From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie that’s NOW AVAILABLE on Netflix! Meagan Navarro writes in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Nightbooks takes a while to warm up, but the back half brings the gateway horror fun. It’s silly, whimsical, and creative, with a charming pair of leads. It’s for […]
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[Review] Netflix’s Gateway Horror Fantasy ‘Nightbooks’ Celebrates the Monster Kid
Fairy tales and scary stories make for a perfect gateway into the genre for many children. Who among us isn’t familiar with the nightmarish imagery and stories of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? Or the grim, bloody origins of Grimm’s Fairy Tales? Nightbooks, based on J.A. White‘s children’s fantasy-horror novel, takes the concept and runs with […]
Season 3 of Netflix’s “The Movies That Made Us” Will Spotlight ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ and ‘Friday the 13th’
The first two seasons of Netflix’s mini-doc series “The Movies That Made Us” went behind the scenes of classics including Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, Ghostbusters, and Die Hard, and we’ve learned today that the upcoming third season is going to be a horror-heavy offering that’ll arrive on Netflix just in time […]
“Locke & Key” Returns to Netflix for the Show’s Second Season on October 22 [Teaser]
“It’s time to finish what I started.” As we learned late last year, Netflix’s “Locke & Key” has already been renewed for second and third seasons, and today we’ve been provided with a Season 2 premiere date. The new season will premiere on October 22, 2021! The series follows the Locke siblings and their mother who move […]
Opening Scene of Netflix’s Sam Raimi-Produced ‘Nightbooks’ Introduces a Horror Kid We Can All Relate To [Video]
“If you’ve ever stayed up past bedtime with a scary story, Nightbooks is the horror film for you,” Netflix promises ahead of the new original movie’s premiere this coming Wednesday. From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie headed to Netflix on September 15. You can watch the first 3-minutes of Nightbooks […]
“Bright: Samurai Soul” – Animated Series Based on Netflix Original Movie Awakens the Dark Lord [Trailer]
David Ayer’s 2017 Netflix original movie Bright is getting an expansion with the upcoming animated series “Bright: Samurai Soul,” which is headed exclusively to Netflix on October 12. “Set in Japan during the end of the Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period, this retelling explores a new setting, era, and characters. Director Ishiguro […]
[TIFF Review] Netflix’s Single-Location Thriller ‘The Guilty’ is a Showcase for Jake Gyllenhaal
The Guilty originated as a critically acclaimed, intense Danish thriller that marked the feature debut by Gustav Möller. A seemingly simple premise set entirely within a single-location frayed nerves thanks to a confluence of impeccable ingredients. So, it’s not surprising that remake rights were snatched up almost immediately. The result is a Jake Gyllenhaal vehicle directed by Antoine Fuqua, […]
[TIFF Review] Netflix’s Korean Drama Series ‘Hellbound’ Has a Great Premise, But Struggles With Its Execution
As far as TV properties go, Hellbound has a pretty awesome hook. The gist of the six-episode live-action Netflix series is as follows: What would happen if angels began appearing, informing individuals that they would die for their sins in a few days, and when the time arrived, those people were beaten to death by […]
The Killer in Netflix Slasher ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ Wears Masks That Look Like His Victims [Trailer]
Slashers are back in a big way here in 2021, and while we continue waiting for Halloween Kills, Netflix has just released the official trailer for an upcoming slasher movie of their own. Patrick Brice, the director of Creep, Creep 2 and Corporate Animals, is back with Netflix‘s There’s Someone Inside Your House, coming to Netflix on October 6, 2021. Check out […]
August Netflix Release ‘The Old Ways’ Gives Refreshing Mystical Update to Possession Horror [Indie Horror Spotlight]
The content space is more crowded than ever, making it challenging to keep up with all of the genre titles available via streaming platforms, VOD, and theatrical releases. It can be overwhelming just to browse. To help prevent great indie horror from slipping through the cracks, we’ll spotlight our favorites every month. Possession horror often […]
Be Not Afraid: Official Trailer for Netflix and Mike Flanagan’s “Midnight Mass” Brings Miracles at a Price
Netflix and Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”) are joining forces once again for another horror series, this one titled “Midnight Mass.” “Midnight Mass,” directed by Flanagan, will be available to Netflix members on September 24, 2021. Today brings the full official trailer, our best sneak-peek at the new series yet. “Midnight Mass” […]
Netflix Brings Family-Friendly Feline Frights to Halloween With ‘Scaredy Cats’ in October [Images]
Netflix is bringing family-friendly frights to the table this Halloween with a few different projects, one of which is a brand new original series titled Scaredy Cats. Part of this year’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup, Scaredy Cats will be premiering on October 1, 2021. In the series, “On Willa Ward’s twelfth birthday, she inherits a […]
Fresh Images from Netflix Take You into the Vibrant World of Producer Sam Raimi’s ‘Nightbooks’
“I’m going to need a story every night. Or it’s the last thing you’ll ever do.” From producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn) comes Netflix’s Nightbooks, a kid-friendly gateway horror movie headed to Netflix on September 15. We’re thinking this is going to be a fun one to watch on the road to Halloween, and today the streaming service […]
Netflix’s ‘Fever Dream’ Tells a Haunted Story of Broken Souls [Images]
As part of this year’s “Netflix and Chills” event, Bloody has a first look at Fever Dream (Distancia de Rescate), based on the internationally critically acclaimed novel by Samanta Schweblin. In the film directed by Claudia Llosa, “A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. […]
Netflix’s “Squid Game” Looks Like a Wild New Take on ‘Battle Royale’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ [Teaser]
Part of the streamer’s “Netflix and Chills” lineup this year, the debut season of Korean series “Squid Game” is coming to Netflix on September 17, we’ve just learned this afternoon. In the series, “A mysterious invitation to join the game is sent to people at risk who are in dire need of money. 456 participants […]