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"The Twilight Zone" is one of those shows so ingrained in popular culture that it's become synonymous with anything mysterious or spooky, even for people who have never seen an episode before. Conceived by Rod Serling as a method of exploring social commentary and often controversial ideas that are still relevant today, the original series first aired in 1959 and ran for five seasons. Serling wrote the bulk of the teleplays and narrated in his own inimitable way, sometimes inserting himself into an episode while dangling an ever-present cigarette. "The Twilight Zone" was also a showcase for some great actors: William Shatner, Burgess Meredith, Buster Keaton, Lee Marvin, Peter Falk, and many others made memorable impressions in classic episodes.

10 years after Serling passed away in 1975, CBS decided to resurrect the show. Although 1983's "Twilight Zone: The Movie" was a disappointment, the '80s "Twilight Zone" TV revamp was still able to...

For more than two years, Joe Lipsett has dissected Amityville Horror films to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

I have no recollection of The Unspoken. Canadian writer/director Sheldon Wilson’s film apparently played at Fright Fest in 2015 before getting a day and date theatrical/VOD release in October 2016, followed by a DVD release from Anchor Bay that December.

Reviews were middling with most critics decrying the film’s reliance on ghostly figures and jump scares, lamenting its lack of scariness (an extremely subjective criticism) and protesting its “complicated” story.

So why is the film a topic of conversation for this editorial? Because The Unspoken is a secret Amityville prequel.

Okay, yes, it’s literally only revealed in the film’s closing scene when the film’s antagonists, single mom Jeanie (Pascale Hutton) and her mute son Adrian (Sunny Suljic...

The entertainment industry chews up and spits out child stars like they're tough pieces of jerky (look at how "iCarly" actor Jennette McCurdy disappeared from Hollywood for instance). Resultantly, it's surprising when these young prodigies survive Tinsel Town's subliminal hit jobs and go on to have successful careers as adults. Jenna Ortega is one of the few who made it in this regard. She cut her teeth on everything from the soapie "Days of Our Lives" to the it-must-have-been-a-fever-dream "Richie Rich" series on Netflix. Then, she ascended to the lead in Disney's "Stuck in the Middle" and an important supporting role in season 2 of the I'm-certain-it's-a-"Gossip Girl"-prequel "You."

For Ortega, her acting career has only been on a meteoric rise, as she continues to grow in popularity and feature in bigger TV shows and movies, such as "Wednesday" and "Scream." But how do we determine and rank her best projects?...

Bong Joon Ho is my favorite modern filmmaker, and I’m not shy about admitting it. If you were to reduce my moviegoing sensibilities to their purest form, I think you’d find nothing but the essence of both Bong Joon Ho and Wes Craven there (with a dash of early 2000s horror fare for good measure). My horror education was largely predicated on J-horror and K-horror movies, so since I first really got into the genre, I’ve always had an affinity for that subgenre and, more broadly, international horror movies. I’m privileged every year to curate Dread Central’s year-end list for international horror movies, after all. It seems that Quentin Tarantino feels the same way.

With Bong Joon Ho in particular, I’ve always been partial to the absurdity of his style, the remarkable ease with which he weaves a tapestry of competing tones and themes that somehow,...

Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”) and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends With Us) star as a budding couple embarking on a first date that goes terribly awry thanks to a twisty murder plot in Happy Death Day and Freaky director Christopher Landon’s thriller Drop.

The suspenseful thriller sets its whodunnit in motion when widowed mother Violet begins receiving mysterious airdrops on her phone, lighthearted memes at first that quickly snowball into sinister threats, prompting Violet to commit murder before her loved ones suffer the price.

Landon, speaking with Bloody Disgusting at SXSW for the film’s premiere, shared the true origins that inspired Drop. He explains, “Our producers were on vacation; they’re in a restaurant, and they started getting all of these mysterious airdrops from somebody in the restaurant. They could not figure it out. They never figured it out. They never solved it, but that’s when they were like,...

It's hard to imagine that over 20 years have passed since audiences all around the world were first introduced to the diverse group of passengers of the ill-fated Flight 815 in the 2004 cultural phenomenon Lost, a mind-bending sci-fi supernatural series that focuses on the traumatized survivors as they find themselves stranded on a mysterious tropical island in the South Pacific. Touting a stacked ensemble cast led by Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, and Naveen Andrews, the smash hit original has widely been regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time, running for six spellbinding seasons.

Party of Five alum Matthew Fox famously headlined the sci-fi staple, portraying the brilliant-yet-haunted surgeon Jack Shephard, who swiftly emerges as the de facto leader of his fellow survivors and experiences an epic spiritual transformation throughout the course of the acclaimed series. However, it's hard to imagine anyone other than Fox as the capable Jack.

