Horror

The Producers of the New Friday the 13th Movie Promise It’s Still Happening

The 13th Friday the 13th movie has been lurking in the shadows so long we’d almost given up on it. But it’s still a go—and in a recent interview, Platinum Dunes’ Brad Fuller and Andrew Form spilled a few vague/tantalizing details on the forthcoming reboot from director Breck Eisner. Here’s what we learned. The movie…

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A Simple Card Game Unleashes Psychological Horrors in The Bridge Partner

Short film The Bridge Partner is based on a story by Peter S. Beagle, but it’s not the kind of fantasy usually associated with The Last Unicorn author. Instead, it’s a psychological horror thriller about a timid woman (Beth Grant) whose glamorous new bridge partner (Sharon Lawrence) is… perhaps… pure evil. The Bridge Partner, which…

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This Trailer for Russian Horror Flick The Bride Is Terrifying in Any Language

We can’t read any of the text in this trailer, but presumably, it’s the set-up for director Svyatoslav Podgayevskiy’s The Bride. But who needs words when the images are so freakin’ terrifying? Clearly, a white-gowned spirit who’s been in the grave for a century or so has risen to be the ultimate Bridezilla. That is…

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Australia’s Version of ‘Pizza Rat’ Is This Enormous, Rodent-Toting Spider

In further proof that everything is stranger and more terrible in Australia, footage of an enormous banded huntsmen spider dragging a dead mouse up a fridge in Coppabella, Queensland, went viral on social media this weekend. Pizza rat has never felt so quaint. It is unclear whether spider—nicknamed Hermie by the surprisingly cavalier humans who…

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The Exorcist Twist Confirms It’s a Direct Sequel to Film

A somewhat surprising reveal from the latest episode of Fox’s The Exorcist confirmed it ties directly into the events of the first film. It’s perfect if you were curious to find out what happened after the end of the original flick, and maybe want to pretend like the sequels don’t exist. The latest episode of…

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When Exorcism Fails in Incarnate, the Next Logical Step Is… Mind-Melding?

“I don’t do exorcisms,” Aaron Eckhart asserts in the new trailer for Incarnate. “I don’t use religious methods to treat the symptoms. I go inside the victim’s mind to treat the disease.” That’s the summary of the film, in which his character is called upon to help a family desperate to save their possessed little boy.…

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The 30 Weirdest Horror Movies of the 1970s

The 1970s produced acclaimed horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, Jaws, Carrie, and Halloween. But the decade also unleashed cinematic oddities galore, most of which were low-budget entries that gleefully pushed the boundaries of good taste. You say “cult movie”—we say “essential.” 1) The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Vincent Price plays an…

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Last Night’s Big American Horror Story Twist Was Kinda Bullshit

American Horror Story’s refusal to reveal its theme in advance was an early sign that season six would be more unusual than… well,usual. The first five episodes were formatted as a reality TV show—My Roanoke Nightmare—and last night’s episode six unveiled the much-rumored BIG TWIST. But the twist, sadly, was far from shocking. Last week…

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Ash vs Evil Dead‘s Bruce Campbell Riding a Mechanical Bull Is a Groovy Sight Indeed

Last week’s Ash vs Evil Dead ended with Ash’s worst fear coming true: his beloved Delta was heisted by teenage joyriders. On this week’s “Last Call,” Ash throws a party with his longtime buddy, sleazy bartender Chet (Ted Raimi), to lure back the car thieves. Did we mention the Necronomicon’s in the car, too? Of…

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20 Essential Horror Films Directed by Women

Female characters are prominent in scary movies, and not always as helpless victims. Think about the Final Girl, without whom slasher films would not exist, or other kick-ass heroines, like Alien’s Ripley. Behind the camera, though, you’ll find way more male writers and directors—which is why these horror movies directed by women are worthy of…

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Witness the Hilarity of Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless Rating Famous Horror-Movie Scenes

Ever wonder what it would be like to watch a scary movie with Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless? You wouldn’t have time to scream, because you’d be too busy laughing your ass off. The stars of one of our favorite TV shows, Ash vs Evil Dead, recently sat down to offer their takes on some…

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The Horror Anthology TV Trend Branches Into Comedy with Aubrey Plaza’s Nightmare Time

A new TBS pilot from actor-writer-producer Aubrey Plaza combines two of horror TV’s big trends right now: the anthology format (American Horror Story, Channel Zero, Lifetime’s upcoming A Midsummer’s Nightmare) and comedy (Ash vs Evil Dead). But the show, called Nightmare Time, also sounds totally unique. Check out the description, via TV Line: Set in…

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A Teen Witch’s Revenge Scheme Goes Awry in ’90s-Inspired Short Givertaker

