Today brings more John Wick: Chapter 4 casting news, with Deadline reporting that Clancy Brown (The Mortuary Collection, “Dexter”) will be making his way into the hit franchise! “I have been a fan of Clancy Brown’s since I can remember. To have him be a part of this project is an honor. He will make a […]
Month: August 2021
The ‘Back 4 Blood’ Open Beta Shows Brief Gimpses of the Magic of ‘Left 4 Dead’
Done well, mowing down hordes of undead with friends has a good shot at replicating a high many have been chasing since Left 4 Dead 2. Still, to actually get something even remotely close to that magical concoction has proven to be elusive. In a way, the Back 4 Blood Open Beta (read our previous […]
‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’: Official Trailer for New Nicolas Cage Movie Debuts Tomorrow! [Teaser]
Up next from Nicolas Cage, who just delivered one of his best performance in years in the revenge-drama Pig, is a bit of a wackier movie titled Prisoners of the Ghostland, the English-language debut of Suicide Club director Sion Sono. RLJE Films will release the movie in theaters and on VOD and Digital Sept. 17, 2021, and […]
Department 56’s New Additions for Halloween Include Elvira, Munsters, Addams Family & Ghostbusters Houses
Halloween is coming, and Department 56 is getting spooky with a new wave of holiday-themed collectibles that include some of the horror genre’s most lovable properties and icons. Coming soon on the road to Halloween, Elvira, The Munsters, The Addams Family and Ghostbusters are joining the Department 56 collection with new houses and figurines! This […]
“Shining Vale”: Judith Light Joins Courteney Cox in Horror-Comedy Series for Starz
Ahead of next year’s Scream, which will mark her return to the franchise as Gale Weathers, Courteney Cox is starring in a recently announced horror-comedy project for Starz titled “Shining Vale,” which has been ordered to series. Starz has given an eight-episode series order to “Shining Vale,” and we’ve got some more casting news via Deadline. Emmy nominated actress Judith […]
[Trailer] Throwback Survival Horror Game ‘Tormented Souls’ Arrives August 27 For PS5, Xbox Series and PC; Demo Now Available
It was only a few weeks back that developers Dual Effect and Abstract Digital announced that their upcoming survival horror title Tormented Souls would be headed to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Today they’ve announced that the game will finally launch both physically and digitally for the PlayStation 5, and digitally for Xbox Series […]
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’: Fede Alvarez Comments on Those Rumors About a Recent Test Screening
With a serious lack of promotion up to this point, it’s been easy to forget that a new take The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is on the way, with the Fede Alvarez-produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre set to be a sequel to Tobe Hooper’s original classic. We’ve been promised “Old Man Leatherface” and the return of […]
Limited Run Games Offering Collector’s Edition of ‘I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream’ Today, Featuring Original Boxed Copies
If you’re a fan of Harlan Ellison’s classic point-and-click horror adventure title I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream, then Limited Run Games has something for you later today. The thing is, you’ll have to be quick about it. Announced yesterday via Twitter, Limited Run Games is offering Collector’s Editions of Cyberdreams’ I Have […]
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán Playing Morticia and Gomez in Tim Burton’s ‘Addams Family’ Series
It was officially announced in February that Tim Burton is headed to the small screen with a new live-action series centered on Wednesday Addams, coming soon from Netflix. The series, which is simply titled “Wednesday,” will follow the beloved Addams Family character’s “spooky coming-of-age.” Eight episodes have been ordered up by Netflix. Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Scream) has signed on […]
[Image] Michael Hargrove is Candyman “Sherman Fields” in Nia DaCosta’s Sequel
It would seem that one of new additions to the mythology in Nia DaCosta‘s upcoming Candyman is that the titular moniker doesn’t just describe a single character, but rather, as the trailers have been suggesting, “the whole damn hive.” In other words, there’s more than one “Candyman” at play here, including one character we’ve seen […]
[Review] “Chapelwaite” Expands Stephen King Story and Sinks Its Teeth into Classic Gothic Tradition
The fictional town of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, gets mentioned frequently in author Stephen King‘s works. Most famously, it’s the setting for his vampire novel ‘Salem’s Lot and, to a lesser extent, a stand-alone prequel short story “Jerusalem’s Lot.” The latter channeled Bram Stoker’s The Lair of the White Worm, with an 1850’s tale of terror told in the […]
BMX and Blow Away Enemies in ‘Turbo Kid’ Video Game Trailer; Kickstarter Opens August 20th
After giving us a glimpse of the game back in March (not to mention an upcoming comic book prequel), developer Outerminds has unleashed the official trailer for the Turbo Kid video game adaptation. Not only that, but they’ve also announced the Kickstarter campaign for the video game. While platforms have still to be announced, the […]
‘Dashcam’: Police Accidentally Send Classified Footage to a News Editor in This Exclusive Clip [Popcorn Frights]
One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popcorn Frights Film Festival is Christian Nilsson‘s psychological thriller Dashcam, which will World Premiere virtually nationwide on August 16th (get tix here). Said to be inspired by Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, and Alan J. Pakula’s Klute, “Dashcam is a stunning psychological thriller […]
NECA’s ‘My Bloody Valentine’ Action Figure is Back With a Brand New Solo Release
For those who missed out on Scream Factory’s recent My Bloody Valentine Blu-ray package that included a NECA action figure, NECA has announced that the figure of The Miner is being re-released on its own, outside of the Blu-ray set for the first time. “From the cult classic film My Bloody Valentine, this clothed action […]
Why ‘Student Bodies’ Gets Us Hot [Horror Queers Podcast]
Do you need to insurance boobs? After queering up the castle in James Whale’s The Bride of Frankenstein, we got cosmic with Adam Egypt Mortimer’s outstanding imaginary friend tale Daniel Isn’t Real. Now we need something that’ll really get us hot, and the 1981 parody Student Bodies just might do the trick! In the film, an anonymous […]