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‘Castlevania’ Enters ‘Dead by Daylight’ on August 27 [Trailer]

Earlier with the Dead by Daylight crossover announcement with Five Nights at Freddy’s, we speculated on when we’d hear more about Behaviour Interactive’s collaboration with Konami for the Castlevania crossover announced back in May. Well, that didn’t take long, as the Castlevania crossover will be arriving later this month in Dead by Daylight on August […] The post ‘Castlevania’ Enters ‘Dead by Daylight’ on August 27 [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
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‘Bambi: The Reckoning’ Exclusive Poster – Bambi Becomes a Killing Machine in 2025

The team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films expands their “Poohniverse” with the upcoming Bambi: The Reckoning, a fresh horror twist on the classic children’s property that turns the titular character into a vicious killing machine. Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the film’s official poster art, which you’ll find down […] The post ‘Bambi: The Reckoning’ Exclusive Poster – Bambi Becomes a Killing Machine in 2025 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead’ Launches October 17 [Trailer]

Once again, October is going to be busy for gamers. Saber Interactive and developer Stormind Games have announced that their single-player horror adventure game A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead will launch on October 17 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. The announcement comes with a new trailer announcing the date. As […] The post ‘A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead’ Launches October 17 [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
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All Three Films in Ti West’s ‘X Trilogy’ Getting Novelizations from A24!

Retro-style novelizations are all the rage here in the horror world, and A24 has announced today that Ti West and Mia Goth’s X Trilogy is getting a series of three novelizations! The novelization trilogy from Bram Stoker award-winning writer Tim Waggoner will be kicking off with the release of the official X novelization on September […] The post All Three Films in Ti West’s ‘X Trilogy’ Getting Novelizations from A24! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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General Mills Officially Announces This Year’s Monster Cereals – with Monster Pets!

The Halloween season is right around the corner and that means the General Mills Monster Cereals will be returning to store shelves in the coming weeks. In fact, they’re already here! General Mills sent out a press release this morning officially announcing this year’s Monster Cereals lineup, confirming that the theme for Halloween 2024 is […] The post General Mills Officially Announces This Year’s Monster Cereals – with Monster Pets! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Brian Yuzna & John Penney Launch New Genre Label with ‘Terror Firma’ in August [Trailer]

Horror masters Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator, Society) and John Penney (Return of the Living Dead III, The Kindred) have joined forces to launch the brand new genre label Dark Arts Entertainment, and first up from the distribution company is the film Terror Firma. Dark Arts Entertainment will release Terror Firma on Blu-ray August 27, 2024. Spinning […] The post Brian Yuzna & John Penney Launch New Genre Label with ‘Terror Firma’ in August [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Crosses Over With ‘Dead by Daylight’ Next Summer!

Behaviour Interactive was promising big things for Dead by Daylight in the future, but no one saw this coming. Announced last night via the official Dead by Daylight X account, Five Nights at Freddy’s will be entering The Fog in Summer 2025! Judging from the fact that it was the Dead by Daylight account announcing […] The post ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Crosses Over With ‘Dead by Daylight’ Next Summer! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
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Xavier Dolan Writing a Period Horror Movie Set in 1880s France

The director of films including I Killed My Mother, Tom at the Farm, and Matthias & Maxime, Xavier Dolan has revealed that he’s currently hard at work writing a period horror movie. Deadline reports this morning that the untitled project is set in 1880s France, and Dolan plans to shoot the movie in late 2025. […] The post Xavier Dolan Writing a Period Horror Movie Set in 1880s France appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters’ – New Documentary in the Works

Hammer Films is back with the brand new movie Doctor Jekyll starring Eddie Izzard (now available on VOD outlets at home), and we’ve learned that a documentary about the legendary studio is also coming soon. It will celebrate the 90-year anniversary of Hammer Films. Deadline reports this morning that Sky has joined forces with Deep […] The post ‘Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters’ – New Documentary in the Works appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Stream’ Red Band Trailer Spotlights Damien Leone’s Gore Effects

From the team behind the Terrifier movies, Iconic Events Releasing will bring Stream to theaters nationwide on August 21, 2024, and a brand new Red Band trailer has arrived. Director Michael Leavy‘s Stream comes from Fuzz on the Lens Productions with the film’s makeup FX being handled by Terrifier and Terrifier 2 director Damien Leone! Preview the gory carnage with the new Stream Red Band trailer […] The post ‘Stream’ Red Band Trailer Spotlights Damien Leone’s Gore Effects appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Original ‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Has Passed Away at 85

