
The gender-themed film seems likely to provoke a lot of discussion when it opens next year.
Movie Review: The new “GOODNIGHT MOMMY” is the original’s less evil twin
It has been significantly watered down from its nerve-wracking predecessor.
John Carpenter’s “HALLOWEEN” and sequels returning to theaters this month
The original Michael Myers is coming home again on the big screen.
Movie Review: “PEARL” gives Mia Goth another chance to shine
The mix of empathy and tension in West’s filmmaking and Goth’s acting makes it both a worthy follow-up to X and a compelling psychochiller in its own right.
There’s a new “HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR” on the way; teaser released
And it’s got a different look for the title character.
Exclusive “TWISTED FICTION: THE WITCHES’ BREW” clip dishes up something nasty
The occult revenge opus is making its on-line premiere.
“CHUCKY” is back for religious mayhem in season two; trailer & poster
The deadly doll returns with vengeance on his mind next month.
Trailer & art: Hulu’s “GRIMCUTTY” unleashes a meme monster for Halloween
It’s the first of nine feature films being developed and expanded from 20th Digital Studio’s BITE SIZE HALLOWEEN short-film showcase.
Chilling premieres, French fright faves and more in second wave of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announcements
The final lineup has been revealed for this year’s edition of the top New York City fear-film showcase, and we’ve got the details and photos.
You won’t be “MISSING” Japanese psychothriller: Release news
Making its U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest this month, it’s coming to various venues this winter.
Shudder rolls Frankensteinian Original Film “BIRTH/REBIRTH”
It’s the debut feature from award-winning short filmmaker Laura Moss (FRY DAY).
New “AMITYVILLE CURSE” film and “MARRY F*** KILL” are coming to Tubi
They’re going back into that haunted house yet again.
“THE COLLECTOR’s” Marcus Dunstan to direct “ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD,” from “HAPPY DEATH DAY” producer
Jade Pettyjohn (pictured) is in talks to star in the contemporary slasher film.
The “X” saga will continue with “MAXXXINE”; teaser released
Ti West and Mia Goth are reteaming to make it a trilogy.
Trailer, poster, release info revealed for cosmic horror film “MASKING THRESHOLD”
Exploring the world of sound leads to bizarre sights in this Lovecraftian feature.
Movie Review: “HOUSE OF DARKNESS” isn’t illuminating or biting enough
One waits in slowly dwindling hope for LaBute to deliver something deeper and more complex.
Exclusive promo video/concept teaser and comments, plus poster: Slasher comedy “NEW FEARS EVE”
The filmmakers and stars Felissa Rose and Dave Sheridan preview the forthcoming holiday horror.
Movie Review: “BARBARIAN” is full of shocking surprises (which we won’t give away)
From minute one, writer/director Zach Cregger demonstrates that he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Argentinean horror film “THE UNBURIED” sees North American release; trailer & poster
The award-winning chiller is coming to VOD next month.
“DAWN OF THE DEAD IN 3-D” trailer to play ahead of “JAWS IN 3-D” this weekend; see the 2D trailer here!
One good dimensional bite deserves another!
Trailer and poster introduce you to Blumhouse and EPIX’s “THE VISITOR,” from “THE DARK” director
Family secrets just never turn out to be positive, do they?
SOV homage “NARCO SHARK,” “The Greatest Action Movie Never Made,” now has a trailer
It’s the defiantly cheesy preview for a ridiculous, non-existent genre-blender.
Anthony DiBlasi wraps remake of his own “LAST SHIFT”
Eight years after the original, an expanded reimagining is on the way.
First wave of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival announcements includes “MEGALOMANIAC,” “THE HARBINGER,” a big Fulci retrospective & more
The 2022 edition of New York City’s best horror film fest has an especially exciting lineup, and we’ve got the first round of titles, with photos.
Red-band trailer and poster: Thomas Jane leads the “SLAYERS”
It’s a very modern update of the vampire genre.
Sundance horror hit “NANNY” gets a new trailer and poster
It was the first fright feature to win the Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, and it sees release this winter.
Exclusive trailer & poster, plus fest premiere news: “PIG KILLER”
The chronicle of Canada’s infamous serial murderer will first be unveiled in Australia.
Dario Argento’s “DARK GLASSES” is coming to theaters in October; trailer & poster
Shudder and IFC Midnight are teaming up to release the Italian maestro’s first feature in a decade.
Netflix dates Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe films for late 2022
One movie is based on the writing of a horror great, the other is about one.
Exclusive Interview: Director Vincent Grashaw Unearths the Sins of the Father with “WHAT JOSIAH SAW”
The director's award-winning film is now a Shudder exclusive.
Words can kill in Guy Pearce-starrer “THE INFERNAL MACHINE”; trailer & poster
The new psychothriller is based on Louis Kornfeld’s “The Hilly Earth Society” from The Truth Podcast.
An R-rated “INVITATION” is coming to streaming; director comments
Fans who want to see a harder-core version of the vampire thriller will have their chance, the filmmaker tells us.
Exclusive clip: Witness a brutal murder in “THE STRANGER IN OUR BED”
The adaptation of Samantha Lee Howe’s novel debuts today.
Trailer for creature feature “THEY CRAWL BENEATH” arises; date announced
Something with lots of teeth, and created with practical effects, is coming up.
We’re now in possession of the trailer for “MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM”
The screen version of Grady Hendrix’s best seller is coming to Prime Video next month.
Trailer and exclusive photo for “ASTONISHING TALES OF TERROR: ROCKTAPUSSY” emerge to grab you
The action/horror/coming hybrid is coming to special-edition Blu-ray next month.
“EVIL DEAD RISE” gets a theatrical date, “SALEM’S LOT” loses one
The ongoing shuffle of Warner Bros. release dates has now involved a few horror titles.
Exclusive Interview: “THE INVITATION” director Jessica M. Thompson on meaningful horror, “DRACULA” connections, and that tell-all trailer
This modern-day horror story harks back (or should that be Harkers back?) to an early classic of the genre.
Say hello to the trailer and poster for the “GOODNIGHT MOMMY” remake
Take an advance peek at the medical chiller that has been transplanted from Europe to the U.S.
Hulu reveals teaser and debut date for new “HELLRAISER”
The new incarnation of Pinhead is poised to raise hell for Halloween.
Get paranoid with the teaser trailer and poster for “SOMETHING IN THE DIRT,” from “THE ENDLESS” creators
The filmmakers’ latest mind-twister now has a release date.
Exclusive Interview: Cinematographer Karim Hussain on the visual style and illusions of “ORPHAN: FIRST KILL”
The horror specialist faced unique challenges on this 13-years-later prequel.
’70s Bigfoot thriller “CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE” now available on Synapse Blu-ray, with exclusive slipcover
The cult-fave man-monster movie is making its hi-def disc debut with a new restoration and bonus features.
Romero’s “DAWN OF THE DEAD” is returning to theaters in 3D for Halloween
The conversion that has received a handful of screenings so far is going wide late next month.
