The adage “be careful what you wish for” takes on a sinister threat in the realm of horror. Wishes granted never bring happiness, and they come with a steep price tag. The wish granted often comes in the form of a supernatural entity; an evil genie or djinn. With The Djinn, cursed wish-fulfillment befalls a young
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There is something that has always been alarming about arguably the most common counterpoint to the criticism of human characters being drastically underwritten in kaiju movies. Whenever a review or comment sheds light on this, the go-to defense is something along the lines of the movie(s) “not being about the humans.” Furthermore, tell me how
Two of the Mega Powers on the horror scene, FANGORIA and Shudder are joining forces this month for FANGORIA’s 2021 Chainsaw Awards, streaming exclusively on Shudder! The ceremony premieres April 18th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT! Shudder and FANGORIA announced today presenters at the 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. The ceremony, which recognizes outstanding achievement
Once again, it’s time for your Kojima “grain of salt” moment. According to VentureBeat, the mind behind Death Stranding may be in talks with Microsoft to land a publishing deal for his next game (which may be of the horror persuasion). This is a two-parter, actually. The recently-announced Abandoned by Blue Box Game Studio has
Streaming exclusively on Bloody Disgusting TV, Bloody Bites features some of the goriest, scariest, and wackiest horror films you’ll find anywhere. Our first season continues with new episodes premiering weekly through June! Tune in Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30 PM PST for Bloody Bites, and find encore presentations throughout the week. Miss an episode? Catch
If for whatever reason you haven’t checked out The Game Kitchen’s gorgeous (and tough as nails) action-platformer Blasphemous will have a physical release this summer. Blasphemous Deluxe Edition will be released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on June 29th, and comes with a whack of goodies. Not only do you get stickers
Originally billed as “a macabre love letter to the L.A. alt comedy scene,” Gravitas Ventures has acquired the rights to Too Late, a horror-comedy they’ll be releasing this coming June. Deadline reports, Too Late comes to theaters and Digital VOD on June 25, 2021. Alyssa Limperis (Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun), Ron Lynch
It’s about that time for your Resident Evil Village fix. Luckily, IGN has a little something for you in the form of some new concept art for the upcoming Survival Horror ditty. In addition to Village‘s art director Tomonori Takano sharing some concept pieces, he also once again dished on Lady Dimitrescu. To add to
2013’s Evil Dead has aged incredibly well and has since become revered by many horror fans, including yours truly. As the years go by, it becomes one of my favorite horror films of all time. Last April, director Fede Alvarez shared unreleased looks behind the scenes of his Evil Dead, offering up a peek at some never-before-seen photos from
The latest film by filmmaker Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) places its horrors smack in the middle of a plague-afflicted England in 1665. It stars co-writer and executive producer Charlotte Kirk as Grace Haverstock, a recent widow thanks to the plague. Her loss leaves her vulnerable to predator Judge Moorcroft (Sean Pertwee), England’s most notorious witch-hunter. Grace gets
Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has released new footage for their upcoming return to the Oddworld series in Oddworld: Soulstorm, as well as dropped a few more details regarding the game’s free PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 upgrade path. Per Gematsu, the team has revealed gameplay footage regarding Soulstorm‘s environments, as well as brief introductions to the
Hot on the heels of 505 Games acquiring the intellectual property of publisher All In! Games’ cyberpunk action game Ghostrunner, the teams have revealed the title’s new development roadmap, including new DLC. 505 Games announced in a press release that they had acquired the IP to Ghostunner for €5 million, which allows 505 Games to
Seventeen years after his Dawn of the Dead remake, Zack Snyder returns to the world of zombies with his new movie Army of the Dead, which has been in development for nearly just as long. Snyder’s latest, starring Dave Bautista and a whole bunch of undead flesh-eaters, is coming to Netflix on May 21, and we’ve got a fresh poster and some new stills
The trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy is here and immediately calls to mind Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, this time sucking NBA superstar (and well-known horror fan) LeBron James into a “Serververse” where all of Warner Bros.’ iconic characters reside. The trailer reveals that James assembles his own “Dream Team” (how on brand),
Now streaming exclusively on HBO Max in either full color or black & white, the 4-hour “Snyder Cut” of Justice League represents director Zack Snyder‘s originally intended vision for the movie, with the additional scenes expanding upon the character work (notably, Ray Fisher‘s Cyborg), making Steppenwolf a stronger villain, and bringing Darkseid into the mix.
The cast for SYFY/USA’s “Chucky” series continues to grow, with SYFY reporting today that “Arrow” and “Stargate: SG1” actress Lexa Doig is the latest to join the franchise. Doig is playing a character named Bree Webber. “Married to Logan (played by Devon Sawa), she is the aunt of Jake Webber (Zackary Arthur), one of the
As you may recall, James Wan had been developing an Aquaman spinoff that was set to be a full-on monster movie, centered on the ocean-dwelling race of creatures that made a memorable appearance in Wan’s 2018 superhero movie. It was to be titled The Trench, but unfortunately we’ve learned the news this week that Warner
As part of the company’s April 2021 releases, Vinegar Syndrome announced the “Home Grown Horrors: Volume 1” Blu-ray set today, which is limited to just 7,000 total units. The label explains, “Throughout the 1980s and 90s, independent and first time filmmakers across the United States saw new opportunities to create work in the horror genre.