We now have an exclusive first look at the poster for the indie film, which is said to blend historical horrors with contemporary dread in the vein of The Ninth Gate and The Da Vinci Code, coupled with The Omen-style folklore.

In the movie, when an ancient mask is unearthed during excavations on a construction site it triggers a terrifying series of deaths by spontaneous combustion.

An insurance investigator and a psychic medium must uncover the terrifying truth of an evil prophecy dating back hundreds of years and prevent the spirit of Guy Fawkes from opening a gateway to Hell and ripping apart the fabric of time itself.

Benjamin David directs from a script by Dominic Philpott. Jonathan Sothcott produces for Shogun Films.

Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Charlie Woodward, Jonathan Oliver, Tony Sands, Pierse Stevens, and Paul Preston star, with Paul Terry as Guy Fawkes.

Guy Fawkes: Blood & Fire is gearing up for an early November UK release in celebration of Guy Fawkes Night via Trinity Content.

Philpott has also penned a novelization that expands on his screenplay, which will be published in November via Caffeine Nights Books.

“We’re excited to bring Guy Fawkes back to life with a supernatural twist via a fully loaded transmedia entertainment landscape,” said Sothcott. “Dom’s story has more to it than we could squeeze into a film. He’s a great writer, and this story has so many layers and great characters it will be a guaranteed page turner.”

“Dominc’s novelization was a joy to publish: his writing is so sharp and fully realized that he left me remarkably little to do,” added Caffeine Nights publisher Darren Law. “The film promises to be a thrilling ride and, I believe, another foundation stone in Shogun’s growing empire of modern British classics.”

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Like the Scream Factory release, Arrow’s will include the black & white “Shush Cut.”

Here’s the full Special Features lineup…

2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Adam Rabalais
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Kat Ellinger, Amanda Reyes and Eloise Ross

DISC 1 – ORIGINAL VERSION

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 of the original, full-colour version
• English Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
• Shush Cut audio mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with co-writer/director Mike Flanagan, co-writer/actor Kate Siegel, and actors Samantha Sloyan, John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Trucco
• Picture-in-picture commentary with Flanagan, Siegel, Sloyan, Gallagher Jr., and Trucco
• The Dance Macabre, an interview with Mike Flanagan
• To Stand Alone, an interview with Kate Siegel
• The Constant Reader, an interview with Samantha Sloyan
• The Shape of Silence, an interview with John Gallagher Jr.
• Silent Witness, an interview with Michael Trucco
• One Good Scare, an interview with actor Trevor Macy
• Violent Strains, an interview with composers The Newton Brothers
• One Terrible Night, an interview with cinematographer James Kniest
• Original trailer
• Image gallery

DISC 2 – SHUSH CUT

• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in HDR10 of the Shush Cut, presented in black & white with a revised audio mix
• English Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio options
• Original version audio mix in DTS-HD MA 5.1
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
• Mike Flanagan Artist Talk, a feature-length Q&A with the filmmaker, recorded at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal in 2024
• Beyond Fest Q&A with Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel, recorded at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles in 2024
• The Silent Mask, a brand new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra HellerNicholas on the film’s representation of deafness

Arrow Video previews, “Before The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, writer-director Mike Flanagan delivered Hush – a lean, nerve-shredding exercise in minimalist terror. Co-written with and starring Kate Siegel, this stripped-back home invasion thriller showcases the filmmaker’s mastery of sustained suspense.

“Maddie (Siegel), a deaf novelist living in secluded woodland isolation, finds her hard-won peace shattered when a masked killer (John Gallagher Jr.) appears at her window. Cut off from help, she is forced into a brutal game of cat and mouse where silence becomes both her greatest vulnerability and her only weapon.

“As the night deepens, Maddie’s survival will depend on ingenuity, resilience, and sheer strength of will.”

Arrow Video’s Hush Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD is set for release on July 12, 2026, and it’s up for pre-order now. This is a UK disc, but thankfully 4K discs are inherently Region Free.

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And if there’s one specific kind of moviemaking that fans now hold up on a pedestal despite the genre once being considered a wasteland inhabited by low-brow trash, it has to be grindhouse cinema.

However, thanks to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse double-feature back in 2007, the schlocky productions of the 1970s would see a much-needed comeback in the form of neo-exploitation films meant to harken back to the days of grainy photography and over-the-top violence.

In honor of Rod Blackhurst’s Dolly, now streaming on Shudder, proving that this movement is alive and well decades after the release of Planet Terror and Death Proof, today I’d like to highlight six other faux grindhouse thrillers that are definitely worth your time!

For the purposes of this list, I’ll be defining “faux grindhouse” as any modern-day movie that intentionally attempts to emulate the gritty style of low-budget cinema from the late ’60s to the early ’80s. This means no genuine grindhouse films or modern-day productions that only tangentially resemble retro filmmaking. That being said, don’t forget to comment below with your own neo-exploitation favorites if you think I missed a particularly memorable example.

With that out of the way, onto the list:

6. Father’s Day (2011)

Troma has been producing lovably low-budget schlock since the late ‘60s, so it’s no surprise that one of their more recent films would make it onto this list. What is surprising, however, is that the Astron 6–directed Father’s Day is actually a legitimately fun movie that does a lot more than coast on its retro aesthetics.

An over-the-top action/horror-comedy with plenty of gore and even more style, this bizarre film follows a pair of vengeful siblings as they attempt to track down a maniacal rapist/serial killer years after he targeted their own father.

If you like this edgy masterpiece, don’t forget to check out the team’s equally strange neo-giallo flick, The Editor.

5. The Love Witch (2016)

An authentic cinematic experiment shot on 35mm film and produced using period-accurate effects, Anna Biller’s modern cult classic may take more inspiration from the Technicolor classics of the 1960s than the gory B-movies of the ’70s, but The Love Witch’s sleazy charms still place it firmly in the realm of neo-grindhouse cinema.

In fact, the movie is so convincing in its retro setup that plenty of jaded cinephiles fail to realize that this artsy horror-comedy isn’t actually a long-lost cult film. Of course, it’s Samantha Robinson’s career-making performance as the lovesick spellcaster Elaine Parks that makes this one worth watching.

4. The Barn (2016)

I’ve always been a sucker for retro slasher flicks, but it takes a really talented filmmaker to make these familiar movies stand out from the classics that inspired them. That’s why I admire writer-director Justin M. Seaman for giving us not one but three fully-fledged killers to run from in his underrated The Barn franchise.

Featuring fan-favorite talent like Linnea Quigley and Ari Lehman (with the sequel even boasting Joe Bob Briggs, Diana Prince, and Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley), The Barn boasts a surprising amount of genre pedigree despite its low budget. However, it’s the flick’s charming sense of dark humor that really earns it a spot on this list.

3. The House of the Devil (2009)

From the opening crawl claiming that the film is based on true events to the grainy 16mm cinematography that looks equally beautiful and terrifying, Ti West’s 2009 opus is both my favorite film by the prolific director as well as one of the most authentic-feeling retro experiences on this list.

While the slow-burning tension and Satanic-Panic-inspired story remain divisive among horror fans, I’d argue that this deeply atmospheric thriller is worth experiencing at least once as a form of cinematic time travel back to a simpler (but no less scary) time in genre history.

2. Hobo With a Shotgun (2011)

The absolute best production to come out of the immediate aftermath of 2007’s Grindhouse (and I say this as a fan of Rodriguez’s Machete), Jason Eisener’s Hobo With a Shotgun is one hell of an entertaining revenge thriller that also serves as a theatrical playground for the late, great Rutger Hauer to flex his underappreciated skills as a leading man.

While I’ve written about this daring recreation of exploitation cinema in the past, there’s no way we can discuss faux grindhouse productions without bringing up the film where a disgruntled homeless man engages in practical-effects-driven ultraviolence against the criminal underworld of Hope Town, Canada!

1. Antrum (2018)

By far the scariest movie on this list, David Amito and Michael Laicini’s Antrum is proof that retro filmmaking doesn’t always have to be tongue-in-cheek. Presented as a “real” cursed film from the 1970s, this eerie little nightmare uses its nostalgic aesthetic to tell a surprisingly effective meta-story about the consequences of digging too deep into the occult.

Of course, it’s the grainy visuals that make this such a memorable experience, with the film masterfully recreating the lo-fi cinematography of yesteryear despite not actually being shot on film. And here’s a fun fact: the filmmakers claim that the flick’s sinister vibes were actually inspired by David B. Earle’s infamous short film There Is Nothing – a film that you may remember as a supposedly “cursed” viral video from the early days of YouTube.

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The indie film follows a high-profile social media influencer who discovers a mysterious deck of battle-style collectible cards. What begins as a curious find turns his local sanctuary into a hunting ground.

Trapped in a hellish game where every draw summons a grotesque new creature into reality, he must document his own potential demise for an audience that can’t look away.

The film includes cameos from real influences as well as The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez.

A.J. Bennett makes his feature directorial debut on the project. Eric Martinez and Curt Fulster produce for Floating Rock Productions.

“We wanted to capture that childhood sense of wonder found in games like Jumanji and twist it into something unrecognizable and terrifying,” said Bennett. “The audience will feel the same dread as our protagonist — waiting to see what nightmare crawls out of the next card.”

Last Look is coming soon. Stay tuned for updates.

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Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired YouTube series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.