Ghostly chills meet food porn in Blumhouse/Prime Video’s “HOUSE OF SPOILS”
As if opening a new restaurant isn’t difficult enough, this one’s site comes with a supernatural presence.
Movie Review: Idris Elba doesn’t take “BEAST” lion down
A confidently made entry in the animal-attack subgenre that will hold few surprises for fans of the form.
Aussie chiller “SURROGATE,” with “WOLF CREEK” star, gets release dates & trailer
A hit on indie regional release Down Under, it also features one of the cast of the TV classic “V”.
“BIRDEMIC 3: SEA EAGLE” teaser trailer gives you the bird(s) again
The notorious nature-amok franchise is now a trilogy.
Lucky McKee introduces you to “OLD MAN,” with “DON’T BREATHE’s” Stephen Lang, this fall
The director of MAY and THE WOMAN has a new antihero on the way.
See some evil via the new trailer for the acclaimed, disturbing “SPEAK NO EVIL”
The film that has won raves at festivals sees release next month.
Details, first-look video, photos, debut date unveiled for “GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES” on Netflix
There are Lovecraft adaptations, Guillermo del Toro originals and lots more on tap for October.
Exclusive: 4K “CHANGELING” and foreign frights coming in September from Severin; art & details
Horror for all ages is part of this big Blu-ray/UHD announcement.
Exclusive photos & comments: Aliens meet desert mutants in “AREA 5150”
Two subgenres collide and hapless humans suffer for it in the sci-fi/horror/comedy.
Exclusive Interview: Isabelle Fuhrman rediscovers her evil inner child for “ORPHAN: FIRST KILL”
She reveals the secrets of reviving Esther–and also talks her lost-and-found role in the ESCAPE ROOM sequel.
Movie Review: At its best, “FALL” scales true heights of fear
You don’t have to be acrophobic to get seriously worried that one or both of the leads are going to slip and plunge to their deaths.
Exclusive Interview: Director J.J. Perry on the vampire combat of “DAY SHIFT”
The veteran stuntman and coordinator put real teeth into the horror/action/comedy.
Fantasia ’22 review: “SPEAK NO EVIL,” see no escape, feel the chill
One of those movies that really sucks you into wondering how you would respond in a similar situation, watching with increasing unease.
Exclusive, splattery photos from indie shocker “THE ART OF KILLING”
Guess what the key color is on this “artist’s” palette?
New trailer and posters for culinary chiller are on the “MENU”
It looks like this movie will give fans of upscale horror a lot to feast on this winter.
Smart-house horror film “MARGAUX,” from “SILENT NIGHT” director, gets a trailer, poster & release date
In this movie, it’s the home itself that won’t let you escape.
Ryan Phillippe, Rebecca De Mornay et al. join Catholic-horror film “SAINT CLARE”
Actors who’ve got experience with psycho horror are part of this new murderama starring Bella Thorne.
Fantasia ’22 exclusive: Filmmakers talk supernatural chiller “SURGAT,” to star “STRANGER THINGS’” Francesca Reale
Six years after winning a top award at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, writer/directors Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine returned to present their new project at the Frontières International Co-Production Market.
Exclusive photo, plus poster, retro-VHS slipcase and release news: “ASTONISHING TALES OF TERROR: ROCKTAPUSSY”
The horror/adventure/comedy combines elements of Lovecraftian fear and TOMB RAIDER.
First news, exclusive poster: Halloween horror movie “ISLEEN PINES”
It’s the latest project from the independent film outfit behind SHADOWMARSH and HACKED.
Trailer and posters: Terror on the road in “THE FEARWAY”
It’s in the tradition of highway horrors like DUEL, THE HITCHER and JEEPERS CREEPERS.
Fantasia ’22 exclusive: “HONEYCOMB’s” Avalon Fast talks her next trip to “CAMP”
While up-and-coming filmmaker Avalon Fast was at the Fantasia International Film Festival to host the Quebec premiere of her debut movie HONEYCOMB, she was also busy at the fest’s Frontières International Co-Production Market, working to get her follow-up feature off the ground.
Exclusive photos: Indie Bigfoot film “STRANDED,” premiering next month
It’s the latest from the team behind the DON’T F*** IN THE WOODS movies.
LGBTQ+ horror-thriller “GANYMEDE” wraps filming
The film pointedly shot in the South during Pride Month.
Audience awards announced for 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival
Over 130 features and 200 shorts were screened at the just-concluded Montreal event, and now the public’s choices for the best have been revealed.
Trailer warns, “DON’T F*** IN THE WOODS 2”; art and release info, too
The sequel to the cult-fave slasher is coming in time for Halloween.
Exclusive cover/art: “BRIAN YUZNA PRESENTS TALES OF BLOOD ISLAND” issue #2
There’s more illustrated monster mayhem coming from the veteran director/producer and Drive-In-Sanity Films.
Fantasia ’22 review: “BODIES BODIES BODIES” is nasty nasty nasty fun fun fun
It allows you to witness a series of horrible deaths with a great amount of glee, without feeling bad about it.
Another “HARBINGER,” with “BLACK PHONE” star, is coming next month; trailer & poster
No relation to Andy Mitton’s chiller that played Fantasia last month, this one’s a small-town supernatural saga.
Exclusive poster, plus trailer for WWII survival thriller “BURIAL”
They saved Hitler’s body, but who’s going to save them?
It’s “THE HANGOVER” meets horror in “THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN”; trailer & poster
The morning after is scarier than usual in this horror/comedy.
Exclusive Interview: Scott Speedman Talks David Cronenberg’s “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE”
The actor recalls his first collaboration with the legendary director as a unique and memorable one.
Shudder unveils a “GLORIOUS” trailer for its Lovecraftian horror film
The end of the world may begin in a rural rest stop in the much-anticipated movie.
First photos, release date revealed for Netflix’s Halloween movie “THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW”
Marlon Wayans stars in another comedically scary movie.
Fantasia ’22 review: “SADAKO DX” finds the right spirit to reboot the franchise
It gives the franchise’s tropes some much-needed ribbing while introducing a few necessary upgrades to Sadako’s m.o.
Sundance fright faves “NANNY,” “PIGGY” and “RUN SWEETHEART RUN” all receive debut dates
Now, wider audiences will have the chance to view these acclaimed films.
“GOODNIGHT MOMMY” remake with Naomi Watts gets a release date
We’ll be able to compare the redux of the domestic shocker with its predecessor next month.
Fantasia ’22 review: “RESURRECTION” goes into the psychochiller Hall of fame
Semans and his two leads create a shuddery scenario that’s sort of a reverse stalking.
Erin Brown (a.k.a. Misty Mundae) and Linnea Quigley take on a violent future in “THRUST!”; trailer and poster
The dystopian shocker will be playing special screenings in Ohio (where it was shot) soon with cast and crew on hand.
Exclusive clip: A reflection of fear in “WHERE’S ROSE”
Wherever she is, she’s the latest in the long line of scary screen kids.
