After years of attempts to bring one of modern horror comics’ biggest success stories to the screen, Something Is Killing the Children has taken a significant step towards finally getting there. Craig Zobel, director of The Hunt and Compliance, has officially signed on to direct a live-action feature adaptation for Blumhouse, with the announcement made…
William Shakespeare probably never imagined Macbeth opening with cars cruising through 1990s Compton while a beat evokes the West Coast hip-hop of the period. Then again, Shakespeare also never got to see someone translate “Pray thee, peace” into “You better shut yo ass up!” in the subtitles, so frankly the man missed out. Macbeth in…
Mike Flanagan isn’t interested in sending another priest into a bedroom to stand beside a possessed child. The first full trailer for The Exorcist: Martyrs has arrived, and it confirms that his new entry in the long-running franchise is heading somewhere considerably different, combining demonic horror with the structure and atmosphere of a serial killer…
There are films influenced by John Carpenter, and then there are films that appear to have broken into John Carpenter’s house, stolen his synthesiser, rifled through his VHS collection and driven away in his car. Adam Wingard’s Onslaught falls firmly into the second category. Imagine Assault on Precinct 13 colliding with Universal Soldier in a…
After more than two decades of monsters, mad scientists, superheroes and assorted things lurking in the Texas darkness, Halloween Man is preparing for a new chapter. Drew Edwards’ long-running horror-superhero series is moving to IPI Comics, which will begin bringing the cult favourite to comic-shop shelves through a new range of physical collections in 2027….
One of cinema’s most infamous sequels is getting another day in court, although this time nobody is asking you to sit through it without an explanation. David Kittredge’s acclaimed documentary Boorman and the Devil is making its UK Blu-ray debut on December 7, courtesy of Plumeria Pictures, with a Limited Edition release devoted to the…
The Hall of Killers has welcomed vampires, serial killers, supernatural maniacs and enough deeply unpleasant human beings to make its annual Christmas party an insurance nightmare. Today, however, we’re opening the doors to a man who went on an expedition to Nepal, came home with a serious medical condition and discovered that the family dog…
Mike Flanagan’s new Exorcist movie finally has a name, and we now have a much clearer idea of what he has planned for one of horror’s most famous franchises. Officially titled The Exorcist: Martyrs, the film will combine demonic possession with a serial killer investigation when it arrives in cinemas on March 12, 2027, through…
Independent mystery thriller Still Water has completed the Wisconsin portion of its production, with filmmaker Hans Hernke returning to his home state to direct, produce and star in a feature built around the secluded lakes and forests of the Northwoods. Rather than revealing exactly what has been happening in front of the cameras, Hernke and…
Ghostface is calling again, and this time you can apparently keep the phone. Paramount is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Wes Craven’s Scream with a new limited-edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray Collector’s Set, packed with Woodsboro-themed memorabilia and headlined by a replica of the cordless telephone that helped make the film’s opening sequence one of…