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Just before Halloween back in 2022, it was announced that Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner – who both have experience working in the Scream franchise, as Fitzgerald was in the Scream TV series and Gallner appeared in the 2022 Scream movie – were set to star in the “cat and mouse thriller” Strange Darling. The movie was given a theatrical release back in August, and JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols loved it; you can read his 9/10 review at This Link. It was given a digital release at the start of this month. And soon, fans will have the chance to add copies of the film to their Blu-ray and DVD collections. Just after Halloween in 2024, on November 5th, to be exact, Strange Darling is getting a Blu-ray and DVD release, and copies are available for pre-order on Amazon.

Strange Darling was written and directed by J.T. Mollner (Outlaws and Angels). Filming took place in Portland,...

Agatha All Along has been all about the surprise character reveals lately. Last week, we learned that Teen (Joe Locke) was actually William Kaplan, a kid interested in witchcraft. And actually, William Kaplan was really Billy Maximoff, the son of Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlett Witch, whose consciousness went inside the then-dead body of William Kaplan after Wanda's weird magical dome from WandaVision collapsed. I mean, it's a confusing answer but it's still an answer.

In the newest episode, "Death's Hand in Mine," we get another reveal: Rio Vidal, the mysterious witch played by Aubrey Plaza, is none other than...Death! Like, Death, the concept of Death, incarnate. We'd actually gotten a few hints to this effect before, like when a Ouija board told the coven that death was in the room with them, and Rio laughed. The board wasn't just talking in the general sense; Death was really there.

So...

In the last episode of Agatha All Along we finally learn who the teen is and how Lilia was the one who placed Sigil upon him. In this episode, we finally learn whom Lilia is, as she faces her trial which reveals more than audiences expected. How will this episode change the show moving forward? Let's find out!

Death's Hand In Mine Lilia Calderu (Patti LuPone) in Marvel Television's Agatha All Along, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2024 Marvel.

The entire episode focuses on Lilia, whom we learn has lived for hundreds if not thousands of years, learning she had a special ability to predict the future since she was a child living in Italy. However, this gift has done nothing but cause trouble as she still could not save her village from a plague or the old woman (who we assume was her teacher) from death.

Throughout the season,...

This post contains spoilers for "Agatha All Along" and Marvel's comic books.

The quality of a yet-to-be-unveiled season finale often hinges on a show's penultimate episode, and "Agatha All Along" seems to have knocked it out of the park with episode 7, "Death's Hand in Mine." Technically, two more episodes are left to be aired, but as episodes 8 and 9 will drop together as a part of the story's final stretch, it remains to be seen how the narrative pans out in a structural sense. Anyhow, episode 7 does something intriguing by subverting the linear flow of the story, making these changes integral to Lilia (the brilliant Patti LuPone), who finally embraces her true potential as a divination witch and embraces death, realizing that it comes for us all. Midway through her epiphany, however, Lilia learns that Death is none other than Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), with some of the flashbacks recontextualizing our...

Blumhouse is working on its biggest slate ever for 2025, many films of which Jason Blum, the studio's founder, teased during his annual BlumFest panel at New York Comic Con today. Thanks to their recent merger with James Wan's Atomic Monster, the indie horror studio has 10 movies on the docket...

“Hey! Bite Me!” A god amongst men, only actor Frank Grillo could utter this line at a oncoming werewolf he’s about ready to mow down.

Here’s the trailer for his new film Werewolves and it looks spectacular!

From the director of 2012’s awesome Silent Night, 2016’s Marauders and 2017’s Arsenal, Steven C. Miller is known for his work in both horror and action genres. Check out his movies if you haven’t seen them before!

In Werewolves, a supermoon event has triggered a latent gene in every human on the planet, turning anyone who entered the moonlight into a werewolf for that one night. Chaos ensued and close to a billion people died. Now, a year later, the Supermoon is back….

Grillo and Miller – whoa yeah! Definitely has a Dog Soldiers vibe to it! The film also features Katrina Law, Ilfenesh Hadera, James Michael Cummings and Lou Diamond Phillips.

