Horror

The Invisible Man Reminds Us of Real-World Horrors But Fails to Live Up to a Long Legacy

Since Claude Rains first donned the moniker of H.G. Wells’ invisible man in 1933, Hollywood has struggled to raise the character above his sightless premise. Numerous takes on Rains’ character came out between the ‘30s and ‘40s, and the story has been adapted many times over since then. Now, with Universal hoping to resurrect its…

Movies Kristen Lopez

Greg Berlanti Wants Chris Evans in His Little Shop of Horrors

Honestly, who wouldn’t? According to the Hollywood Reporter, if Warner Bros. has its way, Chris Evans is set to join the cast of its upcoming cinematic adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors, the cult classic film turned musical telling the story of a unique, sentient plant that develops a taste for human flesh. The studio’s…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Walking Dead‘s Mid-Season Premiere Was Crummy With Just a Dash of Total WTF

In late 2019, The Walking Dead ended its 1.375-year streak of being genuinely good by reverting to its worst habits. Unfortunately, the 10th season spring premiere did not get the series back on track, although it did provide one of the most perplexing, bananas moments in the show’s history. So that’s something, I guess? “Squeeze”…

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11 Horror Movies Featuring Creepy, Haunted Apartments

Haunted houses may get all the attention, but apartment buildings can give off some mighty terrifying energy, too—whether it’s in the form of something that follows you in, or something that pounces once you’ve signed your lease. Here are 11 movies featuring apartments you’re glad aren’t part of your rental history. 1) Inferno Dario Argento’s…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

In the First Trailer for Run, Sarah Paulson Takes ‘Killer Mom’ to a Whole New Level

Better hide those wire hangers. American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson joins Kiera Allen in the horrific first trailer for Run, about a young woman finding herself at the mercy of an overprotective mother who’s hiding some deadly secrets of her own. Directed by Aneesh Chaganty (Searching), Run stars Allen as Chloe, a young woman who…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

Here’s a Chilling Track From The Invisible Man Score

A good score can turn a movie on its head, and from the first few seconds of The Invisible Man, you can immediately tell that’s what will happen. io9 is excited to exclusively debut a track from Benjamin Wallfisch’s score today. Wallfisch may not be a name you immediately recognize, but you know his work;…

Movies Germain Lussier

Jason Blum Swears the New Halloween Trilogy Won’t Have a Lord of the Rings Problem

There’s a potential problem when you announce that a film will be getting two sequels to make the series a trilogy. The second movie could end up feeling insignificant because we already know the story will continue. Speaking with io9 last week, producer Jason Blum assured us that his upcoming second and third Halloween films,…

Movies Germain Lussier

The Return of The Walking Dead Looks More Like an Ending

When last we left some of the biggest characters on The Walking Dead, they were pretty much screwed. It appears not much will have changed when the second half of season 10 picks up this weekend. In fact, things are only getting worse. AMC has released the opening scene of The Walking Dead’s season nine…

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In Quibi’s The Stranger, Dane DeHaan Is a Terrifying Killer

Quibi, Quibi, you odd beast. High production quality, tiny episodes. A new format for television, or a bizarre experiment? I honestly have no idea. But I do know that some of the shows coming out for it are a little intriguing. Like The Stranger, which has strong American Psycho vibes and slasher energy. Starring Maika…

Trailers Julie Muncy

Dracula Showrunners Explain How the Vampire Show Could Be Resurrected for a Second Season

BBC and Netflix’s three-part Dracula miniseries ended on a pretty final note, but with the show’s surprising success it’s possible that Count Dracula could wind up coming back for more. In an interview with RadioTimes, Dracula co-creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat explained how they could bring the vampire, played by Claes Bang in the…

io9 Beth Elderkin

7 Essential Invisible Men (and One Invisible Woman)

H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man was published in 1897, giving sci-fi one of its most intriguing and enduring characters. Thankfully, that Dark Universe version with Johnny Depp never came to fruition, but the latest adaptation—starring Elisabeth Moss as a woman tormented by her invisible ex—is out February 28. With that in mind, there’s no better…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

That Bride of Frankenstein Remake Might Be Coming Back From the Dead

The original movie’s biggest message might’ve been “We belong dead,” but the long-discussed Bride of Frankenstein remake—first floated as part of Universal’s famously failed Dark Universe movie series—looks like it might be getting new life. This report comes courtesy of Variety, which reminds us that back in 2017, the studio was gathering steam on a…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

