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In the new dark horror-comedy from A24, Death of a Unicorn, absurdity meets the macabre in a deliciously fantastical fashion. The feature debut by director-writer Alex Scharfman, the movie centers around a father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while driving to his billionaire boss’s estate. Upon arrival, their host (Richard E. Grant) and his insufferable family become eager to exploit the unicorn’s body for its magical, medicinal properties. As the story unfolds, Death of a Unicorn pokes fun at the elite, reminding us that sometimes the upper crust does actually get a taste of its own medicine—and, in this case, a little extra horn to boot.

As a genre, horror has long offered filmmakers the perfect conduit to interrogate and explore issues of greed, capitalism, systemic inequality, and the often ruthless nature of the elite. With the ability to...

A once pulse-pounding horror franchise has flatlined. Jigsaw's next killing spree was officially shelved on Monday after Lionsgate removed Saw 11 from its schedule and swapped in horror sequel The Strangers: Chapter 2 in its place.

Originally intended for a Fall 2024 release, the sequel was punted to the Sept. 26, 2025 date that The Strangers sequel now inherits. Despite the track record of delays, the latest puts the franchise's future in flux. Production warfare has plagued the project since its Spring 2024 announcement. Saw 11 co-writer Patrick Melton provided insight into the stall, telling The Hollywood Reporter:

“The reason it’s held up is just, there’s inter-squabbling between producers and Lionsgate. They just can’t quite get on the same page.”

Producers Can't Crack Jigsaw Puzzle, Lionsgate Silently Kills Saw 11 "It's 100% Over."

The grim update gets bleaker. According to Bloody Disgusting, a source "verified as being close to the production of its newest sequel.

It’s been 14 years, but finally the last stop is here. Today, the official trailer for Final Destination: Bloodlines has pulled into the station, reigniting the flames of the long-running franchise which last graced our screens back in 2011. It’s been a long time since that wild twist at the end of Final Destination 5 revealed the film to be a prequel to the 2000 movie that started it all, and now we finally have the next chapter. Co-helmed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, the feature brings the filmmakers behind the live-action Kim Possible film and Freaks back together to do what they do best — hitting audiences with some serious trauma.

Today’s trailer better spells out the story that will unfold when Final Destination: Bloodlines collides with cinemas on May 16. This time, fate’s twisted game of death will follow a family, as one of its members does her...

Madelaine Petsch has now unveiled a chilling glimpse of the next installment in The Strangers saga. The actress, who will reprise the role of Maya Lucas from Strangers: Chapter 1, took to social media to share a release date and first image of the sequel, The Strangers: Chapter 2. In the picture, a bloody Petsch cuts an eerie figure as she looks straight into the camera..and deep down into our souls. The Riverdale star captioned the first look: "strangers chapter 2. only in theaters 9/26."

In a statement, Petsch revealed that the team behind the sequel was working to make the follow-up film "as terrifying as possible." The Strangers: Chapter 2 lands in theaters just a little over a year after Chapter 1 hit the big screen and right in time for Halloween. Renny Harlin returns to direct.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 follows a young couple (portrayed Petsch and Froy Gutierrez)whose road trip is derailed when their car breaks down.

Days after reports emerged about terminal problems with Saw XI, the horror sequel has been pulled from its September release slot.

Last week saw reports that horror sequel Saw XI was in trouble due to behind-the-scenes disagreements. Those stories now appear to have been borne out, to a degree, by the news that Lionsgate has removed the horror sequel from its release calendar.

Saw XI was originally scheduled to appear in US cinemas on the 26th September; that slot has now been filled by a different kind of scare-fest: The Strangers – Chapter 2, according to Variety.

The box office success of Saw X in 2023 seemed to have put the long-running splatter franchise back on track, and Lionsgate wasted little time in announcing a sequel. That follow-up was originally scheduled for 2024, echoing the annual turnaround the Saw movies often stuck to when their popularity was at its height in the 2000s.

The 2024 release was pushed back,...

Madelaine Petsch as Maya in ‘The Strangers -Chapter 2’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate)

Well, that didn’t take long. Just days after Saw XI‘s screenwriter Patrick Melton confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter there’s trouble brewing behind the scenes, Lionsgate has removed the upcoming addition to the Saw franchise from its 2025 calendar. The vacated September 26, 2025 spot will now be occupied by The Strangers – Chapter 2.

“We haven’t heard anything since May,” stated Melton in an interview with THR. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There’s higher-level things at play.”

The second entry in the planned The Strangers reboot trilogy stars Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, and Ema Horvath. Renny Harlin directs from a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland.

