Horror

The found footage horror franchise Paranormal Activity is planning a return in 2026, but the next installment in the hit franchise will be a video game rather than a new movie. DreadXP — one of the most recognized horror video game publishers in the industry — DarkStone Digital, and Paramount Game Studios today announced plans

The 15th Annual Dorian Awards were announced today, and it was nice to see some horror titles celebrated by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. While Andrew Haigh’s supernatural tearjerker All of Us Strangers swept the three major categories, horror’s own M3GAN took home the gold for Campiest Flick, defeating the likes of Saltburn, Bottoms, and

Whether you liked Issa López’s interpretation of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, the streamer has given her the go-ahead for another season, the fifth for the long-running series. That’s right López will once again take the reigns of True Detective which HBO says the Night Country installment was its most-watched season of the creepy series

By the time Rumpelstiltskin was in the works, the slasher model of yesteryear was replaced with something fresh but still familiar enough. Hence the many oddball slashers where the antagonist is neither human nor ordinary. From djinns to scarecrows, the decade saw horror turning to more fantastical inspirations. Mark Jones, whose career began in writing

When things go bump in the night, they’re often rampant figments birthed from the minds of young children. The belief in the supernatural and fantastical in horror—ghosts, boogiemen, vampires, and monsters under the bed—have been positioned as childlike reasonings. Simply put, they are not real. The unlearning of this is to ‘put the ways of

This is definitely controversial news to horror fans. In a report from Dexerto, Insider Jeff Sneider tweeted that Lionsgate is looking to do a modern day American Psycho film and has interest in remaking The Dead Zone. Check out his tweets and more about the films below. American Psycho first debuted in 2000 and was

On the heels of a new executions and weapons skins pack being released for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, not to mention Barbara Crampton joining in on the fun, it’s admittedly a bit of a surprise that the game’s developer, Sumo Nottingham, has announced that they’ll be handing off future development of the asymmetrical multiplayer

Two years after its initial release, Techland’s Dying Light 2 celebrates by combining all the updates and previously released downloadable content into one nice, concise package: Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition. In the Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, not only can you enjoy all the past updates that have helped cement

Whether you liked Issa López’s interpretation of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, the streamer has given her the go-ahead for another season, the fifth for the long-running series. That’s right López will once again take the reigns of True Detective which HBO says the Night Country installment was its most-watched season of the creepy series

Akela Cooper (M3GAN, Malignant, The Nun 2) has been set to adapt the screenplay for a new Universal horror movie based on a Colin Bannon-penned short story, Don’t Look. Per Deadline, the mysterious new horror film will star Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion, Antebellum). Don’t Look is based on Colin Bannon’s unpublished short story, giving us not a single clue in terms of plot, and the logline

You probably know about the trope where the Black guy always dies first in any horror film. Even if you aren’t a horror fan, you’ve heard about it and seen it parodied ad nauseam. But now, Dr. Robin Means Coleman and film critic Mark H. Harris are tackling the history of said problematic trope in

Whether you liked Issa López’s interpretation of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, the streamer has given her the go-ahead for another season, the fifth for the long-running series. That’s right López will once again take the reigns of True Detective which HBO says the Night Country installment was its most-watched season of the creepy series

“Words create lies. Pain can be trusted.” Few things in this world are more frightening than dating. In addition to the fear of getting stood up or rejected, women have the added bonus of worrying that the person they’ve matched with might turn out to be a serial killer. It’s just smart to text your

Image courtesy of NBC Los Angeles A Tarzana, California, man was recently arrested following the discovery of a trash bag containing his wife’s torso. The bag in question has a curious chain of custody. NBC Los Angeles reports that suspected murderer Samuel Haskell attempted to hire day laborers to offload several bags of human remains.