Scott Foley teased his return to the Scream franchise for the seventh installment despite his character’s death.

Foley’s first film credit was in 2000’s Scream 3 where he played the role of Roman Bridger, who turns out to be the serial killer and is killed off in the end. The actor returns for Scream VII and in an appearance on Good Morning America he teased his character’s return.

“I don’t know how it works out,” Foley said about returning to the franchise. “Spoiler alert! 25 years ago I was the killer in Scream 3 and he was brutally taken to town and killed. And now I’m back in Scream 7 and I’m not sure how it’s going to work.”

Foley said that reuniting with his former co-stars was “the best,” adding, “It’s so much fun and I got to see Neve [Campbell] again and David Arquette again.

A great villain can make or break a film and they have been a staple of storytelling since the dawn of cinema. There have been hundreds of incredible, iconic villains audiences have loved to hate. Some movies are even so rich as to have more than one of these incredible foes.

Villains can be used to gain a different perspective, or sometimes simply be agents of chaos to shake up the tale. No matter what, villains add so much flavor to a film, and more than one can be even more fun.

Freddy Krueger Clashes With Jason Voorhees Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

In one of the greatest crossover films of all time, horror fans get to see the ultimate battle in action as Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films takes on Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Although both are horror titans and both come from...

The 1990s transformed the movie industry. It was the decade in which filmmakers began to push further beyond traditional filmmaking with the help of new technologies, new ways of storytelling, and themes that challenged commonly accepted societal norms.

Independent cinema grew in numbers, special effects became ever so popular, and complex, often controversial subject matter made its mark. The growth of the overall film industry can also be attributed to the new expectations from moviegoers.

Jurassic Park | Credit: Universal Pictures/FilmFlex

Many appreciate 90s films because of nostalgic joy, but there are movies that advanced filmmaking methods and trends of tomorrow. The following movies managed to deliver entertainment as they sparked discussions about important matters, which would later develop into bigger social discussions.

10. Scream (1996)

Directed by Wes Craven, Scream offered genre-redefining self-aware meta-commentary on slasher films. The film focuses on Sidney Prescott, played by Neve Campbell, who was a high...

Many villains have worn the Ghostface mask throughout the decades, and The Boys’ star Jack Quaid took a stab at it in 2022 when he played Richie in the legacy sequel, Scream. Although many characters (including some surprising ones) are returning for the upcoming Scream 7, you wouldn't think of Quaid as part of the returning cast. But if classic villains like Stu and Roman have found a way in, couldn't Richie also return? Well, Quaid has now provided the best "non-answer" to this question...

The upcoming sequel in the horror franchise is turning into an all-star game for the fans of the universe created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson. Not only are the original legacy characters returning, but Williamson, who now sits in the director's chair, has found a way to bring back people from the dead. Williamson's sequel, based on a script by Guy Busick, isn't only reviving villains,...

Plot: A widowed mother (Meghann Fahy) goes on a date with a handsome stranger (Brandon Sklenar) she’s been chatting with on dating apps. While at dinner, she receives an escalating series of anonymous messages, with them soon revealing that they are holding her sister and son hostage and will kill them unless she poisons her date.

Review: Christopher Landon’s Drop is a slam-bang thriller that absolutely brought the house down here at SXSW. A contained thriller in the vein of Wes Craven’s underrated Red Eye, Landon’s film hits all the right notes, giving him a solid, Hitchcock-flavored romp in the vein of his own Disturbia, that should be a big hit from Blumhouse when it comes out next month.

Contained thrillers, where most of the action is limited to one locale, have become increasingly in vogue, but Landon’s movie feels less claustrophobic as he...

Ghostface will have his/her choice of characters to question about their favorite scary movies when Scream 7 finally hits theaters in February 2026. Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott and Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers are the only two living survivors from director Wes Craven’s 1996 film returning. However, Woodsboro’s masked serial killer will come up against plenty of new blood, too, including the film's newest addition, Landman and 1923’sfan-favorite star, Michelle Randolph.

It’s unclear who Randolph will portray in the latest Scream installment, but she will be rubbing elbows with some of the horror franchise’s crème de la crème. In addition to Campbell and Cox, several other actors from earlier entries are returning for another go-round with Ghostface — even though their respective characters are presumably dead — more on that shortly.

Randolph currently portrays Jack Dutton’s (Darren Mann) wife, Elizabeth Strafford, in 1923, which is the immensely popular...

