Released in 1987, Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction is the latest movie to get its own television series, with Paramount officially ordering the project to series for Paramount+. Lizzy Caplan (“Castle Rock”) is set to star as female lead Alex, and Deadline now reports this afternoon that Joshua Jackson (“Dr. Death”) has signed on to play Dan Gallagher. Those
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After the brief reveal last month, developer Magic Design Studios and Perfect World Entertainment have announced that their roguelike Have a Nice Death will arrive in Early Access on Steam on March 8 for $14.99. In addition, IGN snagged a new gameplay video, showing the corporate side of Death in action. Per Gematsu, the Early
Looking a bit like Jacob Chase’s Come Play, Shudder is getting set to unleash Slapface next month, a brand new Shudder Original monster movie that got an official trailer this afternoon. In the film, premiering February 3, 2022… “After the death of his mother, Lucas, a loner who lives in a rundown home with his
This past October, NECA gave us a first-look at a new toy line that mashes together the Universal Monsters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time since the 1990s, with the first reveal turning Raphael into Frankenstein. The second figure revealed turns Leonardo into The Hunchback Ygor from the world of “Frankenstein”. While NECA has already shared a
After a premium at-home release, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is now available on Digital HD ahead of its February 8th 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD release. The 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray include over 20 minutes of all-new featurettes, exploring the characters, creatures and creepy locations of Raccoon City as well as the process of adapting
And the Microsoft machine grows. After snagging Bethesda Softworks in 2020 for $7.5 billion, Microsoft has just outdone themselves by acquiring Activision Blizzard for a whopping $70 billion. This means that once the deal closes, Microsoft will now own the Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo franchises. “Over many decades, the studios and teams that make up
The release of the new Scream movie has me in the mood to play games where you’re trying to evade a slasher/serial killer. My personal favorites when it comes to this type of mayhem are that of Puppet Combo’s games; in gems like Babysitter Bloodbath and Murder House, you must run for your life as a mad killer tries to hunt
As horror fans know, the master himself, John Carpenter, turns 74 today. And, in case you didn’t know, John Carpenter is also a longtime fan of video games. After all, he lent his likeness to the 2002 video game sequel to The Thing, but has also taken to Twitter from time to time to post
With so many co-op monster shooters arriving in recent times, The Anacrusis already has a job in standing out, but it’s already laying some impressive groundwork for the future as it begins life in Early Access. Will it end up being a Big Bang or a Black Hole? Unlike many of its genre pals, The
First-person Yokai-heavy horror game Ikai certainly likes to keep you busy from the off, but is it too much busywork? It certainly distracted me from a strong setup. Set in feudal Japan, Ikai concerns a young priestess named Naoko. She’s heard whispers of ancient evil creeping through the forests where she lives, but has dismissed
In case you thought we had exhausted ourselves on all things Scream after spending four hours(!!!) discussing Scream 4 last week, think again! In a special Horror Queers bonus episode, Joe and I have Scream scribe Kevin Williamson on the line in celebration of the new film, which hits theaters today! The Scream franchise, while beloved, is not
HBO‘s “The Last of Us” television series is currently filming, with Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian”) starring in the series as Joel and Bella Ramsey (“Game of Thrones”) as Ellie. Additionally, Deadline reports this afternoon that Storm Reid (Euphoria, A Wrinkle in Time) has been cast in the role of Riley, a character fans of the game should be familiar with. Deadline
The release of the new Scream movie has me in the mood to play games where you’re trying to evade a slasher/serial killer. My personal favorites when it comes to this type of mayhem are that of Puppet Combo’s games; in gems like Babysitter Bloodbath and Murder House, you must run for your life as a mad killer tries to hunt
Techland has dropped the final “Dying 2 Know” episode leading up to the release of Dying Light 2: Stay Human next month. This episode is particularly juicy, as the team has not only unveiled a new gameplay video, but also details regarding the title’s 4-player co-op! Jonah Scott, the voice of Dying Light 2 protagonist
Remember the “Dark Universe“? It was only a handful of years back that Universal had decided to reboot their iconic monster properties with big budgets and big name actors including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Javier Bardem, but those plans of course came crashing down with the box office underperformance of the new universe’s starter
Directed by Patricia Harris Seeley, written by Cameron Larson (story) and Jose Prendes (screenplay), The Legend of La Llorona follows a family vacationing to Mexico in an effort to escape the grief that has fallen over them. The mom, Carly (Autumn Reeser) is somber and distraught, while her husband Andrew (Antonio Cupo) strives to make
Although R. L. Stine is best known for scaring younger audiences, namely with series like Fear Street and Goosebumps, the prolific children’s author has dabbled in adult stories from time to time. Sprinkled throughout his extensive oeuvre are the occasional grown-up tales of terror; four to be exact. In Stine’s third novel aimed at older
History tends to repeat itself. We’re meant to look to the past and learn from its mistakes. That holds true in life and in horror. Wes Craven‘s seminal 1996 slasher dissected the patterns of the genre with a self-referential wink while going for the jugular, but horror has evolved tremendously since. Some rules hold firm,