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4 min read

‘You’re Killing Me’ Review – An Uneven But Entertaining Ethical Thriller

Desperate people do desperate things. This timeless fact of life is plain to see all throughout Beth Hanna and Jerren Lauder’s You’re Killing Me, a teen thriller invigorated by its own clever setup. While the execution may not go off without a hitch, the movie keeps the audience’s attention, due in large part to its […] The post ‘You’re Killing Me’ Review – An Uneven But Entertaining Ethical Thriller appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Paul Lê
2 min read

“The Mercenaries” Mode Now Available for ‘Resident Evil 4′ [Trailer]

Just in case anyone missed it, Capcom has gifted Resident Evil 4 remake fans an early Easter treat with the release of “The Mercenaries” DLC today. Available as a free update, the update adds the much-beloved challenge mode to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game via PlayStation Store, the Xbox Series […] The post “The Mercenaries” Mode Now Available for ‘Resident Evil 4′ [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
2 min read

WIN Jason Eisener’s ‘Kids vs. Aliens’ on Blu-ray!

Jason Eisener Is Back! The filmmaker behind cult classics “Treevenge” and Hobo with a Shotgun, not to mention Vice TV’s hit “Dark Side of the Ring”, has turned his V/H/S/2 segment into the full-blown traditional feature Kids vs. Aliens, on DVD and Blu-ray on April 18, 2023. We have (3) copies of the Blu-ray for some lucky readers to enter and […] The post WIN Jason Eisener’s ‘Kids vs. Aliens’ on Blu-ray! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
2 min read

‘Family Dinner’ – Celebrate Good Friday With Easter-Themed Horror on SCREAMBOX Tomorrow!

SCREAMBOX is preparing an Easter feast. The buzzed-about psychological horror film Family Dinner, which first premiered at Tribeca earlier this year, is streaming tomorrow on SCREAMBOX. The buzz surrounding this Austrian horror film has increased steadily, with its recent inclusion in the Next Wave Competition at Fantastic Fest and upcoming screenings at Beyond Fest and […] The post ‘Family Dinner’ – Celebrate Good Friday With Easter-Themed Horror on SCREAMBOX Tomorrow! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
2 min read

‘House of 1000 Corpses’ – Rob Zombie Attending Free 20th Anniversary Screening in Santa Monica

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Rob Zombie‘s feature debut House of 1000 Corpses, and we’ve learned today that a special revival screening is coming to California. Beyond Fest Presents the 20th Anniversary FREE SCREENING of House of 1000 Corpses on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 pm at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California. Both […] The post ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ – Rob Zombie Attending Free 20th Anniversary Screening in Santa Monica appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
9 min read

‘Living with Chucky’ – 9 Things We Learned from the SCREAMBOX Documentary

As the daughter of Chucky franchise special effects artist Tony Gardner, director Kyra Elise Gardner offers a unique perspective on the killer doll’s lasting impact in the SCREAMBOX Original documentary Living with Chucky. Child’s Play creator Don Mancini and franchise alumni Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Fiona Dourif, Alex Vincent, Christine Elise, Billy Boyd, John Waters, […] The post ‘Living with Chucky’ – 9 Things We Learned from the SCREAMBOX Documentary appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
2 min read

‘Scream VI’ Crosses $100 Million at Domestic Box Office; First in Franchise Since ‘Scream 2’

The Radio Silence-directed Scream VI has already passed the worldwide total of Scream 2022 – $152.7 million for this year’s movie, $137.5 million for last year’s movie – and the franchise’s sixth installment has also notably passed $100 million at the United States box office as of this week. It’s the first film in the […] The post ‘Scream VI’ Crosses $100 Million at Domestic Box Office; First in Franchise Since ‘Scream 2’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
5 min read

The (French) Language Lesson in ‘Pontypool’ [Maple Syrup Massacre]

Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow… Language is paramount in Pontypool, Bruce McDonald’s Canadian (don’t call it zombie) thriller. The film concerns a shock jock DJ and his pair of female colleagues who manage a radio station over the course […] The post The (French) Language Lesson in ‘Pontypool’ [Maple Syrup Massacre] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
2 min read

‘Quicksand’ – Survival Horror Movie Coming to Shudder in June 2023

Remember quicksand? Movies back in the day probably made you terrified of being sucked down into a patch while walking in the woods, but there’s a good chance you never actually ended up encountering any quicksand in real life. That’s a good thing, of course. But the characters in the upcoming survival thriller Quicksand, you […] The post ‘Quicksand’ – Survival Horror Movie Coming to Shudder in June 2023 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
2 min read

Cosmic Horror Returns to FPS Gaming With ‘Forgive Me Father 2’ [Trailer]

Get ready for more of Byte Barrel’s Lovecraftian world with Forgive Me Father 2. The sequel to last year’s cosmic horror FPS (check out our review) will see players return to a comic book-styled world steeped in Eldritch horror and madness. Details on the sequel are still to come, but Forgive Me Father 2 will […] The post Cosmic Horror Returns to FPS Gaming With ‘Forgive Me Father 2’ [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
2 min read

‘Evil Dead Rise’ – Final Review Trailer Explodes With Bloody New Footage

Guess what? With just two more weeks to go until the film’s release, tickets for Evil Dead Rise are NOW ON SALE! In addition, a brand new “Final Review Trailer” has arrived today. Get your tickets now. And watch some bloody new footage in the Final Review Trailer for Evil Dead Rise, which is loaded […] The post ‘Evil Dead Rise’ – Final Review Trailer Explodes With Bloody New Footage appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
2 min read

‘Paws’ – ‘Holy Shit!’ Filmmaker Lukas Rinker Directing Polar Bear Horror Movie!

