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‘Ready or Not 2’ – First Images of Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, David Cronenberg & Sarah Michelle Gellar!

Directors Radio Silence are back for more grisly games in sequel Ready or Not: Here I Come, and PEOPLE has shared the very first images from the upcoming horror movie. Ready or Not: Here I Come opens in theaters April 10, 2026! Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett tell PEOPLE that Ready or Not 2 “goes hand in hand […] The post ‘Ready or Not 2’ – First Images of Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, David Cronenberg & Sarah Michelle Gellar! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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The Rampant Sexuality of David Cronenberg’s ‘Shivers’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Taxpayer Funded Sex Slugs. After wrapping up September with Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (listen), debating the merits of The Strangers: Chapter 1 (listen) and celebrating 30 years of To Die For (listen), it’s time for a David Cronenberg milestone: 50 years since his genre feature film debut, Shivers (1975). In the film, Starliner Tower is an exclusive, isolated […] The post The Rampant Sexuality of David Cronenberg’s ‘Shivers’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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The Biting Satire of ‘To Die For’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Ice, ice, baby…. After wrapping up September with a look at the fowl queerness of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (listen) and debating the perils of reviewing 1/3 of a movie in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (listen), we’re kicking off October with a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Gus Van Sant‘s biting satire To Die […] The post The Biting Satire of ‘To Die For’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’ Infects 4K UHD in December from Scream Factory

David Cronenberg‘s Rabid will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 16 via Scream Factory. The 1977 body horror film has been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision HDR. Disc 1 – 4K UHD: 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 […] The post David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’ Infects 4K UHD in December from Scream Factory appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
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Nikyatu Jusu Enters the World of Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’ With New Movie Set in the 1986 Film’s Universe

In addition to a new take on Romero’s Night of the Living Dead that’s coming soon from MGM, Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny) is also venturing into the world of David Cronenberg’s The Fly. Deadline reports this afternoon that Nikyatu Jusu’s upcoming installment in the body horror franchise is “based on David Cronenberg’s masterwork,” being positioned not […] The post Nikyatu Jusu Enters the World of Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’ With New Movie Set in the 1986 Film’s Universe appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Ten 2024 Horror Books to Read This Halloween and Beyond

It’s been another massive year for horror, whether we’re talking about film, TV, or books. On that note, the literary world is teeming with spine-tingling graphic novels, nonfiction books, and unsettling novels to keep you busy this Halloween season and beyond. Whether you’re looking to catch up on new reads or fill your final days […] The post Ten 2024 Horror Books to Read This Halloween and Beyond appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The Shrouds’ – David Cronenberg’s New Movie Releasing in Spring 2025

Fresh off the film’s North American premiere at TIFF, horror master David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds has been acquired for U.S. release by Sideshow and Janus Films. Deadline notes that they’re planning a Spring 2025 release for the film. “Building on a long history with David Cronenberg that has included releases of Videodrome, Scanners, The Brood, Crash, Dead Ringers, and Naked Lunch, Janus […] The post ‘The Shrouds’ – David Cronenberg’s New Movie Releasing in Spring 2025 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘The Shrouds’ Review – David Cronenberg Plays His Greatest Hits [TIFF]

Audiences hungry for David Cronenberg’s infamous brand of body horror may have hoped that 2022’s Crimes of the Future marked his return to the genre. That film, which formed an unofficial trilogy that began with 1983’s Videodrome and continued in 1999’s eXistenZ, featured several callbacks to the Canadian director’s recurring visual and thematic interests. The […] The post ‘The Shrouds’ Review – David Cronenberg Plays His Greatest Hits [TIFF] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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Body Horror Meets the Zombie Apocalypse in David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’ [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“I wouldn’t mind just one bite.” When we think of zombie movies, we imagine deceased loved ones rising from hillside cemeteries, decaying walkers roaming the streets, or contagious victims decimating a city – and that’s not to mention the whole Infected vs. Undead debate. We don’t expect a zombie-like plague to emerge from a phallic […] The post Body Horror Meets the Zombie Apocalypse in David Cronenberg’s ‘Rabid’ [The Lady Killers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
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‘The Shrouds’ Teaser Trailer – Watch First Footage from New David Cronenberg Movie

Horror master David Cronenberg is back with new movie The Shrouds, and ahead of the film’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the first footage has arrived online today. The teaser trailer for The Shrouds was first shared by Variety this morning. Watch it below for a cryptic first look at Cronenberg’s exploration of what he […] The post ‘The Shrouds’ Teaser Trailer – Watch First Footage from New David Cronenberg Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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David Cronenberg’s New Movie ‘The Shrouds’ Gets a Cannes Poster