“I promise that we’re making The Strangers — Chapter 2 as terrifying as possible, and I can...

Renny Harlin's home invaders are coming back for more. With the announcement that Saw XI was cut out of Lionsgate's release schedule for this year, The Strangers: Chapter 2 has taken over its September 26 release date. The follow-up to Harlin's remake last year, The Strangers: Chapter 1, celebrated the announcement with a haunting new image showing a bloody Madelaine Petsch with a massive messy scar. Though it will hit theaters later than imagined, the Riverdale star assured that the wait will be worth it in an official statement, saying, "I promise that we’re making The Strangers: Chapter 2 as terrifying as possible, and I can’t wait to show you on September 26."

Little is known about Chapter 2 aside from where the first film left viewers off. Chapter 1 was a mostly straightforward remake of the original 2008 film starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, with Petsch and Froy Gutierrez playing young...

Like the extremities of one of Jigsaw's victims, Saw XI has been sliced off the release calendar. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that the troubled horror sequel will no longer be released on September 26, 2025. It has been ceded to an entry in another long-running horror franchise: The Strangers: Chapter 2 will now see a wide release on that date.

It was previously reported last week that Saw XI, the follow-up to 2023's franchise-reviving Saw X, was effectively dead at Lionsgate after coming to a standstill amid squabbling among its producers. The removal of the film from the release calendar would seem to confirm that, but Lionsgate insists that, unlike John Kramer, the movie isn't as dead as it appears. In a statement purported to be from series mascot Billy the Puppet, the studio stated that "I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all...

03/24/2025 Update: The Strangers: Chapter 2 has been given a Sept. 26, 2025 release date by Lionsgate. It looks like Petsch was really hinting about a release date announcement!

We have some potentially promising news to share about the second installment in the new The Strangers trilogy. Lead actress Madelaine Petsch recently shared an intriguing Instagram story, sparking speculation that The Strangers: Chapter 2 might be arriving soon. This update comes just five months after the thrilling teaser trailer dropped. While there’s no official release date yet for The Strangers: Chapter 2, Petsch’s latest Instagram post suggests that more details—or even a release date—could be announced soon.

The first installment of the horror trilogy, The Strangers: Chapter 1, was released in theaters back in May 2024. The horror flick was directed by Renny Harlin and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. The story centered around Maya and Ryan,...

The Saw franchise appeared to have come to an end with recent reports that trouble behind the scenes had seen Saw XI ensnared in a trap it could not escape from. However, despite that, and Lionsgate replacing the movie with The Strangers: Chapter 2 in the slot earmarked for it, it looks like it is not “game over” for the franchise yet.

Just like in the movies, it looks like Jigsaw and Billy the Puppet could be about to defy the odds and return again…just a little later than originally planned. While The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Saw XI seems to have now officially lost its September 26 slot to the next movie in The Strangers franchise, both Lionsgate and one of the Saw franchise’s creepy stars seem to be confident that the franchise is not over, just on hiatus.

Lionsgate shared a statement from Billy the Puppet, the...

Lionsgate’s franchise reboot The Strangers: Chapter 1 kicked off a new trilogy of terror last year and is now set to continue this September with The Strangers: Chapter 2, revealed today by the film’s social media channels.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is taking over the spot Lionsgate previously designated for Saw XI: September 26, 2025.

In The Strangers: Chapter 1, “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

The Strangers: Chapter 2 will continue the story of Madelaine Petsch’s character, Maya, who survived the events of The Strangers: Chapter 1.

“I promise that we’re making The Strangers: Chapter 2 as terrifying as possible, and I can’t wait to show you on September 26,” Petsch said in an announcement video.

Given the drama surrounding Saw XI, it should come as no surprise that Lionsgate has removed the film from its release schedule. It was previously slated to hit theaters on September 26th, but the project has been held up for close to a year. Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 2 will take over the date.

Given the critical and commercial success of Saw X, it was a no-brainer that the studio quickly got the ball rolling on a sequel. Kevin Greutert was slated to return to direct from a script by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. However, reports emerged last week that the project had been cancelled. “It’s totally dead. It’s 100% over. Almost a year now,” said the source. “Everything went sideways in January 2024 … the producers started fighting.“

Related Saw XI writer hasn’t heard an update on the project since last May

Melton later added they they...

Jigsaw won’t be returning to theaters in 2025 after all.

“Saw XI” has been axed from the release calendar. Lionsgate’s gory slasher, the 11th installment in the long-running franchise, was scheduled to open on Sept. 26, 2025. The studio will instead release another blood-soaked horror film, “The Strangers – Chapter 2,” on the newly freed date.

