March 17, 2022 – All Things Ick

‘Umma’ Review – Sandra Oh Gets Haunted By Fresh Ideas but Bad Horror Tropes

March 17, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Reviews, Sandra Oh, Umma

Writer/Director Iris K. Shim’s feature debut, Umma, works as a rare example of a movie that would’ve been better served without the horror. Themes of cultural identity, heritage, abuse, complex mother-daughter relationships, and generational abuse present fertile ground for exploration and conflict. It gets neglected, buckling under the weight of conventional horror cliches, ineffective jump scares, a […]

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“Halo” Review – Paramount+ Video Game Adaptation Gets Off to a Sluggish Start

March 17, 2022 Meagan Navarro halo, Pablo Schreiber, Paramount+, Reviews, TV

Bloody Disgusting’s “Halo” review covers the first two episodes. Adapting popular video games, particularly those with extensive history, creates a daunting task in appeasing longtime fans while welcoming newcomers. Then there’s the complete shift in mediums that requires a wholly different approach to storytelling, widening the divide between video games and feature film or television […]

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“Let the Right One In” Series Continues Casting With Three New Names Announced

March 17, 2022 John Squires Let the Right One In, Showtme, TV

More casting news for Showtime’s “Let the Right One In” series has been announced by Deadline today, with Jimmie Saito (Sweetbitter), Josh Wingate (Priest) and Caroline Neff (Chicago P.D.) signing on for “heavily recurring roles” in the upcoming vampire series. The series is of course based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, which became Swedish movie Let the Right […]

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One of Us: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of ‘Freaks’ [Gods and Monsters]

March 17, 2022 Brian Keiper Editorials, Freaks, Gods and Monsters, Movies, Tod Browning

When he was sixteen years old, Tod Browning ran away with the circus. Technically speaking it was a travelling show called the Manhattan Fair & Carnival Company which he joined after becoming enthralled with one of its dancers. He held several jobs in various carnivals, circuses, and sideshows including barker, escape artist, clown, and stable […]

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Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Trailer – Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey Star in Disturbing True Crime Series

March 17, 2022 John Squires candy, Hulu, Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, TV, Videos

The wild true story of Candy Montgomery, who killed her friend with an ax on Friday, June 13th, 1980, is coming to Hulu, with Jessica Biel starring in the title role as “Candy”. “Candy” will premiere on Hulu Monday, May 9, kicking off a five-night event leading up to the finale on Friday, May 13, […]

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‘X’ Director Ti West on Surprising Savvy Horror Fans and a Potential Trilogy!

March 17, 2022 Meagan Navarro A24, Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Ti West, X

Ti West‘s X made its world premiere at SXSW and arrives in theaters on March 18, unleashing a full-throttle, savage throwback slasher with surprising humor (my review). Shortly after the premiere, we sat down with West to discuss his unique approach to building tension in his latest, which makes innovative and unique editing techniques. The filmmaker also […]

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Eric Bogosian Playing Daniel Molloy in AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire”

March 17, 2022 John Squires Eric Bogosian, Interview with the Vampire, Movies

AMC’s upcoming “Interview with the Vampire” series continues casting up, with Variety reporting today that Eric Bogosian (“Billions”) has been cast in the role of Daniel Molloy. The site details, “Molloy is described as an investigative journalist nearing the end of his career who’s given a second chance at the interview of a lifetime.” Christian […]

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‘Happy’s Humble Burger Farm’ Arrives April 7 for the Switch [Trailer]

March 17, 2022 Mike Wilson Happy's Humble Burger Farm, Nintendo Switch, PC, playstation 4, PlayStation 5, Scythe Dev Team, steam, tinybuild, Video Games, Videos, xbox one, Xbox Series

Switch users will finally be able to sink their teeth into Scythe Dev Team’s fast food horror sim Happy’s Humble Burger Farm next month. Happy’s Humble Burger Farm will arrive on the Switch April 7th, and to mark the announcement, publisher tinyBuild has released a new trailer for those humble burger flippers. In addition, pre-orders […]

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10 of the Best Irish Horror Films to Watch on St. Patrick’s Day (Or Any Other Day!)

