Horror

There are those artists in the comic book world who left a lasting impression on us. From each stroke of the pen or paintbrush, you know that something special is being put on the page to make our eyes widen in wonder. That’s what Bernie Wrightson did. Then at the end of the 1970s, the

The massive success of John Carpenter’s Halloween kick-started the Golden Age of Slashers from 1978-1984, and as the first of that era, Halloween essentially created the blueprint for the modern slasher. Laurie Strode became the definitive model of Final Girl behavior. But ranking high among the best Final Girls in horror alongside Laurie is Jess Bradford,

There’s a new Black Christmas in town, and this time it’s a very different film from the original. Even the killer is completely different this time. Instead of a mysterious creep named “Billy,” Sophia Takal’s remake is about sorority sisters who are hunted by a whole cult of homicidal misogynists. It’s a giant change to

There are those artists in the comic book world who left a lasting impression on us. From each stroke of the pen or paintbrush, you know that something special is being put on the page to make our eyes widen in wonder.  That’s what Bernie Wrightson did.  Then at the end of the 1970s, the

As we wait for Glenn Danzig‘s hotly-anticipated Verotika to arrive on VOD platforms sometime next year, the film continues to quietly tour across the country. Those in Philadelphia got the chance to experience the next great so-bad-it’s-good movie when it screened tonight at the Philadelphia Film Society. Danzig was on hand for the screening and dropped two

Back in 1983, Bernie Wrightson illustrated Mary Shelley’s classic tale Frankenstein for Marvel Comics, and the late artist’s original wraparound cover art was put up for auction earlier this week as part of “Comic & Illustration Art: The Property of a Distinguished American Collector” in Los Angeles. According to the press release, the art sold

We all know the story of Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living in a forest in a house constructed of cake, confectionery, candy, and many more treats. The two children escape with their lives by outwitting her. A German fairy tale recorded by

Fresh from the announcement that Telltale Games has resurrected The Wolf Among Us 2 development, the first game in the series is now available for free for the week on the Epic Games Store! The game will be available for free until December 19th, after which the Epic Games Store will kick off its 2019

It Came From the ‘80s is a series that pays homage to the monstrous, deadly, and often slimy creatures that made the ‘80s such a fantastic decade in horror. A quick look back at horror’s output in the ‘80s puts one recurring argument among fans to rest; horror remakes don’t always suck. There’s a hardy number

Due in theaters this Friday, the second remake of Black Christmas, written by April Wolfe and Sophia Takal and director by Takal drew a lot of notice when it was announced that the film garnered a PG-13 rating instead of the ever sought after R-Rating that horror films seem to covet.  Today, write April Wolfe

Actor Jason Bateman is also a phenomenal director (he won an Emmy for “Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series” with Netflix’s “Ozark”) and is next getting behind the camera for Shut In, the spec script by first time scribe Melanie Toast that New Line acquired in September, Deadline reports. The spec is an edgy thriller in

Originally set for release in March of the same year, Warner Bros. will now release the James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat earlier on January 15, 2021. The ensemble cast includes Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Chin Han as Shang Tsun, Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, stuntwoman Elissa Cadwell as Nitara, and Sisi

Regardless of what seems to be the overall dislike of the Purge franchise of films going forward, the television series that appears on USA on Tuesday Nights is approaching its second season finale and is going to have quite the special guest star. USA announced that Ethan Hawke will be reprising his role as James

Thanks to our friends over at the great website Ghostbusters News for the heads up that a German trailer for Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters: Afterlife – or Ghostbusters: Legacy, as it’s being called over in Germany – was uploaded to YouTube this week, and it’s capped off with a sneak peek at a brand new scene

The Purge franchise began with a contained home invasion film back in 2013, which starred Ethan Hawke as the affluent James Sandin, a security system salesmen who didn’t survive his family’s hellish ordeal on Purge Night. Naturally, we never expected that Hawke would ever be able to return to the franchise, but he’s actually coming

Adapting anything written by a member of the King family seems to be the law of the land these days, what with Doctor Sleep getting the critical success it’s had to Joe Hill’s NOS42 hitting smaller screens on AMC Now it seems the folks behind Doctor Strange and Sinister are throwing their hats back into

Up next from Scott Derrickson is the horror-heavy sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for Marvel, and the Sinister director revealed tonight that he’s making his return to rated “R” horror in the immediate wake of his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe! “I’m often asked if I’ll ever return to R-rated horror.

The latest casting news for The Matrix 4 comes courtesy of Collider today, with the site reporting that Jonathan Groff (“Mindhunter”) has signed on for an under-wraps role. Keanu Reeves, Jada Pinkett Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick and Neil Patrick Harris will also star in the new film. Plot details are not available at this