There is never a bad time to watch horror movies, but there is something about watching them in October that just hits differently. And luckily for us, Netflix has us covered with an epic assortment of horror that will keep you spooked all month long.

With so many movies to choose from, we wanted to figure out which horror movies were on the must-watch list. Thanks to Netflix breaking its movies down into categories and even subcategories, it is easier than ever to find something new, as well as the classics we all know and love.

For October 2024, Netflix is going all out with some of the best horror movies. From Annabelle to As Above So Below, these are five of the best horror movies to watch this month (and beyond).

5 horror movies to watch on Netflix in October 2024Annabelle

If you already find porcelain dolls creepy, this movie is...

As our witch coven encounters their next trial on the Witch's road, the Salem Seven aren't far behind. In Agatha All Along season 1 episode 5, Agatha must face her dark past which costs one of the witches their lives.

It seems our solid coven is falling apart leading to one big (although predictable) reveal. Let's not waste another second and talk about it.

Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power (L-r) Teen (Joe Locke), Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), Lilia Calderu (Patti LuPone), Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), Alice Wu-Gulliver (Ali Ahn) and Jennifer Kale (Sasheer Zamata) in Marvel Television's Agatha All Along, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © 2024 Marvel.

The episode begins with a quick reminder of how and why Agatha is so hated. Although this was covered in WandaVision, it seems Agatha was feared and hated by her witch coven, which included her own mother.

As the witches attempt to punish Agatha,...

Agatha All Along recently dropped its fifth episode, where the coven faced the Trial of Spirits, Agatha’s specialty. Unfortunately, they entered the trial with little preparation, as Salem’s Seven managed to exploit a summoning ritual that wasn’t properly closed in episode 4.

The trial’s theme taps into a familiar trope: teens using an Ouija board during sleepovers. This is precisely what Teen discovers in the house within the first few minutes of the episode.

The rules for using an Ouija board are straightforward: everyone must keep their hands on the board at all times, avoid taunting the spirits, and properly close the ritual by saying goodbye. Agatha kicked off the trial, and the first “spirit” to communicate with the coven was supposedly Mrs. Hart, who died during episode 3.

Agatha attempted to mock Mrs. Hart by imitating her speech and mannerisms, trying to convince the coven that she was possessed.

The latest episode of Agatha All Along, "Darkest Hour / Wake They Power," sees the Salem Saven arrive on the Witches' Road in animal form before returning to their monstrous "human" personas.

The coven panics and we learn that when Agatha Harkness killed her mother's coven, she spared their young children...the only problem is, they've become the Salem Seven and are hellbent on taking revenge.

Our leads escape on brooms but are eventually forced into another house that appears to be themed after a 1980s-style horror movie. Teen has lost his spellbook, though it soon becomes clear this is Agatha's trial thanks to the Blood Moon outside.

Forced to use a Ouija board as another 30-minute countdown begins, it appears they're communicating with Mrs. Hart after she possesses Agatha. Alas, the villain was just pretending.

Using the board for real, it spells out Death - which gives Rio Vidal a...

The following post contains major — and we do mean major! — spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 5, now streaming on Disney+. Proceed with caution.

Forgive us, Agatha All Along‘s Teen. We didn’t realize we were among Marvel royalty.

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During its fifth episode on Wednesday, the WandaVision spinoff reminded us, in no uncertain terms, that it is very much a WandaVision spinoff,...

Last month, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers, and since we have now in spooky season of October, with some of us celebrating Halloween all month long, we’ve been leaning into the horror and thriller genres this week.

The movies that have been released on JoBlo TV over the last week are the home invasion thriller Safe House 1618, the human prey horror film American Hunt, the bizarre supernatural horror film It Hatched, the sci-fi movie No Tomorrow, the supernatural slasher Curse of the Scarecrow, and the supernatural horror film Ouija Craft.

Calvin T. Shepherd wrote and directed Safe House 1618, which shows what happens when a revenge plot traps three sisters...