The cast of the upcoming horror sequel Scream 7 continues to grow. Now, another two names have been revealed as franchise newcomers for the movie.

Per Deadline, it's been announced that Scream 7 has recruited Michelle Randolph (Landman) and Jimmy Tatro (The Real Bros of Simi Valley). Details about their roles have not been disclosed, but either one could potentially be playing the next person to be unmasked as a Ghostface killer, given how that changes with each installment. They could also just as easily be playing two more victims of the Ghostface killer. In any case, all fans can do at this time is speculate with no additional information known about the roles.

Randolph is best known for her breakout role in Landman, the Paramount+ series in which she plays the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton's character. She also has a role in the Yellowstone prequel series 1923. Scream 7...

Spyglass Media Group and Paramount’s Scream 7 is continuing to build on its already impressive ensemble as sources tell Deadline Michelle Randolph and Jimmy Tatro have joined the cast.

Paramount is releasing the seventhquel, just like it did with the last two movies. This one comes out on Feb. 27, 2026. Kevin Williamson, the architect of the Scream franchise who wrote the original Wes Craven directed 1996 title, is directing. Guy Busick, scribe of 2022’s Scream and Scream VI, is penning the screenplay. Producers are Project X Entertainment’s James Vanderbilt, William Sherak and Paul Neinstein.

The Scream movies, through six titles, have grossed more than $908M WW.

Randolph is coming off her breakout role in the hit Paramount+ series Landman playing the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton’s character. The role has since put her on the radar of execs across town and this will mark her first major feature film since the show premiered.

Director Christopher Landon has a proven track record for helming zippy fun horror, from the Happy Death Day films to Freaky to last year’s YA horror-lite We Have a Ghost. Landon’s latest, Drop, continues that streak while expanding his oeuvre with a more mature effort that leaves behind the teen slasher gimmicks. This first-date gone wrong thriller serves as the filmmaker’s propulsive, infectious tribute to Wes Craven’s Red Eye, resulting in a highly stylized dramatic thriller that’ll leave you fist-pumping to “Yahtzee!”

Drop opens with a harrowing scene of domestic abuse that not only earns instant rooting interest for heroine Violet (Meghann Fahy) but helps inform the choices she’ll make when faced with unthinkable pressure. Like, for example, her extreme nerves when embarking on her first date since her abusive ex passed. After gentle coaxing and help from her sister Jen (Violett Beane), who...

George R. R. Martin will always be best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, the epic fantasy saga that served as the basis for HBO's modern classic Game of Thrones. The author sought to infuse historical reality into a traditional high fantasy setting, presenting jockeying kingdoms which are never entirely good nor evil. Game of Thrones aptly captured the fascinating (and often violent) political conflicts at the heart of his stories, catapulting him to fame and giving his work a prominence and respect on par with the masters of the genre.

It may surprise some fans to learn that Game of Thrones wasn't the first television project associated with the author. Martin's career as a writer stretches back to the early 1970s, and includes a stint in the 1980s writing scripts for the likes of Max Headroom and Beauty and the Beast. That includes multiple episodes of The Twilight Zone...

Very few have a screen presence quite like Lin Shaye who is back in new horror-comedy, Scared to Death.

The official “Godmother of Horror” her career has spanned over 40 years where she’s worked with icons such as Wes Craven. And she still remains one of the best in horror with great performances in the Insidious franchise.

We sit down with Lin to talk about if she believes in the spirit world and a possible return to the world of Insidious.

You can watch the full interview here:

Tickets for Scared to Death are available here and the full FrightFest programme can be found here

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Deadline reports that David Arquette is set to return as former police deputy Dewey Riley in the seventh Scream movie... despite being pretty soundly murdered by Mikey Madison's Ghostface in the fifth instalment.

Dewey is just the latest character to be "resurrected" for the next film in the classic slasher franchise, although he is the first not to have terrorized our protagonists as Ghostface.

Earlier this year, the trades reported on a couple of casting additions that left fans scratching their heads. We learned that one of the two Og Ghostfaces, Matthew Lillard's Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher, would return for the next film despite being killed-off in the first Scream after being stabbed several times and having a TV dropped on his head. Then, reports came in that Scott Foley would also be back as Scream 3's Ghostface Roman Bridger - also definitively dispatched.

Are these characters somehow still alive,...

Since 1996, the Scream series has transformed slasher horror movies through its witty meta-commentary methods and creative storytelling techniques. All Scream films developed some new elements that began with Wes Craven’s 1996 origin story.

Six successful entries have formed the foundation for the upcoming seventh installment. However, Scream 7 has brought some major changes to its core series since the last installment through casting adjustments and a new creative direction.

