Another significant movie of the decade was David Fincher‘s Seven, in which a serial killer was modeling his crimes after sins from the Bible. This would be only Fincher’s first brush with these types of tales, as he would also release Zodiac and then develop the Netflix series Mindhunter. With only two seasons, the series has become a fan favorite, thanks to both Fincher’s presence and the lead performances by Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany.

McCallany is set to return to the world of serial killers with his new movie Paradise Disturbed, with Deadline revealing a first-look photo from the film, which you can see at the top of the page.

The outlet describes the movie as following “retired legendary investigator Ron Lee (McCallany), who is pulled back into the dark world he had walked away from when a series of ritualistic murders target him. A tense cat-and-mouse game unfolds as Ron matches wits with a brilliant and sadistic killer who is waiting to unleash their final masterpiece in this game of death.”

Zak Steiner (Euphoria), Lily Donoghue (The Summer I Turned Pretty), and Xander Berkeley (Apollo 13) also star in the movie, which was directed by James Khanlarian (The Ghost Trap).

“I can honestly say that working on Paradise Disturbed with this team was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had,” writer-producer Peter A. Couture II shared of the project. “I can’t give Holt enough credit; he became Ron Lee.”

This first look at Paradise Disturbed comes ahead of the film going to sales at AFM.

While it’s exciting to see McCallany in anything, the new movie might not be the return to the genre Mindhunter fans had hoped for. Both seasons earned significant acclaim, yet Netflix still opted to cancel it. Fincher, however, has previously expressed how his shooting methods mean a TV show takes a lot of time and a lot of money to pull off, with the actual viewership numbers for the series not lining up with the resources required for a Season 3.

There is currently no release date for Paradise Disturbed.

Are you looking forward to the new movie? Let us know in the comments below!

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Understandably, a story about the drastic measures the police industrial complex took in order to secure peace and thwart crime has been relevant since the first movie was unleashed back in 1987, though an effective take on the concept is easier said than done. Prime Video, however, has finally made significant progress on their revival series, which includes casting Dan Stevens to play the main character.

During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stevens reflected on his love for the character and the experience of finally securing the role.

“Oh, my goodness, I was so thrilled. In fact, the announcement was made while I was on the set of Dexter,” the actor recalled. “I was teasing [producer] Scott [Reynolds] about it, like, ‘It’s this thing, but I can’t quite tell you about it,’ and then [looks at his watch] I was like, ‘Oh wait, it’s been announced!’ I was waiting to do a scene and Michael [C. Hall] came up to me, ‘Congratulations.’ It was a very surreal moment.”

He added, “And what an amazing universe to get to inhabit. The original left such an imprint on me as a young film watcher, and I think on most of my generation. I’ve never had so many texts from guys over 35 in one day as that day; people I haven’t heard from for 20 years.”

While the actor didn’t outright explain what the new approach to the material would be, he explained what he feels made the original movie so effective, which implies those elements will also be present in this new TV series.

“There seems to be an appetite for it. The original had two elements that I’m a huge fan of: extreme violence and satire,” Stevens pointed out. “And I think it is such a ripe paradigm for satirizing this moment that we’re in, with the police industrial complex. There’s so much to play with there, so I can’t wait.”

Peter Ocko will be the writer and showrunner, with James Wan executive producing for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. RoboCop co-creator Ed Neumeier is an executive producer.

At this time, it’s unclear when the project will begin filming or be released.

Are you looking forward to the new series? Let us know in the comments below!

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In recent years, despite the home video market evolving into streaming and 4K restorations, we’ve seen studios embrace the trend of novelizations and contemporary titles are getting reimagined into published works. Thanks to the proven interest in such novelizations, this also means previously released novelizations are getting new printings.

Titan Books is confirmed to be printing a new edition of John Russo‘s Return of the Living Dead: The Official Novelization, which is set for a March 30, 2027 release. While this isn’t a new adaptation, it means it will be much easier for fans of the 1985 movie to get their hands on a copy.

The publisher describes the release, “The gore-filled meta sequel to George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead novelized by the screenwriter of the legendary film. Now considered a cult-classic due to its campy humor, punk rock aesthetic, and self-aware parody of the zombie genre, the novelization is perfect for all fans of gruesome, brain-eating zombies.

“They’re Back From The Grave and Ready To Party!

“When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Kentucky, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.”

While this release is described as an official novelization, implying that a script was converted into a novel, this release is a unique instance of the opposite. After the success of Night of the Living Dead, which Russo and Romero wrote together, the pair parted ways, though Russo retained the rights to “Living Dead” titles. He released the novel Return of the Living Dead in 1978, which served as a direct sequel to the 1968 movie, but it wasn’t until 1985 that elements of the narrative were adapted into a screenplay.

This new novelization seemingly isn’t the only new entry into the franchise on the horizon, as a sequel to the original movie has been in the works for years and has potentially been teased as getting a release before the end of the year.

Will you be grabbing a copy of the novelization? Let us know in the comments below!

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Confirming the popularity of the series, Netflix has confirmed today that Haunted Hotel has been renewed for a Season 3. The announcement was made on social media, which featured a Halloween-inspired piece of key art honoring the new season. Haunted Hotel is expected to return to Netflix sometime in 2027.

Looks like Halloween came early this year. HAUNTED HOTEL is renewed for Season 3, coming 2027! https://t.co/tqtcrM7EEx

— Netflix (@netflix) October 30, 2026

Season 2 of the series was described, “New ghosts. New employees. New undefined evils that we haven’t even discovered yet! Katherine and her family find their groove as more paranormal problems come looking for vacancies. But can a haunted hotel ever really feel like home?”

Haunted Hotel stars Will Forte (Sweet Tooth), Eliza Coupe (Future Man), Skyler Gisondo (The Quarry, Santa Clarita Diet), Natalie Palamides (The Powerpuff Girls), and Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, Black Mirror).

The series was created by showrunner Matt Roller (Rick and Morty, Community) and produced by Titmouse (Big Mouth, The Venture Bros). In the debut season, a single mother tries to run the world’s most haunted hotel with her ghost brother, two kids, a demon trapped in a little boy’s body, and an ever growing collection of ghosts, monsters, and supernatural disasters.

Erica Hayes (Rick and Morty, Carol & the End of the World) is the supervising director. Roller executive produces alongside Chris McKenna (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Community), Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community), and Steve Levy (Rick and Morty, Community).

Even though this new season didn’t fully dominate the pop-culture conversation, given how much thrilling content has been released this month, Season 2 of the series has been received positively. There might only be a handful of published reviews calculated, but Rotten Tomatoes currently tallies Season 2 as having 100% positive reviews. It would seem that, for anyone who connected with the original season, the creators maintained consistency with its blend of humor and horror.

Stay tuned for updates on Season 3 of Haunted Hotel.

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On the one hand, some have seen it as a surface-level horror movie in which a wish from Michael Johnston‘s Bear goes horribly wrong, transforming Inde Navarrette‘s Nikki into something villainous. Other takes on the story, though, consider the events of the movie to be a metaphor for abuse and that it was Bear’s male entitlement that caused everything Nikki suffers, which makes for a much darker experience.

Understandably, those who see Nikki as the victim in the movie, who pays the price for Bear’s recklessness, have had mixed feelings about Universal Studios Hollywood featuring a roaming character acting as Nikki at their Halloween Horror Nights event. Navarrette, however, fully supports the character’s involvement.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Navarrette explained, “I don’t think [Halloween] Horror Nights is portraying her as a villain … I think they’re wanting to have people experience a character that they’ve gotten to love, and I think that’s really f—ing cool.”

Nikki’s involvement at the event and Navarrette’s comments offer an interesting perspective on the entire experience. The event highlights a variety of monsters and villains each year, with some of those figures having delivered immense amounts of on-screen violence. Even this year, Terrifier‘s Art the Clown makes an appearance, who has unleashed some of the most disturbing acts of on-screen violence of the last decade.

The issue, then, isn’t that the event is embracing horror mascots as characters we are excited to come face to face with, so much as it is the inherent nature for guests at Halloween Horror Nights to be antagonized by scare actors. These performers, though, normally have their identities obscured by wearing masks or makeup, while the Nikki performers are merely women covered in blood. This environment, in which guests are coming face to face with actors in aggravating environments, could put the performer in a vulnerable position. Multiple videos have emerged online of individuals antagonizing and harassing Nikki performers, which likely only scratches the surface of inherent tensions.

Another point of contention comes from whether the event is conveying the idea that Nikki is a villain, like Art the Clown or other figures involved in the event, or if the character of Nikki is being exploited as a victim, much like how she appears in the movie itself.

Naverrette’s comments, however, were those of support both conceptually and for the performers she met at the park.

The actor confirmed she “wanted to go give [the scare actors] a high-five” because “I can’t imagine, viscerally, every single day what that must feel like” to portray the character each night for thousands of guests.

“I just wanted to tell her that I am so proud of her and that she’s doing a great job. It was great because I got to meet two actresses in one night. It was phenomenal,” Navarrette added. “She’s doing a great job.”

Navarrette is set to host this week’s Saturday Night Live.

What do you think of the situation? Let us know in the comments below!

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Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, 1983’s Sleepaway Camp is full of countless memorable moments. The movie follows cousins Ricky (Jonathan Tiersten) and Angela (Felissa Rose) at summer camp, as they navigate bullies, relationships, and their fellow campers. When murders start to occur at camp, a number of suspects emerge, eventually leading to one of the most shocking and unexpected endings in a horror movie of all time.

Fans of the film were given some exciting news today, as Scream Factory took to social media to confirm that an original negative of the movie had been found and that they were pursuing a 4K restoration of the slasher.

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Sleepaway Camp has already earned a number of home video releases, from VHS to DVD to Blu-ray, so longtime fans likely own some version of the movie on physical media, but 4K fans will appreciate getting to enjoy the experience to the fullest potential.

One interesting note about this movie specifically, though, is that the upgrade to the technical specs could come with some unintended consequences. For example, one sequence in the movie shows the movie’s killer being lit from a light source behind them, only offering a glimpse of their silhouette. In previous versions of the release, the quality of the scene meant that the identity of the killer was shrouded in darkness. However, anyone who has seen the HD upgrade on streaming or Blu-ray likely noticed how much clearer the picture is and that the identity of the killer is seemingly fully exposed.

Another such example is that Allen Breton, who plays Officer Frank Breton, sports a mustache early in the movie. Later in the movie, though, the officer reappears and is sporting a very fake mustache, seemingly due to the actor shaving after filming his initial scenes. If the movie is restored, it’s possible that these more glaring mistakes will become all the more evident. Still, these errors only add to the enjoyment of the experience, so we’ll still keep our eyes out for the remaster.

Stay tuned for updates on the 4K restoration of Sleepaway Camp.

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Per press release:

Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas is decking the halls with dark holiday frights as Krampus & Kin returns with new screams of the season. During this limited-time holiday celebration, guests will step into a twisted winter wonderland with transformed immersive areas, encounter legendary characters of winter folklore, experience a haunting musical procession, and savor fiendishly festive food and beverages. Those brave enough can celebrate the darker side of the holidays on select dates November 19 through January 10, 2027, at the ultimate horror experience.

Twisted Holiday Horrors

As guests enter Universal Horror Unleashed, they’ll discover eerie holiday music, haunting decorations and familiar characters revealing their holiday alter egos.

• In Frost Bite, Dead Storage becomes an icy feeding ground ruled by the Vampire Frost Queen, with her Frost Guard and Frost Stalkers hunting unsuspecting visitors.
• At Kill Vault Video, guests can browse holiday horror films before uncovering the disturbing secret concealed behind the video wall.
• Meanwhile, Home for the Horrordays transforms Prop Graveyard into a twisted family gathering, where the Twin Sister and Twin Brother host their most disturbed friends for a gruesome Christmas celebration.
• In Yuletide Legends near Krampus Haus, guests can come face-to-face with Krampus and explore oversized storybooks bringing sinister winter folklore to life. Returning creatures Grýla and Kallikantzaroi are joined by Mari Lwyd, Hans Trapp and Frau Perchta.

A haunting, lantern-lit musical procession brings the legends together throughout the night, leading to a dramatic lighting moment around Krampus’s towering black holiday tree. Guests can also capture chilling memories on Krampus’s skull-encrusted throne and in Grýla’s cauldron.

The celebration wouldn’t be complete without Jack the Clown and his Maniacs bringing to life, or death, a sinister holiday twist to Demented Circus in Premiere House, with high-energy rock music, specialty acts, dark comedy and theatrical kills turning the season of giving into a night of terror. Reservations are now available for guests ready to add a little mayhem to their holiday plans.

Frightfully Good Food & Beverage

Those who work up an appetite can step into Krampus Haus, a Bavarian-inspired beer garden in Jack’s Alley with four themed food stalls, seasonal beers on draught and specialty cocktails available for purchase. Featured food offerings include:

• The Chains of Krampus, a Bavarian-style pretzel with blonde ale cheese fondue and Bavarian mustard dip
• Naughty, Naughty, smoked cranberry-glazed chicken drum pops
• Feast of the Holy Innards, spiraled Feuerwurst sausage with fire-roasted pepper relish and Bavarian mustard
• Perchta’s Pie, fried apple pie chebureki with bourbon-spiced vanilla bean icing

Guests can purchase a Krampus-themed dining pass redeemable for four food selections, choosing their favorites or sampling a variety of offerings.

Seasonal beverages are also conjuring up the fun with:

• Devil’s Blood, a gin cocktail with cranberry, citrus, cherry and clove-infused honey
• Krampus Punch, a spiced mulled wine
• Shot Ski, made with Aquavit
• Nice List, a festive blend of cherry juice, apple cider, orange juice, honey, clove and ginger beer

*Guests must be 21 or older with valid photo identification to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.

Guests can also embrace the darker side of the season with the Krampus & Kin merchandise collection, featuring apparel, accessories and collectible keepsakes celebrating Krampus and other legendary winter creatures from folklore. Available at the Universal Horror Unleashed retail store, the collection offers fans a chilling way to commemorate the screams of the season and bring home a souvenir of their Las Vegas visit.