It’s not clear if Lionsgate has plans to unveil “Saw XI” at any point. The studio greenlit the sequel in 2023 with franchise veteran Kevin Greutert on board to direct. Yet the film’s screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan recently told the Hollywood Reporter that “zero progress” had been made since they turned in a draft in the spring of 2024.

Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used by John “Jigsaw” Kramer in “Saw,” is apparently well versed in these reports, which he dismisses as idle chatter. The spooky doll promises he’ll eventually return to theaters.

Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 2 will open in theaters on Sept. 26, 2025.

Saw XI, which had the date, has been moved off the calendar for the time being.

The first movie, Strangers: Chapter 1, debuted last May, and was one of the better-performing movies for Lionsgate in 2024, making $35.2M domestic, $48.1M worldwide.

In Chapter 2, Renny Harlin directs Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch as well as Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath. Producers are Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham, Charlie Dombek on the horror franchise movie. Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland wrote the screenplay.

The Strangers movie franchise kicked off in 2008 at Focus Features and starred Liv Tyler in the Bryan Bertino directed-and-written movie. That pic followed James Hoyt and Kristen McKay who visit an isolated vacation home only to encounter a rude surprise when three masked assailants make their stay a nightmare. The movie was massive on a...

Saw XI has been officially cut from Lionsgate’s release calendar — but that doesn’t mean the franchise is dead yet.

The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that the planned sequel in the horror franchise, which had been slated to hit theaters on Sept. 26, has been removed from that date. This follows Patrick Melton, a writer on the movie, telling THR in a story published last week that there has been “inter-squabbling” between producers and Lionsgate.

On Monday, Lionsgate shared a cheeky statement from Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used in the films by the character John Kramer, aka Jigsaw: “I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.”

In a twinned move, The Strangers: Chapter 2 is now set for wide theatrical release on Sept. 26. Madelaine Petsch reprises her role in the...

Like it or not, 2025 is rapidly becoming the Year of the Freak Accident.

In horror, everybody from audiences who loved “The Monkey” to that very flammable fellow in “The Rule of Jenny Pen” is feeling it. But there’s even more to come when “Final Destination” — the genre’s most criminally underrated supernatural franchise — returns with scads more not-so-accidental deaths on May 16.

The aughts used to get a bad rap in pop culture, but that’s improved somewhat in recent years. As filmmakers have released their death-grip obsession on the ’80s, familiar faces and franchises from throughout the 2000s have reemerged across all types of movies and TV. Right now, for example, you can see the forty-something “Veronica Mars” dating that forty-something guy from “The O.C.” in a rom-com on Netflix that’s been wildly popular — in spite of the title “Nobody Wants This.”

When it comes to nostalgia for aughts-era nightmares,...

Borderline wants to be a chaotic thrill ride—a pulpy, twisted home-invasion thriller where a deranged stalker traps a pop star in his delusion of love. And in flashes, it gets there. But for a movie with such an unhinged premise, it feels strangely restrained, like it’s holding back when it should be cranking the tension up to eleven. The performances are solid, the setup is fun, and Penny (Alba Baptista) nearly steals the whole show, but Borderline never fully embraces the madness it promises.

Written and directed by Jimmy Warden in his feature debut, the film is set in 1990s Los Angeles and follows Sofia (Samara Weaving), a pop star whose home is invaded by Duerson (Ray Nicholson), an obsessive fan convinced they are destined to be together. Duerson isn’t working alone—his equally deranged accomplices, Penny and J.H. (Patrick Cox), broke out of a psychiatric facility with him,...

Mickey Keating is a wide-eyed student of horror cinema. Each of his films is an homage to a subgenre, loaded with well-studied influences. Hitchcock, Carpenter, and others make stylistic cameos in films like Darling and Offseason, with his latest—Invader—giving us Keating's take on home invasions. It's a tight 68 minutes that echoes Funny Games, The Strangers, and even Adam Mason's Hangman, but in its stripped-raw approach, struggles to captivate as a blustery snapshot of a grander account.

Vero Maynez stars as Ana, a woman in transit heading to her cousin's house in the Chicago suburbs. Things get dodgy when Ana can't contact her family, nor does Camila (Ruby Vallejo) show up at her grocery store job. Ana teams with Camila's coworker Carlo (Colin Huerta) to investigate her disappearance, which leads to a horrifying discovery—a beer-swigging, gimp-suit-dressing invader has taken over Camila's residence. Without hesitation, Ana jumps into...

