It's here in the Archives section that you will find the news of the last three months.

----- October 30, 2026 -----

** SMILE 3: David Bruckner, who helmed 2017's acclaimed THE RITUAL and the 2022 HELLRAISER reboot, has been set to direct SMILE 3 at Paramount Pictures. Bruckner takes over for Parker Finn, who created the franchise and wrote and directed the previous two instalments. Nick Antosca will pen the script for the latest entry based on a story pitch by Finn.

The nature of the films means a third film will also be essentially standalone with a whole new story and stars, but no casting has yet been set. The first two films have grossed more than $350 million worldwide. Finn will remain involved as a producer alongside Temple Hill. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WINNIE THE POOH BLOOD AND HONEY 3: Here's the trailer and poster for the upcoming sequel.

** THE HOLY BOY: In Italy's happiest village, a haunted teacher discovers dark secret behind weekly gatherings where locals seek healing from a teenage boy's embrace. His quest to save the youth reveals the sinister nature of a community hiding behind joy. THE HOLY BOY premieres November 27 on Shudder.

** BOOGEYMAN Trilogy: Coming to Blu-ray on 11/25 from Via Vision Entertainment.

** NEVER LET GO 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/10 from Lionsgate.

----- October 29, 2026 -----

** THE HOST: 20 years after becoming a worldwide sensation, Bong Joon Ho's acclaimed creature-feature THE HOST returns to theaters, newly remastered in 4K and featuring an exclusive conversation with Director Bong Joon Ho and filmmaker Edgar Wright.

** TRAIN TO BUSAN 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/15 from Well Go USA.

** BEGOTTEN 4K UHD: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/8 from Kino Lorber.

** THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 3 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/3 from Lionsgate.

** THE STRANGERS CHAPTER 2 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/3 from Lionsgate.

----- October 28, 2026 -----

** RUBBER'S LOVER: Shozin Fukui's legendary black-and-white Japanese cyberpunk-horror film, RUBBER'S LOVER (1996) receives a new, director-approved 4K Restoration from the original 16mm camera and sound negatives. It will be available on Blu-ray, UHD (for the first time worldwide), and VHS (for the first time outside Japan) from January 11th, 2027.

** THE BIRDS TV series: Emmy-winning star Sarah Snook is returning to HBO as the star of THE BIRDS, a limited series inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's film and Daphne du Maurier's novella. HBO has nabbed the high-profile project, which was taken out by Universal Global Television this past summer, for development.

THE BIRDS limited series, whose pilot is written by Tom Spezialy, is described as a visceral, present-day reimagining of Hitchcock's classic with a murder mystery at the center and new characters, led by a new female protagonist, Myra Massey (Snook). (thanks to Deadline.com)

** DEAD GIVEAWAY: You've never dealt with a hangover like this. Ruby Modine and Mikaela Hoover star in DEAD GIVEAWAY – coming to digital November 3.

** THE BLOCK: Mitch James was once the golden boy of horror fiction, until an unshakable writer's block brought his meteoric rise to a halt. Years later, with his career in ruins and only his fiercely devoted fan and partner Natalie by his side, Mitch stumbles into a dark and inexplicable event, after which, the words begin to flow again...But inspiration proves fleeting and something shadowy and malevolent seems to be demanding more in return. As Mitch becomes entangled in a chilling cycle of creation and consequence, the true cost of his craft may be far greater than he ever imagined.

----- October 26, 2026 -----

** PROJECT SHAMROCK: A recently discovered lost film reel with footage dating back to Halloween 1960 contains disturbing evidence that a young Michael Myers was once a subject of the Silver Shamrock Corporation's top-secret experiments, conducted under the codename PROJECT SHAMROCK.

** THE LAST TEMPTATION OF BECKY: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** CHRISTMAS AT THE KINGLES: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** RECLUSE: Following the strong critical (92% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audience reaction from the Tribeca Festival's world premiere, Vertical has acquired North American rights to horror film RECLUSE, the feature debut of writer/director Henry Chaisson. Executive produced by Spooky Pictures' Steven Schneider, the film stars Sasha Frolova, Xander Berkeley, Toby Poser, Mia Vallet, Kimball Farley, and Frankie Seratch. Vertical will release Recluse theatrically in the first half of 2027.

After a fire leaves her estranged father injured, Joan (Frolova) begins hearing mysterious audio recordings related to her mother's disappearance years earlier. Returning home, she works to piece together the mystery of her mother's final days. Joan realizes that her mother's vanishing meshes with a larger tapestry of tragedy that has plagued their family over the years. And the closer she gets to unearthing the truth, the more somebody else fights to keep it buried.

----- October 21, 2026 -----

** SLAYGROUND: On the week of Halloween, the primary suspect in a mass murder investigation escapes police custody and goes on the run, attempting to prove his innocence while becoming the target of a massive manhunt.

** HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK 2: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film.

** BRUTE 1986: Terror returns in BRUTE 1986, a blood-soaked follow-up to 2025's hit, BRUTE 1976. A glam metal band and their crew venture to an abandoned desert town to film a music video. Unbeknownst to them, a deranged family of violent misfits lives there, and they don't take well to uninvited visitors. As they begin killing off their unwanted guests, the band, unable to escape, plots revenge.

** A QUIET PLACE PART III: Jack O'Connell has confirmed he'll play the brother of Cillian Murphy's character in A QUIET PLACE PART III, the pair working together after both appeared in 28 YEARS LATER THE BONE TEMPLE earlier this year.

Speaking with Collider, O'Connell says: "A QUIET PLACE was, that felt like family. It's about family, obviously. Got John Krasinski and Emily Blunt involved, and Cillian and I play brothers. There was a real familial feel to that one. It was cool, man. But horror's popping off. People are turning out for horror. So it's great. Yeah, it's amazing." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- October 19, 2026 -----

** HELLRAISER: Author and filmmaker Clive Barker says the recently released HELLRAISER REVIVAL, a video game adaptation of his iconic horror franchise, is a call to action for more stories set in that universe. Developer Boss Team Games and publisher Saber Interactive recently released the single-player, first-person, survival-horror action game.

You play as Aidan, a man who wields the 'Genesis Configuration' puzzle box. He journeys across the hellish abyss to aid his missing girlfriend, who has been taken by the Cenobites. In an interview, Barker says he has "many ideas" as to where to take the franchise next:

"I think what was achieved in the game is a wake-up call to anyone who's been involved in the making of a franchise like HELLRAISER. It says to get your ideas warmed over so you can go back into existing worlds in a brand new way. I have many ideas that I'd like to see realised in the HELLRAISER universe, and I'm planning to keep my fingers in that pie."

Barker's 1986 novella THE HELLBOUND HEART resulted in a franchise that has sparked multiple movies, the most recent being 2022's reboot, which starred subsequent breakout stars Odessa A'zion, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn and Adam Faison, along with Jamie Clayton as Pinhead. Barker controls the rights to the franchise which returned to him in 2020. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** SPECIES: Fangoria is excited to partner with IFC Entertainment to reveal that they've acquired SPECIES, the French-language body horror from director Marion Le Corroller that premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Le Corroller from a script she co-wrote with Thomas Pujol, SPECIES (released in France as SANGUINE) stars Mara Taquin, Karin Viard, Sami Outalbali, Kim Higelin, Clement Bresson, Sonia Faidi, Benjamin Mendes, and Etienne Langar. The film's synopsis is as follows:

Margot begins her internship in the ER, where she struggles to adapt. Very soon, she finds herself treating patients her own age with unexplained symptoms. The frequency of these unusual cases leaves her wondering, especially as she begins to notice increasingly alarming symptoms on her own body. (thanks to Fangoria.com)

** DEADBOLT: Here's the trailer for the upcoming home-invasion thriller directed by Zac Coleman. The 76-minute film hits VOD and Digital on November 13, 2026.

** TRAUMA, OR MONSTERS ALL: An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town's dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within. Directed by Larry Fessenden.

----- October 16, 2026 -----

** IN A VIOLENT NATURE 2: Here's a new poster for the upcoming sequel.

** THE MUMMY BOOK OF THE DEAD: Universal Pictures has announced THE MUMMY BOOK OF THE DEAD as the official title for the upcoming fourth film in the franchise. The highly anticipated film sees Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles as roguish American adventurer and former French Foreign Legion soldier Rick O'Connell and English Egyptologist and librarian-turned-action heroine Evelyn O'Connell.

Both starred in the roles in the original 1999 film and 2001's THE MUMMY RETURNS while Fraser returned solo for a third film with Maria Bello taking over the Evie role. Also back for the new film are John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, Kevin J. O'Connor as Beni Gabor, and Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay. Michael Johnston joins the cast as a new character. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HEAT OF MADNESS: From the director of MEGALOMANIAC. On the verge of becoming a father, Scola is hoping to make it big with one final heist. However, betrayed by his accomplices and blinded by the obsession to recover his loot, he embarks on a vengeful quest that leads him into a supernatural world. Check out the trailer!