Neve Campbell in Scream (1996) | Credit: Dimension Films

Scream 7 creates massive pre-release excitement for its fans because of its production updates and potential story elements. Its production has put it among one of the upcoming year’s most talked-about horror movies, thanks to its mix of popular character returns and surprising new changes.

Cast of Scream 7 Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox in Scream 5 | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Scream 7 brings together returning characters with some newcomers recruited as well. Neve...

David Arquette will reprise his role as deputy Dewey Riley in “Scream 7” from from Spyglass and Paramount Pictures, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

Plot details about Dewey’s return, who apprently died in the fifth film at the hands of Ghostface killer Amber Freeman, is currently being kept under wraps. Freeman was played by newly-minted Oscar winner Mikey Madison.

Arquette has played Dewey Riley in the first five films of the “Scream” franchise.

Arquette joins a cast which includes Matthew Lillard, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, and new cast members Isabel May, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann, Mckenna Grace, Sam Rechner and Anna Camp. “Scream 3” alum Scott Foley also recently joined the cast.

The seventh installment of the classic franchise will be released on Feb. 27, 2026.

Created by Kevin Williamson alongside the late Wes Craven, “Scream” became one of the defining horror series of the...

Big news has been revealed for Scream 7. After the character's fate in 2022's Scream, it's now been revealed that Dewey will return in the upcoming sequel.

Per Deadline, David Arquette is set to reprise his role as Dewey Riley in Scream 7. One of the original stars of the franchise, Arquette had appeared as Dewey up until the character's death in the 2022 film. This will also be one of several returning franchise stars coming back to play dead characters, though the others who've been revealed all notably played Ghostface killers: Matthew Lillard (Stu Macher), Scott Foley (Roman Bridger), and Skeet Ulrich (Billy Loomis).

RelatedPatrick Dempsey Explains Why He's Not Returning to Scream 7 Despite the Rumors

The audience was expecting Dempsey to reprise his role as Detective Mark Kincaid.

How the deceased characters will play into the plot of Scream 7 remains to be seen, but seeing them all...

Exclusive: David Arquette (Scream) is joining Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard returning from the dead (somehow?) in Scream 7 from Spyglass and Paramount Pictures, sources tell Deadline.

The trio played characters who died in the franchise and are returning in a surprise way. Details regarding how his character comes back and the film’s plot are currently under wraps.

Arquette starred as Deputy Dewey Riley, who was offed in the fifth film by Amber Freeman, played by newly minted Oscar winner Mikey Madison. The character first appears in the franchise’s original film Scream (1996) as the older brother of Tatum Riley (Rose McGowan) and the clumsy police deputy trying to help solve the murders in their town of Woodsboro. Tatum was the fifth victim of the Woodsboro Murders serial killers (played by Skeet Ulrich and Lillard), which affected Dewey immensely.

The deputy was married to Gale Weathers, played by Courteney Cox,...

Cheryl Gates McFadden was a dancer before she was an actress. She studied theater in college (she has a Bachelor of Arts degree) and lived in Paris for a spell, performing with the celebrated movement coach Jacques Lecoq. In New York in the 1970s, she taught dance at various colleges, and formed her own theater troupes and comedy companies. In the 1980s, she landed a few high-profile gigs serving as a choreographer and movement coach on "The Muppets Take Manhattan" and "Labyrinth." She can be seen giving her commentary in a making-of documentary on the "Labyrinth" DVD. 

McFadden, however, exploded in popularity in 1987 when she was selected to play Dr. Beverly Crusher, the chief medical officer on board the USS Enterprise on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." McFadden (who was just going by Gates back then) didn't get to do much dancing on "Star Trek," but she was given a mature,...

Patrick Dempsey couldn't work 'Scream 7' into his schedule.The 59-year-old actor played Det. Mark Kincaid in the third instalment of the slasher franchise 25 years ago and had been hoping to reprise the role for the new movie - which is set for release in February 2026 - but struggled to commit to it, especially as LA was trying to deal with the wildfires at the time. He told Variety: "It just didn’t work out and we were dealing with the fires and everything that was going on and the schedule didn’t work out, unfortunately."Earlier this year, Kevin Williamson has confirmed filming is underway on 'Scream 7'.The 59-year-old filmmaker - who wrote the original 1996 ‘Scream’ film and the second and fourth movies in the blockbuster horror franchise - is directing the upcoming seventh instalment and he has let slip that he had an "extraordinary day" on set,...

