It's here in the Archives section that you will find the news of the last three months.

----- June 30, 2026 -----

** WERWULF: Do not dread the darkness. Embrace it. Robert Eggers' WERWULF is only in theaters this Christmas. Witness Robert Eggers' most visceral and haunting experience yet. Focus Features presents WERWULF, a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within.

** OBSESSION: Watch what you wish for. Continuing its record-breaking theatrical run, OBSESSION makes its home debut exclusively on digital platforms starting June 30, 2026, and on 4K UHD combo pack, Blu-ray and DVD on July 14, 2026, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

** BACKROOMS: A24 have announced plans to get people back out to its horror hit BACKROOMS in cinemas – with an extended cut releasing this coming weekend for the July the 4th holiday.

The indie studio has announced BACKROOMS Everything Must Go Edition" a new 126-minute cut of the film that clocks around 15 minutes longer than the theatrical version. Exhibitor AMC describes it in a listing as having a "theatrically exclusive post-credit" with additional footage from director Kane Parsons. Specifics of what new footage will be included haven't been revealed. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** EVIL DEAD BURN: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** UNDERWORLD: Coming to 4K UHD on 9/6 from Arrow Video in the UK. Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Heather Vaughan Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Daniel Burnett.

----- June 29, 2026 -----

** FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 3: IT FOLLOWS filmmaker David Robert Mitchell has reportedly been enlisted to pen the third film in the FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S film franchise. Scott Cawthon, who created the games, penned the first two films. However, both movies have been heavily panned by critics with the script seen as one of its weakest elements.

The hiring of Mitchell, who's about to return to screens with the upcoming THE END OF OAK STREET, is seen as a big step up. The first film made $297 million off a $20 million budget, the sequel earned $240 million from a $36 million budget. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** NIGHTBORN: Shudder announced that it is acquiring the rights to NIGHTBORN, Finnish filmmaker Hanna Bergholm's follow up to her debut horror hit HATCHING. NIGHTBORN explores the complex emotions and experiences of parenthood through a visceral and terrifying dark fable of unconditional maternal love, from a screenplay written by Berholm and Ilja Rautsi. Rights include The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The film debuted in competition at Berlinale, and will celebrate its North American Premiere at Fantasia Festival on July 22nd before its Shudder release on July 31st.

** STILETTO: The Horror Section, a media company focused on creating the world's premier genre brand, announced the wide theatrical release of STILETTO, a provocative new slasher film, starring Gigi Gustin. Gustin, who serves as a producer alongside Eli Roth, co-wrote the film with director Samuel Gonzalez Jr.. The movie carves its way into theaters nationwide on October 30, 2026, just in time for Halloween.

Fueled by her love for horror and her background as a former exotic dancer, Gustin independently financed the project through her work. She channels many of her own lived realities into the film, using genre as a lens.

"Dollar by dollar, night after night, through high-interest loans and selling my clothes and furniture, I was finally able to make STILETTO happen with a dedicated cast and crew who believed in it," said Gustin. "I'm beyond honored to bring STILETTO to theaters this Halloween. I can't think of a better time to run for my life in eight-inch heels across a thousand screens!"

** HALLOWEEN STORE: The masks are on. The doors are locked. The nightmare is just getting started. Welcome to Shriek Shack.

----- June 26, 2026 -----

** BARBARIAN 4K UHD: The film arrives in physical format for the first time on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray SteelBook on August 11th.

** TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE: Dark Sky Films and Fathom will bring Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 4K restoration back to theaters nationwide on August 18th.

** WERWULF: The first official photo has been released by Focus Features from director Robert Eggers' newest film WERWULF. The photo shows Aaron Taylor-Johnson's lead character 'Man' in the period horror drama.

The story unfolds in 13th-century England and reportedly features dialogue that was true to the time period. It will also have translations and annotations as it uses Old English for the dialogue. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** FURIOUS: From Executive Producer Liz Meriwether, FURIOUS follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

** IT ENDS: Four recent college grads on a nighttime drive find themselves stuck on a road that sprawls on forever, with seemingly no end in sight. They are occasionally attacked by stragglers and have to find a routine to plan their rest stops, but after a few thousand miles, it all feels the same. Still, they keep on driving, only in the belief that something better will come eventually.

----- June 25, 2026 -----

** FLESH OF THE GODS: The next film from the director of MANDY is now filming in the Canary Islands, Spain, with the second half of the shoot scheduled for Cologne, Germany. Wagner Moura replaces Oscar Isaac after he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. (thanks to UpcomingHorrorMovies.com)

** OBSESSION: The box office hit is being released on digital platforms on Tuesday, June 30th.

** EVIL DEAD BURN: Only in theatres July 10th.

** CAPPS CROSSING: Amber's birthday getaway with her friends deep in the woods of Capps Crossing takes a horrific turn when a demented park ranger with a tortured past turns their trip into a weekend of terror. A stellar athlete and a brilliant social profiler, Amber is forced to use every tool in her arsenal to survive against a seductive and brutal killer, but nothing is what it seems in this riveting psychological thriller.

** SON OF SARA: Haunted by strange urges and visions, a pregnant woman named Sara accepts an invitation to dinner that spirals into a bloody, demented nightmare.

----- June 24, 2026 -----

** HALLOWEEN reboot: The HALLOWEEN franchise is making a comeback, though maybe not as a TV series as previously reported. In late 2023, Miramax Television signed a wide-ranging deal with Malek Akkad's Trancas International Films to develop and co-produce a TV series based on the franchise.

The plan was to use it as a launchpad for a new HALLOWEEN cinematic universe spanning film and television. Miramax already has the film rights the plan was for a full creative reset as opposed to something like Universal and Blumhouse's 2018 trilogy of films which served as a direct sequel to the original.

Then the project seemed to be put on hold and that's where things were left until a new report this week at Horror Films News. They claim that plans have shifted so that a new film, not a TV series, will serve as the start of this new iteration with a planned release in 2028. As with the show, the plan is a full reboot/creative reset. With Miramax and Universal's partnership done after HALLOWEEN ENDS it's not clear who might distribute the new film. The report hasn't been confirmed as yet. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: Lionsgate has set a September 24th 2027 release date for the new THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT feature. Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams will serve as executive producers on the new film alongside returning directing team Eduardo Sanchez, Daniel Myrick, and Gregg Hale. Dylan Clark directs the reboot while James Wan and Jason Blum are producing. Plot specifics for what approach the new film will take are under wraps. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** UNDERTONE: A24's UNDERTONE will hit HBO Max on June 26th, coming just over three months after its theatrical run. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** OVER YOUR DEAD BODY: The Jason Segel and Samara Weaving-led dark comedy thriller OVER YOUR DEAD BODY arrives on VOD on AMC+ on July 31st – three months after its theatrical run. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** JACKED: In the Summer of 1987, after a perfect day at the lake, two small-town teenagers are stuck with a broken-down car and later a fight for their lives when they cross paths with a violent stalker.

----- June 23, 2026 -----

** THE DEVILS: Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell's definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned — and the first time the film will be presented restored and in 4K.

** FREDDY THE 13th: PREY filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg will reportedly co-direct and produce a currently untitled animated feature based on the graphic novel FREDDY THE 13th by Yehudi Mercado. This Paramount Animation effort is said to bring "wholesome PG-rated scares and laughs to the whole family."

The story follows a family vacation gone awry, when fun Uncle Freddy accidentally kills the Boogeyman and takes on his powers. The family must go on a quest to break the curse. Mercado will co-direct, with Trachtenberg and Ben Rosenblatt set to produce. The project was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE BAY: When their tour boat sinks in a shark sanctuary, two best friends must fight for survival to escape the shark-infested waters. Coming July 17.

** DON'T MOVE: Megan Forrester joins her church group on a camping getaway after losing her family in a tragic accident. The trip takes a turn when the group, including mysterious member Ricky Vargas, mistakenly ends up in an area of the forest targeted by a dangerous predator. In cinema September 11, 2026.

----- June 22, 2026 -----

** Curry Barker's next horror film: Universal Film Group, along with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, has landed Barker's first follow-up since the release of OBSESSION, the breakout movie of the year. In closing what is described as a rich eight-figure deal, Barker will write, produce and direct his third film for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal.

The deal keeps Barker in the Universal family, as OBSESSION was released by Universal label Focus Features. Focus is also behind his already shot second feature, ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS, which he wrote, directed and stars in. Blumhouse Atomic Monster has been involved with those films, coming aboard OBSESSION after it bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, and as a production entity on ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS. It is back in a similar capacity for this film.

All details for the new project are being kept secret, but it is described as a Barker original horror idea. The project was bought off of a pitch Barker made to Universal's top brass. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** WERWULF: Focus Features will reportedly release the first trailer for Robert Eggers' WERWULF in just over a week – specifically on the full moon on June 29th. The news was reportedly revealed by a posting to NBC Store, but the page has subsequently been removed, so it's not confirmed at this time. Universal has yet to release any official publicity material from the film.

Focus already screened the first trailer for the film at CinemaCon in April for the room only. It's expected that this release will be a version of that. The film was shot on 35mm film in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio and is scheduled to hit theaters on December 25th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** NIGHT AFTER NIGHT: Here's a poster for the upcoming film.

** MARSHMALLOW: Coming to Blu-ray on September 14 (UK) and September 15 (US & Canada). Question everything in Daniel DelPurgatorio's smart and stylish feature debut, a summer camp slasher that will keep you guessing right through to its shocking, final reveal.

----- June 19, 2026 -----

** MANIAC COP remake: Here's an early art for Nicolas Winding Refn's MANIAC COP remake.

** HER PRIVATE HELL: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** PORTRAITS OF THE APOCALYPSE: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** SUMMERWEEN: On Summerween, a former circus clown escapes a mental institution to return to his abandoned mansion and hunt the teens partying there.

** ROBOTICA: Director Charles Band's android-revenge epic ROBOTICA is set to release this summer, and we have your first look at the lean, mean, violent trailer! This hot and high-octane sci-fi thriller stars Lilly Bell (PROMPT) as a beautiful sex-bot who, after getting brutalized once-too-often by her despicable male overlords, snaps out of her pre-programmed stupor and enacts a wave of bloody revenge.