In spooky short Givertaker, a high-school outcast taps into her love of the occult to get back at the mean girls in her class. The 1996 cult classic The Craft is an obvious inspiration here—especially when the spell backfires, and the teen learns the hard way that you have to be very, very careful what…

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In Wolf Creek, the Worst Vacation Ever Starts With a Croc Attack and Ends With a Homicidal Maniac

In 2005, Australian horror movie Wolf Creek—loosely based on that country’s infamous “backpacker murders”—became a cult hit. Now, it’s a six-part TV series, and after airing in Australia and the UK, it’s finally coming to the U.S. starting October 14. Here’s the official synopsis: The story of WOLF CREEK begins when an American family is…

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Last Girl Standing Explores What Happens to the Lone Survivor After the Horror Movie Ends

Writer-director Benjamin R. Moody makes his feature debut with Last Girl Standing, set in the aftermath of the classic slasher-movie scenario. As every horror fan knows, there’s always one girl who lives to tell the tale. But what happens after she scrubs off the blood, and attempts to face the world again? Here’s the official…

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AMC’s Biggest FearFest Ever Features a Head-Spinning Array of Horror Programming

AMC’s FearFest turns 20 this year, and to celebrate, the network appears to have pulled every horror-themed entertainment from its vaults—to the tune of 85 movies and an 88-hour marathon of The Walking Dead ahead of the show’s October 23 return, which comes packaged with a two-hour retrospective special. Not that we’re complaining. Just look…

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The Dead Body Isn’t the Only Scary Thing in The Autopsy of Jane Doe Trailer

Building off the buzz of its recent Fantastic Fest screenings—where it won Best Horror Feature—The Autopsy of Jane Doe has just dropped a new, super-icky (and somewhat NSFW) trailer that reveals exactly what you want to see from a movie with the word “autopsy” in the title. https://gizmodo.com/movie-review-the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-brings-scares-su-1787228409 The Autopsy of Jane Doe, directed by…

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The io9 Guide to Slasher Movie Monsters

Monsters lurk everywhere in pop culture—novels, comic books, TV shows, urban legends—but today, we’re focusing on killers who were born in the movies. For this io9 guide, we picked cinema’s biggest, most evil slasher-movie baddies… plus a few cult favorites, too. Freddy Krueger First appearance: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Inspiration: Wes Craven got…

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Channel Zero: Candle Cove Is the Eeriest Show Since Stranger Things

Syfy’s new anthology horror show, Channel Zero, kicks off its first six-episode arc tonight. It’s subtitled Candle Cove, and it takes inspiration from Kris Straub’s popular Creepypasta story about a very spooky children’s show. The whole thing oozes slow-burn eeriness, and we spoke with creator Nick Antosca and director Craig William Macneill about it. We…

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IFC Unearths a Treasure Trove of Cheesy B-Movies for Its Halloween Marathon

Not to be outdone by Syfy’s “31 Days of Halloween,” IFC has its own October gimmick in the works: “Wake Up and Smell the Evil,” which unleashes B-movie horrors every weekend morning this month. That’s right, morning—because nothing goes better with bacon and a hangover than Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster. Here’s the full schedule: Saturday,…

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The Producers of the New Friday the 13th Movie Promise It’s Still Happening

A Simple Card Game Unleashes Psychological Horrors in The Bridge Partner

This Trailer for Russian Horror Flick The Bride Is Terrifying in Any Language

Australia’s Version of ‘Pizza Rat’ Is This Enormous, Rodent-Toting Spider

The Exorcist Twist Confirms It’s a Direct Sequel to Film

When Exorcism Fails in Incarnate, the Next Logical Step Is… Mind-Melding?

The 30 Weirdest Horror Movies of the 1970s

Last Night’s Big American Horror Story Twist Was Kinda Bullshit

Ash vs Evil Dead‘s Bruce Campbell Riding a Mechanical Bull Is a Groovy Sight Indeed

20 Essential Horror Films Directed by Women

Witness the Hilarity of Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless Rating Famous Horror-Movie Scenes

The Horror Anthology TV Trend Branches Into Comedy with Aubrey Plaza’s Nightmare Time

A Teen Witch’s Revenge Scheme Goes Awry in ’90s-Inspired Short Givertaker

In Wolf Creek, the Worst Vacation Ever Starts With a Croc Attack and Ends With a Homicidal Maniac

Last Girl Standing Explores What Happens to the Lone Survivor After the Horror Movie Ends

AMC’s Biggest FearFest Ever Features a Head-Spinning Array of Horror Programming

The Dead Body Isn’t the Only Scary Thing in The Autopsy of Jane Doe Trailer

The io9 Guide to Slasher Movie Monsters

Channel Zero: Candle Cove Is the Eeriest Show Since Stranger Things

IFC Unearths a Treasure Trove of Cheesy B-Movies for Its Halloween Marathon

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