A father and a daughter find themselves threatened in their own home by two masked strangers. Based on those bare-bone facts alone, it's easy to assume that Everyone Is Going to Die is simply a modern-day rehash of perennial home invasion classics like The Strangers or Funny Games. Even though horror can be the most daring, inventive, and socially relevant genre on the planet, it also falls prey to the same trappings as any other media category: churning out repetitive junk. We assume we know how this tragedy will play out, and little about Everyone Is Going to Die's first third seems to disabuse viewers of that notion — although the atmospheric shot compositions, the sonically low drone of composer Si Begg's score, and the ruthlessly apprehensive pacing via editor Andy Edwards quickly correct any negative assumptions about the film's quality.

Horror fans, prepare yourselves—”Don’t Move” (2024) is now streaming on Netflix, and it’s one of the most intense survival horror films I’ve seen in a while. If you love edge-of-your-seat tension, terrifying villains, and the kind of horror that lingers in your mind long after the credits roll, this is a must-watch.

What Is “Don’t Move” (2024) About?

Directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, Don’t Move stars Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone), Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), and David Spade in a chilling departure from his usual comedic roles.

The premise is terrifyingly simple yet utterly gripping:

A ruthless serial killer injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She has only minutes before her body completely shuts down. Her only chance at survival? Running, hiding, and fighting back—before she can’t move at all.

It’s a nightmare scenario that plays out in real time, making every second feel like an eternity.

When the chilling installments of Funny Games or The Strangers came out, the home invasion horror genre turned its heels from its early crime roots of robberies gone wrong to the more ominous idea of truly senseless violence. This concept has become increasingly popular in the genre, and the recent Last Straw is an indie horror that taps into this brutality then abruptly flips the script and shoves us into the perspective of the assailants. Turns out, watching how people are driven to these depths of depravity is just as scary as killers with no motivations, especially under Alan Scott Neal's aggressive and mean direction. Though the multiple POVs subvert our expectations in Last Straw, the violence in this grimy yet comforting little diner is still senseless, force-fed to us with a fork jammed down our dry throats.

Magenta Light Studios has secured the U.S. distribution rights for “Deep Water,” a new thriller directed by Renny Harlin, known for his work on “The Strangers” trilogy. The film, starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley, comes from Arclight Films and is set for a theatrical release later this year.

“Deep Water” tells the story of a group of international passengers traveling from Los Angeles to Shanghai. When their plane is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters, they must set aside their differences and work together to escape both the sinking wreckage and the hungry predators circling them.

The cast also includes Molly Belle Wright, Angus Sampson, and Kelly Gale. The film is a collaboration between several production companies, including Simmons/Hamilton Productions, a venture led by Gene Simmons and Arclight Films’ chairman Gary Hamilton. Additional producers include Ying Ye, Neal Kingston, Grant Bradley, Dale Bradley, Adrián Guerra,...

Exclusive: Magenta Light Studios, the recently announced production and distribution company of Crash producer Bob Yari, has acquired domestic rights from Arclight Films to Deep Water, a new thriller directed by Renny Harlin (The Strangers trilogy), which stars Aaron Eckhart (Sully) and Ben Kingsley (Gandhi).

The film, written by Pete Bridges (Aurora) and John Kim (Bait), will be released in theaters this year. It follows an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Others in the cast include Molly Belle Wright (Sundance ’25’s Omaha), Angus Sampson (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Kelly Gale (Plane). A Simmons/Hamilton Production, launched by Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons and Gary Hamilton,...

"She's scared to death!" "What, and you're not?" So who are the masks hiding this time? Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror feature from the UK ominously titled Everyone Is Going to Die, made by filmmaker Craig Tuohy. This initially premiered at Screamfest 2024 last year and will be out to watch in February if any horror fans want to watch check this out. A father attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter by inviting her to his luxury house for a birthday dinner. But when the home is invaded by two masked individuals armed with shotguns, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, culminating in a life-altering revelation. The rest is a mystery to make sense of once you have a chance to watch this. The film stars Jamie Winstone, Brad Moore, Chiara D'Anna, and Gledisa Arthur as Imogen. This looks a bit like...

2025 might be the year of horror — whether a video game franchise adaptation, a horror movie starring Cillian Murphy, or a vampire period piece, the 2025 horror movie lineup has something for all tastes. Although 2024's horror movie releases brought many great scares with works by M. Night Shamalayan, Ti West, and Tim Burton, next year promises to be one of a kind. With the return of popular horror writers and directors, among them Insidious and Saw creator Leigh Whannell, fans of the genre will have a chance to explore some terrifying stories every month.