----- June 18, 2026 -----

** EVIL DEAD WRATH: While EVIL DEAD BURN hits cinemas next month, another entry is on the way titled EVIL DEAD WRATH which is set to open in April 2028 and wrapped filming in New Zealand the other week. Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi's producing partner on the franchise, revealed during an appearance at Michigan State University that the Francis Galluppi-directed film will be set in the earliest part of the EVIL DEAD timeline.

"This is yet another great departure. It predates everything. It takes place in 1972. It's the story of a French woman in a bad marriage in America, and… what we will discover along the ride – was probably an abusive husband, whose family did not believe her – and so they were basically the in-laws from hell."

Galluppi and his cinematographer are also trying very hard to emulate the look of 1970s movies: "It will feel like a 1972 movie because the director and his DP want to imitate the look and feel of something that's called Ektachrome 100, which was a film stock… [it's] a film stock a lot of movies [were] shot on back then. And so it's very warm, very tungsten." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE EAST PALACE: A man who walks the spirit world and a court lady who hears the dead enter the East Palace by the king's orders, can they unravel its dark secrets? Coming July 17, only on Netflix.

** BIG BABY: Nightmares of a maniac killer in a baby mask inspire a horror writer's new script. As his life begins to spiral out of control, he discovers Big Baby's murderous rampage may be more than just fiction.

** SLASHERCISE: Written and directed by Ama Lea, SLASHERCISE transforms retro workout culture into a surreal and violent descent into obsession and survival. Blending slasher brutality with stylized dark humor and neon-drenched atmosphere, the film follows a group of fitness devotees trapped in an escalating nightmare of self-improvement and aerobics.

** CREEPSHOW: Inspired by the hit television series executive produced by horror legend Greg Nicotero, the game brings the franchise's signature blend of wicked scares, twisted humor, and comic-book style dread into a new medium. Developed by PHL with creative direction from Brian Clarke, CREEPSHOW embraces the spirit of the beloved anthology franchise through self-contained tales of terror, delivering dramatic gameplay and shocking surprises. CREEPSHOW will be available in August 2026 for PC via Steam.

----- June 17, 2026 -----

** OBSESSION sequel: Curry Barker told The Hollywood Reporter; "The big conversation is: Do I want to do an IP movie? Or do I want to do my original? I have an idea for my original, but I have so many ideas for Chainsaw as well. I have a lot to weigh and that's where the stress really comes from. I don't know what to do next. I don't want to go straight into OBSESSION 2. I have such a cool idea for it that I won't say. I'm not saying it has to be five, six years from now. But I think people would be just as excited for it if it came a little down the road. It's a whirlwind and I'm trying to figure it out."

As he mentions there, he has also been hired to write and direct a new TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE movie. There's also talk of expanding on MILK & SERIAL. That is "probably going to happen. I wonder if there's an opportunity to bring somebody else onto MILK & SERIAL and I'll produce but not necessarily direct."

As for TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, he said; "I wouldn't be interested if I didn't think I could find a way in that feels fresh and new, while still respecting the original. The canon itself is all over the place, so there's not much to stay loyal to other than the original. I want to make a new generation of people scared and give them this feeling of: "What if you went on a road trip with your friends and this happened to you?" I want to capture the rawness and the grounded-ness of the original."

** SOUTHERN SCARES: Mystery, horror, and Southern folklore collide in the 1990s when a video store worker discovers chilling secrets found in her missing sister's documentary series, Southern Scares.

** SUNSET STRIP KILLER: Based on a true story, in 1980s Los Angeles, nurse Carol Bundy falls for the charming but deadly Doug Clark. Drawn into his world of murder, obsession, and blood, she becomes complicit in shocking crimes across the city.

** THE LAST HOUSE: From director Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped. THE LAST HOUSE is on Netflix August 7.

----- June 16, 2026 -----

GOREZONE 28th Anniversary!

Twenty eight years ago, the Internet was totally different. There was no Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter, no Smartphones... actually most people had never "surfed" the world wide web. Back in June 1998, I decided to start GOREZONE because of the lack of coverage for the horror genre on the Internet. There was tons of sites dedicated to STAR WARS and STAR TREK, yet apart from a few good horror sites such as HorrorMovies and HouseofHorrors, the net was leaving me wanting for more. GOREZONE was born as the first web site dedicated to daily horror news. 28 years later GOREZONE is still alive, independant and true to its original concept. Never sold out. Never gave up.

Twenty eight years is a very long time. Not surprisingly I remember the first day, working on my computer, creating the images in Photoshop and layout in Pagemill. I'd love to thank all the readers and everyone who helped the site through all these years! It means a lot to me. Thank you for believing in GOREZONE and making it the #1 source for bloody daily horror news!

----- June 15, 2026 -----

** DER FAN: On August 28th, Fun City Editions will premiere a new 4K restoration (from the 35mm OCN) of Eckhart Schmidt's cult favorite DER FAN aka TRANCE (1982) at Metrograph for the film's 1st-ever US theatrical run. More info to follow as we approach the opening date.

** SANGUINE: Here's the trailer for the highly anticipated film.

** DEAD BY DAYLIGHT: Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Canadian game developer Behaviour Interactive are officially moving forward with the film adaptation of hit asymmetrical multiplayer survivor horror game DEAD BY DAYLIGHT.

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja, best known for HAUTE TENSION, will co-write the script with THE CONJURING sequels scribe David Leslie Johnston-McGoldrick. Now, Thordur Palsson has boarded the project as director, and the film is already targeting a shoot sometime in 2027. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** MANITOU 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD during the Severin Films Summer Sale.

** Red Blood On Black Gloves: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/27 from Treasured Films in the UK.

----- June 12, 2026 -----

** EVIL DEAD BURN: The upcoming sequel has been rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, and language.

** THE EXORCIST: Mike Flanagan's take on THE EXORCIST has wrapped shooting.

** NIGHT NURSE: At the start of her new job in a luxury retirement community, Eleni is drawn into a series of scam calls targeting the elderly residents. As the community's strange rhythms close around her, she grows increasingly intimate with her elusive patient, Douglas, until the line blurs between care and desire, devotion and delusion. Only in Theaters July 10.

** NIGHT OF BLOOD: Survive the night. Win one million dollars. Will anyone make it?

----- June 10, 2026 -----

** MANHUNTER 40th Anniversary 4K UHD: A new 4K scan of the original 35mm negative (with a few shots from an interpositive) was conformed and digitally restored at L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna. Both the theatrical version and the UHD HDR & SDR video color gradings were performed by Stefan Sonnenfeld at Company 3 in Los Angeles under Mann's supervision. Sound restoration was done at Audio Mechanics from an original 35mm magnetic 6-track printmaster to release a new 5.1 mix by Luke Schwartzweller at Fox. Technical coordination and deliveries were managed by L'Immagine Ritrovata. The project was supervised by Becca Mann and StudioCanal's Jean-Pierre Boiget and Delphine Roussel.

This new 4K Final Cut, overseen by Mann, "enhances the film's depth, visual clarity and sound, offering audiences the ultimate immersive version, 40 years ago – though armed with Thomas Harris' excellent novel, RED DRAGON – its subject matter, the profiling of serial killers, as well as being shocking and raw, was unknown," says Mann. "When adapting, I wanted to make its storytelling deliver audiences into a certain state of threat and emotional engagement… We have carefully remastered the film to try to evoke that mood and intensity, heightened with audio sourced from the original 5.1 35mm analog masters. This latest iteration is that version of the film with which I'm most satisfied."

Mann's goal in creating a new version of the movie was to not only restore it to its former glory but to utilize new technology to create an experience as visceral for audiences in 2026 as the original was in 1986. "If the picture was left the way it was, it would be interesting, but you'd feel some distance," Mann said. "You'd be observing it somewhat. I'm more interested in its original intent impacting you the same way it may have in 1986 … that is, to bring you into it again in the original way."

MANHUNTER The Final Cut hits US theaters on July 24 and UK cinemas on September 25, before arriving on home video formats at an unspecified date.

** IT FOLLOWS sequel: Naomi Ackie is in final talks to star opposite Maika Monroe in David Robert Mitchell's IT FOLLOWS follow-up THEY FOLLOW at Neon. No details are forthcoming about who Ackie will play or the story for the long-anticipated sequel, which will take place a decade after the events of the original psychological horror feature. The first film's story follows Jay Height (Monroe), a college student who, after a sexual encounter, becomes the target of an unstoppable supernatural entity. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WHALEFALL: Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

** LOCKBOX: What's wrong with Winthrop?

----- June 9, 2026 -----

** HEREDITARY prequel: Filmmaker Ari Aster has confirmed that he has a script for a HEREDITARY follow-up ready, but has no current plans to make it.

"I wrote a prequel to this. It never feels like the right time. It's a prequel, not a sequel so I don't know where this goes" he said while appearing as part of the American Cinematheque's annual Bleak Week. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** DOLLY: Coming to Blu-ray on 8/11 from Shudder.

** PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG: A dark coming-of-age reimagining of Pinocchio, this unsettling tale follows the iconic puppet's disturbing journey toward becoming real.

** Jason Universe x Dead by Daylight: Here's a teaser for a peek at what you can expect with Bloody Jason, Jason's Prestige cosmetic set in the asymmetrical multiplayer horror game, Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight is available on PC, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.

----- June 8, 2026 -----

** THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT + PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: Both a reboot of the 1999 horror classic THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and the eighth installment in the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise are targeting a 2027 release. The update comes from Blumhouse Productions chief Jason Blum during an appearance on IndieWire's Screen Talk. Asked about his next films as a producer, Blum said: "They're both coming out next year. BLAIR WITCH and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY." Specific dates have not been set.

Producer James Wan also tells the outlet: "Getting all the original people that were involved in the original BLAIR WITCH, getting their blessing and getting them involved. That was very important for all of us. We wanted to pay respect to the legacy of it all."

