From director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night), Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City promises to bring the franchise back to its horror roots, headed to theaters on November 24. The movie is said to kick off “a new universe inspired by storylines and characters from Capcom’s classic Resident Evil games.” Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) […]
Month: October 2021
ColourPop Blends Halloween and Christmas With ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Cosmetics Collection
Cosmetics brand ColourPop killed it earlier this month with their Hocus Pocus ‘Coven Crew’ collection, featuring a fantastic array of witchy hues and yes…even a cat mirror. Thankfully, they’re at it again with yet another spooky makeup collaboration that speaks two of my favorite languages: Halloween and Christmas. The Nightmare Before Christmas collection debuted last […]
Stephen King Is Correct: Storm of the Century Is His Best Miniseries [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
Late last year, Stephen King opened up to The New York Times about the myriad basic cable miniseries adaptations bearing his name, the likes of which were near-inescapable in the ‘90s and ‘00s. “Tim Curry made a great Pennywise,” he said of Tommy Lee Wallace’s It. “It felt kind of cheap and thrown together,” King […]
Exclusive Clip from ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Offers Up One Good Scare [Video]
The Paranormal Activity franchise is resurrected with Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, now streaming on Paramount+. The new found-footage horror is this time directed by William Eubank, best known in the horror community for his sci-fi shocker The Signal and the excellent Aliens-inspired Underwater. In the new film, “A documentary filmmaker follows Margot (Emily Bader), as […]
“The Witcher”: Geralt Has Many More Monsters to Slay in the Official Season 2 Trailer [Video]
Destiny is a beast. The second season of “The Witcher” is coming to Netflix in time for the holidays, the new episodes arriving December 17. While you wait, find the official trailer and poster below! The series has already been renewed for a third season, plus more spinoff shows! Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, “The Witcher” is […]
‘Ghostwatch’: The Scariest Hoax in Television History [Horrors Elsewhere]
Horrors Elsewhere is a recurring column that spotlights a variety of movies from all around the globe, particularly those not from the United States. Fears may not be universal, but one thing is for sure — a scream is understood, always and everywhere. Nine years before The Blair Witch Project hoodwinked audiences on a large […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant” Returns for the Third Season in January 2022 [Teaser]
Executive produced by Academy Award-nominated director M. Night Shyamalan, the third season of “Servant” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ next year, we’ve learned today. The third season will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 21. New episodes will be released on a weekly basis, and the third season will feature 10 total episodes. The past […]
DreadXP Unveiling Their Spooky Showcase 2021 This Sunday
The folks over at DreadXP have taken to Twitter to hype up their Spooky Showcase 2021, which goes down on Sunday, October 31st at 12pm PST/3pm EST. Much like last year’s event, this year will showcase “amazing horror experiences” from a variety of developers. And if you’ve been paying attention to DreadXP’s Twitter in recent […]
[Review] ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Is the Franchise’s Most Polished Film But Lacks Effective Scares
The long-running saga with the demon Toby finally reached a lackluster conclusion in its sixth entry, where we last left off with the Paranormal Activity franchise. Yet finality isn’t a word that horror understands, and the popular found footage franchise is back with a brand-new entry that promises to explore new terrain. On that, Paranormal Activity: […]
The 10 Scariest Scenes in the ‘Paranormal Activity’ Franchise!
This Friday brings the resurgence of the Paranormal Activity franchise with a new entry, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, arriving exclusively on Paramount+ on October 29, 2021. Next of Kin appears to give the series a fresh start after six films and a non-canon sidequel, all connected to the demon Toby and his coven of followers in some way. The popular found […]
[Trailer] Psychological Horror Game ‘Horror Story: Hallowseed’ Busts Out of Early Access Today
The day’s finally arrived for fans of 1C Entertainment and developer Jeff Winner’s story-driven Horror Story: Hallowseed. The game is finally exiting Early Access on Steam, and has a shiny new trailer to boot. Hallowseed has had its content “completely re-imagined” from the Early Access version. The full release includes a larger map, new levels, […]
4K Restoration of George A. Romero’s ‘Martin’ from Second Sight Coming Early Next Year
Much like Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero‘s 1977 horror movie Martin, centered on a man who believes he’s a vampire, is currently being restored by the UK’s Second Sight Films, with a physical 4K Ultra HD release on the way. We’ve been waiting for updates on the restoration process, and Second Sight lets us know this week […]
Killer Tunes: Seven Songs Inspired By Horror Movies That Make for Perfect Halloween Listening
Horror movies and popular music have a longstanding association. After all, one of the biggest pop hits of all time is about horror: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” featuring the inimitable Vincent Price. And of course, the unofficial anthem of Halloween, “Monster Mash” by Bobby Boris Pickett, is an homage to the classic monsters. Both are staples […]
How ‘Candyman’ Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar Revived a Horror Icon and Induced Trypophobia [Exclusive]
In Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) undergoes a gruesome and startling transformation when bitten by a bee in Cabrini-Green. The urban legend of Candyman rises once again, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Special Makeup Effects Designer J. Anthony Kosar (Lovecraft Country, Fargo tv series) and his team were responsible for bringing multiple iterations of […]
‘Dead By Daylight’ Turns up The Blight With New Skins For ‘Resident Evil’ And ‘Silent Hill’, Including James Sunderland!
With Behaviour Interactive’s annual Halloween event for Dead by Daylight, it’s always cool to see just what the Killers are going to look like after being infected by The Blight. For this year, crossover franchises in Silent Hill and Resident Evil get some cool new costumes, and in Silent Hill’s case, a new character! Available […]