Fresh off this year’s bloody and disgusting horror movie Holy Shit! – now streaming on SCREAMBOX – director Lukas Rinker has set up a brand new horror movie titled Paws. Variety reports, “Neopol Film, a production company based in Frankfurt, and Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker have teamed for a second time with writer and director Lukas Rinker, […] The post ‘Paws’ – ‘Holy Shit!’ Filmmaker Lukas Rinker Directing Polar Bear Horror Movie! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
13 min read

‘Malum’ and ‘Last Shift’: Companion Films Forged in the Fires of Hell

The following contains major spoilers for Last Shift (2014) and Malum (2023). Nothing divides the horror community like a remake. For decades fans have debated the merits of cinematic retellings of our most beloved horror films with strong arguments on either side of the equation. The trend exploded in the early 2000s with Platinum Dunes […] The post ‘Malum’ and ‘Last Shift’: Companion Films Forged in the Fires of Hell appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
1 min read

‘Bloodthirsty Bees’ Trailer – Chinese Killer Bee Movie Getting U.S. Release from ITN Distribution

Following in the wake of creature features such as The Swarm and Tsunambee (yes, it’s a real movie), ITN is bringing Chinese movie Bloodthirsty Bees to the United States. We don’t yet have a release date, but you’ll find the trailer below. In Bloodthirsty Bees, “The biological experiment of the Japanese army failed. A group […] The post ‘Bloodthirsty Bees’ Trailer – Chinese Killer Bee Movie Getting U.S. Release from ITN Distribution appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
2 min read

Apple Original “Silo” Trailer Introduces Sci-Fi Dystopian Series Starring Rebecca Ferguson

Apple TV+ unveiled today a brand new trailer for “Silo,” the gripping, world-building Apple Original drama based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels. It’s set to premiere globally on Friday, May 5. The series tells “of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and […] The post Apple Original “Silo” Trailer Introduces Sci-Fi Dystopian Series Starring Rebecca Ferguson appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
3 min read

Trailer for Dramatic Horror ‘The Strange Case of Jacky Calliou’ Transforms Into a Wolf [Exclusive]

Dark Star Pictures will release Lucas Delangle’s highly-anticipated werewolf horror-fantasy The Strange Case of Jacky Calliou in theaters April 7 and on VOD and DVD April 11, and Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at the film’s trailer. In the film… “When Jacky’s grandmother, a renowned healer, suddenly passes away and a particularly compelling young […] The post Trailer for Dramatic Horror ‘The Strange Case of Jacky Calliou’ Transforms Into a Wolf [Exclusive] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
6 min read

‘Parasite Eve’ 25th Anniversary – How Well Does the PlayStation Horror Classic Hold Up?

I’m a big RPG fan now, but that wasn’t always the case. Super Mario RPG introduced me to the genre, but, like many people my age, Final Fantasy VII was the one that wowed me the most. After Final Fantasy VII, I was hungry for more, and Square’s next RPG was one that was surprisingly […] The post ‘Parasite Eve’ 25th Anniversary – How Well Does the PlayStation Horror Classic Hold Up? appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Aaron Boehm
6 min read

‘Family Dinner’ Director Peter Hengl on Easter Feasts, Bonfires, and Folk Horror [Interview]

Writer/Director Peter Hengl’s feature debut, Family Dinner, mines the discomfort and cringe of awkward family dynamics at the dinner table to deliver memorable holiday horror. In this instance, the holiday is Easter, a rarity in the genre space. Just in time for Easter, SCREAMBOX Exclusive Family Dinner will be served on April 7. The Austrian horror film follows an overweight teen […] The post ‘Family Dinner’ Director Peter Hengl on Easter Feasts, Bonfires, and Folk Horror [Interview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
2 min read

Go Deeper Into Combat Gameplay With the New ‘The Last Case of Benedict Fox’ Trailer [Video]

Developer Plot Twist has decided to dig a little deeper into the combat for The Last Case of Benedict Fox. After giving us an initial look at the combat a few weeks ago, the devs have further expanded that with a narrated deep dive into the combat gameplay. Revealed during the ID@Xbox Showcase on Twitch, […] The post Go Deeper Into Combat Gameplay With the New ‘The Last Case of Benedict Fox’ Trailer [Video] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
2 min read

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie Sets Halloween Release!

Prepare to survive five nights this Halloween. Universal Pictures will release Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s in theaters on Friday, October 27, 2023. The film will also premiere day-and-date with theatrical on Peacock! The film follows “a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. While spending his first night on the job, he realizes […] The post ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie Sets Halloween Release! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro