Horror

I can’t stop talking about Under Paris, Netflix’s summer dip into aquatic horror courtesy of French extremity filmmaker Xavier Gens (Frontiers). Way back in 2010, another French extremity pioneer, Alexandre Aja, set the theatrical scene ablaze with Piranha 3D, a goofy, silly, 3D bloodbath that delivered more nudity and gore than you could shake a

While we still have just under half a year for horror movies in 2024, what was once a steady hold at the higher spots in the top 10 has dropped to its lower levels. Not even an M. Night Shyamalan movie could break into this week’s top five. Of course the buddy film of the

Things are getting rather busy for the Terminator franchise at the moment. With the upcoming Netflix series Terminator Zero, and James Cameron teasing a Terminator project of his own, it’s now been revealed that Nacon and Nacon Studio Milan’s upcoming Steam title Terminator: Survivors is getting a release date bump. Originally scheduled for an October

Welcome to The Overlooked Motel, a place where under-seen and unappreciated films get their moment in the spotlight. I hope you enjoy your stay here and find the accommodations suitable. Now, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable. I have some misbehaving guests to ‘correct.’  Watch the latest episode: Today’s selection is a tragically under-seen

While we still have just under half a year for horror movies in 2024, what was once a steady hold at the higher spots in the top 10 has dropped to its lower levels. Not even an M. Night Shyamalan movie could break into this week’s top five. Of course the buddy film of the

Hunt: Showdown will have company next year in the extraction shooter genre, as developer Good Fun Corporation has announced their own horror extraction shooter and “slasher”, the PvPvE FPS HUNGER. The shooter, which also combines RPG elements, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. HUNGER takes place in Napoleonic

There’s a lot to stress out about during an election year. Misinformation, families divided by politics, the future of democracy and then some. Another reason I have a tough time with election year is Stephen King’s Twitter/X account. That’s not a comment on his political stance whatsoever, but the world’s most famous horror author tends

The Dollar Store has become a lifesaver for shoppers on a budget, but remember back in 2014 when they sold a cursed object targeted at little kids?  It was called the Evilstick and it was sold in the toy aisle just at eye level, a great position to feed the impulses of little boys and

Released in 2019, Alexandre Aja‘s Crawl put Kaya Scodelario up against a category 5 hurricane and a pack of hungry alligators, and the thrilling mix of action and suspense-horror proved to be a hit with audiences at the box office. On a $13 million production budget, Crawl scared up over $91 million worldwide, with sequel talks beginning almost immediately.

One of the reasons The Adams Family are such an exciting voice in indie horror right now is that the blood-tied collaborators are able to keep genre fans guessing. After unleashing Where the Devil Roams, one of my favorite releases of 2023, the gang is back with a very different vision of monstrous chaos.  Co-directed by

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) confirms that Alexandre Aja will get back into the director’s chair to make Crawl 2, a sequel to his 2019 disaster film/creature feature. Sam Raimi is joining Aja and Craig Flores to produce the movie. The first film has become a favorite among fans. It featured a father/daughter team who amid

It’s admittedly not much at the moment, but it’s a sign of things to come for Bokeh Game Studio’s Slitterhead. Ahead of their appearance at PAX West and Gamescom, the developer has released a new image from Slitterhead, which is appropriately ominous. Set in the densely cluttered streets of Kowlong, filled with obscurity and chaos,

Maybe it’s just me, but lately, it’s been so much more challenging to just sit down, dim the lights, and watch something. It’s not that I’m distracted or not interested, more that the day’s exhaustion makes it more of a struggle to pick something than it should. There’s a lot out there I want to

#AMFAD: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD, directed by Marcus Dunstan (“The Collector, The Collection”) and starring Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa, and Jennifer Enns, is now out in select theaters, digital, and on demand. It’s a fast-paced murder mystery for modern times, set against the backdrop of a music festival. You can check out a brief

With QuakeCon 2024 now underway, Bethesda and id Software have once again given fans a treat. Only this time, instead of a another remaster of a Quake game, we’re going old school with newly enhanced versions of the original Doom and Doom II. Best of all, if you already own these classics, you get the

Image via Orion Pictures Quentin Tarantino is a genuine champion of cinema. While he is just as eager to talk about what he hates (looking at you, True Detective) as he is about what he loves (Train to Busan, yay), there are few filmmakers today working as tirelessly to champion and preserve the best cinema

“You can’t get rid of the Babadook.” It’s been 10 years since director Jennifer Kent unleashed The Babadook (dook-dook-dook) in theaters. To celebrate the decennial IFC Films is bringing back the psychological haunter to theaters on September 19 featuring an exclusive Q&A with Kent. This might be the film that spawned the phrase “elevated horror,”

Announced earlier this year, developer/publisher Mega Cat Studios is set to unleash Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit tomorrow on Steam, with the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch releases coming later this year. To prepare for the launch, Mega Cat has just released a new launch trailer for

Contemporary rape-revenge cinema has been moving in a progressive, and often subversive, direction arguably since the release of Coralie Fargeat’s 2017 Revenge. Often helmed by women, modern rape-revenge films are about reclaiming agency and depicting the harrowing realities of sexual assault rather than catering to the male gaze. But often missing is the portrayal of

Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film Presence released its first teaser trailer today. Although there is nothing to it, it still feels haunting and piques our curiosity about what exactly the title means. According to the IMDb synopsis, it “Showcases a suburban house inhabited by a mysterious entity.” IMDb also lists some trivia about the movie: “The

Writer/Director Tilman Singer continues his streak of experimental high-concept horror with his sophomore effort, Cuckoo. The filmmaker boldly marches to the beat of his own drum, examining heady themes of grief, reproduction, and gendered expectations through inventive, playful horror. That Cuckoo plays it fast and loose with details and plotting means that this body horror entry will likely polarize,

Courtesy of Everett Collection Quentin Tarantino has enjoyed an impressive career since his arrival on the filmmaking scene in the early ‘90s. In the years since he has amassed an impressive arsenal of awards to show for his efforts. During his formative days in Hollywood, Tarantino saw two films that greatly impacted him. The pictures

Tubi‘s TV catalog might be called a graveyard for canceled shows, but a showrunner’s loss is our gain because not only is the streamer free (with ads) but their selection is massive, especially reality shows that have long since left their respective networks. In the list below we have selected some highlights from their horror-type

Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? NECA has been turning those costumes into action figures with their Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection, and the line is getting set to expand with another new wave! Wave four of this particular line is taking a “What If?” approach, imagining retro Ben Cooper costumes

Memes often take on a life of their own, and the J-horror oddity This Man is a particularly bizarre example of an online phenomenon escaping containment and becoming something else. What that something else is changes from scene to scene, and sometimes even moment to moment. It’s not correct to call this movie a “roller

Did you know there are not one, but two found footage movies based on Frankenstein, or if you’re a purist, Frankenstein’s monster? They are drastically different from one another, but they both have their merits. Found footage films started their rotation back in 1999 with The Blair Witch Project. That cycle would slowly trail off

Ever since developer Tarsier Studios departed the Little Nightmares series, fans have been wondering just what they’ve been up to, especially now with Little Nightmares III being helmed by Supermassive Games. It seems we’ll find out later this month at Gamescom, as Tarsier Studios has teamed up with THQ Nordic for a new horror game,

As any queer person can attest, a small-town street can change from serene to sinister in the blink of an eye. It’s this contradictory nature that fuels the unapologetically queer fire of Haze, which had its International Premiere at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival. Written and directed by Matthew Fifer (Cicada), this suburban horror

Did you know there are not one, but two found footage movies based on Frankenstein, or if you’re a purist, Frankenstein’s monster? They are drastically different from one another, but they both have their merits. Found footage films started their rotation back in 1999 with The Blair Witch Project. That cycle would slowly trail off

A new sci-fi series is in development, set to plunge humanity into a race to thwart the end of the world. Legendary Television has acquired the television rights to adapt Seveneves, the award winning sci-fi novel by Neal Stephenson for the small screen, Deadline reports today. Seveneves follows “how the best scientific minds come to