by Bill Reick | Jun 10, 2025 | Exclusives, Interviews
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JOE DANTE ON HIS LIFE, HIS WORK AND 70 YEARS OF THE SCI-FI HORROR CLASSIC “TARANTULA,” PART I By BILL REICK I connected with Joe Dante’s team under the guise of speaking about the 1955 creature feature Tarantula’s 70th anniversary....
by Michael Gingold | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Trailer and poster for “ABRAHAM’S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY” are unearthed By MICHAEL GINGOLD The Joe Hill-based chiller is coming to theaters this summer. RLJE Films and Shudder will give ABRAHAM’S BOYS: A DRACULA STORY its big-screen release July 11. Written and...
by Michael Gingold | Jun 10, 2025 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive: Michael Ironside and Danielle Harris will chill you to the “MARROW” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The true-crime-inspired horror film is set to roll this summer. RUE MORGUE got the word that genre faves Michael Ironside and Danielle Harris have joined the cast of...
by Michael Gingold | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Trailer for Stephen King series takes you inside “THE INSTITUTE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The eight-episode show debuts next month. MGM+ will premiere THE INSTITUTE, based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, on July 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It was directed by Jack Bender, whose...
by Michael Gingold | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Gruesome horror homage “BRUTE 1976” carves out an August debut; trailer & poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD A “hot, dirty and bloody” experience is promised by the creator of this retro shocker. Cinephobia Releasing has announced that it will bring BRUTE 1976 to select...
by Rob Freese | Jun 9, 2025 | Exclusives, Interviews, Recollections From a Rotting Brain
Recollections From A Rotting Brain: “DRIVE-IN ASYLUM” And The Importance Of Zines By ROB FREESE I’m sure that for most modern horror fans, zines seem like charming relics of the past, especially in our world of high-speed internet and instant information....
by Michael Gingold | Jun 9, 2025 | Books, Exclusives, News
Exclusive news and comments: “WITCHBOARD” and “DOGHOUSE” novelizations on the way By MICHAEL GINGOLD Supernatural and satirical fright films past are being translated to the page. Joining the lengthy list of official novelizations he’s putting out via his Echo On...
by Kevin Hoover | Jun 8, 2025 | Games
SGF ’25: “CRISOL: THEATER OF IDOLS” Headlines Four New Releases from Blumhouse Games By KEVIN HOOVER At Summer Game Fest ’25, Blumhouse Games revealed several upcoming titles as part of their ongoing venture into the video game biz. CRISOL: THEATER...
by William J. Wright | Jun 8, 2025 | Vile VOD
VILE VOD: June Frights! Horror Heats Up On Streaming And VOD By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT Although the official start of summer isn’t for a couple of weeks, a heatwave of horror is hitting streaming and VOD providers in June. Horror and cult film favorites Shudder,...
by Ricky J. Duarte | Jun 8, 2025 | Reviews
Movie Review: The power of “THE RITUAL” won’t compel you By RICKY J. DUARTE Directed by David MidellWritten by David Midell and Enrico NataleStarring Al Pacino, Dan Stevens & Abigail CowenXYZ Films In the late 1940s, a 14-year-old boy, known publicly by the alias...
