It's here in the Archives section that you will find the news of the last three months.
----- December 31, 2024 -----
** HERETIC 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 3/27 from Plaion Pictures.
** Fear in the Philippines: Coming to Blu-ray in March from Severin Films featuring TERROR IS A MAN, BRIDES OF BLOOD, MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND and BEAST OF BLOOD.
----- December 26, 2024 -----
** GRAFTED: Beauty is only skin deep. A teenage girl goes to bloody lengths to achieve popularity in GRAFTED, coming to Shudder on January 24th.
** THE MONKEY: Check out the new sneak peek movie clip for THE MONKEY directed by Osgood Perkins!
** PROPHECY 4K UHD: The 1979 film is coming soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.
** EVIL DEAD RISE 4K UHD: Coming as a Walmart Exclusive Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital edition on 2/18/25.
----- December 24, 2024 -----
** THE MUMMY: Lee Cronin, the Irish director of the well-received EVIL DEAD RISE, has set his third project – THE MUMMY. Cronin is writing and directing a new take on the ancient mummified undead creature for New Line, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse. Cronin's production company Doppelgangers will produce. James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville will produce. The film has been set for an April 17th 2026 release.
Cronin tells THR this won't be like the Boris Karloff-led 1932 original or the 1999 Stephen Sommers film: "This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DRESSED TO KILL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** DEEP BLUE SEA 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** CABAL (NIGHTBREED) 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 4/23/25 from ESC Editions.
----- December 23, 2024 -----
** Courteney Cox back for SCREAM VII: The cast continues to grow, with Courteney Cox officially returning to the horror franchise to reprise her iconic role as Gale Weathers. According to a report from Variety, Cox has signed onto return in the franchise, bringing back both Cox and Neve Campbell, who signed onto the project earlier this year. The seventh installment will be directed by franchise creator Kevin Williamson from a screenplay written by Guy Busick. It is produced by Paul Neinstein, William Sherak, and James Vanderbilt. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** 28 YEARS LATER sequel: Sony Pictures has set a January 16th 2026 release date for THE BONE TEMPLE, the second film in the upcoming 28 YEARS LATER trilogy. Nia DaCosta helms the film, which is again being penned by Alex Garland while Boyle is producing and actor Cillian Murphy is executive producing. Story details for that second film remain under wraps. Meanwhile the third film still doesn't have a title or director so hasn't gone into production. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Arrow Video.
** NIGHT OF THE CREEPS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** WEREWOLVES: Coming to Blu-ray on 2/4 from Universal.
----- December 18, 2024 -----
** M3GAN 2.0: Here's a first look at M3GAN and Violet in M3GAN 2.0.
** SCREAM VII: Mason Gooding will reprise his role of Chad Meeks-Martin in the seventh installment of the SCREAM horror franchise at Paramount Pictures. Jasmin Savoy Brown, who plays Chad's sister Mindy, is not officially signed on yet. The pair, along with Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, were introduced in the fifth film with all reprising their roles in the sixth film.
Both Barrera and Ortega have effectively exited the franchise with Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott taking center stage once again for the new entry which also sees writer Kevin Williamson's first time directing one of the films. The film is slated to release in theaters on February 27th 2026. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BRIDES: Maika Monroe is continuing her run throughout the horror genre. She'll re-team with Neon and filmmaker Chloe Okuno on the film BRIDES. Neon announced that it had acquired the North American rights to the film, which will see both Monroe and Okuno team up yet again. Monroe previously starred in Okuno's 2022 psychological thriller WATCHER, which was Okuno's feature directorial debut. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** CHUCKY Season 3: Coming to Blu-ray on 12/27 from Turbine.
----- December 17, 2024 -----
** THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: The soundtrack is finally coming out on vinyl, CD and tape from Waxwork Records in the first quarter of 2025!
** RE-ANIMATOR 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 4/3 from Ignite Films in three editions.
** STALKER: Here's a teaser trailer for the upcoming short.
** INTO THE DEEP: Scout Taylor Compton and Richard Dreyfuss star in this action packed thriller where modern day pirates on the hunt for sunken drugs kidnap a boat of tourists and force them to dive into shark infested waters to retrieve the contraband!
----- December 16, 2024 -----
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: Jennifer Love Hewitt has finally and officially joined the new I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER feature. The actress took to Instagram to announce the news by posting a photo of herself in front of a mirror covered with post-it notes, captioning it that it was "never too late to go back" and adding that "Julie James is returning". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** 28 YEARS LATER: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.
** 964 PINOCCHIO 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Media Blasters.
** THIRST and HARLEQUIN: Coming to 4K UHD in March from Indicator.
----- December 13, 2024 -----
** UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE: Rosario Dawson is set to star in and produce the supernatural horror thriller UNMERCIFUL GOOD FORTUNE with Tirsa Hacksaw set to make her feature directorial debut. The project is based on award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez's show of the same name.
Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima – a young waitress accused of serial poisoning 28 people. Fatima's defense? She claims she has the psychic ability to see how someone will die and reveals she is killing people to prevent a "fate worse than death". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SCANNERS 4K UHD: Both edition are coming out to 4K UHD/Blu-ray on 3/25 from Plaion Pictures.
** SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS 4K UHD: Here's the cover for the upcoming 88 Films release.
** DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW: Coming to Blu-ray on 3/24 from 88 Films.
----- December 12, 2024 -----
** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: Austin Butler is set to take on the lead role of Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's new take on Bret Easton Ellis' novel AMERICAN PSYCHO for Lionsgate. The film is said to be a whole new adaptation of the novel as opposed to a remake of Mary Herron's famed 2000 film starring Christian Bale as Bateman. Jacob Elordi was being rumored for the role but Butler seems to have beaten him to it. Scott Z. Burns is penning the script for this new version. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE RITUAL: Follows two priests who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms. Releasing exclusively in US theaters Easter weekend April 18, 2025 via XYZ Films.
** HERETIC 4K UHD: Coming out in January from A24.
** PETER PAN'S NEVERLAND NIGHTMARE: The newest entry into the Poohniverse follows Wendy Darling as she strikes out in an attempt to rescue her brother Michael from the clutches of the evil Peter Pan who intends to send him to Neverland. Along the way she meets Tinkerbell, who is twisted in this version of the story.
