It's here in the Archives section that you will find the news of the last three months.
----- 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.
----- September 30, 2024 -----
** RESIDENT EVIL reboot: Recently came a report that BARBARIAN director Zach Cregger was considering directing the proposed reboot of CLUE at Sony Pictures. That report originated at The Insneider who is now reporting that Cregger opted to pass on the project and is now in talks to direct something else – a new RESIDENT EVIL film. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** AZRAEL: In a world where no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman who has escaped imprisonment. Recaptured, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to an ancient evil in the wilderness, but fights for her own survival.
** Umbrella Entertainment: Coming to Blu-ray in January from Umbrella Entertainment are SEVERANCE and CREEP from Christopher Smith.
** IMMACULATE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/17 from Decal Releasing.
** GHOST GAME: Epic Pictures' specialty horror label DREAD presents GHOST GAME, following a couple's internet challenge that turns fatal as they trespass into a haunted house, facing sinister evils lurking within its walls. GHOST GAME will have a limited theatrical run beginning October 18, and on October 22 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD). The film will be available on Blu-ray beginning December 10.
----- September 27, 2024 -----
** CRAWL sequel: The film's success was good enough that a sequel is on the way with director Alexandre Aja and producers Sam Raimi and Craig Flores returning. Though expected to shoot in Europe, the film will be a New York-set story with a new cast. Offering an update on where the film stands right now, Aja says to The Hollywood Reporter that he hopes to film it next year:
"I would say that I never really stopped working on CRAWL. (Laughs.) After we were done, I kept thinking about all the other great setups that we could create, and it was really an exciting movie to make.
So I wanted to really be involved in doing a sequel, and after a few troubled years with Covid and everything, I feel like we are now in a position that, hopefully next year, it might happen. So I'm excited. I'm ready to go. I've been lining up so many scenes and stuff, so it's there. We just have to do it now and get back in the water." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** KAZY HOUSE: On all digital platforms 10/4/24! When Russian workers in Bernie's (SHAWN OF THE DEAD'S Nick Frost) house turn out to be wanted criminals, Bernie must man up and save his wife (Alicia Silverstone) and the rest of his studio audience approved sitcom family.
** HERETIC: From writer/directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. HERETIC – in theaters this Fall.
** REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/9 from Indicator.
** THE ESCAPEES 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/9 from Indicator.
----- September 26, 2024 -----
** David Cronenberg's THE SHROUDS: According to the Deadline web site, Sideshow and Janus Films are planning a Spring 2025 theatrical release for THE SHROUDS.
** SHAUN OF THE DEAD: This year marks 20 bloody years for SHAUN OF THE DEAD, the greatest zom-com ever made. To celebrate, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Focus Features and Studiocanal have partnered with director Edgar Wright to remaster the movie in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision and immersive Dolby Atmos sound. Fans can own the remastered version on digital and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and access a new, never-before-seen bonus piece featuring Edgar Wright along with stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Hours of existing bonus will also be made available for the first time on participating digital platforms, including Apple TV, Movies Anywhere, and Fandango at Home.
** THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 4K UHD: Both THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE and SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II are coming to 4K UHD on 11/19 from 101 Films.
** MURDER PARTY: Coming soon to Blu-ray from OCN Distribution.
** V/H/S/BEYOND: Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi-inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
----- September 25, 2024 -----
** TERRIFIER 4: Filmmaker Damien Leone has confirmed that a fourth installment of the TERRIFIER slasher franchise in on the way. The third film had its premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas and during a Q&A for the session, Leone confirmed that "yes there will be a TERRIFIER 4". No further plot specifics were given. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE SUBSTANCE: Coming soon to Blu-ray from Mubi.
** ALL YOU NEED IS BLOOD 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Mediabook on 11/21 from Busch Media Group.
** MR. CROCKET: Parents, meet your worst nightmare. MR. CROCKET premieres October 11.
** Ryan Coogler's SINNERS: New details have emerged regarding director Ryan Coogler's next film, his 1930s-set vampire movie starring Michael B. Jordan. Further specifics have remained under wraps until DanielRPK (via CBM) reported that the movie will be titled SINNERS and confirms the recent rumour that Jordan will play twin brothers.