Remember the movie Demonte Colony? The one where four friends, Raghav, Sajith, Vimal, and Srini went into that terrifying mansion and all ended up dead after retrieving a cursed necklace that belonged to Demonte’s wife? It turns out that we were wrong about Srini being dead. Even though he jumped from the building and we thought he did not make it, he actually survived on June 6, 2015. Shocking, right? In Demonte Colony 2, we find out that Srini is in a coma, and it turns out that the new main character of the sequel, Debbie, actually crossed paths with Srini on June 6, 2015. And why did Srini survive? Because Srini and his estranged brother, Raghu, are both cosmically connected and are a “dual bond,” which means that if one dies, the other dies as well. So on that very day in 2015 Raghu after jumping down from his own building survived, and just like him,...

Just before Halloween back in 2022, it was announced that Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner – who both have experience working in the Scream franchise, as Fitzgerald was in the Scream TV series and Gallner appeared in the 2022 Scream movie – were set to star in the “cat and mouse thriller” Strange Darling. The movie was given a theatrical release back in August, and JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols loved it; you can read his 9/10 review at This Link. Strange Darling is now set to receive a digital release next week, on October 1st, and as we approach that date, writer/director J.T. Mollner and producer Roy Lee have revealed that the film had a bumpy production and almost lost Fitzgerald at the demand of the studio!

Speaking on the podcast The Business with Kim Masters, Mollner revealed that Miramax shut down the production after just two days of filming! Mollner said (with...

Agatha All Along, the latest hit in the MCU, has been making waves with both fans and critics alike, as you may already know. The WandaVision spin-off underwent several title changes before settling on its current name, and we were surprised that it stuck when the show premiered.

The first two episodes dropped on Disney+ on September 18, 2024, with the remaining seven episodes releasing weekly until the finale on November 6.

We’ve been closely following the series, focusing on its characters, particularly Aubrey Plaza’s mysterious Rio Vidal. Fans are convinced that “Rio Vidal” is a cover for something far more sinister, sparking numerous theories about her true identity.

Speculation has ranged from Mephisto to Blackheart, but a recent promo suggests Rio Vidal might be one of Marvel’s most powerful supernatural figures. Want to know who? Keep reading to find out!

Aubrey Plaza’s character in Agatha All Along remains...

After a limited theatrical release, Lee Daniels' new supernatural horror film The Deliverance has finally landed on Netflix. Inspired by the terrifying Ammons haunting case, the R-rated movie stars Golden Globe Award-winning actress Andra Day as a struggling single mother who finds herself and her kids fighting for their lives against an ancient demonic force residing in their Pittsburgh home.

Joining Day in the horror flick are Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo'Nique, Caleb McLaughlin, Anthony B. Jenkins, Demi Singleton, Omar Epps, Miss Lawrence, Tasha Smith, and others. I'm sure after watching this new movie, you'll be in the mood to want to watch something similar. Of course, you can always count on us at Netflix Life to help you out.

Below, we shared a list of seven scary exorcism movies that are streaming right now on Netflix.

The Conjuring (2013)Director: James WanWriter(s): Chad Hayes and Carey W. HayesCast: Vera Farmiga,...

Just before Halloween back in 2022, it was announced that Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner – who both have experience working in the Scream franchise, as Fitzgerald was in the Scream TV series and Gallner appeared in the 2022 Scream movie – were set to star in the “cat and mouse thriller” Strange Darling. Earlier this year, we learned that Magenta Light Studios will be giving Strange Darling a wide theatrical release in the United States on August 23rd – and with that date right around the corner, a new trailer for the film has arrived online, along with a pair of posters. The trailer can be seen in the embed above, and the posters can be found at the bottom of this article.

Reviews from audience members who saw the movie at Fantastic Fest last year indicate that it will work best if viewers have as little information as possible going in. We previously...