Will Soodik (“Ash vs. Evil Dead”) penned the script for the film, in which a strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Mark Duplass (Creep), Finn Bennett (“True Detective: Night Country”), Lukita Maxwell (“Shrinking”), and Avan Jogia (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City) round out the cast.

A24 produces alongside Chernin Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, and Osgood Perkins’ Phobos.

Backrooms opens in theaters May 29 via A24.

Chiwetel Ejiofor in ‘Backrooms’

Renate Reinsve in ‘Backrooms’

Chiwetel Ejiofor in ‘Backrooms’

Renate Reinsve in ‘Backrooms’

Chiwetel Ejiofor in ‘Backrooms’

Renate Reinsve in ‘Backrooms’

Lukita Maxwell & Finn Bennett in ‘Backrooms’

Renate Reinsve in ‘Backrooms.’ Photo: Asterios Moutsokapas

Kane Parsons & Chiwetel Ejiofor on set of ‘Backrooms.’ Photo: Asterios Moutsokapas

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The sequel will have IMAX early fan event screenings on May 6 before opening nationwide on May 8 via Warner Bros.

Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid returns to the helm from a script by Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire).

The fan-favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada star.

From New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, and Fireside Films, Mortal Kombat II is rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”

McQuoid, James Wan, Todd Garner, Toby Emmerich, and E. Bennett Walsh produce. Executive producers include Slater, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, and Lawrence Kasanoff.

Mortal Kombat III is already in development with Slater returning to pen the script.

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Don’t expect a hybrid movie that’s primarily a superhero movie with horror elements. James Gunn promises that the film is unequivocally a full-on, straight up horror movie.

In other words, this ain’t something like Morbius…

Gunn explains, “From the start we’ve been clear the DCU would be interconnected but each project would be full expressions of their writers & directors (similar to how DC Comics work). The film or show will play in whatever genre suits the story best. Clayface is not a ‘hybrid superhero horror film,’ it is a horror film.”

In a series of responses on Threads this week, Gunn has also clarified that Clayface does take place in the same universe as his Superman movie, but is it set before or after that film?

“Before,” Gunn notes. “It’s the first DCU film out of chronological order.”

Gunn explains in another Threads response, “[Clayface is] very connected [to the DC cinematic universe], but as always the standalone story is what’s most important.”

Clayface will release only in theaters on October 23, 2026.

Tom Rhys Harries stars as Clayface.

Described as DC Studios’ first-ever foray into the genre, Clayface unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) directs from a script by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” Doctor Sleep) and Hossein Amini (Drive).

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Margaret Qualley (The Substance) and Drew Starkey (Hellraiser 2022) star as a young couple who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons, both physical and metaphysical, that haunt its legacy.

Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all six of Nichols’ previous features, also stars.

Nichols and his Tri-State Pictures partners Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sarah Green are producing in association with Range Media Partners. FilmNation is financing and handling worldwide sales.

“My films have embraced genre in the past, but I hope to push this approach further with King Snake to create something terrifying and beautiful,” said Nichols. “Making films is a privilege, and our team is working to create a piece of cinema worthy of FilmNation’s continued support.”

“Jeff’s startling new vision of supernatural forces is as extraordinary as it is enthralling, and we can’t wait for this incredible story to bewitch and captivate audiences around the world,” added FilmNation Chief Creative Officer Stacey Snider.

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The satirical horror film is directed by Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks, V/H/S/Halloween) from a script he co-wrote with Jamie King (“Jessica Jones”).

Buddy centers on the titular unicorn mascot — a beloved children’s TV host with a squeaky-clean persona that belies his true nature as a dark and violent force of nature.

Cristin Miloti stars as Grace, a suburban mother inadvertently drawn into Buddy’s nightmare world, with Delaney Quinn as Freddy, a brave girl who begins to fight back against Buddy when he shows his true self.

Keegan-Michael Key voices Buddy. The cast also includes Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt.

BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films produce, in association with Sipur Studios and Substance.

“It’s an honor to be partnering with Roadside Attractions and Saban Films, two companies that have built reputations for championing bold films,” commented Kelly. “The theatrical experience means so much to me personally, and I made Buddy to be experienced in a theater. I’m thrilled that audiences will get the chance to see the movie in theaters everywhere.”

“Casper Kelly is one of the most wildly inventive and audacious filmmakers working today, and Buddy is a testament to his singular genius,” said Saban co-presidents Jonathan Saba and Shanan Becker. “He possesses a rare aptitude for taking the wholesome nostalgia of our childhoods and flipping it into a brilliantly unhinged, laugh-out-loud nightmare.”

“Buddy was everyone’s favorite movie at Sundance because we watched in horror as the familiar became the deranged and comfort food turned to poison,” added Roadside Attractions co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “Theatrical audiences are in for a major treat.”

Buddy premiered in the Midnight section of this year’s Sundance Film Festival and went on to screen at SXSW and the Overlook Film Festival.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Those on board with an experimental structure, tonal shifts, and Kelly’s darkly playful sense of humor will find this raucous yet polarizing midnighter highly entertaining.”

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Watch the official trailer for Carolina Caroline below, which features a handful of pull-quotes from early reviews. “Crime hasn’t felt this hot in a long time,” one review blurb praises.

Another raves, “Samara Weaving turns in one of her best performances.”

Carolina Caroline releases only in theaters June 5, 2026.

Kyra Sedgwick (Family Movie) and Jon Gries also star in the romantic crime thriller.

Director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s film stars Samara Weaving as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner), and together they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast.

The upcoming movie features a wide-ranging country music soundtrack, with tracks from artists such as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and over a dozen others.

Adam Rehmeier previously directed the films Dinner in America and Snack Shack.

Tom Dean wrote the screenplay for Carolina Caroline.

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They join the previously announced Vanessa Kirby (The Fantastic Four: First Steps), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Candyman), Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”) in the film.

Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk) is directing from a script by Justin Rhodes (Terminator: Dark Fate), based on AWA Studios’ 2021 comic series Telepaths.

From writer J. Michael Straczynski, artist Steve Epting, and colorist Brian Reber, Telepaths sees an electromagnetic disturbance result in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population.

In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets.

Zach Studin will produce for AWA alongside Kevin Walsh for The Walsh Company via his overall deal with Apple Studios. Executive producers include Straczynski, Epting, Reber, and Ray Angelic.

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It’s coming to Digital next month from Elli Films: May 26 in the US and Canada, May 25 in the UK, and May 27 in Australia and New Zealand. Watch the trailer below.

The film follows Alana Toro as she faces her final assessment to become an elite ATIC agent. Inside a simulated space station bar, she must prevent a terrorist attack before it happens. Each failed attempt allows her to restart the scenario, but with limited chances to get it right.

As Alana navigates a cast of guarded and unpredictable patrons, gaining trust proves as difficult as identifying the threat itself. With each attempt, new details emerge and assumptions shift, forcing her to rethink who she can rely on.

As the pressure builds, Alana is pushed towards an unorthodox solution — one that may challenge everything ATIC expects of her.

Zoe Cunningham and James Cosmo (Highlander) star with Chris Charles, Florence Russell, Neil Bishop, Mim Shaikh, and Billy Price.

Marianna Dean (Breaking Infinity) directs from a script by Simon X. Frederick. Dean, Cunningham, and Tom Taplin produce.

“We’re living in a time where the public are becoming increasingly distrustful of those in power: the ones who tell us who the bad guys are and who the good guys are. Sci-fi is an amazing genre to explore those sort of urgent moral questions without our biases from earthly politics,” said Taplin. “Voidance shows us the consequences, and the sacrifices, of making up your own mind.”

“When something has been living in your head for a long time, it’s exciting to see it as a final movie, released into the world,” added Dean. “Hearing back how the audience relate to the film is a particular joy.”

Voidance will have its European premiere as the closing night feature at the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival on May 17.

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Actually, Deadline notes that filming on Anything But Ghosts just wrapped in Vancouver, and we’re only just now learning that Aaron Paul will be starring in the horror movie!

Deadline also notes that Focus Features has boarded Anything But Ghosts. The film is produced by Jason Blum (Blumhouse), Roy Lee & Steven Schneider (Spooky Pictures), Adam Hendricks & Greg Gilreath (Divide/Conquer), in association with Image Nation and That’s a Bad Idea. Executive producers are Curry Barker, Cooper Tomlinson, and Image Nation’s Ben Ross.

Curry Barker directs a script he co-wrote with creative partner Cooper Tomlinson. The pair will also star alongside Aaron Paul. Plot details are under wraps at this time.

Curry Barker debuted on the scene just a few years back with the low-budget YouTube horror movie Milk & Serial, which led to him directing this year’s Obsession for Focus Features.

Obsession hits theaters May 15, and the early buzz suggests that it’s going to quickly establish Barker as a top name in the horror industry. After all, there’s a reason A24 snatched him up to put a fresh coat of paint on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Barker will be writing and directing Leatherface’s return to the big screen, and we expect to learn more on that soon.

Make your horror movies, YouTubers. The world is waiting for them.

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Fangoria reports that the horror film is now in production, with The Butcher Brothers’ Mitchell Altieri (The Hamiltons, April Fool’s Day 2008) directing from a script he co-wrote with Jacquelin D. Hayner.

It follows a nursing student assigned to document an elderly dementia patient whose rare moments of clarity begin to suggest unsettling recollections tied to an infamous serial killer. As her investigation intensifies, so does her obsession, drawing her closer to a truth that may put her in danger.