Fantasia premiere “HOUSE OF DARKNESS” gets release dates, a trailer and poster
Filmmaker Neil LaBute immerses us in the seductive side of horror in his latest movie.
“THE KINGDOM EXODUS,” third in the Lars von Trier series, gets distribution
New versions of its two predecessors are on the way as well.
“WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL” sequel gets a title, poster and premiere
Chris LaMartina’s follow-up to his cult favorite is another homage to our favorite holiday.
A24’s trailer and poster reveal the origin of “PEARL” in Ti West’s “X” prequel
Mia Goth returns to show just how her farmbound character first turned murderous.
Fantasia ’22 review: “THE HARBINGER” frighteningly combines real-world and otherworldly threats
The more we learn about the Harbinger’s endgame, the more tragic the potential consequences become, and the more concern we feel.
Trailer and poster revealed for Anthony C. Ferrante’s chiller “NIX”
The director behind the SHARKNADO flicks gets serious with his latest film.
Exclusive clip: The Wendigo lurks in new fright feature “BLACKWOOD”
The mists of time shroud a mythological threat in this excerpt from the movie coming this week.
Exclusive clip: Something scary in the shower from “HE’S WATCHING”
This chiller about haunted siblings is a true family affair.
First teaser trailer and poster emerge for Shudder’s Fantasia-premiering “GLORIOUS”
The Lovecraftian horror film makes its debut tomorrow ahead of wider exposure next month.
“HALLOWEEN ENDS” trailer teases Laurie and The Shape’s final showdown
The saga that began in 1978 comes to a close this Halloween.
Fantasia ’22 review: “COUPEZ!” (“FINAL CUT”) takes one more crack at the satirical dead
Hazanavicius hasn’t tried to fix what wasn’t broke, with much of ONE CUT OF THE DEAD faithfully recreated. What’s new is his playful approach to acknowledging his predecessor.
“JEEPERS CREEPERS REBORN” sets Fathom Events premiere screenings, debuts trailer & poster
The reboot of the fright franchise is coming from a new creative team in September.
Exclusive trailer: Survival-horror film “LATE CHECKOUT,” produced by Dave Sheridan and Felissa Rose
The actors from THE DEVIL’S REJECTS and SLEEPAWAY CAMP have more blood to shed.
Shudder sets date, releases trailer and art for Southern Gothic horror “WHAT JOSIAH SAW”
You’ll be able to see it too in a matter of weeks.
First photo, more casting on “CUCKOO,” from “LUZ’s” Tilman Singer
The feature film debut of EUPHORIA’s Hunter Schafer just wrapped production in Germany.
Exclusive North American release art: Fantasia premiere “SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI”
The kaiju feature is stomping its way from South Korea to Montreal to general distribution.
The flesheating continues in “ANTHROPOPHAGUS II”; see the trailer
Take a first look at the new Italian shocker inspired by the Joe D’Amato cult fave.
Exclusive trailer & poster: Can you survive this “CAMPING TRIP”?
There’s new terror in the woods later this summer.
Exclusive trailer: “DAWN” offers the last ride-share you’ll ever take
An everyday activity becomes über-scary in the movie coming next month.
Exclusive clip from “3 DEMONS” puts a stranglehold on you
Get all choked up from this excerpt from the new supernatural thriller.
Art the Clown returns this fall as “TERRIFIER 2” gets distribution
The slasher sequel is coming to make Halloween a little gorier.
Third and final wave of Fantasia 2022 titles includes horror premieres, restorations and more; full details & photos
Highly awaited new movies and upgraded classics are part of the lineup at North America’s top genre festival.
“FREAKY” star is now “LISA FRANKENSTEIN” in Diablo Cody-scripted film
The writer of JENNIFER’S BODY now tells the story of a reanimated corpse.
Sinners beware! Religious genre-blender “MEDUSA” has a trailer and poster
It’s seeing release beginning next month after playing at Cannes, TIFF and the AFI Fest.
Tony Todd horror movie “BITCH ASS” gets distribution and a date
The festival award-winner is coming in time for Halloween.
Exclusive: The poster for the shark shocker “THE REEF: STALKED” surfaces
An especially aggressive great white lunges onto this promo art.
Satanic shocker “INVERTED” has a very ’70s trailer, poster and lobby cards
The indie horror homage will have its premiere next month.
Exclusive Interview: Director Scott Derrickson on “THE BLACK PHONE’s” living and dead characters & more; Part Two
He used a number of cinematic tricks to create the eerie and dramatic horror hit.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 unveils its official poster
Longtime festival artist Donald Caron’s image celebrates the event’s return to fully live screenings.
Exclusive clip: Learn first-hand “WHERE THE SCARY THINGS ARE”
It’s feeding time for something inhuman in a movie described as “STAND BY ME or THE GOONIES with a deliciously dark twist.”
Exclusive Interview: Director Scott Derrickson on the true trauma behind “THE BLACK PHONE,” his stars, etc.; Part One
Adapting Joe Hill's short story, the filmmaker made a few dramatic changes and landed a couple of excellent young actors.
Exclusive trailer: A “PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS” reunion in “BENEATH US ALL”
Take a first look at the new vampire thriller.
Exclusive photos: Kane Hodder as The Mechanic in Tubi’s “TOW”
The horror veteran’s latest villain is being unveiled today on the Tubi VOD service.
Peacock/Blumhouse killer chiller “THEY/THEM” gets a teaser trailer
Kevin Bacon returns to summer-camp horror with a modern orientation.
Arrow Films takes the ho-ho-horror/comedy “THE LEECH” for Christmas
A couple of indie-horror stalwarts star in the holiday/religious-themed film.
Exclusive trailer, poster, release news: Are you too chicken to watch the Vietnamese shocker “KFC”?
The legs and breasts don’t necessarily come from poultry…
Enter the “VALLEY OF THE DEAD” via Netflix this summer; watch the trailer
It’s the Spanish shocker that inspired this year’s PlayStation game.
Trailer and poster reveal the cruelest “SMILE”
There’s nothing happy about what happens to the heroine of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming chiller.
Mindbending fright film “YELLOWBRICKROAD” gets its first Blu-ray release; details & art
The acclaimed 2010 indie feature (with costume design by future THE WITCH and THE LIGHTHOUSE director Robert Eggers) is returning this summer.
Winona Ryder discovers strangerer things in “GONE IN THE NIGHT”; trailer & release info
Acclaimed at its SXSW premiere (under the title THE COW) earlier this year, the psychothriller is now targeting wider release.
Tribeca ’22 Movie Review: Motherhood is a frightening prospect in the engrossing “HUESERA”
The marriage of domestic dynamics with traditional folklore helps make HUESERA a singular achievement on the international horror scene.
Get a taste of “GOOD MADAM’s” domestic terror via Shudder’s new trailer
Acclaimed at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, it’s debuting on the scream streamer next month.
Movie Review: Answer the frightening call of “THE BLACK PHONE”
The drama of the kids’ lives grips your attention even before THE BLACK PHONE gets to the scary meat of its story.