----- December 11, 2024 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER: It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
** THE SHINING 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/4 from Warner Bros.
** GRAVEYARD SHIFT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/25 from Kino Lorber.
----- December 10, 2024 -----
** EVIL DEAD BURN: Following the success of 2023's EVIL DEAD RISE, two more EVIL DEWAD films are in the works with one of them being directed by Sebastien Vanicek (VERMINES). Vanicek has revealed the film's title which will be EVIL DEAD BURN and is due in cinemas 2026.
The filmmaker previously told Konbini that: "wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested." Francis Galluppi (THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTRY) is writing and directing the other film which is currently untitled. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES: Warner Bros. Pictures shook up its release schedule and announced that FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES has scored a May 16th 2025 release date. The sixth entry in the franchise, which has been dormant for over a decade, will score IMAX screens with this release – albeit only briefly. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** The GINGERDEAD MAN Movie Collection: Limited edition cookie tin gets a wide release from Full Moon on 4/15.
** EVIL BONG 3D: Coming to Blu-ray on 4/15 from Full Moon.
----- December 9, 2024 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER: Sony Pictures has released the first poster for Danny Boyle's 28 YEARS LATER. Story details are under wraps, though co-star Ralph Fiennes let some details slip a few weeks back. As expected, it will be set 28 years after the plague turned much of the populous into violent, rabid humans with only a few pockets of communities who've managed to escape it.
The story will reportedly center on a young boy seeking a doctor to help his dying mother and so the pair go on a trek through northern England for help – trying to avoid the infected where possible.
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell and Erin Kellyman co-star in the film which was made on a budget of $75 million and was reportedly shot with an iPhone 15 by Boyle's usual cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A legacy sequel to 1997's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER is currently in production with original star Freddie Prinze Jr. set to return, as hopefully is the original film's leading lady Jennifer Love Hewitt. Whereas Prinze Jr.'s status has been locked for a while, Hewitt's hasn't been so clear.
The reason comes down to a basic one of scheduling and her commitment to the TV series 9-1-1. She adds that every effort is being made to try and get her involved and they are "close" to achieving it:
"So, the interesting thing is I'm not officially signed on yet, but we're close. We've been trying to figure out a lot with the 9-1-1 schedule. It's been a little tricky. But the idea of returning to Julie James is really exciting for me… I think I feel excited to show or see what she's been up to and how she has changed, and what she still holds onto from that infamous night on the road."
Hewitt also used the opportunity to thank fans for keeping the film popular almost thirty years on and revealed that her own kids recently watched it:
"It's so crazy. Yeah. The movie just turned 27, so did I. I'm only 27 – that's what I call myself now. Yeah, it's great. My kids just watched it for the first time and that was wild. My big kids sitting with them and their friends watching a movie and seeing myself at 18 and looking just like my daughter, which is crazy. They loved it. I loved that fan base. I love that people still root for that movie. It was a big moment for me in my life. It was my first time really starring in a movie I was 18. It just has a special place in my heart for sure." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com & ComingSoon.net)
** Leigh Whannell + Universal monsters: Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell has teased another classic monster he could be bringing to the big screen. Speaking to Empire to promote WOLF MAN, Whannell says he'd like the opportunity to direct another classic Universal Monster movie – even if only to quell some OCD-style habits:
"My own weird filmmaker OCD is almost like, 'Well I've made two, I have to do three.' It has to be three. But that's got more to do with my own neuroses than me actually wanting to do it. In my general life, I'm a pretty strange guy with my habits. I have to leave when it's an even number, like, 8:20, not 8:19, which is crazy. I'm probably revealing to you how crazy I am. So on that side of my brain, I gotta do a third one to complete the trilogy."
What would that third one be? If he had a choice, it would be a new take on Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: "As a kid, the idea that they were both the same person was always super interesting to me. That's up to Universal. If they said, 'We want you to be the monster guy,' that would be flattering to me. Like, 'Wow, they're entrusting me with this thing that's so important to them.' But I'm not gunning for that role." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE GORGE: Two highly-trained operatives (Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy. When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it's too late.
----- December 6, 2024 -----
** SMILE 3: A Production Weekly listing indicates that a third SMILE film will enter production in 2025. Filmmaker Parker Finn will return as writer-director for this third instalment, but no plot details or a cast have been revealed. The news follows the second film's release this Fall. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE COFFEE TABLE 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Second Sight Films.
** DAYBREAKERS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Umbrella Entertainment.
** VENOM 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 3/25 from Blue Underground.
** WOLF CREEK 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Mediabook on 12/12 from Turbine.
----- December 5, 2024 -----
** GHOSTS OF MARS 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming 4K edition coming out February 11th.
** WEREWOLVES: Coming to 4K UHD on 1/23 from Capelight Pictures.
** JITTERS: Detective Collymore, a dedicated but weary divorced father, finds himself entangled in a baffling case in the heart of Prism Central. The mysterious death of a woman named Tiffany Bowman sets him on a perilous journey filled with chilling secrets and unsettling revelations. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a web of psychological twists with JITTERS.
----- December 4, 2024 -----
** ICHI THE KILLER 4K UHD: Here's a look at the cover for the upcoming release.
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: A new behind-the-scenes photo has been released from the upcoming I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER which is currently in production ahead of a release next year. The shot, posted on the official social media channels of the film, shows off the famed fisherman's hook that killer Ben Willis wielded in the films along with part of a raincoat.
As it's a continuation many years later, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt have signed on to reprise their respective roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James. Plot details however are under wraps. Joining them will be Jonah Hauer-King, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Chase Sui Wonders, Tyriq Withers, Lola Tung, Austin Nichols, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Gabbriette.
The film is being directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson from a screenplay she co-wrote with Sam Lansky, Jeff Howard, and Leah McKendrick. Neal Moritz produces. The new I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER opens in cinemas July 18th 2025. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BLOODY AXE WOUND: Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.
----- December 3rd, 2024 -----
** THANKSGIVING 2: Director Eli Roth has teased that the sequel to the hit slasher movie will be on a whole new level. The screenplay for THANKSGIVING 2 has already been written, with the production set to commence in March 2025. Both Roth and THANKSGIVING screenwriter Jeff Rendell returned to write the script for the follow-up movie, with the former directing once again.
In an interview with IndieWire, the director said that he's treating the second movie as if it'd be his last. While Roth aims to outdo himself in THANKSGIVING 2, he also plans to do it with a lower budget, similar to the first one. The first film garnered over $40 million at the global box office against a $15 million project.