Robert Donavan (Attack of the Unknown) and Sadie Scheufler also star.

“This is my first foray into found-footage filmmaking, and it’s a completely different beast,” says Shepis. “I used to think this style might be easier, but the reality is quite the opposite — limited camera angles often mean limited coverage. That puts a premium on performance; you have to get it right from the very first take, because it might be the only one you have.”

Frequent Altieri collaborator Jeffrey Allard (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003) produces alongside Shepis, Alex Newberry, and Ricardo J. Santos.

“Bringing love — and filmmaking — back to Northern California feels like a homecoming,” adds Altieri. “This is where we shot The Hamiltons and The Violent Kind, and now it’s the backdrop for The Case of Walter Briggs. There’s an incredible depth of locations and talent here. Working with Tiffany Shepis and Jeff Allard, I’ve developed a creative shorthand that makes even the most challenging projects feel seamless.”

“The Case of Walter Briggs is an ambitious found-footage horror thriller that also plays like a dark drama, which is a combination that really drew me in,” says Allard. “Tiffany Shepis always delivers, and working with Mitch again is always a great time. This marks our seventh film together, and each one has been vastly different from the last—yet all have found their own kind of success. When I first read the script and saw the vision for the cast, I knew Walter Briggs would be something special.”

The Case Study of Walter Briggs marks Shepis’ fourth collaboration with Altieri and Allard, following 2010’s The Violent Kind, 2017’s The Night Watchmen, and 2020’s Star Light.

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The stars of the 2006 movie Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon will reunite for the upcoming sequel, with Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund confirmed to return as Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry, and Doc Halloran, respectively. Scott Glosserman is also back to direct Behind the Mask II, with David J. Stieve back to write the film.

To be clear, the team promised that Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon was happening no matter what, but the Kickstarter was designed to a) get the fans directly involved in the movie, and b) increase the budget to allow for the film to be even bigger and better.

“We’re making the movie either way,” Glosserman promised earlier this month when the film was announced. “But the more the audience gets involved, the bigger we can make it. Bigger set pieces. More cameos. More surprises. This has always been a fan-driven film, and it still is.”

At the time of this article being written, the campaign has already raised $133,851 from 479 backers in less than 24 hours(!), and 28 days still remain for more fans to get involved.

Head over to Kickstarter to help bring Leslie Vernon back to life!

Glosserman previews, “For twenty years, people have asked if Leslie would ever come back. Fans kept this movie alive by sharing it, quoting it, introducing it to their friends, and treating it like something worth holding onto. This sequel is happening because of them.”

In the 2006 meta-slasher, aspiring slasher icon Leslie Vernon gives a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo. What’s Leslie Vernon been up to in the past 20 years? And what’s next for the character?

“You know, in 2006, what we did was very novel,” Glosserman tells Rue Morgue. “But then the whole meta self-referential thing not only super-saturated horror, it permeated myriad other genres. So it’s not enough to just be self-referential; we have to dig a lot deeper now, while preserving that commentary about the conventions and archetypes of what we’re exploring.”

“Fortunately, we have entire cycles of horror over the last two decades to pontificate about. And also, we can reflect on our own lives, what we’ve been up to for the last 20 years and how that corresponds to our characters and what they’ve been doing,” he teases. “Was Leslie a success, and according to what benchmarks? Did he become the next Michael Myers? Well, not commercially, but he’s respected by the community in his world, as he is in the real world. So a lot of the narrative focuses on what has happened since then.”

Paper Street Pictures, led by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, produces the sequel. Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs, Shelby Oaks) will also serve as an executive producer.

Expect Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon in 2027.

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Now playing in select theaters, the psychological thriller opens nationwide tomorrow, April 24, via A24.

In the film, long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm on the eve of her comeback performance.

Michaela Coel also stars alongside Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Alba Baptista, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Sian Clifford, and FKA Twigs.

The movie features original songs performed by Hathaway and written by Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx, and FKA Twigs.

Mother Mary is rated R for “some violent content and language.”

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Fresh off the success of Scream 7, Ghostface voice actor Roger L. Jackson will lend his unmistakable pipes to the film, voicing the twisted version of Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3. While Jackson voices the character, Jacob Marshfield will physically be playing the role. Check out an Exclusive first look at Rabbit in Blood and Honey 3!

Jagged Edge Productions has also announced that Cris Parker (3C Films), Kira Reed Lorsch, Josephine Blazier, and Harrison Davis (son of Warwick Davis) have joined the cast of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3, with George Montague as Pooh, Lewis Santer returning as Tigger, and Scott Chambers returning as Christopher Robin.

Scott Chambers will also be directing Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3.

Richard Stanley (Color Out of Space, Hardware) wrote the script, which will introduce additional Winnie-the-Pooh characters, including Rabbit, the heffalumps, and the woozles.

Pooh and Piglet were slaughtered, their reign of terror buried deep in the dirt. But something in Hundred Acre Wood refuses to stay dead. The massacre has only just begun…

They are coming — bigger, deadlier, and hungrier.

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 will be followed by the crossover film Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, which aims to be the universe’s Avengers: Endgame. It’s coming soon.

Also coming soon from the Poohniverse? Pinocchio Unstrung.

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Deadline reports that Sunrise Films and Rialto Distribution have jointly acquired the North American rights for a planned theatrical release in more than 500 theaters in late September.

Set in the near future, Storrie and Krug star as twins Bax and April. When April goes missing, Bax searches every dark corner of the post-Soviet cityscape trying to find her, ultimately descending into madness.

Michel K. Parandi makes his feature directorial debut on the Romania production from a script he co-wrote with Jack Coulton.

Tudor Chirila, Serban Pavlu, Tourialay Akbari, Iulian Postelnicu, Marius Chivu, and Lavinia Postolache round out the cast. Postolache also produces for Lavi Star.

“We are incredibly excited to bring Connor Storrie’s electrifying sci-fi thriller April X to theaters across the United States and Canada,” said Sunrise Films’ Andrew Nerger. “The film is a high-concept, adrenaline-charged ride that pairs cutting-edge, cyberpunk world-building with gripping suspense, powered by Storrie’s magnetic star turn at its core.”

April X has also secured distribution in the UK & Ireland (Vertigo Releasing), Germany, Switzerland, & Austria (Tiberius Film), Eastern Europe (Magnetes Pictures), French-speaking territories (Hausmann Media), South Korea (Jaye Entertainment), Australia & New Zealand (Rialto Distribution), and India & SAARC (Lionsgate Play).

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That said, it makes perfect sense that eco-horror began to gain real momentum in the 1970s. While examples of eco-horror existed long before that, Earth Day launched in 1970 as part of the modern environmental movement. The EPA was created that same year amid growing public anxiety over pollution, pesticides, and the compounding damage being done to our air, water, and land. That combo made the decade a fertile breeding ground for stories about nature striking back. You can almost feel the era’s fear of industrial excess seeping straight onto the screen.

Even today, eco-horror still works because the anxieties behind it, unfortunately, never went away. Despite all the advances made in the last few decades, science remains constantly questioned, planned obsolescence keeps landfills full, and extreme weather events are only increasing.

If you, too, are feeling frustrated and have sympathy for the planet that sustains life for us all, here are 7 eco-horror films to check out, along with where to stream them, to help channel that angst.

The Last Winter (2006)

Larry Fessenden’s The Last Winter blends snow horror with eco-horror, taking place in the freezing, godforsaken Arctic. Starring Ron Perlman, Connie Britton, James LeGros, Zach Gilford, and Kevin Corrigan, the movie kicks off as an oil company’s push into the Alaska tundra taps into something unexpected and very dangerous. The crew soon begins to experience eerie visions, disappearances, and paranoia as the land itself seems to rebel against their presence.

Where to watch: Shudder

Frogs (1972)

A cheesy, but classic example of the subgenre, Frogs is directed by George McCowan and stars a young Sam Elliott as wildlife photographer Pickett Smith. While documenting some curious ecological conditions in the water surrounding an island estate, Pickett nearly gets killed when his canoe is capsized thanks to the wealthy Crockett kids and their fancy speedboat. Feeling bad, the Crocketts invite Pickett back to their mansion to clean up, meet the fam, and celebrate the July 4th holiday. However, members of the party soon begin to perish under mysterious circumstances, and Pickett finds himself smack dab in the middle of an unlikely and ugly battle between man and nature. 

Where to watch: Prime Video, Tubi

Unearth (2020)

Starring Marc Blucas and genre icon Adrienne Barbeau, Unearth is a slow-burn fracking nightmare set in rural Pennsylvania, where two neighboring farm families are locked in a tense standoff when one of them agrees to lease their land to a natural gas company. Once drilling begins, the ground coughs up something deeply unwelcome, immediately putting both families in danger. Along with the film’s obvious environmental aspects, Unearth provides an interesting look at the interconnected economic issues that often play a role in such short-sighted decision-making and the ripples of impact they create.

Where to watch: Prime Video, Screambox, Tubi

The Toxic Avenger (1984)

The gloriously deranged Troma classic starts with bullied janitor Melvin Ferd getting humiliated, falling into a vat of toxic waste, and then emerging as a mutated, mop-wielding avenger with superhuman strength and a very specific sense of justice. Set in Tromaville, New Jersey, Melvin turns his new special set of skills against the local scumbags, crooked officials, and assorted human garbage terrorizing the town, becoming an unexpected underdog hero in the process. In classic Troma fashion, it’s a movie that is as much splatter spoof and trashy revenge as it is a toxic-waste fever dream. Not all eco-horror has to be a total bummer, after all. 