2015 was a solid year for Oz Perkins when he had two films premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. One was his directorial debut, The Blackcoat's Daughter, which would later receive the status of a cult slow-burn horror. The other was called The Girl in the Photographs and was directed by Nick Simon. Perkins, Simon, and Robert Morast collaborated on the screenplay and Wes Craven was attached as an executive producer. At the time, this horror film went largely unnoticed. Now with Perkins' two most recent movies, Longlegs and The Monkey, generating a lot of buzz, it seems like a great time to revisit the film. The Girl in the Photographsfeatures some unique killing scenes (it's not every day we see someone get murdered with a towel), a gloomy atmosphere, surprising amount of dark humor, and a few interesting things to say about the nature of visual arts.

To celebrate the release of The Serpent and The Rainbow available 3rd March on Blu-Ray, we are giving away 2 Blu-Ray copies of the film!

Directed by Wes Craven The Serpent and The Rainbow is based on the book and true life experiences of ethnobotanist Wade Davis. Filmed on location in Haiti, it’s a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural. As part of The Fabulous 80’s series this Blu-ray includes a bonus double-sided fold-out poster of all new artwork created by Rich Davies.

Wade Davis was named by the National Geographic Society as one of the Explorers for the Millennium. His research has been the subject of more than 900 media reports and interviews in Europe, North & South America and the Far East. He has inspired numerous documentary films as well as three episodes of the television series The X-Files.

A terrifying story of one man’s nightmarish journey...

The University of Pittsburgh Library System has added archival materials from The Blair Witch Project to its Horror Studies Collection.

The acquisition includes production materials and promotional items, like the infamous missing person flyers, along with reviews, articles, games, comics, and other tie-in media demonstrating the 1999 film’s impact.

The materials come from writers-directors Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick and producers Gregg Hale and Mike Monello.

“We’re thrilled to find a permanent home for our collection of records, memorabilia, and ephemera from a little horror film that lucked its way into cinema history,” Hale said.

“What’s particularly interesting is that nearly all the students we teach and show this collection to have lived with the internet their whole lives,” noted Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin. “And this is a look back into the era just before that, and at such an important part of how today’s...

Cameras are now rolling on Scream 7 in Atlanta, and the first photos and video from the set have been shared online.

Though the shots are far from the clearest, we do get a pretty good look at the iconic slasher franchise's latest Ghostface, who appears to be stalking a victim as he/she passes by Prescott's Coffee (it seems Sidney is going to be a business owner when we catch up with her).

The masked killers haven't really changed-up their looks that much over the years, and it doesn't look like this next movie is going to break with tradition.

Earlier this year, the trades reported on a couple of Scream 7 casting additions that left fans of the long-running slasher franchise a tad confused. We learned that one of the two Og Ghostfaces, Matthew Lillard's Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher, would return for the next film despite being killed-off...

Scream 7 sees the return of Jasmin Savoy Brown, one of several casting mainstays returning for the anticipated slasher sequel directed by film series creator Kevin Williamson. As production for the latest Scream entry ramps up, Brown praises the "delightful" Williamson and hails working on the sequel with fellow Yellowjackets star, Joel McHale.

Speaking with People, Brown opened up about her experience with Williamson, who she's enjoyed working alongside as he takes the director's chair for the first time in the Scream series. Brown revealed that Scream 7 production has been such an emotional ride for Williamson to the point the franchise creator "cries every day" as he cherishes the opportunity to lead the film. "Oh my God, it's a dream to get to work with Kevin. He is the kindest, most delightful person," Brown said. "I don't know if he would like me saying this, but he cries every...

In the mid-1990s, horror was in a rut, but then came Scream in 1996. Wes Craven's meta slasher brought back the subgenre that had dominated the '80s, now with a fresh twist and a cast of up-and-coming young stars. Its success led to a wave of copycats, most notably 1997's I Know What You Did Last Summer. Perhaps the best of the post-Scream wave came a year later with Jamie Blanks' Urban Legend. It was not only a whodunit with a great cast, but it had the added twist of its killer offing their victims through the use of urban legends. It may be best remembered for its twist-killer reveal, but for me, the best part is the addition of Robert Englund. Forever known as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films, Englund's role as a professor who scares his class with his retelling of...

Earlier this year, the trades reported on a couple of Scream 7 casting additions that left fans of the long-running slasher franchise scratching their heads.

First, we learned that one of the two Og Ghostfaces, Matthew Lillard's Stuart ‘Stu’ Macher, would return for the latest movie despite being killed-off in the first Scream after being stabbed several times and having a TV dropped on his head. Then, reports came in that Scott Foley would also be back as Scream 3's Ghostface Roman Bridger - also pretty definitively dispatched.

