“The power of cinema is in the strange and inexplicable.” – Nobuhiko Obayashi Steven Spielberg’s Jaws created a defining moment in cinematic history on a worldwide scale. It brought the advent of the summer blockbuster, and its massive success inspired countries all over the globe to chase similar success. That included Japan, where audiences had previously
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Paramount is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Friday the 13th this year with a re-release in the form of a Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray + Digital, which had originally been set for release on May 5th, 2020. But we’ve learned this week via Fridaythe13thfranchise.com that the release has just been bumped over a month to
Today Wales Interactive released a new trailer for their long-awaited survival horror game Maid of Sker, which we first talked about back in 2018. Originally scheduled for a Q3 2019 release, the game will now see a June 2020 release. For those in need of a refresher, Maid of Sker is based on the true
The long wait is over for those wanting a release date for Rising Star Games and developer Toybox Games’ Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise, which was announced way back in September. Nintendo did the honours this morning with a new announcement trailer for the game, which sees the return of Agent Francis York
As a surprise treat tonight, Shudder just released Jeff Barnaby‘s zombie horror film Blood Quantum on their platform in the US, UK and Ireland. In Blood Quantum, the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Amid the
As we reported earlier this year, Dario Argento is getting set to begin production on a brand new Giallo film titled Occhiali Neri (aka Black Glasses), with daughter/frequent collaborator Asia Argento on board to star. Black Glasses will be the Italian horror master’s first film since 2012’s Dracula 3D, and it sounds like the score will be
If Resident Evil 3 hasn’t clicked with you, then perhaps CJB Games can give you that survival horror fix with their recently-released 1st person game, Escape From Violet Institute. Touted as a “2D sidescrolling 1st Person Survival Horror Game”, Escape From Violet Institute combines the two views, along with traditional platforming and exploration. In the
Despite its issues, Mick Gordon’s soundtrack to DOOM Eternal is still very much the adrenaline-pumping affair that fans needed. And apparently, he’s vowed to fix the soundtrack himself. On top of that, much like he did with DOOM 2016‘s soundtrack, Gordon hid a little something in the files. Discovered by a Reddit user, in the
Warner Bros. reacquired the rights to William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies a couple years back, and we learned last year that Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Suspiria) is on board to direct a brand new adaptation. This week, THR reports that Patrick Ness (Chaos Walking, A Monster Calls) will be scripting Guadagnino’s adaptation.
Sam Raimi‘s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was originally set for release in May 2021 before being bumped to November 2021, and now it’s already been bumped again. Raimi’s return to the world of Marvel will now release on March 25, 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch will return as Doctor Strange in the sequel, with Benedict Wong, Chiwetel
Most recently set for release on December 30, 2020, we’ve learned tonight that Sony’s Columbia Pictures will now be releasing Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 on January 1, 2021. Escape Room stars Logan Miller and Taylor Russell will be returning for the sequel. Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Thomas Cocquerel (“The 100”) and Carlito Olivero (“East Los High”) also star. The franchise
Showtime‘s new spinoff series “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels” wasn’t supposed to premiere until Sunday, April 26th, but you’re in luck if you didn’t really want to wait. As a special little treat while we’re all hungrier than ever for new content, Showtime has just premiered the entire first episode of “City of Angels” on
Paramount and Entertainment One are teaming up to tell another round of Scary Stories. Last year’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark made over $100 million worldwide, and we’ve learned tonight that director André Øvredal will be behind the camera for a sequel. THR reports that Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman are also returning
Not only is IFC Midnight releasing the creature feature The Wretched on digital platforms and VOD May 1st, but the film will be crawling into limited drive-in theaters across the nation on the same day! Written & directed by Brett and Drew Pierce (Deadheads), The Wretched follows a defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parent’s imminent divorce, who faces
Quibi and Sam Raimi’s “50 States of Fright” won’t be the only horror anthology series on the bite-sized, made-for-smartphones service, as Quibi has tonight announced development on “Horror Accidental,” an anthology series from Evan Daugherty (Divergent, Tomb Raider). Based on the Japanese TV drama series “Horror Accidental 1&2,” produced by Fuji Television Network, Inc, the
In the wake of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s The Phantom of the Opera streaming for free on YouTube this past weekend, his sequel Love Never Dies is streaming *this* weekend. As reported by the website Theater Mania, Love Never Dies, filmed at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in 2012, will stream totally free of charge on Friday, April
Reeling from the deaths of Walt Disney in 1966 and Roy Disney in 1971, Walt Disney Productions struggled to find its audience. Much of their commercial releases in the ‘70s and early ‘80s flopped, causing the company to experiment, seeking out a young adult audience with darker offerings. The period is known as their Dark
Deadline shares a first look at Kodi Smit-McPhee (Let Me In, The Road, ParaNorman) and Ryan Kwanten (Dead Silence, “True Blood”) in the sci-fi infection thriller 2067. The movie takes place in a world plagued by disease after climate change has forced the adoption of artificial oxygen. “With his wife sick and little hope for