Black Phone 2 is a scarier and more successful sequel, but its reinvention of the Grabber into a supernatural entity helps him become a modern Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. Blumhouse has made not just waves, but full-on tsunamis, when it comes to their impact on the horror genre. Over the past 15 years, Blumhouse […]
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Black Phone and Black Phone 2. If Gen X has a boogeyman, it’s arguably the Man in the Windowless Van. Alongside memories of blissfully roaming unsupervised suburbs are warnings to avoid anyone in this particular vehicle lest you wind up on the side of a milk carton. […]
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Looks like the rumours from the Fortnite datamining may just be true. Epic Games posted from the official Fortnite X account that the annual Fortnitemares event kicks off tomorrow, with a hotfix releasing at 6am ET. In addition, they also followed up with a 44-second short confirming just who’s involved in this year’s event, with […]
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It was announced at Meta Connect 2025 that Blumhouse and Meta Quest are joining forces for Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema, a new immersive experience built exclusively for Meta Quest that promises to “reimagine how we watch horror films by transforming traditional viewing into a truly enveloping event with visual effects spilling out of the screen, Dolby […]
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Director Scott Derrickson’s Joe Hill adaptation The Black Phone was a hit in theaters last year, so it comes as no big surprise that The Black Phone 2 has officially been confirmed. Universal and Blumhouse will release The Black Phone 2 on June 27, 2025! No word yet on whether or not Derrickson will return […]
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Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Underworld 4K UHD from Kino Lorber Underworld will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 19 as part […]
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The mark of a memorable acting performance is decided by a number of different factors. How well can you display the intended emotion of the scene? Were the strengths of your performance tailored to make the audience scared? Depressed? Joyful? How about a jack of all trades performance that accomplished all of the above and […]
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Endless things draw us each to horror, scares ranking high among them. Luckily, fear takes many forms. The thrill of a well-crafted jump scare, visceral chills, or an atmospheric scene that instills deep-seated dread all keep us coming back for more—the year’s horror releases delivered on all fronts. 2022 offered several memorable scenes of unrelenting […]
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Music is intrinsically and irrevocably intertwined with cinema; it is never more vital than in horror. What builds mood, tension, and fear better than sound design and an unsettling score? This Gift Guide is for the music lover. More specifically, it’s for the horror fan that collects vinyl soundtracks, from recent releases to recently unearthed […]
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The final month of 2022 is already upon us, and December brings plenty of horror offerings beyond holiday fare- though expect some bloody fun there, too. Whether you’re in the mood to play catch-up on 2022 releases or looking for the deep cuts, this month has it all. Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available […]
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The tragedy cast a very long shadow. Up on Droop Mountain, a college student discovered the bodies of hitchhikers Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero. They’d both suffered close-range gunshot wounds and were left for dead. The year was 1980, and the summer had barely ripened. The entire region, down to my hometown 20 minutes away, […]
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It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year… Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights! Opening night is upon us and Bloody Disgusting’s Vanessa Decker & Elwood Quincy Walker got an early sneak preview of two of this year’s most anticipated houses: The Horrors of Blumhouse & Universal Monsters: Legends Collide… In this year’s edition of The […]
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Obsession is weird, right? Taken too far in one direction, it creates dogged saviors. But too far in the other way breeds psychos and killers. Like Alfred Hitchcock, Scott Derrickson seems intimately curious about people driven by their inability to let things go. Ethan Hawke plays two sides of this coin, first in Sinister and […]
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With The Black Phone now available on VOD and Blu-ray, as well as streaming on Peacock, the film’s box office run is behind us, Scott Derrickson‘s latest scaring up $152.8 million worldwide this year. The movie’s production budget was only $18 million, so needless to say the Joe Hill adaptation has proven to be a […]
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One of this year’s best horror films, Scott Derrickson‘s The Black Phone is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on August 16, but you won’t have to wait until next week to bring the film home. Beginning RIGHT NOW, The Black Phone is available on Digital and streaming exclusively on Peacock. That means if you subscribe to Peacock, […]
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