Paramount Pictures flung open the cage earlier today with the official trailer for its upcoming horror film, Primate. Judging by the footage, the film straddles the line between slasher thrills and absurdist humor, leaning into the ridiculousness of its premise with gleeful abandon that’s bound to put curious butts in seats to see how its […]
‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ Is Easily the Best Horror Anime in Ages
One would assume that horror and anime, two media seemingly tailor-made for each other, would consistently produce masterpieces. After all, anime’s visual elasticity and horror’s emotional extremity should be a match made in heaven. Yet, more often than not, their union exposes mutual blind spots rather than shared strengths. Anime adaptations of horror manga frequently […]
Pop Mart Unleashes Its Blind Box ‘Chucky’ Collection Just in Time for Halloween
Pop Mart, purveyor of Labubu, is branching out in the world of creepy pop culture collectibles with a little help from Chucky. The blind box drop arrives September 12, timed to coincide with Halloween season and aiming to bolster the company’s roster of animation-influenced characters. At the recent San Diego Comic-Con, Pop Mart made a […]
10 Horror Sequels to Watch on Peacock
Horror is a staple on nearly every streaming service, but what if you’ve seen all the important classics and are looking to venture a little further afield? One way to keep mainlining your favorite villains and settings is to dive into sequel territory. Not all horror sequels are created equal, but for every misguided cash […]
Clown in a Cornfield’s Director on Making Meaningful (but Still Gruesome) Horror Movies
The name Eli Craig might not immediately ring a bell, but all genre fans know Tucker & Dale vs. Evil—Craig’s 2010 horror comedy about a pair of good ol’ boys who accidentally get pegged as killers, in a movie that pokes great fun at every cabin-in-the-woods slasher trope imaginable. Craig’s latest candidate for cult-classic status […]
Making Until Dawn Was More Challenging Than Either Shazam Film
Until Dawn, Sony’s adaptation of Supermassive Games’ breakout 2015 interactive horror game, is out today. According to director David F. Sandberg, it was more complex to make than his previous films, including Shazam and its sequel. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Sandberg recalled his excitement over returning to the horror genre after wrapping […]
6 Horror Movies to Stream on Netflix (and Why You Should Watch Them Now)
Netflix doesn’t have the deepest horror library (unless true crime counts), but it has an unusually high number of movies available right now with direct links to current, recent, or much-anticipated releases. Expand your enjoyment of these busy stars, writers, and directors by streaming some of their past work too. Talk to Me Brothers Danny […]
Horror’s Stephen Cognetti on 825 Forest Road, Hell House LLC
After a family tragedy, an estranged brother and sister set out to repair their relationship—but they pick the wrong place for a fresh start. In 825 Forest Road, the new narrative film from found-footage favorite Stephen Cognetti (Hell House LLC), the siblings move into a vintage house being sold for a surprisingly low price, in […]
Linda Cardellini Will Be Jason’s Murderous Mom in the Friday the 13th TV Show
As every slasher fan knows, the killer in Friday the 13th isn’t Jason Voorhees—that unkillable hockey-masked maniac would come later. In the 1980 original film, the camp-counselor body count is all due to his mother, Pamela, seeking vengeance against those she blames for her son’s drowning death. We’ve long suspected she’ll be the central figure […]
10 Shudder Original Double-Features to Freak Out Your Next Movie Night
Shudder‘s library of horror movies is huge—and its exclusive and original sub-category is no slouch, either. If you’re looking for a spooky, freaky, unsettling, gruesome, or otherwise genre-perfect pair of films for your next movie night, here are some curations to start with. Get Away and Black Cab Have yourself a Nick Frost mini-festival and […]