** LOVE KILLS: Marcos, a downtrodden employee at a grimy cafe in a crack-ridden Sao Paulo neighborhood, is captivated by a customer in the corner holding her coffee without taking a sip; staring intensely, dressed to the nines. As Marcos' intrigue grows he unwittingly follows her into a 'mundo fantástico.' Soon he is caught in the middle of a hyperbolic gang war between two tribes of glamorously bespoke modern-day vampires, whose looks do more than kill. Bathed in mesmerizing neon with slick and savvy cinematic panache to spare, Love Kills is a scintillating, action-packed tale of seduction, redemption and bloodlust.

----- October 14, 2026 -----

** SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN: Filmmaker Craig Zobel has been set to direct a live-action feature adaptation of the comic SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN.

James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera created the BOOM! Studios graphic novel series in 2019 and follows Erica Slaughter, a monster hunter who arrives in the small town of Archer's Peak after children begin disappearing, to take down the creature preying on them. Announced at New York Comic-Con yesterday during the Blumhouse panel, Jason Blum, Stephen Christy and Tynion IV will produce the film.

** DEAD OF NIGHT: A small town is terrorized by a series of brutal murders, as a determined sheriff, his daughter, and a desperate mayor race to uncover the truth behind the killings before the town descends into chaos.

** THE THIRD PARENT: Your family will soon be complete.

** MUM I'M ALIEN PREGNANT: When a messy underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant, she must overcome skeptical doctors, a useless baby daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.

----- October 13, 2026 -----

** 28 YEARS LATER 3: Filmmaker Danny Boyle has confirmed that movement has stalled on the Cillian Murphy-led third entry in the 28 YEARS LATER franchise. At the London Film Festival this week to promote INK, Boyle participated in a Q&A and said that while he hopes the film gets made, financing still needs to be set. As a result, the movie is "on the back burner at the moment". (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** IN A VIOLENT NATURE PART 2: IFC & Shudder have confirmed that Nate Wilson and Chris Nash's IN A VIOLENT NATURE PART 2 is set to hit cinemas on February 12th 2027 – just in time for Valentine's Day.

Actor Ry Barrett reprises his role as the firefighter mask-clad undead Johnny (Barrett) who continues his violent rampage at an Ontario summer camp. This time a young outcast camper is forced to spend the night with his counsellor sister and her friends at their annual end-of-season party. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** RIVER: The sun is down. The boat is dead. There's no cell service. And there's someone standing, staring, from the shore. From the producers of BACKROOMS and OBSESSION comes a vivid, visceral new vision in the slasher genre, marking an electrifying feature-film debut by writer-director Joshua Giuliano. Only in theaters January 15th.

** THE BABYSITTER: Tubi has confirmed it will release THE BABYSITTER, a live-action film adaptation of GOOSEBUMPS and FEAR STREET author R.L. Stine's popular novel series first published in 1989.

The story follows a 16-year-old babysitter, Jenny, who is so desperate to earn enough money for a prestigious writing program that she takes the job despite a prowler terrorising girls across town. But when she starts receiving threatening phone calls and a dangerous fugitive surfaces in town, Jenny's suspicion of those around her grows. Meanwhile, danger begins closing in. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

----- October 12, 2026 -----

** Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND remake: The Italian horror classic is set to get a remake. Lucio Fulci's 1981 film THE BEYOND was announced as the first remake from a strategic partnership between Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films, which aims to "secure remake rights to genre films for theatrical, streaming and physical media," per a press release. THE BEYOND is the first of several planned remakes over the next two years from the partnership.

"The impetus for this partnership was our shared commitment to fans of the genre and our desire to deliver for new horror audiences," Frank Murray, the co-CEO of Hangtime, said in a statement. "This is a rare opportunity for an established director to reimagine THE BEYOND, contemporize it as a classic of experiential horror and further the ever-growing cultural significance of Fulci's work. We also love the built-in sequel opportunity afforded us by Fulci's Gates of Hell universe."

Frida Torresblanco, co-CEO at Hangtime, added in the statement that, "Severin is the ideal partner, not just in helping us navigate the rights process but as a uniquely knowledgeable creative sounding board." (thanks to Variety.com)

** THE EXORCIST MARTYRS: Darkness must be hunted. Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST MARTYRS is only in theaters March 12.

** THE LAST TEMPTATION OF BECKY: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** AMANDA THE ADVENTURER: A movie adaptation of DreadXP's indie video game series AMANDA THE ADVENTURER is in the works at Blumhouse. Based on the indie puzzle-horror video game franchise of the same name from developer MANGLEDmaw Games, AMANDA THE ADVENTURER follows Riley Park, who starts exploring her reclusive Aunt Kate's house after she passes away and leaves the house to Riley. (thanks to Variety.com)

** MOLEPEOPLE: LaKeith Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn are set to star in MOLEPEOPLE, a horror feature that sees the teaming of two horror powerhouses, Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal. The feature will be co-financed and co-produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount, with Paramount handling worldwide distribution. A release date of Aug. 27, 2027 has been set.

Rob Savage, who had OTHER MOMMY opening last weekend, will direct the horror thriller, which has a script by Nathan Elston. The logline concerns a man who descends into the abandoned tunnels beneath New York City, where he discovers a twisted society lurking beneath the streets. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

----- October 9, 2026 -----

** CROSSED: Here's the trailer for the highly anticipated live action adaptation.

** THE LAST TEMPTATION OF BECKY: Now a CIA field agent, Becky goes undercover in Poland to infiltrate a family running an inn at The Wolf's Lair, one of Hitler's WWII bunkers. When she learns the father, Wilhelm Reuss, plans to spark the Fourth Reich, Becky must stop him. In Theaters, November 4th.

** CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES: Here's the trailer and new poster for the upcoming film.

** THE AWAKENING: An elite military unit ventures into a Colombian jungle on a mission to eliminate an enemy target. What begins as a tactical operation quickly descends into a frenzied nightmare when a primeval force awakens in the darkness. Five hundred years earlier, a Spanish conquistador expedition was consumed by the same relentless curse. Separated by centuries but connected by the same hostile territory, both groups fight to survive the jungle's curse.

----- October 8, 2026 -----

** OBSESSION: The film returns to cinema for one day only.

** HUMAN: What she wanted: a little sexting before bed. What she's going to get: a blood-drenched supernatural nightmare of horrors and heartbreak. Sometimes the universe just sucks, doesn't it.

** TERRESTRIAL: Something strange is landing in theaters.

** CREATURE OF THE PINES: Discover the true story of Pine Hollow in the found-footage horror CREATURE OF THE PINES is streaming on Screambox October 13.

** I SEE THE DEMON: After seeing a strange object floating in the sky, Lucy comes home to a surprise birthday party with all of her favorite people. She's overjoyed, but when asked about her day, she realizes she can't remember anything about it. Her loved ones assure her it's nothing to worry about, but as more unsettling things occur that only she seems to notice, they keep telling her to relax… enjoy the party… there's nothing to worry about… we'll take care of you… As the evening descends into madness, Lucy must discern reality from illusion, and who of her friends are really on her side. All of this will reveal the forgotten trauma Lucy's tried to bury, and the secrets of a bizarre procedure she cannot understand.

----- October 7, 2026 -----

** THE EXORCIST MARTYRS: A determined rookie detective eager to establish herself confronts a horrifying darkness that challenges her deepest convictions and tests everything she thought she knew about right and wrong.

** NEW GROUP: A student appears on the playground, crawling on all fours. Days later, others join, forming a human pyramid. It marks the start of a bizarre phenomenon that spreads across the community.

** PENDULUM: Married couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat's enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group's spiritual practices offer genuine healing – or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.

** POSTMORTEM: Six months after her husband's sudden death, medical examiner Helena Martinez (Odette Annable) runs a small morgue on the California–Mexico border, holding herself and her teenage daughter together by not talking about it. Then sixteen bodies arrive at once: an elderly cult that took its own lives in a ritual meant to raise their leader from the dead. Processing them, Helena finds the ceremony recorded on the members' own camcorder, and one survivor still breathing in the hospital next door. He tells her the ritual can be finished. She has a body of her own. Check out the trailer!

----- October 6, 2026 -----

** CROSSED: The upcoming film revolves around Stan and Cindy, the leaders of a group of strangers thrown together as they attempt to escape northward away from the inflicted konwn as the Crossed. In this world, those affected by a mysterious disease appear to have a cross on their foreheads, with these people follow their worst impulses. Imagine if zombies were just humans who their intellect, but are also homicidal maniacs.

** BLACK SHEEPS: Here's the poster for the upcoming sequel.

** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** OTHER MOMMY: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

----- October 5, 2026 -----

** TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD: Filming has wrapped on TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD, the long gestating "final chapter" of George A. Romero's classic zombie saga. UNDERWORLD star Kate Beckinsale stars alongside genre regular Betty Gabriel, newcomer Abigail London, Kurt Deimer, Phil Burke, Cooper Barnes, Tait Fletcher and John D. Hickman.

Filming took place in Kentucky and wrapped last month. Greg Nicotero, the legendary WALKING DEAD make-up effects supervisor and director who also worked with Romero on DAY OF THE DEAD, handled special effects. The horror project, which has buy-in from the Romero estate, is "set on a decimated earth where the last vestiges of humanity are trapped between warring factions and an evolving undead threat". The Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include THE GOLEM and PLAN A, directed. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** BUDDY: The film will capture the hearts of audiences everywhere at home when it drops on Digital on October 13th, followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release on December 8th, 2026.

** MARROW: Based on a series of real-life police files regarding a stalking in small-town Texas, "Marrow" follows Jamie Foster, a formerly successful vlogger who attempts to revitalize her career by inviting her stalker onto the show—knowing he may be the serial killer responsible for murdering a string of influencers. Although Jamie's views go up, she begins to realize more than her life is at stake when the stalker's identity—and humanity—come into question. Arriving on VOD from Scatena & Rosner Films on November 3.

** INCOMPLETE CHAIRS: A Japanese craftsman's obsession with creating the perfect chair spirals into a nightmare of flesh and wood. When artistic ambition crosses into madness, the human body becomes raw material.

----- October 2nd, 2026 -----

** HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 4K: The classic returns with a new 40th anniversary Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Steelcase, arriving on 10/27. Pre-order exclusively through Dark Sky Selects from 10/1 - 10/9. The collaboration includes a Rucking Fotten T-shirt + 4K UHD Steelcase bundle, as well as an additional bundle featuring the Rucking Fotten T-shirt + 4K UHD Steelcase + VHS.

** OBSESSION: Focus Features has reportedly submitted Curry Barker's OBSESSION under the 'musical or comedy' categories at the Golden Globes. The move has raised some eyebrows. The film chronicles the chaos and violence that ensues after a young man is granted his wish of a young woman loving him too much.

Many awards pundits expected it to be submitted as a drama, but those associated with the film insist it's far more a dark comedy, and THR says even the Golden Globes voters themselves have indicated they regard it as a comedy. The film, which cost just $750,000 to make, has grossed more than $500 million worldwide and has catapulted star Inde Navarrette to the top of many casting calls. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** GHOST IN THE CELL 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/17 from Well Go USA.

** SLITHER 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 12/8 from Scream Factory.

----- October 1st, 2026 -----

** FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 3: Actor Matthew Lillard has confirmed that a third FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S movie is aiming to shoot next year while out promoting the new CARRIE series for Amazon. it's unknown if stars Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, and Elizabeth Lail will return.

Lillard said; "I know the early version of the script came through, and everyone's really excited about it, and I know they're moving to the next level, so we will be shooting in 2027." That likely means an early 2028 release. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** CARRIE: Mike Flanagan was asked how many seasons he would make if he could choose his ideal length for the upcoming CARRIE series at Amazon Prime Video. Flanagan explains: "In my dream scenario. I think it's three seasons. In my dream scenario, I think Carrie has a wonderful three-step arc. It's a trilogy, really."

Flanagan has made no bones about the fact that he's significantly changed up the source material for this take on the property with the eight-episode series set to debut on the service on October 7th. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WHALEFALL: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

----- September 30, 2026 -----

** ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS: The next film from OBSESSION filmmaker Curry Barker, ANYTHING BUT GHOSTS, has locked down a May 7th 2027 release date. Focus Features will distribute the film, which arrives just under one year after OOBSESSION hit cinemas and became the mini-distributor's top-grossing movie of all time.

Barker co-wrote the script with longtime partner Cooper Tomlinson, and the pair shot the feature before OBSESSION took off. In it, they star as wannabe 'ghosthunters' who find themselves in over their heads as things spiral wildly and terrifyingly out of control. Aaron Paul, Bryce Dallas Howard, Violet McGraw and Chris Reinacher also star in the movie, which was made for just $5 million. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** FREDDY'S BACK: You asked him to take it further. Your wish is our command. FREDDY'S BACK stars Michael Leavy as 'Freddy Krueger' alongside Allison Pittel as 'Natalie', in an original nightmare sequence that puts Leavy beneath the fedora and into full Freddy prosthetics for the first time.

** BEWARE BOIUNA: Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiuna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.

** LA MANCHA (YOU'RE IT): Inside an amusement park, a group of children and teenagers become trapped in a dark curse connecting them to a parallel world.

----- September 29, 2026 -----

** WERWULF: Witness Robert Eggers' most visceral and haunting experience yet. Focus Features presents WERWULF, a harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within.

** DON'T BREATHE 3: Filmmaker Fede Alvarez has confirmed that a third movie in the DON'T BREATHE franchise is in the works. The news came out of a 10th-anniversary screening of the original film as part of Beyond Fest at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. The American Cinematheque event drew Alvarez, co-writer Rodo Sayagues, and stars Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, and Dylan Minnette for the Q&A.

Alvarez confirmed that not only is a third entry coming, but a script has already been written and both Levy and Lang's characters will return. The 2016 film follows three young burglars who break into a blind veteran's Detroit home, believing they've found an easy target. Instead, they find themselves trapped with a man whose capabilities and secrets are far more terrifying than they anticipated.

Earning more than $157 million worldwide from a $10 million budget, along with quite good reviews, a sequel was greenlit. However, that sequel, released in 2021, only focused on Lang's character and saw Sayagues take over as director. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HALLOWARRIOR: Desperate for companionship on a post apocalyptic Halloween night, the Last Girl on Earth gets more than she bargained for. HALLOWARRIOR premieres October 16 on Shudder.

** THE CYCLE: A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene. THE CYCLE premieres on Shudder this October.

** BURIED SECRETS: A missing girl… a buried treasure… and a bloodthirsty Demon… some secrets should stay buried! From Full Moon Features and director Brooks Davis comes a frightening new tale of greed where secrets will be revealed and horrors unearthed. Premiering exclusively on Blu-ray and DVD December 2026. Coming to streaming early 2027.

----- September 28, 2026 -----

** SAW XI: Filmmaker Mike P. Nelson has been announced as the director of the upcoming SAW film at Lionsgate and Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Nelson helms the upcoming anaconda-themed horror film BEWARE BOIUNA, which opens in cinemas next week, and previously directed the remake/reimaginings of WRONG TURN and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT.

In a statement, Lionsgate film boss Adam Fogelson says he has full faith in Nelson: "He has a singular vision for this film, and we're incredibly confident in what he'll deliver."

Wan said in a statement: "Making the original SAW was a defining experience for me, so it was essential to find a director who would honour that world. Mike has a raw, distinctive filmmaking voice with an inventive approach to the genre, and I believe he'll bring something truly unique and special to the franchise."

The project marks the first SAW entry in a long time to have the original film's director James Wan involved creatively. Wan and Whannell will produce the new instalment with Jason Blum. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** SUNDOWN: Shudder has acquired the rights to SUNDOWN, a new supernatural horror feature from director Rebekah McKendry. According to an official logline, SUNDOWN follows three generations of women who reunite in a remote cabin to avenge a loved one's death, only to discover their captive isn't who he seems to be, and his family is closing in, waiting for sundown.

Guns N' Roses Slash serves as executive producer under his BeserkerGang label. Producers include Pasha Patriki of Hangar 18 Media, alongside Raven Banner's Michael Paszt, Andrew Thomas Hunt, and James Fler. (thanks to Variety.com)

** V/H/S/MIXTAPE: Featuring all-new segments from legendary filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, hip-hop icon RZA, visionary director David Moreau, and acclaimed filmmaker Renee Zhan, V/H/S/MIXTAPE cranks the franchise's signature found-footage horror up to eleven with an electrifying new anthology where music and sound become the source of terror. United by a theme that explores the power of music, rhythm, and audio to haunt, possess, transform, and destroy, the film blends cosmic horror, psychological suspense, outrageous splatter, and groundbreaking practical effects into one unforgettable mixtape of nightmares.

** SENDER: Dark Sky Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to SENDER, the psychological thriller from writer-director Russell Goldman, starring Britt Lower, Rhea Seehorn, Anna Baryshnikov, David Dastmalchian, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Jamie Lee Curtis, who also produces. Following a festival run that began with its world premiere in Narrative Feature Competition at SXSW, Dark Sky Films will release the film nationwide in spring 2027.

In SENDER, Lower stars as Julia, "a recently sober and unemployed woman attempting to rebuild her life in a new suburban rental, one online order at a time. When unmarked packages she never purchased begin arriving at her home, their eerie specificity starts to feel like a message from someone who knows exactly who she used to be. As Julia becomes increasingly consumed with discovering who is behind the deliveries, she turns to delivery driver Charlie (David Dastmalchian), her sister Tatiana (Anna Baryshnikov), and Whitney (Rhea Seehorn), a woman from her recovery group, for help. Her search eventually leads her to Lisa Barr (Jamie Lee Curtis), who has been receiving disturbingly familiar packages of her own." (thanks to Deadline.com)

** BUDDY THE SING-ALONG VERSION: Beginning Friday, October 2, BUDDY fans at cinemas nationwide can experience the film as never before with a special theatrical engagement of BUDDY THE SING-ALONG VERSION, featuring on-screen lyrics to all of BUDDY's unforgettable songs.

Audiences are encouraged to dress up, sing their hearts out and join BUDDY and his friends for an immersive, one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that turns BUDDY into the ultimate event. Fan favorites including "It's Buddy!," "You've Got to Be Scared to Be Brave" and "The Wrong Place in Town" will come to life on the big screen like never before.

