Move over Michael Myers and give the goblins some space, because Torok the Troll has officially entered the Third Class Tier of the Hall of Killers. Yes, the little guy from 1986’s Troll — the one with a love for transforming apartment buildings into fairy kingdoms and turning tenants into foliage — has finally gotten…
Director Paul Feig is best known for crafting sharp, stylish comedies like Bridesmaids, Spy, and A Simple Favor, but this winter he is heading back into the darker corners of luxury living with his latest film, The Housemaid. Lionsgate has released a brand new Peek Inside featurette and a full trailer for the film, offering…
David Gordon Green is once again preparing to make audiences squirm, though this time he is trading masked killers and demonic possessions for the steel bars and shadows of a maximum security prison. As reported by Deadline, the filmmaker has signed on to direct Supermax, a tense and atmospheric thriller that could serve as a…
Some killers are human. Some are supernatural. And then there is The Gunslinger from Westworld, a mechanical man with an itchy trigger finger, a malfunctioning processor, and a truly horrifying poker face. He has officially clanked his way into the Second Class Tier of the Hall of Killers, which feels appropriate for a man who…
Every now and then, a short film comes along that is so eerie, so perfectly executed, that it changes the course of someone’s career forever. Andy Muschietti’s Mama is one of those rare beasts. Clocking in at barely three minutes, this Spanish language short from 2008 packs more terror into its runtime than most horror…
Now, when a man who gave us The Haunting of Hill House says that something is one of his favourite projects, it is time to pay attention. Filmed in Vancouver, Flanagan’s Carrie promises to be “a bold and timely reimagining” of Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel—the story that first introduced the world to bullied telekinetic…
There are killers who are instantly iconic, and then there are killers who take a little time to grow on you—usually because their film was hacked to bits by nervous studio executives before anyone even saw it. Leonard Marliston, the deranged murderer from Cherry Falls, fits firmly in the latter category. He may not be…
Some movies cry out for a remake. Technology improves, social attitudes shift, and sometimes a fresh coat of cinematic paint brings a great story to a new audience. Without remakes, we would not have John Carpenters The Thing, David Cronenbergs The Fly, or the gloriously gooey 1988 version of The Blob. All are proof that…
Skeet Ulrich and Alicia Witt are slicing their way back into familiar territory for The Big Kill, returning to the genre that made them horror royalty in the 1990s. The two stars of Scream and Urban Legend are teaming up for The Big Kill, a new slasher film described as a love letter to Generation…
Blumhouse is sharpening its knives and pencils for a brand-new venture into monster mayhem. The studio announced this afternoon that it will adapt Something Is Killing the Children, the acclaimed horror comic series from James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, into not one but two projects: a live action feature film and an adult animated…