** HALLOWEEN: Coming soon from Imprint Films. It has been a long road to HALLOWEEN I - V, with our planned October release pushed out to December due to manufacturing delays, and many challenges along the way.
** GOOD BOY 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/16 from Visions Home Video.
** IT WELCOME TO DERRY: Here's a look at the upcoming 4K UHD edition.
** SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT remake: Coming to 4K UHD on 2/17.
** CRY OF THE BANSHEE 4K UHD: Coming out on February 9th in the UK. Restored by Hammer in 4K from the original film negatives. This Limited Collector's Edition includes both Hessler's original director's cut (in widescreen and full-frame aspect ratios) and AIP's re-edited theatrical version alongside new and archive supporting material, on two discs covered in a limited O-card featuring stylish new artwork.
----- December 22, 2025 -----
** WORLDBREAKER: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.
** WE BURY THE DEAD: Coming to Blu-ray on 2/16 from Signature Entertainment in the UK. Ava, a desperate woman whose husband is missing in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment, joins a "body retrieval unit," but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life.
** IT ENDS: Just a few days after becoming available on Letterboxd's new Video Store service, existential Gen Z horror-thriller IT ENDS has been acquired by NEON for a theatrical release in 2026.
Directed by Alexander Ullom and starring Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth and Mitchell Cole, IT ENDS follows a group of friends who, on a late-night food run, become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape. (thanks to Fangoria.com)
** DOOBA DOOBA: In-home security cameras watch as an awkward 16-year-old girl terrorizes her well-meaning babysitter.
----- December 19, 2025 -----
** NIGHT PATROL: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.
** WORLDBREAKER: On a remote island, Willa (Billie Boullet) lives under the watch of her father (Luke Evans), a battle-scarred veteran who trains her to survive while her mother (Milla Jovovich) fights monstrous Breakers on the front lines. When a mysterious girl washes ashore, Willa discovers the war they fled has found them, and she must choose to run or fight.
** SOULM8TE: Blumhouse and Universal Pictures' M3GAN spin-off film SOULM8TE, originally slated for early next year, has been delayed indefinitely. Originally announced in mid-2024, the film was directed and co-written by Kate Dolan and was going to arrive on January 9th 2026.
That was still the case this week, even though no marketing material for the film had been released. It was widely expected that a delay was coming, and now it has, with the title pulled from Universal's release date calendar. It goes beyond that, however, with reports that the film is currently being shopped around to other studios – the studio essentially dumping the movie. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
----- December 16, 2025 -----
** THE CONJURING: More to come? Franchise producer Peter Safran tells EW that the massive box-office success of THE CONJURING LAST RITES – which made $494 million from a $55 million budget – has made the team seemingly reconsider as they think audiences remain invested in the series:
"I think that LAST RITES shows that there is a lot of fuel left in the tank. It was the end of that particular version of the story with Patrick and Vera and that version of THE CONJURING. There's so much more to it that we haven't dug into.
I think there's really exciting ways to go with both film and television, frankly. It would be incredibly satisfying. People have been on this journey with us for a dozen years now. I think they want more. The introduction, in a real way, of Judy and Tony, I think, people love. The feedback we got was they love those characters. So I think that there'll be more to come." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** TORSO: An adaptation of the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko that has been winding its way around Hollywood for over two decades is alive once again. Netflix has picked up the movie rights to the work and is in early development on a feature adaptation of the true-crime story revolving around Elliot Ness. The deal comes after a brief but intense bidding war and is said to be in the seven figures for the rights.
No writer or director are attached yet, but the producing team is stacked. Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee has partnered once again with his Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger, who will produce (but not direct) via his Subconscious production banner. Alex Hedlund and Nick Antosca will produce via their shingle, Eat the Cat, known for prestige, true-life fare such as Candy and A Friend of the Family. Bendis and Andreyko will exec produce.
The graphic novel, initially published by Image Comics as a six-issue limited series, told the true story of Ness' time after his famous Al Capone escapades. After he moved to Cleveland, he and got embroiled in the hunt for a serial killer who was leaving torsos in the river and taunting notes to police. Bendis and Andreyko wrote the story, with Bendis doing the art. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)
** 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.
** KILLER WHALE: Hold your breath as you witness revenge rise from the deep. After a life-shattering tragedy, Trish tries to comfort her best friend, Maddie, by taking her on a spectacular adventure in a private lagoon halfway across the world. Their peaceful retreat soon becomes a terrifying fight to stay alive when the ocean's most bloodthirsty predator seeks vengeance for a brutal life in captivity. Virginia Garner and Mel Jarnson star in a thrill ride of a movie that will leave you breathless.