Where to watch: Prime Video, Screambox, Shudder, Tubi

The China Syndrome (1979)

Though not a horror movie in the strictest sense, The China Syndrome fits neatly into the genre, tapping into the anxiety surrounding nuclear energy. In the movie, Jane Fonda plays a TV reporter who, along with her cameraman (Michael Douglas), uncovers a serious safety issue cover-up at a nuclear plant. Before they know it, the situation quickly escalates, putting millions of lives at risk. Released just twelve days before the real-world incident at Three Mile Island, the movie landed in 1979 with eerie force, and the questions it poses about the riskiness of industrial progress still pack a powerful punch.

Where to watch: Roku

Gaia (2021)

A gorgeously gruesome South African movie, Gaia tells the tale of an injured forest ranger named Gabi who encounters two off-grid survivalists whose devotion to the forest quickly becomes unnerving. Before long, Gabi learns that the beautiful plant life surrounding her temporary accommodations holds secrets and power much darker than she could ever imagine.   Directed by Jaco Bouwer, the film leans hard into body horror, using its intense imagery to turn the natural world into something beautiful, sacred, and terrifying all at once. 

Where to watch: Tubi

The Bay (2012)

Directed by Barry Levinson, The Bay is a found footage eco-horror outing. Set in a Maryland coastal town, residents soon discover their water has been polluted by a local chicken farm. This then unleashes a parasitic outbreak that turns the Fourth of July into a full-blown body-horror catastrophe. With inspiration drawn from real environmental concerns around the Chesapeake Bay, the film leans hard into the idea that human carelessness and apathy is often much more terrifying than anything supernatural. 

Where to watch: Pluto TV, Tubi

Bonus Recommendations:

• Godzilla (1954) — HBO Max, Hulu
• The Host (2006) — Disney+, Hulu
• Piranha (1978) — Peacock, Prime Video, Tubi
• C.H.U.D. (1984) — Prime Video, Tubi
• Tentacles (1977) — Prime Video, Tubi

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Paramount will release Heart Eyes 2 in theaters February 11, 2028.

Variety reports, “It’s unclear who from the group is returning for the sequel. Plot details haven’t been revealed, either.” They do note, however, that Josh Ruben is back to direct.

Josh Ruben will also co-write the script for Heart Eyes 2 with Darcy Fowler from a story by Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy. Landon will produce the sequel.

Mason Gooding (Scream) and Olivia Holt (“Cruel Summer”) starred in the 2025 movie.

In Heart Eyes: “For several years, the Heart Eyes Killer has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe.”

Meagan Navarro writes in her 4-skull review for Bloody Disgusting, “Heart Eyes walks the fine line between a ’90s slasher with a modern savage edge and a romcom with rare, white-hot chemistry without ever feeling novel or gimmicky. It’s simply a breathlessly entertaining ride that leaves you cheering for love and creative kills in equal measure.”

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Luckily for fans, the latest addition to this decade-and-a-half-long saga is shaping up to be one of the best – at least if the first trailer for Insidious: Out of the Further is to be believed. That’s why we’re taking a closer look at this spooky little teaser and point out five things we learned from the trailer, as Jacob Chase’s sequel appears to have a lot more up its sleeve than most fans realize.

For the purposes of this list, we’ll be limiting our analysis to the trailer itself, though I think it’s also worth pointing out that The Last Key’s Key Demon shows up on the film’s official poster (or at least his hands do) – a sure sign that the best part of that film will also make an appearance in this demonic blast from the past.

As usual, don’t forget to comment below if you think we missed anything important.

With that out of the way, onto the list!

5. Why It Was Originally Called “The Bleeding World”

Out of the Further is by no means a bad title, with the film appearing to do exactly what it says on the tin, but I have to be honest and express my disappointment with the fact that the studio chose to discard the original and much more badass name of “Insidious: The Bleeding World.”

Funnily enough, the new trailer actually appears to explain the original title by setting up the fact that Amelia Eve’s Gemma has the power to permanently bring entities back from “The Further” (the astral plane inhabited by spirits and demons) into real life, an ability that instantly makes her a target for our ghostly antagonists. This means that the hellish dimension is literally bleeding into our world as spirits attempt to use Gemma to escape their exile – hence the discarded title!

4. There Will Be More Liminal Horror in The Further

Between the Exit 8 adaptation and the upcoming Backrooms film, liminal horror is all the rage these days. However, the Insidious series was a pioneer of sorts when it comes to popularizing the concept of warped versions of familiar spaces. While plenty of different filmmakers have added their own spin to The Further over the years, there’s still plenty of paranormal ground to cover in the future.

That’s why it’s great to see Chase expand the concept with the seemingly infinite pillow fort that we see in the trailer, as this liminal nightmare feels like a nod to horror stories like House of Leaves (or maybe even the less serious Dave Made a Maze) while also serving as a freaky example of how the main character’s powers allow her to bring elements of The Further into the real world.

This brief clip also contains the teaser’s best scare, though I have a feeling that the full chase scene will be a lot creepier.

3. There’s a Focus on Dental Horror

While it’s mostly due to trauma from a single bad experience rather than an archetypal fear of the concept itself, I’ve always been terrified of dentists. That’s why it bothers me that so few horror movies take advantage of the inherent horrors of odontological malpractice. Out of the Further appears to be an exception, however, with the trailer teasing us with plenty of dental imagery that borders on body horror.

From the blink-and-you ’ll-miss-it introduction of a new dentist demon to a mouth POV shot harkening back to Little Shop of Horrors (and the fact that Gemma appears to be a dentist herself), I think it’s safe to say that my fellow dentophobes and I are in for a nightmarish experience this Summer.

2. We’ll See Plenty of Returning Villains

The Red Door may have featured the long-awaited return of the Lambert family and the iconic Lipstick Demon (also known as the “Red-Faced Demon”), but Out of the Further appears to be going the extra mile by bringing back most of the series’ previously established spirits and demons for one big supernatural crossover event.

From the Man Who Can’t Breathe to the aforementioned Lipstick Demon (and even a chilling shot involving a shotgun-wielding Doll Girl), the trailer promises that the latest sequel will be a treat for long-time fans. Judging by the flick’s IMDB page, I’m also suspecting that the filmmakers are attempting to keep some of the best cameos/returning characters a surprise for when the movie actually comes out later this year.

1. New Ghosts, Too!

It’s cool enough that Chase is revisiting our favorite entities from the franchise’s past, but you can’t build a good horror film out of spooky nostalgia alone. That’s why we’re excited to see a host of new and eerie faces haunting the screen in this brief teaser.

From the ghosts lurking in the dentist’s office to that nightmarish crowd shot filled with dark figures standing in the middle of an ill-lit street, there are plenty of brand-new entities here that appear to be expanding the series’ mythology in new and interesting ways. In fact, if these brief snippets of footage are to be believed, we’ll be getting ghosts from several different backgrounds and time periods, making the ensuing chaos as they bleed into our world even more fascinating to watch.

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As we hoped, DC is indeed moving fully into body horror territory with Clayface, which will release only in theaters on October 23, 2026. Tom Rhys Harries stars as Clayface.

James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) directs from a script by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” Doctor Sleep) and Hossein Amini (Drive).

The project is being compared to David Cronenberg’s The Fly.

Described as DC Studios’ first-ever foray into the genre, Clayface unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity, corrosive love, and the dark underbelly of scientific ambition.

The upcoming Clayface horror movie from DC also stars Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan, as well as Nancy Carroll and Joshua James.

James Watkins directs from a screenplay by horror master Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, story by Mike Flanagan, of course based on characters from DC. The film is produced by Matt Reeves, Lynn Harris, James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Michael E. Uslan, Rafi Crohn, Paul Ritchie, Chantal Nong Vo and Lars P. Winther executive producing.

James Gunn’s DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran previously called Clayface “an incredible body horror film that reveals a compelling origin of a classic Batman villain.”

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Check it out below and pause at :25 seconds for an alien sighting…

Steven Spielberg is looking up at the night skies once again with Disclosure Day this summer, and he offered a pretty intriguing tease live on stage at CinemaCon earlier this month.

Discussing Film reported from the event, “Steven Spielberg has revealed that the entire third act of Disclosure Day is being kept out of the marketing.”

Spielberg also said during Universal’s CinemaCon presentation, “I really truly believe that this movie is going to answer questions and cause you to ask a lot of questions.”

He teased, “All you need to get from the beginning to the end (of this movie) is a seatbelt.”

All will become clear when the sci-fi blockbuster invades theaters and IMAX June 12.

The vague synopsis for Disclosure Day reads: “If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to Disclosure Day.”

Steven Spielberg is of course no stranger to extraterrestrial encounters, directing two of the greatest alien movies of all time: Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977 and E.T. in 1982. It’s an arena he returned to in 2005, directing an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds.

New teaser for Spielberg’s DISCLOSURE DAY.

Pause at :25 seconds for an sighting. pic.twitter.com/mXDj0BcThL

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Victorian Psycho releases in theaters on September 25, 2026.

Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) is directing from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her novel of the same name. The book was released on February 4, 2025.