The 1980s horror film Spookies was a notoriously troubled production. Filming began in 1984 with Brendan Faulkner and Thomas Doran at the helm… but then creative and legal issues arose during post-production, so that version of the film (which was going by the title Twisted Souls) was never completed. Instead, an investor hired Eugenie Joseph to shoot new footage – involving a different cast and a lot more monsters – that was then mixed together with the footage left over from Faulkner and Doran. This mish-mash was released under the title Spookies in 1987, and over the decades it has developed a cult following. And that cult is now so large, Spookies producer/co-writer Frank Farel is moving ahead with Spookies 2!

Farel dropped the sequel news into an interview with The Barrens Hideout Podcast at the Dark Arts Festival in Lincoln, Rhode Island last weekend. He said (with thanks to our friends at Bloody Disgusting for the transcription), “Remarkably,...

Last year, producer/director Louisa Warren announced that she was working on two fractured fairy tale horror movies, Cinderella’s Curse and Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre. Now our friends at Bloody Disgusting have revealed that Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre has been given a VOD release – but it’s not called Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre anymore. The movie can be found on VOD under the title Ouija Castle, and if you want to watch it on Amazon, it’s at This Link. A trailer for the film can be viewed in the embed above.

Coming our way from ChampDog Films and filmed in Scotland, Sleeping Beauty’s Massacre / Ouija Castle was scripted by Jasmine Ebony Thomas and tells the following story: The beautiful Princess Thalia is thrown to ruins after her father’s mysterious death. She lives with Prince Edison who she is in love with but can no longer marry since losing her status.

Chuck Russell, director of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob makes his return to the Horror genre with his newest re-imaging Witchboard (2024). The supernatural board-based horror celebrated its world premiere at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival, where the majority of the film was shot.

Withboard takes inspiration from Kevin Tenney’s original cult classic Witchboard (1986), but expands the story in a time-shifting supernatural freak fest that’s perfect for your next pizza party/Friday night movie marathon We sat down with Russell ahead of the Montreal premiere to chat about the making of the movie, the history of witchcraft, and why he says he’ll never touch a Ouija board….

“The most fun I had was returning to Horror after trying different genres, and just pushing myself towards […] things that I think audiences haven’t seen before.”

Chuck Russell: It’s fun to be back in Montreal.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell makes his long-awaited return to horror with Witchboard, a remake of writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s original 1986 movie that premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival last week.

Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) star in the horror movie. Director Chuck Russell co-wrote the script with Greg McKay.

Iseman stars as Emily, a former addict who works with her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) and a group of their friends to open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. When Emily finds an antique pendulum board, she unwittingly becomes a pawn in a bewitching battle over her soul. It’s a premise that only loosely resembles the original film; Witchboard forgoes the Ouija...

House of the Dragon may have elevated Olivia Cooke to the zenith of fame, but her Hollywood resume is much more diverse than the HBO fantasy epic. From historical drama and horror outings to a sci-fi film and a musical, the English actress has dabbled in a menagerie of genres throughout her career.

Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon | HBO

But had it not been for industry titan Steven Spielberg, Cooke may not have been where she is today.

Olivia Cooke Feels Indebted to Steven Spielberg

Vanity Fair happens to be one of Olivia Cooke‘s most illustrious works wherein she stars as the penurious but cunning Becky Sharp who is adamant about climbing the higher echelons of social life by using her inherent charm. But Cooke was Art3mis long before she was Becky.

The 30-year-old actress – who led Steven Spielberg‘s Ready Player One...

Actress Olivia Cooke (“House of The Dragon”), poses for the latest issue of “Hunger” magazine, photographed by Rankin:

In television, Cooke first starred as ‘Emma Decody’ in the thriller “Bates Motel” (2013–2017)….

…’Becky Sharp’ in the period drama “Vanity Fair” (2018), a spy in the thriller “Slow Horses” (2022)…

… and ‘Alicent Hightower’ in the fantasy drama “House of the Dragon” (2022–present).

In feature films, Cooke starred in the horror movie “Ouija” (2014), the comedy-drama “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (2015)…

…the thriller “Thoroughbreds” (2017), the science fiction feature “Ready Player One” (2018), the comedy thriller “Pixie” (2020) and the drama “Sound of Metal” (2020).