Guests can experience Krampus & Kin as part of General Admission to Universal Horror Unleashed, alongside its four haunted houses and immersive entertainment. Seasonal food, beverages and merchandise are available for purchase separately. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit UniversalHorrorUnleashed.com.

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Novak shared, per The Hollywood Reporter, that Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles following “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.”

She added, “He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all … We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.”

Given his prolific career, it’s hard to pinpoint his one most beloved role. However, if it did have to be boiled down to his landmark performance, it would likely be Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Stewart brought the role to life in four movies: Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. He returned to the role for the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard.

Continuing his work in genre projects, Stewart played Professor Charles Xavier in 2000’s X-Men, in what is arguably some of the all-time best casting in a superhero movie ever. He subsequently starred in X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Logan. Following Marvel Studios acquiring 20th Century Fox, Stewart returned to reprise the role of Professor X for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, where he will finally get to cement the legacy of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Perhaps a testament to how beloved and warm of a presence the actor was throughout the decades, he has only a few horror credits to his name. He starred in Tobe Hooper‘s Lifeforce before he took on the role of Picard. In 2016, he took on a completely against-type role in Jeremy Saulnier‘s Green Room, in which he played the leader of a Neo-Nazi gang and a punk club in Oregon. A testament to what a powerhouse performer he was, his turn as the antagonist was an absolutely chilling role.

Our thoughts go out to Stewart’s family and friends in this difficult time.

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The movie caught the attention of various prestigious awards groups and earned del Toro multiple Oscar nominations, which opened up a number of doors for him in Hollywood. It might have taken another decade before he scored an Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture with The Shape of Water, but many still regard Pan’s Labyrinth as his masterpiece.

After securing a theatrical re-release in honor of its 20th anniversary, Pan’s Labyrinth is heading to home video. Pan’s Labyrinth will be available to own digitally beginning November 10, followed by the 4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Edition SteelBook and Blu-ray Collectors Edition on December 1. It will then be available for digital rental (VOD) on December 8, and due to overwhelming demand, Cineverse will release a 4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Edition on December 29. The physical pre-order has already set a record as the number one home entertainment pre-order launch of all time for Cineverse.

This follows a return to theatres, including first-time releases in 4K and 3D, that grossed more than $2 million at the box office, and led to increased interest in the film and the human-led creativity and imagination that has led to three Oscar wins plus critical and fan acclaim since 2006, including a record standing ovation at Cannes.

The 4K restoration was overseen by del Toro, taken directly from the original 35mm elements.

Special features on the upcoming 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray are as follows:

NEW BONUS FEATURES

• Retrospective Doc: Long Ago, In The Underground Realm
• Actors on Pan’s: Fables And Reflections
• Director’s on Pan: A Story, Like Those We Were Told

LEGACY BONUS FEATURES

• “The Power of Myth” Featurette: A Discourse on the Use of Fairy Tale Mythology in Pan’s Labyrinth
• “Pan and the Fairies (El Fauno Y Las Hadas)”: A Comprehensive Look at the Prosthetic and Visual Effects Crafted for the Film
• “The Color and the Shape” Featurette: Del Toro Unravels the Intricate Color and Texture Coding Present in All His Work
• “The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale” Featurette: Exploring the Lullaby Theme
• 2007 Original Director Commentary

You can get Pan’s Labyrinth on Digital on November 10 and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 1.

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As confirmed by Deadline, Alliance Media Partners (AMP) has secured worldwide sales on Modem. The movie is described, “The picture unfolds against the backdrop of a family digital detox vacation in a house in a Swedish forest which takes a terrifying turn when a teenager discovers an old modem and unwittingly awakens a dormant, sadistic demon when it is fired up. The sinister presence torments the family, and when their two-year-old suddenly vanishes, fear spirals into hysteria and paranoia as the family confronts a terrifying force that has turned their connected world against them.”

Modem stars Josh Burdett, Amanda Renberg, Nika Tallroth, Frederik Gunnarsson, Ylva Loof, and Henrik Lundstrom. The movie marks the directorial feature debut of Tim James Brown, who also wrote the script.

“What makes Modem so intense is that it plays on the paranoia of technology – a paranormal stalker voyeuristically preying on its victims through their own digital devices. You can’t see it – it sees you,” Brown shared of the project.

“Modem is exactly the kind of high-concept horror we’re excited to bring to the international market,” AMP’s Head of Sales and Acquisitions Anthony Buckner added. “It taps into a universal modern-day obsession with being online and turns something we rely on every day into a source of genuine terror. With its compelling premise and chillingly relevant themes, we believe the film has strong potential to connect with young audiences worldwide.”

Modem has played at Raindance, the Stockholm City Film Festival, and at the New York International Film Awards.

Based on this description, the movie feels reminiscent of Kiyoshi Kurosawa‘s Pulse, in that it blends together technology with the supernatural. Given how that movie is considered a landmark in A-horror, we can only hope that Modem is even marginally as effective as Kurosawa’s movie.

Stay tuned for updates on the release of Modem.

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Purnell then joined the highly anticipated adaptation of the video game series Fallout for Prime Video, where her bright-eyed Lucy embarked on a mission in a post-apocalyptic world in hopes of finding her father. Her naivete as she navigated the wasteland was immediately endearing, anchoring what could be a downtrodden show in much more delightful territory.

Her Starz series Sweetpea, on the other hand, is a much more ruthless experience, as she plays a character pushed over the edge and into the realm of violence. A new trailer for Season 2 of the series has been released, which you can see below.

Season 2 sees wallflower-turned-killer Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell) navigate a new promotion, an irresistible rebound, and a copycat killer threatening to expose her. The kill list is mounting, and she is forced to question whether her perfect ex, AJ, was right: is she a monster?

Jon Pointing, Jeremy Swift, Leah Harvey, Ingrid Oliver, Nitin Ganatra, and Alexandra Dowling return to star in Sweetpea Season 2 alongside Ella Purnell. New additions include Rish Shah, Tamsin Greig, Taj Atwal, and Jenny Walser.

Created by Kirstie Swain, Sweetpea is based on the 2017 novel written by CJ Skuse.

While the narrative itself is compelling enough in its own right, as audiences have watched the descent of Rhiannon into a dark and disturbing place after she’s pushed too far, what makes the adaptation all the more engaging is how it showcases Purnell’s range as a performer. Her role in Fallout similarly forces her to embrace a more aggressive approach to the world around her, though in a way that’s necessary for survival. Sweetpea, though, might deliver glimpses of empathetic moments due to the way her character is treated, but it’s also challenging to root for her to continue to descend down such a dark path.

Season 2 of Sweetpea is set to launch on Sky in the UK in November and early 2027 on Starz.

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Throwing on a horror movie is one way to get your fix of terror, as a complete journey into the macabre can be completed within two hours. With a horror TV show, however, the tension is stretched across multiple hours, making for a prolonged sense of unease that can keep us on the edge of our seats for days. While there are plenty of horror movies that are dominating streaming services, a number of 2026 horror series have also been climbing the ranks in recent months.

Over at JustWatch, the service that alerts you to the availability of movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms, the most popular 2026 streaming horror and thriller series for Halloween have been revealed. The top 10 are as follows:

1. Widow’s Bay (Season 1) — Apple TV
2. FROM (Season 4) — MGM+
3. Carrie (Season 1) — Prime Video
4. American Horror Story (Season 13) — Hulu
5. Crystal Lake (Season 1) — Peacock
6. Below (Season 1) — Netflix
7. The Beauty (Season 1) — Hulu
8. YAGA (Season 1) — AMC+
9. Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (Season 1) — Netflix
10. The Vampire Lestat (Season 3) — AMC+ / Prime Video

Widow’s Bay has become one of the year’s biggest surprises. Created by Parks and Recreation alum Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys, there was plenty to be excited about, though no one was prepared for just how hilarious and frightening a show about an island community off the coast of New England plagued by otherworldly forces could be. The series didn’t only appeal to genre fans, as it went on to score a record-breaking 14 Emmy Awards, the most ever for a single season of a comedy series.

FROM, meanwhile, has slowly but surely amassed a devoted fan base, as proven by the fact that even on a niche service like MGM+, the story of travelers getting trapped in small town has become one of the most popular shows of the year. A new Mike Flanagan show is always something worth celebrating, as is a new Stephen King series, so the two creatives uniting on Carrie has understandably made it a strong performer on streaming.

Ryan Murphy has been a major force in genre TV for years, so it’s no surprise that two of his 2026 series, American Horror Story and The Beauty, both landed in the top 10. Just weeks after its debut, the Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake has become one of Peacock’s most popular series, while Netflix’s Below has also quickly gained prominence in just the few short weeks on the platform.

Two AMC series have made their way into the top 10, courtesy of YAGA and The Vampire Lestat, and even though Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen debuted all the way back in January, clearly fans still can’t stop thinking about it.

Which of these TV series have you checked out? Let us know in the comments below!

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One of the more bizarre revivals of beloved characters has been Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, in which we got a more deranged take on Christopher Robin‘s beloved companion. The movie became popular if only from a morbid curiosity from viewers who wanted to see the dark take on the concept, resulting in a sequel and the birth of the Twisted Childhood Universe, also known as the Poohniverse.

A new trailer for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 has been released, which offers a glimpse of the mayhem contained in the sequel, which you can see below. The movie is set to be released in January 2027.

IGN debuted the trailer, describing the movie, “After the brutal capture of Pooh, Tigger, and Rabbit by the sinister Woozles Circus, fifteen years pass and the once-feral creatures are transformed into attractions in a twisted traveling carnival run by the mysterious Karna, occult showman Shandor, and the immortal ringmaster Balthazar. Meanwhile, Momo Milne, an orphan desperate to uncover the truth about her missing mother, traces her last known whereabouts to Woozles Ltd. Alongside her outspoken best friend Billie, Momo infiltrates the circus by taking a job among its bizarre performers.”

“As the girls uncover horrifying secrets behind the spectacle—including drugged half-human creatures, disappearances, and gruesome killings hidden behind the carnival lights—Momo realizes her mother’s disappearance is tied to the circus’ darkest mystery. Drawn into a nightmare where fairy tales become blood-soaked reality, Momo must survive Pooh and his monstrous companions while uncovering the truth before she becomes the next act in Woozles’ deadly show.”

Other movies in the series up to this point include Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, Bambi: The Reckoning, and Pinocchio Unstrung. In addition to Blood and Honey 3, the team-up movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble is also on the horizon.

In the few short years since its inception, the franchise has enticed some interesting figures for this new movie. Scream‘s iconic voice of Ghostface, Roger L. Jackson voices Rabbit in the new movie, and the sequel was written by Colour Out of Space filmmaker Richard Stanley, who also has a role in the movie as Balthazar Von Woozle.

The movie also stars Josephine Blazier, Kira Reed, Leo Harris, Zena Donnelly, and Harrison Davis.

“Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 is absolute carnage,” director Scott Chambers shared in a statement to IGN. “I counted 20 character deaths during filming, and every one of them was captured practically on camera using real prosthetics, special-effects makeup, and physical gore effects. I think this is a thrilling new entry in the Blood and Honey universe. It is bigger, bloodier and more ambitious, but it also plays an important part in the wider story we are building. This film leads directly towards Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble — our Avengers-style crossover — and acts as a major stepping stone towards that eventual finale.”

Chambers added, “The story reveals how these creatures became so angry, damaged and vengeful, giving audiences a deeper understanding of the monsters they have become. It also brings an exciting new character to life in Rabbit, voiced by the legendary Roger L. Jackson from Scream. His performance gives Rabbit a genuinely chilling presence, and I cannot wait for audiences to meet him.”

Stay tuned for updates on Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 before it hits theaters in January 2027.

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Against all odds, 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate brought back Linda Hamilton to reprise her role of Sarah Connor for the first time since Terminator 2: Judgement Day. While that movie was poised to reinvigorate the beloved series, the movie fell short of financial expectations, despite featuring an on-screen reunion between Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Cameron is currently developing a new entry in the series, and whatever Terminator 7 looks like, star Hamilton confirmed she won’t be returning. In fact, while speaking with JustWatch, the actor wasn’t even aware that a new entry was being developed.

When the topic of the new sequel came up, Hamilton questioned, “He did say another? He said that?” Then confirmed, “I’m out. I don’t know, the last one didn’t perform well financially, so I’m very surprised to hear there’s going to be another one. Thanks for the news.”

After years away from the series, Cameron served as a producer on Dark Fate, while Tim Miller directed. The movie only took in $261.1 million worldwide, and had a reported budget of nearly $200 million, making it the lowest-grossing movie in the series outside of the original, which was more of a cult classic. Reviews, though, were a bit better than its predecessors, as it sits at 70% positive reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. This puts it behind only the first two movies, and it ties Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.

The actor doesn’t seem to harbor any ill will towards the series, as she confirmed, “I wish everyone well. We’ll see what happens next.”

Hamilton mostly seems surprised that Cameron would attempt to extend the series, given how frustrating the reception of Dark Fate was. Additionally, Cameron himself previously confirmed that he was hoping to move away from elements of past movies and push the series into the future.

“I can safely say [Arnold Schwarzenegger] won’t be [in it],” Cameron revealed to The Hollywood Reporter in 2025. “It’s time for a new generation of characters. I insisted Arnold had to be involved in Terminator: Dark Fate, and it was a great finish to him playing the T-800.”

He continues, “There needs to be a broader interpretation of Terminator and the idea of a time war and super intelligence. I want to do new stuff that people aren’t imagining … The things that scare you the most are exactly the things you should be doing. Nobody should be operating artistically from a comfort zone.”

Terminator 7 doesn’t yet have a release date.

Are you disappointed that Hamilton won’t be in the new sequel? Let us know in the comments below!

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It’s been a great year for horror fans, as we’ve gotten a variety of impressive experiences both on the big screen and on streaming services. Understandably, horror movies from 2026 are seeing a huge surge on streamers, as newcomers are seeing what the buzz has been about and those who have already seen them are refreshing themselves in time for All Hallow’s Eve.