Fans of true crime will be excited about this news. Dennis Quaid is set to lead the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ series, ‘Happy Face.’ This series, inspired by real events, delves into the dark narrative of a notorious serial killer and the profound impact on his family, particularly his daughter. “Happy Face” is rooted

From possessed children to homicidal animatronic mascots, horror has a long history of taking seemingly innocent concepts and turning them into bona fide nightmare fuel. And when looking for wholesome imagery to corrupt, what better place to start than the adorable bond between a boy and his dog? This is likely what Will Carsola and

Though still one of the most underrated genres in the entertainment industry, Black horror and science fiction have evolved from stereotypical and marginalization of the past to the empowerment and diversity of the present. The representation of characters in books and films has often gone beyond just entertainment be it either in books or films,

Christie Bosch on TikTok got the internet buzzing with her post about the new A24 true crime documentary The Navidson Record. The story involves creepy metaphysics, where a photographer named Will Navidson moves into a house that is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. “I have never been this disturbed by

In the wake of the Oscar-winning Parasite, Bong Joon-ho will return with the brand new sci-fi movie Mickey 17, which has been getting bumped all over the release calendar. Recently moved to March 29, 2024, we’ve learned tonight that Mickey 17 has once again been bumped. This time all the way out of 2024. It now

Critics aren’t a homogenous bunch, though there is this enduring belief that critics are innately hostile toward horror movies. This past weekend, users on Reddit questioned whether critics and review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes were too harsh on the genre. The veracity is challenging to unpack. On one hand, I’ve always believed that critics don’t need

Fans of true crime will be excited about this news. Dennis Quaid is set to lead the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ series, ‘Happy Face.’ This series, inspired by real events, delves into the dark narrative of a notorious serial killer and the profound impact on his family, particularly his daughter. “Happy Face” is rooted

The long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot from director Gary Dauberman (Annabelle Comes Home) is still without a release date here in 2024, and Stephen King has once more taken to Twitter this week to ask the big question: WHAT’S THE DEAL?! Originally set for theatrical release on September 9, 2022, the new Stephen King adaptation was recently bumped

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

Lionsgate teams with Area15 in Las Vegas to launch The “John Wick Experience” later this year. Egan Productions has developed, designed, launched, and managed top-ranked attractions throughout various industries, such as Escape IT, The Official SAW Escape, Escape Blair Witch, and Fright Dome Las Vegas, so I have no doubt that this new venture is

After announcing last month that Withering Rooms would be seeing a release on consoles, developer Moonless Formless and publisher Perp Games have announced an April 2nd release date for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. In addition, PlayStation 5 owners will be getting a physical release of the 2.5D horror RPG on

Director Matt Veseley tackles the world of podcasting in his new horror film Monolith. Faced with very specific budget constraints, he aimed to create a single-location, single-actor piece of sci-fi horror like something out of The X-Files. And his star was none other than Lily Sullivan, who ripped her way into our hearts in last

Fans of true crime will be excited about this news. Dennis Quaid is set to lead the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ series, ‘Happy Face.’ This series, inspired by real events, delves into the dark narrative of a notorious serial killer and the profound impact on his family, particularly his daughter. “Happy Face” is rooted

Larry Fessenden (Habit, Depraved) is back with new werewolf horror movie Blackout, and the official trailer has been unleashed today along with release information. Dark Sky Films will first bring the modern day werewolf movie to theaters in NYC on March 13, followed by a wider release on Digital/VOD at home on April 12, 2024. The

Courtesy of Bucks County District Attorney’s Office A Pennsylvania man recently uploaded a stomach-churning video to YouTube that sees him going on a rant about U.S. politics and then displaying his father’s severed head in a plastic bag. The 14-minute video, posted by 32-year-old Justin Mohn, was live on YouTube for several hours before the

ABIGAIL is a new horror/thriller from director Melissa Vitello, and writer Gunnar Garrett. Starring Ava Cantrell, Tren Reed-Brown, Hermione Lynch, and Karimah Westbrook, the film promises quirky violence when a teenaged girl with a shady past moves to a new town with her mom, befriending her bullied neighbor. Of course, things take a violent turn, leaving