So, what's going on? Are these killers somehow still alive, or will the Scream franchise finally introduce a supernatural element?

Possible spoilers ahead.

According to a new rumor from Daniel Richtman, some of the previous movies' Ghostfaces will return via AI/Deepfake technology, which will reportedly "play a significant role in the plot."

It seems part of the new Ghostface...

The rape/revenge subgenre of horror has been met with controversy over the years. Genre precursors Virgin Spring and A Woman Branded set the stage, while Wes Craven’s TheLast House on the Left and Meir Zarchi's I Spit on Your Grave drew ire among the film community. I Spit on Your Grave, featuring a full 30 minutes of gang rape, was dubbed a “video nasty” (or an ultra-violent exploitation movie deemed inappropriate for mass consumption) in the U.K.

The Twilight Zone is one of the most influential television series of all time. Its anthology format and clever updates of campfire tales struck a chord with audiences in the early 1960s, as creator Rod Serling and his colleagues combined sci-fi with a strong social conscience. The series' signature ironic twists have never lost their sting, and the moral lessons beneath the chills give it an evergreen quality that helped it endure over the years.

In the process, it has influenced countless sci-fi and horror filmmakers who were inspired by it at an early age. Some of them went on to direct movies with a close resemblance to Serling's tales, and there are plenty of feature-length movies which bear the distinctive stamp of a specific episode. Each one tells its own story, while carrying the core of an idea that effectively started with The Twilight Zone.

A Nightmare on Elm...

Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone is not only one of the greatest television series of all time, but one of the most storied. The anthology format was perfect for telling sci-fi tales with an ironic twist, using the whiplash ending to keep audiences coming back week after week. It arrived during the height of the Space Race, and captured the zeitgeist of the time with uncanny accuracy. At the same time, Serling's penchant for social commentary and observations about human nature helped The Twilight Zone transcend the era it was made to become a timeless classic.

Considering its pedigree, it might come as some surprise that the series has never been a massive ratings hit. The first incarnation of The Twilight Zone lasted five seasons, which is respectable, but far less than other big TV hits of the series such as The Virginian and The Beverly Hillbillies. Its eventual...

Wes Craven's 1972 directorial debut, The Last House On The Left, is like a strong cup of coffee in the morning. The plot centers on a group of sadistic criminals who kidnap and assault two teenage girls and then leave them to die in the woods. They soon meet their reckoning, though, when they seek refuge with the parents of one of the girls, who eventually discover what they did to their daughter. The film is a reimagining of Ingmar Bergman's 1960 film, The Virgin Spring, but with a horror twist, that heightens the stakes of the rape-revenge story.

The past couple of weeks have seen many casting announcements for Scream 7. At first, they seemed fairly normal, with people like Isabel May and McKenna Grace fulfilling the teen roles. Makes sense, as they always need a new cast of young victims, as Neve Campbell’s Sydney Prescott can only do so much. Then part of the Core Four was announced, with Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy-Brown returning as the Meeks’. Very cool considering the Barrera/Ortega films appeared to be getting excised. But that’s when things started to get weird. Despite rumors of his involvement for months, Patrick Dempsey was not cast as Sydney’s husband, instead Joel McHale ended up taking the role. Unexpected but scheduling conflicts happen and they clearly have a movie to make. But that’s when we got some true head-scratchers. Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard were both announced as having roles in the film.

Compromises are made whenever art and industry collide. This is especially true for movies, as it takes an insane amount of resources to produce even the cheapest feature. That’s why producers often feel the need to protect their investment by wrestling control of a project away from “rogue” directors. Quality-wise, this almost invariably spells out doom for the film in question. However, the rise of home video has led to some filmmakers getting a second chance at sharing their vision with the world.

And while we’re all aware of famously superior director’s cuts of movies like Blade Runner and Little Shop of Horrors, not all filmmakers have been fortunate enough to revisit their forlorn projects. With that in mind, we’ve decided to compile a list highlighting six director’s cuts that horror fans are still waiting for. After all, it’s never too late for studios...

It's official: Scott Foley is coming back as Roman Bridger. The Scream 7 actor confirmed that he would be reprising his Scream 3 role in the upcoming slasher instead of playing a new character.

When Foley's Scream 7 casting was first announced, unlike the movie's other returning stars, he was not confirmed to be returning as Sidney Prescott's half-brother and former Ghostface, Roman Bridger. However, during an appearance on Live with Kelly & Mark (via X), Foley confirmed that he would be back as Roman Bridger, although the actor hinted that fans shouldn't expect to see a lot of Roman in the movie. "Look man, it's Scream," began Foley after Live co-host Mark Consuelos (who is also part of the Scream 7 cast) noted that Roman was coming back despite dying in Scream 3. "I just had a conversation with Kevin Williamson, who wrote the first few Screams and is directing this one.