There's even a brief synopsis: "Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- September 24, 2024 -----
** STRANGE DARLING 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/2.
** VENOM 4K UHD: Coming in early 2025 from Blue Underground from a brand-new Dolby Vision HDR 4K master with new Dolby Atmos audio mix.
** STRANGE HARVEST: A faux true-crime documentary about two detectives pursuit of an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for almost two decades.
** NO ENTRES (DO NOT ENTER): Two YouTuber friends decide to enter a forbidden place that will become the worst nightmare of their lives.
** SEVEN CEMETERIES: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.
----- September 23, 2024 -----
** NOSFERATU remake: Here's the poster for the upcoming Robert Eggers film.
** THE BLACK PHONE 2: Oscar nominee Demián Bichir has reportedly landed a role in the sequel to Scott Derrickson's 2021 horror film THE BLACK PHONE at Universal Pictures. Details of Bichir's role are being kept under wraps, as is the storyline. Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and Miguel Mora are all set to return in the film opening October 17th next year. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** SAW: In celebration of its upcoming 20th anniversary, the unrated version of SAW will officially arrive in theaters nationwide on Sunday, October 20, and on Wednesday, October 23. Each screening will also include an exclusive bonus content, featuring lead star Tobin Bell discussing the phenomenon of the horror franchise's fandom and offering behind-the-scenes perspectives. Tickets for the special screenings are available at Fathom Events, or at participating theater box offices. (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** SE7EN: Dear Customers, thank you for your patience whilst we've developed our 4K restoration plans for David Fincher's SE7EN. Were pleased to announce that the restoration will finally be released in early 2025, with a brand-new 4K scan carefully overseen by Fincher. We will be releasing two products: a Digipak and a Steelbook release, both developed and designed by the director himself. These products will replace the previously announced Whats in the Box and Ultimate Collectors Edition versions.
** HE NEVER LEFT: After hearing strange noises coming from an adjoining motel room, a federal fugitive and his girlfriend become targets of the notorious "Pale Face" killer, whose legend has haunted the local community for decades.
----- September 20, 2024 -----
** STREET TRASH remake: STREET TRASH will premiere next month at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema on 35mm!
** TERRIFIER 3: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming film.
** 28 YEARS LATER: Danny Boyle's 28 YEARS LATER, the upcoming revival of the 28 DAYS LATER franchise, has become the biggest movie to date to be filmed with smartphones. A new feature in WIRED has revealed that Boyle shot the $75 million-budgeted movie this past summer with a "bunch of adapted iPhone 15s".
This fits in line with the original 28 DAYS LATER back in 2002 which was partly shot with a Canon XL-1, at the time a $4,000 prosumer camcorder which recorded on MiniDV. Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle also returns, he and Boyle having worked together numerous times.
Filming wrapped in late August with details of the shoot and filming tech under wraps. A paparazzi photograph did capture long lenses attached to what appeared to be an aluminium-caged iPhone. Subsequently, several people connected with the movie confirm to the outlet that the film was shot with the iPhone 15 Pro Max which was released last year. iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can shoot Apple ProRes video in log color profile at 4K resolution. The cage seen is fitted with a lens attachment adapter allowing the attachment of full-frame DSLR lenses to smartphones. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE CELL 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Arrow Video. An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial k*ller in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
** THE FOREST HILLS: Haunted by nightmares and dark secrets, Rico (Chiko Mendez) descends into madness in the Catskill Mountains. Fueled by fear and isolation, as well as struggling with a strained relationship with Mama (Shelley Duvall), Rico attempts to find solace in his friendship with Billy (Edward Furlong), in an attempt to fight his demons.
----- September 19, 2024 -----
** TERRIFIER remake: Speaking to Total Film in a recent interview, Damien Leone recalled a time when the TERRIFIERfranchise was nearly picked up by a mainstream studio. While Leone didn't clarify when this was or what studio, he did note that the studio wanted to "reboot" things to make the series more open to a wider audience.
"They wanted to reboot it for a wider audience. That's not what I was interested in. They would say, 'It's gotta be rated R, it can't be as gory as you made it,'" said Leone. "I knew they'd never let me shoot the first 10 minutes of what I wanted to do [in TERRIFIER 3], "So I thought, 'Let's just stay true to what this franchise is.'"