The Hunt Is on, Again: Why Now Is the Time to Revive 2019’s Most Controversial Movie

Normally, if a person with over 70 million Twitter followers mentions your movie, it’s a good thing. But when that person is the President of the United States and he says your movie is meant “to inflame and cause chaos” without even seeing it, it’s anything but. That happened last summer with Universal and Blumhouse’s…

Movies Germain Lussier

Yet Another Texas Chainsaw Reboot Is on the Way

Reboots of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre are like Leatherface’s masks. They pop on and off over the face of the original film, again and again. After reboots/reimaginings in 2003 and 2013, which spawned several sequels and prequels in between, Variety reports that directors Andy and Ryan Tohill have been hired by Legendary to do yet…

Movies Germain Lussier

8 Sorta Romantic But Definitely Nerdy Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day

Most folks can content themselves with swooning over The Notebook, but nerdy genre fans might want a little time-jumping or severed limbs or robots to go along with their romantic movies. We’ve scoured the big streaming services to find 10 geeky movies all about love, just in time for Valentine’s Day viewing. 1) About Time…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

After Fantasy Island, Here Are 5 Other Retro TV Shows for Hollywood to Turn Into Horror Flicks

Fantasy Island is a horror movie now, thanks to the crafty upcyclers at Blumhouse—though, let’s face it, that TV show was already kind of creepy to begin with. Since our reality is silly now, we decided to round up some other vintage TV series ripe for transformation into big-screen horror movies. 1) Small Wonder This…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

In Spiral‘s First Trailer, Chris Rock and His Fellow Cops Are Running Scared

In most horror movies, the police who are meant to be out there protecting people from the likes of serial killers are usually too witless to recognize the danger people are in when they’re actually in a position to do something about it. By the time they piece together enough clues to be helpful, it’s…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hulu Set to Pick Up Justin Simien’s New Horror Flick Bad Hair

One of the titles with a lot of energy coming out of Sundance this past week is Bad Hair, a new horror film from Dear White People creator Justin Simien. The satirical shocker, about an ambitious career woman in 1989 who gets a weave to succeed on TV only to find that the weave may,…

Movies Julie Muncy

The Evil Finale Took Quite the Devilish Twist

Evil certainly had its share of surprises throughout its freshman season. Mostly, they had to do with the grisly mysteries taken on by its trio of Catholic Church-sponsored investigators, but its characters also sometimes did things you wouldn’t expect. The finale, “Book 27,” dropped the biggest Evil shock yet. All season long, Evil has been…

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Locke & Key‘s Latest Trailer Makes the Series’ Horrors Look Fun

The premise of Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez’s Locke & Key is rather alarming on its face, but in the latest trailer for the series, all of the Locke children seem to be having a damned good time running around a magical house full of otherworldly threats that almost certainly want…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Invisible Man Reminds Us of Real-World Horrors But Fails to Live Up to a Long Legacy

Greg Berlanti Wants Chris Evans in His Little Shop of Horrors

The Walking Dead‘s Mid-Season Premiere Was Crummy With Just a Dash of Total WTF

11 Horror Movies Featuring Creepy, Haunted Apartments

In the First Trailer for Run, Sarah Paulson Takes ‘Killer Mom’ to a Whole New Level

Here’s a Chilling Track From The Invisible Man Score

Jason Blum Swears the New Halloween Trilogy Won’t Have a Lord of the Rings Problem

The Return of The Walking Dead Looks More Like an Ending

In Quibi’s The Stranger, Dane DeHaan Is a Terrifying Killer

Dracula Showrunners Explain How the Vampire Show Could Be Resurrected for a Second Season

7 Essential Invisible Men (and One Invisible Woman)

That Bride of Frankenstein Remake Might Be Coming Back From the Dead

The Hunt Is on, Again: Why Now Is the Time to Revive 2019’s Most Controversial Movie

Yet Another Texas Chainsaw Reboot Is on the Way

8 Sorta Romantic But Definitely Nerdy Movies to Stream for Valentine’s Day

After Fantasy Island, Here Are 5 Other Retro TV Shows for Hollywood to Turn Into Horror Flicks

In Spiral‘s First Trailer, Chris Rock and His Fellow Cops Are Running Scared

Hulu Set to Pick Up Justin Simien’s New Horror Flick Bad Hair

The Evil Finale Took Quite the Devilish Twist

Locke & Key‘s Latest Trailer Makes the Series’ Horrors Look Fun

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