----- September 25, 2026 -----

** SILENT HILL: Veteran film producer Roy Lee (IT) is reportedly working on a new SILENT HILL feature film. The discovery comes via a profile piece in The Wall Street Journal documenting Lee's success as producer or executive producer of over 100 films, many based on licensed IPs. His work includes all three Zach Cregger films, including the new RESIDENT EVIL.

That film proved a major critical success, and the feature states that Lee has "movies and television shows based on video games in development or production". They specifically cite "the fantasy epic GOD OF WAR, action franchise BATTLEFIELD, and Japanese horror classic SILENT HILL."

That's slightly surprising as no new SILENT HILL film has yet been announced. The franchise returned to cinemas back in January with the critically panned RETURN TO SILENT HILL which Lee had no involvement with. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** HER PRIVATE HELL 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 11/24 from NEON.

** I SAW THE DEVIL 4K: Coming to 4K UHD on 1/27 form Umbrella.

** PINOCCHIO UNSTRUNG: Coming to Blu-ray on 1/27 from Umbrella.

** THE MUNSTERS The Complete Series: Coming to Blu-ray on 11/25 from Imprint Films.

----- September 24, 2026 -----

** THEY FOLLOW: Production has wrapped on writer-director David Robert Mitchell's THEY FOLLOW, the sequel to 2014's IT FOLLOWS, in Los Angeles this week. Maika Monroe returns as Jay and follows her a decade later. Naomi Ackie, Jackie Earle Haley, Justine Lupe, Michael Gandolfini and Melora Walters co-star. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** R.L. STINE'S PUMPKINHEAD 2: When a new Pumpkinhead curse awakens in Redhaven, Sam and Becka must stop it before it claims the entire town.

** THE TEENAGE VAMPIRE: When a straightlaced young woman moves into a chic bungalow in the Hollywood Hills she imagines nothing but raging parties and romance in her future. But Sandra's new dream house quickly becomes a den of horrors after she discovers her landlords are ancient vampires and her first party guests are the victims of a bloody massacre. As the night grows more sinister and twisted, Sandra unearths the most terrifying secret of all.

** APOCALYPSE Z NEW WORLD: The end of the world as we know it. The beginning of a new one.

----- September 23, 2026 -----

** SLAYGROUND: Coming soon.

** DEVOUR: An all-girl heavy metal band faces a warlock, cannibals, vampires, and a werewolf in a remote town, and must unleash dark powers to survive the night.

** ROQUIA: As violence intensifies in a city and the possessed speak in an unknown tongue, the disciple begins to fear the worst.

** OTHER MOMMY: Here's more posters for the upcoming film.

----- September 22, 2026 -----

** CRAWL sequel: Paramount Pictures has set a July 16th 2027 release date for its Alexandre Aja-directed sequel to 2019's alligator creature feature CRAWL. Aja directed that first film, which became a critical and commercial success, pulling in $91 million worldwide from a $14 million budget. Filming began last month in Hungary.

The sequel brings the action to New York where gators arise in the streets and sewers after a hurricane hits the city. Aja, Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutschman and Gregory Levasseur all worked on the script. Craig Flores, Sam Raimi and Aja are producing. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE MIST remake: Ahead of his reboot of CARRIE hitting Amazon early next month, filmmaker Mike Flanagan has offered an update on his version of Stephen King's THE MIST. Frank Darabont previously adapted the novella quite closely right up until its shocking last five minutes which was a big change.

Much like with his new CARRIE, Flanagan isn't interested in doing a loyal adaptation, as that's already been done: "The differences start page 1. I'm writing it now. THE MIST is going to be great. If there wasn't an excellent answer to 'why', I wouldn't do it. I love Darabont's film, and there's zero point in remaking it. Which is why I'm going in a different direction. I learned a long ago never to try to predict what the fans will or won't argue about… but yeah, this isn't a retread." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE HERETIKS: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** IN THE GRIP OF TERROR: Amicus Productions returns to British cinema screens with IN THE GRIP OF TERROR, the first new Amicus horror feature in more than four decades.

** HER WILL BE DONE (QUE MA VOLONTÉ SOIT FAITE): Nawojka, 20, dreams of escaping her harsh life working at the family farm. Under the influence of Sandra, the liberated woman next door, Naw experiences trance-like episodes and strange powers, just like her dead mother before her.

----- September 21, 2026 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL: Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL topped the box-office this weekend, pulling in a major $108.3 million worldwide – $60 million domestic/$48.3 million overseas. That easily tops the $70 million worldwide start of WEAPONS last year to be his biggest debut to date.

The opening also beat SCREAM 7 for the second-best start for a horror film worldwide this year, behind only BACKROOMS with $118 million. Overseas only, RESIDENT EVIL topped BACKROOMS which debuted with $36.6 million in those markets. The worldwide opening has also beaten the worldwide final gross of the original 2002 RESIDENT EVIL ($103M) and the more recent 2021 failed reboot RESIDENT EVIL WELCOME TO RACOON CITY ($42M). (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WORLD WAR Z sequel: Brad Pitt is returning to star in the long-gestating sequel to 2013's global zombie action film WORLD WAR Z at Paramount Pictures.

In addition, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT helmer Edward Berger has signed on to direct from a script by Dennis Kelly. Berger recently directed Pitt in THE RIDERS for A24, which wrapped earlier this year. Plot specifics are under wraps, but it will presumably use material from Max Brooks' bestselling 2006 novel, on which the first was loosely based. Pitt will produce the sequel alongside Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW: Cult Japanese video game LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW is heading to the big screen. A live action feature version is in the works as the game's creators look to establish "a new model for building globally recognized entertainment franchises from Asia." The latest LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW video game launches soon alongside an animated series.

Set before the events of the original game and envisioned as an R-rated action comedy, the LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW film follows protagonist Juliet Starling, a San Romero High School cheerleader born into a legendary family of zombie hunters. When a catastrophic zombie outbreak engulfs her school, Juliet must fight her way through the undead to save her friends, protect her family, and somehow keep her boyfriend Nick close – even if doing so ultimately requires some highly unconventional arrangements. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** V/H/S/MIXTAPE: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

** THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR: Chris Colfer stars as Boyd Grayson, a hedonistic heir who torments his legacy-obsessed mother, played by genre icon Alice Krige. When an accident leaves Boyd handless, she rebuilds him with prosthetics wired to his subconscious, hands that act on his most violent urges. Inside their decaying Gothic estate, those hands unleash horrors on Grayson Manor. Coming to Theaters this October! Available On Demand December 1st!

----- September 18, 2026 -----

** OTHER MOMMY: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** THE NICE ONES: The film follows Kate, who joins her boyfriend and his friends for a remote countryside retreat. When strange lights begin appearing in the sky, the group's dynamic starts to shift. One by one, they become eerily calm, agreeable and almost unnaturally kind. As Kate grows increasingly convinced that something has happened to them, she finds herself dismissed as unstable — leaving her to question whether she is losing her grip on reality or is the only person seeing the truth.

** LITTERMATES: Opens this November exclusively at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

** DEATH OF A YELLOW BIRD: Written and Directed by Cody Calahan.

** CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES: The story follows the Seversons, a family starting fresh in a quiet suburban neighborhood, whose next-door neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round.

----- September 17, 2026 -----

** RIVER: Blumhouse and Universal Pictures are closing in on a $10+ million deal for theatrical distribution of Joshua Giuliano's brutal slasher film RIVER. The opening-night selection of Toronto's TIFF Midnight Madness program, the film teams two modern scream queens – HAPPY DEATH DAY star Jessica Rothe with DON'T BREATHE alum Jane Levy.

The pair play estranged sisters who reunite with their younger brother (Max Mattern) to scatter their father's ashes along a remote river. When their boat breaks down, the siblings find themselves stranded miles from help and stalked by a faceless killer (Dane DiLiegro). When it was announced last year, the project was dubbed a Shudder Original Production, with Independent Film Company handling its theatrical release – those plans now appear to have changed. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** BREEDER: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** THE INFLUENCER PROJECT: An influencer travels to Copenhagen for a documentary about her online fame, but when an obsessive stalker begins tracking her movements, she must confront the terror and reclaim her power.

** YOU CAN'T LEAVE: A young man searches for answers behind his sister's mysterious disappearance. His journey leads him and a group of friends, including Olivia, deep into a remote forest where they become trapped in a supernatural prison. Hunted by shadowy entities, the group is forced to confront both physical and psychological terror as they struggle to escape.

----- September 16, 2026 -----

** HAPPY DEATH DAY 3: Actress Jessica Rothe gave a brief update on the project recently, revealing that she and writer/director Christopher Landon have "broke the third movie" and are just waiting for money from the studio to move forward. Here's what she had to say: "So, Chris Landon and I have actually broken the whole story, which was really fun," she said. "We went to an undisclosed location — a Le Pain Quotidien in between our houses — and sat there for hours and broke the third movie. And now, we're just waiting for Universal and Blumhouse to [give us] just a little money." (thanks to Deadline.com)

** BLACK SHEEPS: They're baaaack! Here is the official trailer for Jonathan King's new comedy horror, BLACK SHEEPS.

** OTHER MOMMY: There's nothing like a mother's love. Get tickets now. Other Mommy only in theaters October 9.

** GHOST LIGHT: Actress Marion Neal finds herself mired in a lawsuit over the rights to her playhouse. As strange occurrences begin to take place, the hidden truth emerges regarding an intricate web of interwoven conspiracies and villainous agendas.