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Actress Olivia Cooke (“House of The Dragon”), poses for the July 2024 issue of “Flaunt” magazine, wearing Prada, Lanvin, Miu Miu and a whole lot more, photographed by JuanKr:

In television, Cooke first starred as ‘Emma Decody’ in the thriller “Bates Motel” (2013–2017)….

…’Becky Sharp’ in the period drama “Vanity Fair” (2018), a spy in the thriller “Slow Horses” (2022)…

… and ‘Alicent Hightower’ in the fantasy drama “House of the Dragon” (2022–present).

In film, Cooke starred in the horror feature “Ouija” (2014), the comedy-drama “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (2015)…

…the thriller “Thoroughbreds” (2017), the science fiction feature “Ready Player One” (2018), the comedy thriller “Pixie” (2020) and the drama “Sound of Metal” (2020).

Click the images to enlarge…...

You may have seen British actress Olivia Cooke as Emma Decody in the TV series Bates Motel or in popular horror movies such as The Quiet Ones, Ouija, The Limehouse Golem, but Olivia gained real popularity thanks to her role as Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon.

However, in addition to TV series and horror films, the actress' career also included a heartbreaking drama that received rave reviews – the film Sound of Metal has a 97% from critics and 90% from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

What is Sound of Metal About?

Drummer Ruben and his girlfriend Lou are members of the metal band Blackgammon. Together they travel around America, playing concerts in small venues. During one of their shows, Ruben notices that he can no longer hear the drums, and later all the surrounding sounds.

Doctors give him a disappointing diagnosis: the only way to restore his hearing is to buy expensive implants,...

House of the Dragon Season 2 recently premiered exclusively on HBO Max on Sunday, June 16, with Olivia Cooke returning as Queen Alicent Hightower. However, while the Game of Thrones spinoff catapulted her fame, following her appearances in Ouija, Vanity Fair, and Sound of Metal, Cooke has some complicated feelings towards her character.

Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon | HBO Max

In an interview with The Times, Olivia Cooke candidly expressed her thoughts on the portrayal of a grandmother in House of the Dragon. Sharing her reflections on playing a character who is constantly aging more and more with each season, the 30-year-old actress highlighted the industry’s reluctance to realistically depict women’s aging journeys.

Olivia Cooke’s Disdain on Her Character’s Worse Case of Aging in House of the Dragon

Following her return as Alicent Hightower in the second season of the highly acclaimed Game of Thrones spinoff,...

The history of horrors knows a lot of follow-ups that explore the obstacles that led to the events of the original movies. Sometimes a prequel can even beat its source by a much more elaborate screenplay, atmosphere, and creepier horror elements.

Here are 6 horror prequels that are killing it, chosen by Redditors.

1. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

First comes a prequel to the 2014 film that follows a family who introduce an Ouija board into their phony seance business, allowing a spirit to possess their daughter. Unlike its predecessor, the critically panned Ouija, it was a huge critical success.

2. Annabelle Creation (2017)

Set in The Conjuring universe, this film gives more insight into the origin of the notorious doll. This prequel is considered an improvement over the first Annabelle movie (2014) that made it possible to continue the franchise with Comes Home (2019).

3. Prey (2022)

A prequel to the first four films in the Predator franchise...

Just before Halloween back in 2022, it was announced that Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner – who both have experience working in the Scream franchise, as Fitzgerald was in the Scream TV series and Gallner appeared in the 2022 Scream movie – were set to star in the “cat and mouse thriller” Strange Darling. A few months ago, we learned that Magenta Light Studios will be giving Strange Darling a wide theatrical release in the United States on August 23rd – and now a trailer has arrived online to give us a preview of what this movie will have in store for us when it reaches the big screen in a couple months. You can check it out in the embed above.

Reviews from audience members who saw the movie at Fantastic Fest last year indicate that it will work best if viewers have as little information as possible going in. We previously heard that...