Exclusive trailer and poster: “3 DEMONS” are deadlier than one
There are dark doings in the woods in the supernatural chiller out later this summer.
Exclusive news and covers/art: Cullen Bunn (“THE EMPTY MAN”) et al. open the “SHOCK SHOP” for Dark Horse Comics
The flip comic horror anthology series will be haunting you this fall.
“WHO INVITED THEM”? Shudder did, and has dated the horror/comedy
It’s a different twist on the home-invasion genre, and it’s coming this fall.
New Blu-ray edition of “THE KINDRED” coming from Synapse; details & art
Following the limited Steelbook Blu-ray/DVD set last year, the ’80s creature-feature favorite is coming back for Halloween.
New trailer reveals the rock ’n’ roll horror of “WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS”
A site of real-life devastation is the backdrop for the shocker sequel.
Trailer and a batch of posters emerge for Jordan Peele’s “NOPE”
Things are looking up for the new film from the creator of GET OUT and US.
Movie Review: “JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION” fails to evolve the dino-franchise
The characters superficially debate the morality of tampering with science when not running through repetitive scenes of dinosaur pursuit.
Lulu Wilson returns, taking on Seann William Scott in “BECKY 2: THE WRATH OF BECKY”
The sequel to the pandemic drive-in hit BECKY (pictured) is coming next year.
Poster and teaser trailer for Tribeca-premiering supernatural film “NEXT EXIT” drive in
It’s the latest cinematic road trip into the very strange.
Exclusive Interview: “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” stars Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux on their days with Cronenberg
The veteran and the newcomer to the filmmaker's world discuss their unique collaboration.
Neve Campbell explains why she won’t be back for “SCREAM 6”
The franchise’s perennial protagonist has nixed another return to Woodsboro.
Overlook Fest title “THE SUMMONED” lands distribution and a release date
The self-help-turned-hellish opus will summon you to view it this summer.
Movie Review: “DASHCAM” dashes the promise of “HOST”
There’s no sense of cosmic justice here, just bad things happening to a bad person it’s impossible to care about.
“WHEN I CONSUME YOU,” from “THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE” creators, gets distribution and a date
The “atmospheric social horror film” will follow up its festival play with a summer release.
Movie Review: Only David Cronenberg could commit “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” like these
It’s a hypnotic trip into a fully imagined environment that, for all its avant-garde qualities, touches relatable nerves.
Second wave of Fantasia 2022 titles brings horror and action from all over the world; full details & photos
There are thrills of all kinds and a tribute to a Canadian trailblazer set for the 26th edition of North America’s top genre festival.
Huge Severin Blu-ray set celebrates “THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILMS OF RAY DENNIS STECKLER”
The independent genre auteur is receiving the ultimate disc showcase this summer.
Exclusive “THE OVERNIGHT” clip gives you an eyeful
There’s a nasty surprise waiting in one character’s hotel bed.
New poster showcases those fated to become “BODIES BODIES BODIES”
One of the year’s most wickedly entertaining movies has a new one-sheet.
Get ready for “MID-CENTURY” shocks with Stephen Lang and Bruce Dern; trailer & poster
A house is haunted by the dead and the living in the chiller coming this summer.
“THE MENU” teaser trailer promises tasty culinary chills
If you have an appetite for offbeat genre fare, check this one out.
Have a big cup of fear with our exclusive “DASHCAM” clip
The terror isn’t just behind the wheel.
“DARK GLASSES” sets North American premiere next month as part of huge NYC Dario Argento festival
The man himself will be on hand, along with new restorations of his classic films.
“FROST” puts a chill in the air in October; first photos
The movie and its soundtrack (including tracks by THE BURNING’s composer) are on their way.
“11TH HOUR CLEANING” is a hell of a job; trailer, poster, release info
Mopping up after a crime scene leads to a confrontation with inhuman evil.
“NEON LIGHTS” trailer previews a very stylish descent into trauma; poster too
It bids to be one of the more colorful genre features out this season.
Mel Gibson is terrorized “ON THE LINE” in upcoming thriller
It’s perfect casting for a film about a man whose words get someone very, very angry.
There’s a “BEAST” lion in wait for Idris Elba; trailer emerges
The next major man-vs.-nature thriller is coming this summer.
Spend “THE OVERNIGHT” with “FRANKENHOOKER’s” James Lorinz in a demonic horror film; trailer & poster
It’s going to be a long night for the guests at this hotel.
“MANBORG” blasts onto the page in a new novelization
He’s joining some other cult favorites in Encyclopocalypse Publications’ growing movie tie-in series.
RIP Jim McCullough Jr. of “MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE,” “CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE,” etc.
A key figure behind regional cult-horror favorites has left us.
“NINJA VERSE,” from “ZVP” creators, wants you…to help it become reality
The creators of a popular faux trailer are seeking to make another pilot film and the feature expansion a reality.
Exclusive Interview: Rory Kinnear on playing a multiplicity of menacing “MEN”
One of the most memorable performances in a horror movie so far this year is actually a collection of them.
“THE CROW’s” Alex Proyas is prepping a new horror movie, “SISTER DARKNESS”
The director is incorporating new virtual technology for this terror tale.
“CRAWL’s” Barry Pepper will now “SCURRY” for his life in new horror film
Described as a “genre-raising” fright feature, it’s coming from the people behind the OPERATION RAINFALL sci-fi franchise.
Neon takes the hallucinatory horror film “ENYS MEN”
Harking back to classic British chillers, the movie will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
Trailer for horror/comedy “KEEPING COMPANY” cuts in
The business world becomes especially cutthroat for this movie’s lead characters.
Movie Reviews: Single parents vs. the supernatural in “MONSTROUS” and “THE ANCESTRAL”
Each attempts a game-changer of a twist in its second half, in both cases raising more questions than they offer answers.
New Red Water Entertainment banner launches with six genre films for 2022
The new distribution arm of Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan Entertainment will bring horror/sci-fi/thriller films from around the world to the U.S. and Canada.
Rebecca Hall feels new fear in the teaser trailer for IFC’s “RESURRECTION”
The star of last year’s THE NIGHT HOUSE now toplines one of the most disturbing films of 2022.
Blumhouse TV and Prime Video team for “TOTALLY KILLER” slasher comedy starring Kiernan Shipka
There’s a time-travel twist to this entry in the teen-stalker stakes.
Exclusive images and comments: “DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN” battle continues in sequel comic
The warring monsters of the 1971 cult flick are returning on the illustrated page, along with some of their stablemates.
New trailer for Phil Tippett’s “MAD GOD” reveals even more strangeness
Take another look at the veteran effects wizard’s decades-in-the-works nightmarish animated genre project.
Climb aboard the “TERROR TRAIN” remake at Tubi this Halloween; first teaser
The cult-classic Jamie Lee Curtis-starrer has been rebooted as part of the platform’s October-long “Terror on Tubi” slate.