Maika Monroe stars in the adaptation as Winnifred Notty, an “eccentric young governess who arrives at the remote gothic manor known as Ensor House,” per the fest’s film synopsis. “As Winifred assimilates into life at Ensor House, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder if there is something amiss about their new governess.”

It’s safe to say that Winnifred is very eccentric; Feito’s novel presents a period yuletide tale of killer horror centered around its governess’ quirks.

Monroe took over the role from Margaret Qualley. Wigon previously said of the cast update, “Maika’s intense screen presence has resonated with me over and over again throughout her history of complex performances. I’m absolutely thrilled for her to bring her unique style of psychological portraiture to the fascinatingly bizarre Winifred Notty.”

Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho), Jason Isaacs (Honey Bunch), Ruth Wilson, Amy De Bruhn, and “Hamnet” breakout Jacobi Jupe also star.

Victorian Psycho is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) and Sebastien Raybaud (Greenland: Migration).

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The Japanese horror movie written and directed by Dave Boyle is expected to be released in theaters this fall.

In Never After Dark, “a medium travels deep into the Japanese countryside to perform a routine exorcism, forced to confront the most terrifying enemy of all: the living.”

Moeka Hoshi (“Shogun”), Kento Kaku (“House of Ninjas”), Kurumi Inagaki (“House of Ninjas”), Mutsuo Yoshioka (Chime), Bokuzo Masana (“Tokyo Vice”), and Tae Kimura (“All Around Us”) star.

The film premiered at SXSW and went on to win the Midnighter Audience Award. The ghost story infuses its haunted hotel with real threats in a unique way.

I wrote in my SXSW review that it’s “a conventional atmospheric haunted house with a unique approach to the supernatural. It’s that new wrinkle, along with an unwaveringly cool heroine, that sets it apart.“

“We are so thrilled that Magnolia Pictures will bring ‘Never After Dark’ to audiences across North America,” said Boyle and Kaku in a joint statement. “Their passion for the film, their commitment to a theatrical release, and their long history as exceptional stewards of great cinema make this partnership a dream come true for our team. We made this film for the big screen, and we’re delighted that audiences in North America will have the chance to experience it that way.”

Never After Dark first arrives in Japanese theaters this summer via Toho Next before Magnolia brings it to the big screen just in time for Halloween.

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Nothing is off limits when the sixth installment in the franchise releases in theaters on June 5, 2026, from Paramount.

Marlon Wayans (“Shorty”), Shawn Wayans (“Ray”), Anna Faris (“Cindy”), and Regina Hall (“Brenda”) reunite alongside returning favorites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.

Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture.

That’s certainly the case with the new parody poster trailer below, which savagely spoofs Michael Jackson and Ghostface. Kenan Thompson portrays Michael Jackson.

Of course, the pop legend was infamously parodied in Scary Movie 3 in a scene that spoofed The Others, while Scary Movie 4 took aim at Michael Jackson’s real-life controversies.

The ensemble cast of the upcoming film also includes Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Jon Abrahams, Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, and Felissa Rose.

Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).

Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans brothers’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.

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A theatrical teaser playing ahead of Ghost in the Cell has revealed that Pengabdi Setan 3: Origin, aka Satan’s Slaves 3: Origin, will release in Indonesian theaters in 2027.

“Every question always has an answer,” outlet Koran Jakarta reports of the mysterious teaser, with imagery of a lighthouse in the dark. Naturally, no plot details have been revealed at this time, though the title suggests a prequel that’ll explore the origins of the cult and the demonic curse plaguing a family.

Anwar’s loose 2017 remake of the 1980 film followed Rini (Tara Basro) and her family as they deal with the fallout from a bargain their mother struck with the devil before her death. Their demonic predicament continued five years later in 2022 sequel Satan’s Slaves: Communion, which saw the terror continue when Rini and her surviving family members relocate to a new apartment building, only for the occult nightmare to worsen.

If you’re keeping track, Satan’s Slaves 3: Origin will release five years after Communion.

Character and cast details at this time remain as scarce as plot, but we can at least expect director Joko Anwar to bring the scares with this film series.

Satan’s Slaves: Communion deepened the supernatural conspiracy at the center of one family’s torment, expanding the scale and mythology. It was also the first film from Indonesia to be released in the large screen IMAX format, highlighting this series’ reach and popularity.

While North American distribution has yet to be announced for this new installment, the first two films debuted stateside on Shudder, where they are currently streaming.

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“If you see anything that looks like me… don’t go near it.”

Leviticus is rated R for “Bloody violent content, language, some sexual content and teen drug use.” The film comes from writer-director Adrian Chiarella.

Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen play star-crossed teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.

Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak), Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie (The Nightingale), and Davida McKenzie (Silent Night) round out the cast of horror movie Leviticus.

“Leviticus is a strong debut with an incisive voice at the helm,” Meagan Navarro wrote in her review out of Sundance. “We care deeply about Naim and Ryan’s survival, making Leviticus a tense, atmospheric, and claustrophobic vision of young love in a hateful world.”

“Leviticus is the perfect title for writer-director Adrian Chiarella‘s powerful feature debut,” Meagan’s review explains, “a searing anthem against the corrosive nature of fear and bigotry.”

The film’s Rotten Tomatoes score is currently 96% with 26 reviews.

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DC is moving into body horror territory with Clayface, which will release only in theaters on October 23, 2026. The project is being compared to David Cronenberg’s The Fly.

James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) directs from a script by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” Doctor Sleep) and Hossein Amini (Drive).

The story centers on an actor who injects himself with a substance to remain relevant, only to find out that he can reshape his face and form, becoming a walking piece of clay.

Max Minghella (Spiral: From the Book of Saw), Tom Rhys Harries (The Gentlemen) and Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice) star. Rhys Harries will be playing the movie’s title character.

James Gunn’s DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran previously called Clayface “an incredible body horror film that reveals a compelling origin of a classic Batman villain.”

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Melissa McCarthy is also in talks to star in Turpentine from director Craig Zobel.

Here’s the official plot synopsis for the thriller film: Turpentine follows a deadbeat son who hires friends to rob his own parents to pay off a bookie, with disastrous results.

Justin Varava wrote the screenplay.

Rian Johnson (Knives Out) will produce through T-Street Productions.

Craig Zobel most recently directed three episodes of HBO Max’s “The Penguin,” and he also directed the genre movies Compliance, Z for Zacharia, and the controversial The Hunt.

If you’re a Connor Storrie fan, be sure to check out Look Behind You, a recent horror short film put together by Verizon and director Nia DaCosta (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple).

Set in a secluded cabin in the woods, Connor Storrie experiences “service so good, it’s scary” with a series of butt-dials in the short film. With the best network, there is no escape…

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They join previously announced cast members Marisa Tomei, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina, and Ivan Martin.

In the action-comedy, “When a zombie outbreak hits small-town NY, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-wife and her new cop boyfriend to stop President William White and his right-hand man General Graves from destroying NYC. It’s a battle of zombies, power, and unresolved feelings — and the fate of millions rests in the hands of a guy who’s already given up.”

Zach Golden (High Heat) writes and directs.

“We’re so excited to have these incredible actors join Hellhound. We have a standout ensemble with real blockbuster appeal, and we can’t wait to bring the film to audiences around the world,” said Danielle Gasher, Producer & Founder, Vaneast Pictures.

“Bringing together this level of talent is a defining moment for the film—each actor adds a distinct voice and creative strength that makes this project into something truly exceptional,” shared Producer John Ierardi, Showdown Productions.

The NYC-set zombie comedy with an already impressive cast will begin filming later this summer in Upstate NY.

Stay tuned for more as it arrives.

Ron Perlman in Succubus

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Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive first look and details on the film in celebration of Earth Day.

25 Miles Out centers on a man searching for answers surrounding his sister’s disappearance at a remote fire watch tower, who becomes drawn into an increasingly unsettling walkie‑talkie conversation deep in the wilderness.

Richards, who retired from acting in 2013 to focus on her art, provides the voice on the other end of the walkie‑talkie, gradually building unease as uncertainty begins to distort perception.

Max Ossentjuk and Tim Daly (“Wings”) also star in the film, which emphasizes isolation, sound, and psychological tension.

Drawing inspiration from the visual restraint and pacing of mid‑century cinema, Cameron N. Clauson writes, directs, and produces via Pollinator Pictures.

“I’ve always loved films that center around isolation, but when they are so polished, it’s hard for me to totally buy in,” Clauson tells us. “With 25 Miles Out, we wanted it to feel raw; as if it’s just our main character and a camera in the woods.”

25 Miles Out will hit the festival circuit in the fall. All proceeds from the project will be donated to the World Wildlife Fund.

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Passenger is rated “R” for “Strong violent content, some gore, and language.”

The van life nightmare will be released in theaters nationwide on May 22, 2026.

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 for Paramount’s Passenger includes…

• Jacob Scipio
• Lou Llobell
• Melissa Leo
• Tony Doupe
• Bonni Dichone
• Devielle Johnson
• Jessica Cruz
• Miles Fowler 
• 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.

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Saccharine opens in theaters on May 22, 2026 from Independent Film Company and Shudder.

From writer/director Natalie Erika James (Relic, Apartment 7A), the Australian supernatural body horror film follows lovelorn medical student Hana, who becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.

Midori Francis (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$), and Madeleine Madden (“The Wheel of Time”) star.