From hijackings to mind games at cruising altitude, these in-flight thrillers will have you gripping your armrest.

The new Mark Wahlberg thriller now in theaters, “Flight Risk” caught my attention and I’m planning on seeing it this week. Wahlberg (who I always have time for) plays a pilot navigating an intense flight with an air marshal and a fugitive on board. Set against the backdrop of the Alaskan wilderness, the film promises high-altitude suspense and a ton of “not all is as it seems” twists. It got me thinking about why thrillers on airplanes are so powerful. Maybe it’s because each one of us has had a moment on a flight during major turbulence where the thought has crossed our minds… “If this goes down, there’s not a lot of hope.”

In short, the stakes are just so high, and there are plenty of movies that capture that tension.

With Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard returning for next year’s Scream 7, it seems like anything is possible in the Scream franchise right about now. Both actors of course played characters in previous films who were definitely killed off, with Foley starring in Scream 3 alongside actors including Parker Posey. And Posey, well, she’s hungry for her own franchise return.

Parker Posey memorably played Jennifer Jolie in Wes Craven’s third movie, the actress playing Gale Weathers in the in-universe Stab movies. The actress reveals in a new chat with Entertainment Tonight that she pitched her agent on returning to play Gale Weathers in an actual Stab spinoff movie, something fans of the franchise have been craving for many years.

Posey tells Et, “There should be a Stab movie.” When asked if she would be up for playing Gale if that movie ever became reality, Posey responded with a simple “of course.

Heart Eyes slays the Valentine's Day box office by skewering romantic comedies with bloody slasher fun. Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding co-star as Seattle advertising executives targeted for slaughter after a chance meeting. Kismet proves to be a death sentence as they run for their lives while hilariously still flirting. Director Josh Ruben, known for Scare Me and his fantastic adaptation of Werewolves Within, started his career in sketch comedy and CollegeHumor shorts. Speaking to MovieWeb, Ruben credits these early experiences with establishing a good working relationship with his terrific Heart Eyes ensemble, which also includes Jordana Brewster and Devon Sawa:

"I try to speak to my actors as I would like to be spoken to. That all starts with a vibe. You have to be confident as the cruise captain, but you also need to set a precedent, or create the kind of playground where actors feel like they can take risks.

This Valentine's Day comes with a treat for brave moviegoers. While there are plenty of romantic options, both on streaming and in cinema — there's a new Bridget Jones movie coming out soon, Heart Eyes is coming to change that.

Already out in theaters, the slasher rom-com movie has received positive reviews. Instead of a regular slasher, Heart Eyes takes a romantic spin for two people working late, only to become the target of the infamous Heart Eyes Killer, who believes they're a couple. Although the slasher hasn't officially received a sequel yet, director Josh Ruben shared with Variety his idea for Heart Eyes 2 inspired by Bridget Jones's Diary and Love Actually.

RelatedSkeet Ulrich Welcomes Matthew Lillard Back Into Scream Franchise 29 Years Later

Original Scream star Skeet Ulrich offers co-star and fellow genre icon Matthew Lillard a heartfelt welcome back to the franchise.

Heart Eyes premiered on Feb. 7, and had encouraging numbers.

Original Scream star Matthew Lillard was on hand at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida this past weekend to not only confirm his return to the beloved horror franchise, but to joke about how his seemingly deceased character will return in Scream 7. Lillard played Stu Macher in Wes Craven's 1996 classic, one half of the Ghostface killer alongside Skeet Ulrich's Billy Loomis. He was presumed dead after being stabbed numerous times and having a TV dropped on his head, but in the world of Scream, not everything is as it seems.

Per People, Lillard and Ulrich appeared on a panel together this past weekend at the Orange County Convention Center to discuss their time in the franchise and Lillard's return. Fans have been clamoring for years for the star to come back to the series that helped make him famous, and to drive that point home, Lillard commented: "I've been asked...

Skeet Ulrich, one of the stars of Wes Craven's groundbreaking slasher film of 1996, Scream, revealed that the beloved horror movie was in danger of being canceled during the first days of production, and it was all because of what Craven decided to do with the extremely violent opening sequence. Luckily, someone saved Scream.