2025 comes hot with the continuation of Renny Harlin's The Strangers trilogy, a Stephen King adaptation by Longlegs' director, the revival of the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise, as well as many new titles that offer a twist to their genre and promise a thrilling theatrical experience. Not only that, but next year brings seven Blumhouse productions,...

Despite being praised by critics as one of the best horror series of 2024, Peacock has canceled “Teacup” after one season, Variety reports this afternoon.

The series debuted in October 2024 and was executive produced by James Wan and inspired by Robert McCammon’s Stinger.

It followed a disparate group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. As the showrunner previously revealed, it was only loosely based on the novel that inspired it, instead opting for a more cerebral, paranoid take on the material.

Scott Speedman (The Strangers), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), and Chaske Spencer (“Jessica Jones”, The Twilight Saga), Kathy Baker, Boris McGiver, Caleb Dolden, Emilie Bierre, Luciano Leroux star in “Teacup.”

As I wrote in my review, “The inaugural season is self-contained, trapping its characters in a claustrophobic bubble of oncoming terror and interpersonal drama. It...

One of the most entertaining horror films released in 2013 was You’re Next, written by Simon Barrett and directed by Adam Wingard. It was a great mix of action, slasher horror and comedy, and it’s now one of the movies Wingard is known for.

Lionsgate has just announced that You’re Next is getting the 4K Uhd SteelBook treatment. The SteelBook for You’re Next includes 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and digital at a pre-order price of $39.99, only on Lionsgate Limited, which is their direct-to-consumer site.

You’re Next is about an extremely dysfunctional family getting together for a special dinner at their isolated vacation home in Missouri. Parents Aubrey and Paul are joined by sons Crispian, Drake and Felix, and daughter Aimee. Also along for the ride are the siblings’ significant others, including Crispian’s girlfriend Erin.

It’s almost immediately evident through their interactions that this family has some serious issues,...

After making huge waves out of last year’s Toy Fair, Trick or Treat Studios is at the annual Halloween Party Expo to share a handful of new products slated for 2025.

While John Squires unveils some of the more horror-related goodies, I’m excited to share a first look at Trick or Treat’s “Fallout” masks, which are just the first in a major line that will include power armor helmet replicas, Halloween decor, weapon replicas, and so much more.

These “Retro” masks are made of hard plastic that can be placed over the front of the face, while the regular “Vault Boy/Girl” masks will be vinyl whole-head masks.

Take a look below…

These are just a couple products that Trick or Treat Studios has given us sneak preview first looks at here on Bloody Disgusting, and you’ll find much, much more where they came from by following...

Halloween may seem like a million miles away here in the first weeks of 2025, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking ahead. In fact, the annual Halloween Party Expo just kicked off in Vegas this week, North America’s premiere event for Halloween, party and celebration!

One of the 120+ exhibitors packed into the World Market Center space is Trick or Treat Studios, and they’re previewing a whole bunch of brand new products for this Halloween.

Of particular note for Terrifier fans, Trick or Treat Studios lets us know that a 12″ version of their previously released 5″ Art the Clown figure is coming soon, expected to release this summer. The supersized vinyl figure will come in a beautiful window box display, and also includes Art’s hacksaw accessory. Trick or Treat tells us that the figure will retail for $49.99.

The company also lets Bloody Disgusting know that Rob Zombie...

The best movies on Max include not only the best Warner Bros. movies but also a ton of other films that make it one of the best destinations for entertainment in the streaming world. In January 2025, the animated Dcu brings the fifth season of Harley Quinn to the streaming service on January 16, while the new A24 film, A Different Man, premieres one day later on January 17. The biggest news for Max is the arrival of Aew All Elite Wrestling, which will simulcast its shows on Max and add its entire pay-per-view library to the service.

More big news for animated Dcu properties is that the first season of James Gunn's Creature Commandos has been such a success that Max renewed it for a second season before the first one wraps up its run. Max also announced in December 2024 that it was bringing HBO back to the streaming service with...

Dakota Fanning (The Watchers) and The Strangers director Bryan Bertino are teaming up for a horror movie called Vicious, which is coming our way from Paramount Pictures… but we don’t know when Paramount is going to decide to show it to us. Originally set to receive a theatrical release from Paramount in August of 2025, Vicious was pushed up to February 28th – but now, Deadline reports that the film has been pulled off of Paramount’s release schedule completely. They say, “The studio is looking to find a better date for the film.”

Scripted by Bertino, Vicious sees Fanning taking on the role of a young woman who is left a strange present by a late-night visitor, and quickly realizes she is fighting for her life after slipping down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside the gift.