----- September 15, 2026 -----

** WHALEFALL: Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

** HALLOWARRIOR: Pumpkin, the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin's lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep, led by the fearsome Thalia. Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.

** BUZZKILL: When a masked killer targets her sorority, party girl Nora must get drunk to unlock the memories that reveal the murderer. Premieres September 25.

** INFIRMARY: A rookie security guard named Edward works his first night shift at the crumbling, abandoned Wilshire psychiatric hospital and uncovers terrifying, unexplainable forces.

** THE LAST KISS: After a tragic class trip, a teen gains the ability to see people's deaths through kissing. She races against time to save her classmates from their foreseen demises related to the incident.

----- September 14, 2026 -----

** CRYSTAL LAKE: The upcoming series follows single mother Pam Voorhees who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam's door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events are set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

** THE EXORICST MARTYRS: The story follows a single-mother cop who, thirteen years after taking down a notorious satanic serial killer, investigates a new series of murders connected to her past. At the same time, her twelve-year-old son becomes the target of a terrifying demonic force. Johansson plays the detective, with John Leguizamo as the infamous satanic serial killer known as Father Sunday.

Chiwetel Ejiofor will play a priest connected to the investigation; Laurence Fishburne is the priest who performs the exorcism, and Diane Lane plays the mother of Johansson's character. Director Mike Flanagan has previously said he's aiming to make the scariest movie he's made and to do something that "had never been done within the franchise… something that honors what came before it but isn't built on nostalgia." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** STUNG: Filming has reportedly wrapped in Rhode Island on the killer bee movie STUNG, which hails from writer-director Colin Minihan. VMI Worldwide, Verdi Productions and Source M+P produced the project.

The story follows Jess (Iris Apatow), Maya (Odeya Rush) Brooke (Annarah Cymone) and Rachel (Neela Jolene) as their innocent girls' night sleepover spirals into a living nightmare when their home is overtaken by a massive swarm of African killer bees. Under the watchful eye of their pathetic neighbour Derek (Justin Long) not even he can save the girls from their fate. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE MANDELA CATALOGUE: A June 9th 2028 release date has been set for the film adaptation of the YouTube viral sensation THE MANDELA CATALOGUE. In July came the news that United Artists' Scott Stuber, Amblin's Steven Spielberg and Amazon MGM Studios have jointly won a massive eleven-studio bidding war for the screen rights to the property. The deal has been one of the biggest in the wake of the success of BACKROOMS and OBSESSION which saw studios on the hunt for YouTube viral horror sensations.

Launched in 2021, THE MANDELA CATALOGUE has amassed well over 100 million views across its official episodes, which are set in the fictional region of Mandela County, Wisconsin. The region has been invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. Creator Alex Kister will direct the film from a script he co-wrote with Tyler Clifton. Stuber, Spielberg, Kister, Clifton, Holly Bario, Nick Nesbitt and Aaron B. Koontz will all produce. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR: Coming to Theaters this October! Available On Demand December 1st!

----- September 10, 2026 -----

** CARRIE: If you think you know her story, you're dead wrong. CARRIE, a new series from Mike Flanagan, based on Stephen King's iconic debut novel arrives October 7 on Prime Video.

** THE ONES WHO GRIEVE: At the end of the 19th century, on an isolated farm, Zélie is trapped under the authority of her father, Jacob, a deeply religious man. As a mysterious disease known as the "Black Veil" ravages the surrounding countryside and faith begins to blur with madness, she must fight to preserve her humanity and claim her freedom.

** WHO'S WATCHING: A shy, obsessive office worker's "documentary" spirals into stalking, delusion, and danger as he fixates on a new coworker. Directed by Tim Kasher.

** SCREAM: Watch Sarah Michelle Gellar face the Mystery Caller in this exclusive Angry Orchard x SCREAM collaboration.

----- September 9, 2026 -----

** BACKROOMS 2: Kane Parsons has officially signed on to direct the BACKROOMS for A24. The news is hardly a shock after the first film opened earlier this Summer to massive box-office success, the title ultimately pulling in $394 million from a budget of under $10 million. The title became A24's highest-grossing film to date, the fifth-highest-grossing independent film of all time. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** GLADYS: Filmmaker Zach Cregger has surprisingly revealed that he won't be involved in writing or directing capacities in the upcoming WEAPONS spin-off. Cregger's film was one of the biggest hits of last year, grossing $268 million worldwide on a $38 million budget. Announced shortly after that film's release, GLADYS is set to serve as a prequel focusing on Oscar winner Amy Madigan's Gladys character.

He now indicated in an interview that his only involvement in GLADYS will likely be as a producer and with a potential story credit: "Actually, Zach Shields is writing GLADYS. I was developing the story with him, but he's writing it." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** RESIDENT EVIL: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** HALLOWEEN The Game: Turn on the lights, lock your doors, and check your closets. The Boogeyman is coming...

----- September 8, 2026 -----

** OBSESSION: Variety confirmed that Inde Navarrette will campaign in the best actress category this coming awards season for her breakout turn in Curry Barker's box office smash OBSESSION, headlining a wide-ranging effort from Focus Features that will seek recognition across nearly every category the film is eligible to enter. (thanks to Variety.com)

** VINCENT MUST DIE remake: AR Content, Vertigo and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are teaming up to remake VINCENT MUST DIE, the acclaimed French Belgian thriller directed by Stéphan Castang that premiered in the Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight sidebar in 2023.

Written and directed by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, the film will be produced by AR Content's Alexander Rodnyansky alongside Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment and Michael Clear for Blumhouse Atomic Monster, along with Michael Kupisk of AR Content. Stuart Manashil will executive produce. The film was optioned by AR Content from Goodfellas, who will also serve as executive producers.

The remake will be written and directed by Johnson-McGoldrick, a veteran screenwriter and producer known for ORPHAN, THE CONJURING LAST RITES and INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER. VINCENT MUST DIE marks his directorial debut. (thanks to Variety.com)

** REPLACER: The psycho-sexual horror film REPLACER is set to begin filming in Montreal on September 16. BACKROOMS actor Avan Jogia is directing and co-wrote with Grammy nominee Halsey in her first lead film role. Joining the cast are Karl Glusman (THE NEON DEMON) alongside Juliette Gariépy (LES CHAMBRES ROUGE). Also joining the project is German producer and composer Alex Ridha who will score the film. As we previously revealed, Lily Wachowski is among exec producers.

The synopsis reads: "Stranded in Montreal, Proxy (Halsey), a troubled DJ, meets an alluring artist and his group of friends who run an underground radio station. The station's broadcast becomes warped by a mysterious signal hidden deep beneath the city's subway system. Proxy must escape before the sound turns her, and her new friends, into something raw, primal, and unrecognizable." (thanks to Deadline.com)

** IGNORE IT: Sam Evenson, the YouTube horror star behind the hugely popular Grimoire Horror channel, has teamed up with SMILE producers Temple Hill Entertainment and Anton to adapt his viral horror short IGNORE IT into his feature directorial debut.

The film, which Evenson will write and direct, follows a family who fights to survive living with a terrifying entity known only as 'The Woman,' who will kill you if you acknowledge her. As per the synopsis: "Their one rule for survival: ignore it." (thanks to Variety.com)

** LAST CHANCE MOTEL: Here's the poster for the upcoming film.

----- September 2nd, 2026 -----

** PULSE remake #2: Sony's Screen Gems and Spyglass are developing a reimagining of the Japanese horror film PULSE, with Dave Boyle attached to direct. Boyle is also set for a pass on a script by Luke Piotrowski. Parker Finn and Jonathan Fass are set to produce for Bad Feeling, the company behind Finn's SMILE films and upcoming Paramount remake the 1981 horror film POSSESSION, alongside Spyglass.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, PULSE premiered to critical acclaim in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes in 2001. The film is a techno-horror about a group of young people in Tokyo who begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website. It was remade in 2006 by director Jim Sonzero. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** HOPE: In the remote South Korea village of Hope Harbor, police chief Bum-seok and officer Sung-ae are called to find a mysterious creature that has wreaked havoc on the village.

** BUZZKILL: The film follows a group of sorority sisters who end up trapped with a murderer. Nora's tipsy memories hold the clues to figuring out who is killing their friends, but she can only remember them when she's drunk.

** RESIDENT EVIL: Here's some new posters for the upcoming film.

----- September 1st, 2026 -----

** ITHAQUA: This is Ithaqua, the wind with teeth. A remote 1800s fur-trade outpost is plagued by an ancient evil with an insatiable hunger for flesh. The cold is the least of anyone's problems. Directed by Casey Walker and starring Luke Hemsworth, Leenah Robinson, Kevin Durand, Craig Lauzon and Michael Pitt. This is a haunting folk horror experience where isolation, hunger and myth collide.

** HER PRIVATE HELL: Here's a new poster for the film.

** FALL 2 DEADPOINT: Here's some new posters for the upcoming film.

** THE OTHERKIND: A woman struggles after a mysterious encounter at the lake with friends. A troubled cop spirals out of control. Chaos erupts in a sleepy mountain town when terror surfaces.