"We're upping the ante but we are not going to do it with more money. That keeps it tight and lean and mean and forces us to make decisions. There's a lot of setting up that we did in the first one that we don't have to deal with now. It can just be all pay-off," said Roth.
"I've come up with stuff that is going to be a challenge. And I want it to be a challenge to pull off. Because if I've come up with the stuff that I think will make the best kills, then I'm going to do it like I'm never going to make another movie again," Roth added.
He continued, "It really was a reminder of the deep satisfaction I get just knowing there is a THANKSGIVING movie out there and that people enjoy it and that people are now watching the old slasher films because of it. I feel like we have a new tradition. And that's all you want to do is leave your mark — good or bad — on pop culture. Eventually, no one is going to remember. The only thing that will be left is the movies." (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** GALAXY OF TERROR 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** SICK 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
----- December 2nd, 2024 -----
** DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
** DEEPER: Rumored earlier this Summer, filmmaker Doug Liman has confirmed he'll re-team with his EDGE OF TOMORROW star Tom Cruise for the supernatural thriller DEEPER at Warner Bros. Pictures. Appearing at a screening of the documentary GAUCHO GAUCHO, Liman indicated to Showbiz411 that he and Cruise are moving forward with their 'scary' movie, adding: "I have never done one, and neither has Tom Cruise."
The supernatural thriller was originally penned by Max Landis and has been floating around Hollywood for a decade. At one time filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur was attached to direct. The story follows a disgraced former astronaut hired to take a submersible to the deepest part of the ocean to explore a newly discovered trench. Supernatural events transpire as the vehicle gets closer to its destination and he is confronted by a sinister and dangerous force. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** Brivido Giallo: Now available for pre-order from Cauldron Films is this limited 4 Blu-ray and 1 CD box set of GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCE, UNTIL DEATH, THE OGRE and DINNER WITH A VAMPIRE.
** ALICE, SWEET ALICE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in February from Arrow Video.
----- November 29, 2024 -----
** GHOSTS OF MARS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE REPORTER 4K UHD: Now available to pre-order at Terror Vision.
** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in February from Arrow Video UK.
** LIFEFORCE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in February from Arrow Video UK.
----- November 27, 2024 -----
** TRICK OR TREAT 4K UHD: The standard edition 4K UHD is coming on 3/11/25.
** GRAVEYARD SHIFT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/25 from Kino Lorber.
** V/H/S BEYOND: Coming to Blu-ray on 2/4 from Shudder.
** INCUBUS: Coming soon from 88 Films.
----- November 26, 2024 -----
** R.I.P. Michael Villella: The actor who portrayed Russ Thor in THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE has passed away.
** NOSFERATU: Here's two new posters for the highly anticipated remake.
** HUNTER'S BLOOD: Synapse Films has recently obtained home video rights for Robert Hughes HUNTER'S BLOOD (1986). Five city boys head out into the countryside for a relaxing hunt. However, local psychopaths turn the hunters into the hunted, and they need all the ammo and wits they have to get out of the woods alive.
** THE MASK OF SATAN: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 25, 2024 -----
** THE CONJURING LAST RITES: Filming is wrapping up on THE CONJURING LAST RITES, the fourth main entry in the franchise and the final outing for actors Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren in their roles.
Farmiga has shared a photo of she and Wilson as their characters in wedding attire for a prop framed photo on the set of the films. In the posting, she reflects on how both are wrapping work today and how it marks the end of an era – over twelve years the pair have inhabited their roles. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com
** SHIVER ME TIMBERS: In 1986 Northern California, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor and friends, go on a camping trip to see the meteor shower with Halley's comet. But the night turns into horror as a meteor transforms Popeye, into a unstoppable killing machine.
** ANTIVIRAL 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
** ODDITY: Coming to the UK on Blu-ray on 1/6 from Shudder.
----- November 22, 2024 -----
** NOSFERATU: Robert Eggers' Christmas-release horror film NOSFERATU has landed an R rating for "bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content". All three of Eggers' prior films (THE WITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE NORTHMAN) were rated R as well. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN: The first photo is out from Guillermo del Toro's long-gestating live-action version of his FRANKENSTEIN. Vanity Fair first released the stills as part of its 2025 film preview. The shot shows a glimpse of Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankstein, and Jacob Elordi as his monster. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SCREAM 7: Isabel May is in talks to star in a key role as the daughter of Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott in the seventh SCREAMinstallment for Spyglass Entertainment. Kevin Williamson, the creator of the franchise is directing from a script by Guy Busick who wrote the last two films. Paramount Pictures is set to release SCREAM 7 in theaters on February 27th, 2026. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 21, 2024 -----
** George A. Romero's RESIDENT EVIL: A documentary that brings to light the vision that director George A. Romero had for an adaptation of RESIDENT EVIL, using newly filmed interviews with those who were there, and unravels the secrets behind why it was never produced. Coming soon to Blu-ray.
** SMILE 2: SMILE 2 will also be available on Digital as part of a two-movie collection with the original SMILE and will arrive on 4K Ultra HD, in a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook, and on DVD on January 21, 2025.
** CRONOS 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in February from Criterion.
** LAST CANNIBAL WORLD 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 19, 2024 -----
** THE SUBSTANCE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray on 1/21 from Mubi.
** APRIL FOOL'S DAY 4K UHD: Coming on January 21st from Kino Lorber.
** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/21 from Turbine Media.
** HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 18, 2024 -----
** ICHI THE KILLER 4K UHD: Two editions are coming in France for this classic from Takashi Miike.
** STREET TRASH: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming remake.
** WOLF MAN: From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale THE INVISIBLE MAN, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: WOLF MAN.
** SLAVE OF THE CANNIBAL GOD 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 14, 2024 -----
** IDLE HANDS remake: Actors Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk have signed on to write a reimagining of the 1999 horror comedy film IDLE HANDS at Sony Pictures. The pair are also are being eyed to direct the film in the wake of their horror-comedy festival hit HELL OF A SUMMER which NEON acquired in August and will release Summer 2025.
Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd will produce. In a statement, Reitman says: "Finn and Billy crushed their directorial debut and have a completely original take on IDLE HANDS that captures a disaffected generation." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** RUMOURS: Coming to Blu-ray on 1/21 from Decal Releasing.