Fanning is joined in the cast by Devyn Nekoda (Scream VI), Mary McCormack...

Dakota Fanning (Watchers) is next teaming up with director Bryan Bertino for the horror movie Vicious, but Paramount has shifted its release date yet again, per Deadline.

Vicious was initially slated for August 8, 2025 before getting moved up to February 28, 2025. Now, Bertino’s film is currently undated as the studio is looking to find a better date for the film.

Not much is known about Vicious just yet, but the plot follows “a young woman who must spend the night fighting for her existence as she slips down a disturbing rabbit hold contained inside a mysterious gift from a late-night visitor.”

Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, and Devyn Nekoda also star.

Bryan Bertino wrote the script and will be directing the film, an Atlas Independent production. Melinda Whitaker serves as executive producer, with Richard Suckle also producing.

Here’s to hoping Vicious finds a secure 2025 date soon, because Bertino’s most recent film,...

Cruel Intentions, Prime Video's reboot of the cult classic 1999 film, is out in the wild, and fans are having a feast, eating up all the scandalous and salacious schemes of the depraved students at Manchester College, where young sociopaths are groomed to become the future leaders of America. Thankfully, all the manipulations and backbiting are handled with a satirical edge and comedic sensibilities that keep the show from getting too upsetting or disturbing for viewers.

The ensemble cast of Cruel Intentions includes Brooke Lena Johnson, who plays Beatrice Worth, a fiery student who decides to take on the entire "Greek System" of frat and sorority houses. She's motivated partially out of populist righteousness, but also petty revenge, since she wasn't allowed membership into her favored sorority house.

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Actor, writer, director, and horror enthusiast Clarke Wolfe and actor and producer Samm Levine (Inglorious Basterds) are joining forces on new holiday slasher Fiendsgiving. Today, the pair has launched a one-of-a-kind crowdfunding campaign for the slasher’s opening sequence, which comes with unique perks that teach you how to make a movie.

Fiendsgiving seeks to raise $55,000 to shoot the opening sequence starring Samm, who also executive produces, as “Xander, a tech bro on his way to a Thanksgiving meal with his mother, estranged sister, and long term, long distance, low commitment, casual girlfriend Taylor. Unfortunately for Xander, he crosses paths with a masked assailant…and The Gobbler is born!”

The new slasher is inspired by movies like “You’re Next and The Strangers with the sense of humor and relationships of Bob Clark’s Black Christmas, Fiendsgiving sets the table for fear and family drama that all audiences can relate to...

The former NBC sitcom A.P. Bio has a robust cast full of hilarious main and supporting characters. Mike O'Brien of Saturday Night Live acclaim created the original sitcom, which first premiered on February 1, 2018. The show is centered around professor turned high-school teacher Jack Griffin, who is played by Glenn Howerton of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. A.P. Bio follows Jack as he transitions from being a philosophy professor at Harvard University to an A.P. Biology teacher at his hometown high school after falling from grace due to a YouTube video.

A.P. Bio ran for two seasons on NBC before moving to Peacock for its final two seasons. The series was canceled twice even though it maintained an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 88%, with its second and third seasons earning perfect 100% critic scores. Despite the positive reviews of A.P. Bio, there was not enough consistent viewership for the series to continue past four seasons.

Deadline reports that Renny Harlin will direct The Beast, starring Samuel L. Jackson. In fact, Harlin is already halfway through the eight-week shoot in Madrid and Spain’s Canary Islands, and he wasn’t even the original director. James Madigan, second unit director on The Meg, was previously set to helm the action flick. No reason was given for his exit.

The Beast refers to the Presidential limousine, which is an impenetrable tank stocked with grenades, shotguns, armour plating, and bullet-and-bombproofing. In addition to Jackson, The Beast also stars Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad) and Guy Burnett (Oppenheimer). “When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S. presidency, the President (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities,” reads the synopsis of The Beast. “Separated from his wife, the President must learn to control The Beast — and the monster inside himself — in order to save his life,...

Exclusive: Before filming got underway last month on action film The Beast, Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) came aboard as director, taking over from the previously announced James Madigan (The Meg second unit director).

The team is halfway through an eight-week shoot in Madrid and Spain’s Canary Islands. As we previously revealed, Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), Joel Kinnaman (Suicide Squad) and Guy Burnet (Oppenheimer) are starring.

The project had been due to start in early September but was pushed back a little due to LED stages needing further tech prep, we’re told. No reason was given for Madigan’s exit.