David Cronenberg sets his next feature “THE SHROUDS,” starring Vincent Cassel
With his genre comeback CRIMES OF THE FUTURE poised for its Cannes premiere and June release, the legendary filmmaker has his next project lined up.
Exclusive Interview: “FIRESTARTER” director Keith Thomas on John Carpenter and his other collaborators
For his first studio fright feature, the filmmaker brought a few experienced horror hands on board.
Halloween comes early in exclusive “TALES FROM THE OTHER SIDE” trailer
It’s a night of scary stories in the upcoming horror anthology film.
More great white mayhem is coming in sequel “THE REEF: STALKED” this summer
It’s the follow-up to one of the best of the past decade or so’s hundreds of shark movies.
Red-band trailer and the poster unveiled for Spanish shocker “THE PASSENGER”
It’s slime time in the film that sees U.S. release this summer.
Blumhouse, EPIX and Paramount’s new trailer & poster reveal the “UNHUMAN” condition
The COLLECTOR team now pit high-schoolers against ravenous zombies.
Movie Review: Folk horror meets body horror in Alex Garland’s chilling study of the evil “MEN” do
It’s as fascinating as it is frightening.
Take a trip into the “SCARE ZONE” with the new trailer
This haunted-attraction-gone-wrong movie was shot at the real thing at Universal Orlando.
New Blu-ray edition of “MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH” coming from Synapse; details & art
Previously issued in a limited Steelbook Blu-ray/DVD set, the 1976 cult favorite is coming just in time for schools to reopen!
Sean Patrick Flanery directs crime/horror thriller “FRANK & PENELOPE”; new trailer, release info
The BOONDOCK SAINTS star takes audiences on a road trip to hell.
Shudder plays “THE SACRIFICE GAME,” a ’70s homage from “THE RANGER’s” Jenn Wexler
The filmmaker (pictured) has a new tale of Christmas terror rolling next week.
Witness some of David Cronenberg’s “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” in new red-band trailer & photos
Take a peek into the legendary director’s latest vision of body horror.
“THE UNDERTAKER’S CHILDREN” face evil in new chiller starring Ann Dowd
There are grave doings in what promises to be a dark modern fairy tale, and is currently in preproduction.
Paranoid psychochiller “CORDELIA” gets a trailer and poster
There’s some serious stranger danger happening in this film.
Shudder acquires and dates the Fantasia-premiere horror movie “GLORIOUS”
Lovecraftian horror comes to an unexpected setting in this two-hander fright film.
First look at “FIRST KILL,” Netflix’s vampire series; photos, poster & premiere date
Beyond the Jamie Foxx feature DAY SHIFT, the streamer has more bloodsucker action on the way this summer.
“THE SADNESS” and more take awards at 2022 Fantaspoa festival; full list
The 2022 edition of the major Brazilian genre event spread the wealth among a number of genre features.
Festival fave “DAWN BREAKS BEHIND THE EYES” sees wider release this summer; trailer & poster
Kevin Kopacka’s genre-bender has taken 10 awards on the fest circuit, including six Best Feature prizes.
Movie Review: Sam Raimi returns to superheroes with “DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS”
As it turns out, this is rather more a Raimi film in content than style.
First wave of features announced for Fantasia International Film Festival 2022
North America’s coolest genre fest is back to in-person screenings, and the first round of this year’s very impressive lineup has been revealed.
“CLARE AT 16” movie now “SAINT CLARE,” with Bella Thorne starring
The adaptation of Don Roff’s novel has a new title, director and leading lady.
Nothing sleepy about the new “HOLLOW” (formerly “WYVERN HILL”) trailer & poster
A human-sized puppet pulls the strings of this supernatural flick.
First news, poster, exclusive photos: “THEY WAIT IN THE DARK,” from “NAILBITER” and “I AM LISA” director
It’s a combination of domestic chiller and haunted-house tale.
Take a ride with Spanish chiller “THE PASSENGER” this summer
It’s headed for wide release following its world premiere at last year’s Sitges Film Festival.
Dario Argento’s “TENEBRAE” coming on North American 4K UHD set from Synapse; full details & art
For its 40th anniversary, the Italian maestro’s giallo masterpiece is coming in a disc release like none before–including the American re-edit!
Exclusive pics, plus poster and info: Norwegian slasher short “NUMBER 7”
It aims to be a lucky one for fans of killer-in-the-woods movies.
Netflix has dated Jamie Foxx’s vampire actioner “DAY SHIFT”
The actor will be taking on bloodsuckers this summer.
“DASHCAM,” from the creator of “HOST,” has a trailer and release date
More found-footage chills are driving in this summer.
Trailer for Peter Strickland’s “FLUX GOURMET” emerges for you to feast on
The auteur behind BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, IN FABRIC, etc. has another unique indulgence coming your way.
Movie Review: Robert Eggers’ “THE NORTHMAN” is a long, intense saga of Viking vengeance
It’s rooted in stark, visceral reality, shot through with touches of the supernatural and surreal that mesh well under Eggers’ direction.
New trailer reveals Christina Ricci’s “MONSTROUS” situation
There’s a poster too for the genre-fave actress’ latest descent into terror.
Synapse’s “TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD” Steelbook Blu-ray set now available
Following its debut at the Cinema Wasteland convention earlier this month, the hi-def disc release of the Spanish classic can now be seen by everyone.
Blue Underground bringing Larry Cohen’s “GOD TOLD ME TO” to 4K UHD/Blu-ray; art & details
Perhaps the maverick filmmaker’s most unique horror film will soon look sharper than ever.
Epic Pictures rolls chiller “DOUBLE BLIND,” with “WALKING DEAD’s” Pollyanna McIntosh
Sleep means death in the movie currently shooting in Ireland.
“DARK WATERS” director and “OPERA” star introduce you to “ASTRID’S SAINTS”; first photos
Two stalwarts of the Eurohorror scene have a new supernatural feature on the way.
Teaser trailer for David Cronenberg’s “CRIMES OF THE FUTURE” promises serious body horror
The legendary writer/director is back in the territory where we love him the most.
Exclusive Interview: Mia Goth and Brittany Snow get into the skin of “X”
The experience of Ti West's shocker was all about flesh, blood and plenty of prosthetics.
Acclaimed zombie film “THE SADNESS” rages onto Shudder; date set
After tearing through the festival circuit (and landing on RUE MORGUE’s cover), the undead feature will terrorize the streaming service soon.
Exclusive Interview: The director and stars of the Irish haunted-house chiller “THE CELLAR,” Part Two
Brendan Muldowney, Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken recall scary stuff on location and more.
New trailer takes you deeper into the violent world of “THE NORTHMAN”
Get a further taste of Robert Eggers (THE WITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE) going epic.
A frightening “INTERVENTION” to be staged next week; trailer & poster
It’s kind of like 50 FIRST DATES retold as a horror movie.
Exclusive Interview: The director and stars of the Irish haunted-house chiller “THE CELLAR,” Part One
Filmmaker Brendan Muldowney and actors Elisha Cuthbert and Eoin Macken dig into their tale of domestic terror.