** RATS NIGHT OF TERROR 4K UHD: Coming soon from Severin Films.
----- November 12, 2024 -----
** STREET TRASH: In the not-too-distant dystopian future of South Africa, the homeless crisis has reached such a critical level that the government has decided to liquidate the problem (literally). It's up to a ragtag group of homeless individuals to fight back before the entire population of homeless people is rounded up and liquefie
** DOUBLE EXPOSURE: The past and present mysteriously collide as a man, in a life and death struggle, combats his guilt over what happened to his first love. Available on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand on February 18!
** CRONOS 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/10 from British Film Institute.
----- November 11, 2024 -----
** R.I.P Tony Todd: Veteran actor Tony Todd has died. The actor passed away on November 6th at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.
** SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT remake: Cineverse is setting plans for a reimagining of cult 1984 Santa slasher feature SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT. Mike P. Nelson (WRONG TURN) will pen and direct the new take which will be produced by Jamie R. Thompson, Scott Schneid and Dennis Whitehead.
The film tells the story of a child who is traumatized after seeing his parents killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus. Years later, he dons a Santa suit himself and gets bloody revenge. It spawned multiple sequels and a loose remake in 2012. Another new take was planned two years ago by Black Hanger Studios but that version hasn't made it into production. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** COMPANION: Warners has shifted the Drew Hancock-directed horror movie COMPANION back by three weeks to take over the abandoned January 31st 2025 slot. COMPANION will also be released in IMAX worldwide thanks to the new date. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DO NOT OPEN: When Daughter's longing to attend a music festival is thwarted by her parents, she downloads a mysterious app in a desperate attempt to avoid the wrath of her friends, unknowingly triggering a series of disturbing events.
----- November 8, 2024 -----
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER reboot: Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Austin Nichols and Gabbriette have joined the Jennifer Kaytin Robinson-directed sequel to 1997's teen horror film I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER at Sony Pictures.
They join already cast Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Tyriq Withers, Jonah Haur-King and Freddie Prinze Jr. Jennifer Love Hewitt is also in talks to return. Sony releases the film on July 18th 2025. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HUNGRY: A survival thriller titled HUNGRY is being launched at the American Film Market this week by Signature Entertainment and filmmaker James Nunn. The film centers on a group of holidaymakers that must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
Award-winning MUFX designer Dan Martin and VFX company Magic Dust VFX have both boarded the project, no further details on other crew are available. Principal photography has begun in Malta, with Nunn directing from his own screenplay. Ben Jacques produces. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** MOTEL HELL 4K UHD: Walmart Exclusive 4K Steelbook coming from Scream Factory on 1/7.
** DRAG ME TO HELL 4K UHD: Walmart Exclusive 4K Steelbook coming from Scream Factory on 1/7.
----- November 7, 2024 -----
** UNDER PARIS sequel: Netflix's shark blockbuster UNDER PARIS is reportedly receiving a sequel following its strong launch this Summer. Xavier Gens directed the film which starred Bérénice Bejo as a grieving marine biologist who is forced to face her tragic past in order to save Paris from a bloodbath when a giant shark appears in the Seine just as a major triathlon is getting underway.
Made for $21 million, the film received mixed/positive reviews and viewed more than 41 million times in its first five days – easily topping the Netflix top ten chart across 93 countries and the best launch ever on the service for a non-English language film. It pulled in over 84 million views by the end of its first month. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** F MARRY KILL: When true-crime junkie Eva Vaugh (Lucy Hale) is shoved into the dating app world by her besties on her 30th birthday, she suddenly finds herself at the center of a real-life murder case. As new details about the murders are revealed on her favorite podcast, she realizes that one of the three men she's dating could be the infamous "Swipe Right Killer" terrorizing the city! Now it's up to Eva and her ride-or-die friends to figure out which date is a f-boy, a potential husband, or a killer in this whip-smart comedy-thriller.
** THE DAMNED: An ominous and chilling thriller, follows Eve and her crew as they come across a shipwreck and are faced with the moral dilemma to either help, or prioritize their own survival. Coming out January 3, 2025.
** ONSLAUGHT: Dan Stevens and filmmaker Adam Wingard are re-teaming for ONSLAUGHT at A24. Shooting begins November in New Mexico Wingard and Simon Barrett wrote the gonzo action horror thriller in which Adria Arjona plays a skilled fighter and mother who runs afoul of a threat that has escaped a secret military base. Stevens will play a German scientist working on the experiments that escape. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- November 6, 2024 -----
** ORPHAN 3: Isabelle Fuhrman is returning to the ORPHAN horror franchise, with Variety reporting that ORPHAN 3 is in development. The star of the first two is set to reprise her now-iconic role.
Dark Castle is excited to announce another terrifying chapter in the ORPHAN saga," said Norman Golightly, Co-CEO of Dark Castle Entertainment. "With the past success of the first two movies and another thrilling storyline, we are confident that ORPHAN 3 will be a must-see movie for both current fans of the franchise, and new fans alike. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS 4K UHD: Coming out on April 29, 2025.
** 100 YEARS: Coming to Blu-ray on 3/11/25 from Unearthed Films. After being accused of crimes he did not commit, a lonely circus performer exacts his revenge on those who unjustly condemned him. The act sparks something inside of him which he cannot stop and now, years later, his inner-demons have truly surfaced. Part urban legend, part tabloid sensationalism... he is now an unstoppable murderous juggernaut, fueled only by hate. Going to the circus will never be the same!
** SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN: Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco are in talks to star in Haley Z. Boston's Netflix atmospheric horror series SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Boston serves as executive producer and showrunner, STRANGER THINGS creators The Duffer Brothers and Hilary Leavitt executive produce. Set at a wedding, it follows a bride and groom in the week leading up to their ill-fated nuptials. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- November 5, 2024 -----
** THE FLY sequel: Filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu has reportedly begun development on THE FLY, a new feature film based on David Cronenberg's iconic 1986 body horror feature.
Jusu will pen and direct the film for 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment, with Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping producing. Though story details are under wraps, what is clear is that this is not a reboot, rather it's a new film set within the same universe as Cronenberg's original which starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE BLACK PHONE sequel: Filming has begun on a sequel to 2021's supernatural horror film THE BLACK PHONE. Director/co-writer Scott Derrickson returns with fellow co-writer C. Robert Cargill to follow-up the original film which made approximately $161.4 million at the global box office from a $16-18 million budget.
