Author: Meagan Navarro

‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ Director Stephen Cognetti on New Setting and Franchise’s Future

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Writer/director Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, the fourth installment in the found footage series, leaves the Abaddon Hotel behind for new scares and terrain. And it’s streaming NOW. Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor began streaming exclusively on Shudder on October 30, 2023. For the film’s release, Bloody Disgusting spoke to Cognetti about creating […]

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‘Starve Acre’ – Folk Horror Starring Morfydd Clark and Matt Smith Gets Acquired by Brainstorm Media

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After a successful premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, brooding and atmospheric folk horror film Starve Acre has been acquired for North American distribution by Brainstorm Media. Starring Matt Smith (His House, Morbius) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) in the lead roles, Starve Acre is written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo based on the book by Andrew Michael […]

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‘I Was a Teenage Slasher’ – Check Out the Cover and Read an Excerpt from Stephen Graham Jones’ New Novel [Exclusive]

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Few people love slashers as much as NYT-bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones. Not only was his 2020 novel The Only Good Indians a slasher at its core, but slashers permeate every element of the Jade Daniels/Indian Lake trilogy that began with My Heart is a Chainsaw (our review). While that trilogy is poised to take a […]

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Stay Home, Watch Horror: Ten Halloween Horror Movies to Stream This Week

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This is it, kids. Halloween is here. This means it’s time to cram in every last bit of Halloween festivities and celebrations, and that naturally includes watching more Halloween set horror. By late October, chances are high that you’ve already exhausted the more familiar picks, like the Halloween or Night of the Demons franchises. So, this week’s horror […]

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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and the Pioneering Stop-Motion Animation Work of Director Henry Selick

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Jack Skellington famously sings “What’s this?” when first discovering snow in the seminal stop-motion animated feature The Nightmare Before Christmas, and it’s a question that audiences likely asked upon initial release in October 1993. The strange animated feature that embraces German Expressionism and macabre character designs feels atypical of family-friendly fare yet spends the bulk of […]

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‘Curse of the Totem’ – Upcoming Malaysian Horror Film Based on Ancient Rituals of Human Sacrifice

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Malaysian horror movie Curse of the Totem, aka Sumpahan Jerunei, draws from 13th-century Borneo sacrifice rituals, and, thanks to Variety, a new image gives a first look at the upcoming horror movie described as an “urban legend story.” Curse of the Totem “tells the story of Dr. Sani, who goes in search of his wife, who disappeared on a […]

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“Chucky” Season 3: Part 2 Teaser Promises Chucky’s Ready to Conquer 2024 in a Blaze of Gory

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“Chucky” Season 3: Part 1 wrapped up last night with another over-the-top Halloween episode that ended on killer cliffhanger. Fret not, Season 3: Part 2 is on the way, and a brand new teaser ensures that Chucky’s ready to hit the ground running in 2024, promising an epic bloodbath. Warning, do not watch the teaser […]

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‘The Soul Eater’ – New Image Teases Upcoming Grisly Horror from ‘Inside’ Directors

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Up next from French filmmaking duo Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, best known for their ultra-violent slasher Inside and aquatic haunted house tale The Deep House, is an adaptation of grisly thriller The Soul Eater by Alexis Laipsker. Thanks to Deadline, a new image teases the eerie horror feature. Maury announced production on the film earlier this year via Instagram, the seventh feature film for […]

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‘Suitable Flesh’ – Barbara Crampton and Heather Graham on Gender-Flipped Lovecraft Roles [Interview]

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Director Joe Lynch’s (Wrong Turn 2, Mayhem, “Creepshow”) new movie Suitable Flesh, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s The Thing On The Doorstep, is set to unleash body-hopping madness in theaters and VOD on October 27, 2023. Heather Graham and producer Barbara Crampton star in Suitable Flesh, executive produced by Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator). Dennis Paoli, the writer of Re-Animator and From Beyond, wrote the script.  Joe Lynch and the late Stuart Gordon’s frequent collaborators seamlessly insert Suitable […]

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review – Cuddly Gateway Horror Light on Scares

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Nearly a decade ago, Scott Cawthon’s point-and-click survival game Five Nights at Freddy’s was released into the world and became an instant hit, thanks to its effective jump scare delivery system via killer animatronics and engaging lore. The concept practically begged for a feature adaptation, and so did the video game series’ loyal fanbase. It’s finally here, with […]

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Lamashtu Revealed: Meet the Demon You Barely Saw in ‘The Exorcist: Believer’

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Despite multiple red herrings, clues, and characters like Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) blaming Pazuzu for the dual possessions haunting The Exorcist: Believer, the entity responsible is actually a very different demonic figure from Mesopotamian lore: Lamashtu. While the demon can be barely glimpsed in a quick flash on screen, makeup effects co-designers Chris Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke give a […]

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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Joins the “Monster High” Collection with Jack and Sally Skullector Dolls

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Following in the wake of dolls based on The Shining, Stephen King’s IT, Beetlejuice, Gremlins 2, Elvira,  and Annabelle, two more horror icons are joining Mattel’s “Monster High” collection. Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas are getting their own Monster High dolls, and they’re going up for grabs on October 27, 2023. The dolls are part of the […]

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‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ Review – A Scary Return to Form for the Franchise

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Writer/Director Stephen Cognetti may have finally closed the door on the hellish Abaddon Hotel in the previous installment of the cult horror franchise Hell House LLC, but the saga isn’t over. The fourth entry, Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor, introduces a new setting entirely to set the stage for the next chapter. Cognetti cleverly expands […]

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‘Suitable Flesh’ Director Joe Lynch on Casting His Lovecraft Movie and Building a Stuart GordonVerse [Interview]

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Director Joe Lynch’s (Wrong Turn 2, Mayhem, “Creepshow”) new movie Suitable Flesh, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s The Thing On The Doorstep, is poised to unleash body-swapping horror this Halloween weekend. Suitable Flesh is bringing Lovecraftian madness to theaters and VOD on October 27, 2023, and the film will later be hitting Shudder for exclusive streaming in January 2024. In Suitable Flesh, “After murdering her young […]

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“The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” Season 5 Trailer Teases Biggest, Baddest Season Yet

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Hello Uglies! “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” has quickly become a Halloween season staple on horror streaming service Shudder, and a brand new trailer promises that Season 5 will be biggest and baddest season yet. Watch the trailer below and get ready for the grand championship of drag, filth, horror, and glamour. “The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula” […]

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