Welcome to Revenge of the Remakes, where columnist Matt Donato takes us on a journey through the world of horror remakes. We all complain about Hollywood’s lack of originality whenever studios announce new remakes, reboots, and reimaginings, but the reality? Far more positive examples of refurbished classics and updated legacies exist than you’re willing to remember
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Actor, writer, and director Josh Ruben has had one hell of a first two years as a filmmaker here on the horror scene, kicking things off with last year’s Scare Me and now enjoying similarly rave reviews for his new video game adaptation Werewolves Within. It was Scare Me that introduced Ruben to horror fans,
Mainframe Pictures has just wrapped filming on their indie horror She Came from the Woods, Bloody Disgusting learned of the Erik Bloomquist-directed (Ten Minutes to Midnight, Long Lost) film based on the 2017 short of the same name. The story follows the staff of an overnight camp as they conjure an old legend on the
Resident Evil fans may be spoiled for choice when it comes to content this year. Between another successful entry in the popular video game franchise, a live-action reboot on the way, and not one, but two, new series heading to Netflix, all bases get covered. The first of the planned Netflix series to arrive is Resident Evil:
Throw yet another rumour on the Silent Hill pile, as Bloober Team has inked a deal with Konami for “cooperation in the development of contents and the exchange of know-how.” Yes, the folks behind The Medium, Blair Witch and Observer are finally working with the team that so desperately needs to give fans a bone
Up next from Rubber, Keep an Eye Out and Deerskin director Quentin Dupieux is the bizarro comedy Mandibles, which Magnolia Pictures is getting set to release this summer. Mandibles will be available everywhere on July 23, we’ve learned today. You can also check out a new trailer below, which includes more footage than the previous first-look. Used for comedic purposes rather than scary
In another example of a short film getting a feature treatment, Alberto Corredor is directing a full-length take on his indie short Baghead, which locks up a witch in the basement. “Bridgerton” star Ruby Barker (pictured below) joins Freya Allan, a breakout in the Netflix series “The Witcher”, in Baghead for Studiocanal and The Picture
Let the adventure begin… all over again. The original 1970s TV series “Fantasy Island” only dabbled in horror here and there, but Blumhouse’s 2020 movie brought those elements to the forefront for a full-on horror movie. Now, just one year later, “Fantasy Island” returns as, well, a non-horror TV series. The new “Fantasy Island” premieres
One night as the Losers were asleep in the clubhouse they share in Derry, Maine, a mysterious knock came at the door. Upon opening it, they discovered not a person, but a bundle of decaying, handwritten pages. After transcribing them by candlelight, the Losers realized they were reading the teleplay for the lost first episode
Bokeh Game Studio have released a new video centred on their upcoming Survival Horror title from Silent Hill director Keiichiro Toyama. Entitled “Focus”, the video features Bokeh’s COO and founder Kazunobu Sato talking about what the team has been working on, and the challenges involving the development of a new IP for a startup studio.
By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed
From the first epistolary novels to the Found-Footage craze sparked by The Blair Witch Project, storytellers have been playing around with fact and fiction in order to craft engaging narratives for centuries now. Our ongoing fascination with these myths made real has led to classics like Noroi, REC, and even Bloody Disgusting’s own V/H/S films,
By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed
By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed
Anne Rice was recently shopping around a massive television and film package for both The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, you may recall, with AMC Networks acquiring the package last year and therefore landing the rights to all novels in both series’. Today brings an update, as an “Interview With the Vampire” series
On June 25, many Swedes gather for one of the year’s most beloved holiday celebrations: Midsummer’s Eve. It’s one of few with relatively little religious content, even though it originates from the 4th-century celebration of John the Baptist’s birth. Like many folk traditions, Midsummer is about the passing of the seasons. It falls near the
For you physical media fans, The Farm 51 has announced that the PlayStation 4 of Chernobylite will be receiving a physical edition, courtesy of Perp Games and All in! Games. The physical version will arrive later this summer, alongside the digital release for the PS4 and the Xbox One. “We are incredibly excited to announce
A lot of genre fans insist that the 2000s was one of the worst decades for horror, but even if most mainstream productions at that time appeared to be edgy remakes and attempted cash-ins on trends like J-horror and “Torture Porn,” the independent scene was actually stronger than ever. This is especially true for Slasher