Horror

After revealing a whack of character posters earlier this week for their upcoming adaptation of The Last of Us, HBO has unleashed the big one with the official trailer. Set to a-ha’s “Take On Me” (seriously), the new trailer sports almost entirely new footage, as well as recreating some iconic scenes from the first game.

The producers of 2003’s Willard chose to nix “remake” from the film’s marketing vocabulary, but 2003’s Willard adaptation is irrefutably a remake of 1971’s furry social outcast chiller. At the forefront of 2000s remake trends, Glen Morgan‘s Willard features altered themes and a deeper thirst for suspense, going the “darker and grittier” route displayed by

For two seasons, “Los Espookys” followed the horror-tinged comedic hijinks of friends aiming to turn their love of horror into a profitable business. Despite its critical acclaim, Deadline reports today that the recently aired second season will be the series last. Created by Fred Armisen, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres (HBO comedy special “My Favorite Shapes”), “Los Espookys” debuted in 2019, with season

Art the Clown returns to the big screen in New Jersey on December 10, 2022, with Damien Leone‘s Terrifier and Terrifier 2 playing at Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Starting at 7pm EST on December 10, the double feature screening of Leone’s slasher saga will be hosted by none other than Kevin Smith, and

Art the Clown returns to the big screen in New Jersey on December 10, 2022, with Damien Leone‘s Terrifier and Terrifier 2 playing at Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Starting at 7pm EST on December 10, the double feature screening of Leone’s slasher saga will be hosted by none other than Kevin Smith, and

For two seasons, “Los Espookys” followed the horror-tinged comedic hijinks of friends aiming to turn their love of horror into a profitable business. Despite its critical acclaim, Deadline reports today that the recently aired second season will be the series last. Created by Fred Armisen, Ana Fabrega, and Julio Torres (HBO comedy special “My Favorite Shapes”), “Los Espookys” debuted in 2019, with season

Art the Clown returns to the big screen in New Jersey on December 10, 2022, with Damien Leone‘s Terrifier and Terrifier 2 playing at Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Starting at 7pm EST on December 10, the double feature screening of Leone’s slasher saga will be hosted by none other than Kevin Smith, and

SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films that will be joining the horror streaming service this December, including exclusive titles History of the Occult and The Anchor, and cult favorites like Tobe Hooper’s Night Terrors, American Mary, and the shocker Housebound. Letterboxd’s highest-rated horror movie of 2021, History of the Occult, streams exclusively on SCREAMBOX on

SCREAMBOX has revealed the new films that will be joining the horror streaming service this December, including exclusive titles History of the Occult and The Anchor, and cult favorites like Tobe Hooper’s Night Terrors, American Mary, and the shocker Housebound. Letterboxd’s highest-rated horror movie of 2021, History of the Occult, streams exclusively on SCREAMBOX on

Netflix’s Norwegian Kaiju feature, Troll, might draw easy comparisons to 2010’s Trollhunter for its Scandinavian roots and mythology, but it opts to adhere closer to Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse in plotting. While light on narrative, it’s when Cold Prey director Roar Uthaug embraces its monster that Troll reveals its magic. A prologue sees a father tell his young daughter, Nora, of legendary trolls turned

There are times when something that’s almost human is more terrifying than an actual monster. After all, uneasiness often stems from things that come eerily close to resembling humanity. Roboticist Masahiro Mori explained why people feel this way with his 1970 essay about the “uncanny valley” effect, and ever since, society has better understood why

Following the release of Frankenstein, Boris Karloff, at nearly 45 years of age and having spent twenty years as a professional actor, became an overnight sensation. As the film was still raking in its rewards, Universal signed him to a star contract and immediately began searching for a property for him. As it turned out

Bloody Disgusting’s Violent Night review is spoiler-free. This holiday season brings a new answer to the tired debate over Die Hard: the ultra-violent yet sugar plum sweet Violent Night. Director Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow) infuses his gore-soaked sense of humor into an amalgamation of familiar holiday fare, ushering a new crowd-pleasing Christmas-set actioner eager to splatter the snow red.

