‘Wild Things’ Finds Strength In Sexuality [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“That’s what I am to you, isn’t it? Swamp trash, just like my mom.” We’ve all heard stories about Florida Man. Maybe he lost a wrestling match with an alligator, dropped his keys into a pit of snakes, or fell into a flaming dumpster as it floated off to sea. Whatever the case, this southern […]

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Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon Planning to Direct Horror Movie Starring Sosie Bacon

The star of Parker Finn’s horror hit Smile, Sosie Bacon is the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, and it sounds like the three are joining forces for an upcoming project. Variety notes in a profile piece on Sedgwick that she’s currently developing a horror film for her company Big Swing that she plans […]

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“The Bondsman” – Damon Herriman and More Join Kevin Bacon on Prime Video’s Horror Action Series

Four new cast members join Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles on Blumhouse TV’s “The Bondsman,” an action horror series for Amazon’s Prime Video. That includes actor Damon Herriman (Run Rabbit Run, The Nightingale, “Mindhunter”). Variety reports that Herriman, Beth Grant (No Country For Old Men, Donnie Darko), Maxwell Jenkins (“Arcadian,” “Lost In Space”) and Jolene Purdy […]

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Prime Video Genre Series “The Bondsman” Enlists Jennifer Nettles to Star Opposite Kevin Bacon

The Exorcist: Believer actor Jennifer Nettles has been cast in Blumhouse TV’s “The Bondsman,” an action horror series for Amazon’s Prime Video. Deadline reported today that Nettles will star opposite Kevin Bacon as his character’s ex-wife. The action horror series “centers on Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon), a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead […]

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“The Bondsman” – Kevin Bacon to Star in Prime Video’s Horror Action Series

Actor Kevin Bacon returns to horror once again, this time for Blumhouse TV’s “The Bondsman,” which has been ordered straight-to-series at Amazon’s Prime Video, Variety reports today. The action horror series “centers on Hub Halloran (Bacon), a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead with an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly-forgotten musical career […]

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The Steamy Sexual Politics of ‘Wild Things’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Gator Chic. After kicking off the month of March with a look at some classic queer cinema in Robert Wise’s The Haunting, we unlocked the Patreon vault and re-released our super-sized episode on Scream (2022). Now, in honor of spring break, we’re heading back into the world of erotic thrillers with a look at John McNaughton‘s […]

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Kevin Bacon Still Waiting to Return for a New ‘Tremors’ Movie

While the Tremors franchise has never stopped churning out new entries, one actor who’s been missing from all the sequels is original star Kevin Bacon. Oddly enough, Bacon actually did reprise the role of Valentine McKee for the pilot episode of a Tremors television series that never got off the ground, which to date has never actually […]

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“I’m Strong Enough to Not Do This”: In Defense of Polarizing Slasher ‘They/Them’

I grew up in a predominantly Christian community in rural West Virginia. Not a day went by that I wasn’t told I was going to burn in hell for all of eternity. I devoured the preacher’s sermon on Sunday morning, attentively completed sailor’s logs for the Patch the Pirate Club, and spent my weeks obsessed […]

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Homoeroticism Beneath The Surface of ‘Tremors’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Ass Blasters After a month of divergent picks ranging from John Carpenter’s made-for-TV movie Someone’s Watching Me! to Clive Barker’s sprawling Nightbreed to Michele Soavi’s Italian slasher Stage Fright to Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, Trace and I are ready to wrap up August with an American classic. It’s time for Tremors, y’all! Although the film was […]

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‘They/Them’ – Kevin Bacon on the Evolution of the Slasher and Shifting from Victim to Villain [Interview]

Peacock Original Film They/Them, pronounced “They-slash-Them,” is a slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp, and it’s executive produced, written, and directed by John Logan (“Penny Dreadful”). Whistler Camp takes its name after owner and director Owen Whistler, played by Kevin Bacon, a prolific actor unafraid to play antagonistic characters. And of course, an actor who […]

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‘They/Them’ Director John Logan on Slashers, Kevin Bacon, and Putting Characters First [Interview]

They/Them, pronounced “They-slash-Them,” is a slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp executive produced, written, and directed by John Logan (“Penny Dreadful”). The slasher will debut on Peacock on Friday, August 5. Ahead of the release, Bloody Disgusting chatted with Logan about the film’s emphasis on characters, the research that went into the setting, and the […]

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‘They/Them’ Review – Summer Camp Slasher Forgets to Slash But Delivers Psychological, Character-Driven Horror

John Logan’s Gothic horror drama “Penny Dreadful” retooled classic literary horror figures in a captivating, poignant way by exploring the ethos of monsters. For his directorial feature debut, Logan sets his sights on a familiar horror mainstay: the summer camp slasher. They/Them, pronounced “They-slash-Them,” takes place at an LGBTQIA+ conversion summer camp. It emphasizes its robust ensemble […]

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‘They/Them’ Welcomes Summer Camp Terror With New Trailer and Poster

Kevin Bacon‘s Owen Whistler welcomes campers to his safe summer camp space for all in the brand new trailer for Peacock Original Film They/Them. Things are never what they seem, though, are they? They/Them, pronounced “They-slash-Them,”  is a slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp executive produced, written, and directed by John Logan (“Penny Dreadful”). […]

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Peacock’s ‘They/Them’ Teaser Hints at Not So Safe Space in Summer Camp Slasher Starring Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon‘s Owen Whistler tells campers that his summer camp is a safe space for all in the brand new teaser for Peacock Original Film They/Them. But the cracks are already showing, and eerie imagery of ventriloquist puppets and a masked killer indicates these campers won’t be in for a good time after all. They/Them, […]

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The Camp Appeal of Genre-Blurring ‘Wild Things’ [Sex Crimes]

The last installment of this column explored legendary director Adrian Lyne’s masterclass entry in the erotic thriller canon: Fatal Attraction. The 1987 film, steeped in Conservative culture, is as much a warning to heterosexual men about female sexuality as it is a confirmation of the need to uphold traditional (read: nuclear) family values. It’s almost […]

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