----- December 15, 2025 -----
** Uwe Boll's ALONE IN THE DARK reboot: Director Uwe Boll is rebooting the horror action franchise ALONE IN THE DARK. Boll's Event Films has optioned the film rights to the hit survival horror video game series from publisher THQ Nordic. The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired franchise, which follows private detective Edward Carnby in his fight against the undead, has spawned seven games and sold millions of units worldwide.
Boll adapted ALONE IN THE DARK as a feature film in 2005, starring Christian Slater and Tara Reid. While widely panned by critics then and now, the film has since achieved a sort of cult status. For the reboot, Boll said he plans to stay closer to the original game, following the story of the latest 2024 release.
"We will capture the spirit and the era of the original games and follow the story of the new game," said Boll, noting, "we can't wait to reboot the franchise and cast our new Edward Carnby." Boll's production partner Michael Roesch said they were also looking to develop the franchise into a TV series. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)
** Uwe Boll's RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND: Uwe Boll is back. And so are the zombies. Twenty years after surviving a deadly outbreak on a remote island, a haunted father must face his past when his influencer daughter and her friends throw a party near the same cursed shores. But the dead have evolved, sarcastic, theatrical, and still very hungry.
** ALPHA: Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm. From the director of RAW and TITANE.
** THE CONFESSION: A woman finds her late father's tape confessing to murder tied to an evil force—now her son shows the same darkness, and she must fight to stop it.
----- December 11, 2025 -----
** Third 28 YEARS LATER greenlight: Sony Pictures is officially moving forward with its proposed third film in its 28 YEARS LATER trilogy following events this week. The Danny Boyle-directed 28 YEARS LATER launched this past summer, the long-awaited follow-up to Boyle's own 28 DAYS LATER nearly a quarter of a century later.
When that project was sold, it was with plans for a trilogy of films that would all be penned by Alex Garland. Production on the sequel, 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE got underway essentially straight after the first film wrapped, with Nia DaCosta directing. However, production on a third film was held off, waiting to see how the first film performed. The first movie received good reviews and ended up grossing $151 million at the box office from a $60 million budget – the highest of the franchise to date. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2: The film is finally getting a 4K UHD release on February 3, just in time for the film's 45th anniversary!
** Twisted Serial Killer Universe: POPEYE THE SLAYER MAN producer Jeff Miller is launching a slate of films within what he's calling the "twisted serial killer universe". Movies will include JEFFREY DOLLMER and TED BUNNY. The former will see models on a photo shoot stalked by a doll possessed by the spirit of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Filming has recently wrapped on the low-budget horror, starring Charlie Trepany, Chey Crieger, Juliana Destefano, Adam Huss, Eva Hamilton, Mariah Justice, Scott Asmar, Jabarri Bush, Jane Xi, Tom Parnell, Sean Michael Conway, and Brian Joseph Mange as Jeffrey Dahmer. Jeffrey Reddick, creator of FINAL DESTINATION, has a cameo in the film. The team is hoping to launch the project for the EFM in Berlin. Millman Productions is currently handling sales.
"Mark Savage and the team and I have had a blast bringing this creepy doll to life," said Miller. "Audiences are in for a treat in this over-the-top killer doll film, which will be a great companion piece to TED BUNNY." Plot details on TED BUNNY are being kept under wraps. Terror Films is producing with Miller and Maralynn Adams, and the company is aiming to release the movie domestically in early 2026. (thanks to Deadline.com)
----- December 9, 2025 -----
** ORPHAN prequel: Republic Pictures has taken U.S. rights to the ORPHAN franchise prequel, ORPHANS, from Dark Castle Entertainment. The movie, which is wrapping production soon, has Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role as Esther. Stephen Moyer, Susanne Wuest, and Simon Man also star. ORPHANS, the prequel to 2022's ORPHAN FIRST KILL, reteams director William Brent Bell and screenwriter David Coggeshall. Bell is also an EP.
The first movie, released by Warner Bros in 2009 from Dark Castle and Appian Way, made close to $78M at the global box office while the 2022 sequel released by Paramount grossed over $37M (all-in franchise is currently $115M at the worldwide box office). ORPHANS is produced and financed by Dark Castle, with Lionsgate representing international rights. Republic Pictures holds U.S. rights to the film and Sejin Croninger, EVP, Worldwide Acquisitions, Paramount Pictures brokered the deal with Dark Castle's Norman Golightly. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** KILL SCREEN: David Dastmalchian has signed on to star opposite actress Ella Balinska in Concourse Media's upcoming horror-thriller KILL SCREEN (previously known as The Horror Game). Currently in pre-production, the film heralds from WOLF CREEK director Greg McLean. Screenplay comes from Gus Krieger.
In KILL SCREEN, desperate to find her missing sister, a young woman (Balinska) and her three friends are drawn into a mysterious virtual reality horror game. Each level forces them to survive an entirely different horror subgenre—from slashers to supernatural, zombie horror to psychological. When they learn that dying in the game means dying in real life, the friends must outthink and outfight the game's sadistic creator (Dastmalchian) before their luck runs out. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** DOOMTOWN: Divide/Conquer, the production company run by Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath, has signed a first-look deal with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, setting the high-concept survival horror film DOOMTOWN from screenwriter Chris Thomas Devlin as its first project to develop with the studio.
Divide/Conquer has a long history with Blumhouse, whose Founder & CEO Jason Blum served as the principals' mentor at the Sundance Creative Producing Lab over a decade ago. The pact reflects the companies' shared commitment to building the next wave of genre storytellers and will include a range of feature development, from high-concept, cost-efficient films spearheaded by Divide/Conquer to producing services on mutually selected Blumhouse-Atomic Monster projects. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** KEEPER: The film is now available to rent or own on digital platforms. It will then be available for purchase on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Combo Pack on January 20, 2026.
----- December 8, 2025 -----
** ALPHA: The genre-bending third feature from Palme d'Or winner Julia Ducournau (RAW, TITANE), finally has a release date, with NEON announcing that the body horror drama will be released in theaters on March 27, 2026. Starring Mélissa Boros, Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani and Emma Mackey, ALPHA follows the titular, troubled 13-year-old who lives with her single mom whose world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm while a mysterious virus is plaguing society. (thanks to Fangoria.com)
** HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK 2: The viral Japanese shark movie phenomenon is back... and it's time for REVENGE!
** IRON LUNG: Only in theaters January 30, 2026.
** THE WHISPER (EL SUSURROR): Lucia and Adrian, two siblings fleeing their vampire father's dark legacy, arrive at an isolated house in the woods, seeking refuge from the past. Her attempt to forget is interrupted. When a cat brings them a human finger, it reveals a terrifying secret: their neighbors are forming part of a criminal network that kidnaps teenagers to produce snuff films, and they plan to get rid of them. While Lucia fights to protect her brother, she must face a dark family curse that haunts them in their apparent refuge.
----- December 5, 2025 -----
** THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 3: Here's a poster for the upcoming film.
** ALPHA: After a bidding war with eight active parties, Netflix UK has prevailed with the Hal Ozsan written feature project ALPHA. Star Taron Egerton is circling, and the project was snapped up for him. Adam Goldworm's Aperture Entertainment and Tory Tunnell and Joby Harold's Safehouse are producing.
ALPHA is billed as a fun, sexy, elevated genre title that explores the world of toxic masculinity, greed, and the mythos of success, a cross between AMERICAN PSYCHO, the HBO Max series Industry and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON. In ALPHA, a mild-mannered American analyst climbs the ranks of a ruthless London investment firm, only to discover a horror more frightening than the industry itself: the insatiable monster awakening within him. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** MOTHER MARY: From writer/director David Lowery and starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Alba Baptista, Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs. MOTHER MARY – In Theaters Spring 2026.
** YOUNG BLONDE, STALKED AND MURDERED: The film centers on Stacy (Samantha Carroll), an aspiring actress struggling in Hollywood's audition circuit. Surrounded by other hopeful blonde women, she hears rumors of a mysterious serial killer targeting young actresses—and posting the murders online. As she obsesses over being "chosen," the film becomes a haunting allegory about ambition, identity, and the toxic pursuit of validation.
----- December 4, 2025 -----
** READY OR NOT 2 HERE I COME: Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace (Samara Weaving) discovers she's reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
** PARANORMAL ACTIVITY reboot: James Wan is coming onboard a revival of the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise. In the wake of the merging of his company, Atomic Monster, with that of franchise producer Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions, he and Blum will team to produce a new entry in the franchise. Paramount will co-finance, co-produce and distribute the movie while Oren Peli, the filmmaker behind the original 2007 film, will also produce.
Wan says in a statement: "I've been a huge admirer of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY since the brilliant first movie, with its creeping slow burn and subtle ability to make the unseen terrifying. I'm looking forward to expanding on its legacy and helping shape the next evolution of this scary found-footage franchise."