Dylan Clark is directing the BLAIR WITCH reboot from a screenplay he rewrote based on an original draft by Chris Devlin. Blum, Wan, Roy Lee, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath all produce the new THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT which will follow a family that goes on a camping trip but goes missing one by one after they hear strange noises in the forest. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** EVIL DEAD BURN: Blazing onto big screens with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic mayhem. After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell she comes to discover that the vows she took in life... live on even in death.

** ZOMBEID: Here's the official trailer of Pakistan's first zombie survival film.

** SAW GENESIS: The hour of judgement is upon you. Step into a brutal 3v1 multiplayer experience where one player becomes the Judge, a precursor to Jigsaw, and three others fight to survive as the Accused. Manipulate the trial from the shadows or work together to escape a deadly maze of traps, pressure, and impossible choices.

----- June 5, 2026 -----

** OBSESSION: Here's a new International poster where the film comes out July 17th.

** ICE CREAM MAN: Here's a new trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** FALL 2: After losing her fearless sister Hunter, a deeply damaged Jax sets out on a dangerous climb with Hunter's old friend to honor her memory. As they tightrope walk the perilous planks of Mount Kwan, a terrifying rockslide leaves them stranded 5,000 feet above ground. In the face of vertigo-inducing sequences, dark truths, and cruel twists, Jax must confront her deepest fears head-on to fight for survival and closure. Only in theaters September 2, 2026.

** CAMP: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** DEAD HOWLING: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

----- June 4, 2026 -----

** Damien Leone's TORTURES OF THE DAMNED: Lionsgate has picked up TERRIFIER filmmaker Damien Leone's TORTURES OF THE DAMNED which he will write, direct, and produce once he completes TERRIFIER 4. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce through their Ghost House label. Currently in pre-production, story details are under wraps. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE BLUE DIAMOND: After the death of her toxic mother, a cultish 80s après ski club is the setting of a grieving daughter trying to find closure, but as usual with 80s ski clubs, nothing is as it seems.

** BLACK BOX: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** DON'T LET THEM OUT: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** DON'T LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

----- June 3rd, 2026 -----

** BACKROOMS 2: Following the $118 million opening for A24's BACKROOMS, yes, of course there will be a sequel. Filmmaker and face of BACKROOMS Kane Parsons has made no secret on the press tour for the film about his desire to expand into a feature anthology, and that he's taken the IP as far as possible on YouTube.

But what's up with the sequel, this minute, right now? Especially after this weekend's monumental success? Sources tell us that Parsons is looking for a screenwriting collaborator to work on the sequel with. That's the state that the BACKROOMS sequel is in right now. Parsons' contract for more BACKROOMS resides with A24, we're told. Again, it's super early, so no star attachments or green lights as of this time. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** ONSLAUGHT: From director Adam Wingard and starring Adria Arjona, Alex Pereira, Drew Starkey, Rebecca Hall, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn, Eric Wareheim and Dan Stevens. ONSLAUGHT – In Theaters September 4.

** HOKUM 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 8/11 from Decal Releasing.

** LEVITICUS: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** ROBOTICA: Director Charles Band's android-revenge epic ROBOTICA is set to release this summer, and we have your first look at the lean, mean, violent trailer! This hot and high-octane sci-fi thriller stars Lilly Bell (PROMPT) as a beautiful sex-bot who, after getting brutalized once-too-often by her despicable male overlords, snaps out of her pre-programmed stupor and enacts a wave of bloody revenge. It's I SPIT ON YOUR CIRCUITRY and you're gonna love it!

----- June 2nd, 2026 -----

** 28 YEARS LATER 3: Director Danny Boyle has spoken about it during a chat with the JoBlo web site. Boyle says a third film remains in the works, and he still plans to direct, but the production hit a scheduling snare that forced Sony to delay filming until next year. He explains:

"We ran out of time, because it's set in an area of Britain [where] you can only film at certain times of the year. We ran out of time this year – we literally ran out of time. So it'll be, hopefully, fingers crossed next year, but there's the enthusiasm there, and Alex [Garland] has done a wonderful script for it." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** EVIL DEAD WRATH: The upcoming EVIL DEAD WRATH has officially wrapped production ahead of a planned release on April 7th 2028. Filmmaker Francis Galluppi (THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTRY) writes and directs the film, the seventh overall movie in the series, and a short video marking the wrap has been released – one involving a big pool of blood.

EVIL DEAD creator Sam Raimi and franchise producer Rob Tapert are producing, while Bruce Campbell, Lee Cronin, Romel Adam and Jose Canas will executive produce. No story details have emerged about the film as yet. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** JU-ON THE GRUDGE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in August from Arrow Video in North America.

** KILLER PARTY: Coming to Blu-ray in August from Arrow Video in the UK.

** NIGHT OF THE COMET 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 8/4 from Scream Factory.

----- June 1st, 2026 -----

** BACKROOMS: The horror film from 20-year-old Kane Parsons has made $81.4 million domestically and $36 million overseas for a worldwide debut of $118 million at the box office. The film has the biggest opening A24 has seen in its 14-year history. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** OBSESSION: The horror film made $26.4 million domestically in its third weekend, a 10% increase on its second weekend haul. This marks the first time a film, outside a holiday window, has seen two weekends of increases from its opening since E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL back in 1982.

Globally, the Curry Barker-directed film currently stands at $148 million and has become Focus Features' biggest domestic-grossing title to date. For a film that cost just $750,000 to make, "Obsession" is already one of the most profitable films of all time. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** ONSLAUGHT: Director Adam Wingard's new film ONSLAUGHT has set a September 4th release date via distributor A24. The date has been revealed via the action-horror film's first trailer, which appears attached to copies of BACKROOMS in cinemas this weekend. No announcement has been made as yet regarding when the film will release said trailer online.

Wingard and writer Simon Barrett co-wrote the film which stars Adria Arjona as a woman tasked with taking down an unstoppable force that has escaped from a secret military base. Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Michael Biehn, Reginald VelJohnson, Eric Wareheim, Drew Starkey, and Alex "Poatan" Pereira co-star. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HOLD THE FORT: Lucas and Jenny's new home comes with a killer catch: a creature spewing pit. Before they can even unpack, the ghoul-churning rift invites a menagerie of monsters to their doorstep for a housewarming they won't forget. Luckily for them, a host of neighbours are at hand to help fight the denizens summoned from the nightmare dimension.

** STEPFATHER: A desperate man hunts for the perfect family, but when his new wife and daughters fear he may be deranged, escaping him will have deadly consequences.

----- May 29, 2026 -----

** COLD PREY Trilogy: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/6 from Second Sight Films.

** New Extremity Collection Volume 3: Coming to Blu-ray on 9/23 from Umbrella Entertainment. Featuring; IRREVERSIBLE, TROUBLE EVERY DAY, CAGED and RAW. All movies completely uncut and uncensored with a 100-page book with essays by Jack Sargeant, Tom Augustine, Imran Khan and Kat Ellinger, plus more.

** TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: A new kind of horror remake, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. In theaters starting August 7 in the US, Canada, UK, Latin America, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Australia and more. A MUBI Release.

----- May 27, 2026 -----

** R.I.P. Yoshihiro Nishimura: The Japanese film director, special effects artist, and screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre has sadly passed away earlier this week.

** TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

** EVIL DEAD BURN: Here's the French poster for the upcoming sequel.

----- May 26, 2026 -----

** Dario Argento: Italian filmmaker Dario Argento presented his new horror thriller trilogy at the Marché du Film's Fantastic Pavilion in Cannes, where he was also honored with the genre hub's Keys to the Pavilion award.

The famed maestro of giallo cinema, who is attending the festival for the Cannes Classics screening of Giuseppe Patroni Griffi's 1968 drama LOVE CIRCLE, which he co-penned, presented the three new projects with director Gabriele Altobelli and producer Giovanni Di Gianfrancesco of Rome-based Mattia's Film.

The event screened the first footage of FLESH OF MY FLESH (CARNE DELLA MIA CARNE), which Altobelli is currently shooting near Rome. It tells the story of three mothers investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl, described as "a realistic and unsparing portrait of evil in its most unsettling form: everyday, unsuspected, the evil next door" and a "deliberate departure from Argento's signature atmospheric horror" that "marks a new register for the maestro's storytelling."

The second screenplay, THE GIRL WITH CRYSTAL ETES (LA BAMBINA DAGLI OCCHI DI CRISTALLO), follows the encounter between a charming businessman and a mysterious woman whose passion drags him into a spiral of tragic murders. Production is set to begin in autumn 2026, with Argento overseeing artistic supervision of the project.

The third film, THE BLACK VELVET MASK (LA MASCGERA DU VELLUTO NERO), scheduled for production in 2027, explores the minds of three young women from different social backgrounds and origins, united by the same nightmare: a man in a black velvet mask assaults them and throws them from a balcony. The victims manage to unmask him — but when they wake, they cannot remember his face.

The trilogy will will be produced across several European countries in Italian, English and Spanish. Born from the collaboration between Argento and producer Di Gianfrancesco, the three-film slate is produced by Argento and Mattia's Film with Neo Art handling international sales. (thanks to Variety.com)

** EXIT 8: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/29 from Visions Home Video.

** Dead by Daylight: The mask is on. The machete is dripping. The massacre has begun. 06. 16. 26.

** Clive Barker's Hellraiser Revival: Wield the Genesis Configuration's dark gifts into the depths of the underworld to rescue your love from the depraved clutches of the Cenobites. Clive Barker's Hellraiser Revival will release in 2026.

----- May 25, 2026 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL: Zach Cregger talks survival horror and his vision for RESIDENT EVIL. From the mind behind WEAPONS and BARBARIAN, RESIDENT EVIL is in theatres 9.18. Filmed for IMAX.

** MANIAC COP remake: THE NEON DEMON filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is finally getting around to directing and producing a new version of the cult 1988 feature MANIAC COP. Mubi is reportedly providing full financing and a wide theatrical release commitment across multiple territories for the film. Shooting is set to begin in Los Angeles in January 2027, with cast and key crew members yet to be announced.

Refn acquired the rights over a decade ago and has spent many years trying to do a remake of the property. He came close back in 2017 when an Ed Brubaker-penned version was in the works. Of the newest attempt, Refn says:

"The concept has always appealed to me. In today's political and social climate, the iconography of MANIAC COP alone provokes an immediate, uneasy reaction. I've been watching it all unfold while constructing this project in the shadows... waiting. Now, that moment has finally arrived. The time has come to unveil a radical new vision where there is no protection, no safety net, only mayhem..." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: Set in Victorian England, VICTORIAN PSYCHO sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she's not what she seems.

** THE BLACK DEMON ATLANTIS: This sequel follows undercover DEA agent Jerry Simms who teams up with his cellmate, Chato, in a maximum-security prison stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, to dismantle a massive drug operation run by the notorious crime boss Diego Nunez.

Their mission quickly becomes one of survival when the legendary creature, 'The Black Demon,' tears through the prison, which sits atop a decaying desalination plant polluting the ocean. In a desperate move to protect his empire, Diego unleashes his own giant sea predators to take down the beast. What follows is an epic clash of monsters, where only the strongest will prevail.

----- May 22, 2026 -----

** Giovanni Frezza returns: Giovanni Frezza returns to the genre in RUN!. Directed by Ricky Glore, the film's synopsis is as follows: The film follows Run, the "first-ever masked slasher," through the eras of his career, from the gritty 70s homestead killings to the neon-soaked, merchandising-heavy 80s, and into the quippy, self-aware 90s. Follow the life of a pioneering masked slasher who has become a relic of the past. As the style of "horror" shifts in pop culture, Run decides that you might not be able to "teach an old dog new tricks," but that there might be "more than one way to skin a cat!" Hopefully metaphorically. (thanks to Fangoria.com)

** CHUM: A dream destination wedding in Malta explodes into chaos when a bloodthirsty shark attacks and a sinister fisherman with a hidden agenda turns the celebration into a deadly trap. Forced between open water and a relentless human predator, the wedding party must fight for survival as secrets surface and loyalties shatter. As the newlyweds are pushed to their limits, they're forced to confront the cracks in their relationship to determine who lives, who dies and who stays married.

** STRUNG: From director Malcolm D. Lee, a talented violinist takes a prestigious job as a music tutor for the gifted daughter of an influential and enigmatic family. As she becomes entangled in their opulent world, unsettling secrets begin to surface, forcing her to question her safety, her dreams, and even her sanity.

** AMITYVILLE SHARK: Deep within the infamous Amityville house of horror, an even more terrifying evil is rising to the surface. After Richard discovers an ominous shark idol hidden beneath the decaying floorboards, he unknowingly awakens an ancient and savage force. As the entity begins to merge with him, a quiet coastal town descends into chaos, transforming into a blood-soaked nightmare. With each victim claimed, the monstrous predator grows stronger, fueling a cult's belief that their dark god has been reborn. Now, the race is on to stop the carnage before evil consumes everything in its path.

----- May 21, 2026 -----

** R.I.P. George Eastman: Legendary Italian actor and screenwriter, Luigi Montefiori, passed away May 20th at the age of 83.

** HER PRIVATE HELL: When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.

** THE SUMMONING: A babysitting gig becomes a nightmare of urban legend when three teens summon Baby Blue. Survival depends on uncovering the past to escape a mother's wrath from beyond the grave.

** THE CURSE: Yara came to Paris to build a new life. Instead, she found something waiting for her.

** CAMP: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

----- May 20, 2026 -----

** FLESH OF THE GODS: Filming has reportedly begun on A24's 1980s Los Angeles-set vampire thriller FLESH OF THE GOD which hails from MANDY filmmaker Panos Cosmatos and SE7EN scribe Andrew Kevin Walker. Shooting is underway in the Canary Islands and Cologne, Germany.

Kristen Stewart, Wagner Moura, Esmé Creed-Miles, Roland Møller and Alba Baptista co-star in the film about a married couple who cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic Nameless and her hard-partying crew – being seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** BACKROOMS: A film by Kane Parsons, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell. BACKROOMS – In theaters May 29.

** SHARK TRASH: A small and touristy beachside town is hit by a storm the size of which nobody could have predicted. A family who just arrived tries to escape, but gets stuck in the quickly rising waters. They try to figure a way out with the help of some locals, but any progress is shut down when the sharks make their way onto the flooded streets. The family and locals must now find a way to survive as the waters rise.

** THE DEAD PLACE: Troubled High School Senior Isaac (Idris Veliu) is plagued by visions of the dead. This causes friction in his family and makes him an outcast at school. His only friend Katharine (Lexi Graves) is obsessed with the paranormal and tries desperately to help him, but a "New Kid" (David Howard Thornton) pushes him to give in to the demon trying to burrow its way inside him (Bill Oberst Jr). Consumed by the evil feeding off the dead souls that haunt him, Katharine is the only one that stands between Isaac and his darker impulses. To satisfy the bloodlust of the demon that dwells within him.

** THE GRIM RAPPER: Rap icon D.A. Mann is murdered at the height of his fame and returns from the dead three decades later after forging a dark pact with an Aztec blood demon. Driven by vengeance and the desperate hope of seeing his true love one final time, he rises to confront the people who betrayed him and deliver their souls to the demon. When Hathorne Slim a ruthless record label executive attempts to cash in by releasing D.A. Mann's unreleased albums, the resurrected rapper unleashes a wave of supernatural retribution that threatens the executive and everyone in his path.

----- May 19, 2026 -----

** TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD: UNDERWORLD star Kate Beckinsale has been set to lead TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, the long gestating "final chapter" of George A. Romero's classic zombie saga. The horror project, which has buy-in from the Romero estate, has recently undergone a facelift with new cast, director and financiers. Beckinsale takes over from Milla Jovovich. Additional casting is in process.

The film will be "set on a decimated earth where the last vestiges of humanity are trapped between warring factions and an evolving undead threat". The Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include THE GOLEM and PLAN A, have been tapped to direct the movie, taking over from Brad Anderson. Stunts vet Ho Sung Pak (BULLET TRAIN) is aboard to direct stunt and action sequences. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** AMERICAN PSYCHO remake: Helen Lee-Kim, Lionsgate President of International, has confirmed that Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of the infamous novel AMERICAN PSYCHO is still chugging along: "We'll hopefully have a script for that later in the year." Scott Z. Burns will write the screenplay for the reimagining. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** FIND YOUR FRIENDS: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** KRAKEN: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** PACIFIC: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

----- May 18, 2026 -----

** Peter Jackson's horror films on 4K: Alex Ritman on Twitter: "Peter Jackson tells me there's something new coming from the world of his 1992 splatter masterpiece BRAINDEAD and the details are going to be revealed soon. Also, he's remastered his trio of splatter films - BAD TASTE, MEET THE FEEBLES and BRAINDEAD."

** MAGIC remake: Sam Raimi has settled on his next directing effort. As his follow-up to SEND HELP, his twisty survival thriller released by 20th Century/Disney earlier this year, Raimi will direct MAGIC, Lionsgate's modern take on a William Goldman novel that was previously turned into a 1978 cult horror classic that featured Anthony Hopkins as a mentally unstable ventriloquist.

Raimi was already on board to produce the update, having set it at his eponymous production company last year. Also producing are Roy Lee as well as Chris Hammond and Tim Sullivan, the latter two who long championed the project and guided its development by tracking down the original rights.

Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, who wrote SEND HELP for Raimi and who previously penned FREDDY VS. JASON and the remake of FRIDAY THE 13th, wrote the script for MAGIC, which will be an updated take on the 1976 novel by William Goldman. (Goldman also wrote the script for the original adaptation.)

MAGIC starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist's dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats. Faced with the prospect of signing a network deal for his own show but afraid of revealing his fragile mental state, the magician takes off for the Catskills, where he tries to reconnect with a high school love, even as Fats begins to murderously take control of the situation. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** FERINE: Andrea Corsini's FERINE, a complex, thrilling fable about the never-ending struggle between the rational and animal sides of human nature, debuts its first teaser poster. The film's striking first-look artwork is designed by Advista Studio.

A tragic event shatters a rich art collector's life, awakening her primal nature. She destroys her privileged existence to build a new concept of family, leading her on a path of destruction and animalistic transformation.

** WHITE: Kate Beckinsale will star in the upcoming shark survival flick from director Jake West, alongside Katherine McNamara. The script is written by Dan Schaffer, the writer and illustrator of the cult comic book series, Dogwitch. Beckinsale will also executive produce the feature.

It follows Willa Harba, a struggling actress trying to catch her big break, who is traveling overseas for a shoot with a self-obsessed star when their private jet crashes into the Pacific. Now the sole survivor, she's stranded on a fractured wing with nothing but ocean around her. Her only lifeline is a satellite phone salvaged from the wreck, but when she calls for rescue, her demanding studio boss, Barbara (Beckinsale), brushes her off. Instead, her signal is picked up by marine biologist Sam Swatek (McNamara). She delivers chilling news: Willa has crashed into the infamous White Shark Café, a stretch of ocean where great whites gather to feed. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** THE ISLAND 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 7/14 from Kino Lorber.

----- May 15, 2026 -----

** ZOMBIE PLANE: When a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles is overrun by zombies, an eclectic band of passengers - led by celebrities-turned-secret agents - must unite to save humanity.

** CAMP: Haunted by a traumatic past, Emily finds solace as a camp counselor while navigating grief, witchcraft, and the power of female friendship. In Theaters June 26th.

** NEVER AFTER DARK: Magnolia Pictures plans to bring the chill this fall with the theatrical release of NEVER AFTER DARK. The Japanese horror movie written and directed by Dave Boyle is officially set for September 25, 2026. (thanks to Bloody-Disgusting.com)

** INHABIT: Melissa Barrera is to take the lead in upcoming feature INHABIT. The film comes from writer/director Adam Alleca and is described as blending "psychological horror with relentless supernatural dread" and offering a "chilling exploration of trauma, motherhood, and the responsibility of unfathomable power."