We’ve learned the sad news this week that Charles Cyphers, a veteran actor best known to horror fans for his role in John Carpenter’s Halloween, has passed away at the age of 85. Variety reports that Cyphers passed away “from a brief illness in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday.” Chris Roe Management said in a statement […] The post Original ‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Has Passed Away at 85 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Explore the Bizarre World of ‘Necrowave’, an Upcoming Gory Metroidvania

When you think of games where you play as zombies, generally the first ones you think of are Left 4 Dead or Stubbs the Zombie. Solo developer Arfhis The Wizard is looking to insert their game into the mix with Necrowave, a 2D Metroidvania platformer “about the emotional life of a zombie stuck in a […] The post Explore the Bizarre World of ‘Necrowave’, an Upcoming Gory Metroidvania appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Wilson
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NECA Turns ‘House of 1000 Corpses’, ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ & More into Retro-Style Ben Cooper Toys!

Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? NECA has been turning those costumes into action figures with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection, and the line is getting set to expand with another new wave! Wave four of this particular line is taking a “What If?” approach, imagining retro Ben Cooper costumes […] The post NECA Turns ‘House of 1000 Corpses’, ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ & More into Retro-Style Ben Cooper Toys! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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David Lynch Releases Official Statement On His Health; “I Will Never Retire”

It was reported earlier today that legendary filmmaker David Lynch has been diagnosed with emphysema, leaving him homebound and likely unable to continue directing projects in person. This has led many Lynch fans to speculate on the future of his career and his current health status, but Lynch himself has taken to social media tonight […] The post David Lynch Releases Official Statement On His Health; “I Will Never Retire” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Harvey Guillén Joins Dark Comedy Movie ‘Damned If You Do’

With “What We Do in the Shadows” coming to an end this year with the show’s final season, star Harvey Guillén has set up a brand new project to both star in and executive produce. Harvey Guillén will star alongside Kate Siegel in the dark comedy Damned If You Do. First reported by Deadline, the […] The post Harvey Guillén Joins Dark Comedy Movie ‘Damned If You Do’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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For Wes: Remembering Wes Craven and the Movies That Changed Horror Forever

I am rarely affected by celebrity deaths, but when it was revealed that Wes Craven had passed away on August 30, 2015, weeks after his 76th birthday, I was devastated. Never before had I been so moved by the loss of a person I’d never met. I’ve written several tributes to horror icons over the […] The post For Wes: Remembering Wes Craven and the Movies That Changed Horror Forever appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brian Keiper
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‘Goons’ – New Orleans Horror Movie From ‘The First Purge’ Director to Star Chloe Bailey and Michael Rainey Jr.

Filming is underway in New Orleans on Goons, a new Louisiana-set horror movie from The First Purge director Gerard McMurray. Deadline reports today that Chloe Bailey (The Exorcism, “Swarm”) and Michael Rainey Jr. (“Power”) are set to star. McMurray co-wrote Goons with Hodge K. Johnson. Plot details are scarce at this time, but Goons is said […] The post ‘Goons’ – New Orleans Horror Movie From ‘The First Purge’ Director to Star Chloe Bailey and Michael Rainey Jr. appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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Revisiting the Religious Horror of Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’

The very same faith that can drive humanity to build majestic works of art and band together to help those in need is also responsible for some of the most horrific events in our species’ history. This is something that genre filmmaker Ti West seems to understand very well, with many of his projects at […] The post Revisiting the Religious Horror of Ti West’s ‘The Sacrament’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Luiz H. C.
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‘House of Sayuri’ Review – Kôji Shiraishi’s Comedic Reclamation of J-Horror’s Bleak Legacy

Japanese filmmaker Kôji Shiraishi knows his way around a haunt, having established a reputation for scare crafting with documentary-style horror movies Noroi: The Curse, Occult, and A Record of Sweet Murder. The director occasionally showcased his sense of humor, dialing up the camp factor in commercial films like Sadako vs. Kayako. Kôji Shiraishi’s latest, House […] The post ‘House of Sayuri’ Review – Kôji Shiraishi’s Comedic Reclamation of J-Horror’s Bleak Legacy appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Video Game Teases Future Plans; New Map & Game Mode

Gun Interactive just launched the hotly anticipated “Museum Mode” for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre last week, but you may wondering what’s NEXT from the video game. What should you be expecting from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in the remainder of 2024, for starters? The team has provided us with a little sneak preview […] The post ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Video Game Teases Future Plans; New Map & Game Mode appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires