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‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ Will Aim to Evoke the Feeling of Classic 1980s Cartoons
While we wait for the arrival of “Stranger Things 5“ in November, which will be the show’s FINAL season, keep in mind that the universe of “Stranger Things” doesn’t end when the main series comes to an end. There’s endless spinoff potential for the hit Netflix property, and in fact an animated series titled “Stranger […]
Updated Steam Next Fest Demo Now Available for ‘Bloodthief’ [Trailer]
Solo developer Blargis has delivered on their updated demo for their ultra-fast melee dungeon-runner Bloodthief for Steam Next Fest. In addition, seeing as you’ve “gotta go fast” with the game, Blargis is also giving speedrunners a chance to show their stuff in a little competition. As noted before, the demo update features an additional level, […]
Enter ‘The Twilight Zone’ with IDW’s New Comic Series in September
You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Your next stop: The Twilight Zone. IDW Dark will launch a five-issue black-and-white comic series based on Rod Serling‘s classic sci-fi/horror anthology show on September 24. Each issue of The Twilight Zone will tell a new story from different […]
‘Don’t Log Off’ Trailer – Ariel Winter Stars in Screenlife Horror Thriller
Terror has entered the chat in the trailer for Don’t Log Off, which brings to mind the likes of Unfriended and Host. The (mostly) screenlife horror thriller opens in select theaters on July 11 before hitting VOD on July 15 via Dread. “Modern Family” actress Ariel Winter produces and stars in the film, which marks […]
New ‘Demonschool’ Trailer Delves Into the Life of a Demon-Fighting Student [Watch]
After making an appearance last year at Steam Next Fest, Necrosoft Games’ RPG Demonschool jumped to the PC Gaming Show this year, complete with a new trailer. The game is still aiming for its Q3 2025 release window for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch. […]
Vincent Cassel to Star as ‘Quasimodo’ in Netflix Retelling of Inspiration Behind Gothic Literary Classic
Netflix has greenlit a feature retelling Quasimodo, the humpbacked man said to have inspired Victor Hugo’s French gothic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The Shrouds and Irréversible star Vincent Cassel is set to play the lead, Deadline reports. Jean-Francois Richet (Plane) is set to direct from a screenplay by Eric Besnard (Wrath of Man). Quasimodo‘s […]
‘Saint Clare’ Trailer – Bella Thorne Has Visions from the Beyond in Religious Mystery-Thriller
Bella Thorne (The Babysitter) is the result of the fallen world in Saint Clare. The religious mystery-thriller will be released in select theaters and on digital July 18 via Quiver Distribution. In a small town, a solitary woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate ill intended people and get away with it, […]
‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Will be Playable in First and Third Person
Of course, the Resident Evil Requiem reveal at Summer Game Fest had everyone going crazy. And while the game is set to be playable at Gamescom later this year, several outlets such as GameSpot and IGN have managed to get a hands-on preview, detailing a few tidbits of info from their play sessions. For starters, […]
John Carpenter Introduces George A. Romero’s ‘The Amusement Park’: The Graphic Novel! [Exclusive]
A hallucinatory nightmare from a master of horror, George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park is a once-lost PSA on age discrimination that Romero made early in his career, and it wasn’t until 2021 that the film was actually unearthed and released to the public. Now, The Amusement Park has been turned into a graphic novel by Storm […]
‘Spider Baby’ Novelization Published by Encyclopocalypse
Encyclopocalypse has published a novelization of Spider Baby in paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book. Based on the cult classic from writer-director Jack Hill, the book is written by Dayna Noffke. It includes a foreword by cult film scholar Mike Watt, as well as reconstructed “deleted scenes” and annotations that expand the twisted lore of […]
Psychological Horror Title ‘Luto’ Launches July 22 for PC, Consoles[Trailer]
It’s been a long four years for Selecta Play and Broken Bird Games’ psychological horror game Luto, but the game is finally getting a release next month. Luto will arrive July 22 for for PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. A physical Special Edition will also be coming […]
‘The Backrooms’ – Renate Reinsve Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor in A24 Movie Based on Viral Shorts
Kane Parsons’ massively viral YouTube horror universe known as The Backrooms is headed to the big screen courtesy of A24 and producer James Wan, and Variety reports this morning that A24 has officially given the project a green light. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve will lead the cast of The Backrooms, which the 19-year-old Parsons […]
‘Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma’ Trailer – Chandler Riggs Stars in Wild Revenge Comedy
In 2021, a Tampa family lost $20,000 to a hacker. The first 10 minutes of Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma are based on those true events. The rest? That’s what they wish they could have done to the bastard. And vengeance has never been so fun. The revenge comedy is written and […]
Six Horror Demos from the June ‘Steam Next Fest’ Worth Checking Out
With the sheer amount of games released lately, it’s always great to get a chance to try things out before you buy. Steam Next Fest is back again to help you out with that, giving you some quick samples of upcoming games to get excited for. It can be a lot to wade through, so […]
New ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Poster Features Cast & the Fisherman
You get the ending you deserve with the new poster for I Know What You Did Last Summer, which harkens back to the artwork for the 1997 original. The legacy sequel sinks its hook into theaters on July 18 from Sony. Madelyn Cline (“Outer Banks”), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid), […]
Korean Exorcism Films ‘The Priests’ & ‘Dark Nuns’ Possess Digital & Blu-ray Next Month
South Korean exorcism horror movies The Priests and Dark Nuns will be released on Digital on July 15. They’ll also be available on Blu-ray and DVD exclusively through Amazon the same day. 2015’s The Priests is written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun and stars Kim Yoon-seok, Gang Dong-won, and Park So-dam. It follows two priests who […]
Updated Steam Next Fest Demo Now Available for ‘No, I’m not a Human’ [Trailer]
Critical Reflex and developer Trioskaz have followed through with an updated Steam Next Fest demo for their in-development anxiety-filled horror title No, I’m not a Human. Accompanying the updated demo is a new trailer for the game, which is slated for a Q3 2025 release on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. The demo includes a […]
Sasha Lane, Elias Kacavas Join Horror-Thriller ‘Corporate Retreat’
Sasha Lane (Hellboy 2019) and Elias Kacavas (“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”) have been cast in the satirical horror-thriller Corporate Retreat, Variety reports. They join an ensemble that includes Lilly Krug (Plane), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off), Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”), and Odeya Rush (Goosebumps). Described as […]
‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Will Primarily Focus on Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby
One of the big additions to “The Last of Us” Season 2 was the arrival of Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, the character who of course brutally murders Joel in both the video game sequel and the television series. But we didn’t see much of Dever throughout the second season, with the character largely remaining off […]
Metroidvania Soulslike ‘GRIME II’ Coming Later This Year; New Gameplay Trailer Released [Watch]
Developer Clover Bite has revealed that their follow-up to 2021’s surreal Soulslike GRIME in GRIME II will launch for PC via Steam later this year. The developer also released a new gameplay trailer during IGN Live 2025, which includes never-before-seen in-game footage. Set in a world obsessed with art, GRIME II is an action-adventure Metroidvania […]