INHABIT follows a young woman who, following a traumatic life-changing event, moves into a rundown apartment complex in search of a fresh start. When she's terrorized by bizarre occurrences — unhinged neighbors, uncanny stalkers, unprovoked violence — she comes to believe she's being targeted by a possessive force that breaks her understanding of reality. As the synopsis reads: "A force that can only be overcome by confronting the darkest parts of her own nature." (thanks to Variety.com)

** MY ONLY FRIEND'S A CORPSE: Coming to Blu-ray on 9/22 from MVD Entertainment Group.

----- May 14, 2026 -----

** Yeon Sang-ho's COLONY: Gianna Jun stars as Se-jeong, a biotechnology professor attending an industry conference when a rapidly mutating virus is released, plunging the venue into chaos as the infected begin to transform and the authorities seal the building.

The film has gone to Well Go USA in North America, StudioCanal in the U.K., Gaga Corporation in Japan, ARP Sélection in France, and Plaion Pictures in Germany and Italy. Showbox also closed deals for Australia and New Zealand (K-Movie Entertainment UK), Latin America (BF Distribution), Scandinavia (Mis Label), Spain (Energia), the CIS and Baltics (The World Pictures), Poland (Media4Fun), Turkey (Mars), Hong Kong (Edko Films), Taiwan (MovieCloud), Indonesia (PT Primacinema Multimedia), the Philippines (Pioneer Films), India (Multivision Multimedia), Thailand (Sahamongkolfilm International), Mongolia (Izagur Media) and broader Southeast Asia (Purple Plan).

** A QUIET PLACE PART III: Shooting has begun on the upcoming sequel.

** SANGUINE: Here's the poster for the upcoming French body horror from Marion Le Corroller.

** PENDULUM: Vertical has acquired North American distribution rights to the horror film PENDULUM, the directorial debut of Mark Heyman, the BAFTA-nominated writer of BLACK SWAN.

Produced by Darren Aronofsky for Protozoa, Motel Mojave's Jacob Jaffke, and C2's Dave Caplan, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Phoebe Dynevor, Norman Reedus, and two-time Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver. Vertical is setting PENDULUM for a wide release on January 1, 2027. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU: Award-winning actor, writer, and comedian Patton Oswalt has signed on as Executive Producer for IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU, the next feature documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe. The project - a global archival treasure hunt for decaying prints of F.W. Murnau's seminal vampire classic - began principal photography earlier this month.

The film follows Philippe and British archivist Lauren Newport-Quinn on a personal journey across the globe - from Edinburgh to Mexico City, Seoul to Bratislava - to uncover and examine surviving copies of Murnau's 1922 masterpiece. Rejecting the notion of a single "perfect" version, the project champions the material decay and geographical diversity of the prints as essential to the film's emotional and historical DNA. Leaning on Newport-Quinn's rare form of synesthesia, in which she 'hears' visual distortions, the project will culminate in a reinvention of Nosferatu itself - recut from the diverse prints discovered during production, with a brand-new score informed by her unique sensory experience. All prints will be scanned and made available to the public via a free, accessible online portal, preserving their individual beauty and decay for future generations.

----- May 13, 2026 -----

** NEAR DARK 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in 2027 from Synapse Films. 40th Anniversary 4K Dolby Vision Wworld premiere restoration of Kathryn Bigelow's masterful vampire western, NEAR DARK, from the recently discovered 35mm original camera negative. Loaded with all-new special features and a remastered CD soundtrack by Tangerine Dream!

** HER PRIVATE HELL: Neon has set a July 24th theatrical release for Nicolas Winding Refn's new film HER PRIVATE HELL starring Charles Melton and Sophie Thatcher. The film will premiere at Cannes.

The story begins in a futuristic metropolis where actresses are gathering at a posh hotel where they're set to make a Barbarella-like movie. A heinous killer known as Leather Man is going around the city taking the lives of women. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** PACIFIC: A group of young travelers are stranded on an island in the Pacific where they struggle to escape an evil presence that has been kept hidden from mankind for centuries.

** BLOOD & RUST: When vampires quietly infest a dying Rust Belt town, the manager of a local diner joins forces with a veteran slayer to wipe them out.

** LOVE IS THE MONSTER: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD in June from Hammer Films.

----- May 12, 2026 -----

** TERRIFIER 4: No space. No Easter bunny. Art's ringing in the New Year!

** PITFALL: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** CYCLOPS: Coming to Blu-ray in August from Visual Vengeance Video.

** THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER: When a family matriarch falls seriously ill, relatives gather and discover their shared ancestral ties bind them in unexpected ways. Premieres June 19 on Shudder.

** MONKEY'S MAGIC MERRY GO ROUND: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG: Viva Pictures has acquired its latest film, the already viral sensation, PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG for theatrical release in North America July 24, 2026. This slasher horror film is the latest in the Twisted Child Universe.

A chilling reimagining of the familiar fable, Pinocchio Unstrung unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister Cricket (Robert Englund) and created by Geppetto (Richard Brake), Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

----- May 11, 2026 -----

** R.I.P. Koji Suzuki: The author known for horror novels such as RINGU and SPIRAL, passed away on the 8th at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 68.

Born in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He made his debut in 1990 with PARADISE, which won the Excellence Award at the Japan Fantasy Novel Awards. His 1991 novel RINGU was adapted into a film that became a massive hit, helping to spark the "J-Horror boom."

** EXIT 8: Coming to Blu-ray on 8/4 from Decal Releasing.

** CHROMESKULL LAID TO REST 2: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/15 from Last Slate Video.

** THE STRANGER: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/15 from Last Slate Video.

** REANIMATOR ACADEMY: Coming to Blu-ray on 8/25 from Visual Vengeance Video.

----- May 8, 2026 -----

** KRAKEN: In theaters and on digital June 12.

** FIND YOUR FRIENDS: Amber and her four best girlfriends take a trip to escape the L.A. bubble and cut loose in Joshua Tree for the weekend. But upon arrival, they quickly realize the locals don't want them there. Starring Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry, Helena Howard, Sophia Ali, and Zion Moreno. Streaming June 12 on Shudder.

** PITFALL: After a young man gets separated from his friends while in the woods, he falls into a 10-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through the leg, and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.

** CRAWL 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 7/13 in the UK.

----- May 7, 2026 -----

** THE DEVILS: The new 4K restoration from the original camera negative of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS (1971) will premiere at this years Cannes, provided by Warner Bros. The cut listed on the Cannes website runs at 114 minutes.

The film's sound has been remastered from original English Composite 35mm Mag Film, transferred at 96kHz, plus other original film elements in selected spots as needed. The picture and sound restoration was performed by Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services, Water Tower Color, and Warner Bros. Sound.

** LONGLEGS: Osgood Perkins' next LONGLEGS movie with Nicolas Cage, which was won by Paramount, will be hitting theaters on January 14, 2028, the studio said Monday. The plot of the next LONGLEGS movie is under wraps. Producers on the project are Brian Kavanaugh Jones, Perkins, Chris Ferguson, Dave Caplan and Cage. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** UNDER PARIS 2: Netflix has premiered a new official poster for the upcoming shark-infested Paris-set movie sequel UNDER PARIS 2 which will release on the streamer in 2027. Filming on the new film is currently underway.

Three years after the Paris triathlon disaster, the center of the Capital is submerged. Sophia (Bérénice Bejo) and Adil (Nassim Lyes) reunite for a high-risk mission: to track Lilith, the original predator, in the shark-infested Seine. There, they will discover that the deadly wildlife hides a much more surprising reality. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** PIRANHA PACIFIC NIGHTMARE: Coming soon is a new Japanese version of PIRANHA to be directed by Stens Christensen. IX Film Group Inc. and Red Beans Pictures are behind the upcoming horror film. (thanks to Bloody-Disgusting.com)

** PENNY LANE IS DEAD: 17-year-old Penny is celebrating graduation with friends at her family's beach house, but the night goes awry when Penny's troubled cousin Kat decides to crash the party. Coming to Australian cinemas July 23.

** THE LAST CIRCUS: Coming to Blu-ray in August from Chasm Films.

----- May 6, 2026 -----

** EVIL DEAD BURN: After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life... live on even in death.

** STORY OF RICKY 4K UHD: Coming out on 20th July from 88 Films.

** PASSENGER: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** SIGHT UNSEEN: After the death of their estranged father, three siblings inherit his rural cabin, only to discover that something still lingers there.

** MODELS VS. WEREWOLVES: MVW sees a gang of sexy and self-centered influencers escaping the city for a rural weekend away. But they are NOT alone, as terrifying, bloodthirsty shapeshifting fiends are prowling the countryside and setting their sights on tasty femme-flesh! Beauty is a beast in this wild new chiller, coming summer 2026 to a streaming platform near you!

----- May 5, 2026 -----

** FOLLOW MODE: SMILE producer Temple Hill is teaming up once more with UK sales firm Protagonist, this time on Ben Leonberg's (GOOD BOY) next horror feature FOLLOW MODE, which is due to be shot entirely on drones and aims to tap into the live stream generation.

Leonberg is coming off breakout horror GOOD BOY, which was IFC's second-biggest theatrical opening weekend (second only to Temple Hill's CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD). Protagonist is launching international sales at the upcoming Cannes market. Temple Hill and Verve Ventures are co-repping domestic rights. Script comes from Leonberg and Alex Cannon, who also co-scripted GOOD BOY.

The synopsis reads: "Consumer-grade drones now come with a "hands-free" setting that automatically directs the camera to follow you – in case you're a surfer taking your next wave, a snowboarder back-flipping off a half-pipe, or a serial killer stalking your next victim. When a group of teens knock this drone out of the sky, they discover that it contains home movies of the killer's brutal crimes. Now, they must race to expose the killer before becoming his next victims."

