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Fantastic Fest breakout Appofeniacs has been acquired by Magenta Edge Films, a newly launched specialty division of Magenta Light Studios, Variety reports. Exploring the dark side of AI and deep fakes, the nonlinear horror thriller will receive a theatrical release later this year. When Duke goes on a frenzy of reckless deep fake creations, his […]

The tale of Two Thousand Maniacs! and its remake, 2001 Maniacs, is a lesson in what makes for compelling exploitation motivations. Herschell Gordon Lewis’ beloved 1960s splatter picture is the despicable grandpappy of Hickspoitation cinema. Tim Sullivan‘s lecherous 2005 remake is brutally gory, but softcore skin-flick desires cheapen the product. That’s not to say exploitation […]

Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island, “Sharp Objects”) has been cast in Martin Scorsese‘s What Happens at Night, Deadline has learned. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence will star in the film, which hails from Apple Studios in partnership with Studiocanal. Scorsese is directing from a script by Patrick Marber (Closer, Notes on a Scandal), based on Peter Cameron‘s 2020 […]

Childhood innocence becomes a nightmare in the teaser trailer for Pinocchio Unleashed, in which a wooden puppet comes to life — but not in the way you remember. The twisted reimagining of the timeless tale is written and directed by Carlo Bath, who promises an emphasis on practical effects. When an enchanted puppet breaks free […]

Ross Marquand (“The Walking Dead”) will star in the World War II-set supernatural horror-thriller Unknown Company, and Deadline revealed the first images. Set in the final days of World War II, the film follows a small unit of American soldiers sent behind enemy lines to locate the wreckage of an unidentified object. The mission quickly […]

At long last, “The Clown Cafe Song” from Terrifier 2 is finally available on all major streaming platforms. As featured in the slasher sequel’s memorable nightmare sequence, the infectious jingle is performed by actress Leah Voysey. The song is written by Jon Kaplan & Al Kaplan, who returned to compose “It’s a Terrifier Christmas” for […]

A new Sam Raimi movie is so close we can taste it. To tide you over, we have two new Send Help clips below. The first video features Rachel McAdams‘ Linda Little bringing home the bacon. In the second clip, Dylan O’Brien‘s Bradley Preston threatens to fire her. Early sneak preview screenings of the survival […]

Fresh off its record-breaking 16 Academy Award nominations, Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners is heading back to theaters tomorrow, January 23. The vampire film opened #1 at the box office last April to the tune of $48 million. It went on to earn $368 million globally, making it one of the highest grossing horror movies of all […]

In Twin, two identical sisters share the same blood, the same secret, and perhaps even the same life. The Tubi Original domestic thriller streams tomorrow, January 23. Watch the trailer below. In the film, a ruthless woman, fresh out of prison for murder, schemes to replace her twin sister and claim her flawless life by […]

From the mists of legends, a vengeful war goddess emerges in the trailer for The Morrigan. The Irish horror film will be released on Digital February 3 via Bloody Disgusting’s parent company, Cineverse. It follows an archaeologist specializing in Gaelic mythology who travels with her rebellious teenage daughter to a remote region of Ireland. The […]

Of the many monsters roaming the ashen realm of Silent Hill, one stands head and shoulders above the rest. Christophe Gans’ 2006 adaptation recreates the terrifying spectres found in Konami’s survival horror game, from faceless mutant nurses and cockroaches with strangely humanoid heads to the rotting corpse of a sexual predator bound with rusty barbed […]

The trailer for His Monster uses horror as a metaphor for grief and addiction — but it also delivers on the titular creature. The monster in question is the Shōjō from Japanese folklore. Often depicted as a primate figure with long, flowing red hair, the mythological beings were known to live on the sea shores, […]