Ethan Hawke will reprise his role as The Grabber in the film as well as Mason Thames as Finney, Madeleine McGraw as Gwen, Jeremy Davies as Terrence, and Miguel Mora as Robin. Demian Bichir has additionally joined the cast, but plot specifics about the next film remain under wraps. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** APRIL FOOL'S DAY 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 1/21 from Kino Lorber.
** VAMPIRES 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming two slipcover and two poster bundle.
** THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming two slipcover and two poster bundle.
----- November 4, 2024 -----
** TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD: Milla Jovovich has been set to star in director Brad Anderson's new film TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD – the seventh and final installment of George A. Romero's "Living Dead" franchise. Romero's estate and financier Roundtable are teaming for the project based on a treatment Romero had written before he died in 2017. Joe Knetter, Paolo Zelati and Robert Lucas are penning the script.
Set on a tropical island, the film delves into the dark nature of humanity from the perspective of the last humans on Earth who are caught between factions of the undead. Veteran makeup effects designer Greg Nicotero and his KNB EFX Group will create and lead the makeup effects. Shooting aims to begin in March and Fortitude International will present the project at next week's American Film Market. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** MOLEPEOPLE: Ben Mendelsohn and Anthony Ramos are set to star in the horror tale MOLEPEOPLE about a secret community lurking below New York City. THE BOOGEYMAN director Rob Savage helms from a script by Nathan Elston. The story is described as one man's nightmarish descent into the abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of New York City, where a twisted society lurks. Raphael Margules and J.D Lifshitz produce. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** EPILOGUE: Kate Siegel and David Dastmalchian will star in the action-horror film EPILOGUE which will be produced by horror master Mike Flanagan. Michael Fimognari, who split directing duties on THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER with Flanagan, is directing.
Set one year after the zombie apocalypse has supposedly come to an end, the film will follow a desperate couple who set out to find a cure for their infected daughter. Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason wrote the screenplay. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HEART EYES: From the producers of SCREAM, HEART EYES is coming exclusively to movie theatres this Valentine's Day.
----- November 1st, 2024 -----
** NOSFERATU: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming remake.
** HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Paul W.S. Anderson will write and direct a new film take on SEGA franchise. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Toru Nakahara, Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg and Dan Jevons will produce. The property was previously adapted for the screen in 2003 with Uwe Boll directing the low-budget feature which he called a prequel to the original 1996 game. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HAPPY DEATH DAY 3: Director Christopher Landon recently provided an update on the sequel. Landon attended BlumFest at New York Comic Con to promote his upcoming thriller, DROP. Nothing has been confirmed yet. When asked about it, Landon joked, "You're talking to the wrong guy. The guy who has no power, who has no control over anything in his life or outside of it."
He followed this up by saying, "I would do it in a heartbeat, but it's definitely a Jason Blum/Universal [decision]. It's up to the people with the money." (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** PRESENCE: The new film from Steven Soderbergh. In theaters January.
** IT'S COMING: Ashley, a Brooklyn wife and mother of 5, is not used to being believed. She's been seeing supernatural entities since the age of 11. But when malevolent spirits start threatening her children, she begins a journey to rid them from her home. Available on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand on November 12!
----- October 31, 2024 -----
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
** SE7EN 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming edition.
** OUTCAST: Lionsgate and Canadian video game developer Red Barrels have announced a deal to bring the OUTCAST survival horror series to the big screen. J.T. Petty, who is heavily involved in the story for the games, will be working on the film's screenplay while famed horror producer Roy Lee will lead the film adaptation.
Released in 2013, the single-player narrative-driven game revolves around a freelance investigative journalist, Miles Upshur, who decides to investigate the remote Mount Massive Asylum – a psychiatric hospital located deep in the mountains of Lake County, Colorado. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: Margaret Qualley has been tapped to star in the new horror film VICTORIAN PSYCHO which will start production in March next year. Zachary Wigon will be directing from a script by Virginia Feito. The story will be set in 1858 and will follow Qualley's Winifred Notty, a young, eccentric governess who has been assigned to teach children in an isolated gothic manor known as Ensor House – all whilst hiding her psychopathic tendencies. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE SOUL EATER 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD 12/10 from Dark Sky Films.
----- October 30, 2024 -----
** INFERNO and STAGEFRIGHT 4K UHD: Bill Lustig has stated that Blue Underground have plans to release both Dario Argento's INFERNO(1980) and Michele Soavi's STAGEFRIGHT (1987) on 4K UHD, but at this time, are having issues accessing the camera negatives for both film.
** 28 YEARS LATER: Ralph Fiennes is one of the stars of the upcoming film alongside the likes of Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Erin Kellyman and a brief appearance by Cillian Murphy. Out promoting his work in Edward Berger's pope election thriller CONCLAVE, Fiennes has seemingly spilled a bunch of story details about the Boyle film during a chat with Indiewire.
Asked about the project, he confirms "its three films, of which two have been shot" and then reveals he plays a 'good doctor' in the film before offering a lengthy synopsis:
"Britain is 28 years into this terrible plague of infected people who are violent, rabid humans with a few pockets of uninfected communities. It centers on a young boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother. He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain. But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected. But he finds a doctor who is a man we might think is going to be weird and odd, but actually is a force for good." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN: Return to Shadyside High for one unforgettable night. FEAR STREET PROM QUEEN comes Netflix in 2025! Set in 1988, between the first and second films, it adapts Stine's "The Prom Queen". When a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated for the position, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of '88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.
** THE LAND OF NOD: Kyle Edward Ball, the filmmaker behind the divisive experimental horror film SKINAMARINK, has collaborated with A24 for his next horror project. Ball will also direct and write the project with A24 releasing it globally.
The project will be called THE LAND OF NOD. It will be produced by Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, and Josh Safdie through their new banner Central Pictures. Additional producers include Lawrence Inglee, Daniel Noah, and Elijah Wood of SpectreVision, and Tatiana Bears and Bruno Vernaschi Berman, with Theo Vieljeux executive producing. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
----- October 28, 2024 -----
** TRICK OR TREAT 4K UHD: Now available from Synapse Films. This region-free three-disc set contains a 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray, a Blu-ray (1080p) and a CD soundtrack album, and is limited to 6,666 copies (2222 of each of the three covers).
