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Mutant will release Dario Argento‘s Tenebre posters designed by Francesco Francavilla tomorrow, May 8, at 1pm ET. The standard 24×36 screen print is limited to 110 for $65, while the pink variant is limited to 60 for $80. “If you’ve followed our output over the years, you know that we are big fans of Dario […]

Writer-director Guillermo del Toro and co-writer Kim Morgan will present a never-before-seen extended cut of Nightmare Alley in black -and-white as the closing film at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs, CA, this Sunday, May 11. “I know Guillermo’s very excited about this,” festival director Alan K. Rode tells Variety. “He and Kim […]

20th Century Studios is adapting a short story titled Ripped, THR reports this afternoon, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (The Smashing Machine) on board to produce the film. The short story was written by Joe Ballarini. Is this a genre project, you ask? THR notes, “Ballarini is set to adapt his short story. Separately, the […]

Leslie Grace (In the Heights, Batgirl) is heading inside a giant sperm whale in Propel, Variety reports. The survival thriller follows Kate Acosta, a commercial diver who is swallowed by a giant sperm whale during a routine commercial dive. Trapped in a living prison and gasping for air, Kate must confront both real-life monsters of […]

We’ve had horror movies about possessed inanimate objects ranging from dolls and cars to clothes and appliances — so why not an arcade game? Written by D.W. Gillespie (Give Me Something Good to Eat), Grin will be published on August 26 via Delacorte Press. The 272-page middle grade horror novel is perfect for budding horror fans between […]

Developer White Paper Games are aiming to please psychological thriller fans with their newly-announced title I Am Ripper. Coming to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, the game aims to continue the developer’s focus on story delivery, tactile gameplay and “meaningful consequence.” It’s 1988, a small north-western dock town in Britain has witnessed […]

A few years ago, we reviewed the high-concept indie Choo Choo Charles, in which the player was relentlessly stalked by an unholy hybrid of spindly spider demon and traditional steam locomotive. Picture Thomas the Tank Engine by way of Amnesia and you’re in the right ballpark. It was a knowingly quirky elevator pitch and one […]

Modern genre favorites David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) and Georgina Campbell (Barbarian) will star in the horror-thriller The Shepherd, Variety has learned. Production is set to begin in the fall with John Hyams (Sick, Alone) directing from a script written by Alexander Gustaveson. Set in the desolate Nevada night, the film follows a young […]

Tales of masked killers and man-eating mutants are more associated with the world of film than literature, but if the success of horror writers like Stephen King and Clive Barker has taught us anything, it’s that a good story can transcend the limitations of a single medium. That’s why there are so many popular adaptations […]

Who you risk everything for all you love? Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney star as a mother and daughter bound by a dark secret in Echo Valley. The Apple Original film will be released in select theaters and on Apple TV+ on June 13. Watch the trailer below. Kate is a mother struggling to make […]

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil director Eli Craig is back in the realm of slashers with Clown in a Cornfield, the adaptation of author Adam Cesare‘s young adult slasher novel. This time, the filmmaker is taking a much more serious approach that showcases suspense with the gory kills. Clown in a Cornfield slashes into theaters on May […]

Director Howard J. Ford (The Dead) returns to the horror genre with creature feature Bone Keeper, and Variety reports that John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings) will star. Sarah Alexandra Marks, Louis James and Tiffany Hannam-Daniels also star. Variety notes in today’s exclusive report, “International sales agency REinvent has boarded horror creature feature Bone Keeper. […]

After tackling sharks in Great White, director Martin Wilson and writer Michael Boughen will reunite to take on giant bats in Dark Jungle, Variety reports. Described as “a fresh action-adventure which introduces a new apex predator,” the film follows a team of elite mercenaries who embark on a rescue mission deep in the jungle only […]

Drop star Meghann Fahy has been set to lead the supernatural thriller Banquet from The Platform director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, Deadline reports this morning. Banquet is based on an original screenplay from writer Sam Steiner (Fingernails). Fahy will play “Jenny Cochrane, a woman whose perfect life is shattered by the return of her estranged son, which reawakens a terrifying […]

The trailer for The Long Walk asks a haunting question: How far can you go? The beginning of the official trailer, featuring Shaboozey‘s infectious “Last of My Kind,” sets up a coming-of-age tale before giving way to the dystopian horrors that await. Based on Stephen King‘ 1979 novel of the same name, The Long Walk arrives […]

Fright-Rags is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Stuart Gordon‘s Re-Animator with a merch bundle. The set includes a shirt designed by Zachary Jackson Brown, a hypodermic pen, a Miskatonic University notebook, and a glow-in-the-dark sticker, all packaged in a Re-Animator box modeled after the original VHS. Priced at $45, pre-orders are open for one week […]

Indie filmmaker Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood, Catfight) turned an unproduced script into his first novel. Run Werewolf Run will be published on June 24 via Pitchstone Press. Inspired by lycanthropic classics like An American Werewolf in London and The Howling as well as the literary works of Richard Yates, John Updike, and John Cheever, the […]

After ten years of killer game night fun, Bright Light Media has announced that their Mixtape Massacre and FLOAT: From the Deep product lines are ending. The online store will remain open, offering one last chance to snag the board games and expansion backs, until Friday, June 13th, 2025. Bright Light Media’s Creative Director Freddie […]

Bleecker Street has acquired the US rights to Bone Lake, setting an October 10 theatrical release date. The darkly comedic, erotic survival thriller is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan (Spoonful of Sugar) and written by Joshua Friedlander (Holly Slept Over). A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they’re forced to […]

Saban Films has acquired the North American rights to Redux Redux for a nationwide theatrical release later this year. The sci-fi revenge thriller is written and directed by brothers Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus (The Block Island Sound). In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer […]