Day: November 17, 2025

The Campy Delights and Dicey Racial Politics of ‘The Skeleton Key’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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After spending the last few weeks on J.A. Bayona’s ghost story The Orphanage (listen), Jack Nicholson’s commanding performance in George Miller’s The Witches of Eastwick (listen), and a timely discussion of James Whale’s Frankenstein (listen), we needed some mid-aughts comfort food. Enter Iain Softley’s 2005 film The Skeleton Key, a Southern Gothic tale about Caroline (Kate Hudson), an impressionable […]

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‘Cotton Eye Joe’ Aims to Turn the Classic Folk Song into a Gory Slasher Movie [Trailer]

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What if “Cotton Eye Joe” wasn’t just a party anthem, but instead a bloody slasher movie? That’s the question filmmaker Nick Merola aims to answer with his movie Cotton Eye Joe. The filmmaker, who recently directed killer Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween-themed ads for G Fuel, has taken to Kickstarter to bring his Cotton […]

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‘Paranormal Investigations: The Next Generation’ Found Footage Horror Sequel in Development

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Although Paranormal Investigations has yet to be widely released, a sequel to the found footage horror film is already development. Paranormal Investigations: The Next Generation has officially entered pre-production, with plans to shoot in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a fall 2026 premiere. The sequel will embrace a true-crime documentary format — introducing […]

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In a Big Year for Richard Bachman, the Legacy of Stephen King’s Pen Name Grows with ‘The End Times’

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Getting several new Stephen King adaptations in a given year isn’t surprising to horror fans, but this year has an added dimension of intrigue for longtime Constant Readers. Two of the King films released in 2025 – The Long Walk and The Running Man – were originally released under a different name.  Beginning in 1977, […]

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‘Clair Obscur’ Leads The Game Awards 2025 Nominees With 12 Nods; ‘Silent Hill f’ Has Four Nominations

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Geoff Keighley and company are back again, revealing the nominees for the 2025 edition of The Game Awards, which will stream live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 11, 2025. This year the one to beat is Sandfall Interactive’s Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which has received 12 nominations, and the most […]

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Crispin Glover on ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise Return: “Never Say Never” [Exclusive]

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Before making a name for himself in films like Back to the Future, River’s Edge, and Wild at Heart, Crispin Glover danced his way into horror fans’ hearts as the ill-fated Jimmy Mortimer in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. As it’s not unprecedented for horror franchises to resurrect fan-favorite characters, I asked Glover during […]

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Featurette Introduces the Marionette

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What’s the creepiest thing in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2? For several cast and crew members, that honor goes to the Marionette. First teased in the post-credit scene from the original film, meet the nightmarish toy animatronic in the new featurette below. “I’m very excited for everyone to see the Marrionette,” said Emma Tammi, who […]

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Original ‘Paranormal Activity’ Stars Praise the Franchise’s New Stage Play

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In addition to a new video game, the Paranormal Activity franchise is also coming back to life with a brand new stage play this year, set to tell a whole new story… live on stage. Inspired by the found footage horror franchise, Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage opens at London’s Ambassadors Theatre on December 5 for […]

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Screambox Celebrates Season of Screams with Upcoming Lineup That Includes ‘Meat Kills’ and ‘Killer Rental’

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Bloody Disgusting and Cineverse’s Screambox is aiming to spread holiday fear this month as Season of Screams kicks off, bringing new premieres. The horror streaming service is unleashing a killer lineup of special new programming just in time for the holidays. Here’s what’s coming to Screambox in 2025 and beyond: Meat Kills (premiered November 11) – […]

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Explained: The Many Stephen King Connections & References in Episode Four

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for episode four of It: Welcome to Derry. As we near the midpoint of It: Welcome to Derry season one, the lore deepens and fan favorite characters begin coming together. Episode four, “The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet’s Function,” not only provides an origin story for the titular […]

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Five Horror Movies Set Around Thanksgiving to Stream This Week

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Thanksgiving arrives next week, bringing with it the stressful chaos of the holidays and rewatches of holiday horror staples like Blood Rage and Thanksgiving. Despite the horror that the holidays can inspire, it’s a rather niche subgenre when it comes to Thanksgiving. If you’re already tired of the handful of classics or not feeling the […]

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James Cameron on ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Sequel: “We’re Making Progress”

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James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez may finally be ready for another round of Motorball. A sequel to Alita: Battle Angel — co-written and produced by Cameron and directed by Rodriguez — has been discussed since the original film’s release in 2019, but Cameron is now assuring fans that progress is being made. “I appreciate the […]

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Teams With Popeyes for ‘Freddy Fazbear Crunch Menu’!

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While you wait for Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 to arrive in theaters this December, fast food chain Popeyes has unleashed the limited time Freddy Fazbear Crunch Menu! Available nationwide starting today, Popeyes is bringing a little horror to their restaurants nationwide with its first-ever, one-of-a-kind Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 menu collaboration. The […]

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Ryan Coogler Says Disney Channel Movie ‘The Luck of the Irish’ Inspired ‘Sinners’

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Ryan Coogler found inspiration in a myriad of sources when writing and directing Sinners, but you probably didn’t expect a Disney Channel original movie to be among the influences. During his Sinners panel at Contenders Film over the weekend, Deadline reports that the filmmaker noted that 2001’s The Luck of the Irish stoked his fascination […]

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‘Night Patrol’ – CM Punk and Justin Long Star in Vampire Cop Movie [Trailer]

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From the director of Lowlife and V/H/S/94, Ryan Prows’ vampire cop thriller Night Patrol is coming to theaters early next year, and the official trailer has arrived this morning. WWE Superstar Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) stars alongside Justin Long (Tusk, Barbarian, Coyotes) in the upcoming Night Patrol. Sink your fangs into the trailer down below. Night Patrol will […]

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