Sundance psychothriller “HUMAN FACTORS” sets release, unveils trailer
Following a lengthy festival tour that began at Sundance 2021, the European creeper sees wider exposure next month.
“FOLLOW HER” into psychosexual chills; news and poster
The movie just swept Fantasporto 2022’s awards, on its way to another fest berth.
Exclusive Interview: Larry Fessenden on Glass Eye Pix’s past, present and future, Part Two
The New York horror mogul discusses new projects–and reveals his new role for Martin Scorsese!
Synapse Films debuts “TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD” 3-disc Steelbook Blu-ray at Cinema Wasteland; details & art
The Knights Templar ride again in high definition, and their first stop is a popular horror convention.
Exclusive news/poster, plus trailer: “WRACK,” from the creator of “AUTOMATONS,” sees release soon
The DIY postapocalyptic thriller is the latest from the filmmaker whose credits also include SATAN HATES YOU, HYPOTHERMIA and THE OFF SEASON.
Exclusive “CHILDREN OF SIN” clip lays down the Lord’s law
The wages of “sin” are extreme in the religious shocker releasing later this month.
Exclusive Interview: Larry Fessenden on Glass Eye Pix’s past, present and future, Part One
A current NYC screening series is highlighting his many accomplishments as a director, producer and actor.
Exclusive news, cover and art: Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon’s “FESTIVAL” novella
A pair of best-selling genre authors are making a concerted effort to scare you with a story of supernatural music.
Screen Media picks up British psychochiller “CORDELIA,” sets release
Experience the trauma along with the title character later this spring.
New Visual Vengeance label brings microbudget/indie horror to Blu-ray; details, art, trailers
The new disc division debuts with a pair of ultraviolent flicks this summer.
IFC dates Argento-presented witchcraft chiller “SHE WILL” and Rebecca Hall thriller “RESURRECTION”
Two of the year’s more anticipated genre titles now have release berths this summer.
Trailer, poster and release news: Cult chiller “THE AVIARY,” with Malin Akerman
It’s the first feature from the creators of the popular on-line horror/comedy short THE SLEEPOVER.
BUFF ’22 Movie Review: You should definitely watch out for “WATCHER”
Genre fans will recognize the devices Okuno employs and suspect how they’ll pay off, and the director skillfully teases those expectations.
Movie Review: “MORBIUS” is no Marvel as a vampire/superhero epic
Simply put, this is not the preferred comics-based bat man to see on screens right now.
Full Fantaspoa fest 2022 slate, plus exclusive first look at pics from Yoshihiro Nishimura’s “HOLY MOTHER”
The Japanese wildman’s latest is part of a huge slate of features playing Brazil’s genre fest.
Exclusive photos: Crypto chiller “NFT”
Najarra Townsend from THE STYLIST stars in the London-lensed film.
Log onto the trailer and key art for Netflix’s “CHOOSE OR DIE,” with Robert Englund
“Cursor” takes on a new meaning in this movie.
BUFF ’22 Movie Review: Psychic friends and enemies in the heart-stopping, heartbreaking “THE INNOCENTS”
It’s the most chilling, deeply unsettling horror film so far this year.
Exclusive Interview: Ti West Talks “X” And The Craft Of Horror Cinema
The writer/director is back on big screens in a big way.
Shudder sequel “SCARE PACKAGE II” sets directors and cast
The follow-up to the popular horror anthology SCARE PACKAGE (pictured) has a team in place for a new round of macabre stories.
Exclusive poster debut: IFC Midnight’s body-horror “HATCHING”
Have an early look at the key art for the acclaimed crossbreed of creature feature and coming-of-age chiller.
“SLAPFACE” director heads South to unleash “THE BOO HAG”
A creature from the folklore of the Gullah Geechee culture is coming to the screen.
Movie Review: “UMMA” underwhelms as an occult/family chiller
A well-intentioned but unfortunately underdeveloped combination of Korean supernatural folklore and universal familial tensions.
Exclusive Interview: “MASTER” writer/director Mariama Diallo on her multileveled campus chiller
More than one kind of past injustice echoes down to the present day in this dramatic new horror feature.
Exclusive clip: Something’s hungry in the woods in “TETHERED”
And it’s got the movie’s young hero at the end of his rope.
Who watches the “WATCHER” teaser? You should!
The Sundance/SXSW psychochiller is now dated for general release.
SXSW ’22 Movie Review: Ti West’s Texas porno massacre “X”-cels
West surehandedly cranks up the suspense before paying it off in genuinely shivery and gruesomely bloody ways.
SXSW Midnighter “DEADSTREAM” finds a home at Shudder
The livestreaming horror/comedy is the latest acquisition for the genre streamer.
Massive Larry Fessenden/Glass Eye Pix retrospective coming to NYC’s Museum of Modern Art
One of New York’s most prestigious showcases is paying tribute to hometown boy Larry Fessenden with a three-week series of in-theater and virtual screenings.
New horror studio Welcome Villain Films launches with “LAST SHIFT” reimagining & more
The new production and distribution company has been put together by genre enthusiasts, for genre enthusiasts.
Chris Sivertson’s “MONSTROUS,” starring Christina Ricci, finds distrib and a date
The genre icon goes from one horrific situation to an even worse one in the upcoming psychological chiller.
Exclusive first photos: Chilean shocker “HIDDEN IN THE WOODS 2”
The sequel just wrapped for returning writer/director Patricio Valladares.
Exclusive clip and Blu-ray details for Mattie Do’s “THE LONG WALK”
The acclaimed mix of sci-fi and the supernatural has a fully loaded hi-def disc on the way.
Exclusive “OUTSIDERS” poster submerges you in otherworldly mystery
The sci-fi/paranoia thriller is coming to theaters and VOD this Friday, March 11.
Boston Underground Film Festival returns with “HATCHING,” “YOU WON’T BE ALONE” and more!
Always a showcase for fine fear fare, it’s got a great lineup for its first physical festival since 2019.
International shockers “MANIAC DRIVER” and “NIGHTMARE SYMPHONY” coming to Blu-ray; details, art, exclusive trailer
A Japanese giallo and an Italian homage are on their way in limited editions.
“UNCLE SAM” wants you to watch him on Blue Underground’s upcoming 4K UHD; art, details & new trailer
The red, white and blue will be even more vibrant on this upcoming disc.
Famke Janssen et al. cast in Sam Raimi production “BOY KILLS WORLD”
An intriguing cast of familiar genre faces is taking part in this dystopian action-thriller.
New “ALIEN” film in the works from Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott
The director of the EVIL DEAD remake and producer of the latest TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is now taking on a bigger-scale fright franchise.
Trailer, poster, release info revealed for “LET THE WRONG ONE IN”
BUFFY alumnus Anthony Head co-stars in this vampire comedy.
Careful! Tony Todd is at the door in our exclusive “THE CHANGED” clip
The sci-fi chiller is debuting today in select theaters and on VOD.
