Horror

Terror Overtakes a FaceTime Call in Horror Short Where Is It

Just back from a trip, a woman FaceTimes with her house sitter to see how things went. All good, she learns, except that one weird old mirror randomly fell off the wall one day, and shattered into a zillion pieces. Soon, it becomes clear that something is very displeased with this spontaneous bit of redecoration.…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Bullies Torment Humans and Ghouls Alike in the Nasty Mon Mon Mon Monsters

By this point, we’re all very familiar with the notion that “humans are the real monsters” in speculative genre work. Mon Mon Mon Monsters takes that idea, kicks it in the balls, and then squeezes a lemon and onion juice cocktail into its eyes. This is a must-see vision of end-stage nihilism. [Click here to…

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The Man Bun Is Just the Beginning of Creep 2‘s Horror

He’s back, and he’s got a scary new ’do: “Josef” (Mark Duplass), title character of 2014 cult horror movie Creep, returns to torment a freshly plucked-from-Craigslist victim in Creep 2. Even if you’ve sworn off found-footage horror, the Creep series has so much nerve-jangling fun with the genre that you really should consider making an…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

The It Sequel Finally Has an Official Release Date

Here’s some joyful late-Monday news for all the Stephen King horror fans and devoted Pennywise meme-makers. The It sequel finally has an official release date, and you won’t have to wait 27 years to see what happens to the Losers Club. You will, however, have to wait a couple of years. It part two will…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Tom Welling Is the Devil’s New Frenemy in This First Look at Lucifer Season Three

Lucifer is one of the most enjoyable shows on TV. Somehow, it manages to effortlessly balance mythology, police business, romantic intrigue, and (secret weapon) wickedly cheeky humor. Based on this new season three promo, we can expect even more of that when the show returns. One highlight of the coming season looks to be the…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Thelma Is a Haunting Movie Where a Young Woman Uses Her Powers to Escape Her Repressive Upbringing

Here is the terrible truth that lies at the heart of Norwegian horror film Thelma: Sometimes, people you trust will whisper their dysfunction into your heart and call it love. [Click here to see io9’s statement on this year’s Fantastic Fest.] Directed by Joachim Trier, Thelma opens with a scene that is beautifully shot and…

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This Horror Short Shows Why You Should Never Pick Up a Call on a Disconnected Phone

Horror short Rotary, from filmmakers Patrick Young and Powell Robinson, offers a couple of jumps—and one very important reminder. Woe unto the vintage-store employee who just can’t stop herself from answering a phone that should not be ringing. Girl, no! You know that old thing is just for show! [Crypt TV]

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Here Is Proof That You Should Never, Ever Challenge Pennywise to a Dance-Off

In the new It movie, Pennywise the Dancing Clown is a terrifying, sewer-dwelling killer who turns your worst fears against you. He is also, as his name suggests, capable of absolutely ripping up the dance floor no matter what song is playing, as a hilarious new Twitter account demonstrates. It’s called Pennywise Dancing and it…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Perhaps the World Didn’t Need One More Amityville Horror Movie After All

There are two decent Amityville Horror movies: the 1979 original starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin, released when some still believed the book it was based on was a true story; and 2016’s The Conjuring 2, which features a big scene in the infamous eye-window house, and is technically not part of the 18-film series…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Neil Gaiman Will Lend His Voice to The Simpsons‘ Own Halloween Coraline Parody

As certain as the sun rises and sets, every year we get a Simpsons Treehouse of Horror special—but the 2017 edition is recruiting legendary writer Neil Gaiman. Not to pen a story, but to star in an homage to his dark fantasy novel Coraline. Gaiman revealed the news on Twitter today, ahead of the 28th…

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Channel Zero‘s Return is Skin-Crawlingly Spectacular

The first season of Channel Zero, Syfy’s creepypasta-inspired anthology series, explored the nightmares of Candle Cove, a sinister TV puppet show. Season two, No-End House, features a new story, a new cast, and an even more dreadful evil. If you thrill to mind-warping horror stories, you do not want to miss this. The show premiered…

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Halloween Arrives Early With This Creepy First Look at The Exorcist Season Two

At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Fox’s horror drama The Exorcist was just about to start filming its second season, so we didn’t get much dirt beyond its new, Pacific Northwest setting and some freshly cast new characters. Now we finally have a glimpse of what to expect, and it looks scarier than ever. Yep,…

