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Ex-CHUD Editor Launches New Site: ‘Badass Digest’!
We here at Bloody Disgusting would like to congratulate our friend Devin Faraci and cohorts on their brand new site, BADASS DIGEST. Born from Austin’s legendary Alamo Drafthouse, the writing staff (including Alamo founder Tim League) will be providing daily editorials and news pieces about all things badass. Not just another news site, Faraci says “It’s an extension of the Alamo Drafthouse experience. It’s about being a movie lover but also about having fun.” We at Bloody are also happy to announce that our own BC will be a weekly contributor, adding some of his Horror Movie A Day flair to tie in with the Alamo’s weekly “Terror Tuesdays” series. Read on for a full statement from Devin (horror fans will love what he has in store!), and head on over to the site, which is already jam-packed with content, including a lengthy recap of Stephen King’s legendary train-wreck Maximum Overdrive.
From Devin:
Most of what I did at CHUD was ‘news’ oriented – which usually involved linking to and repurposing news stories that originated elsewhere. I got a scoop or two in my day, but I was never as scoop oriented as Bloody is, or Latino Review. Badass Digest gives me a chance to write broader, and to focus on movies that I love, as opposed to writing 12 updates about THE HOBBIT every week (which isn’t to say you won’t see SOME of that stuff on Badass Digest).
But it isn’t just about movies. What’s great about Badass is that it’s about EVERYTHING I love. In the coming weeks I’m going to be writing a travel piece about a cool Western ghost town, I’ll be mounting a passionate defense of SECRET WARS II and I’ll be working with other writers to deliver some great beer and food related content.
Badass Digest isn’t just a website – it’s an extension of the Alamo Drafthouse experience. It’s about being a movie lover but also about having fun. It’s about embracing the things that we love about movies and spending less time complaining about them (although sometimes a good takedown can be just as much fun as a lovefest. That’s why one of my regular columns is MAKE IT STOP, where I write about the worst of the worst movies ever made).
I’m a huge horror fan, so there will be a lot of horror content. We’ll be inducting new folks into the Badass Hall of Fame on a weekly basis, and you should look for some very recognizable horror names to show up there. I’m also going to be doing a semi-regular feature called ENFRANCHISED, where I’ll watch a movie series from beginning to end. This will be where I finally catch up on the SAW series, which I totally abandoned after the second film.
The main crew right now is me, Roger Erik Tinch, Moises Chiullan and a rotating cast of guests from the Alamo Drafthouse programming team (look for some very cool stuff from Zack Carlson tying into his new book, DESTROY ALL MOVIES, which is the most comprehensive guide to punks in film every published). I’m happy to let the cat out of the bag that Badass is entering a content partnership with Horror Movie A Day, which I think is one of the best sites on the web, and that BC will be bringing horror content to the site on a weekly basis. What will he be writing about? Beats me, I just ask that it be somehow related to horror.
I’m excited for Badass Digest as a website but as something more. As Tim League, CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, starts to bring the chain out of Texas there are a lot of cool opportunities opening up for us. Events, festivals and just good old parties – like Fantastic Fest’s annual 100 Best Kills Party – are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. We’re going to have some fun.
Look for BC’s first column next Tuesday! And grats again to Devin, Tim, Henri, Roger, and Moisés on their new endeavor!
This week’s big new horror release is of course Evil Dead Burn in theaters later in the week, but you don’t have to wait until this weekend to inject fresh nightmares into your eyeballs.
Five brand new horror movies have already released at home this week.
Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, July 7, 2026!
Director André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Last Voyage of the Demeter) new movie Passenger is now available on Digital at home.
Here’s the synopsis for Passenger: “A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go.”
André Øvredal told Bloody Disgusting in an exclusive chat, “It’s a road movie, which is what I really fell in love with. It’s totally unique for me as a horror movie. Bridging the road movie with a haunting, essentially, on the road. I think it’s the scariest movie I’ve made.”
The cast includes Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, Tony Doupe, Bonni Dichone, Devielle Johnson, Jessica Cruz, Miles Fowler, and Alan Trong.
The screenplay is written by Zachary Donohue (The Den) and T.W. Burgess (Mister Howl). Former Warner Bros production executive Walter Hamada, who steered the Conjuring and It franchises, is producing via his 18hz as part of his first-look deal with Paramount. It screenwriter Gary Dauberman is also producing via Coin Operated.
Supernatural horror, psychological suspense, and an eye-catching creature take center stage in The Leaching, now available on Digital from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment.
“After waking up in a grave on her father’s isolated forest property with no idea of who she is or how she got there, Vivian must use her limited memory to piece together the nightmarish truth, all the while being tormented by the undead, a giant leech monster, and her ‘father.’
“Over the next few days, she will uncover the framework of a truly nefarious supernatural scheme, but will it be too late?”
The Leaching is written and directed by Evan Showalter (Ante Mortem, Bad Music Terry).
“The Leaching is an exploration of faith, the loss of self, and the monsters (literally) that emerge when people surrender themselves to something greater than they can understand,” says Showalter. “It’s an isolating horror film that plays with a very uncomfortable question.”
A film student finds herself trapped in a giallo nightmare in lo-fi horror movie City Wide Fever, which is now streaming exclusively on the Midnight Pulp streaming service.
The meta horror movie is from debut writer/director Josh Heaps.
In City Wide Fever, “Sam, a young film student, discovers a USB detailing the life and career of forgotten Italian horror director Saturnino Barresi.
“As she begins to investigate his mysterious disappearance, Sam finds herself pulled into a violent conspiracy eerily similar to those of the films she adores.”
Diletta Guglielmi, Angelica Kim, and Nancy Kimball star with Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood), Larry Fessenden (You’re Next), Carolyn Farina, and comedian Ian Fidance.
Paul Lê wrote in his review for Bloody Disgusting, “This isn’t just a case of throwback filmmaking that’s been achieved with contemporary technology; the director used era-authentic equipment to help create this striking and nostalgic piece of modern horror. The end result is a movie… teeming with enough verve and style to make it feel fresh.”
A Gen Z slasher that pays homage to ’90s teen slasher movies, You’re Dead to Me is now available on Digital outlets at home courtesy of distributor Dark Star Pictures.
In the slasher film, “Three high school seniors skip prom for a secluded weekend party free from parents, school, and responsibility, but their escape turns terrifying when they learn one of their classmates has been brutally murdered.”
Denise Richards (Valentine) stars alongside Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me, Sidelined 2: Intercepted), Jessica Belkin (“Baywatch” ), Ella Anderson (“Henry Danger,” Song Sung Blue), and Conor Husting (“Boo, Bitch”, Hollywood Stargirl).
The film was directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz.
You’re Dead to Me was co-written by Sarah Howard and Terry Castle, the daughter of the legendary producer and filmmaker William Castle (House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler).
Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5) directed the supernatural thriller Black Box, which has now taken flight on Digital outlets courtesy of Aura Entertainment.
The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Hell Fest).
Black Box (Flight 298) follows the supernatural events surrounding Vero Airlines 298 from New Orleans to Seattle.
Tom Brittney, Holly Leena White, Betsy Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, Kaja Chan, Asa Ali, Boadicea Ricketts, Ceallach Spellman, Georgina Leonidas, Molly Belle Wright, Hanneke Talbot, Danny Mack, and Weronika Rosati star in Black Box.
Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (Barbarian, Boy Kills World) and Jon Oakes (Drive, The Guilty) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide (The Final Destination, American Pie), and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.
What happened to Flight 298? Find out on Digital outlets now.
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