JustWatch has calculated the most popular 2026 horror movies on streaming, and also released a video compilation of the titles to celebrate them, which you can see below. The ten most popular 2026 movies on streaming are:

1. Obsession
2. Backrooms
3. Hokum
4. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
5. Send Help
6. Scream 7
7. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
8. SOULM8TE
9. Evil Dead Burn
10. Passenger

The above movies shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as they are all titles that have been named some of the biggest hits in horror this year. This list also showcases how the movies that are available on subscription services are being revived in time for Halloween, as Obsession is currently streaming on Peacock, Backrooms is currently streaming on HBO Max, and Hokum is currently streaming on Hulu.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a Mubi exclusive, so seeing how high it is on the list despite its availability on a niche service shows how much interest there is in Jane Schoenbrun‘s genre-bender. Send Help marked Sam Raimi‘s long-awaited return to horror, Scream 7 became the top-grossing movie in the entire franchise, and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come finally offered answers on that mysterious ending to the Samara Weaving-starring Ready or Not.

SOULM8TE is one of the bigger surprises on the list, as the M3GAN spin-off was first intended to be a theatrical release, only to be quietly released on Digital before arriving on Hulu. Evil Dead Burn is the first entry in the franchise since 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, with this latest spin-off also earning a house at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Like SOULM8TE, Passenger also had an underwhelming release. The difference, however, is that it landed in theaters, but it was the same month as the releases of Obsession and Backrooms, which both dominated the pop-culture conversation at the time.

Which of these titles will you be revisiting for Halloween? Let us know in the comments below!

According to JustWatch, these are the 10 most popular horror movies to stream this Halloween:

1. Obsession
2. Backrooms
3. Hokum
4. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
5. Send Help
6. Scream 7
7. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
8. Soulm8te
9. Evil Dead Burn
10. Passenger https://t.co/r76M7LtlRZ

— Bloody Disgusting (@BDisgusting) October 29, 2026

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Given the movie’s premise, which is essentially about giant ants terrorizing a community, it’s hard to imagine how such a movie would be revived for a modern generation. The remake was announced back in 2023, and those concerns about updating the concept might be why there’s been no significant momentum on the project since those first reports.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Giacchino noted that scheduling conflicts have prevented the project from moving forward, as has the merger between Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount. Giacchino explained to the outlet, “Now that the dust is sort of settling, we’re re-getting into it and my hope is that, yes, this is a movie that will get made and we’re doing the best we can.”

This is one of the first significant updates on the project since it was first announced, with it being revealed in 2025 that The Batman‘s Matt Reeves had boarded the project as a producer. In addition to the behind-the-scenes mergers of studios, the pair being quite busy on other projects understandably caused delays in their new Them!.

“There’s always a movie in your mind that never leaves your head,” Giacchino told Deadline when the project was first announced. “For me, that’s Them!. It wasn’t until much later in life until I learned what it was about — the nuclear age.”

The movie was about a small community in New Mexico that came under attack from nuclear-irradiated giant ants. Them! is only one of many movies about the impact of nuclear weapons on the natural world, with Godzilla also belonging to that subgenre.

“What I love about Them! is exactly what it’s called: Them! … It’s about the other, the unknown which one refuses or can’t understand,” the filmmaker added. “The current version of Them! is about immigration, and to tell a story about the subject through a lens of this insane science fiction monster movie.”

Stay tuned for updates on the new Them!.

Are you hoping the project finally movies forward? Let us know in the comments below!

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There’s another annual event that we can always rely on to honor achievements in horror, which comes in the form of Fangoria‘s Chainsaw Awards. The event launched in 1992 and, while a staple of the publisher, things went to a new level in 2021 when David Dastmalchian hosted a ceremony on Shudder, which has since become an annual event. This past weekend saw the debut of the 2026 iteration of the awards on Shudder, and now the ceremony is available to stream for free on YouTube.

Below you’ll find a list of the presenters, categories, and winners.

Best Costume Design — Spencer Williams and Kelli Maroney

• Olivier Bériot & Catherine Leterrier, Dust Bunny
• Kate Hawley, Frankenstein [WINNER]
• Carson McColl & Gareth Pugh, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Sandy Powell, The Bride!
• David Tabbert, Queens of the Dead

Best Creature FX — John Kassir

• Legacy Effects, Dust Bunny
• Studio Gillis and Wētā Workshop, Predator: Badlands
• Millennium FX, Primate
• Werner Pretorius and Amazing Ape Productions, Backrooms
• Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 [WINNER]

Best Documentary Feature — Dr. Emily Zarka and Vander Von Odd

• 1000 Women in Horror
• Chain Reactions
• In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 [WINNER]
• The Last Sacrifice
• Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Best International Movie — Aurora Perrineau

• Alpha
• Exit 8 [WINNER]
• Mārama
• Reflection in a Dead Diamond
• The Wailing

Best Limited Release Movie — Krsy Fox and Adam Marcinowski (as Big Baby)

• Dust Bunny [WINNER]
• Mārama
• Queens of the Dead
• The Serpent’s Skin
• Touch Me

Best Makeup FX — Darren Stein and Peaches Christ

• Olivier Bériot & Catherine Leterrier, Dust Bunny
• Kate Hawley, Frankenstein [WINNER]
• Carson McColl & Gareth Pugh, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Sandy Powell, The Bride!
• David Tabbert, Queens of the Dead

Best Non-Fiction Series — Isa Mazzei and Sarah Lind

• The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans
• Grave Conversations
• The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs [WINNER]
• Monstrum
• Svengoolie

Best Score — Curtis Rx and Cerina Vincent

• Gavin Brivik, Faces of Death
• Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
• Hildur Guðnadóttir, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Daniel Hart, Mother Mary
• Kane Parsons & Edo Van Breemen, Backrooms [WINNER]

Best Series — Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble

• Alien: Earth
• The Creep Tapes
• Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
• The Vampire Lestat
• Widow’s Bay [WINNER]

Best Streaming Premiere Movie — Patrick Brice

• I Am Frankelda
• Influencers
• Mother of Flies
• Reflection in a Dead Diamond
• V/H/S/Halloween [WINNER]

Best Supporting Performance — Tracie Thoms

• Stacy Clausen, Leviticus
• Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
• Elle Fanning, Predator: Badlands
• Regina Hall, Scary Movie
• David Jonsson, The Long Walk
• Amy Madigan, Weapons [WINNER]
• Mads Mikkelsen, Dust Bunny
• Dacre Montgomery, Faces of Death
• Jack O’Connell, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Sigourney Weaver, Dust Bunny

Best Video Game — Alanah Pearce

• Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake
• Little Nightmares III
• No, I’m Not A Human
• Resident Evil: Requiem [WINNER]
• Silent Hill f

Best Screenplay — Dr. Stephen Graham Jones

• Curry Barker, Obsession [WINNER]
• Zach Cregger, Weapons
• Alex Garland, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaber, Faces of Death
• Damian McCarthy, Hokum

Best Director — Mick Garris and William Malone

• Curry Barker, Obsession [WINNER]
• Zach Cregger, Weapons
• Nia DaCosta, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Bryan Fuller, Dust Bunny
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride!

Best Lead Performance — Mink Stole

• Zazie Beetz, They Will Kill You
• Jessie Buckley, The Bride!
• Peter Dinklage, The Toxic Avenger
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Backrooms
• Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Rachel McAdams, Send Help
• Inde Navarrette, Obsession [WINNER]
• Toby Poser, Mother of Flies
• Adam Scott, Hokum
• Sophie Sloan, Dust Bunny

Best Wide Release Movie — Lin Shaye

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Backrooms
• The Bride!
• Faces of Death
• Forbidden Fruits
• Hokum
• Leviticus
• Obsession [WINNER]
• Send Help
• Weapons

Best Kill — Tiffany Shepis and Felissa Rose

• Obsession, Brick Kill

Best First Feature — Chris Colfer

• Backrooms [WINNER]
• Buffet Infinity
• Dust Bunny
• Iron Lung
• Queens of the Dead

Best Cinematography — Dylan Clark

• Sean Bobbitt, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Jeremy Cox, Backrooms [WINNER]
• Andrew Droz Palermo & Rina Yang, Mother Mary
• Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, Dust Bunny
• Colm Hogan, Hokum

Editor’s Eyeball — Phil Nobile Jr. and James A. Janiss

• FANGORIA Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr. presented the Editor’s Eyeball Award to rising star Joe Bird (Talk to Me, Leviticus), recognizing his early achievements and promising future in horror.
• Phil Nobile Jr. then surprised co-presenter James A. Janisse with a second Editor’s Eyeball Award, honoring Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca, the creators of Dead Meat, for their contributions to horror fandom and for introducing a new generation to the genre.

What did you think of this year’s awards ceremony? Let us know in the comments below!

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Sacred Bones Records is releasing the official vinyl of Werwulf (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), which comes in a number of different colorways. The album is currently available for pre-order. You can see the various versions of the album below.

Sacred Bones Records describes the new release, “For his latest collaboration with Robert Eggers, Robin Carolan plunges into the brutal, superstitious world of medieval England with Werwulf. Drawing on the sounds, rituals, and beliefs of the period, Carolan creates a score that is at once gritty and folksy, surreal and otherworldly.

“Hurdy-gurdies, the cymbalum and other archaic instruments are reimagined through unconventional playing techniques and electronic manipulation. Everyday farming tools, including axes, cleavers and scythes, were played against wood and bone to create uncanny percussive sounds, while bells and clay jugs became the source of strange drones. Together these sounds evoke the agricultural rhythms of the time while conjuring the unseen forces that shaped its beliefs.

“Strings are central to the score’s unsettling atmosphere, shifting between wind and creaking trees. Carolan experimented with a string quintet in a session he called the ‘Ghost Meditations,’ electronically manipulating the recordings until they took on a spectral quality. He also drew on experimental instrument makers Fron Reilly and Bart Hopkin, whose adaptations of archaic instruments offered new ways to reimagine period sounds. Among the score’s collaborators are violinist Daniel Pioro, who helped with the more experimental ideas for strings, string player Laura Cannell with her extensive knowledge of medieval music, longtime friend Jack Bevan, from the band Foals, who contributed folk percussion, and Antonina Nowacka, whose voice brings a celestial quality to the instrumentals.

‘The soundtrack also features ‘Wynter Waxeth,’ an original song performed by Ethel Cain in Middle English. What began as a discussion about using her voice as a texture within the score soon developed into a fully fleshed out song. Medieval music, prayers and strange ambient recordings were exchanged and with Eggers’ help, Cain mastered the Middle English pronunciation, bringing an earthy, feral, haunted beauty to the score.

“Carolan’s inspirations extended beyond music into art, literature and the physical spaces of medieval England. The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel, Lucas Cranach’s The Werewolf or the Cannibal, and English Medieval Graffiti informed his thinking, while medieval churches offered a chance to absorb their atmosphere first hand. Another important influence was Tōru Takemitsu’s score for Onimaru, an obscure 1980s Japanese adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

“Werwulf is an exercise in world building, capturing not only the environment of the period but also the psychology of a society shaped by superstition, faith and the unknown. Designed to unnerve and disorient, the score reaches for something emotionally overwhelming, reflecting what Carolan sees as one of Eggers’ most devastating works.”

The album’s track listing is as follows:

1. Werwulf
2. Huntere Moone
3. A Gyft
4. Swere
5. Delven
6. A Child of God
7. Delivere Me Fro My Synnes
8. Persecucioun
9. Come To Me My Child
10. Hunteres
11. Kepeth Thee Sauf
12. Englonde
13. Y Swer
14. Fenden Thee From Evel
15. Nyghtmare
16. Funeral
17. Amen
18. Cursid Kinde
19. Transformen
20. Dark Moone
21. One More Moone
22. The Hangynge Oak
23. Hovel
24. Wynter Waxeth I
25. Is Not This Love?
26. Cold Moone
27. Wicches
28. Trappes
29. Slaughtre
30. Kille, Kille
31. Uncurseth Me
32. Uncursid
33. Wulf Moone
34. Dore
35. Fader!
36. Evermore
37. Wynter Waxeth [Ethel Cain]

Werwulf hits theaters on December 25. Werwulf (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be released on vinyl on January 29, 2027.

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Per Deadline, Taylor-Compton’s new film has added Olivia Holt (Heart Eyes), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), and Jaimie Alexander (Blindspot) to its cast. The movie is described, “When a group of friends unearth an ancient board game inside a secluded cabin with a violent past, each roll of the dice brings a deadly fate to life, and the only way to survive is to finish the game.” The movie is currently filming in Spain. Taylor-Compton also co-wrote the script with Michael Kennedy.

“I’ve played the final girl. I spent years learning what it takes to survive a horror movie: the running, the screaming, the moment you finally turn around and fight,” Taylor-Compton shared in a statement. “With Survive: The Game, I wanted to ask a different question. What if the thing chasing you isn’t outside the door? What if surviving means confronting the worst version of yourself first?”

Producer Randy Wayne added, “This is the fourth film we’ve worked on with Scout, and the second she’s directing for Rebellium … She’s a powerhouse with an extreme attention to detail and an unmatched drive. Audiences are going to meet antagonists they’ve never seen before – creative, scary, and inventive. We’re honored to help bring Survive: The Game to life with her.”

Much like Taylor-Compton, Holt is also making a name for herself in genre fare. Before Heart Eyes, Holt’s breakout role came as Dagger in Cloak & Dagger and Runaways, though the timing of these Marvel releases came at a time of major restructuring for Marvel Studios, which resulted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe largely leaving these projects behind. She also starred in the murder-mystery series Cruel Summer, as well as Prime Video‘s Totally Killer.

Joining the club of having breakout roles in horror, Campbell is most known for playing Corey Cunningham in Halloween Ends, a role he followed with appearances in The Monkey and Silent Night, Deadly Night. He can also be seen in Netflix’s new series Below. Alexander, meanwhile, similarly had a breakout role in Marvel as Lady Sif in Thor, resulting in multiple follow-up appearances in the MCU, as well as leading all five seasons of Blindspot.

Stay tuned for updates on Survive: The Game.