** THE CELL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in January from Arrow Video.
** INCUBUS 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in January from Arrow Video.
** THE THING Remastered: Here's your look at gameplay and the nightmarish threat that awaits in THE THING Remastered in this new trailer for the upcoming restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures' genre-defining 1982 film, THE THING.
----- October 25, 2024 -----
** The TERRIFIER Art Attack Collection: Coming to 4K UHD in December from Umbrella Entertainment.
** SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Celluloid Dream USA.
** IN A VIOLENT NATURE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/12 from Capelight Pictures.
** CURE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 1/25 from Eureka Entertainment.
----- October 24, 2024 -----
** THE SUBSTANCE: Coralie Fargeat's recent highly acclaimed dark comedy THE SUBSTANCE, starring Demi Moore, is being submitted for awards consideration at the Golden Globes. More specifically, it's being submitted for consideration as a musical/comedy rather than a drama. According to THR, there was debate about that classification even amongst the film's producers and Moore's camp.
The film is a great big satire of Hollywood and showbusiness in which youth and beauty are prioritized above all else. On the other, it's a darkly disturbing horror film with a lot of gore. Going for a comedy/musical though gives the film a better chance at winning, especially among actors as the competition in the Best Actress category for Moore is less intense. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 2: Watch the teaser trailer for THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 2, an upcoming movie starring Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath.
** THE DEAD THING: Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced that they have acquired the North American, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand rights to Elric Kane's solo feature debut THE DEAD THING ahead of its U.S. premiere at the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. The film is co-written by Webb Wilcoxen and Kane and stars Blu Hunt (THE NEW MUTANTS) and stuntman-turned-actor Ben Smith-Petersen (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD). THE DEAD THING world premiered at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival and will debut on Shudder on February 14, 2025.
THE DEAD THING follows a young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections, who falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that turns her affair into a dangerous obsession.
** ASH: On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.
----- October 23, 2024 -----
** CAPTAIN KRONOS 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Hammer Films. Five discs in a stylish digipak: two UHDs and three Blu-rays, with the content duplicated across both formats. Three iterations of CAPTAIN KRONOS: the widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, the fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version and the widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version.
** AZRAEL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD/Blu-ray in February from Umbrella Entertainment.
** IMMACULATE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/17 from Neon Rated and Decal Releasing.
** THE CREEP TAPES: Unravel the twisted mind of a serial killer as he lures victims to film his life, only to reveal his deadly intentions. Coming to Shudder November 15th.
----- October 22, 2024 -----
** WOLF MAN: From Blumhouse and visionary writer-director Leigh Whannell, the creators of the chilling modern monster tale THE INVISIBLE MAN, comes a terrifying new lupine nightmare: WOLF MAN.
** SMILE 2 4K UHD: Here's a look at the upcoming Steelbook edition.
** THE MONSTER: Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou has officially signed on to star in upcoming horror film THE MONSTER. The project hails from SAW franchise director Darren Lynn Bousman. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN: Based on true events. In 1975 Florida, a series of violent disappearances go unnoticed, and young Annie (Madison Wolfe) is targeted by an ominous white van that stalks her every move. As the menace escalates, her parents dismiss her fears, and Annie is soon plunged into a terrifying nightmare that shatters her world. Also starring Brec Bassinger, Skai Jackson, Ali Larter, and Sean Astin. Written & directed by Warren Skeels.
** LET ME OUT: Here's two trailers for the upcoming horror film.
----- October 21, 2024 -----
** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: According to Lionsgate, Luca Guadagnino will create a whole new interpretation of this potent and classic IP. Scott Z. Burns is writing the script for the project which will be a whole new take on the novel, rather than a remake of the Mary Herron's 2000 film adaptation which starred Christian Bale.
** THE WOLF MAN remake: The film has been rated R for "bloody violent content, grisly images and some language."
** FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2: Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have released the first teaser poster for the FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S sequel which is hitting cinemas December 5th 2025. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** DOC OF CHUCKY: The ultimate account of the Child's Play film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can't keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an icon.
** HEADHUNTERS: Kevin Coster will reportedly act in, produce and co-write the upcoming surf culture horror film HEADHUNTERS which has been setup at Territory Pictures and Stone Village Films. Cinematographer Steven Holleran will make his feature directorial debut on the film based on an idea he originated. He and Costner will collaborate on the script.
Costner will play Lazer, a washed-up American ex-pat with a mysterious past who finds himself living in Bali. He recruits a group of surfers led by Bima, a local photographer, on a journey to an uncharted island to pioneer a 'perfect wave'. To their surprise, the island is home to an ancient tribe of headhunters guarding the land at all costs. So begins a survival adventure story of "epic and bloody proportions on a tropical island which once seemed to be paradise… but is actually closer to hell". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- October 18, 2024 -----
** STREET TRASH remake: Here's the trailer!
** BLACK CAB: Anne and Patrick's night takes a sinister turn when their chatty cab driver refuses to take them home. Trapped in the cab, they're driven to a desolate, haunted road with no way to escape. Is their driver mad or something worse? BLACK CAB premieres Friday, November 8 on Shudder.
** RETROREALMS HALLOWEEN: Here's the trailer for the new video game!
** RETROREALMS ASH VS EVIL DEAD: Here's the trailer for the new video game!
** TERRIFIER: Introducing TERRIFIER he ARTcade Game, the retro-inspired, pixel-art beat-'em-up based on Art the Clown's world from the Terrifier horror movies. In fact, you play as Art in this four-player local co-op brawler with a chiptune soundtrack. Terrifier: The ARTcade game will be released in 2025 for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
----- October 17, 2024 -----
** LONGLEGS: Oz Perkins' Nic Cage and Maika Monroe-led serial killer thriller LONGLEGS will open in cinemas again on October 23rd to celebrate Halloween. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE MONKEY: Based on the short story by Stephen King, produced by James Wan, and written and directed Osgood Perkins. In theaters February 21, 2025.
** THE LAST VIDEO STORE: A young woman – who happens to have a legendary "cursed tape" in her possession – drops off an old VHS collection at her local video store. When she and the store's owner decide to watch the tape in question, they awaken a long dormant curse that releases an array of killer cinematic villains into the real world.