Exclusive trailer, poster, photos for religious chiller “GODFORSAKEN”
A resurrection has more to do with darkness than the light in the upcoming movie.
Exclusive info & photos: Take a trip to “JURASSIC ISLAND” this spring
Dinosaur mavens will have more than one prehistoric-peril film to take in this year.
Exclusive trailer: Would you believe…“SHARKULA”?
A transfusion of vampires adds a little extra bite to the sharksploitation genre.
Official “MASTER” trailer previews the horrors of academia
The Sundance favorite is coming to general release next month.
Jamie Lee Curtis makes her graphic novel debut with “MOTHER NATURE” adaptation; see early art
The revered actress is taking her feature directorial debut to the four-color page.
Exclusive photos and comments: Jake Busey is “THE PIG KILLER” in Chad Ferrin’s indie shocker
One of Canada’s most notorious crime sprees is coming to the screen, in graphic detail.
There’s a new deformed “FREAK” in the woods; trailer & poster
The latest challenger to Jason Voorhees’ throne is out for blood this summer.
Jared Leto fangs up in final “MORBIUS” trailer and new photo
We’re a month away from the Marvel vampire’s big-screen vehicle.
Outrageous stop-motion action/horror satire “CHUCK STEEL: NIGHT OF THE TRAMPIRES” sees release next week
At last, the animated explosion of blood, wisecracks and bad taste will be available for wide consumption.
Movie Review: The comedic horror of “STUDIO 666” is out of tune
The film has more to offer Foo fanatics than it does to horror hounds, a few seriously splattery setpieces notwithstanding.
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“HERE ALONE” creator unveils creepy “BABYGIRL” proof-of-concept video
There’s something new and nasty lurking in this filmmaker’s woods.
Scandinavian fright film “THE TWIN” gets dual release to theaters and home platforms; trailer & poster
There will be many ways to watch evil only a mother could love.
Shudder to tell the “HISTORY OF EVIL,” casts stars
The leads have been named for the scream streamer’s politically tinged chiller.
Exclusive “FALLEN” clip pits gun against ghoul
Witness a violent confrontation from the movie releasing next week.
There’s more than one kind of “OUTSIDERS” in new sci-fi thriller; see the trailer
A world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, it’s seeing release next month.
Exclusive clip: Taye Diggs confronts a book of evil in “INCARNATION”
This new chiller is based on legends of the demon Mammon.
Halloweentime horror “YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER” gets a release date, trailer & poster
It’s the latest chiller from the fertile Irish filmmaking scene.
RIP “ALICE, SWEET ALICE” director Alfred Sole
The creator of one of the 1970s’ most shocking and distinctive psychochillers has departed.
Exclusive Interview: Director David Blue Garcia brings “TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” into the 2020s
The Texas-born director discusses his approach to the classic franchise.
Exclusive comments and poster: Get ready to experience “TRAUMA THERAPY: PSYCHOSIS”
Self-help becomes serious harm in the currently shooting sequel.
Exclusive trailer, poster and photos reveal harrowing life “AFTER THE PANDEMIC”
The disease is terrible, and what comes next is worse.
Shudder has an “ATTACHMENT” to horror/romance
Valentine’s Day brings the announcement of a film focusing on the dark side of love at first sight.
Sundance bullying/serial-killer shocker “PIGGY” finds distribution
Carlota Pereda’s film is set for North American release later this year.
Exclusive “SHAPELESS” clip features many fingers of fate
Hallucinatory body horror is the order of the day in the movie releasing this week.
New “FIRESTARTER,” scored by John Carpenter, gets release/Peacock date, trailer and poster
The latest Stephen King adaptation will be burning up both big and small screens.
Starz releases trailer and poster for horror/comedy series “SHINING VALE,” starring Courteney Cox
The SCREAM star has haunting problems in her new home.
Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley has “MEN” trouble in A24/Alex Garland film; teaser trailer & poster
It’s a down-to-Earth chiller from the director of EX MACHINA and ANNIHILATION.
Movie Review: Homebound and horrified in “ALONE WITH YOU”
Bennett’s fully committed performance keeps us caught up in her mental and emotional plight.
First trailer and poster emerge for Dario Argento’s latest feature “BLACK GLASSES”
The Italian maestro’s latest is fest-premiering and releasing in Italy this month.
Creature feature “CRABS!” gets its first trailer
The oceanic critters look at us and see food in this campy fright flick.
Time-jumping horror film “6:45” sees wide release next month; details & new trailer
Relive a murderous day over and over again with this award-winning feature.
“SHE WILL” scare you: Dario Argento-presented chiller bought by IFC Midnight and Shudder
Described as “a Gothic fairy tale,” it’s been an award-winning festival hit.
“IN FABRIC’s” Peter Strickland offers food for madness in “FLUX GOURMET” trailer
After plumbing the dark side of audio engineering and fashion, the filmmaker now attacks the culinary arts.
Exclusive “ALL THE MOONS” clip #3: The young vampire reveals her supernatural side
We’re continuing to build the buzz for Shudder’s superior vampire drama with the third in our trio of exclusive excerpts.
Shudder gets into “THE CELLAR,” dates the SXSW premiere fright film
The Ireland-lensed movie is coming to the scream streamer’s platforms worldwide, as well as U.S. theaters.
Witness “THE EXORCISM OF GOD” via the new trailer
More demons are coming out to play next month.
Fact-based religious-cult chiller “BRYAN LOVES YOU” makes its Blu-ray debut; details, art & trailer
The 2008 movie is inspired by “the cult of the Bryans,” who allegedly took over a small Arizona town in 1993.
New “SCREAM” sequel confirmed
As the revival of Wes Craven’s slasher franchise nears the $70-million box-office mark, a new installment is getting underway.
Shudder plants “THE SEED” for creature horror/comedy in March
Three young women are all that stand between us and a nasty alien invasion.
Lots of genre fare coming to Netflix in 2022; details and preview trailer
The streamer has announced its lineup of original movies for this year, including a number of horror and dark fantasy titles.
Exclusive “ALL THE MOONS” clip #2 reveals the horrors of war
The vampires aren’t the most vicious characters in this intense and moving horror/drama.
“LOVE HURTS” real bad this Valentine’s Day; trailer & poster
Opening their hearts could lead to this movie’s characters literally losing them.
Tony Todd in “BITCH ASS,” Ti West’s “X” and more in SXSW 2022’s Midnighters lineup
The festival has a typically wide range of genre fare on tap for this year.
Paranoia chiller “THE CHANGED,” with Tony Todd, gets a release date, trailer & poster
The aliens are taking over in this superior independent sci-fi/horror film.
Exclusive clip: “RUCKER” is a bad mother trucker
He’s driving crazy in the new serial-killer film.
Shudder dates “NIGHT’S END,” from “KNIVES AND SKIN” director
This variation on the haunted-house form is coming your way in March.
Exclusive clip #1, plus poster: Shudder’s stunning vampire drama “ALL THE MOONS”
The fest award-winner is premiering on the scream streamer next week.