Per People Magazine, Ulrich showed up at Mega Con 2025 in Orlando, and he spoke about the franchise. During a panel for Scream, the actor confirmed that the opening of the film featuring Drew Barrymore being sliced and diced by Ghostface was not well-received by producers. Apparently, they did not want to continue making the film "two weeks into filming," and director Wes Craven had to seek the support of others at Miramax Films:

"I don't know if you know, but we started off shooting the sequence with Drew Barrymore in the beginning of the movie and...

Matthew Lillard is finally coming back to the Scream series in ‘Scream 7’ as the star confirmed with his Instagram post. Fans remember him as Stu Macher, one of the original Ghostface killers from the 1996 film directed by Wes Craven. His return is unexpected, since Stu was last seen being crushed by a heavy Crt television, which seemed to kill him. But in horror movies, death isn’t always final, and now, almost 30 years later, he’s back.

How Stu is returning is still a mystery. Some believe he somehow survived, while others think he could have a twin or even be part of something supernatural. Lillard himself has teased the idea that Stu might still be alive.

Now industry insider Daniel Richtman shed some more details on his return. On his Patreon, Richtman suggests that Matthew Lillard’s character, Stu, isn’t just making a brief appearance in Scream 7,...

Hollywood icon Matthew Lillard gets a warm welcome back to the world of Screamfrom original co-star Skeet Ulrich.

In a video posted to X/Twitter on February 7 by fan account Scream News, Lillard officially confirms his return to the Scream franchise during an appearance alongside co-star Skeet Ulrich at MegaCon. After teasing the possibility of a return, Lillard says, "It's so funny. I've been asked literally a thousand times a day since the first movie ended if I'm coming back... And I'm happy to report I am."

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Neither the latest hotly-anticipated action and slasher movies can knock DreamWorks Animation's Dog Man from the top of the box office charts.

🔪Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich talk about “Scream 7â€Matthew: “I have been asked literally thousand times since the first...

The Valentine’s Day-set horror romantic comedy Heart Eyes, the latest film from Werewolves Within and Scare Me director Josh Ruben is now in theatres (you can read our 7/10 review Here and watch our interviews with cast members at This Link), and during an interview with our friends at Bloody Disgusting, Ruben revealed that he used writer/director Tom McLoughlin’s 1986 classic Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI as his guide when figuring out how to balance horror and comedy in his own slasher movie.

Heart Eyes has the following synopsis: When the Heart Eyes Killer strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine’s Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives. Ruben previously provided the following statement: “My love of horror is rivaled only by my love of romantic comedies.

What do you get when you mix Nora Ephron with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers? The combination might seem antithetical, but it works scarily well in director Josh Ruben‘s sweet, funny, terrifying rom-com/slasher movie mash-up, “Heart Eyes.”

Working from an inventive script by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy, Ruben somehow deftly satisfies fans of both “Sleepless in Seattle” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” An iconic new horror villain is born in the form of the movie’s Heart Eyes Killer, a slasher who stalks young lovers each Valentine’s Day.

Ruben, as he explained to IndieWire, wanted the movie’s two sides to be equally strong so that the horror would deepen the romance made all the more terrifying because of our investment in the two young lovers (Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) fleeing from the Heart Eyes Killer. In studying films of both genres,...

The animal known as man has three primary motivations: survival, reproduction and pure, unadulterated pettiness. Not even the Hollywood elite are immune to such urges. In fact, some of your favorite movies were only made out of sheer spite.

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By the late ‘70s, Steven Spielberg became known for an appealing brand of thoughtful action-adventure movies, but forget about that. What he really wanted to do was James Bond. After the franchise’s producers turned him down twice, he decided to run with an idea from his pal George Lucas and basically make the American James Bond. Think about it: A swaggering adventurer with an impeccable sense of fashion and a taste for the exotic, if a bit grimier than Bond tends to get. That’s one reason Spielberg was so excited to cast Sean Connery as Henry Jones Sr. After all, he said, “James Bond...

Nosferatu Worldwide Box Office Crossed $170M Mark( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Robert Eggers’ gothic horror drama Nosferatu continues its commercially successful run at the worldwide box office. It has achieved two new feats globally by surpassing Scream 2. The film has thrived at the US box office since it was released despite facing PG, big-budget movies in the theatres. The horror flick was reportedly made on a budget of $50 million, and it has grossed over three times the significant cost of production.

Scream 2 is a slasher film in the Scream franchise, released in 1997. Directed by Wes Craven, the movie featured David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Jada Pinkett, and Liev Schreiber in crucial roles. It follows the character of Sydney Prescott and the other survivors of the Woodsboro massacre. It was a critically and commercially successful movie.

According to Box Office Mojo’s data,...