** A FISHERMAN'S TALE: Following the success of his debut feature film THE GASOLINE THIEVES, with which he won the Best New Director award at the Tribeca Festival, Mexican filmmaker Edgar Nito presents his second film, A FISHERMAN'S TALE, which will have its world premiere at the SITGES Film Festival, the most important genre film festival, and later have its national premiere at the renowned Morelia International Film Festival.
A FISHERMAN'S TALE is a cinematic adaptation of a Purepecha legend passed down orally in the lake regions of Central Mexico. It tells the story of a spirit that takes the form of a woman to lure fishermen into the depths of the lake, where it enchants them. "La Miringua, whose name means oblivion or to forget, confuses people, making them lose their sense of time and space until they forget themselves," writes Edgar about his film, which he co-wrote with Alfredo Mendoza. (thanks to ScreenAnarchy.com)
----- October 16, 2024 -----
** THE CONJURING LAST RITES: Filming has officially begun on the fourth and final THE CONJURING film in the UK. Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson star while Michael Chaves directs. James Wan, who is producing this entry, says in a posting: "Always good to see and hang out with old friends on set in England. Gonna miss everyone. End of an era." The film opens September 5th 2025. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SMILE 2: About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and pressures of fame, she must confront her dark past before her life spirals out of control.
** BAGMAN: A fabled nightmare comes to life when BAGMAN arrives October 18 on Electronic Sell-Through and Video on Demand from Lionsgate. In the dark horror film BAGMAN, a family finds themselves ensnared in a nightmare as they are hunted by a malevolent, mythical creature. For centuries, and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. Patrick McKee (Sam Claflin) narrowly escaped such an encounter as a boy, which left him with lasting scars throughout his adulthood. Now, Patrick's childhood tormentor has returned, threatening the safety of his wife Karina (Antonia Thomas) and son Jake (Caréll Rhoden).
** UNTIL DAWN: Screen Gems has set an April 25th 2025 release date for its film adaptation of the PlayStation game UNTIL DAWN which recently wrapped production. David F. Sandberg directs off a recent draft by Gary Dauberman. Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, Odessa A'zion, Maia Mitchell and Peter Stormare star in the story of a group of young adults who reunite in a snowy mountaintop cabin near an abandoned old mine. Soon their lives are threatened. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- October 15, 2024 -----
** TERRIFER 3: The sequel easily took the top spot at the box office in North America, collecting a stellar $18.3 million in its opening weekend. Made for just a $2 million budget and scoring good reviews from critics along with a solid B CinemaScore, this is a huge win for filmmaker Damien Leone.
** TERRIFIER 3 4K UHD: Artwork for the upcoming Steelbook from Cinedigm.
** READY OR NOT sequel: Samara Weaving and the directing team of Radio Silence are set to re-team for a sequel to their 2019 dark comedy horror hit READY OR NOT at Searchlight Pictures. Tripp Vinson, Bradley J. Fischer, William Sherak and James Vanderbilt are returning as producers for the sequel. Plot specifics are under wraps but Busick and Murphy will again be penning the script. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** STIR OF ECHOES 4K UHD: Coming from Lionsgate on 12/10. After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around him.
----- October 11, 2024 -----
** TERRIFIER 3 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD/4K UHD Steelbook on 12/17 from Cinedigm.
** FRANKIE FREAKO: Raven Banner has just launched pre-sales for our Special Edition of Steven Kostanski's FRANKIE FREAKO. The 2-Disc release is a Blu-Ray/CD combo loaded with bonus features, as well as the full film score by Blitz//Berlin. Plus it comes with a book of illustrations by Bob Fingerman, a reversible slipcover, and a Frankie Freako greeting card. Retail price is $44.99 CDN. In addition to our Blu-Ray/CD release Raven Banner is also releasing the film on Limited Edition VHS with cover art by Bob Fingerman. It retails for $34.99 CDN.
** HUSH: Mike Flanagan's 2016 horror-thriller HUSH. which premiered on Netflix eight years ago, is finally receiving a U.S. theatrical release on October 16th. Katie Siegel stars as a deaf writer who retreats to the woods to work in solitude, only to be terrorized by a masked killer. A restored version of the original cut, as well as a new black-and-white "Shush Cut" with remixed audio, are coming in a 4K UHD cut later this year. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** HERETIC: From writer/directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. HERETIC – In Theaters November 8.
----- October 10, 2024 -----
** Sam Raimi' SEND HELP: Hot on the heels of reports that Sam Raimi's deal to direct a third DOCTOR STRANGE film at Marvel Studios is all but done, another project he has lined up prior to that has seemingly cast its star.
Rachel McAdams, who worked with Raimi on DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS is in talks to lead his new horror film SEND HELP. The project is being seen as Raimi's return to the horror genre, and the first horror film he's directed since 2009's DRAG ME TO HELL. The report indicates McAdams was always the top choice to lead his next film.
The dark comedy-adventure horror follows Linda (McAdams) and her irritating boss Bradley. The pair are on a business flight which crashes, leaving them stranded on an island – the only two who survived. While Linda has serious survival skills, Bradley... does not. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** UNTIL DAWN: Filmmaker David F. Sandberg (LIGHTS OUT) has done a post on Instagram confirming that his upcoming horror film UNTIL DAWN has concluded filming in Budapest. The film is an adaptation of the acclaimed 2015 PlayStation game which centres around a group of friends reuniting at a snowy mountain retreat after the death of twin sisters they all knew a year earlier on the mountain. Shooting began in August with the film targeting a release next October. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER: Considering her character's death in the first film, it wasn't expected that Sarah Michelle Gellar's character Helen Shivers would be back for the upcoming new sequel to 1997 slasher film. Speaking with People this week, the former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star makes it clear she's not returning with the short and succinct "I am dead". Her husband though, actor Freddie Prinze Jr., will reprise his role. Gellar says she will be involved in the film in an unofficial capacity:
"My best friend [Jennifer Kaytin Robinson] is directing it, so we joke that I have an unofficial job, which is I am continuity. So I'm always the one telling her, 'Well, that would happen, or that wouldn't happen with those characters,' so I do have kind of an unofficial job title." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** VICIOUS: Paramount has pushed back the Dakota Fanning-led horror movie VICIOUS to February 28th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** PRESENCE: Here' another new teaser for the upcoming film.