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Peter Medak was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1937, and developed a love for filmmaking at a very early age. In 1956, Medak fled to the U.K. from his native Hungary following the Hungarian Uprising, where his filmmaking career really took off. It was there that he began working on sets, moving his way up the ladder and getting promoted to assistant director. 

That would eventually lead to his first feature in 1967, Negatives, that launched his directing career.

In a career spanning six decades, he’d directed 27 features and 59 episodes of television. Medak also developed a reputation for being an actors’ director, working with talent like Gary Oldman on Romeo is Bleeding and George C. Scott on The Changeling.

The 1980 film begins with a family tragedy that sets the tone for a somber, equally tragic, though thoroughly chilling haunted house horror that‘s inspired the likes of Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. It’s also the type of film that’ll make you terrified of a simple bouncing ball. Medak also dialed up the special effects and horror for Species II, the 1998 sequel to 1995’s box office hit, Species.

Beyond film, Medak was prolific in television. The filmmaker has directing credits in genre series like The Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, Kindred: The Embraced, Carnivàle, Masters of Horror, and Hannibal. 

Medak’s family announced his passing and noted that he died peacefully. Medak is survived by his children, Christopher, Joshua, Karen, and Cornelia Medak, and grandchildren Sacha, Marlowe, Ryden, Oliver, and Anders.

We send our deepest condolences to Medak’s family, friends, and many fans.

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The dozen will screen for a live audience at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this Thursday, October 29th, where the finalists will compete for over $200,000 in cash prizes, including a $100,000 first-place prize, the largest ever awarded at a short film festival.

The finalists were chosen from a field of 50 shorts, itself curated from more than 500 submissions to the festival’s inaugural edition, that continue to screen for free at ripcord.film during the festival’s online run ahead of the live event. Originally planned as a Top 10, the lineup grew to 12 after fan voting came down to the wire and the festival directors couldn’t bring themselves to cut two more standout films.

 “We built this festival on a simple idea: put great genre filmmaking in front of fans and they’ll tell you what’s special. More than 500 filmmakers trusted us with their films, and the response to the final 50 has been incredible. This festival is a first step toward a direct line between filmmakers and fans, and a $100,000 prize can change a career.”

The festival also announced the five jurors who will watch the finalists alongside the TCL Chinese Theatre audience and determine the winners:

• Tim Miller is the director of Deadpool and Terminator: Dark Fate. He began as a visual effects artist and founded Blur Studio, and he co-created the Emmy-winning Netflix anthology Love, Death & Robots with David Fincher. He is also the creator of Prime Video’s Secret Level.
• Jean Lauer is Director of Short Film Programming at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, where she has worked since 2013. She previously directed the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival.
• Lisa Ogdie is a Short Film Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, where she has helped select the shorts slate from more than 10,000 submissions each year since 2009. She is also Head of Cinema Programming in North America for Soho House & Co.
• Neville Page is an Emmy Award-winning designer whose credits include Avatar, TRON: Legacy, Prometheus, Star Trek and Star Trek: Discovery, where he created the character Saru.
• Peter Phok is an independent film producer with more than two decades of experience in independent horror and genre cinema. He was executive producer on A24’s X trilogy (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) and earlier produced films including The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers and Stake Land with Glass Eye Pix. He was also executive producer of SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Most Beautiful Island.

Fans can get closer to the finalists before the live event. Ripcord is hosting daily Q&As on ripcord.film with the filmmakers behind the top 12 shorts, giving viewers a chance to ask about the making of their films, their influences and what comes next. Fans can continue to register for free at ripcord.film to participate as well as screen the fest’s top 50 short films.

The horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy finalists will screen at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 29 with winners announced the morning of October 30.

Watch the trailer compilation below and check out the full dirty dozen lineup shortly after.

The Dirty Dozen

BLOSSOM NEEDS A RIDE HOME (9:19), directed by Tim Schwagel: After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.

BREEDER (7:14), directed by Sapphire Sandalo: A woman on the fence about having kids is hunted in her home by a demonic horse-man of Filipino folklore.

DIRTY FUZZ (15:00), directed by Daniel Chimes: When an idealistic rookie cop accidentally shoots her corrupt partner in the slimy underbelly of Shit City, she must team up with a surprising crew of underworld characters to cover her tracks.

DREAM CREEP (12:34), directed by Carlos A.F. Lopez: A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.

HAROLD EATS MAUDE (12:32), directed by Carl Fry, Maxwell Nalevansky: An unlikely friendship between the infamous cannibal Coffin Feeder, who can’t stop eating priests, and his cannibal-curious stalker Faith.

HOUR OF BLOOD (17:29), directed by Marcella Ochoa: In 1915 Texas, when ranchers mysteriously go missing, a young girl must defend her family ranch against the dark threat.

IT HELPS (9:07), directed by J. Zachary Thurman: Spencer, sleepless due to her brother’s eerie sleep machine, discovers it isn’t designed to soothe — but to keep an unspeakable presence at bay.

LONG’S LONG LOST & MINI MART (17:53), directed by Julian Doan: In the back of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer reanimates his dead father for one last conversation.

MAKE ME A PIZZA (12:00), directed by Talia Shea Levin: BORED HOUSEWIFE seduces HOT PIZZA GUY for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99?

RAT! (16:48), directed by Neal Suresh Mulani: When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to seek retribution.

SPANKED BY A GHOST (11:50), directed by Katelyn Douglass: Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force she cannot control.

ZIPPY’S HOUSE (12:40), directed by Sophia Parella: Forced to attend his strange classmate’s birthday, a teen discovers he’s the only guest at a house where the host’s brother is in permanent time-out.

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The pair released their self-titled album back in 2009, which saw them partnering with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir. When the band embarked on tours in 2009 and 2010, they enlisted the assistance of local children’s choirs in the cities they visited.

Per the band, the new single “mixes the raw, drum-machine-driven sound of the band Suicide with Bruce Springsteen’s anthemic sweep, new wave synths, and post-punk guitars. It’s a shadowy but hopeful song about being alive and in love—a romantic race through the night that hints at an exciting new direction for the duo.”

Anyone familiar with the group will immediately notice the marked shift in their sound, and while this track might not be as lo-fi or have the inherently spooky ambiance of their previous releases, the shift towards electronic music does fall in line with the evocatively eerie legacy they have secured over the years.

The release of this single comes after teases earlier in the week on social media, which were the first official updates on the project in years.

When the pair released their first album, Gosling’s acting career was on the rise. Movies like The Believer, The Notebook, Half Nelson, and Lars and the Real Girl helped make him one of the more promising young actors of the time, though these movies only scratched the surface of his talents, as he’s gone on to be one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. In addition to critical acclaim for roles in Drive, La La Land, and Project Hail Mary, he also starred in the record-breaking Barbie and has Star Wars: Starfighter and Ghost Rider on the horizon.

Shields was also only just beginning his journey in Hollywood when Dead Man’s Bones made their debut. Since that album’s release, he’s become a frequent collaborator with Trick ‘r Treat‘s Michael Dougherty, including this year’s graphic novel Trick ‘r Treat: Witching Hours. Shields also co-wrote Krampus and Godzilla: King of the Monsters with Dougherty and Todd Casey.

Dead Man’s Bones is intrinsically linked with this time of year, thanks to its organ-driven tracks that are reminiscent of the music on the original The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland, which the pair have both cited as inspiration for the original album. James Wan would use their track “In the Room Where You Sleep” in The Conjuring, which helped prove their sound fit just as well in the ’70s as it does today.

Whether this is the only release the group has on the horizon or this marks just the beginning of a full-blown reunion is yet to be seen, but we’ll take whatever new music from the group as we can at this point.

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Drawing inspiration from the 1999 PlayStation classic, The Third Energy Crisis takes place in 2009, and centres around an elite team of espionage agents called Secret Operations Raid Team, or S.O.R.T.. Sent by the United States government to a military research facility within the Borginian Republic, the team’s mission is to locate, capture and repatriate Doctor Edward Kirk, who was believed to have died in a laboratory accident three years prior.

Intel suggests that the Doctor survived and is illegally working with the Borginian Republic on a highly classified energy project codenamed “Third Energy.” Third Energy was initially proposed as a clean renewable energy source as an alternative to fossil fuels, but Third Energy experiments have proven to be highly unstable and catastrophic.

When S.O.R.T. infiltrates the Island to search for Doctor Kirk, their mission takes a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse. The military research facility has been deserted, the team is about to discover what Third Energy is truly capable of, and the prehistoric disaster that lies ahead of them.

Joining Saullo on the project is Alberto Triana, returning as Saullo’s Director of Photography, while YouTuber Justin Whang, Anthony Luzzi, Luke De La Nougerede and Rikk Wolf are on board as Producers.

Currently, the project is in pre-production, with the Indiegogo campaign designed to help fund production costs, as well as post-production, music and visual effects. The campaign will also provide a production contingency in the event that there are any unforeseen circumstances during any stage of the production process.

Saullo also states that the film will not use Generative AI to generate entire shots or replicate performers’ voices or likenesses, emphasizing the human artists behind the project, as well as practical filmmaking, and traditional VFX work. And much like RESURRECTION: A Biohazard Story and The Keeper’s Diary: A Biohazard Story, The Third Energy Crisis is being produced solely for the personal and uncompensated enjoyment of the fans of the series, and is in no way affiliated with Capcom.

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Ryū Murakami’s novel Audition was of course adapted by Takashi Miike two years later, with Miike’s Audition becoming one of the most iconic Japanese horror movies of all time.

Murakami also wrote the novels Almost Transparent Blue, Coin Locker Babies, and In the Miso Soup, all of which earned the author various awards as well as critical acclaim.

Almost Transparent Blue was turned into a movie in 1979, with Ryū Murakami himself directing the adaptation. He also directed the films All Right, My Friend, Tokyo Decadence, and Because of You. More recently, Murakami’s novel Piercing was adapted by director Nicolas Pesce in 2018, with the same-titled movie adaptation starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska.

Murakami’s longtime publisher Gentosha writes in a statement, “Beginning with Almost Transparent Blue, Ryū Murakami continued to publish provocative works aimed at younger generations. We are deeply saddened by the news of his untimely passing. We pray that this pioneering figure, who forged ahead at the forefront of his era, may now rest in peace.”

We send our deepest condolences to Murakami’s family, friends, and many fans.

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Thomas Roy Skerritt was born in Detroit and attended Wayne State University and UCLA, and served for a period in the United States Air Force. Skerritt appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962, with his breakthrough role arriving in 1970 with Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H.

The actor’s first horror role wasn’t Alien, but the Satanic supernatural horror movie The Devil’s Rain, starring as Tom Preston, the elder son seeking to save his brother and mom from Satanists. That was followed by his role in Alien, where he received first billing as the level-headed captain. It was a career-defining role that nearly didn’t happen; Skerritt initially rejected the part but signed on once Ridley Scott was attached. Skerritt would later reprise Dallas in video game form, voicing the character in Alien: Isolation.

Post-Alien, Skerritt starred in the animal attack horror feature Savage Harvest, and appeared in David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone as Castle Rock’s Sheriff George Bannerman. The seasoned actor also took on the role of protective dad as Bruce Gardner in the sequel Poltergeist III. Conversely, his role in Poison Ivy landed his character in hot water with Drew Barrymore’s femme fatale a few years later.

Skerritt returned to the realm of Stephen King in 2006 with Stephen King’s Desperation, Mick Garris‘s miniseries adaptation of the 1996 novel. The actor channeled King himself as famous author Johnny Marinville, whose troubled past leads to terror in the desert.

Beyond horror, the actor, with his signature mustache, won an Emmy in 1993 and was also nominated in 1994 for playing Jimmy Brock, a sheriff in David E. Kelley’s CBS dramedy “Picket Fences.” The series also earned the cast SAG Award nominations. Other TV appearances include a guest role on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Dead Zone.“

He is survived by his wife and five children.

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Genre fans and Horror hounds can now watch and vote on 50 horror, sci-fi, thriller, and fantasy shorts, all curated from more than 500 submissions.

Registration is free at Ripcord.film and voting is open until October 22nd.

As previously reported, the Top 10 shorts will screen for a live audience at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 29th. The festival is awarding $200,000 in cash prizes, including a $100,000 first prize, the largest first-place cash prize in short film festival history, with another $100,000 shared among the rest of the Top 10.

Register for free, catch the festival trailer below, and peep the programming blocks below.

The Programming Blocks

Sweet Dreams

Having trouble sleeping? Well this won’t help but at least you’ll feel less alone.

Guest curator: Freddy Krueger

• DREAM CREEP (12:34), directed by Carlos A.F. Lopez: A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.
• CHÄIR (6:18), directed by Chris McInroy: Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.
• RESET (15:58), directed by Celine Tien, Jerry Hsu: In a world where citizens are reset to six at age 65, a young woman must care for her newly reset mother and find her estranged father before the state intervenes — only to discover that healing her family means reparenting the child her mother never got to be.
• NAIL-BITER (17:33), directed by Joseph Burch: An anxious nail-biter confronts her overbearing mother about their family curse, a finger-devouring creature that preys on those who bite their nails, just as the monster arrives to take her as its next victim.
• COWMAN (7:02), directed by Jiwoo Kim: A peaceful farmer and his beloved cow find their quiet life turned upside down when an unexpected alien abduction leads to a bizarre and surreal adventure.
• IT HELPS (9:07), directed by J. Zachary Thurman: Spencer, sleepless due to her brother’s eerie sleep machine, discovers it isn’t designed to soothe — but to keep an unspeakable presence at bay.
• CHARLIE IS NOT A BOY (13:17), directed by Pol Kurucz: Set within an allegorical America, in a crumbling household ruled by a perverted butcher of a father, a hushed soul clings to the magic of his eccentric grandmother, until his safe haven unravels, forcing him to choose between the masks he wears and his authentic self.
• MONSTROUS ME (16:40), directed by Ariel Baska: When Ariel was a disabled and disfigured child of three years old, a bad babysitter brought over a bag of weed, her boyfriend, and a VHS of A Nightmare on Elm Street. From under the coffee table, through the railings, Ariel saw themselves in the face of Freddy Krueger, and decided there was agency in being a monster rather than a martyr.

