There are killers who stalk campsites, killers who invade dreams and killers who spend an extraordinary amount of time standing silently behind hedges. Then there is Clarence Boddicker, a man who looks like he should be asking why the quarterly sales figures are down before casually blowing somebody’s kneecaps off. The RoboCop crime boss has…
The horror world has lost one of its most distinctive and genuinely beloved cult heroes. Reggie Bannister, the actor and musician forever associated with his role as Reggie in Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm series, has died at the age of 80. Bannister died on Sunday, August 9, with his longtime friend and collaborator Don Coscarelli announcing…
There are certain names in horror that come with expectations, and Eli Roth is unquestionably one of them. Whatever you think of his films individually, the director behind Cabin Fever, Hostel, Hostel: Part II and, more recently, Thanksgiving has rarely been afraid of blood, guts or pushing practical gore considerably further than most mainstream filmmakers…
Alexandre Aja is heading back into alligator-infested waters. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker behind High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes and Crawl is returning to direct Crawl 2, with Mason Gooding (Heart Eyes, Scream) and Emily Rudd (Fear Street, One Piece) leading an all-new cast. Rather than continuing the story of the original…
The Leprechaun is preparing to return once again. Deadline reports that Lionsgate has officially begun development on a brand-new Leprechaun movie, marking the first new big-screen outing for the long-running horror franchise since 2018. While story details remain tightly under wraps, the studio has brought in genre veterans Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to write…
Could one of horror’s most enduring cult franchises finally be heading back to the big screen with the backing of one of the genre’s biggest studios? A new report suggests that Blumhouse may be developing a reboot of Puppet Master, with plans potentially including both a feature film and a television series. While nothing has…
The Jurassic franchise isn’t going anywhere, but it will apparently be moving forward without the filmmaker who helped relaunch it for a new generation. According to Deadline, Gareth Edwards has exited the next Jurassic World film due to creative differences, with Universal now searching for a new director to helm the upcoming sequel. The report…
Physical media collectors have another reason to clear some shelf space this autumn, as Vice Press Home Video has announced two brand-new VHS editions of John Carpenter’s supernatural horror classic The Fog. Available under licence in the UK through Vice Press, both editions are priced at £34.99, celebrating one of Carpenter’s most atmospheric films with…
Nearly thirty years after one of Full Moon Features’ most bizarre and memorable cult films first introduced audiences to the grotesque Myron Stackpool, the long-awaited sequel is finally becoming a reality. Full Moon has officially announced that cameras will begin rolling in Los Angeles on August 25 for Head of the Family 2: Sirens of…
It looks like Frendo isn’t finished terrorising audiences just yet. According to Fangoria, a sequel to last year’s Clown in a Cornfield is officially in development, with Temple Hill Entertainment reportedly moving forward on Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives, adapting Adam Cesare’s second novel in the increasingly popular slasher series. While no release…