** BREEDER: An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there's a catch. BREEDER is coming to theaters October 16.

----- August 31, 2026 -----

** GOODY GOODY: A home birth turns terribly wrong when complications arise during a raging blizzard. GOODY GOODY drops September 18 on Shudder.

** BLOODY TENNIS: Sophie enters the cutthroat world of an elite tennis academy in Southern Europe, where ambition, obsession and fierce competition mask something increasingly sinister beneath the surface. Don't miss BLOODY TENNIS, premiering September 25 on Shudder.

** PENDULUM: Married couple Patrick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail (Phoebe Dynevor) journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat's enigmatic leader (Jacki Weaver) even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group's spiritual practices offer genuine healing – or mask a terrifying truth that threatens to consume them both.

** LAST CHANCE MOTEL: A newlywed couple whose dream wedding spirals into a bloody nightmare when they uncover that their secluded venue-a desolate motel deep in the Nevada desert-is run by a relentless bloodthirsty family with dark secrets.

** LAU CHU HOA THE DEADLIEST MANSION: A group of streamers breaks into the legendary haunted house of the Hua family for fame and money. Their intrusion to the deadliest mansion in Vietnam provokes the evil spirits who are trapped inside. Inspired by the Vietnamese urban legend of The Ghost of the Hua Family, the highest-grossing found footage movie of all time in Vietnam promises to turn every dark corner of the old mansion into a chain of horrifying and blood-soaked tragedies.

----- August 28, 2026 -----

** VAMPIR from EXHUMA director: Jang Jae-hyun, the director of Korean blockbuster EXHUMA, is set to begin filming horror VAMPIR this month with an all-star cast led by Yoo Ah-in. The star of Lee Chang-dong's BURNING and last year's box office hit THE MATCH, Yoo will play a contract killer who tracks down a mysterious pagan group at the request of a clergyman. The priest will be played by Lee Sung-min of Park Chan-wook's NO OTHER CHOICE, while Lee Jun-hyuk of action blockbuster THE ROUNDUP NO WAY OUT plays a heretic longing for eternal life who undergoes a dramatic transformation. (thanks to ScreenAnarchy.com)

** BLOODLETTING: Here's a poster for the upcoming film.

** C.O.G.: A tech startup on the verge of launching a new super powerful AI chatbot soon discovers their creation harbors a dark and sinister will of its own. On Demand September 25th.

** HIVEMIND: Samara Weaving and Nicholas Braun are set to lead HIVEMIND, an environmental thriller from Thunder Road and Badlands that is now filming in Dublin. Directed by Irish filmmaker Ciaran Foy, HIVEMIND centers on the evolution of a new breed of killer wasps and the small-town authorities who team up to prevent a deadly global outbreak. In addition, Amazon MGM Studios has boarded HIVEMIND, with plans to stream the film internationally on Prime Video. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** PENNY LANE: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming film.

----- August 27, 2026 -----

** IT ENDS: Four friends post-college plans are derailed when a wrong turn traps them on a never-ending backroad.

** SLEEPOVER: Jacob Chase is staying in the Blumhouse Atomic Monster business, and will direct SLEEPOVER for the company after helming last weekend's INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER. The project is moving fast, with Universal setting an October 8, 2027 release date for the movie.

Chase co-wrote the script with NIGHT SWIM filmmaker Bryce McGuire. The plot is being kept under wraps, but is described as the "quintessential sleepover nightmare" and is based on an original short story by McGuire. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** MONSTER THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY: Coming September 17th.

** HY3NA: Black Fawn Distribution has dropped the neon soaked poster for HY3NA. The hyper-stylised thriller from Matthew Ninaber will have its World premiere at Tubi FrightFest London on August 31st.

After a violent car crash links Nicole and the enigmatic Rachel to a string of brutal murders, two detectives uncover a world of corrupt online sex work, obsession, and manipulation. As Nicole recounts her descent into Rachel's seductive influence, the lines between protector, predator, and identity begin to collapse.

Set against a backdrop of stark urban decay and intimate, tension-filled spaces, HY3NA is a visually arresting film with complex characters and an unrelenting pace, sure to captivate audiences with its shocking twists and turns.

----- August 26, 2026 -----

** GHOST IN THE CELL: Director Joko Anwar plunges viewers into a high-security prison ruled by feuding gangs and a tyrannical warden. The arrival of a new inmate kicks off a series of mysterious gruesome murders that leave its victims on morbid display. The hapless inmates trapped in the prison must overcome their rivalries to unmask an invisible, otherworldly enemy. No one is safe as the cells cage in the horrors and a ghost roams the prison with murderous intent.

** BUZZKILL: The Tubi Original film that stars Siena Agudong, Brec Bassinger and Aliyah's Interlude will debut on the free streaming service September 25. The film centers on a group of sorority sisters who end up trapped with a murderer. Nora's (Agudong) tipsy memories hold the clues to figuring out who is killing their friends, but she can only remember them when she's drunk. (thanks to HollywoodReporter.com)

** THE OTHER PEOPLE: When a new stepmom's troubled eight-year-old girl befriends a boy that lives in the shadows, the family learns why things that live in the dark don't want be seen. THE OTHER PEOPLE will be available on major digital platforms beginning September 15, 2026.

** NEVER AFTER DARK: In theaters September 25.

** BUNNY The Game: In the magical world of It's Buddy, childhood fun and games turn into a fight for survival.

----- August 25, 2026 -----

** HOPE: Here's two new posters for the upcoming film.

** ONSLAUGHT: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** WHALEFALL: Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

** BLOODLETTING: Based on the book by J.R. Curtis, the film follows the harrowing journey of three frontiersmen who set out to seek aid at a desolate Army fort after their handcart company becomes stranded and stricken by disease. Harassed on the journey by bandits and a mysterious native, the youngest companion becomes critically injured and a dark and primal creature begins to hunt and torment them.

** FAMILY: A 10-year-old girl begins to believe her parents (Ruth Wilson, Ben Chaplin) are trying to kill her. Convinced a sinister spirit is to blame, she spirals into a haunting fantasy world that mirrors her deepest fears.

----- August 24, 2026 -----

** Nicolas Cage joins PARISH: Nicolas Cage is set to play one of the last known survivors of a nuclear apocalypse who must do battle with a horde of vicious cannibals in PARISH. Concourse Media is launching world pre-sales on the project ahead of the TIFF market.

Set 30 years after a nuclear apocalypse, Parish stars Oscar winner and action vet Cage as "a hardened survivor who has managed to stay alive with his highly trained attack dogs by following one unbreakable rule: never let anyone through the gate. That rule has kept him alive for three decades. But when a desperate woman carrying an infant appears outside his sanctuary, Parish is forced to choose between compassion and survival. His decision exposes the refuge he has spent years building and puts him in the crosshairs of a vicious band of cannibals closing in from the wasteland. With his highly equipped compound under siege and his past finally catching up with him, Parish is forced into a brutal fight to protect everything he has left." (thanks to Deadline.com)

** FAMILY MOVIE: The slasher film FAMILY MOVIE," starring real life husband-and-wife Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick along with their kids Travis and Sosie, will be hitting U.S. theaters in North America on April 23rd 2027 via distributor Variance. Liza Koshy, John Carroll Lynch, Jackie Earle Haley, Andrea Savage, Austin Amelio, and Scoot McNairy co-star.

The film world premiered at SXSW to 93% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and follows a filmmaking family, the Smiths, and their low-budget horror movie which turns into a real-life slasher when a dead body shows up on set. Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS?: Here's the poster for the upcoming film previously known as ENTITY WITHIN.

** THE CREEP TAPES Season 3: Premieres September 15 on Shudder.

** DEATHWOODS: Decades after a gruesome murder-suicide involving the Wallace family gave rise to disturbing local legends, the forest remains haunted by stories of a grotesque figure lurking deep within the trees. In the present day, Scott's friends Kyle and Jessica plan a weekend camping trip to help him recover from a painful breakup by introducing him to Jessica's friend Michelle.

What begins as an attempt to reconnect and escape everyday life soon spirals into terror as the group realizes the legend haunting the woods may be real. As paranoia, isolation, and violence escalate, the friends are forced into a desperate struggle to survive the horrors hidden within Deathwoods.

** CREEPSHOW: Inspired by the hit television series executive produced by horror legend Greg Nicotero, the game brings the franchise's signature blend of wicked scares, twisted humor, and comic-book style dread into a new medium. From psychological horror to the blackest of humor, players will step into stories where death is often the least of their worries. Follow Danny and his friends as the search for the truth of what happened to Danny's father quickly turns dark as they uncover sinister secrets. Fate brings Danny to The Reader, a mysterious fortune-teller, who has a taste for treacherous tales.

----- August 20, 2026 -----

** DEATHGASM 2 GOREMAGEDDON: Raven Banner Releasing has set the U.S. rollout forDEATHGASM 2 GOREMAGEDDON, the blood-soaked sequel to Jason Lei Howden's 2015 cult classic DEATHGASM. The film makes its wide debut with a one-night-only theatrical event on Tuesday, September 29, screening in select Alamo Drafthouse theaters nationwide as part of the venue's Fantastic Fest Presents program. DEATHGASM 2 GOREMAGEDDON then arrives digitally for rent and purchase across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. on October 13, with a Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD physical release to follow later in the month.