Leone previously teased on X (formerly Twitter) that TERRIFIER 3 would feature one of the most "horrific scenes" of the entire franchise. He wrote, "Can honestly say we just filmed one of the most insanely horrific scenes of the TERRIFIER franchise and you'll never believe who couldn't handle it on set. The bts is hilarious. Can't wait for you all to see!" (thanks to ComingSoon.net)
** THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: The 50th anniversary chainsaw edition is coming soon to 4K UHD.
** SPIN THE BOTTLE: When a group of friends plays spin the bottle in a house marked by a brutal massacre, they unknowingly unleash an evil spirit and start dying in terrifying ways. Now, the survivors must stick together to uncover the house's dark secrets and end the bloodshed. Starring Ali Larter and Justin Long.
** FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR: Coming Soon on 3-D Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
** TRAPPED ASHES 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Deaf Crocodile. Seven strangers on a Hollywood movie studio tour are trapped inside an infamous House of Horror and forced to tell their most terrifying stories to get out alive.
----- September 18, 2024 -----
** THE PLATFORM 2: As a mysterious leader imposes their rule in the Platform, a new resident becomes embroiled in the battle against this controversial method to fight the brutal feeding system. But when eating from the wrong plate becomes a death sentence, how far would you be willing to go to save your life?
** STIR OF ECHOES 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/10 from Lionsgate.
** ONSLAUGHT: Actress Adria Arjona is in final negotiations to star in and executive produce filmmaker Adam Wingard's new gonzo action horror thriller ONSLAUGHT at A24. The project films in New Mexico later this year. Arjona will play a mother who falls back on a particular set of skills in order to protect her loved ones after she runs afoul of a threat that has escaped a secret military base. Wingard re-teams with his YOU'RE NEXRT and THE GUEST co-writer Simon Barrett on the film. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BOOGER: After her best friend Izzy unexpectedly dies in a bike accident, Anna struggles to put the pieces back together. Before she has a chance to process, Booger (Izzy's cat) escapes the Brooklyn apartment they used to share. As she turns her already unstable life upside down looking for him, a gnarly cat bite results in terrifying and surprising physical changes. Anna must face her grief head on before it consumes her completely. Eerie and strange, BOOGER toes the line between cringe-comedy and tragedy, taking viewers on a gross, surprisingly sweet journey.
** SEVEN CEMETERIES: A recent parolee (Danny Trejo) gets a Mexican witch to resurrect his old posse so that they can help him save a woman's ranch from a ruthless drug lord. In Theaters, On Demand and On Digital, October 11th, 2024.
----- September 17, 2024 -----
** SALEM'S LOT remake: Based on Stephen King's terrifying novel, the new Max Original film SALEM'S LOT, from the creator of The Conjuring Universe and a producer of It, premieres October 3 exclusively on Max.
** YOUR MONSTER: After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actor Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her closet. A romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage.
** PRESENCE: The new film from Steven Soderbergh. In theaters January.
** LITTLE BITES: In a desperate attempt to protect her ten-year-old daughter, a young widow allows a nightmarish monster to slowly eat her alive.
** WORLD WAR Z 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 10/21 as a collector edition.
----- September 13, 2024 -----
** 1978: During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers violently breaks into a home and kidnaps a group of young people to take them to a clandestine detention center. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into a true martyrdom: the wrong group of people have been kidnapped. They turn out to be part of a macabre cult guided by an unknown supernatural force. The clandestine detention center will become hell itself...
** HOUSE OF SPOILS: The film follows an ambitious chef (Ariana DeBose) who opens her first restaurant a farm to table affair on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, crushing self doubts… and the powerful spirit of the estate's previous owner who threatens to sabotage her at every turn.
** THE DESERVING: A husband's domestic violence traumatizes his son, leading the boy down a dark path of violence. As he grows into a young man, haunted by his past, he becomes a remorseless killer of women.