“I was completely shocked,” shares Justin Levine about how he felt on the morning of Tony Awards nominations when he heard his name called not once or twice but three times for his work on the new musical “The Outsiders.” The multi-hyphenate earned recognition for his contributions to the book by Adam Rapp, his and Jamestown Revival’s score and his and Matt Hinkley’s orchestrations. He and the Jamestown Revival guys Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance watched the announcement together and were “running around like maniacs” in celebration. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

Levine calls the musical “the most collaborative process” he’s ever experienced, though the nature of that collaboration changed often. As he explains, “Sometimes it felt like a relay race… but then a lot of times it felt like a Ouija board where all of our hands were on it and it’s just moving...

Normally, the summer movie season would kick off with a Marvel superhero movie, but this May, we’re doing things a little differently. Read on for Gold Derby’s box office preview.

This year and for the first time since the pandemic, Marvel isn’t launching the month of May. Instead, Universal jumped on the date for its new action comedy “The Fall Guy,” loosely based on the popular ’80s series starring Lee Majors. Two of the Oscar-nominated stars from last year’s blockbuster “Barbenheimer” phenom unite for this new action rom-com from filmmaker David Leitch (“Bullet Train”). Those stars, of course, are Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, who were nominated for Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan‘s Best Picture-winning “Oppenheimer,” respectively, two of the biggest movies of 2023. “The Fall Guy” premiered at the SXSW Film and TV Festival and even played at the annual exhibitors’ convention, CinemaCon,...

In a wholly original turn, writer-directors Craig Hinde and Marc Zammit spin out an atmospheric, but orthodox British horror into realms of multiverse-type mind expanding entanglement

After kicking off with an atmospheric but orthodox piece of hoary British witchfinder gothic, Witch takes a genuinely unexpected and ambitious swerve after 45 minutes; as if writer-directors Craig Hinde and Marc Zammit had divined a scenario through a Ouija board during a fly agaric bender in the small hours. Divulging it would earn a dose of the ducking stool, and in any case it’s not quite clear that all the details hold up. But to broach the general nature of their devilry, it zooms this story of religious persecution out into a multiverse-type entanglement.

In 1575, the Horned One appears to have targeted the town of Dawnbrook; a woman takes to its streets carrying her parents’ severed heads. But at the murderer’s trial,...

Anya Taylor-Joy, Ryan Gosling, Ry Barrett, Garfield, Odie, Owen TeaguePhoto: Warner Bros. Pictures, Eric Laciste (Universal Pictures), Pierce Derks (IFC Films & Shudder), Project G Productions, LLC, 20th Century Studios

And so the summer movie season begins with a whimper. Unfortunately, because of the work stoppages last summer that the studios...

Sony is the latest player that would like to make an accusation. The studio has won the rights to develop a reimagining of the Hasbro board game “Clue,” and the studio intends to bring the murder mystery game to the screen for both film and television.

Hollywood has been trying to remake “Clue,” first adapted in Jonathan Lynn’s cult classic screwball comedy “Clue” from 1985, for years. Most recently, a project was set up at 20th Century Studios, and it had Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman circling to star along with “The Muppets Movie” filmmaker James Bobin directing. In 2022, Oren Uziel (“The Lost City”) stepped up to rewrite the original draft of the script from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (“Deadpool”), but it too went nowhere.

No cast or creative talent is attached at this stage of development. Sony is the only studio developing anything based on “Clue” at this time,...

A year and a half ago, it was announced that Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner – who both have experience working in the Scream franchise, as Fitzgerald was in the Scream TV series and Gallner appeared in the 2022 Scream movie – were set to star in the “cat and mouse thriller” Strange Darling. Now we know when we’re going to have a chance to see this movie, as Variety has confirmed that veteran producer Bob Yari’s new company Magenta Light Studios has secured the U.S. distribution rights to the film and they’re planning to give it a wide theatrical release on August 23rd.