Blum says in a statement: "Diving in with James for this exciting rebirth of the franchise that started it all for Blumhouse is exactly what we dreamed of when we merged with Atomic Monster. I'll be actively involved with him to introduce this new chapter, Thankfully, we're able to spend a little more than the $15,000 we had on the first movie, but one thing will remain the same — do not see it alone."
The original found footage film grossed $194 million worldwide off a $15,000 budget, leading it to being often cited as the most profitable film ever made. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)
** ANCESTRAL BEASTS: The highly anticipated horror feature from Tim Riedel ANCESTRAL BEASTS has gone into production in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was also announced that Mongrel Media joined the team and will be handling theatrical and digital distribution in Canada. The film has announced additional cast including Gail Maurice, Shannon Baker, Josh Strait and Jess Salgueiro. ANCESTRAL BEASTS debuted as a proof of concept at this year's Frontières program during the Marché du Film at Cannes, where high-profile Indigenous cast including Morgan Holmstrom, Darla Contois and Asivak Koostachin were announced.
The film follows Elyse, a Red River Metis woman struggling to rebuild her mental health after escaping a toxic, co-dependent relationship with her sister. Following a humiliating breakdown at work, she retreats to her ancestral home in search of peace. Her journey toward healing is derailed when a sinister presence begins to manifest, forcing her to confront intergenerational trauma and fight for her spirit, as well as the lives of those she loves. Feeding off her emotional turmoil, the creature's threat grows and Elyse's recovery is challenged from all sides.
** SLEEPWALKER: Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah's (Hayden Panettiere) sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness. In Theaters & On Demand January 9th.
----- December 3rd, 2025 -----
** 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE: Here's two trailers for the upcoming sequel.
** RETURN TO SILENT HILL: Here's the International trailer.
** OBSESSION: A bold new voice in horror. Curry Barker's OBSESSION only in theaters May 15.
** FORBIDDEN FRUITS: Coming to theaters in 2026. At a mall store, Apple (Lili Reinhart) leads a secret witch cult with coworkers Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp). New hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) questions their sisterhood, forcing them to confront inner darkness or meet violent ends.
----- December 2nd, 2025 -----
** FRANKENSTEIN: Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has confirmed his recent FRANKENSTEIN film will be getting a physical media release – a rare thing for a Netflix original film. The release will also include the film's deleted 'convent' scene.
** TWISTED: Last year, we learned that Djimon Hounsou was set to star in THE MONSTER, a horror thriller that Darren Lynn Bousman would be directing from a screenplay by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer. The project made its way through production at the end of 2024 and secured distribution through Paramount's Republic Pictures. A release date has not yet been announced – but the film, which is now going by the title TWISTED, did just receive a hard R rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board for "strong/bloody violent content, gore, sexual assault, suicide, language and some sexual material." (thanks to JoBlo.com)
** PORTRAIT OF GOD: In a competitive situation, Universal Pictures has acquired PORTRAIT OF GOD, a spec from emerging filmmaker Dylan Clark that expands on the world of his viral horror short of the same name. Written by Clark and Joe Russo, the film will mark the first collaboration of producers Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele, two of the biggest names in horror, who have never before worked together.
While the plot of the feature take is being kept under wraps, the short centers on a religious young woman who discovers the disquieting answer to the question, "What does God look like?" Opening with a quote from the Old Testament — "No man shall see Me and live" — it finds Mia sitting in the dark, practicing a slide presentation about a work of art dubbed "Portrait of God." To some who view the painting, she says, it appears completely black. But others report seeing a person in the darkness — one who's been described time and again, in consistent detail. Minimalistic yet menacing, the short offers a counterpoint to the idea of God as a benevolent entity. Viewers of the portrait, beware.
PORTRAIT OF GOD has accrued over 8.6 million views on YouTube since premiering in August 2022. Peele and Win Rosenfeld will produce the feature adaptation through Monkeypaw Productions' first-look deal with the studio, alongside Raimi and Romel Adam through Ghost House Pictures and Russo. Chris Rosati, who brought the project to Monkeypaw, will executive produce, with Sam Evenson co-producing. Jose Canas will oversee the project for Ghost House, with Kate Oh overseeing for Monkeypaw and Executive Vice President of Production Development Sara Scott overseeing for Universal. (thanks to Deadline.com)
** READY OR NOT 2 HERE I COME: Coming soon to theaters.
----- December 1st, 2025 -----
** THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 3: Lionsgate has just announced that the film will be coming to theatres on February 6, 2026.
** 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.
** THE PLAGUE: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.