** BELOW 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/26 from Kino Lorber.
----- September 12, 2024 -----
** SALEM'S LOT remake: Max has reportedly set an October 3rd premiere date for their long-delayed film adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 supernatural horror novel. Stephen King recently tweeted about the film: "I've seen the new SALEM'S LOT and it's quite good. Old-school horror filmmaking: slow build, big payoff. Not sure why WB is holding it back; not like it's embarrassing, or anything." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** BUG 4K UHD: The William Friedkin film is coming to 4K UHD on 11/26 from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
** ORCA 4K UHD: Coming Soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber with a brand new HDR/Dolby Vision master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative.
** DADDY'S HEAD: Written and directed by Benjamin Barfoot. Premieres at Fantastic Fest on September 22, and streaming on Shudder October 11.
----- September 11, 2024 -----
** CATNADO: The film premiered in 2022 at Horror Film Fest, and is just now being released on VOD and DVD, on October 22nd!
** HOLD YOUR BREATH: If you breathe him in, he'll make you do terrible things.
** THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT: When estranged siblings, Joseph and Sidney, rendezvous at a local diner after a close-call robbery, they hightail it to an abandoned farmhouse that transports them to a different time in order to escape the local cops. But when they try to return to their present after the coast is clear, an unknown metaphysical force cuts them off and maroons them on the land unless they do exactly what they're told. What comes from this not only bends the forces of spacetime but also bends Joe and Sid's familial bonds beyond the point of trust and forgiveness.
** THE RADLEYS: A dark comedy thriller about a seemingly average suburban family with a juicy secret: they are vampires. In the light of day, the Radleys might seem normal, but they can only abstain from their natural cravings for so long until the bloody truth bubbles to the surface and turns their quiet country life upside down.
** RUMOURS: Here's the official poster for RUMOURS, starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander.
----- September 9, 2024 -----
** WOLF MAN: From the director of THE INVISIBLE MAN, is in theaters January.
** UZUMAKI: Enter the spiral September 28th.
** SEEDS: Ziggy, a thirty-something Kanienkehaka woman, is offered her first gig as an online influencer, promoting for Nature's Oath, a seed and fertilizer company. When her cousin summons her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people's legacy.
** HE NEVER LEFT: Coming to Blu-ray on 1/21 from Epic Pictures Group. Gabriel, a federal fugitive on the run after a botched robbery, takes refuge in an old motel to avoid the U.S. Marshals who are hot on his trail. However, after hearing disturbing noises coming from an adjoining room, he and his girlfriend inadvertently become the targets of the brutal and notorious 'Pale Face' killer, whose reputation has gripped the local community in fear for decades.
----- September 6, 2024 -----
** EYEBALL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/25 from 88 Films.
** BONES AND ALL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in November from Scream Factory.
** HUSH: Here's a look at the upcoming collector's edition from Shout Factory.
** KRAMPUS 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook in November from Scream Factory along with a Naughty Cut deluxe limited edition steelbook.
----- September 5, 2024 -----
** SCARS OF DRACULA 4K UHD: Coming Soon on 4K UHD from Kino Lorber. Featuring a brand new HDR Dolby Vision Master from a 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative.
** HOLD YOUR BREATH: Here's the official poster for HOLD YOUR BREATH, starring Sarah Paulson. On Hulu October 3 via Searchlight Pictures.
** BEEZEL: Epic Pictures' specialty horror label Dread presents BEEZEL, the tale of a sinister secret hiding beneath the floors of a cursed New England home. BEEZEL will have a limited theatrical run beginning September 20, and on September 24 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD).
** RIPPY: The film follows the story of young police officer Maddy (Tess Haubrich), who is determined to live up to her deceased father's legacy. Her courage is put to the test when locals are found brutally ripped to shreds by the zombie kangaroo. As the undead beast leaves a trail of carnage, Maddy, with the help of her eccentric uncle Schmitty (Michael Biehn) and resilient aunt Donna (Angie Milliken), must embark on a high-stakes battle to save the town.
** DIRECTOR'S CUT: Happy Halloween, horror fans! DIRECTOR'S CUT, from filmmaker Don Capria, is slated to arrive in select cinemas this October 31st, and hits VOD later this Autumn! A riotous slasher throwback that pays tribute to horror cinema of the 80s and 90s, the film stars celebrated character actor Louis Lombardi as a mysterious, murderous sociopath preying on a punk band's desperate desire for fame.