The film is being produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, John Fischer, Hal Sadoff, and Ben Levine for Temple Hill, with Protagonist Pictures' Dave Bishop, James Pugh and George Hamilton serving as executive producers. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** Taka Ichise: QWGmire, the independent production and film financing company founded by Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty and Elan Gale, has entered into a development and financing pact with Taka Ichise, the famed Japanese producer integral to bringing J-horror to global prominence in the late '90s and early 2000s with titles like RING and THE GRUDGE.

Under the pact, Ichise and QWGmire will develop and finance a new slate of horror films for the U.S. market. Already, they have four projects in development with an eye toward shooting over the next 18 months.

The collaboration marks Ichise's return to the American market for the first time since Nicolas Pesce's reboot of THE GRUDGE for Screen Gems in 2019. Specifics as to projects in development remain under wraps. But the intention is to create a new generation of horror films that draw from the unsettling power, psychological intensity, and cinematic ambition that made J-horror a defining force in global genre filmmaking. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** PITFALL: After a young man gets separated from his friends while in the woods, he falls into a 10-foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through the leg, and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident. In Theatres May 29th.

** SMOTHERED: Alif is a micro-painting artist who has an accident and loses part of his memory. After returning home, an old woman appears claiming to be his mother, but Alif doesn't recognize her and is suspicious of her intentions. SMOTHERED premieres May 29 on Shudder.

** NESTING: The upcoming film follows Pénélope (Rose-Marie Perreault), a new mother struggling with postpartum depression and the lingering trauma of her sister's death. As sleep deprivation takes hold, the boundary between dream and reality begins to collapse, pulling her into a paranoid and increasingly dangerous spiral.

----- May 4, 2026 -----

** THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT reboot: The studio has officially confirmed that up-and-coming horror director Dylan Clark has been tapped to helm the new THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT movie. His involvement was actually first reported nearly a month ago. He is also currently rewriting the screenplay, which was originally written by Chris Devlin. Besides the reboot, Clark is also set to direct Universal Pictures' PORTRAIT OF GOD, based on his 2022 viral horror short, which will be produced by Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele.

In addition, it has been announced that original stars from the 1999 movie, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams, have signed on to the upcoming reboot as executive producers. They will be joining the original filmmakers, Eduardo Sanchez, Daniel Myrick, and Gregg Hale, who have already boarded the reboot as executive producers. According to Lionsgate. (thanks to ComingSoon.com)

** READY OR NOT 2 HERE I COME: The sequel is coming out digitally on May 5th and on Blu-ray in June.

** HATCHET 4K UHD Collection: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Umbrella Entertainment are the four films in the franchise.

** THE LAST HOUSE: The upcoming film centers on a family who are sealed into their home with no way out. If that doesn't sound nightmarish enough, their resources are running thin, and they must work together to survive not only a lack of essentials but also the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped inside. Coming to Netflix August 7, 2026.

** OBSESSION: Here's more posters for the upcoming film.

----- April 30, 2026 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL: From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (WEAPONS, BARBARIAN) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, RESIDENT EVIL follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

From Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film, in association with TriStar Pictures, RESIDENT EVIL hits theatres September 18, 2026.

** MR. MELVIN TOXIE: Coming soon to Blu-ray!

** CAVENDISH: Sophie Thatcher, Erin Kellyman and Joe Alwyn are to star in CAVENDISH, an "irreverent and original" thriller set against the witch hunts of 17th-century Britain. From writer-director Christopher Andrews (BRING THEM DOWN), CAVENDISH is billed as "blending visceral action with sharp, unexpected humour." Cornerstone will handle international sales and distribution and will commence sales at Cannes. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic.

Set in 1645, the story sees a privileged young bride (Thatcher) accused of witchcraft on her wedding day and pursued by a ruthless witch hunter (Alwyn). Forced into an uneasy alliance with a sharp-witted poacher living on the margins of society (Kellyman), the two women, as per the synopsis, fight back, "turning their powerlessness into strength through violence, wit and defiance." (thanks to Variety.com)

** ANKLE SNATCHER: Ben Leonberg, the director of last fall's buzzy supernatural horror title GOOD BOY, has inked a deal to direct ANKLE SNATCHER, an adaptation of the same-name short story from New York Times bestselling horror author Grady Hendrix, for Sony Pictures.

Leonberg is also set to do a rewrite on Hendrix's adaptation with writing partner Alex Cannon. While the plot of the feature take is being kept under wraps, the short story follows a man haunted by the childhood trauma of his mother's murder, which his father blamed on a boogeyman under the bed, and his terrifying realization that the creature may be real. (thanks to Deadline.com)

----- April 29, 2026 -----

** PIECES 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Grindhouse Releasing. The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.

** CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Grindhouse Releasing in a six disc box set with a version of the movie no one's ever seen before. Here's what Bob Murawski had to say;

"A couple of versions, 2 versions of the movie nobody's ever seen before. So I had access to all the original negative and including all the 16mm fake documentary footage. But all the original 16 millimeter footage is in its original aspect ratio of four by three.

So as an alternate version of the movie we're intercutting between the two formats. I mean, it's not going to be the only version of the movie. Obviously the classic theatrical version is going to be on, but there's going to be an option to watch it with all that footage and four by three where you see probably, you know, 35% more image area, top and bottom. And it's funny because when you see it in, in that aspect ratio, you can actually see that they probably framed it for that as well."

** SCREAM BLOODY MURDER: Coming soon from Grindhouse Releasing. A deranged kid murders his father and has his arm crushed by the farm tractor. After being discharged from the mental hospital with an amputee, he discovers that his mother has remarried, prompting him to go on a homicidal rampage.

** HATCHET 4K UHD Collection: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Umbrella Entertainment are the four films in the franchise.

** HUSH 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 7/12 from Arrow Video.

** HOKUM: Here's a couple of characters posters for the upcoming film.

----- April 28, 2026 -----

** POSSESSION remake: Callum Turner and Margaret Qualley are in talks to star in the upcoming remake. As announced in 2024 by The Hollywood Reporter, a POSSESSION remake was in development at Paramount. SMILE director Parker Finn has penned the script and will direct. Finn is also producing the project with Robert Pattinson.

** BACKROOMS: A24 has announced that production has officially wrapped on filmmaker Kane Parsons' BACKROOMS movie. The news came with a photo of the 20-year-old filmmaker in the film's editing room.

The original urban legend and creepypasta short film is set in the 1990s and sees a young filmmaker fall into another dimension where he wanders through an unsettlingly yellow, empty and labyrinthine office space – one that may be home to otherworldly beings. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve lead this take which opens May 29th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE MUMMY 4: The Radio Silence directed revival of THE MUMMY starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz was slated for a May 19th 2028 release. That film is now arriving seven months earlier, the studio handing out a new October 15th 2027 release date. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** OMUKADE: Set during World War II when Japan occupied Thailand. The story unfolds in a cursed mine, where Japanese soldiers and their captives find themselves trapped. As tensions between enemies reach a breaking point, they are forced to confront a terrifying, ancient monster lurking in the shadows. In the face of this unimaginable horror, the lines between friend and foe blur. Former enemies must set aside their differences and unite to survive.

** HERESY: In a medieval Dutch village, a young woman is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods.

** BUDDY: Roadside Attractions and Saban Films have acquired North American rights to BUDDY, the wildly original theatrical feature debut from the deranged mind of fan favorite Casper Kelly. Produced by BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films, in association with Sipur Studios and Substance, the film premiered in the Midnight section at the Sundance Film Festival and the Festival Favorites section at SXSW, where it captivated audiences and quickly emerged as a must-see, genre-bending horror standout. BUDDY will open exclusively in theatrical wide release on September 4, 2026.

----- April 27, 2026 -----

** CHUCKY: Don Mancini is not only writing the next CHUCKY feature film, but Mancini will also be directing Chucky's big screen return. The next movie is set to remain in continuity with the previous films as well as the three-season CHUCKY television series.

** HEART EYES 2: The sequel to Josh Ruben's 2025 horror romance HEART EYES is coming to the Melrose lot. Paramount Pictures will co-produce and co-finance Spyglass Media Group's HEART EYES 2 for a global theatrical release, with a date set for Feb. 11, 2028.

The pic will be written by Ruben and Darcy Fowler from a story by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy. Ruben will also direct. Landon and Divide/Conquer will produce. No logline, but we hear Olivia Holt will be reprising her role as Ally McCabe. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** SACCHARINE: After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating. SACCHARINE is in theaters May 22.

** LEVITICUS: Two teenage boys must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most—each other. Only in theaters June 19.

** THE REMEDY: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** THE BLOOD ROSE 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Mondo Macabro.

----- April 24, 2026 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL: Here's the synopsis to yet another take on the famous video game franchise. Austin Abrams plays Bryan, a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in a nonstop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. From director Zach Cregger (BARBARIAN and WEAPONS).

** PASSENGER: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

** OVER YOUR DEAD BODY: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: An eccentric governess arrives at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she's not what she seems.

** THEM! remake: A new rumour indicates that Glen Powell is being eyed for the lead role in the remake of the 1954 sci-fi horror classic THEM!. The filmmakers are interested in Powell for the part, but that's still a long way from talks, let alone negotiations. First announced in early 2023, Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino is slated to make his big-screen directing debut on the project which is being produced by Matt Reeves. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER The Complete Series: Coming to Blu-ray on 6/23 from Sony. In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers is stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.

----- April 23, 2026 -----

** EVIL DEAD BURN: The upcoming film unleashes the franchise's most savage and terrifying ride to date, blazing onto big screens with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic mayhem. After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life... live on even in death.

** HUNGRY: All aboard the swamp tour from hell. Coming for you June 23.

** GINGER SNAPS 4K UHD: The cult favorite returns, in hair-raising 4K on May 19.

** MY BEST FRIEND'S DEAD: Don't mess with the dead. In a remote New England town, a sweet young woman has closed herself off to the outside world since the tragic murder of her best friend. When she tries to bring her soulmate back from the dead, the demon she has created follows her out into the real world and turns the quiet borough into a terrifying hellscape. Experience a wild and witty modern horror story about isolation, delusion and the supernatural.