The film’s title refers to a presidential limousine nicknamed “The Beast” by the Secret Service. In the movie, when a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S., the president (Jackson) uncovers the extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities.

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Scott Speedman is a husband whose dark secrets are bubbling to the surface in Cellar Door. Speedman saw an early skyrocket in his career with back-to-back major roles in Nancy Drew, Felicity and the Underworld movies. In the years since, Speedman has found further success on both the big and small screens with everything from Bryan Bertino's The Strangers to the ABC thriller Last Resort, David Cronenberg's body horror Crimes of the Future and Grey's Anatomy, among many others.

In Cellar Door, Speedman stars as John, a real estate agent looking for a new home with his wife Sera after she suffers a miscarriage and wants to move away from where it happened. After being offered the chance of a lifetime to own a sprawling mansion on the agreement to never open its cellar door, John and Sera begin to find themselves conflicting over the deal. As their conflict worsens,...

Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation, Blumhouse is reportedly working on a Dead by Daylight film, and now Bloody Disgusting exclusively reports that Lionsgate—the studio behind the long-running Saw franchise—is planning on terrifying a whole new audience with a movie version of Outlast.

According to the outlet, horror film producer Roy Lee, who has produced titles like Barbarian and this year's Late Night with the Devil, will "lead the adaptation." Original Outlast writer J.T. Petty will work on the screenplay.

Red Barrels has been pushing the limits of horror in games for more than a decade, and expanding the 'Outlast Universe' into film is an incredible opportunity to dive deeper into the characters and killers we love.Roy Lee

A survival horror game, Outlast puts players in the role of a journalist who receives a tip regarding a creepy old psychiatric hospital in Colorado. Once inside, he uncovers an absolute nightmare.

It’s the official season of the macabre and the weird , folks. Therefore, people are scrambling to assemble their watch lists for Halloween because some people like to stay in. And sure, I think watching Halloween (1978) every year as a tradition is a great way to spend the holiday. I also think that trying something new is great too, and that means a specific set of recommendations. What exactly? Cat and mouse horror movies.

Cat and mouse is one of those heart pounding subgenres in horror. Watching people be relentlessly pursued and have to hide from a threat is terrifying. And that’s more specifically if it’s executed properly. Adding one of the following films to your watchlist might make for a bloody good time. So kick back and get ready because these cat and mouse horror films are stressful (in the best way).

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The Strangers: Chapter 2 is coming back, but not without a delay. Initially slated to come out in 2024, the release window of the film has been pushed back to 2025. However, the first teaser trailer is out, offering fans a sneak peek at the next installment in Renny Harlin's epic trilogy that reimagines the 2008 classic The Strangers.

The remake trilogy takes a slightly different approach to The Strangers story by telling a more elaborated version of the survivor's journey. With a few alterations from the original film, The Strangers: Chapter 1 follows Maya and her boyfriend as they go to a cabin for vacation. They open the door when a stranger knocks on the door, and things soon take a sinister turn. The couple tries to escape for their lives. The Strangers: Chapter 2 will be the second in the trilogy that documents five days in Maya's life.

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The start of the home invasion in The Strangers (2008)

I don’t think anyone took a breath the entire scene. We collectively gasped when he appears behind her and we all screamed when she opens the shades and sees him up close on the other side of the window. It’s a masterfully orchestrated scene, from the use of handheld long takes to the haunting Joanna Newsom song and Liv Tyler’s pitch-perfect performance. From this scene on, all the idle whispering and chatter disappeared as the movie held the audience by the throat.

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The blood test in The Thing (1982)

The Thing (1982)

The blood test scene in John Carpenter’s The Thing is a high water mark of terror for me. Kurt Russell’s character MacReady is using a flamethrower to heat up a wire and then stab it into...

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2024 has brought us some of the best horror movies yet. From monsters and otherworldly creatures to slashers and space aliens, fright comes in all shapes and sizes, delivering just the right dose—if not more—of jump scares.

Horror cinema has consistently pushed the boundaries of fear, with filmmakers skillfully crafting a new wave of films that not only terrify but also resonate with viewers' deeper anxieties and emotions.

Just in time for Halloween, here are the 10 best jump scare movies of 2024!

10. Immaculate

Immaculate stands out as one of the best jump scare movies of 2024, thanks to Sydney Sweeney’s exceptional performance and director Michael Mohan’s compelling storytelling.

The film strikes a perfect balance between a gripping narrative and a relentless series of well-executed jump scares, enhancing the horror experience for viewers.

