Troma is at it again. Humanity begged them to stop. Poultry farmers begged them to stop. Even KFC begged them to stop. But here we are, staring directly into the beady, hateful eyes of Poultrygeist 2: Dawn of the Chicken Dead, a sequel nobody asked for but absolutely everyone deserves. The teaser trailer has landed…
If you ever wanted to know what it feels like to stumble onto a farm where the livestock might once have had a social security number, Eli Powers’ Skin and Bone provides that answer with the enthusiasm of a short that has absolutely no intention of letting you sleep again. From its first uneasy whinny…
Vampires everywhere are doing celebratory shrieks, because Marlow, the alabaster faced apex predator from 30 Days of Night, has officially clawed his way into the Second Class tier of the Hall of Killers. That is not a small feat. Second Class is where the truly vicious and artistically bloodthirsty creatures live. It is home to…
Arrow Video is starting the new year with a truly berserk February lineup, and as always, the horror releases are leading the charge like deranged generals in a battlefield made of boutique slipcovers. This month brings ghosts, cursed cassette tapes, killer birds, intergalactic conspiracies, amped up cult classics, and what might be the single most…
Just when you thought Hawkins had finally caught a break, Behaviour Interactive has kicked the door to the Upside Down wide open again. Stranger Things Chapter 2 is officially coming to Dead by Daylight this January, and the new killer is none other than the bone fingered, nightmare inducing Vecna himself. In other words, the…
Every November, people gather to celebrate family, food, and the ancient human tradition of pretending everything is fine while slowly being crushed by seasonal stress. But here at Stalk and Slash, we know a far better way to honour the holiday spirit. Forget the turkey. Forget the parade. Forget sitting politely while Uncle Barry explains…
If you thought the public domain horror boom had reached its peak with Popeye the Slayer Man swinging an anchor at unsuspecting sinners, producer Jeff Miller would like to politely inform you that we have only just reached the amuse bouche. After turning Popeye into a homicidal nightmare and discovering that the world has a…
Netflix’s runaway juggernaut Wednesday continues to grow its twisted family tree, and the latest branch is a big one. After two seasons of teasing, whispering, hinting, and ominous scribbling on old stone walls, Morticia Addams’ elusive sister Ophelia Frump is finally stepping out of the shadows. Even better, she will be played by Eva Green,…
Every now and then, a creature comes along in horror cinema that is so effectively horrifying, so creatively designed, and so deeply committed to ruining childhoods that it becomes instantly iconic. Guillermo del Toro’s Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth is one such nightmare, a skeletal ghoul whose strict dietary preferences include fairies, disobedient children, and…
Scarlett Johansson has battled dinosaurs, aliens, supervillains, and Bill Murray in a bathrobe, and now she is preparing to square off with something even more dangerous than any Marvel villain: the Exorcist franchise in twenty twenty six. According to Deadline, Scarlett Johansson has signed on to star in Mike Flanagan’s upcoming reimagining of The Exorcist,…