Love You To Death

If you’d rather die than go on Tinder, this block is for you.

Guest curator: Alex “I’m not going to be ignored, Dan!” Forrest

• RICHARD GOES ON A DATE (9:03), directed by Johnny Frohman: Richard goes on a date.
• STAR-CROSSED (14:01), directed by Bud Myrick: A beautiful young woman craving connection risks revealing her true nature—only to fall for the wrong man, igniting a night of passion, poor decisions, and consequences you can’t sweep under a rug.
• IT’S HARD NOT TO BE ROMANTIC ABOUT TIME TRAVEL (12:11), directed by Michael Charron: Armed with weed and a half-baked theory that love can bend time, two friends land five years in the past, totally unprepared for what comes next.
• LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES (20:10), directed by John Roche III: In a society where love is regulated, a rejected woman discovers a violent method of becoming the people she envies.
• MAKE ME A PIZZA (12:00), directed by Talia Shea Levin: BORED HOUSEWIFE seduces HOT PIZZA GUY for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99?
• OH SOLO VIOLET (11:59), directed by Carolina Gomez: Ghosted and alone in her remote family home, Violet feels her grip on reality slip as memories of her cringey ex bleed into the present and he begins appearing, always just out of reach.
• IT HAD TO BE YOU (14:45), directed by Monisha Dadlani: A romantic night in isn’t all it seems when a man discovers his lovestruck date has a peculiar room full of male mannequins.

But I’m Popular

This one’s just for the likes.

Guest curator: Carrie

• RAT! (16:48), directed by Neal Suresh Mulani: When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to seek retribution.
• IDYLL (18:06), directed by Austin Cauldwell: A lonely young woman escapes her invisible life by stepping into the body of an adored celebrity through a VR platform, until she starts to prefer it.
• BENNY’S SECOND BIRTHDAY (12:16), directed by R.J. Glass: When strangers arrive at her toddler’s birthday party, an expectant mother confronts her son’s unexpected popularity.
• FOUR ITCHY BOYS (12:48), directed by Andrew Hebert: Four young men quarantined for an unexplainable, unrelenting itch prepare for a live-stream press event to prove they’re not the monsters the world believes them to be.
• CHAMELEON (14:25), directed by Lily Kaplan: When a rebellious teen discovers a magical eyeliner that lets her transform into anyone she sees, a night of thrilling shapeshifting unravels into a haunting reckoning with identity, consent, and the terrifying rush of growing up too fast.
• REBRAND (15:22), directed by Edoardo Ranaboldo: A group of camping YouTubers head to the woods to film their final video.

Die Already

We all see dead people, okay?!

Guest curator: Casper

• THE BRAID (13:00), directed by Jon Watkins: At a creepy LA mansion, a celebrity, her assistant, and her hair stylist must confront a terrifying ghost with a deadly grudge.
• BLOOD SISTERS (5:55), directed by Patrick Rea: As a family rushes to find help, a mother can only watch as her teen daughter succumbs to a mysterious illness that leaves her pale and barely able to take a breath.
• THE MAGICIAN (4:00), directed by Joe Garber: Unlock a new fear you didn’t think you had in you: spider-like magicians that kidnap babies and make terrible life-partners.
• LONG’S LONG LOST & MINI MART (17:53), directed by Julian Doan: In the back of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer reanimates his dead father for one last conversation.
• SPANKED BY A GHOST (11:50), directed by Katelyn Douglass: Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force she cannot control.
• THE GATES OF IRKALLA (4:14), directed by Alexi Tsitlakidis: Hired by a local governor, four mercenaries must rescue his daughter from undead cultists.
• BLOSSOM NEEDS A RIDE HOME (9:19), directed by Tim Schwagel: After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.
• TETHER (14:38), directed by Meredith Berg:  On the first day of her job running a remote, isolated space station, Mickie receives mysterious transmissions and must quickly unravel their meaning with the help of a passing spaceship captain or an untold number of lives could be lost.

Mindbender

For the most adventurous of viewers…

Guest curator: the mushrooms you ate and then saw God

• HAROLD EATS MAUDE (12:32), directed by Carl Fry, Maxwell Nalevansky: An unlikely friendship between the infamous cannibal Coffin Feeder, who can’t stop eating priests, and his cannibal-curious stalker Faith.
• TRANSFERENCE (11:05), directed by Michael Zumaya: A hypnotherapy session with Heather, a traumatized woman, and Dr. Elizabeth Russell takes a strange turn as Heather’s memories appear to be connected to Russell, using a VHS camcorder as a conduit to connect.
• OPEN WIDE (10:09), directed by Sam Fox: Phoebe, a pious young woman questioning her faith, matches with a charming couple on a flirty dating app and discovers that her curiosity has lured her into a threesome from hell.
• DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING (9:48), directed by Michael Naizu, John Wilcox: While picking up his girlfriend’s reclusive brother, Calvin stumbles upon an otherworldly monolith and a secret he was never meant to uncover.
• FRANKSLIST (14:19), directed by Christine Celozzi: A simple interview spirals into a nightmare of bizarre encounters and escalating chaos.
• MISSING SOCKS (9:00), directed by Joe Anderson, Nadine Vincent: A mysterious laundromat owner (Nancy McLoughlin, Friday the 13th Part VI) tells her last customer of the night the truth about where all the missing socks go.
• THE LORD OF ALL FUTURE SPACE & TIME (23:47), directed by Chris Paul Russell: A grief-stricken cowboy is saved by a duffel bag from the future; the rest is history.

We Did It To Ourselves

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine.

Guest curator: A John Waters impersonator

• DEAD ENDERS (12:08), directed by Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Tyler Walker: A disaffected gas station clerk finds out why they call it the “graveyard shift” after oil drillers set loose an ancient race of mind-controlling parasites.
• DIRTY FUZZ (15:00), directed by Daniel Chimes: When an idealistic rookie cop accidentally shoots her corrupt partner in the slimy underbelly of Shit City, she must team up with a surprising crew of underworld characters to cover her tracks.
• CIVIL SERVICE (15:30), directed by Tiffany Kimmel: Follow a single man in charge of “family services” through a typical workday as he denies requests for government assistance while being confronted by his psyche in the form of his dead mother.
• KLEE (19:45), directed by Gavin Baird: An alien is sent to Earth and is tasked with a mission to invade, seduce, and terminate a family of colonizers in 19th-century Saskatchewan.
• THE SEQUENCE (14:54), directed by Joe Bandelli: After experiencing a terrifying nightmare, a stay-at-home mom must confront her deepest fears as disturbing sequences from her dream begin to manifest in reality, proving that some nightmares do come true.
• WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BALLOONS (5:44), directed by Jennifer Bonior: Dismissed by every adult in her life, a young magician unleashes an explosive final act that proves underestimating her is a fatal mistake.
• THE LAST CHEAP HOUSE (10:36), directed by Meg Favreau: In 2021, popular home-renovation influencers Josh and Anna Connelly were found dead under their house; this documentary shares the shocking final footage the Connellys filmed.

Monster Party

Party like your life depends on it, because it does.

Guest curator: The Mothman

• HAINT (15:15), directed by Jahmil Eady: When gentrifiers mysteriously begin to die, a Gullah Geechee handywoman who recently lost her home, must decide whether to help them or leave the newcomers to their fate.
• STEAK DINNER (7:58), directed by Nathan Mark Ginter: Casey’s attempted surprise dinner date gets derailed when Taylor, her girlfriend, reveals she has brought home a strange, wounded creature she intends to nurse back to health.
• VAMPIRE FOR HIRE (13:43), directed by Jaime Zevallos: A washed-up TV vampire actor revives his iconic role for cash—until the horror becomes real.
• HOUR OF BLOOD (17:29), directed by Marcella Ochoa: In 1915 Texas, when ranchers mysteriously go missing, a young girl must defend her family ranch against the dark threat.
• ZIPPY’S HOUSE (12:40), directed by Sophia Parella: Forced to attend his strange classmate’s birthday, a teen discovers he’s the only guest at a house where the host’s brother is in permanent time-out.
• BREEDER (7:14), directed by Sapphire Sandalo: A woman on the fence about having kids is hunted in her home by a demonic horse-man of Filipino folklore.
• RED RIBBONS IN THE HOUSE OF STAINED GLASS (12:00), directed by Jeff Speed: A small-time journalist, desperate for her big break, tracks down evidence that could expose the sex crimes of a deviant Archbishop, but can she trust her source, or is she risking her life for front-page news?

How to Watch and Vote

Registration for Ripcord’s Halloween Film Festival is free at ripcord.film. The online festival opens October 19th, and voting closes October 22nd. Fans who register before launch are entered to win two tickets to the October 29 screening of the top 10 at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

The festival is open to films from the United States and Canada. Online viewing is geofenced to the United States and Canada.

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On Tuesday, October 27th, Bloody Disgusting and Bleecker Street invite our readers into the Ensor House before everyone else! Check out the locations below and see if you’re in a nearby market. All showtimes begin 7:30PM local time. RSVP before it’s too late!

• Boston, MA @ AMC Boston Common 19
• Chicago, IL @ AMC River East 21
• Los Angeles, CA @ AMC Burbank 16
• New York, NY @ AMC Empire 25

Note: An RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come, first served, so plan to arrive early.

Maika Monroe stars as eccentric governess Winifred Notty, who arrives at a remote gothic manor where strange happenings stir suspicion that she’s not what she seems.

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

Zachary Wigon (Sanctuary) directed the film from a script by author Virginia Feito (Mrs. March), based on her novel of the same name. Victorian Psycho is produced by Dan Kagan (Longlegs) and Sebastien Raybaud (Greenland: Migration).

Maika Monroe turns in another unforgettable performance, this time as an unhinged psychopath unleashed upon a stuffy society. Meagan wrote in her review for Bloody Disgusting, “Carnage becomes pretty dang delightful in Monroe’s capable hands. Victorian Psycho operates on familiar slay grounds, but it’s an absolute blast thanks to its zany style and deranged sense of fun.”

Victorian Psycho is rated ‘R’ for “strong bloody violence and brief sexual material.”

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Recent years have proven challenging for the network, though, as it has had to compete with streamers with bigger budgets and more viewers are cutting the cord from their cable companies. Confirming the downward trajectory of the network is the fact that, according to Matt’s Inside Line, SYFY has canceled their original series Revival. This brings the current number of original series on the network down to one, as The Ark is still producing episodes.

In the series, “On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the ‘revived’ appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. ”

Revival stars  Melanie Scrofano, Romy Weltman, David James Elliott, and Andy McQueen. Recurring guest stars include Steven Ogg, Phil Brooks (CM Punk), Gia Sandhu, Katherine King So, Maia Jae, Nathan Dales, Mark Little, Glen Gould, Lara Jean Chorostecki, and Conrad Coates.

The show was created by Aaron B. Koontz and Luke Boyce, who serve as showrunners and executive producers. Revival was based on the comic book series of the same name, which was created by Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and artist Mike Norton, and it was published by Image Comics between July 2012 and February 2017.

The timing of the cancellation is interesting, as Season 1 of the series just landed on Netflix recently. While it has yet to dominate the streamer, the availability on the platform means audiences who overlooked the show’s initial release in 2025 can now catch up with it. There have also been multiple instances of a series getting canceled by SYFY and either getting revived for an official sendoff or picked up at another network, such as was the case with Wynnona Earp and The Expanse.

Fans of the series should hope that, like the characters in the series itself, the show will be revived.

Would you like to see the series continue? Let us know in the comments below!

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Still, Scott somehow keeps moving forward and releasing impressive adventures, including this year’s The Dog Stars. The movie hit theaters in August and is now set for a home video release, coming to Digital on October 27 and then hitting 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 1.

Set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice, The Dog Stars follows Hig (Jacob Elordi), a young pilot who, alongside military survivalist Bangley (Josh Brolin), has carved out an efficient but isolated homestead in a brutal post-apocalyptic world. When a mysterious radio transmission breaks through their solitude, Hig is compelled to venture into the unknown in search of the hope, connection and humanity he still believes exists.

Boasting a stellar ensemble cast including Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, Allison Janney, and Benedict Wong, The Dog Stars will arrive in stunning 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), a wider color spectrum and immersive audio, delivering the ultimate home-viewing experience. Audiences will have a chance to set out into the world beyond with exclusive bonus content offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, along with never-before-seen deleted scenes.

Special features on the upcoming release include the following:

• The Making of The Dog Stars: Get an intimate look behind the scenes of the film.
• Deleted Scenes: Check out these scenes that didn’t make the final cut.
  • Jasper’s Funeral
  • Hig Mourns
  • Welcome Dinner
  • Roaches’ Warning
  • Hig & Cima
  • A Conversation With Pops
  • Airport Alternate Exit

The movie landed in theaters with a relatively underwhelming reception. The Dog Stars only sits at 41% positive reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, and also had a disappointing performance at the box office. There are a number of reasons why the movie might not have found a wide audience, but with movies like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey still scoring huge numbers at theaters for months, along with smaller titles like Coyote vs. Acme earning rave reviews, there seemed to be too much competition for Dog Stars to find its audience.

Perhaps the movie’s release on home video will help it find a larger following.

Will you be checking out The Dog Stars? Let us know in the comments below!

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This year marked a notable release for the anthology, as we are just a week away from it’s highly anticipated Season 13 finale on the network. Luckily, this latest season is far from being a swan song for the program, as FX confirmed today that the program has been renewed for a Season 14. At this time, it’s unknown what the narrative of the next season will be or who will star in it.

The AHS: 13 premiere claimed a spot on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 charts and represented Ryan Murphy’s biggest launch ever on Hulu and Disney+. The series returns Thursday with the 11th and 12th episodes ahead of the highly anticipated finale on Thursday, October 29, just in time for Halloween. Episodes will be available beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX and 9 p.m. PT on Hulu.

American Horror Story is a progenitor of the modern-day limited series format, the longest running hour-long series in FX’s history and a global phenomenon that has garnered more than 100 Emmy nominations and 17 wins since its launch in 2011, including acting trophies for Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and James Cromwell. The franchise has generated nearly 2 billion hours of engagement globally since its launch in 2011. All previous installments are available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.

