Horror

Some historians have argued for years over which movie was the first slasher. Some believe that films like Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror masterpiece Psycho and the Giallo sub-genre have all influenced and shaped the slasher into what it ultimately became. This year, two of those influential films are celebrating milestone birthdays: director Tobe Hooper’s The

It’s been speculated over the past few months that Courteney Cox will return to the Scream franchise for the upcoming sixth sequel. Critical thinkers would assume she would, but it wasn’t confirmed until yesterday. Cox has played Gale Weathers, the hard-nosed journalist, for nearly three decades. The release of Scream 7 on February 27, 2026,

After bringing Terminator: Resistance to fans back in 2019, Reef Entertainment are set to return with another Terminator game, thanks to the Australian Classification website. A listing has been discovered for an as-yet-unannounced title called Terminator 2D: NO FATE, which is slated for release on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Nintendo

Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, we have our staff writer Tyler Doupé’s personal top ten horror films of 2024! As other film genres become more and more predictable, horror continues to surprise and delight me. Even the

There might be no other show other than Lost where fans got excited about a series finale as season five of Stranger Things. It has finally finished filming. Now comes the hard part: the editing process and post-production work. Netflix says the final season will drop in 2025. They also posted some great behind-the-scenes production photos

A live-action Masters of the Universe movie is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films, and Deadline reports that the project has found its Skeletor in Jared Leto, along with a few of Skeletor’s henchmen. Masters of the Universe has now been set for theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with Travis Knight (Bumblebee) on

‘Tis the season for warm beverages and Christmas horror movies. Luckily, there is a seemingly never-ending supply of festive frights, with more joining the ranks yearly. 2022 saw Violent Night turn David Harbour into a vicious (and hot) Santa, while Joe Begos’ Christmas Bloody Christmas had Twitter clutching its pearls over language. 2023 gave us

It’s been speculated over the past few months that Courteney Cox will return to the Scream franchise for the upcoming sixth sequel. Critical thinkers would assume she would, but it wasn’t confirmed until yesterday. Cox has played Gale Weathers, the hard-nosed journalist, for nearly three decades. The release of Scream 7 on February 27, 2026,

A live-action Masters of the Universe movie is in the works at Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films, and Deadline reports that the project has found its Skeletor in Jared Leto, along with a few of Skeletor’s henchmen. Masters of the Universe has now been set for theatrical release on June 5, 2026, with Travis Knight (Bumblebee) on

Bokshi, the highly anticipated directorial debut from Indian genre filmmaker Bhargav Saikia (Awakenings, The Black Cat), will make its world premiere at the renowned International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in January 2025. This marks a milestone for Indian genre cinema, as Bokshi is one of the few independent Indian films to debut at a Top-Tier

It’s been speculated over the past few months that Courteney Cox will return to the Scream franchise for the upcoming sixth sequel. Critical thinkers would assume she would, but it wasn’t confirmed until yesterday. Cox has played Gale Weathers, the hard-nosed journalist, for nearly three decades. The release of Scream 7 on February 27, 2026,

Bestselling novel The Housemaid is getting a feature film adaptation from director Paul Feig (A Simple Favor, Ghostbusters), and Lionsgate has set a release date in stone today. The Housemaid will arrive in wide theatrical release on December 25, 2025. In Paul Feig’s suspense thriller The Housemaid, which adapts Freida McFadden’s novel, “Millie (Sydney Sweeney)

Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, we have our staff writer Chad Collins’ personal top ten horror films of 2024! The greatest challenge in narrowing down the year’s best horror movies to a list of just 10 is

Our favorite Jason, Kane Hodder, had a message for his fans this week. He took to social media to promote his latest film The Activated Man. But he also says this is unlike any movie he has ever done, adding he believes it’s the best acting performance of his career. “It’s very close to my

The involvement of franchise mainstay Courteney Cox has been expected but unconfirmed for Scream 7 up to this point, but Variety reports tonight that she has officially signed on. Courteney Cox has of course played iconic character Gale Weathers in the previous six films in the Scream franchise, who just barely survived the events of

Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, we have our managing editor Joish Korngut’s personal top ten horror films of 2024! The true value of 2024 horror was in how goddamn weird so much of it was. Maybe it

Our favorite Jason, Kane Hodder, had a message for his fans this week. He took to social media to promote his latest film The Activated Man. But he also says this is unlike any movie he has ever done, adding he believes it’s the best acting performance of his career. “It’s very close to my

If there’s one thing that horror teaches over and over again, it’s not to mess with the dead. The characters in indie gem Lizzie Lazarus, acquired by Bloody Disgusting, are poised to learn that the hard way. Channeling Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, writer/director Aviv Rubinstien’s twisted psychological horror film builds to a shocker of a finale

Big news today for Dread Central. Variety has officially reported that our very own Editor-in-Chief, Mary Beth McAndrews, will make her directorial debut with Bystanders, set for release on VOD on January 21 via Epic Pictures’ DREAD imprint. Fearlessly leading Dread Central since 2021, McAndrews brings her signature passion and sharp perspective to the screen

The year is almost over and thus the theatrical horror cycle. We have got one left and that’s Nosferatu opening on Christmas Day. But don’t be sad, January is filled with horror releases and we can’t wait to see them, well, most of them. Movie Insider is a great resource for seeing what is on

While many had expected that all four members of the “Core Four” would not be back for the upcoming Scream 7, Variety reports tonight that Mason Gooding has now signed on. Mason Gooding will reportedly reprise the role of Chad Meeks-Martin in Scream 7, the nephew of original Scream character Randy Meeks (played by Jamie

What do Robocop, Police Academy, Rambo, and The Toxic Avenger have in common? If you answered that these were all rated R movie franchises turned into children’s cartoons, then you’re absolutely correct. It was a strange phenomenon, but the 80s (and into the early 90s, when The Toxic Crusaders was released) were a weird time

Get ready for more brains. Steve Wolsh’s reboot of the classic 1985 film Return of the Living Dead has just unearthed its first teaser. The film will be released theatrically in December, 2025. Filmmaker’s promise, “a bloody stunning new chapter, made with no CGI and all practical effects.” The original is considered a cult classic

After the disappointment for horror fans at The Game Awards this year, horror fans got their redemption in short order with The Horror Game Awards 2024. And unlike TGAs, Silent Hill 2 wasn’t shut out. On the contrary, Bloober Team’s remake of Konami’s classic took home Game of the Year honours, along with three other

Winter is upon us, which means it’s time to crack open some nice chilly thrillers—or chillers, if you will. Horror has always been fortunate enough to have an abundance of wintery gems. We see people get hunted in the snow all the time. We even have classics like Misery and The Thing (1982), which are

There are many highly-anticipated horror movies coming to the big screen in 2025. One of them is a sequel: 28 Years Later. The trailer for the film was released this week and while they used a thrilling score to enhance the action at the start of the trailer, filmmakers also used a poem during the

The long wait for Retrofiction Games’ 2D survival horror title Dead of Darkness is almost over. The solo developer has announced that the game, which still has a demo available on its Steam page, will be launching on Thursday, January 23rd. Coinciding with the announcement is a brand-new trailer announcing the date, while also filling

Jack Quaid as “Nate” in Novocaine from Paramount Pictures. I’ve been tricked by a trailer before. So, do not take my word as gospel. However, the preview for the upcoming action horror comedy Novocaine looks pretty promising to me. The action appears to be intense. The humor seems appropriately quippy. And the setup seems like

Obviously, not everybody is going to like the same things you do. It’s human nature to have different opinions, but when it comes to classic horror films you would think the amount of 1-star reviews on Letterboxd would be minimal. They’re classics! But that’s not the case, some of the movies listed below have bad

Popular paranormal investigator Zak Bagans (“Ghost Adventures”) is headed into the world of horror cinema with new production company Scarehouse Films, Deadline reports today. The outlet details, “Scarehouse Films, which will initially be funded with a multi-million dollar investment by Bagans, plans to go into production on three independent horror films in 2025.” Zak Bagans