** THE ROOM BELOW: After losing her son to cancer, a grieving mother living with a mysterious creature in her home kidnaps a young boy to replace him. But when a retired detective begins investigating the child's disappearance, her carefully constructed world starts to unravel. Available September 1 On Digital and On Demand.

** INSIDIOUS POSSESSION: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film from The Asylum.

** BLOOD SECRET: The Horror Collective has acquired Cameron Francis' supernatural thriller BLOOD SECRET ahead of its World Premiere at FrightFest in London.

When a misunderstanding threatens to derail their friendship, Madison and Anna agree to have dinner at Anna's home to patch things up. But as the night unfolds, Madison begins experiencing increasingly disturbing events that Anna cannot see. What initially appears to be the result of wine, medication and a strained friendship soon gives way to something far more sinister, leaving Madison questioning her perception of reality and whether she will survive the night.

** THE WHISPER MAN: Here's some posters for the upcoming film.

----- August 19, 2026 -----

** KWAIDAN: After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously crafted. A 4K restoration of the original three-hour cut. A film by Masaki Kobayashi. Opens September 11th.

** CRAWLERS: A catastrophic infestation of venomous and deadly spiders sends an apartment building into lockdown. Trapped inside by a police-mandated quarantine, building manager Serena and her residents battle to survive as the creatures multiply by the second. Armed with her intimate knowledge of the complex, Serena may be the only one who can keep them alive—if she can confront her deepest fear.

** BEWARE BOIUNA: Only in theatres October 2. Starring Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green. Directed by Mike P. Nelson.

** YELLOW EYES: A man falls under the grip of a sinister entity after uncovering a cursed idol.

----- August 18, 2026 -----

** CRYSTAL LAKE: Here's two posters from the upcoming series.

** FALL 2 DEADPOINT: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** GOODY GOODY: Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents and their midwife begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise. Coming to Shudder on September 18th.

** DARK HOLLOW: When a nightmarish monster emerges from the depths of an Appalachian coal mine, a young mother must hunt down the creature to protect her home and save her family.

----- August 17, 2026 -----

** THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: A first photo has been released from a fully hand-drawn rotoscoped version of Tobe Hooper's horror classic THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

Art Director Paul Beck (A SCANNER DARKLY) is behind the work, leading a team that will trace the live-action version frame-by-frame to create a new spin on the cult classic. The aim of the project is to preserve the performances, atmosphere and intensity of the original while creating an entirely new visual experience. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** THE DEVILS: This trailer is not for everyone. It also contains flashing lights or patterns that may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Pray for us all.

** THE SPIRAL DOWN: Actress Charlotte Kirk is reuniting with writer Neil Marshall (THE DESCENT) for a fifth time on THE SPIRAL DOWN. Marshall, Kirk and Karlos Ways will produce with Kirk producing for Primal Empire Studios. Director will be Aaron Mirtes with cameras set to roll in Kentucky, U.S. next month.

In the privately-backed feature, "a serial killer obsessed with perfection kidnaps Mary Doyle (Kirk), but as detectives close in, they discover that Mary is far from a victim. She is a dangerous escapee from a psychiatric institution with a violent past of her own. After killing her captor and disappearing without a trace, the investigation is turned on its head, leaving law enforcement hunting an even greater threat." (thanks to Deadline.com)

** THE BARN PART III: Here's the trailer for the upcoming film.

** ONSLAUGHT: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming film.

----- August 14, 2026 -----

** RESIDENT EVIL: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** MONSTER THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY: Coming to Netflix September 17.

** BLACK ZOMBIE: The documentary digs beneath the blood-soaked spectacle of modern horror to uncover the zombie's buried and unsettling origins. Long before it became associated with flesh-eating ghouls, the zombie was a living metaphor for slavery: not a monster, but the ultimate victim of colonial power. A symbol of stolen agency was recast as an object of fear, while Black spiritual traditions were distorted, sensationalized, and erased.

** GATOR FACE: A Florida vacation becomes a blood-soaked fight for survival when a group of friends are hunted through the swamps by a savage cult that feeds its victims to ravenous alligators in the name of an ancient reptilian god.

** APPOFENIACS: Amused by exploiting our instinct to believe what we see and hear, Duke treats deepfakes like a contagious party trick. Not because he has something to prove, but simply because he can. Soon blood starts to spill, but Duke isn't the one who has to clean it up.

----- August 13, 2026 -----

** POSSESSION remake: Parker Finn's highly anticipated remake of POSSESSION finally has a release date. Paramount has announced that the new take on Andrzej Zutawski's 1981 psychological horror classic will hit theaters on June 11, 2027.

** THE INFLUENCER PROJECT: Influencer Chiara King travels to Copenhagen with a documentary crew promising an unfiltered look behind the glamorous business of online fame. But as the cameras and her devoted fans follow her every move, someone else is watching too. When an obsessive stalker begins closing in, the documentary mutates into something far more terrifying, blurring the line between content and evidence, follower and predator, fact and fiction.

** JEFF THE KILLER: Tongal, the creator-led studio, and filmmaker Savanah Moss (11.4 million TikTok followers) are partnering together to adapt a feature film based on JEFF THE KILLER, The Wrap web site has exclusively learned. JEFF THE KILLER started as an online creepypasta, continuing the trend of studios adapting online horror stories into movies in the wake of A24's success with BACKROOMS.

JEFF THE KILLER was first introduced to the internet in 2008. Though the lore around him has shifted and evolved over the years, the character is a 13-year-old serial killer who started a killing spree after his face was disfigured by bullies. He's most commonly represented by a picture of a heavily edited person with a white face, boring black eyes and exposed red gums. (thanks to TheWrap.com)

** THE BEHEMOTH: What begins as a quiet holiday in a snow-covered mountain village quickly descends into terror when a young couple crosses paths with a secretive religious sect. As disappearances mount and the atmosphere grows increasingly oppressive, the couple realizes they are no longer observers-but targets-caught at the center of a ritual that will unleash something far worse than death.

----- August 12, 2026 -----

** R.I.P. Reggie Bannister: The actor died early Sunday morning at his cabin in Crestline, located in California's San Bernardino County mountains. His wife said that Reggie was happy to be home during his final moments and died peacefully as he battled Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease.

** LEPRECHAUN reboot: Leprechaun is back, with a new film penned by horror veterans Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan in the works at Lionsgate. Oren Koules and Miles Koules are set to produce the new entry, whose plot is being kept under wraps, through their Koulest Productions banner. This marks Oren Koules' second major horror franchise for Lionsgate, as he previously produced all 10 films in the SAW series, accounting for over a billion dollars in box office.

This is also Lionsgate's second swing at revitalizing the LEPRECHAUN franchise in just a few years. Felipe Vargas attached to direct a take from a script by Mike Van Waes in 2024; Roy Lee and Miri Yoon were to produce. (thanks to Deadline.com)

** HOPE: Here's some characters posters for the highly anticipated film.

** BURNING: In a quiet suburban village, the home of a young family grieving the loss of their firstborn goes up in flames. As rumors of a curse spread, no one can explain how the fire began. Each eyewitness offers a different terrifying account, but all are drawn to the same unsettling mystery surrounding the house and its inhabitants. As speculation grows, fact soon becomes inseparable from superstition.

----- August 11, 2026 -----

** THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: Lionsgate just released the definitive collector's edition on Blu-ray along with a VHS edition.

** CRAWL sequel: Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd are set to star in a follow-up to 2019 creature feature hit CRAWL at Paramount Pictures. The original alligators in a basement film starred Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper as a daughter and father caught in a Category 5 hurricane in the father's Florida home. They become trapped in a basement overrun by giant man-eating alligators.

That first film became a critical and commercial success, pulling in $91 million worldwide from a $14 million budget. Alexandre Aja, who directed the first film, will return to direct the film which will begin shooting later this month in Hungary. The sequel brings the action to New York where gators arise in the streets and sewers after a hurricane hits the city. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** STARSUCKERS: An influencer couple invites their most loyal superfan couple to an intimate weekend retreat, secretly planning to use them as the centrepiece of their next viral reinvention. However, the curated weekend unravels into psychological warfare when each couple's vision for the weekend congeals into something feral, where the desperate need to be seen turns deadly.

** PARASOMNIA: After her friend vanishes, Riley must confront the demon from her night terrors that may have crossed into reality, while facing her own tragic past. PARASOMNIA drops September 4 on Shudder.

** EVER AFTER: Coming to Blu-ray on 11/10 from Unearthed Films.

----- August 10, 2026 -----

** INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER: Evil found a way out.

** CONFINEMENT: Pregnant and recently widowed, Stella is taken in by her late husband's estranged family. But beneath their generosity lies something deeply unsettling, leaving Stella fighting for her life as their obsession with her unborn child turns deadly.

** APPOFENIACS: As AI-generated deepfakes spread, a group of interconnected people descends into paranoia, blurring the line between reality and fabrication and unleashing violent consequences. The true horror lies not in the deception, but in what happens when people believe it.