Directed by: Renny Harlin Written by: Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland Based on Characters Created by: Bryan Bertino Produced by: Courtney Solomon, p.g.a., Mark Canton, p.g.a., Christopher Milburn, Charlie Dombek, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath Synopsis: The chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise. …

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Things are getting incredibly tense in Peacock horror series “Teacup,” executive produced by James Wan and inspired by Robert McCammon‘s Stinger. Firmly trapped in place by a mysterious force, the disparate group now realizes the threat could be any one of them in an exclusive new clip ahead of this week’s episodes.

The first two episodes of Atomic Monster and UCP’s series “Teacup” premiered on Peacock on Thursday, October 10, followed by two episodes weekly through Halloween.

The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and showrunner Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a group of people on a ranch who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. As the showrunner previously revealed, don’t expect this series to faithfully adhere to the novel that inspired it.

Scott Speedman (The Strangers), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), and Chaske Spencer (“Jessica Jones”, The Twilight Saga), Kathy Baker,...

Coming hot on the heels of the latest installment in the home invasion horror franchise, The Strangers: Chapter 2 is already coming soon. Released in May 2024, The Strangers: Chapter 1 is a pseudo-remake of the 2008 film and follows a couple who are traveling across the country but find themselves stranded in a rural town. Forced to find lodgings for the night, the unsuspecting couple become the victims of masked killers who stalk and torture them for seemingly no reason but the thrill.

Like its predecessors, The Strangers and 2018's The Strangers: Prey at Night, The Strangers: Chapter 1 is an effective chiller because of its horrifying plausibility. The randomness of the crimes goes against the usual tropes of the slasher genre and reflects real-life fears in a way that horror films rarely achieve. As its name implies, Chapter 1 is only the first of a trilogy of films, and Chapter 2 is already green-lit. While...

What’s the difference between a psychological horror and a psychological thriller?

Well, it could be as simple as comparing the style of Stanley Kubrick to that of David Fincher. One is in love with emotional turmoil, and the other paints vivid images of realistic terror.

Psychological horror is not about catch and release — the formula of most horror thrillers. Most horror films you can think of fall into the cozy genres of suspense thriller (Silence of the Lambs), psychological thriller (Jacob’s Ladder), or slasher (The Strangers).

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You’re outrunning Art the Clown, Michael Myers, or Freddy Krueger when you watch a thriller.When you watch a psychological thriller, you’re figuring out a mystery in real time with the protagonist.

You’re figuring out the horrible truth of your fate, like Grace in The Others, or uncovering a diabolical plot, like in Chris in Get Out.

"This world is infected by evil... and its people are capable of such madness." Ain't that the truth! Lionsgate has unveiled a teaser trailer for the next horror offering in the current The Strangers trilogy of movies, all of them directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin. The Strangers - Chapter 2 is "the chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise" which began (as a complete restart) in the summer of 2024 earlier this year with The Strangers - Chapter 1 (trailer here). It's not really a prequel or a sequel, it's a re-imagining of this masked killers horror franchise. No plot details are included for Chapter 2 after the the couple on a honeymoon are tormented in Chapter 1. It was shot simultaneously with the first & third chapters between May and October 2022 in Slovakia. Director Renny Harlin has explained that these next two movies in The Strangers reboot trilogy will "go in completely different directions...

To say it was a bold move to go ahead and film a trilogy of “The Strangers” films back-to-back-to-back is an understatement. But that’s exactly what Lionsgate has done, as the studio tries to get its own slasher franchise on its feet. The first film, released earlier this year, did pretty well at the box office, but it was not well-received by critics. Perhaps the sequel can change that?

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As seen in the new teaser for “The Strangers: Chapter 2,” the film picks up where the first film left off, with our final girl (played by Madelaine Petsch) having woken up in a hospital.

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The Strangers: Chapter 2 teaser creates a lot of confusion regarding the killers' identities, and how many there are. Renny Harlin promises to answer the mysteries of the 2008 home invasion movie while maintaining its popular premise. The Strangers: Chapter 1 offered a beat-by-beat remake of Bryan Bertino's classic, centering on a couple stalked and terrorized by three strangers known as Scarecrow, Dollface, and Pin-Up Girl. The Strangers: Chapter 1's characters find themselves in slightly different circumstances than those from the original, a change that suggests the director is interested in taking the franchise in a completely different direction.

While The Strangers merely focused on the secluded house and not its surrounding area, Harlin extends the danger zone to a creepy small town called Venus, Oregon. The town's characters acquire a larger role, as their early hostility toward the couple hints at a larger conspiracy behind the killings. Everyone on-screen becomes a suspect,...