In the film, a Long Island punk band meets a mysterious director through social media who generously offers to shoot their first music video for free. Desperate for fame, they drive deep into the Pennsylvania woods in hopes of making a killer music video. But after a long night of drinking with the gregarious director, the band wakes up to find a very different version of him on set.
Egos and opinions clash, with the director unveiling a terrible anger and uncompromising need for total control. As his professionalism breaks down, so does his sanity - with the unhinged director and his assistant turning the band members into the unwitting stars of his very own snuff film.
----- September 4, 2024 -----
** 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 the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control. Only in theatres October 18.
** WOLF CREEK LEGACY: 2005's Australian horror film WOLF CREEK is making a comeback with a revival on the way. Greg McLean, who directed the film and its 2013 sequel, is producing the film titled WOLF CREEK LEGACY with John Jarratt to reprise his role of Outback serial-killer Mick Taylor.
In the film, a family of American tourists wander innocently into Taylor's hunting grounds. When the parents sacrifice themselves to save their children, the kids find themselves alone, lost and hunted in the vast Australian wilderness. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** NIGHTBITCH: Motherhood is a different beast. Amy Adams stars in NIGHTBITCH. Written and directed by Marielle Heller, based on the best-selling novel by Rachel Yoder. In select theaters this December.
** THE BREED sequel: SCREAM VI star Hayden Panettiere will star in A BREED APART, the upcoming sequel/part re-imagining of the widely panned 2006 Wes Craven-produced horror feature THE BREED. Nicholas Mastandrea helmed the original film which follows two brothers and their friends who travel to an island cabin they inherited from their recently deceased uncle. Their getaway is soon spoiled when they find themselves besieged by ravenous genetically enhanced dogs bred to kill via an abandoned training facility on the island.
The new take isn't so much a remake as a meta-sequel as it is set after events of the first film. In it, a pack of dogs escape during the production of a fictional THE BREED 2 movie which is filming on a remote island. Years later, a group of YouTubers are drawn to that island to try and find the canines in a project they hope goes viral and which is the brainchild of influencer Vince Venture. They soon face a fight for survival and each of the influencers must use their unique skills to stay alive. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** THE BRIDE!: Peter Sarsgaard has revealed that his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal's new film THE BRIDE! will be a violent, punk, wildly romantic film that's also got song and dance sequences? Warner Bros. Pictures is releasing the film which stars Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Penelope Cruz, John Mulaney, Sarsgaard and Jake Gyllenhaal.
The $80-100 million project has been dubbed a reimagination of James Whale's iconic 1935 classic BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN in which a lonely Frankenstein monster (Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself.
The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride (Jessie Buckley) is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Sarsgaard described the recently wrapped filming project which sounds quite wild:
"The Bride is punk, and it's fast and really emotional. Also, it's violent at times and it's wildly romantic… There are big dance numbers and stuff in the movie. I'm so happy with the way that Warner Bros. has supported Maggie on the movie, too… It's the best thing I've ever read. To me, it's both a big movie for adults and a big movie that's for teenagers. It's what everyone hopes for and tries to solve in making a big movie." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- September 3rd, 2024 -----
** V/H/S/ BEYOND: Dive into a sci-fi nightmare with six chilling tapes that push the limits of fear. Featuring segments from Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan, Justin Long, and more, the seventh installment of Shudder's V/H/S series arrives just in time for Halloween. Don't miss V/H/S/BEYOND, premiering Oct 4 on Shudder.
** TOMIE: Coming to Blu-ray in November from Arrow Video.
** NEVER LET GO: From visionary director Alexandre Aja and the creative minds behind STRANGER THINGS comes NEVER LET GO. In this new psychological thriller/horror, as an Evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother, played by Academy Award winner Halle Berry, and her twin sons is their house and their family's protective bond. Needing to stay connected at all times – even tethering themselves with ropes – they cling to one another, urging each other to never let go. But when one of the boys questions if the evil is real, the ties that bind them together are severed, triggering a terrifying fight for survival
** RUMOURS: An apocalyptic horror-comedy starring Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander and directed by Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johnson, is coming to theaters October 18.
** DIE ALONE: Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, a young man with amnesia teams up with an eccentric survivalist to find his missing girlfriend. In theaters, On Demand and on Digital on October 18th, 2024.