Carver Films and Thrum Films produce, with financing by Screen Australia in conjunction with XYZ Films, IPR.VC, and Stan, in association with VicScreen.

Expect a haunting new twist on weight loss fads and body horror. I explain in my Sundance review, “James keeps the popular subgenre fresh with a new wrinkle; it’s not the body horror providing the scares but the increasingly angry specter haunting Hana. Hana finds herself at the mercy of a pesky poltergeist, only exacerbating her weight loss predicament. Big Bertha makes for a menacing presence that supports both the horror and exposes Hana’s deepest, darkest insecurities and fears.”

James said of her film in a statement, “Saccharine is a love letter – to anyone who has grown up wishing their body was different, to anyone who has felt imprisoned by self-destructive impulses, to my family and the hidden pain we carried, and to myself. Shame can often drive self-destruction, but bringing compassion, acceptance and light to your darkness, is the only way its power dissolves. As Hana learns in the most brutal way, healing and recovery are not places we arrive at, but an ongoing path.”

Saccharine has been rated R by the MPA for “disturbing content, grisly images, sexuality, drug use, graphic nudity, and language.”

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The dark reimagining of the classic folk tale will hit theaters June 19, 2026.

Michael Sarnoski (A Quiet Place: Day One, Pig) writes and directs The Death of Robin Hood, with Hugh Jackman starring as a much darker version of the iconic outlaw.

In The Death of Robin Hood, “Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last.

“In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.”

Jodie Comer (28 Years Later), Bill Skarsgård (IT), Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”), and Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) round out the cast of A24’s upcoming dark fantasy.

The Death of Robin Hood is rated R for “strong bloody violence.”

Watch the brand new promo teaser trailer below.

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Variety reports that The Horror Collective has picked up the worldwide rights to 213 Bones, and the indie genre label is planning to release the slasher in the United States this year.

Set in 1993, 213 Bones follows a group of college students in the Pacific Northwest who find themselves targeted by a masked killer as a series of brutal murders unfolds.

The official plot synopsis continues, “suspicion spreads and tensions rise, the survivors are forced to uncover the killer’s identity before they become the next victims.”

The throwback ’90s style slasher pays homage to Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Urban Legend, and Variety notes that it even features a ’90s soundtrack!

“It boasts a soundtrack of recognizable ’90s and alternative-era tracks from artists including Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and the Melvins,” Variety reports.

Luna Fujimoto, Hunter Nance, Colin Egglesfield, Dean Cameron, Liam Woodrum, Toni Weiss and Francesca Barker McCormick star in director Jeffrey Primm’s 213 Bones.

The slasher villain was designed by Jason Baker (The Black Phone, Terrifier 3).

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Variety reports tonight that Curry Barker (Obsession) will direct the brand new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie for A24, which is being described as a “reimagining.”

“Barker’s vision for the famed killer Leatherface and the gaggle of young things he terrorizes are under wraps,” Variety notes in their big time exclusive report tonight.

Roy Lee and Steven Schneider of Spooky Pictures will produce A24’s new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, along with Stuart Manashil and Exurbia Films’ Pat Cassidy, Ian Henkel, and Kim Henkel. Ben Ross of Image Nation serves as executive producer.

A24 emerged victorious earlier this year from a months-long bidding war for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film and television rights, with both a film and TV show in development.

Strange Darling filmmaker and The Long Walk screenwriter JT Mollner is spearheading the TV series based on the iconic horror property. Glen Powell will executive produce.

“It was a difficult decision, but A24’s embrace of boundary-testing genre film and its record of working with artists who are inclined to test boundaries made them a compelling choice,” original Texas Chain Saw Massacre co-writer Kim Henkel said in a statement earlier this year. “Plus, we believe having a great creative and producing team — JT Mollner, Roy Lee, Dan Cohen, and Glen Powell — in place gives us the best shot at a series that could be genuinely eye-opening and unexpected. There’s an epic tale lurking in the Chainsaw backstory.”

In the 1974 genre-defining masterpiece from Tobe Hooper, five youths traveling through rural Texas fall prey to a butcher in a mask made of human skin and his cannibalistic family.

Curry Barker debuted on the scene just a few years back with the low-budget YouTube horror movie Milk & Serial, which led to him directing this year’s Obsession for Focus Features.

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Variety reports that NEON (Longlegs, Parasite, Anora, The Monkey) has hired Sam Evenson to write and direct a feature length adaptation of his horror short MORA.

In MORA, which was uploaded online one year ago, “a displaced artist becomes haunted by a mysterious woman after using an AI model corrupted by dark web images.”

The 12-minute horror short currently has 4.3 million views on YouTube.

Steven Schneider (The Long Walk, Late Night With the Devil) and Roy Lee (Weapons, IT) of Spooky Pictures, Ken Kao and Josh Rosenbaum of Waypoint Entertainment’s Cweature Features (Longlegs), and Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple’s Iron Ocean Productions (The Sinner, Candy) will produce the feature version of MORA alongside Neon.

You watch the original MORA short film below.

Sam Evenson publishes his horror shorts on the YouTube channel Grimoire Horror.

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The outlet reports that Josh Ruben’s Green Bank finally begins production this week, with Brittany O’Grady, Kumail Nanjiani, Jim Belushi, Tatiana Maslany and Taylor John Smith starring. Maslany had been attached when the project was first announced back in 2023, but the previously announced Jasmin Savoy Brown (Scream) is now off the project.

The Hollywood Reporter details, “Green Bank is set in Green Bank, West Virginia, a real world town that has been known since the late 1950s for having a “quiet zone” that severely limits radio and electronic transmissions due to scientific research being conducted in the area. It has since been expanded to include Wi-Fi and cell service.”

“Brittany O’Grady is playing the lead of the story, which follows an infant sleep-trainer who discovers that the parents of the child she is caring for are far more than the clueless yuppies they appear to be,” The Hollywood Reporter’s exclusive update continues.

In addition to her role in “The White Lotus,” you might know Brittany O’Grady from genre films including Black Christmas (2019) and It’s What’s Inside. She’ll next be seen in Monitor.

Aaron Horwitz (The Cleansing Hour) wrote Green Bank.

Greg Nicotero and his KNB EFX Group are handling the film’s creature effects.

Green Bank comes from Pangaea Studios, Big Swell Entertainment and Nocturnal Kid.

Tatiana Maslany in ‘Keeper’

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Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma is set to receive a limited theatrical run this May followed by a VOD, digital release on June 2.

Based on true events that happened to director Shane Brady (Breathing Happy) and producer Emily Zercher, Hacked also stars  Owen Atlas (Little Evil), Collin Thompson, Richard Riehle (Office Space), Katelyn Nacon (“The Walking Dead”), Brady, and NHL Hall of Famer Phil Esposito.

Hacked follows the Rumble family’s purchase of their dream home, which turns into a nightmare when Florida’s most elusive hacker, “The Chameleon”, steals their life savings. But this hacker messed with the wrong family, and they plot a revenge-fueled take down, determined to make him pay for every life he’s destroyed.

Rounding out the cast are Augie Duke (“Mayans M.C.”), Hugh Scott (Deadpool), Brittney Escalante (“9-1-1: Lone Star”), Glenn Stanton (“Chicago Fire”), and Mia Castillo (The Fairly Odd Parents: Fairly Odder).

“Hacked was born from the simple idea that sometimes getting screwed over can either break you or give you one hell of a story to tell”, said Brady. “I make films to turn pain, chaos, and frustration into something communal, funny, and wildly entertaining, and I’m beyond excited that audiences across North America will get to experience that with S&R Films as our distribution partner.”

“This film is one of the WILDEST rides I’ve ever been on – both as an actor, and as an audience member”, said Chandler Riggs. “It’s a constant stream of insanity in the best way possible. I truly had the most fun getting to play Rob ‘The Chameleon’ Huberton, and I can’t begin to express how excited I am that people all across North America will get to experience this movie.”

Watch the energetic trailer below.

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The demonic horror movie releases in theaters, Digital, and on VOD on May 31, 2026.

In Speed Demon, “When Father Novak and Sister Lu board a train from Montreal to New York City, they weren’t prepared for the danger and evil that would pursue them.

“After the train is taken over by the demon Asmodeus, Father Novak and Sister Lu must battle possessed passengers on a runaway train, with Sister Lu forced to overcome her faltering faith and perform the first exorcism done by a nun.”

William H. Macy (The Running Man, Train Dreams) costars as Father Novak.

Watch the new Speed Demon trailer below, which introduces the hostile working relationship between Father and Sister when a vengeance demon takes control of their speeding train. Curiously, it’s a little girl who explains its purpose just before possession takes root.

Jon Keeyes (Cult Killer) directs from a script by Domenico Salvaggio (Die).

“Speed Demon is an intensely fun horror movie. It’s got a strong story, demons, action, plenty of special effects, and truly unique characters,” said Keeyes in a statement. “Getting to work with Katie Cassidy and William H. Macy was a complete joy. Bill was incredible as our Father Novak, and such a professional, bringing a real heart to the character. And Katie nailed it as a nun who has lost her faith, struggles with addictions, and must overcome her past in order to become this kickass warrior nun.”

Look for the horror movie next month.

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DC is moving into body horror territory with Clayface, which will release only in theaters on October 23, 2026. Check out the first two pieces of official marketing below.