American Horror Story has redefined the genre with various installments featuring a creepy murder house, a coven of witches, a traveling freak show, a haunted hotel and the apocalypse itself.

The 13th installment stars Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, Joey Pollari, and Jessica Lange. The epic cast also features Avantika, Jamie Brewer, Elle Chapman, Berto Colon, Alex Consani, Frances Conroy, Mat Fraser, Seth Gabel, Orlando Jones, Paul Anthony Kelly, John Carroll Lynch, Tig Notaro, Madelaine Petsch, Fedor Steer, Mena Suvari, Zach Villa, John Waters, and more.

Created and executive produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, AHS: 13 is also executive produced by Ned Martel and Charlie Carver. Also serving as executive producers are Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Tanase Popa, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Jennifer Salt, and Tim Minear. The series is produced by 20th Television.

There is no release date yet confirmed for Season 14 of the series.

Are you glad the show has been renewed? Let us know in the comments below!

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Part of what makes Art’s legacy so impressive is how well-known he has become without the backing of a major film studio. The first Terrifier gained a significant following thanks to its availability on streaming services, allowing Terrifier 2 to earn a limited theatrical release, which led to Terrifier 3 earning an even wider theatrical release. Still, the movies’ status as cult classics is largely a testament to their home video availability.

Luckily, whether you’ve seen the movies before or just wanted to see what the hype is all about, all three installments in the Terrifier trilogy are headed to theaters in time for Halloween. Presented by the video game Dead by Daylight, Terrifier screens in select theaters on October 29, Terrifier 2 screens on October 30, and Terrifier 3 screens on October 31.

With the first two movies in the franchise taking place on Halloween night, there’s no better time to head out to the theater to see David Howard Thornton‘s performance as Art up on the big screen. Terrifier 3, however, is set around Christmas, so while you might not be eager to think about winter holidays on October 31, it does make a good installment to use to transition towards other holidays.

Seeing the movies on the big screen isn’t the only way to embrace Art this month, as he is also running rampant at Universal Studios Hollywood for Halloween Horror Nights. The franchise is honored with this year’s “Terror Tram starring Art the Clown,” which Universal describes, “Art the Clown arrives on the Backlot with his bloody bag of presents in tow. But when he realizes he’s too early for Christmas, he hijacks the Terror Tram for his own ho-ho-horrific holiday tradition.”

Terrifier 4 is also on the way, which will be set around New Year’s Eve. At this time, the fourth film in the series doesn’t yet have an official release date.

Will you be checking out the movies on the big screen? Let us know in the comments below!

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In the new survival thriller Above the Below, we get a new spin on a seemingly familiar premise, as astronauts crash land in an ocean. The first trailer for the movie has been released, which you can see below. Above the Below hits theaters on December 4.

Lionsgate describes the movie, “After three astronauts survive a disaster in space, their unscheduled crash-landing leaves them trapped in the crushing depths of the ocean with no contact with mission control and oxygen rapidly running out. In a race against time where every breath could be their last, the crew faces impossible choices, mounting odds, and new dangers in this pulse-pounding story about what we do when faced with the greatest stakes imaginable.”

Idris Elba co-directs with Martin Owen and stars in this survival-thriller alongside Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Elizabeth Morris, Matthew Mitchell, and Vicki Sargent wrote the screenplay.

In a world that grows increasingly fixated on finding ways to cut corners, especially when it comes to visual effects, Elba previously explained how many elements of the new movie were done practically.

“I’m very excited to show people that I can hold my breath for four minutes. Joking aside (I can hold my breath for that long), but you know, this film was very practical,” Elba explained of the movie to Collider. “We did a lot of the things in this film. We did build the spacecraft, we submerged it in water, we shot a lot of it underwater. There’s a real practicality to this film that adds to the claustrophobia and the thriller aspect of it. So I’m really excited for people to literally go on that journey with us, from space to the ocean, and be entertained, be thrilled, and be claustrophobic.”

Above the Below lands in theaters on December 4.

Are you looking forward to the new thriller? Let us know in the comments below!

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Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, with his first on-screen role being in the John Wayne-starring Western Rooster Cogburn. While you might not have known the actor by name, you undeniably know him from his many memorable roles across all genres.

One of his more famous roles was in Office Space as Tom Smykowski, whose great invention would help his coworkers “jump” to conclusions. Other well-known roles include Bridesmaids, the TV show Grounded for Life, and multiple depictions of Santa Claus across a number of titles. His immediately recognizable mustache often meant laughs were about to follow, though he also had more dramatic turns with appearances in movies like Glory and The Fugitive.

Horror fans, though, likely remember him from his collaborations with filmmakers like Adam Green and Rob Zombie. Riehle starred in Green’s Hatchet and the anthology movie Chillerama, which featured directors Green, Joe Lynch, Adam Rifkin, and Tim Sullivan. He also appeared in Zombie’s Halloween II and 3 from Hell, with other genre appearances including Texas Chainsaw 3D, Fear Inc., and The Invisible Raptor.

The statement from Riehle’s reps continued, “A remarkable actor whose career in theater, film, and television spanned nearly five decades and more than 400 projects, Richard leaves behind an extraordinary legacy. Beyond his immense talent, he will be remembered for his genuine goodness, boundless kindness, and unwavering generosity, particularly toward emerging actors and filmmakers, whom he encouraged and supported at every opportunity. Our industry has lost an exceptional talent, and our community has lost a truly wonderful man. We ask that his family’s privacy be respected during this difficult time.”

Our thoughts go out to the actor’s family and friends in this difficult time.

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One program that has stood the test of time, though, is Unsolved Mysteries. The original Robert Stack-hosted series remains a staple of ’80s and ’90s TV, thanks in large part to the gravitas Stack brought to the investigations. The core conceit of the TV show was also its most frustrating for modern audiences: these mysteries are unsolved, so they deny us a satisfying ending. In an age where it feels any mystery could be solved with the internet, the original TV didn’t have that access.

Netflix revived the program in 2020, which ran for five seasons. As confirmed by Deadline, Unsolved Mysteries is being revived as a video podcast hosted by Jordan Murphy. It will launch on YouTube on October 29 with new episodes released weekly on Thursdays.

The outlet claims the new episodes will explore the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and the still-unsolved heist at Boston’s Stewart Gardner Museum. Additionally, the video podcast will provide updates to previously covered cases.

“We’re thrilled to be expanding the Unsolved Mysteries brand in this pivot to the video podcast world,” Terry Meurer, Unsolved Mysteries co-creator and President and CEO of Unsolved Media, shared in a statement. “There are still so many mysteries that need to be solved and we know we can reach a wide audience on YouTube and through Audacy’s distribution. And we hope our audience can help solve these mysteries, as they have for decades.”

“Unsolved Mysteries has an incredibly passionate audience and a legacy that continues to resonate across generations, and we’re excited to bring the podcast into a new era with video,” Leah Reis-Dennis, Head of Podcasts, Audacy, added. “With Jordan Murphy at the helm and all-new cases to explore, this next chapter brings a fresh dimension to a beloved franchise and offers advertisers new opportunities to engage with a devoted fanbase across both audio and video.”

After Stack’s passing in 2003, the series was revived in 2008 with host Dennis Farina. When Netflix put their own spin on the concept, they opted not to have a host and instead used on-screen title cards to tie sequences together. Additionally, while the original program often highlighted supernatural occurrences, the Netflix revival mainly focused on more grounded cases.

The new Unsolved Mysteries premieres on YouTube on October 29.

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Luckily, there’s plenty more from the series on the way, as Apple TV has already confirmed we’ll be getting a second season of the series. As we wait for new episodes, key figures from the show have other projects on the horizon, such as Kingston Rumi Southwick.

The actor stars in Henry’s Ebb, written and directed by Thomas Mendolia in his feature debut. Also starring in the movie are Banks Repeta (The Black Phone), Ashley Shelton, Will Holland, Rebecca Koon, and Austin Willard. A first look at the movie has been released, which you can see above.

In the movie, Henry likes his best friend Ebb for his fearless attitude. Ebb likes Henry for his innocence, which makes sense, because Henry created him. Henry spent most of his life with Ebb, the imaginary friend who helped him survive a tumultuous childhood shaped by an early departure by his father, the death of his grandmother, and a single mother trying to hold everything together.

But Ebb is not an ordinary imaginary friend. Protective, manipulative, and fiercely loyal, Ebb has always guided Henry’s decisions, sometimes in ways that feel less like friendship and more like control. When Henry runs away in search of the father he barely remembers, Ebb comes along, pushing the boy deeper into a journey that begins as an adventure and slowly becomes something much darker.

As the two boys travel through the quiet backroads of the American South, their bond begins to fracture. The closer Henry gets to the life he hopes might exist for him, the more Ebb fights to keep things the way they’ve always been. Because Ebb was never meant to help Henry grow up. He was meant to keep Henry safe, no matter the cost. In the spirit of Stand By Me and Mud, but with haunting psychological elements, Henry’s Ebb is a haunting coming-of-age story about the things we create to survive childhood, and the moment we realize they may be the very things preventing us from growing up.

The movie has special significance for Mendolia, as it was inspired by his experience growing up in Elkin, North Carolina, which is also where the movie was filmed. He shared of the experiences, “Elkin exists in my mind as both magical and painful, and that duality felt essential to the story. I wrote it around real locations from my memory, and knew that shooting here was crucial. Henry moves through a world that is full of wonder, but also shaped by the complicated lives of the adults around him. Setting the film there allowed those two feelings to coexist in the same space.”

Stay tuned for updates on the film’s official release. The film will debut at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November. 

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Take, for example, Clayface. The new movie is based on an iconic Batman villain, and while a movie like Joker proved that R-rated DC movies could be major hits and The Batman proved that audiences were interested in darker storylines, the new movie is the franchise’s darkest story yet. Director James Watkins is no stranger to unsettling subject matter, having directed Eden Lake and the recent Speak No Evil remake, but this movie tapped into another side of his skills.

“Within the Clayface universe, and, of course, there have been so many iterations — Basil Karlo, Mud Pack — but obviously, the Matt Hagen story, and that’s what [writer] Mike Flanagan initially locked on to,” Watkins recently explained to Bloody Disgusting of the project’s origins.” “There’s various iterations of that story, both in the comic books and in the animated series. That was the key thing, this notion of an actor. But within that, I didn’t want it to be inside baseball, too inside Hollywood. So it was very important for me.”

He continued, “We worked with Mike’s script and then Hossein Amini, and we worked to really make sure that it was very clear that Matt’s character, he comes from nowhere, and he’s really worked really hard to be where he is. So it’s not about vanity or anything like that. It’s a very relatable thing for me. It’s a guy that’s really worked hard, and he gets it ripped away. So he’s lost his livelihood, he’s lost his reputation, and he’s lost his identity, and I think those are very relatable things.”

Given his horror background, Watkins wasn’t afraid to lean into body-horror classics, as he revealed, “David Cronenberg’s The Fly is a massive influence on me in this movie. The notion of taking a story about a man that turns into a fly, and making it incredibly relatable, incredibly grounded, the science grounded, the relationship, the brilliant performances of that movie, the heartbreak of that movie. Those things were things that I was trying to aspire to.”

In the movie, Matt Hagen’s meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

Superhero movies are known for their special effects, but rather than showing individuals soaring through the air or dodging explosions, the Clayface team leaned into practical effects that could then be amplified through CGI.

When reflecting on making the movie and favorite special effects, star Tom Rhys Harries highlighted a sequence in which he underwent a procedure that caused him to hack up something nasty, noting, ” I quite like the… it’s really funny, those little flesh balls.”

Costar Naomi Ackie enthusiastically echoed those remarks, adding, “There’s a scene where he’s changing, and he has to spit out these little flesh balls. What were they? They were like gelatin, little blood balls. They looked disgusting, mate, but it was very funny watching you have to spit them out, take after take.”

Watkins’ favorite sequence, though, involved massive amounts of coordination of a large ensemble as opposed to flesh balls.

“There’s a sequence towards the end, downstairs in the nightclub, which was a real challenge to figure out. There’s an awful lot of moving parts to that sequence and elements,” the filmmaker recalled. “Bigger budget movies would have had a lot of weeks to shoot it. We shot it in days. There was an intensity … I work incredibly quickly, but it was just the point of view — that scene could be really confusing, but trying to keep it clear, and the build, and the shifts in tone, and the dark glee of that scene, I suppose. I’m trying to deliver on that, and that was something I worked quite hard on.”

One thing about Clayface that is quite unique is just how far Hagen goes in his quest for revenge. The movie begs the question: was Matt always this ruthless or was he fundamentally altered through this experiment?

“I think that is for audiences to decipher and decide,” Harries shared about his take on the character. “I like to think that we’ve all got a lightness and a darkness within us and it’s how you circumnavigate that.”

Similarly, Ackie’s character moved forward on human trials before the formula was ready. The actor reflected on her character’s trajectory, “I actually think that they’re quite similar people. It’s sods law that those people find each other in this situation, but I do think that her ambition is such that she would have found another way [to experiment]. There was no way … I feel like, where you meet Caitlin in the film, there’s no way she’s giving up. She would have found another [subject]. Even if she was going to do it to herself, I think she would have. They’re both willing to roll the dice, aren’t they?”

Clayface is a totally standalone experience, but given how he is famously connected to Batman, this could just be the beginning of the character’s big-screen legacy.

Looking to the future, Watkins confessed, “I haven’t looked at all beyond this single story. I thought it was a brilliant step, and it was one of the things that appealed to me, was the standalone nature of this story. You can come to this story, you don’t have to have a deep knowledge of the lore, or the background, or any of these things. I like the fact that anyone can come in, buy a ticket, see this movie, and understand it on its own merits.”

As far as who he might be interested in seeing Matt face off against, even as an audience member, Watkins noted, “I mean, crikey, there are so many. What’s so brilliant about Clayface is that he can become — he could turn into Superman or Batman, or pretend to be any of those people, which is a really teasing prospect.”

Clayface hits theaters on October 23.