** FORBIDDEN FRUITS: The film will be streaming only on Shudder beginning June 26.

** MONITOR: When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen. Searchlight Pictures has acquired the US rights to the film filmed in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

----- April 22, 2026 -----

** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE reboot: Upstart filmmaker Curry Barker continues his mainstream Hollywood takeover with a big new gig: director on A24's anticipated film reboot of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

Variety has learned exclusively that Barker will take the lead on the project, billed by insiders as a "reimagining" of the 1974 horror classic created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. Barker's vision for the famed killer Leatherface and the gaggle of young things he terrorizes is under wraps. The film is being developed alongside a THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TV series from Barnstorm's Glen Powel and Dan Cohen, and director JT Mollner.

Barker's rise has been swift, and Focus Features is less than a month out from releasing his acclaimed festival player OBSESSION, about a man whose wish for the love of a female friend turns deadly. That film was acquired in a bidding war that fetched a $14 million sale out of the Toronto International Film Festival. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE takes Barker from his $800 debut feature MILK & SERIAL on YouTube to one of the most prestigious arthouse brands in the industry.

Curry is currently in production on ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS at Blumhouse, serving as director, co-writer and star. The film centers on two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts — and the lies underpinning their business. He's also part of the internet sketch comedy duo That's a Bad Idea alongside creative partner Cooper Tomlinson. Barker is repped by Underground Management, United Talent Agency and The Lede Company.

The new THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE film will be produced by Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures, and Stuart Manashil and Exurbia Films' Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel and Kim Henkel. Ben Ross of Image Nation serves as executive producer. (thanks to Variety.com)

** 28 DAYS LATER 4K UHD: The US 4K UHD Steelbook release is now dated for September.

** AFFECTION: Here's a new trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** SPEED DEMON: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film.

** CORPORATE RETREAT: A horror-dark comedy feature film following an ensemble of ambitious young executives whose luxury team-building getaway descends into a bloody fight for survival. The film blends the dread of gory survival horror with dark laughs and shocking twists.

** RE-ANIMATOR 4K UHD: Coming soon to 4K UHD from Pulse Edition.

----- April 21, 2026 -----

** LONGLEGS: Osgood Perkins is working on a new LONGLEGS feature, a follow-up to the filmmaker's mystery horror thriller that became highest-grossing independent film of the past decade. And in a twist out of the LONGLEGS playbook, rather than original distributor Neon being involved, this one has Skydance-owned Paramount Pictures as the project's new home.

Paramount has picked up the rights to the new mystery LONGLEGS project, which Perkins has written and will direct as well as produce. Nicolas Cage is returning as star and producer. Paramount and Perkins are keeping details in the basement but sources stress that this new LONGLEGS is not a sequel but something "set in the LONGLEGS universe."

LONGLEGS was an out-of-nowhere hit when released by Neon in 2024, launching Perkins as a name horror filmmaker and establishing the star bona fides of Maika Monroe. The actress starred as an FBI agent with an aptitude for clairvoyance, who investigates a series of murder-suicides in Oregon that are connected to serial killer nicknamed Longlegs. Cage played Longlegs in a gonzo performance.

LONGLEGS earned $128 million worldwide on a budget of less than $10 million, becoming Neon's highest-grossing domestic outing. The movie swirled several potent ingredients in its cauldron, among them the occult, mind manipulation, Satanic worship, creepy dolls and a crime procedural, making the story's world fertile for more exploration. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** SALT ALONG THE TONGUE: After her mother dies, Mattia moves in with her estranged aunt, her mother's identical twin. From beyond the grave, Mattia's mother possesses her daughter to protect her from a malevolent spirit, using food as a gateway.

** HOKUM: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** SICK PUPPY: The wife of a serial killer will do anything to protect the man she loves.

** A MOTHER'S RECALL: A married couple welcomes young Genaro into their home through adoption. Upon his arrival, he meets his new siblings, Nuria and Samuel. But it doesn't take long for Genaro to sense that something is deeply wrong within the household. The family seems trapped under a suffocating veil of fear and despair, haunted by an unseen force. As Nuria, a troubled teenager, begins to uncover the terrifying secrets hidden within her family, she forms a powerful bond with Genaro. Together, they must face an evil presence that grows stronger each day, unleashing a chain of sinister and unsettling events.

** THE TERROR DEVIL IN SILVER: Wrongfully committed to a psychiatric hospital, one man must survive patients, doctors with dark secrets… and something far more sinister. THE TERROR DEVIL IN SILVER premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder.

----- April 20, 2026 -----

** WORLD WAR Z sequel: It was revealed at CinemaCon that this sequel is back in development. Not much further was revealed, but recent rumours speculate that Dan Trachtenberg may be involved, however nothing has been officially revealed. There's also currently no word if Brad Pitt will return to star or produce. (thanks to UpcomingHorrorMovies.com)

** INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

** PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** PASSENGER: A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they're being pursued by a demonic stalker who's impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go.

** AFFECTION: Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She soon must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again. Starring Jessica Rothe. Opens in select theaters May 8 via Brainstorm Media.

** THE CARETAKER: Universal Pictures is capitalizing on the heat from Sydney Sweeney and the success of THE HOUSEMAID by stepping on the gas on its own film, THE CARETAKER. Indie horror darling David Bruckner has been tapped to direct the feature project that adapts the upcoming book by Marcus Kliewer and that was initially set up as short story in 2022.

Sweeney is producing THE CARETAKER as are Michael Bay and Brad Fuller via their Platinum Dunes label's first-look deal with the studio. Scott Glassgold will produce through 12:01 Films. The book tells of a struggling young woman named Macy Mullins who answers a job posting for three days work and competitive pay (plus: serious applicants only) in the Oregan wilderness. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

----- April 17, 2026 -----

** EVIL DEAD WRATH: At the Warner Bros. Pictures' CinemaCon presentation earlier this week, it was confirmed that EVIL DEAD WRATH has been set for a 2027 release in cinemas and will follow EVIL DEAD BURN opening later this year. Footage from EVIL DEAD WRATH was shown, including a deadite drinking hot wax and an impaling by dishwasher knives. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** Warner Bros. Pictures: Here's all of the upcoming horror films with confirmed dates from Warner Bros. Pictures.

July 24th 2026: EVIL DEAD BURN
April 9th 2027: THE REVENGE OF LLORONA
April 7th 2028: EVIL DEAD WRATH
May 12th 2028: FINAL DESTINATION 7
September 8th 2028: GLADYS (WEAPONS prequel)

** TERRIFIED remake: Emmy-winning ALIEN EARTH series creator Noah Hawley has lined up his next feature directorial effort. Hawley will direct and produce a reimagining of the 2017 Argentine supernatural horror film TERRIFIED at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Demian Rugna (WHEN EVIL LURKS), the writer/director of the original Spanish-language film, which was locally titled ATERRADOS, is developing the project with Hawley. The original film centers on a police officer and a series of paranormal researchers and investigators who attempt to get to the bottom of supernatural occurrences that are all focused around one neighborhood in Buenos Aires. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE WOLF AND THE LAMB: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** SPEED DEMON: The upcoming film will be released in select United States theaters, as well as On Demand and through digital platforms, on May 31, 2026.

** WEEKEND AT THE END OF THE WORLD: Available to rent and own April 20th 2026.

----- April 16, 2026 -----

** THE HOWLING remake: StudioCanal confirmed at the annual trade convention CinemaCon that a remake of 1981 horror film THE HOWLING is in the works. Previously, Andy Muschietti was linked as a possible director back in early 2020. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER: Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further, the purgatorial realm of lost souls at the heart of the Insidious universe. When something evil comes after her, Gemma discovers an ability that changes everything: she doesn't just enter The Further, she can bring what lives there back to the real world. Once the demons realize her power, our world becomes their playground.

** FIND YOUR FRIENDS: Shudder has acquired FIND YOUR FRIENDS, the feature debut of writer and director Izabel Pakzad. The film stars Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry, Helena Howard, Sophia Ali, Zion Moreno. FIND YOUR FRIENDS will be released on Shudder on June 12.

It follows Amber and her four best friends as they flee Los Angeles for a girls' trip in Joshua Tree, only to find themselves unwelcome in a desert town simmering with barely concealed hostility. After their encounters with the locals grow more threatening, resentments within the group begin to surface. Eventually their vacation spirals into a violent struggle for control and survival. (thanks to Variety.com

** THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER: Shudder, the #1 streaming service for horror fans, announced the acquisition of U.S., U.K. and ANZ rights to THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER, from writer-director-actor Mark O'Brien (THE RIGHTEOUS, READY OR NOT, HALT AND CATCH FIRE). The highly anticipated film, which is set to make its North American Premiere at Panic Fest in Kansas City, Missouri on April 11, stars O'Brien, award-winning Sheila McCarthy and Georgina Reilly. THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER will make its exclusive streaming debut in those territories on Shudder this summer.

"Mark is a rare genre-blending talent who has proven his skill both in front of and behind the camera," said Emily Gotto, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Productions at Shudder. "His latest work on THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER proves to be a haunting supernatural horror, and we're thrilled to give this story a platform for Shudder's viewers."

** COLONY: Depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.

** TRIBE: A desperate man lost in the west coast mountains has to reconstruct his past in order to step back from the edge of insanity.

----- April 15, 2026 -----

** PAN'S LABYRINTH: Fathom Entertainment is teaming with Cinverse for the planned 20th anniversary theatrical re-release of Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece PAN'S LABYRINTH.

An October 9th release date has been set for the re-release, which will present the film in 4K on the big screen for the first time. The title will be available in both 3D and HDR by Barco. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 20 years ago where it reportedly received the festival's longest standing ovation at 22 minutes long. The Spanish-language film received critical acclaim and won three Academy Awards out of its six major nominations. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** BEHIND THE MASK sequel: Leslie Vernon will rise again. It's been 20 years since the 2006 slasher mockumentary BEHIND THE MASK THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON became an indie horror hit, and a long-discussed sequel is officially underway, Variety can confirm. Titled BEHIND THE MASK II THE RETURN OF LESLIE VERNON it will follow the further adventures of the then-rising serial killer Leslie Vernon.