And come on back here tomorrow for the Clayface teaser trailer.

James Watkins (The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil) directs from a script by Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” Doctor Sleep) and Hossein Amini (Drive).

The project is being compared to David Cronenberg’s The Fly.

The story centers on an actor who injects himself with a substance to remain relevant, only to find out that he can reshape his face and form, becoming a walking piece of clay.

Max Minghella (Spiral: From the Book of Saw), Tom Rhys Harries (The Gentlemen) and Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice) star. Rhys Harries will be playing the movie’s title character.

James Gunn’s DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran previously called Clayface “an incredible body horror film that reveals a compelling origin of a classic Batman villain.”

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The Ginger Snaps 4K + Blu-ray + Digital 2-disc release will be available May 19.

You can pre-order your copy from Lionsgate Limited now.

Lionsgate previews, “Making its debut on 4K, this cult horror classic brings its bold take on transformation and sisterhood into stunning clarity while offering a sharp, fresh twist on the werewolf mythos, blending coming-of-age terror with dark humor”

Includes the Lionsgate Limited Extra “The Pact: Ginger Snaps Forever” (revisiting the film’s lasting impact and devoted fan base) as well as legacy special features, with audio commentaries and fan-favorite featurettes exploring the film’s themes and production.

The full Special Features package includes…

• Lionsgate Limited Extra:
  • The Pact: Ginger Snaps Forever
• Legacy Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary with Director John Fawcett
  • Audio Commentary with Writer Karen Walton
  • “Ginger Snaps: Blood, Teeth, and Fur” Featurette
  • “Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films” Featurette
  • “Making of” Featurette
  • Cast Auditions and Rehearsals
  • Creation of the Beast
  • Being John Fawcett
  • Production Design Artwork
  • Deleted Scenes
  • TV Spots
  • Theatrical Trailers

Ginger Snaps is the story of death-fixated teen sisters Ginger and Brigitte, who are attacked by a creature drawn to Ginger’s first menstrual period. Bitten by the creature, Ginger soon exhibits sudden aggression and bizarre transformations that convince Brigitte her sister is turning into a werewolf…and that Ginger’s embrace of her liberating new condition may be terminal.

Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle star in Ginger Snaps.

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While you wait, check out two new Leviticus official posters below.

Leviticus is rated R for “Bloody violent content, language, some sexual content and teen drug use.” The film comes from writer-director Adrian Chiarella.

Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen play star-crossed teenage boys who must escape a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most — each other.

Mia Wasikowska (Crimson Peak), Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie (The Nightingale), and Davida McKenzie (Silent Night) round out the cast of horror movie Leviticus.

“Leviticus is a strong debut with an incisive voice at the helm,” Meagan Navarro wrote in her review out of Sundance. “We care deeply about Naim and Ryan’s survival, making Leviticus a tense, atmospheric, and claustrophobic vision of young love in a hateful world.”

“Leviticus is the perfect title for writer-director Adrian Chiarella‘s powerful feature debut,” Meagan’s review explains, “a searing anthem against the corrosive nature of fear and bigotry.”

The film’s Rotten Tomatoes score is currently 96% with 25 reviews.

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Odyssey will debut on Digital and Video on Demand on April 28, 2026, from Cineverse.

In Odyssey, “Natasha Flynn’s ambition fuels her success in London real estate, but her lavish lifestyle relies on high‑risk lenders. When escalating debt pushes her into a coercive criminal arrangement, she turns to a volatile former associate for help. Navigating pressure from both her profession and her creditors, she descends into a shadow economy where survival demands compromise.“

Watch the trailer below, which only teases some of the ultra-violence with a supernatural bend ahead.

Polly Maberly (Pride and Prejudice, Foyle’s War), Mikael Persbrandt (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, In a Better World), Guy Burnet (Oppenheimer, Ray Donovan), Jasmine Blackborow (The Gentlemen, Marie Antoinette), Daniel De Bourg (MobLand, Fountain of Youth), Peter Ferdinando (Ghost in the Shell, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), Kellie Shirley (In the Long Run) and Sarah Beck Mather (Deep Cover, The Moment) star.

The film is directed by Gerard Johnson (Hyena, Tony) and written by Austin Collings.

Odyssey was an official selection of SXSW, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Fright Fest, L’Etrange Festival, and Strasbourg Film Festival.

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The sixth film in the horror franchise was originally set for theatrical release on July 24, 2026 from New Line and Warner Bros., but it will now possess theaters July 10, 2026.

Yes, we’re getting Evil Dead Burn two weeks earlier than expected!

The teaser is VERY short, offering just enough Deadite carnage to whet your appetite. It offers up a killer unbroken shot of a young woman attempting to escape from a house that seems to be absolutely infested with Deadites, with torn up bodies dropping all around her.

What’s the plot of Evil Dead Burn?

Here’s the official plot synopsis…

Evil Dead Burn unleashes the franchise’s most savage and terrifying ride to date, blazing onto big screens with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic mayhem.

After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life… live on even in death.

Who directed Evil Dead Burn?

Evil Dead Burn is directed by French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček, who impressed horror fans – including Sam Raimi! – with his debut feature Infested back in 2024.

Who stars in Evil Dead Burn?

The cast for Evil Dead Burn includes…

• Souheila Yacoub (Dune: Part Two)
• Hunter Doohan (“Wednesday”)
• Luciane Buchanan (“The Night Agent”)
• Tandi Wright (Pearl)
• George Pullar (It Only Takes a Night)

Evil Dead Burn will be followed by Evil Dead Wrath, in theaters April 7, 2028!

Watch the official Evil Dead Burn teaser trailer below.

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In Taccone’s latest, a struggling married couple (Jason Segel and Samara Weaving) resort to a romantic cabin vacation in an effort to reconnect, only for them both to discover that they’ve been planning the other’s murder. Over Your Dead Body taps into the emotional melodrama of a relationship that may have reached its breaking point, while infusing this tension with hyperbolically brutal setpieces. In a year that’s featured blood-soaked horror films like Ready or Not 2, Send Help, and Scream 7, Over Your Dead Body might be the most vicious of the lot. 

To celebrate the film’s release, Jorma Taccone opens up on the similarities between comedy and horror, the power of humor as an equalizer and entry point into more brutal storytelling, the challenges of asserting your voice while doing a remake, and why Over Your Dead Body is “like three movies in one.” 

BLOODY DISGUSTING: You have such rich experience when it comes to embracing and subverting genre tropes, going all the way back to Lonely Island sketches like “The ‘Bu.” So much of nailing the joke in something involves that meticulous attention to detail and replicating the right genre dynamics. Was that part of the appeal in taking on a project that plays more into the thriller and horror space? 

JORMA TACCONE: I think that with all of the stuff that we’ve done, as you mentioned — things like MacGruber, the action genres, overly dramatic teen dramas — it all comes out of such a place of love. We want to be able to not just do it, but hopefully do it effectively. I think I always enjoyed the idea of pushing those genres and doing them well enough so that you really feel like their worlds are believable, even if it’s something as arched as MacGruber, and then bending it as much as you can into a humorous space. I would just say that it’s coming from love, but then, honestly, horror is pretty new to me. There’s a lot of crossover between comedy and horror because I think that there are explosions that are the equivalent of the way a joke lands.

A big part of the appeal of doing this was how much genre-bending is going on. This movie is like three movies in one, honestly. It goes from almost like a suspense thriller, which is a really fun place to be in. There are a lot of really dramatic scenes that are like real acting scenes between both Samara and Jason, who are both excellent. To dip into that was really fun. It sort of becomes almost like a home invasion movie, too, before it becomes a full-on action film in a way that MacGruber is not. MacGruber is like a faux action movie. This goes full-out and gets treated as real as possible. Then layering all that together and threading the needles of pulling it all together in a cohesive vision. I don’t want to say that word. It’s like saying “filmmaking” or “filmmaker“; “I’m an artist.” All words that I balk at. But no, the humor to me is the thing that sort of ties it all together. It was just like a really fun place to showcase many different kinds of things that maybe people haven’t seen me do before. 

There were so many moments that kind of felt like War of the Roses meets Panic Room or Home Alone, or something. 

JT: All movies I love. All movies I love. I don’t think that there were any specific references to any movies that we were making, but it all goes into the ether of your brain and influences you.

I was a fan of Tommy Wirkola’s original film, The Trip, on which this is based. Over Your Dead Body does a great job at feeling like its own thing with a different voice. Did you try to refer back to the original film at all, and was that a challenge?

JT: It was a fine line there, but something that definitely made me want to do the film in the first place. I love the original. The original is, I would say, much darker emotionally than this film is, but I also wanted to both honor the original — because I liked it so much — but then also keep its teeth, so to speak, because it’s a dark film. European films are often darker, I think, and then the American remake becomes this softer take on it. It’s more my vibe, along with Jason and Samara’s vibes, if that makes sense. The characters are a bit more — and I don’t want to say this because I love the original — but they feel a bit more redeemable. I wanted to be able to have some closure at the end, where you really want to see this couple together, even though they go through this crazy fucking shit. 

So it was both. It was trying to honor the parts of the original that I really responded to and do justice to those parts. And then as a filmmaker, not to change things just for the sake of changing them because I felt like it’s an ego-y thing. Why are you changing something that works, you know? So we really tried to keep the parts that worked for us. Then it’s an overall tonal shift to me. 