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Peacock‘s Crystal Lake, which takes place nearly a decade before the events of the original Friday the 13th, didn’t feature Jason in a hockey mask, which audiences knew ahead of time, given that he doesn’t get a hockey mask until Friday the 13th Part III. Across eight episodes, the series also delivered some of the most brutal violence seen in a TV series in quite some time, fully living up to the reputation of the series.

One thing missing from the series, though, was the gratuitous nudity. According to showrunner Brad Caleb Kane, there were attempts to include those elements, but those efforts were “overruled.”

“I tried. That’s America. You can give the kids the violence, but God forbid they see some breasts,” the showrunner confirmed to TheWrap. “Sometimes you get overruled in these things.”

Part of what makes the topic interesting is that sex — along with drugs and alcohol — are often cited as key components of what motivates Jason Voorhees to kill. In the original movie, Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) explained that her son Jason drowned in Crystal Lake because the people who were meant to be watching out for him were busy having sex. Virtually every sequel featured protagonists who were partying and doing drugs, so even if there wasn’t a specific rule that stated Pamela or Jason only killed those participating in seemingly immoral behavior, there was a strong correlation between these elements.

As far as who overruled Kane, it’s currently unclear. Whether those elements ever made it into the scripts or were filmed, only to be excised, is unknown. Even if the show was a little bit more conservative than its big-screen counterpart, that’s not to say the series was completely chaste. The first episode did honor the sequence in which Jason drowned because two counselors were having sex, and there were many other characters who developed relationships over those eight episodes. Additionally, there were plenty of implied trysts and counselors in bathing suit attire, with these sequences unfolding organically.

Still, Kane expressed earlier this year how the show would honor some elements of the cinematic installments but wouldn’t be beholden to all of them.

“I think the biggest conceptual issue was people know what to expect from a Friday the 13th, or at least they know what a Friday the 13th movie should be. Teens go out to a place, they are having sex and doing drugs, and then they are hunted by Mrs. Voorhees or Jason in the subsequent films,” Kane explained during a panel over the summer. But, thankfully, we weren’t making a Friday the 13th movie. They are going to make another Friday the 13th movie, which I’m sure will be Friday the 13th to the max; but this was called Crystal Lake, and we were doing a story about the town and a prequel about Jason’s mom, and it was really fresh snow.”

All episodes of Crystal Lake are now streaming on Peacock.

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There was proven interest in seeing the seemingly silly world of Archie Comics embrace more macabre concepts, courtesy of the success of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla‘s comic Afterlife with Archie. In the story, when a supernatural spell from Sabrina Spellman backfires, an army of the possessed dead is unleashed upon Riverdale. Archie and his friends must fight to stay alive, testing the friendships, romances, and loyalties that have always held them together, marking the first Archie Comics title to be geared towards older audiences.

Aguirre-Sacasa is bringing Afterlife with Archie to Disney+ as a live-action series, and while it’s not set to debut until 2027, Riverdale star KJ Apa already volunteered his services in the series.

“It’d be cool if we could do some cameos or something,” Apa revealed to Entertainment Weekly. He also confirmed he voiced this desire to Aguirre-Sacasa, exclaiming, “I asked him!”

He continued, “I would think that would be really fun if I could come in for a scene … I don’t know who I’d play, but it’d be fun to do.”

Apa played Archie in Riverdale, which ran for seven seasons. The success of the show resulted in Netflix‘s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, in which Kiernan Shipka starred as the titular teen witch. Unlike the ’90s sitcom, this take on Sabrina was much more macabre, with the character dabbling in the dark arts, death, and the Devil. Shipka would go on to reprise her role in a handful of appearances in Riverdale, confirming the nature of the franchise’s crossovers.

Likely preventing Apa from playing Archie is the fact that the story regularly features Archie as a high schooler. The actor is currently 29, making it more of a challenge to pass as a high schooler.

There are currently no actors officially attached to the project, but Deadline has confirmed that Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Hunters) will direct the series’ pilot episode. Luckily, the show was already ordered to series without the pilot having even been filmed, so it’s just a matter of time before we get more updates on the series’ future.

Stay tuned for updates on the future of Afterlife with Archie.

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When Jennifer’s Body was first released, it suffered from a poor marketing campaign, which largely was directed at young men, only for women to fully embrace the narrative in the years since it was first unleashed. The movie has since earned a veritable cult following, which is only one reason to be excited for a new installment, but the returns of Fox, as well as director Karyn Kusama and writer Diablo Cody and potentially star Amanda Seyfried, means a worthy reunion of all of the key figures.

During a recent appearance on the Petticoat Revolution podcast, Cody teased her approach to the sequel, while explaining how Jennifer is a sympathetic character who was as much a victim as other figures in the original movie.

“Jennifer is a sympathetic character for me, before and after the transformation,” Cody explained. “I mean, she is very isolated, she’s very lonely, she’s very insecure. Everybody remembers Jennifer when she’s like, ‘I am a god,’ or when she’s at her most radiant and at her most powerful. But people forget about these moments in the movie where she’s like a shell of herself, she’s just exsanguinated almost. And to me, Megan played both of those sides of Jennifer so well.”

She continued, “And one fun thing — I can’t talk about it too much — but you know we’re doing a sequel to this movie, like imminently, and I felt like in the new movie, I was able to explore even more about why Jennifer is sympathetic and what she’s been through. And there is absolutely, to me, a loneliness and a poignancy to that character that people don’t always recognize.”

When the movie was originally released, Fox was hot off of her success with Transformers, with the marketing campaign leaning into the superficial sex appeal of Fox’s character. The movie, though, was about Jennifer becoming possessed by a demon as she ate her male classmates, preventing it from appealing to the demographic it was being marketed towards.

Luckily, time has been kind to the movie and it has been fully embraced by new and longtime horror fans for the darkly comedic horror movie that it is, allowing the sequel to move forward.

Jennifer’s Body 2 doesn’t yet have a release date.

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Luckily for Netflix subscribers, you’ll be able to check out Obsession when it hits the streamer on November 17. Whether you’ve already seen it and want to revisit its horrors or if you’ve somehow managed to avoid the movie as it took over pop culture, Obsession‘s arrival on Netflix is sure to give it another surge of popularity.

This isn’t the only exciting debut on the horizon for fans of the film, as breakout star Inde Navarrette is set to host Saturday Night Live on October 31. While this isn’t the first time the show has debuted a live episode on Halloween night, it doesn’t always embrace the world of horror with its host selection, with Navarrette’s appearance likely seeing horror fans tuning in to see how she does in the world of comedy. The episode’s musical guest will be Gracie Abrams.

Interestingly, the movie’s debut on Netflix is something a long time in the making. Barker confirmed last month that, before Focus Features acquired the movie, Netflix was potentially interested in releasing it as one of their originals. Its availability worldwide on streaming may have made it an even bigger sensation, though it wouldn’t have been such a massive box-office hit.

The nature of Obsession partnered with its tremendous success has seen a lot of people wondering if we could ever get a follow-up installment. Just earlier this month, Navarrette confirmed she’d be interested in reprising her role, while also admitting that her character likely suffered a depressing fate.

“I would totally be open to doing a sequel. Are you kidding me? Who am I to say no?” Navarrette confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. “And what is she doing afterwards? I think the non-pretty answer, which I think is more important to give sometimes than kind of just giggling through answers, is she’s starting a grief process.”

She continued, “When things happen that are completely out of our control, like losing a loved one, losing a parent, losing autonomy, having an experience that wasn’t your fault, it’s very difficult to understand anything. She’s just starting the grief process.”

The only drawback to the popularity of Obsession, though, is how busy it has made everyone involved with it. Navarrette has signed on to play Rogue for the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s take on the X-Men, co-star Michael Johnston is currently filming The Mummy: Book of the Dead, and Barker is working on his next movie, Anything But Ghosts, and is attached to a new take on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Obsession hits Netflix on November 17.

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Based on the Daniel Kraus novel of the same name, Brian Duffield‘s Whalefall delivers exactly that: Austin Abrams plays a man who, while out in the ocean, is swallowed by a sperm whale. Not only does his character have to figure out where he is and how to potentially escape, he also is running out of air and has to compensate for just how deep a whale can dive and how he might be able to get back to the ocean’s surface.

Whalefall landed in theaters this weekend and, despite positive reviews, only took in a reported $8 million at the domestic office and $9.5 million internationally for a $17.5 million total. With a reported budget of $60 million, the number falls a bit short of some previous projections. It’s difficult to deduce why the movie may have had a softer opening than expected, especially given its relatively strong 71% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

One thing we do know, however, is that there isn’t a direct correlation between critical reviews and box-office performance. Earlier this month, The Other Mommy earned some of the year’s worst reviews for a wide-release horror title, only for the movie to open to $27.5 million domestically. Making that number more surprising is that it sits at only 17% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

It’s possible that, with it being October, audiences are mainly interested in seeing more conventional tales of terror. The idea of being swallowed by a whale and having to fight for survival is understandably anxiety-inducing, though its ocean-bound terror puts it closer to the realm of something like The Shallows or another water-bound survival adventure. In that sense, opening so late in the year could have deterred viewers who were seeking supernatural stories or were revisiting classic titles.

Abrams likely isn’t sweating the underwhelming box office, as he scored a major hit last month with Resident Evil. Despite the fact that we’ve seen a number of entries in that franchise land in theaters and perform relatively well despite poor reviews, the Zach Cregger movie shattered all expectations both critically and financially.

Whalefall is in theaters now.

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With Romero’s name being synonymous with “zombies,” it’s all the more fascinating that the filmmaker’s narratives somehow keep coming back to life. 1975’s The Amusement Park, for example, had vanished for more than 40 years and was only finally recovered and released in 2017. The filmmaker’s first movie, Expostulations, has similarly finally been restored and will be screened in a one-night-only event accompanied by a live score.

The George A. Romero Foundation (GARF) and Music Director Christian Kriegeskotte today announced the world premiere of George A. Romero’s “A Night at the Symphony,” an all-new symphonic concert experience celebrating the life, career, and creative legacy of the filmmaker known as the “Godfather of Horror.” Presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and performed live by the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, the one-night-only world premiere will include a host of surprise guests and take place March 26, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. at the Byham Theater, 101 6th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, in the Cultural District. This is the same venue (then known as The Fulton) where Romero premiered Night of the Living Dead in 1968.

“A Night at the Symphony” begins with music that inspired Romero, including his childhood experience seeing a film adaptation of Jacques Offenbach‘s Tales of Hoffmann, before moving through newly orchestrated music from Romero’s films. The crown jewel of the evening is a complete, exclusive screening of Romero’s “lost” 1962 debut short film, Expostulations, with a new orchestral score commissioned by the George A. Romero Foundation and composed by Kriegeskotte. It will be performed live-to-picture by the orchestra.

For decades, Expostulations was believed lost with its elements thought to have been destroyed in a basement flood. The rediscovery of surviving 16mm footage restored an important missing chapter in Romero’s development, revealing an emerging filmmaker already using Pittsburgh’s streets, buildings, and neighborhoods as expressive settings for the personal, social, and political ideas that would later define his work. Expostulations is a remarkable time capsule of color film footage of Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District and surrounding areas captured in the early 1960s and featuring a majority cast of local African-American actors. The George A. Romero Foundation has preserved and restored the surviving material with help from people closely connected to Romero’s life and career.

“At first I thought it would be fun simply to reimagine the music from some of Romero’s most notable films for live orchestra,” Kriegeskotte, creator and music director of the program, shared in a statement. “I started out as a studio orchestra musician in Hollywood, and having seen the ongoing popularity of movies like Star Wars and Harry Potter in symphonic spaces I wanted to turn the spotlight toward less recognized heroes of indie cinema whose films helped shape my own creative imagination. I only discovered later that Romero’s inspiration to become a filmmaker came from the film adaptation of an opera, and a natural throughline began to emerge, revealing unrealized projects and lesser-known collaborations that felt perfectly at home in the concert hall. When the GARF asked me to write an original score to accompany Expostulations, I knew we had a remarkable program on our hands.”

The concert opens with Kriegeskotte’s original overture, Beyond the Living Dead, a theme and variations inspired by the first 10 notes heard in Night of the Living Dead. Guests will also hear music from Romero’s most celebrated films like John Harrison’s iconic synth score from Day of the Dead (performed in part on Harrison’s original Prophet-5 synthesizer), Donald Rubinstein’s lush music from Martin and Knightriders, music from Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and others. All are expanded and reimagined for the full symphony orchestra.

“My dad was relentlessly curious, and his imagination was never confined to a single genre, medium, or moment in his career,” says Tina Romero, Acting President of the George A. Romero Foundation. “‘A Night at the Symphony’ gives audiences access to parts of that creative journey that are rarely seen together. Dad loved music and had a huge collection of movie scores on vinyl. He absolutely would have loved this project. To premiere it in Pittsburgh, in the very theater where Night of the Living Dead was introduced to audiences nearly six decades ago, makes the evening especially meaningful.”

All net revenue generated by the world premiere and future bookings of “A Night at the Symphony” will benefit the ongoing work of the George A. Romero Foundation, the event’s executive producer. Foundation initiatives include scholarships and fellowships for the next generation of horror creatives, restoration and preservation of Romero’s work, support for the growing horror archive at the University of Pittsburgh’s Hillman Library, and efforts to establish an endowment to name the university’s new Horror Studies Center the George A. Romero Horror Studies Center.

For tickets and additional information, visit https://trustarts.org/production/108672.

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Instead, the filmmaker leaned into the thriller realm for titles like Hold the Dark and Rebel Ridge. Both of these movies were thrilling enough in their own right, but still weren’t full-blown genre films like some fans had hoped. Luckily, the director’s upcoming Slayground looks like it will fully lean into the world of terror, which just scored a new poster.

A24 debuted the new poster, which you can see below, that also came with the reveal that the movie will hit theaters on January 29, 2027. We’ve only gotten a few teasers of the movie up to this point, and tomorrow we’re set to get a full trailer.

There’s little information regarding official plot details, but what we do know is that Slayground is a horror movie that is centered around a haunted house attraction. The movie is also reportedly set on Halloween, so even though we’re still a few weeks out from October 31, knowing that January will bring back the Halloween vibes early is something to look forward to.