“THE ICE DEMON” is coming to chill you; trailer & poster
It’s the latest from the Russian filmmaker behind BABA YAGA: TERROR OF THE DARK FOREST and MERMAID: LAKE OF THE DEAD.
Netflix unleashes “TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” trailer and poster
The new preview gives us a better look at the new Leatherface–and his old “friend.”
“LAST NIGHT IN SOHO” and “SAINT MAUD” stars take leads in “STARVE ACRE”
The adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s novel rolls later this spring.
John Larroquette returns to “TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” for Netflix reboot
He’s one of a few callbacks to Tobe Hooper’s classic in the upcoming new version.
Sundance ’22 Movie Review: Shaming and serial killing are equally harrowing in “PIGGY”
It maintains an unflinching point of view, and there are no punches pulled when the going gets horrific.
Exclusive clip: UFO cult thriller “COSMIC DAWN”
Writer/director Jefferson Moneo claims the forthcoming film is based on his own extraterrestrial encounter as a child.
Mattie Do’s sci-fi/supernatural saga “THE LONG WALK” gets release date, trailer and poster
The festival favorite from the creator of DEAREST SISTER is coming next month.
Werewolfilm “THE CURSED,” formerly “EIGHT FOR SILVER,” gets a release date and trailer
It’s a superior variation on the traditional lycanthropicture, and its effects have gone back to basics since its premiere.
A literary serial killer comes to life in “ALTER EGO”; trailer & poster
Dylan Walsh and Eric Roberts star in the psychochiller that has taken prizes at several film festivals.
Witchcraft chiller “FLEE THE LIGHT” sets release; new trailer & poster
Family and folk horror combine in the film coming next month.
Sundance ’22 Movie Review: Looking for a mind-trip? You’ll dig “SOMETHING IN THE DIRT”
As the duo descend into a rabbit hole of odd theorizing and obsession, it becomes both funny and eerie to watch.
Get “RIGHTEOUS” with fest award-winning fright film this summer
Arrow Films has picked up the spiritual chiller for the U.S., UK and Eire.
Netflix takes possession of Lee Daniels’ exorcism thriller about the real “Demon House”
The streamer paid upward of $65 million for the movie set to roll in mid-2022.
Exclusive trailer and poster: Shudder’s occult chiller “THEY LIVE IN THE GREY”
A family falls victim to supernatural abuse in the film premiering next month.
Sundance ’22 Movie Review: A coming-of-age creature feature is “HATCHING”
The film addresses resonant real-life emotions through the prism of a bizarre genre piece.
Exclusive poster: Survival shocker sequel “HIDDEN IN THE WOODS PART 2”
The movie is set to being shooting in southern Chile the last week of February.
Exclusive pics and comments, plus trailer: “WHAT HAPPENED AT 625 RIVER RD”
It’s a psychological chiller based on true events.
Socially distanced fright film “THE DARK OFFERINGS” sees on-line release
One of the first horror features shot during quarantine is now available for viewing.
Vampire standout “ALL THE MOONS” and more coming to Shudder in February
The scream streamer has an especially strong lineup on the way.
Psychedelic Slamdance horror film “HONEYCOMB” reveals trailer
It’s the first feature by 21-year-old Canadian writer/director Avalon Fast.
Acclaimed folk-horror film “HELLBENDER” gets a trailer, poster and Shudder date
Already one of 2022’s best-reviewed genre movies, it’ll start making you shiver next month.
Exclusive “THE CURSE OF LA PATASOLA” clip contains in-tents fear
A campsite becomes a place of serious scares in the new creature feature.
Exclusive clip: “DITCHED” paramedics need rescuing themselves
An ambulance becomes the only shelter in a horror film releasing next week.
Exclusive clip: Delivering a victim to “THE JACK IN THE BOX: AWAKENING”
The evil clown isn’t the only bad guy in next week’s sequel to 2020’s THE JACK IN THE BOX.
Trailer and poster: Angela Bettis and David Arquette in “GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS”
A couple of genre faves take part in this historical horror film.
Fest favorite “WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR” now set for wider release; new trailer & poster
It has impressed critics across the world (including ours) during its festival tour, and now we’ll all be able to see it.
IFC Midnight dates award-winning “THE INNOCENTS,” about dangerous child’s play
The genre banner’s strong international slate for the first half of 2022 just keeps growing.
It’s “ALL FUN AND GAMES” for “STRANGER THINGS’” Natalia Dyer in new horror film
The movie rolls at the end of March for Anton, the company behind THE NIGHT HOUSE.
Exclusive clip from “THE FREE FALL” has its heroine seeing a horrifying double
It’s a truly disturbing vision for the psychothriller’s troubled lead character.
Exclusive “STOKER HILLS” clip takes you to the depths of terror
Watch as wannabe horror moviemakers discover true terror in the bowels of a building.
IFC Midnight takes home-invasion psychothriller “BARBARIANS”
You’ll be able to witness a couple’s dream home becoming a nightmare in April.
Something truly freaky is “HATCHING” in the new IFC Midnight trailer
The Sundance Film Festival selection will see general release in April.
Movie Review: The new “SCREAM” earns its screams
It succeeds in achieving that balance necessary for a “requel” to work: giving fans the familiar elements they want with enough of a new spin.
“DEATH WISH” meets the possession genre in “EXORCIST VENGEANCE”; trailer & poster
Charles Bronson lookalike Robert Bronzi now confronts the devil himself.
Ti West returns with A24’s “X”; trailer & poster
The director of THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL and THE INNKEEPERS is now bringing us his own Texas massacre.
High-school smasher movie “STUDENT BODY” sets a date, drops trailer and poster
The killer wields a sledgehammer rather than a blade in this teen-stalker opus.
Synapse Films launches new branded merchandise line
Now you can wear the brand behind a long series of standout genre discs.
Siri goes bad in “KIMI,” from Steven Soderbergh; trailer unveiled
A personal assistant leads the protagonist of this thriller into a personal hell.
“FINAL DESTINATION” set to fly again, produced by “SPIDER-MAN’s” Jon Watts
Death still refuses to be denied, as New Line Cinema has revived one of its most popular franchises.
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival reveals in-person & virtual lineups for February event
The 7th edition of the fest showcasing movies by women and non-binary filmmakers runs February 3-6.
Exclusive Interview: Director Randall Okita explains his vision behind “SEE FOR ME”
He aimed to bring character authenticity to the tension of the movie’s night-of-survival scenario, and delivered both.
It’s a “LONG NIGHT” for Scout Taylor-Compton et al.; trailer & poster
You can’t go home again–without running into a crazed cult–in the horror film releasing next month.
Exclusive clip: An “AMITYVILLE UPRISING” of the dead
The horrors here are set in a hospital, not the infamous house.
Exclusive clip: Auto asphyxiation, not so erotic, in “KING CAR”
The vehicle for vehicular thrills begins its U.S. theatrical release today.