----- October 9, 2024 -----
** JASON GOES TO HELL 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
** JASON X 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video.
** CREEP: Coming to Blu-ray on 12/9 from Second Sight Films.
** FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S sequel: The sequel is set to begin filming in New Orleans in three weeks and, speaking with Esquire, actor Josh Hutcherson discussed what fans can expect from the follow-up:
"It's much bigger; the stakes are higher. There's more animatronics being brought in, different animatronics being brought in, and the world just opens up in a big way. We're finding the balance right now of building this world and expanding it in a really cool way but also making sure the characters stay really grounded.
That's something that I really think that we all fought for in the first film, because this world that was created in FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S, it's so out there. It's so over-the-top and wacky, in a way, that to find the emotional truth of the characters was gonna be what was gonna work. I think the fans are gonna flip for it. It's gonna be a lot of fun with the source. It's gonna be scarier, too, actually." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** AMERICAN HORROR STORIES: You're in for a (horrifying) treat. Watch the official trailer for FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORIES. Returns October 15 with a five-episode Huluween event. Screaming only on Hulu.
----- October 8, 2024 -----
** NOSFERATU: Succumb to the darkness. NOSFERATU. Only in theaters this Christmas.
** DOC OF CHUCK: The ultimate account of the CHILD'S PLAY film franchise and Chucky, a horror villain for the ages. With contributions from cast, crew, critics, historians, and experts, as well as clips, photographs, archival documents, behind-the-scenes footage, and more, experience the making-of story that proves you can't keep a good guy down in a series of films that have created an icon.
** ANACONDA remake: Daniela Melchior is set to join Paul Rudd and Jack Black in the cast on the reboot of the 1997 creature feature ANACONDA at Sony Pictures. THE UNBEATABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT scribes Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten are penning the script with Gormican planning to direct the film which will adopt a more comedic approach.
In the new film, a group of friends face a mid-life crisis and so decide to remake their favorite film from their youth. They head to the rainforest, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON remake: Co-executive producer Sean Tretta has been hired to write the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON remake in the works at Atomic Monster and Universal Pictures. The script will be based off a treatment written by James Wan, Rafael Jordan and Bryan Coyne. Wan is in early talks to potentially direct this "grounded modernized" retelling which will have a more visceral horror vibe, whilst still paying homage. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE FACULTY: The film is coming to 4K on December 17th from Shout Factory.
----- October 7, 2024 -----
** SINNERS: A new vision of fear from director Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan.
** TEACUP: The story follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling novel STINGER by Robert McCammon.
** COME HOME: Two couples, seeking refuge in the Adirondacks, find themselves marked by the trapped souls that inhabit the forest.
** THE WAVES OF MADNESS: A special agent is dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise, only to find the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that twists sanity into terror.
----- October 6, 2024 -----
MAXXXINE
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
This third instalment in the X franchise features a stellar cast of characters, amazing soundtrack and it really nailed the aesthetic of that era but a better delivery of its whodunnit would have made it so much better especially since it used the real life story of the Night Stalker.
Lionsgate Films have released the film on 4K UHD physical disc. It features a 2.39:1 Dolby Vision and HDR10 transfer using a H.265 codec. The film looks great and exactly like I remember seeing it during its theatrical run with lush neon colours and deep blacks. Its interesting to note that the film was derived from 6K and 4K sources and finished on a 4K Digital Intermediate. The English Dolby Atmos audio track sounds good but I expected it to be somewhat punchier. There's also a Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 track available along with English SDH and Spanish subtitles.
We get some bonus features available directly on the 4K disc such as The Belly of the Beast (9:39), XXX Marks the Spot (11:21), Hollywood is a Killer (8:14), Q&A with Director Ti West (25:23), Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer and some trailers from A24.
The film also comes on a Blu-ray disc with the same content. There's also a digital code and a beautiful rounded corner slipcase.
** THE BEYOND: Grindhouse Releasing has unveiled the new theatrical movie poster art for our release of Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND, painted by the hand of Emanuele Taglietti! Grindhouse Releasing's upcoming Super Deluxe 4K UHD of THE BEYOND includes new bonus material in a 6-disc set that weighs in as the label's most elaborate release to date.
** FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: Survive the apocalypse when the FEAR THE WALKING DEAD The Complete Collection arrives on Blu-ray + Digital and DVD October 15th from Lionsgate. From THE WALKING DEAD universe, this series follows an unstable family as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world in a city filled with tension, rivalries, and secrets. Join your favorite characters over eight seasons.
** CARVED: Ripe for revenge. This Huluween, stream CARVED on October 21st.
** MADS: A teenager heads to his dealer for a wild new drug before a night of partying. But when he picks up an injured woman on the way home, things take a bizarre and surreal turn. MADS premieres Friday, October 18 on Shudder.
** RUMPELSTILTSKIN: Now available to pre-order at Terror Vision.
----- October 2nd, 2024 -----
** SCREAM 7: A February 27th 2026 release date has officially been announced for a seventh film in the SCREAM series. It marks the first film to take that date.
Both actress Neve Campbell and writer/director Kevin Williamson announced the date via their social media channels. Campbell is reprising her role as Sidney Prescott after she didn't return for SCREAM VI due to a salary dispute. Williamson, who wrote the first four SCREAM movies, is directing. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** Forgotten Gialli Vol. 7: A new box set is coming from Vinegar Syndrome, which collects three never-on Blu-ray films, all newly restored from their original negatives, including Carlo Vanzina's mystery-infused caper, aptly titled MYSTÈRE (aka DAGGER EYES) (1983), Piccio Raffanini's future tinged model-murder-and-mayhem classic, OBSESSION: A TASTE FOR FEAR (aka PATHOS) (1988), and finally Franco Ferrini's surprisingly political hooker-killer-whodunnit SWEETS FROM A STRANGER (1987).
** THE HITCHER 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD from Warner Brothers on 10/22.
** NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
** SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Scream Factory.
----- October 1st, 2024 -----
** THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 50th Anniversary: Dark Sky Films is celebrating THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE's 50th Anniversary by rereleasing in theaters nationwide starting October 1, 2024.
** CRITTERS: Coming to Blu-ray in December from Arrow Video.
** GET AWAY: Opening in theaters December 6. A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.
** SLEEP: Coming to Blu-ray in December from Magnolia Pictures.
** THE LAST OF US: Season II. The HBO original series returns in 2025 on Max.
