1931 is the foundational year for the horror film. It is the year in which all the strands and experiments of the silent era crystalized into the genre we now know. Even the term “horror movie” was not in wide use before 1931. Four films in particular have had a lasting impact on the genre
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Coming this March from Well Go USA, the trailer for 6:45 has debuted this afternoon, a time loop horror movie that puts a couple on a bloody loop of “vacation… die… repeat.” What if one of the best days of your life suddenly turned into your very worst nightmare? And what if you were forced
This Sunday, February 13, 2022, is Super Bowl LVI, and as always, we can expect several movie spots to air during the big game. It’s rare for a year to go by without at least one horror property being among those sneak peek preview spots that studios shell out millions of dollars for, with recent
With the next BioShock game currently in production, you’re probably wanting something to tide you over. 64 Bits gave us something on the retro side, and now Solano Pictures has gone one step further with an 11-minute fan film, “The Interrogation of Timmy H”. Written and directed by Dan Duthie and starring Shawn Shelpman, David
For you fans of 2017’s The Evil Within 2, you’re probably wondering if there will be a third entry anytime soon. Well, it turns out that Tango Gameworks’ upcoming Bethesda title Ghostwire: Tokyo started out as The Evil Within 3. In a new hands-off demonstration with the upcoming action-adventure horror title, Gamespot reveals that the
When will you be able to pre-order Evil Dead: The Game? It’s a question we’ve been getting asked a lot lately, and thanks to the developers, we finally have an answer this week. As we learned last week the game’s new release date is May 13, 2022, and we’ve learned today that you’ll be able to
Instantly recognizable mask and costume? Tragic backstory? Iconic gimmick? All of these attributes describe some of cinema’s greatest slashers, folks like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and, of course, Ghostface, back in cinemas in this year’s Scream. But before Black Christmas, Italian gialli, and even Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, those were the attributes of comic book bad
Sometime after their mother has passed away and their father has deserted them, brothers Lucas (August Maturo) and Tom (Mike Manning) are left to fend for themselves. Living alone in a shabby house in the woods, Tom spends his days going to work and then going out at night to drink, whereas Lucas roams about
This installment finds us cutting into the first proposed spinoff of Showtime’s popular serial killer series Dexter, featuring Six Feet Under star Michael C. Hall as the eponymous murderer-of-murderers. While that show eventually received a follow-up late last year in the form of original Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips’ Dexter: New Blood, its executive producer Scott
In case you missed the news yesterday, Bethesda’s Ghostwire: Tokyo finally has a release date. Not only that, Sony had a showcase of the game in action earlier, and along with it, more details of what to expect when the game drops. Ghostwire: Tokyo takes place in the aforementioned city after a mysterious fog rolls
After pulling in over $100 million worldwide in theaters, this year’s brand new Scream movie is getting a sequel, with “Scream 6“ officially ordered up by Paramount and Spyglass! Production is already set to kick off this summer, we’ve learned, with Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett returning to direct the franchise’s next installment!
It’s Groundhog Day, a strange little holiday overshadowed by a popular Bill Murray comedy that sees his selfish character become a better person thanks to a bizarre time loop. It’s a fascinating concept that can turn downright sinister within the realm of horror. So we’re celebrating Groundhog Day by revisiting ten horror and sci-fi time
The universe of the Emmy-nominated hit “The Boys” is about to become even more demented. An appetizing new teaser for “The Boys Presents: Diabolical,” an eight-episode animated anthology series, unveils series details within an in-world fast-food chain Vought A Burger. The teaser, voiced by Christian Slater, gives an idea of who we’ll meet across the
Last year’s incredibly fun Slumber Party Massacre remake, a new take on director Amy Holden Jones’s 1982 slasher, just hit Blu-ray today, and next it’s coming to… VHS tape?! Yes, Broke Horror Fan has put the new Slumber Party Massacre onto fully functional VHS tapes, with the limited edition tapes going on sale on Wednesday,
One of the best slasher movies of the last several years, 2017’s Tragedy Girls is getting a brand new Blu-ray this year, courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome and Gunpowder & Sky. Announced and put up for pre-order today, the Tragedy Girls Blu-ray can be purchased as a Standard Edition or a Limited Edition Slipcover version that
Jaume Collet-Serra‘s 2005 House of Wax remake is a mashup of influences and intentions. It’s supposedly based on Andre DeToth‘s 1953 thriller of the same name, itself a remake of 1933’s Mystery of the Wax Museum — but you couldn’t tell based on watches alone. Collet-Serra admits in Fangoria Magazine that his House of Wax
They hide in plain sight and escape detection; they exemplify irrational evil. And the second they show their true colors, it may already be too late to fight back. Murder is their business, and wearing down prey is their game. The glut of killers in pop culture today does not erase the fact that these
They hide in plain sight and escape detection; they exemplify irrational evil. And the second they show their true colors, it may already be too late to fight back. Murder is their business, and wearing down prey is their game. The glut of killers in pop culture today does not erase the fact that these