Outside of the Popcorn Frights features playing in theaters, the south Floridian festival also has a huge batch of films that will premiere virtually, from August 16-19. Bloody Disgusting has your first look at Night at the Eagle Inn, the latest feature from Erik Bloomquist, who saw his Ten Minutes to Midnight premiere at last […]
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TIFF: ‘After Blue (Dirty Paradise)’ Teaser Trailer Looks Like a Surreal Horror Fantasy Blasted With Glitter and Neon! [Exclusive]
The Toronto International Film Festival hype has hit overdrive now that the Midnight Madness titles have been announced. One of the coolest films set to make its North American Premiere is After Blue (Dirty Paradise), a nightmarish sci-fi horror fantasy from French filmmaker Bertrand Mandico. Bloody Disgusting scored an exclusive look at the English-language teaser […]
‘Night Drive’: AJ Bowen Prepares to Bury the Evidence (a Body!) in This Exclusive Clip
Dark Sky Films is making a sharp turn from horror to thriller with their next, Night Drive, which stars You’re Next and The Signal‘s AJ Bowen as a driver in Los Angeles who’s reeling from a series of bad decisions. “While his life seems to be caught in a downward spiral, a business proposition from an alluring but enigmatic passenger named […]
A Ghost Haunts Her Midwestern Hometown in the Trailer for ‘Double Walker’ [Exclusive]
Bloody Disgusting has the exclusive first details and trailer for Cranked Up Films’ haunter, Double Walker, a ghost story set to haunt theaters and VOD platforms this November. Colin West‘s Double Walker stars Sylvie Mix as Poser, a young Ghost who haunts her cold Midwestern hometown, trying to piece together the horrific flashes of memories […]
Clip from ‘Dark Stories’ Anthology Awakened by a Demon [Exclusive]
The filmmakers behind The Metal Hurlant Chronicles and The Cell have assembled a new anthology that is coming this summer from Scream! Factory. What if demons, the living dead, evil dolls, and other supernatural creatures came to haunt our apartments, houses, cafes, museums and other places of daily life? How would you get through it? What would you […]
Exclusive Look at Lin Shaye and ‘House of Wax’ Actor Chad Michael Murray in ‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ [Images]
Yet another movie about the real-life murders of serial killer Ted Bundy is on the way, with Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman arriving in select theaters via Fathom Events next month. The film will tell “the untold story of notorious killer Ted Bundy. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for […]
‘Kandisha’ Summoned In Exclusive Clip From ‘Inside’ Directors’ Next [Video]
“When invoked, she demands the lives of six men.” Up next from Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Inside, Livid, Leatherface) is the Candyman-esque supernatural chiller Kandisha, which now on Shudder. In Kandisha, “It is summer break and best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana hang together with other neighborhood teens. Nightly, they have fun sharing scary stories and urban legends. But when Amélie […]
‘Strangeland: Disciple’ – Dee Snider Updates on the Planned Return of Captain Howdy [Phantom Limbs]
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly […]
‘The Ex’ Won’t Let Go in Haunting Trailer Premiere [Exclusive]
Popcorn Frights recently pulled back the curtain on its virtual festival experience that will be available nationwide. Running parallel to its in-theater program (August 12-15) and through the duration of the Festival (August 12-19), Popcorn Frights’ virtual experience is headlined by seven feature film World Premieres. There will also be a handful of North American […]
‘The Great Escape’ Meets ‘The Thing’: Writer Rob Williams Unveils New Creature Comic ‘OUT’ [Blood/Ink/Staples]
Welcome to Blood/Ink/Staples, a recurring column which will shine a spotlight on creepy comic books new and old. Here, we’ll be taking a peek at forgotten graphic novels and hot-off-the-press floppies, buried indies and newly-released big labels. Some articles will be historical deep dives, others will feature interviews with creators, but all will attempt to steer […]
‘Siege’: Exclusive Look at Extended Cut of Extremely Rare Canadian Shocker! [Video]
Today’s the day! Severin Films has just released the must-own, must-see, ultra-rare extended cut of Paul Donovan & Maura O’Connell’s Canadian shocker, Siege! Inspired by the actual 42-day Halifax police strike, this ’80s thriller is shockingly still socially relevant: “When a local group of right-wing vigilantes massacres the patrons of a gay bar, the sole […]
Poster for James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ Hammers In the Tension! [Exclusive]
After co-creating the SAW and Insidious franchises, and also giving birth to The Conjuring Universe, horror maestro James Wan drove off into mainstream with a Fast and the Furious sequel and DC’s Aquaman. But before the titan dove back into his Aquaman sequel, he returned to his roots with the Giallo-inspired Malignant, which Warner Bros./New Line […]
“Screaming for Those Who Cannot Scream”: Dee Snider Keeps on Rocking With New Album ‘Leave a Scar’ [Interview]
Dee Snider. Any metal enthusiast worth their salt knows the name of Twisted Sister’s legendary frontman, surely. And yet, the celebrated musician’s work in radio, television and film (to say nothing of his appearance on the Senate floor to battle the PMRC’s crusade against “obscene” music) has seen to it that he’s become a pop […]
First Look at Valentine’s Day-Themed ‘Pretty Boy’, the Psycho Slasher Set for a Popcorn Frights World Premiere [Exclusive]
Fans of slashers like My Bloody Valentine and Valentine (2001) get ready for Marcel Walz‘s indie Pretty Boy, his own Valentine’s Day-themed slasher that’s set to hold its World Premiere at the forthcoming Popcorn Frights, the South Florida-based horror film festival that returns to theaters next month, from August 12-19, 2021. “In this gloriously melodramatic […]
‘Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club’: Mike Mignola Co-Writing Brand New Mini-Series This Halloween! [Exclusive]
“Hellboy learns about the mysteries of an exorcism gone wrong” in Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club, a 5-issue mini-series on the way this Halloween from Dark Horse Comics! Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report that Dark Horse Comics will debut Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club on October 27, an all-new 5-issue comic book series by legendary Hellboy […]