** HATE THYSELF: A killer who prefers torture over death is on the loose. His favorite tool–a two-foot iron pipe. The police know many boys are missing. No bodies, no leads. An unemployed detective is on the case to find the mad sadist.

** MIME: Sony Screen Gems has beat out Amazon and Searchlight for Mime, a supernatural horror package that will star TENET's John David Washington, with Nikyatu Jusu (Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner NANNY) directing.

There's no official logline, but we hear it's a movie set in a New York City apartment complex in the middle of a heat wave blackout. Stephen Herman wrote the screenplay based on his original idea. We understand that MIME is in active development but the intention is that the feature will shoot in the spring. (thanks to Deadline.com)

----- August 7, 2026 -----

** INSIDIOUS OUT OF THE FURTHER: Here's some characters posters for the upcoming film.

** DESPERATION: A new film adaptation of Stephen King's 1996 horror work DESPERATION has been set up at Searchlight with Sam Raimi set to produce reports The InSneider and THR. The project marks the first time horror icons King and Raimi will be working together on a project. Joining them will be Raimi's long-time producing partner Robert Tapert.

In addition, FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are set to direct the feature, which will be penned by Ryan Brennan. The pair are attached to multiple projects right now.

The original novel is set along the desolate Highway 50 in Nevada and follows several people who get abducted by Collie Entragian, the deputy of the fictional mining town of Desperation. Entragian has been possessed by an evil being named Tak who can control native wildlife and must change hosts to keep itself alive. To escape, the captives must trap Tak in the place from where he came – deep within the mines. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** CARRY THE DARKNESS: Set against the backdrop of small-town hysteria and inspired by the true-crime tragedy of the West Memphis Three, this atmospheric descent into paranoia and supernatural terror follows Travis Baldwin, a misunderstood metalhead teen cast as the scapegoat for a series of gruesome atrocities. As a malevolent entity emerges from the nearby woods, claiming victims and warping minds, the town turns on Travis—driven by fear, fueled by dogma, and blind to the real darkness stalking them. Streaming on BloodStream Friday, August 14, 2026.

** INHERIT: The film stars Davika Hoorne as Woranart, who returns home looking as young and beautiful as when she disappeared 50 years ago. However, she has not returned for a reunion with her wealthy family but as the vessel of an ancient centipede spirit, which seeks to pass its curse onto Woranart's 18-year-old granddaughter, Oui (Baipor Thitiya Jirapornsilp).

** A MOTHER'S SECRET: When a body is found in the walls of her dream home during renovation, new mother, Kenzie Carter spirals into paranoia experiencing terrifying visions about her daughter, Anna. Kenzie's worried but busy husband, Eric, suggests a nanny to help. Enter Genevieve, the mysterious nanny who bonds instantly with Anna. As Kenzie's grip on reality fractures the body is identified revealing dark history, a missing past, and a deadly secret that threatens everyone Kenzie loves.

----- August 6, 2026 -----

** CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 2 FRENDO LIVES: Temple Hill Entertainment is officially producing a sequel to last year's horror/comedy CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, based on the novel series by author Adam Cesare. Once again sticking close to the source material.

Temple Hill is producing the follow-up, which takes the first film's Final Girl, Quinn Maybrook, to college where she will learn some of America's cruelest lessons. The sequel will be written by Hudson Morgan and Will Lowell, who have written scripts that've appeared on the Black List, in addition to selling several TV shows and feature film projects. (thanks to Fangoria.com)

** MONSTER THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY: Coming to Netflix on September 17.

** V/H/S/MIXTAPE: Shudder has announced that the ninth installment of the horror anthology franchise V/H/S/MIXTAPE is set to debut on the streamer on October 9th.

The film includes segments from Ernest Dickerson (TALES FORM THE CRYPT DEMON KNIGHT), RZA (THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS), David Moreau (MADS) and Renee Zhan (O BLACK HOLE!), whose segment includes original creations from Jim Henson's Creature Shop. (thanks to Variety.com)

** BLOODY TENNIS: Nikias Chryssos' English-language horror film BLOODY TENNIS has secured several international deals, including to Shudder in the U.S., ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival. The other deals are for Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (BestFilm.eu), Italy (Plaion Pictures), Japan (Extreme Film), Poland (9th Plan), and Scandinavia (Njutafilms).

U.S. rights were handled by CAA on behalf of Augenschein Sales, while Augenschein Sales sold the Australian rights directly. The Playmaker Munich closed the deals for Poland, the Baltics, Japan, Scandinavia and Italy on behalf of Augenschein Sales, and is handling the remaining open territories.

The film takes the world of elite sports to disturbing new extremes, filled with brutal ambition, blood-sucking leeches and hard-hitting serves. After being admitted to an elite tennis academy hidden deep in Southern Europe, Sophie (Guldberg Kampp) must contend not only with the fierce brutality of her teammates but with the school's increasingly sinister undercurrents, where competitive sports are taken to their painful limits and only the hungriest survive. (thanks to Variety.com)

** SPIDER ISLAND: On a secluded private island, The Oceania Pearl Hotel invites a group of famous influencers to help solidify its place as the world's most luxurious new hotel. But beneath its glossy exterior, the hotel hides a nightmarish secret…the subterranean caves have been disturbed during construction and awakened a hoard of deadly spiders, and they are ready to reclaim the island.

----- August 5, 2026 -----

** HOSTEL 25th Anniversary 4K UHD: Coming out on October 13th are both HOSTEL and HOSTEL PART II. Both unrated and loaded with extras.

** MAGIC 4K UHD: Coming out on October 6th in a 4K UHD / Blu-ray Steelbook.

** Shout Studios update: Coming out on October 6th are wide release of HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN III SEASON OF THE WITCH and CHILD' PLAY 2 on 4K UHD / Blu-ray Steelbooks. These were released as Amazon exclusives and now they will be released widely.

** BEWARE BOIUNA: Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies. Coming out October 2, 2026.

----- August 4, 2026 -----

** BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL: After directing DELIVERANCE, John Boorman was offered to direct EEXORCIST II. The film became a massive failure, nearly ending his career. Years later, cast and filmmakers discuss its ambition and artistic value. Only In Theaters starting August 28th, 2026.

** IT ENDS: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** BURY THE DEAD: Here's a new poster for the upcoming film.

** THE SHARDS: Real friends stab you in the front. FX's The Shards premieres 8/5 on FX | Hulu.

** WHO'S WATCHING: A shy, obsessive office worker's "documentary" spirals into stalking, delusion, and danger as he fixates on a new coworker.

----- August 3rd, 2026 -----

** A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET remake: With the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal on pause, it seems both studios are set to become rivals over something unexpected – the A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise.

Earlier this month came the news that Paramount Pictures had closed a deal for a new take on the Wes Craven classic to be released via its new Paramount Primal genre label. The deal was made with Craven's estate for the U.S. rights to Craven's original screenplay for the 1984 first film, rights they reobtained under copyright law. However, previous rights holder New Line Cinema (owned by Warner Bros. Discovery) retains the international rights.

Now Warners is looking into making their own A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET film and is in talks with Lee Cronin to produce, write, and direct. Paramount expected that the deal would be closed in time that Warners would then have to release the Paramount version overseas. But with the deal now on hold for almost a year, Warners seems to be moving fast on this.

They're already one step ahead, locking down Cronin while Paramount has yet to set a filmmaker. Paramount does have an ace up their sleeve – Craven's widow Iya Labunka, and son Jonathan Craven are producing alongside Marc Toberoff and BARBARIAN duo J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules as executive producers.

Warners reportedly did approach the Craven estate about their project, but the studio wasn't going to agree on a "very aggressive back-end split with the rights holders". Warners, however, does have some advantages. Paramount's deal essentially confines that film to essentially a shot-by-shot remake, can only be released in the United States, and can't exploit any merchandise. Warners has no such restrictions. (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)

** VICTORIAN PSYCHO: Set in Victorian England, VICTORIAN PSYCHO sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she's not what she seems.

** FALL 2 DEADPOINT: On a perilous climb across Thailand's Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for survival.

** BURY THE DEVIL: When her dementia patient begins behaving strangely, a nurse suspects things are not what they seem. As the night unfolds, she soon discovers she is trapped with a demonic presence seeping through the cracks of the old home. In Select Theaters & On Demand August 21st.

** TORMENTED SOULS: ZQ Entertainment, Prime Universe Films and Longevity Pictures have landed the film and television rights to developer Dual Effect's TORMENTED SOULS indie video game franchise.

The story unfolds inside the decaying halls of the abandoned Wildberger Hospital. Caroline Walker searches for missing twin girls and is pulled into a nightmare of grotesque experiments, supernatural forces and terrifying secrets.

The work was originally released on Steam by developer Dual Effect and publisher PQube Games before expanding onto PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. ZQ will finance the development and co-finance the production, with Adrian Askarieh, Ara Keshishian, Majd Nassif, Petr Jakl, Gabriel Araneda Quijada and Germán Araneda Quijada all set to produce.

ZQ's Ara Keshishian and Petr Jakl say in a statement: "The game creates genuine dread while telling a compelling emotional story. Our goal is to honor everything fans love while delivering a terrifying cinematic experience worthy of the franchise." (thanks to DarkHorizons.com)