Director Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve are returning for the sequel, as well as original stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund.

"For 20 years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. The truth is, he never really left," Glosserman said in a statement. "Fans kept this movie alive by sharing it, quoting it, introducing it to their friends, and treating it like something worth holding onto. This sequel is happening because of them."

A Kickstarter is also launching to help supplement the scope of the film. While the film is getting made even without fan support, Glosserman said additional funds can help expand it.

"We're making the movie either way," Glosserman said. "But the more the audience gets involved, the bigger we can make it. Bigger set pieces. More cameos. More surprises. This has always been a fan-driven film, and it still is." (thanks to Variety.com)

** THE BOROUGHS: The executive producers of STRANGER THINGS invite you to a new community. Welcome to the Boroughs, starring Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman, Clarke Peters and Denis O'Hare. In a seemingly picturesque retirement community, a group of unlikely heroes must band together to stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have - time. Coming May 21st only on Netflix.

** SALMOKJI WHISPERING WATER: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming film.

** HOKUM: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** THE HIVE: When a strict, anxious teen loses the child she's babysitting, she's forced to confront a sinister presence hiding among playground children as her grip on reality slips.

----- April 14, 2026 -----

** TRAIN TO BUSAN: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of TRAIN TO BUSAN, leading international and indie film distributor Well Go USA Entertainment will bring Yeon Sang-ho's acclaimed zombie thriller back to theaters across the U.S. and Canada on August 14, 2026, presented in 4K for the first time on the big screen.

** ICE CREAM MAN: An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

** FRANKIE MANIAC WOMAN: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film.

** NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 2026 remake: Amidst a worldwide event where the dead awake and roam the earth as zombies, a small group of human survivors struggle to stay alive and fight off the wandering zombies who are intent on eating them and turning them into the Walking Dead.

** SHED: Mia, a courageous 10 year old girl who is locked in a shed, must survive inconceivable odds whilst trying to discover what happened to her family.

----- April 13, 2026 -----

** Shudder: The streaming service has acquired three new films, which will be release before the end of the year.

First up is PARASOMNIA, written and directed by James Ross II, and starring Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart, Stephen Barrington and Danny Brown. Per the official synopsis, PARASOMNIA is about "Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect the demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world."

"It's hard to put in words how excited I am for my debut feature film to have a home at Shudder," Ross II said of the acquisition. "They're absolutely legendary to me as a horror fan and to hear their enthusiasm for PARASOMNIA story and scares means the world. I can't wait to hear all the screams when we play at Overlook!"

Also acquired by Shudder is GOODY GOODY, written and directed by Raymond Creamer, and starring Colleen Foy, Samantha Robinson and Zoe Renee. Per the official logline, "Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents and their midwife begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise."

"I'm obsessed with ghost stories and folklore so I wanted this project to have a campfire tale or storybook quality to it," Creamer said in a statement. "The cast is extraordinary and working with Shudder has been a dream come true. I really hope horror fans get cozy and maybe light a couple candles when they give it a watch."

The third one, NEW GROUP is written and directed by Yuta Shimotsu (BEST WISHES TO ALL), and starring Yuzu Aoki and Pierre Taki. The film concerns "High school student Ai sees her world collapse when a strange cult-like mentality gradually turns people around her into mindless followers who can transform simple gymnastics routines into a nightmarish dance of death."

** CALL OF CTHULHU: After nearly a decade of trying to get the film off the ground, James Wan has a mixed update on his CALL OF CTHULHU adaptation. The years since haven't seen many updates for the film, with Wan previously teasing in April 2024 that his script was going to be a "hard sell."

The genre vet confirmed the film is still in development, and is one "I've been wanting to do for a while," but is currently facing the hurdle that Lovecraftian films "are not cheap movies." Further admitting them to be "very hard to try and get them off the ground," Wan concluded by assuring "I'm just going to keep chipping away at it." (thanks to ScreenRant.com)

** OBSESSION: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** HOKUM: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** MOTHER'S BABY: A woman navigates the complex journey of motherhood while confronting her deepest fears and anxieties.

----- April 10, 2026 -----

** FLESH OF THE GODS: Oscar nominee Wagner Moura has closed a deal to star alongside Kristen Stewart in the vampire thriller FLESH OF THE GODS. In addition, A24 has boarded the project as the film's U.S. distributor. MANDY helmer Panos Cosmatos directs the project first announced two years ago.

The story follows Raoul (Moura) and Alex (Stewart), a married couple in glittering 1980s Los Angeles who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm. When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills and violence.

Moura takes over the make lead role from Oscar Isaac who exited the project due to scheduling conflicts. Andrew Kevin Walker (SE7EN) pens the script from a story by Cosmatos and Walker. Stewart, Adam McKay, Maggie McLean, Betsy Koch, Jonas Katzenstein and Maximilian Leo are producing. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WHITE ELEPHANT: Nick Jonas and Kathryn Newton are set to star in MRC's holiday horror flick WHITE ELEPHANT, the first project under their partnership with Radio Silence and Project X, dubbed RSPX, oriented around inventive and engaging horror and thriller projects.

Directed by CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD's Eli Craig, WHITE ELEPHANT's logline is as follows: Eight friends. One prize. Zero trust. Their annual festive holiday gift exchange spirals into a cutthroat game of Christmas carnage. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/14 from Shudder.

** WHEN A STRANGER CALLS: Coming to Blu-ray on 5/27 from Via Vision Entertainment.

** BUFFET INFINITY: Echoing the Canadian comedy classic 'Sctv' and picking from hundreds of hours of original, low-budget TV ads to tell the sinister tale of two restaurants battling it out in the fictional town of Westridge County. Ads for insurance, used car rivals, a local religious scholar, and a recording artist converge to tell the story of an expanding sinkhole, a cult, and an ever-growing restaurant that becomes unsettlingly sentient.

----- April 9, 2026 -----

** WEAPONS prequel: Zach Shields is set to join Zach Cregger as co-writer of the upcoming WEAPONS prequel film that is going by the working title of GLADYS.

The film is expected to put the focus on Amy Madigan's memorable villain character, a mysterious orange-haired, massive eyeglass-wearing and doused in make-up elderly woman who suddenly arrives in town and is aunt to one of the kids. It's a performance that won Madigan the Oscar for supporting actress the other week, spawned numerous Halloween costumes, and helped the film gross $270 million worldwide, along with garnering some of the best reviews of the year. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** MOTHER MARY: Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

** OVER YOUR DEAD BODY: When miserable couple Dan and Lisa retreat to a remote cabin for a romantic reset, each arrives with a secret plan to murder the other. Their carefully plotted traps and counterplots quickly unravel when a dangerous crew crashes the weekend with plans of their own. As the toxic getaway spirals into chaotic carnage, Dan and Lisa must survive the intruders, each other, and figure out if they want to save their marriage or survive it. In theaters April 24th.

** FIND YOUR FRIENDS: Premieres June 12th on Shudder.

** Lee Cronin's THE MUMMY: Here's a new trailer and posters for the upcoming film.

----- April 7, 2026 -----

** OBSESSION: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 7/27 from Icon Film in the UK.

** THE NINTH GATE 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 5/27 from Imprint Films.

** HAPPY HALLOWEEN: After a horrible Halloween prank goes wrong, a young woman returns home and soon realizes that a masked killer is seeking revenge.

** DEAD HOWLING: The film follows the story of Carter, a lone werewolf fighting for survival in a world overrun by zombies. Taking vengeance for his murdered family, he spends his days hunting down the living dead for sport, until he finds new purpose after saving the lives of two humans seeking a rumoured sanctuary for survivors. However, despite Carter now joining them on their journey as a powerful ally, the group faces new and unimaginable danger when they discover that their undead enemy is beginning to evolve.

----- April 6, 2026 -----

** THE DESCENT 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 6/29 from Studio Canal UK.

** DAY OF THE DEAD 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 6/16 from Scream Factory.

** WHISTLE: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/28 from Shudder.

** SCREAM DREAM: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/28 from Visual Vengeance Video.

** LAURIN: Coming to Blu-ray on 7/14 from Visual Vengeance Video.

----- April 2nd, 2026 -----

** SCREAM 8: It's official, Spyglass is moving forward with an eighth installment of the SCREAM franchise with Lilla and Nora Zuckerman being hired to pen the script. The news follows on from SCREAM 7, which saw the return of the franchise's original scribe, Kevin Williamson, who not only penned but also directed the seventh entry.

Despite the worst reviews of the franchise, it was also the highest-grossing (not adjusted form inflation) – taking in over $200 million at the global box-office. The title launched on digital platforms this week, 31 days after its release in cinemas. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** ICE CREAM MAN: Here's the poster for the upcoming film, which is now scheduled to arrive in theaters on August 7, 2026.

** BACKROOMS: A film by Kane Parsons, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell. BACKROOMS – In theaters May 29.

** SCREAM 4: The film is coming to VHS and 4K UHD Steelbook.

** ITHAQUA: Set in the brutal wilderness of 1800s Canada, the fur trade is in decline and a remote outpost is starving. A mercenary fights to unite the survivors against the cold, the hunger… and something far worse. A dark force is watching. Waiting. And those who fall into its grasp are cursed with an insatiable hunger for flesh.

----- April 1st, 2026 -----

** BACKROOMS: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

** HOKUM: When reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents' ashes, the staff's tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Soon, disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw him into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.

** SLITHER 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 6/23 from Scream Factory.

** BUBBA HO-TEP 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD Steelbook on 6/2 from Scream Factory.

** WEREWOLF BLOOD INHERITANCE: An archeology post grad, Jess, exhumes an iron stake from a newly discovered site, only to unleash a terrible curse. She is now left with a horrifying choice, pass the curse on to one of her closest friends, or be forever transformed into a monstrous creature.