Another thing that I was really concentrating on is that this movie just ramps. It becomes exponential. So that was something that we kind of found in the edit, honestly, because we did follow the guidelines of the original. It does have my own kind of take on all of it, which I was really proud of. Honestly, a big part of making a remake or wanting to make a remake – because I did not want to, like at all – I couldn’t get the original out of my head. But I just loved Nick [Kocher] and Brian’s [McElhaney] script so much that I literally couldn’t not do it. I know that’s a weird thing to say, but I just kept coming back to it.

Another big thing for me was just knowing that I was going to do Tommy Wirkola proud. He loves this version, and I think he’s really proud of it and proud of me, which feels great! It’s great to have something that you respect and then to really feel like you ended up with something that you’re equally proud of. I feel like it’s an equally impressive movie. Also super fun to see with an audience. 

On that note, horror and comedy are both genres that are great to experience with a crowd. This film had a great premiere at SXSW, where it also won the Audience Award. I’m sure that must have been a validating way to kick things off. Can you talk a little about feeding off that energy, and if there were any reactions that left you surprised?

JT: Oh dude, we did the premiere — 15 years ago or whenever it was — we did the premiere of MacGruber at SXSW. With Over Your Dead Body, the response was equal to MacGruber. I mean, it was going off in a way that I was like, “Are they doing an impression of an audience liking this movie?” It was so raucous and so much fun. There are these ramps of laughs that then go into violence, and so to have this audience that is like guffawing laughs and then screaming in surprise is just the best. I kind of never want to premiere anything anywhere else. 

There are some brutal sequences with so many moving parts to them that are such great showcases. There’s beautiful effects work going on there, not to mention that fantastic lawnmower setpiece. What were the challenges in bringing those sequences from the final act to life?

JT: It’s funny because, like before delving into this, obviously, I’d done some action before. But with MacGruber, it’s like very shot-reverse shot. Nothing’s tied in.

You’ve got long takes going on here.

JT: No, this is like handheld stuff, and like it’s all choreographed for these bigger setpieces that really involve a lot of blocking and movement. You really have to sit there and storyboard. I’ve storyboarded many things before, but it was cool to work with my storyboard artists, with 87North, with my stunt coordinator. Just incredible dudes, and to be able to honestly work with a company that is incredibly good at that sort of thing and knows violence in a way that is fun, funny, big, surprising, gory things. And then to have a sort of slightly different perspective on it. I’m always trying to have the characters come through during a fight, and maintain that these are novices who are not the best at fighting. That provides a lot of humor, and then using some of that fun sloppiness to both accentuate the violence and humor.

It was such a fun thing for me. I actually think that it was a lot of fun for those guys, too. They’re like really funny guys. They’ve actually made a really funny movie in Germany. They’re all German stunt dudes. It was great to collaborate on that. Honestly, there’s an action at the end that’s really fun and over-the-top, too. A lot of blood. All of it was just so much fun. I think that before I was doing it, I had this moment where I was like, “How is handheld action going to feel?” So I shot a little scene with my kid and his friend, doing it handheld, and I was like, “Oh, this is so much easier!” Everything looks amazing off the top. So the combination of doing that with a pretty heavily storyboarded thing gives it this awesome frenetic kind of feel. It’s really fun to do. 

It’s hard to even look at Jason’s face by the end! 

JT: Oh my God, right? It does play humorously. That was one of the things that I really liked about doing this: I’ve had a lot of people, including my mom and my step-mom, who are watching it and then laugh super hard at really gory shit that I know they would normally never laugh at. I’ve had people who were like, “I am not a gore person. I don’t like violence, but this was so funny.” It’s amazing that the humor can allow them to find some of those things funny, while still being very affecting because it gets over-the-top.

Over Your Dead Body is playing in theaters on April 24, 2026.

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But when can you expect for Iron Lung to be available on digital, physical, and streaming? Well, it’s the nature of the self-distribution game that things are taking a bit longer than they would for a studio production, but Markiplier promises Iron Lung is coming home soon.

Markplier’s plan? To not only get Iron Lung up for digital purchase on YouTube, but to also set up a new system within YouTube where other filmmakers can do the same with their films.

Markiplier explains in a new video, “The reason Iron Lung‘s digital release has been taking so long is because I’ve been taking the extra steps to work out this deal where I can become this aggregator so that other people can benefit from it. That’s the goal. And that’s what I’ve been trying to do. And there’s a lot of legal loopholes to do it, and there’s a lot of setup to do it.”

“But I’m on the final phase of setting that up. And that means that it’s almost ready,” Markiplier continues. “I’ll have the ability to get movies up for sale on YouTube.”

While it’s true that anyone can upload their own movies to YouTube whenever they want, it sounds like Markiplier is more talking about giving independent filmmakers like himself the ability to monetize not only through ads but also through traditional digital purchases and rentals. Getting your movie into the official YouTube Movies & TV section is something you’d need a digital aggregator to do, and Markiplier is essentially looking to create his own in-house distribution arm that will serve as that intermediary between content creators and YouTube.

As for the physical media release of Iron Lung, that’s also in the works. He explains that he’s going to literally have a DVD/Blu-ray machine that will be auto-producing copies of Iron Lung in his home, allowing him to self distribute the film on physical media.

Iron Lung adapts the indie horror game created by David Szymanski, named by Bloody Disgusting as one of the Best Indie Horror Video Games You Might’ve Missed in 2022.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name — The Quiet Rapture.

“After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood.
Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom.

“If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.”

Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach stars in Iron Lung, which he also wrote and directed.

IRON LUNG IS GONNA BE AVAILABLW ON YOUTUBE MOVIES SOON and mark is working out a deal to help other youtubers get their movies on youtube as well!!!! pic.twitter.com/AiMkKtI0B3

— ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾ ⋆⁺₊⋆ ︎ (@_LOVERiplier_) April 21, 2026

Mark saying he’s gonna have the machine for the DVDs and the Blue-rays on the background of his newer videos and it being Amy’s idea is genius I love it pic.twitter.com/gUrkwav6bR

— ★ WATCHED IRON LUNG THREE TIMES!!! (@_engineerPlier_) April 21, 2026

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Fans have long speculated that Moon Knight will next appear in an adaptation of Midnight Sons, Marvel’s supernatural team comprised of Blade, Morbius, and Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze and more.

Speaking via the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, Isaac has confirmed that there was “interesting talk” about potential plans for a Midnight Sons movie, though it’s not currently in active development. 

“Yeah, there was an interesting talk about Midnight Sons,” Isaac revealed. “Tonally, it’s really important because we’re playing with real stuff with that one. It’s expressing something very real, challenging, and difficult. I feel like if you’re gonna go, you gotta take it seriously as well. Even though it’s a crazy comic book, but that’s what it’s trying to do; it’s doing both of those things.“

Of course, Marvel’s long-beleagured Blade still has yet to gain traction and remains stalled, but the Midnight Sons team has also included characters who have already appeared in the MCU, like Man-Thing, Jack Russell (Gael García Bernal), and Elsa Bloodstone (Laura Donnelly) from Werewolf by Night.

Isaac’s Moon Knight isn’t one of the original characters in Midnight Sons‘ storyline, either, further opening up possibilities for what a movie and its team could look like.

But the actor would like to see Ghost Rider and Blade make the initial cut. “Make it happen, fellas, it’s a no-brainer,” Isaac answered when asked about casting Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider and Blade actor Mahersala Ali as part of the trio.

The MCU is gearing up for the Phase Six event entry, Avengers: Doomsday, though, so it might be a while before we hear further updates on this potential project.

Oscar Isaac in Disney+ series “Moon Knight”

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In the wake of the film’s theatrical release last month, the blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy They Will Kill You debuts digitally at home on April 28, 2026.

More of a physical media fan? On June 30, 2026, They Will Kill You will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from online and physical retailers.

Whet your appetite by checking out an exclusive sneak peek at the “Crafting Carnage” featurette included with the film’s at-home release, which unravels how the most intense and bloody moments from They Will Kill You were brought to the screen using old school hands-on techniques, from puppets and prosthetics to practical effects and choreographed gags.

Kirill Sokolov (Why Don’t You Just Die!) directs from a script he co-wrote with Alex Litvak (Predators). IT filmmaker Andy Muschietti produces alongside Barbara Muschietti.

The Digital, 4K UHD, and Blu-rays contain the following special features:

· Director’s Log: The Making of They Will Kill You

A documentary-style feature following director and the cast throughout the production process. From creative meetings with executive producers to deep dives with the VFX and prosthetics teams, this piece offers an intimate look at the creative and technical forces behind the film.

· Developing the Virgil Featurette

A look into the film’s most iconic location: The Virgil, a nine-floor art deco building inspired by Dante’s Inferno. This piece showcases the building’s intricate design, surreal art direction, and how each floor was constructed to reflect a different level of psychological descent.

· Asia Reaves’ Attacks Featurette

This action-packed piece breaks down all the major fight scenes in the film, complete with stunts, spoilers, and cinematic chaos.

· Crafting Carnage Featurette

Unravel how the film’s most intense moments were brought to life using hands-on techniques, from puppets and prosthetics to practical effects and choreographed gags.

They Will Kill You unleashes a blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy in which a young woman must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult’s mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering in a uniquely brazen, big screen battle of epic kills and wickedly dark humor.

Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette also star.

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