Starring in Slayground are Imogen Poots (Green Room), James Badge Dale (The Empty Man), Matty Matheson (The Bear), Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night), Chase Sui Wonders (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me), Young Mazino (The Last of Us), and Stephen Root (Widow’s Bay).

There’s a long history of horror movies set around seemingly lighthearted haunted houses, only for the terror to go farther than any characters could have imagined. While there’s ’80s classics like The Funhouse and Ghoulies II, we’ve seen a recent surge in the concept with things like Hell House LLC, Haunt, The Houses October Built, and Hell Fest. Few formulas are as tried and true in the horror world than putting characters in what seems like a lighthearted yet thrilling setting, only to fully unleash deadly chaos.

Based on what we know about Slayground, Saulnier could be releasing the defining haunted-house horror movie of the decade.

Stay tuned for the new Slayground trailer before the movie hits theaters on January 29, 2027.

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Over the course of his career, Fessenden has produced nearly 100 movies while directing more than two dozen, while also finding time to appear on screen as well. Titles like Habit, Wendigo, Beneath, and Depraved are all effective enough in their own right, but you’d be hard-pressed to find an indie horror directed who wouldn’t credit Fessdenden as an influence.

A new trailer has been released for Fessenden’s latest opus, Trauma Or, Monsters All, which you can see below. The movie is set to be released on November 4.

In the movie, visiting writer Cassandra (Laëtitia Hollard, The Pitt) arrives in the quiet upstate town of Talbot Falls to research a book on George Washington Carver while working at the local library alongside her new friend Agnes (Aitana Doyle). After Cassandra publishes an article exposing the town’s unsettling past, buried secrets begin to surface as a werewolf, vampire, and Frankenstein creation emerge from the shadows, forcing the community to confront generations of fear, guilt, and suppressed trauma. Blending gothic horror, social commentary, and deeply human storytelling, Fessenden delivers an ambitious monster epic unlike anything else in contemporary genre cinema.

Also starring in the movie are Addison Timlin, Alex Hurt, Alex Breaux, Larry Fessenden, John Speredakos, Marc Senter, Micheál Neeson, Joshua Leonard, Barbara Crampton, James Le Gros, with appearances by Emily Bennett and Toby Poser.

Fessenden said of the movie, “I’ve spent my career reimagining classic monsters because they reveal something deeply human about us. Trauma Or, Monsters All brings those stories together into one film about memory, identity, and the wounds we carry. I’m grateful to reunite with Dark Sky Films, whose support of independent horror has made them the perfect home for this project.”

“Our partnership with Larry Fessenden and Glass Eye Pix spans many years and some of the most influential independent horror films of their era,” Greg Newman, EVP of Dark Sky Films, added. “Trauma Or, Monsters All is another bold, uncompromising work from one of the genre’s true visionaries, and we’re proud to bring it to audiences.”

Trauma Or, Monsters All will get both a limited theatrical release next month and also land on Digital.

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Since the massive acclaim of that debut season, HBO has attempted to replicate the lightning-in-a-bottle success of that narrative to mixed results. The series has continued to bring in major names in the acting world, like Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell, Mahershala Ali, and Jodie Foster. That trend is continuing with Season 5 of the series, with its stars being confirmed.

Rumors about Nicolas Cage joining True Detective in Season 5 emerged last year, and last weekend at New York Comic Con, the actor confirmed his involvement. Deadline has added that Antonio Banderas is set to star alongside Cage in the new season. There aren’t many narrative details about the project yet confirmed, though we know Cage will star as Henry Logan and Banderas will play Rai Garcia. It will be set in Jamaica Bay, New York.

In what is sure to make horror fans happy, showrunner of True Detective: Night Country Issa López is returning to once again serve as showrunner.

The first season of the series focused on a murder that came with evidence of cult-like activity, which resulted in an investigation into cover-ups, conspiracies, and ritual sacrifices. The season finale even had glimpses of supernatural forces, though it was unclear if those events actually happened or if McConaughey’s character merely imagined them. Night Country, though, was much more firmly in the realm of horror.

Starring Foster and Kali Reis, Night Country took place in Alaska, shrouding the community in darkness for nearly 24 hours a day. The investigation kicks off when eight scientists from a research station go missing, with a severed tongue found in their laboratory. Shortly after, their frozen, naked bodies are found in the snow, sparking speculation about what could cause the researchers to be found in such a state.

The narrative strongly appealed to horror enthusiasts, given the premise’s similarities to the real-life mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident. Even if the explanation in the show wasn’t otherworldly, Night Country leaned most into the inherent unsettling elements of the narrative.

While it’s too early to know for sure, we can hope that López’s return means another darker entry into the franchise. True Detective Season 5 is expected to premiere in 2027.

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The movie caught the attention of Blumhouse Productions, resulting in their partnership on Obsession. It’s difficult to overstate the impact the movie has had on all of pop culture this year, as it first made waves on the festival circuit last year and earned rave reviews, with its release in theaters earlier this year resulting in major financial wins. Amplifying the film’s notoriety is what Barker accomplished so early in his career, yet it sounds like he’s only getting started.

In a recent profile on Barker for Time magazine’s Time 100 package, filmmaker Seth Rogen wrote about Barker and his new film Anything But Ghosts. In the piece, he confirmed, “I’ve seen Curry’s next film, Anything But Ghosts — and for those of you who, like me, are uncomfortable with this amount of talent in a person so young, I have bad news … it’s even better, and, to add insult to injury, he’s just as good an actor as he is a director.”

While the new movie is described as being superior to Obsession, it’s also taking on a slightly different tone, so you shouldn’t expect the movie to merely replicate what worked about that project. Barker co-wrote the movie with Cooper Tomlinson and the pair star as wannabe ghost hunters who must face real ghosts while dealing with the deception of their own fraudulent business.

“It’s all going to feel like the same brand,” Curry Barker previously told Bloody Disgusting about how the two movies compare. “It’s slightly different. It’s so different than Obsession, because the idea itself just lends itself better to comedy, because it’s literally about two ghost hunter con artists.”

He added, “It’s Cooper and me doing our thing, so it lends itself better to comedy, but it’s still set in this super grounded world. It’s ghosts being real in a world where ghosts are not real. Just like [Obsession] is a wish going wrong in a movie where magic doesn’t exist or in a world where magic doesn’t exist, right? That’s kind of what I try to do.”

Anything But Ghosts also stars Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”), Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World), Chris Reinacher (“Superstore”), and Violet McGraw (M3GAN).

Anything But Ghosts is currently slated to hit theaters on May 7, 2027.

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One seminal example of a horror game adaptation is HBO‘s The Last of Us, with the show’s critical and viewership success being a testament to the effectiveness of the source material. Just last month, Zach Cregger‘s Resident Evil pulled off the seemingly impossible by telling an all-new story that he specifically orchestrated to recreate the experience of playing the game, which was a hit with audiences and critics.

As revealed by Deadline, the next video game series to get the live-action treatment is Fears to Fathom. As described by the outlet, “Fears to Fathom franchise is an anthology of stand-alone psychological horror stories inspired by frightening real-life experiences. Rather than relying on supernatural creatures or elaborate mythology, Fears to Fathom builds suspense around seemingly ordinary situations that take increasingly terrifying turns.”

Scarlet Stallone and creator Mukul Negi, professionally known as Rayll, have partnered to developed potential movie and TV projects based on the idea.

“I’ve been playing video games since before I could read, and the first time I played Fears to Fathom, I was hooked. I’ve played every one since,” Stallone shared in a statement. “Rayll’s games are grounded and genuinely unsettling, because the horror comes from situations that could actually happen to you. I love working with Rayll; we’re a great team, and I’m so excited to expand that world while keeping what fans love.”

Rayll added, “I started Fears to Fathom as a very personal project, so seeing how far it has grown and how strongly people around the world have connected with these stories has been surreal … Scarlet immediately understood that what makes Fears to Fathom work isn’t just the scares — it’s the feeling that these situations could happen to anyone. I’m excited to work with her and SRYN Productions to bring that same tension and authenticity to a new medium.”

So far, the series has been comprised of installments Home Alone, Norwood Hitchhike, Carson House, Ironbark Lookout, Woodbury Getaway, and Scratch Creek. In Home Alone, “You play as Miles, a 14 years old kid who is home alone while his parents are out of town for work. He soon finds himself in trouble as the story unfolds, would he make it through the night? He survived as he made the right choices.”

Stay tuned for updates on the future of the Fears to Fathom franchise.

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Since that slasher’s release, Bacon is also one of the rare talents who stayed firmly entrenched in the horror genre. He subsequently starred in everything from Tremors to Flatliners to Stir of Echoes to Hollow Man, with his recent efforts including You Should Have Left, They/Them, and MaXXXine.

Bacon’s next movie is Summoner, with Deadline revealing that Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Stephanie Beatriz and The Gentlemen‘s Daniel Ings have joined the project. The roles they will be playing have not yet been revealed, though the outlet says the movie “follows Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called into an isolated witness protection property to deal with a terrifying demon, unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.”

Jeremy Slater, who wrote Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The Exorcist TV series, and most recently Mortal Kombat II, wrote Summoner and will be making his directorial debut. Throughout his career, Slater has slowly but surely become a go-to name in the world of genre fare, especially when it comes to putting his stamp on beloved franchises.

Arguably Slater’s biggest success is his adaptation of The Exorcist, especially given how hard it has been for creators to find ways to tell new stories in that beloved saga. The debut season of the series focused on a possession case, like in other The Exorcist stories, with the biggest delight being the reveal deep into the season that this wasn’t a random incident, as it was in fact a sequel to the original movie, with Geena Davis playing Regan MacNeil. Season 2 pivoted away from Regan to follow the priests who performed the exorcism on a new case.

Also on the small screen, Slater worked on Netflix‘s The Umbrella Academy and also the Disney+ series Moon Knight, in which Oscar Isaac played the titular hero. Additionally, he worked on this year’s Coyote vs. Acme, which was released to massive praise after Warner Bros. attempted to bury the project entirely.

For as exciting as it is to know that Kevin Bacon has a new horror movie, we’re even more excited to see what Slater has in store for audiences.

Summoner doesn’t yet have a release date.

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In a Violent Nature: Part 2 confirmed its release date last weekend, and an all-new poster depicts Johnny’s signature hook to spell out the movie’s release date. In a Violent Nature: Part 2 will be released on February 12, 2027, and you can see the fresh poster below.

In a Violent Nature: Part 2 picks up where the first left off as Johnny (Ry Barrett) continues his violent rampage at an Ontario summer camp, where a young outcast camper is forced to spend the night with his counselor sister and her friends at their annual end-of-season party. Lucas Nguyen, Olivia Scriven (Blood Quantum), Laurie Babin (Red Rooms), Fionn Laird (The Institute), Donald MacLean Jr. (The Craft: Legacy), and Evan Marsh (Shazam) also star.

Nate Wilson co-directs with returning director Chris Nash, who also wrote the sequel. Peter Kuplowsky, Shannon Hanmer, and Nash all serve as producers on the sequel.

Kuplowsky previously shared of the new movie, “With this sequel, fans can expect an exponential increase of the ol’ ultraviolence with a distinct hook, but one that still collides with storied slasher traditions.”

Rather than merely replicating the perspective of the original movie, this sequel pivots to spend more time with characters trying to evade Johnny. This pivot is only somewhat effective, though Meagan Navarro said in her Bloody Disgusting review, “It turns out that Johnny’s silent, unstoppable killer perspective is far more interesting than that of an awkward, sullen tween who’s unleashed a massacre upon familiar Friday the 13th archetypes. Though just a kid, and a constantly picked-on one at that, Alex makes for a rough protagonist to track through the carnage for his repellent behavior that includes creeping on crush Olga (Laurie Babin), bullying another social outcast, and passivity as he watches all of the counselors succumb to increasingly gnarly deaths.”

She added, “The emphasis on practical effects continues here, too, ensuring each extreme burst of ultraviolence sears into your skull. Though we spend less time with Johnny this round, appearing only to stalk then graphically slash, Barrett’s Johnny remains an unstoppable force of barbaric evil. His physicality terrifies and intimidates; this is a killing machine who takes pride in his ‘art.’”

In a Violent Nature: Part 2 hits theaters on February 12, 2027.

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In the new series, Matthew Lillard stars as Principal Henry Grayle, who is tasked with trying to keep the entire school under control. Understandably, he faces a lot of challenges with the arrival of Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), including at the infamous prom scene.

Lillard exclusively shared with us a number of behind-the-scenes images he took on the set of the prom scene, which you can see in the Instagram carousel below.

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“On my first film, Serial Mom, Kathleen Turner told me that making a movie is like having a family with a built-in divorce. Those words haunt me to this day. Coming together, loving each other for an extended stretch of time, and then just walking away is a brutal reality,” Lillard shared with Bloody Disgusting. “Never were truer words spoken than with the cast of Carrie. We bonded in rehearsal and built a dynamic, loving ‘Hollywood family’ throughout the process. The ‘Younguns’ and the ‘Olds,’ as we called ourselves, would gather separately and together: dinners, weekend basketball games, movie nights at the Flana-plex North. We were bound.”

He continued, “I love taking photos, but I very rarely share them. As we were living through Carrie White’s prom, though, it felt like we were playing in the shadow of history, and I wanted to remember this brilliant collection of artists. It’s an honor to share some of these with y’all. I hope you like them. Sharing one of my passions with the world leaves me feeling a little naked and exposed.”

Earlier this month, Lillard echoed those sentiments about how fulfilling the entire experience was bringing the new series to life.

“I think that I have been around a long time and I think that one of the things that I found extraordinary is the level, the quality of actors that they brought in blew me away. I think that when you look at Summer Howell at the end of this year, you will have to consider her as one of the most incredible performances of the year,” the actor expressed. “I think that she is effortlessly brilliant the entire time. And not only as an actor, but how she conducted herself as number one on the call sheet is super important. She led with bravery. She was always prepared. She was just an incredible number one.”

All episodes of Carrie are now streaming on Prime Video.

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