March 17, 2022 Patrick Bromley A Dark Song, Boy Eats Girl, Citadel, Editorials, Grabbers, Isolation, Movies, The Canal, The Hallow, The Hole In The Ground, The Lodgers, Wake Wood

One of many exciting developments in the horror genre during the 2000s has been the emergence of so many films coming out of Ireland. Rather than yet another ranking of the Leprechaun franchise (I’ll save you the trouble – Origins is still the worst), this St. Patrick’s Day holiday seems like a good time to […]

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Winona Ryder Horror Movie ‘The Cow’ Releasing Later This Year

March 17, 2022 John Squires Movies, SXSW 2022, The Cow, Winona Ryder

Ahead of “Stranger Things” returning this summer, Deadline reports that Winona Ryder will also return to our screens in horror movie The Cow, acquired by Vertical Entertainment. Vertical picked up the film out of SXSW, planning a theatrical release later this year. John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane), Dermot Mulroney (The Courier), Owen Teague (It franchise) and […]

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Scott Derrickson Directing Genre-Bending Movie ‘The Gorge’ for Skydance

March 17, 2022 John Squires Movies, Scott Derrickson, The Gorge

Up next from Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is the horror movie The Black Phone, releasing June 24, and Derrickson has already set up his next film project. THR reports that Derrickson will direct The Gorge for Skydance, which isn’t a horror movie but rather an “action love story” that’s said to have […]

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‘The Quarry’ Releases June 10 for PC and Consoles; Stars Ted Raimi, Lin Shaye, and David Arquette! [Trailer]

March 17, 2022 Mike Wilson 2K Games, ariel winter, Brenda Song, David Arquette, Justice Smith, Lance Henriksen, Lin Shaye, PC, playstation 4, PlayStation 5, steam, supermassive games, Ted Raimi, The Quarry, Video Games, Videos, xbox one, Xbox Series

After the tease yesterday, Supermassive Games and 2K have today revealed their latest horror title in The Quarry, which releases June 10 for PC and consoles. And man, the cast is stacked with the likes of Ted Raimi, David Arquette, Lance Henriksen, Lin Shaye, and more! The story for The Quarry centres on the teenage […]

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Thirteen of Horror’s Most Unlucky Characters for St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2022 Jenn Adams 28 Days Later, Editorials, featured, Fright Night, Frozen, Funny Games, Misery, Movies, Open Water, Psycho, St. Patrick's Day, the descent, The Hitcher, The Strangers, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, topnews, Wrong Turn

Horror is filled with unlucky characters. Ever since Little Maria (Marilyn Harris) innocently played with Frankenstein’s Monster (Boris Karloff) on a peaceful lake shore and Count Orlok (Max Schreck) moved in across the street from Nosferatu’s Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) and Ellen (Greta Schröder), the genre has been filled with stories of regular people who […]

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Exclusive Interview With ‘The Quarry’ Creative Director Will Byles!

March 17, 2022 Luiz H. C. 2k, Dark Pictures Anthology, David Arquette, featured, Interviews, Lin Shaye, supermassive, The Quarry, until dawn, Video Games, Will Byles

If you’ve ever watched a horror flick and wished that you could force the characters to make better decisions, Supermassive Games has got you covered. After the runaway success of both Until Dawn and the more recent Dark Pictures Anthology titles, their latest interactive scare-fest comes in the form of a partnership with 2K, the […]

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Culty ‘The Institute’ Clip Drinks the Kool-Aid [Exclusive]

March 17, 2022 Brad Miska Exclusives, Home Video, Movies, The Institute, Videos

Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfright drink all the Kool-Aid with The Institute, the artful psychological thriller that asks the question, “how far would you go to have a child?” The film tells of a young couple, desperate to have a child, that begin treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. The couple becomes suspicious when […]

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