The master of the body horror sub-genre, David Cronenberg is back this year with new movie The Shrouds, and it’s headed to the Cannes Film Festival later this month. Check out a brand new official poster below. Vincent Cassel (Irreversible, Eastern Promises) stars alongside Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Guy Pearce (Memento) and Sandrine Holt (“Fear the Walking Dead”). Deadline had detailed, “Cassel will play Karsh, an […] The post David Cronenberg’s New Movie ‘The Shrouds’ Gets a Cannes Poster appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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A Little Fear of Penetration in David Cronenberg’s ‘eXistenZ’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Game Loop. Trace and I inadvertently bookended our April discussions of John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London (listen) and Ciarán Foy’s Eli (listen) with Jude Law films. At the start of the month, we tackled Matt Damon’s Italian grifter in The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen) and now we’re closing out April with David Cronenberg‘s eXistenZ […] The post A Little Fear of Penetration in David Cronenberg’s ‘eXistenZ’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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David Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood’ is a Bloody End to a Troubled Marriage [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“You got involved with a woman who fell in love with you for your sanity and hoped it would rub off.” What would the horror version of Kramer vs. Kramer look like? What about a murderous version of Marriage Story? While horror fans might enjoy throwing in gory dismemberment or supernatural chaos to these extremely […] The post David Cronenberg’s ‘The Brood’ is a Bloody End to a Troubled Marriage [The Lady Killers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Jenn Adams
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David Cronenberg’s ‘Shivers’ Gets New Exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook Release

Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series is getting a Steelbook upgrade, at least when it comes to David Cronenberg‘s controversial feature debut, Shivers. Shivers becomes available on Steelbook® on March 5, 2024, exclusively at Walmart. In Shivers, “The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed […] The post David Cronenberg’s ‘Shivers’ Gets New Exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook Release appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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First Image from David Cronenberg’s New Movie ‘The Shrouds’ Lets You Watch the Dead Decompose

It’s called body horror, kids. The master of the sub-genre, David Cronenberg is back this year with new movie The Shrouds, and we’ve got a first-look image this afternoon. The image comes courtesy of the long-running French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, and it was shared on Twitter by @TerenceYiBo today. Check out the magazine […] The post First Image from David Cronenberg’s New Movie ‘The Shrouds’ Lets You Watch the Dead Decompose appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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The Father/Son Cronenberg Conversation in ‘Antiviral’ [Maple Syrup Massacre]

Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow… Three films into his feature film career, Brandon Cronenberg has established himself as an innovative and confronting auteur in his own right. When he debuted his 2012 feature debut Antiviral, however, the quality of […] The post The Father/Son Cronenberg Conversation in ‘Antiviral’ [Maple Syrup Massacre] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Videodrome’ 4K Ultra HD Review – The Criterion Collection Upgrades Cronenberg’s Masterpiece

Although analog technology has gone all but extinct in the 40 years since Videodrome first permeated viewers’ psyches, there’s no denying the prescience of its themes. Writer-director David Cronenberg, circa 1983, portended the exploitation of the internet age, virtual reality, and media manipulation. At its core, Videodrome confronts the viewer to examine their own relationship […] The post ‘Videodrome’ 4K Ultra HD Review – The Criterion Collection Upgrades Cronenberg’s Masterpiece appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
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‘Rabid’ Remake and David Cronenberg’s Original Shocker Now Streaming on SCREAMBOX!

It’s the summer of screams on SCREAMBOX! This June was absolutely jam-packed with several horror gems hitting our SCREAMBOX streaming service, including the hotly anticipated must-see definitive documentary Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, not to mention Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper’s classic 1995 adaptation of The Mangler (also starring Robert Englund), George […] The post ‘Rabid’ Remake and David Cronenberg’s Original Shocker Now Streaming on SCREAMBOX! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash’ – An Unconventional Erotic Thriller/Slasher

On the surface, David Cronenberg’s 1996 adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel Crash is a drama about an unlikely group of people who come together over their shared fascination with car crashes. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of Ballard’s proxy, James Ballard. He’s a successful film producer […] The post David Cronenberg’s ‘Crash’ – An Unconventional Erotic Thriller/Slasher appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ – Filming Has Wrapped on Cronenberg’s Latest Twisted Vision

Up next from David Cronenberg is The Shrouds, and star Vincent Cassel lets us know this week via his official Instagram that filming has now wrapped on the genre picture. “Thank you David Cronenberg for your trust and indissoluble elegance,” Cassel writes on Instagram. He also notes, “Can’t wait for the world to see what we just […] The post David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ – Filming Has Wrapped on Cronenberg’s Latest Twisted Vision appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires