Horror

“It was always you, Helen. It was always you.” The original incarnation of the Nia DaCosta-directed Candyman was a very different one and actually prominently featured Helen Lyle as the film’s main storytelling device, BD has learned. In the 1992 Candyman, a loose adaptation of Clive Barker‘s story that was directed by Bernard Rose, Virginia Madsen plays Helen

David Bruckner (The Night House), who helmed Netflix’s The Ritual as well as sections of Bloody Disgusting’s horror anthologies V/H/S and Southbound, is directing the relaunch of the Hellraiser franchise for Spyglass Media, set to be a Hulu feature film written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (SiREN, Super Dark Times, The Night House). Bruckner’s Hellraiser is filming as you read this, with Odessa A’zion starring in one

“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

Filmmaker Mike Mendez (The Convent, Big Ass Spider!, Don’t Kill It) – who can currently be seen in James Wan’s Malignant! – is back with an upcoming horror movie titled The Devil’s Trap, and Deadline brings us the info this week. For starters, production is currently getting underway on the film, which features a cast including

The partnership between Blumhouse and Amazon Prime continues when “Welcome to the Blumhouse” returns with four brand new horror movies, kicking off on October 1st. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October, exclusively on Amazon Prime. The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout

There’s an infectious energy in the early parts of Edgar Wright’s new film, Last Night in Soho. The film opens with a dance number as aspiring fashion designer Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) lip-synchs to one of her many records in her grandmother (Rita Tushingham)’s country house and this effusive excitement permeates the screen. Eloise is an

There’s an infectious energy in the early parts of Edgar Wright’s new film, Last Night in Soho. The film opens with a dance number as aspiring fashion designer Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) lip-synchs to one of her many records in her grandmother (Rita Tushingham)’s country house and this effusive excitement permeates the screen. Eloise is an

Inexorable. Adj: meaning impossible to stop or prevent.  That’s not quite an accurate depiction of what occurs in Fabrice Du Welz’s latest film. Sure, once events are put into motion, they’re difficult to stop, but the Belgian filmmaker, known for his share of provocative films, is treading lightly with Inexorable, an erotic thriller that’s sadly

Save for sunlight or perhaps a stake to the heart, vampires live forever. Instead of just one lifetime, they can experience many. That means that a regular staple in vampire fiction depicts the erosion of time, where pleasure and discovery eventually wane and boredom sets in. Kicking Blood adds to the existential conversation, featuring a world-wearied bloodsucker

Existing somewhere at the crossroads of Jack Ketchum’s “The Box” and Rose Glass’s Saint Maud lies A Banquet. A strange affliction wreaks havoc on the lives of a family still on the mend from tragedy. Ruth Paxton’s feature debut favors a slow simmering atmosphere in a psychodrama that sees a family in psychological deterioration. One that can test the

A new trip from M. Night Shyamalan, Universal’s thriller Old was released in theaters back in July, speeding up the horrors of aging and scaring up just under $90 million worldwide. In time for Halloween, Old is now headed home. The film will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on October 19,

Visually impaired actor Skyler Davenport stars as a blind house sitter in the upcoming See for Me from director Randall Okita, which has now been acquired by IFC Midnight. Deadline reports that IFC Midnight will release the film in 2022. Here’s the plot synopsis provided to Deadline… “Davenport plays blind former skier Sophie who accepts

Announced this afternoon, Scott Derrickson‘s (Sinister, Doctor Strange) new horror movie The Black Phone will World Premiere at Fantastic Fest, running from September 23rd – 30th. The Black Phone will release in theaters on January 28, 2022, and today’s press release for the Fantastic Fest lineup provides us with the first image from the Universal/Blumhouse movie. It

James Wan is producing a new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot for New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. While the film’s pretty much cast up, William Sadler took to Twitter to reveal he’s also joined the fresh take on King’s material. Just started filming

Dreams really do come true. After being bumped all around the release calendar due to the pandemic, Edgar Wright‘s (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver) new psychological horror movie Last Night in Soho is finally on the way soon, being released in theaters by Focus Features on October 29. The brand new official trailer has arrived this morning, giving

Michael Dougherty‘s Krampus returns to terrorize the holiday season this year, with Scream Factory announcing last week that a 4K release is on the way on the road to Christmas. Krampus: The Naughty Cut was originally coming to 4K Ultra HD on November 16, but Scream Factory has updated today with the news that it’s been bumped back a

This year’s “final” franchise installment The Forever Purge is headed to Digital HD next Tuesday, September 14 before getting a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD release on September 28. Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive look at a behind-the-scenes featurette that details the creation of several of the iconic masks and characters, which stem from the underlying thematic