The second season of Don Mancini’s “Chucky” wrapped up this past Wednesday night, and today brings a full SPOILER-FILLED image gallery that highlights all the tricks and treats. Titled “Chucky Actually,” the episode was the show’s very first Christmas special, with Chucky coming down the chimney to interrupt an otherwise peaceful family gathering. Again, we

Five years after igniting the original slasher craze, Sean S. Cunningham returned with another harrowing tale of young people in danger. And similar to Friday the 13th, this 1985 movie concerns unlucky teens on the receiving end of someone’s revenge. The only difference here, though, is this threat hits much closer to home. The New

Legendary Entertainment, the production and mass media company that has been in bed with Warner Bros. for the last several years, has found a new home at Sony, THR reports today. THR details, “Under the terms of the deal, Legendary’s movies will be distributed and marketed globally by Sony, excluding China, where Legendary East will

HBO Max is planning to do some more slashing with “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” Season 2, and the new season of the horror reboot has now received its official title. Season 2 is titled “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School,” Deadline reports today. Deadline also notes that “Original Sin” star Jordan Gonzalez will be back for “Summer

HBO Max is planning to do some more slashing with “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” Season 2, and the new season of the horror reboot has now received its official title. Season 2 is titled “Pretty Little Liars: Summer School,” Deadline reports today. Deadline also notes that “Original Sin” star Jordan Gonzalez will be back for “Summer

Itching to get a glimpse of the combat gameplay for Firaxis’ Marvel’s Midnight Suns before it arrives next month? You’ve got it in a new combat overview trailer for the game, which is coming from the folks behind the rebooted XCOM series. While you might think that because of their previous titles, Firaxis has just

Itching to get a glimpse of the combat gameplay for Firaxis’ Marvel’s Midnight Suns before it arrives next month? You’ve got it in a new combat overview trailer for the game, which is coming from the folks behind the rebooted XCOM series. While you might think that because of their previous titles, Firaxis has just

We’re always up for some psychological horror in our gaming, though a lot of games seemingly threaten to run together with no real outstanding aspect to differentiate them from one another. That doesn’t appear to be the case with Poopsy’s The Lies We Tell Ourselves, which takes a more unconventional route of looking at something

Before tuning into this week’s discussion, make sure to checkout last week’s episode in which Rob Coakley of Hometown Ghost Stories joined us to chat all about the Resident Evil 2 remake! When most genre fans hear “adaptation,” their minds likely jump straight to film adaptations of games.  And I don’t know if you know

Don Mancini has maintained his streak of character and narrative surprises in “Chucky” Season Two, especially when it comes to Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly). While protagonists Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) contended with their ongoing fight to remove Chucky from their lives, Tiffany’s impressive journey this season proved just

We’re always up for some psychological horror in our gaming, though a lot of games seemingly threaten to run together with no real outstanding aspect to differentiate them from one another. That doesn’t appear to be the case with Poopsy’s The Lies We Tell Ourselves, which takes a more unconventional route of looking at something

Greetings from the other side and welcome back to DEAD Time. This month, I explored the history of Mothman and talked with the world’s top Mothman researcher and owner of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Jeff Wamsley. On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and

In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Neil Marshall’s ill-fated comic-book adaptation, Hellboy. From Sin City to Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics has always lived up to its name by betting on oddball titles and unusual creators. While there’s no shortage of iconic characters that were first introduced in the pages of

If you were a fan of Thing Trunk’s 2018 dungeon crawler Book of Demons (check out our review here), they’re back! Teaming up with Skystone Games, they’ve announced HELLCARD, a cooperative roguelike deck builder that’s aiming for a 2023 release on PC via Steam. Set in the same universe as Book of Demons, HELLCARD sees

Don Mancini has maintained his streak of character and narrative surprises in “Chucky” Season Two, especially when it comes to Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly). While protagonists Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) contended with their ongoing fight to remove Chucky from their lives, Tiffany’s impressive journey this season proved just

Don Mancini has maintained his streak of character and narrative surprises in “Chucky” Season Two, especially when it comes to Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly). While protagonists Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson), and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) contended with their ongoing fight to remove Chucky from their lives, Tiffany’s impressive journey this season proved just

In his last great performance in Peter Bogdanovich’s debut film Targets (1968), Boris Karloff plays the aged and exasperated horror legend Byron Orlok. In a single line he sums up his entire career, at least as viewed by the public: “Marx Brothers make you laugh, Garbo makes you weep, Orlok makes you scream.” As with