Television Cheryl Eddy

The Most Shocking Thing About American Horror Story: Cult Is How Bad It Is

American Horror Story has long been one of the most in-your-face shows on TV, layering fantastical plots with cartoonish violence and knowingly over-the-top acting. Last season’s Roanoke took aim at reality TV, with mixed but generally amusing results. This season’s Cult takes aim at reality itself, and so far it’s been horrifying in all the…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Five Horror Directors, Including Gremlins‘ Joe Dante, Are Collaborating on a New Anthology Film

Five genre directors—Joe Dante (Gremlins, Innerspace), Mick Garris (The Stand), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), and Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, The Midnight Meat Train)—are joining forces for a new horror anthology film set at a haunted theater, appropriately titled Nightmare Cinema. Mickey Rourke stars in the film’s Twilight Zone-esque frame story, as a mysterious character…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! Is Incredibly Fascinating and Unbelievably Frustrating

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is grueling and gruesome. It’s a deliberately pretentious art-house movie, cast with some of the biggest stars on the planet. It’s horrifying on many levels—and yet there’s something deeply admirable about it. Whatever the opposite of “crowd-pleaser” is, this movie is it. mother! begins with imagery that echoes throughout the film: a…

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Long Lost’s First Issue Is a Promising Start to a Haunting, Female-Driven Horror Story

There’s nothing like a good mystery. The time spent between the panels of a comic book, anticipating what might happen next, can be just as satisfying as the images on the page themselves, and Scout Comics’ Long Lost #1 provides a mystery worth wondering about. This first issue—written by Matthew Erman and drawn by Lisa…

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It’s Looking Very Good for Syfy’s Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Scifi Horror Tale Nightflyers

We’ve known since May that Syfy was circling an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s 1980 scifi horror novella Nightflyers—and now comes word that the project is moving forward at a rapid pace. Multiple sources are reporting that a straight-to-series order is very close to being announced. Both Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter shared the news that…

Television Cheryl Eddy

The Eerie New Trailer for Amazon’s Lore Blurs the Lines Between Fantasy and Reality

There are plenty of true crime and horror podcasts to choose from, but the thing that’s always made Aaron Mahnke’s Lore stand out is the unsettling way it weaves actual accounts of unsolved mysteries together with regional mythology to tell deeply unsettling stories about the supernatural. Within every tale of a small town dealing with…

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John Carpenter Hits the Streets for His New Music Video Tribute to Stephen King’s Christine

As horror and scifi fans well know, John Carpenter isn’t just the director of genre classics like Halloween and Escape from New York—he’s also a killer musician who has created some of the most memorable movie scores ever. With that in mind, he’s shot a brand-new video for his theme to 1983’s Christine. This isn’t…

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Horror Short Slash in the Box Offers a Reminder to Fear All Scary Toys

In Nick Everhart’s horror short Slash in the Box, a cheerfully naive man brings home a rusty old jack-in-the-box, which is his first mistake. It’s also his last mistake. This little creeper might not be as phobia-inducing as Pennywise, but it definitely has some serious nightmare potential. [Crypt TV]

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Terror Overtakes a FaceTime Call in Horror Short Where Is It

Bullies Torment Humans and Ghouls Alike in the Nasty Mon Mon Mon Monsters

The Man Bun Is Just the Beginning of Creep 2‘s Horror

The It Sequel Finally Has an Official Release Date

Tom Welling Is the Devil’s New Frenemy in This First Look at Lucifer Season Three

Thelma Is a Haunting Movie Where a Young Woman Uses Her Powers to Escape Her Repressive Upbringing

This Horror Short Shows Why You Should Never Pick Up a Call on a Disconnected Phone

Here Is Proof That You Should Never, Ever Challenge Pennywise to a Dance-Off

Perhaps the World Didn’t Need One More Amityville Horror Movie After All

Neil Gaiman Will Lend His Voice to The Simpsons‘ Own Halloween Coraline Parody

Channel Zero‘s Return is Skin-Crawlingly Spectacular

Halloween Arrives Early With This Creepy First Look at The Exorcist Season Two

The Most Shocking Thing About American Horror Story: Cult Is How Bad It Is

Five Horror Directors, Including Gremlins‘ Joe Dante, Are Collaborating on a New Anthology Film

Darren Aronofsky’s mother! Is Incredibly Fascinating and Unbelievably Frustrating

Long Lost’s First Issue Is a Promising Start to a Haunting, Female-Driven Horror Story

It’s Looking Very Good for Syfy’s Adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Scifi Horror Tale Nightflyers

The Eerie New Trailer for Amazon’s Lore Blurs the Lines Between Fantasy and Reality

John Carpenter Hits the Streets for His New Music Video Tribute to Stephen King’s Christine

Horror Short Slash in the Box Offers a Reminder to Fear All Scary Toys

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