Plot details on this thriller are being kept under wraps, and Variety notes that reviews from audience members who saw the movie at Fantastic Fest last year ” hint that the film works best with as little information as possible going in.” Apparently it has something...

Get out your trick-or-treat sacks horror fans, because Halloween’s come early! Blumhouse and AMC Theatres are dialing up the horror with their inaugural Halfway to Halloween Film Festival, starting March 29 and screaming through April 2. This five-day horror marathon will be hitting over 100 AMC locations in more than 40 cities nationwide.

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Sinister kicks things off on March 29 with some major scares. Come March 30, The Purge will unleash chaos, followed by the chilling prequel Ouija: Origin of Evil on March 31. The festival hits a high note on April 1, celebrating the 13th anniversary of Insidious, one of Nofs’ personal faves. Closing the curtain on April 2 is The Invisible Man, offering a final dose of suspense and to warm us up for Leigh Whannell’s upcoming Wolf Man adaptation!

With a ticket price of just $8, it’s an irresistible invite to experience the...

Eternal Beauty director Craig Roberts is set to take the helm of a horror comedy called The Scurry, working from a screenplay by The Mash Report’s Tim Telling, and Deadline reports that Olivia Cooke of Bates Motel, House of the Dragon, and Ouija and Rhys Ifans of Notting Hill, The Amazing Spider-Man, and also House of the Dragon have signed on to star in the film. Paapa Essiedu (The Lazarus Project), Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex), and Antonia Thomas (The Good Doctor) are also in the cast.

The story of The Scurry follows two pest controllers who are called to an eco-café in a country park to investigate what begins as a routine vermin problem but as nightfall approaches an avalanche of deranged squirrels descend, wreaking revenge and mayhem on the staff and visitors in the park. With many fatalities, the survivors take shelter in the café as...

Chloe Pirrie (“The Queen’s Gambit’) headlines psycho-thriller “Kryptic,” which will have its world premiere at SXSW’s Midnighter strand. A first clip has been unveiled for the film.

The film follows Kay (Pirrie), who is in trouble. A strange encounter in the woods has left her with no memory. Only one thing is certain: she is the spitting image of missing monster hunter, Barb Valentine. When an intruder breaks into her house, she runs, with no idea where she’s going; but she knows her only chance to reconnect is to shed more light onto Barb’s mysterious disappearance. Random encounters seem to point her in the right direction, but what was hoped to be a journey of self-discovery gradually becomes a hunt for the monster itself.

Written by Paul Bromley (“Ouija”), the film is directed by Kourtney Roy (“Slice of Heaven”). The cast also includes Jeff Gladstone (“Resident Alien...

The folks at Platinum Dunes, the production company headed up by Michael Bay and Bradley Fuller, clearly love working with director Jonathan Liebesman. After working with Liebesman on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, they had him attached to direct their reboot of Friday the 13th for a while – and even though Liebesman wasn’t at the helm of that one by the time it went into production, they did work with him again, on their 2014 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now, a decade later, Platinum Dunes and Jonathan Liebesman are re-teaming for a werewolf movie called Wolf Night.

Deadline wasn’t able to dig up much information on Wolf Night, but they did learn that the project is being described as “District 9 by way of The Purge“. Will Honley, whose writing credits include Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, wrote the screenplay with April Maguire.

Horror can always be counted on to transform the most innocuous concepts into unsettling nightmares, especially when it comes to exploring themes of parenthood.

In horror, children frequently veer straight into creepy territory with unsettling statements and empty stares. Creepy kids in horror have been a long-running archetype, turning out iconic characters like Antichrist Damien Thorn in The Omen, The Bad Seed’s Rhoda Penmark, and the possessed Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist.

This week’s streaming picks highlight some of horror’s most unnerving children.

Here’s where to stream these creepy kid horror movies this week.

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The Brood – Criterion Channel, Max

Frank Carveth (Art Hindle) is in the midst of an embittered separation process from his estranged wife Nola (Samantha Eggar), a woman currently undergoing experimental therapy. Her psychotherapist, Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed), has developed an experimental process that...

The finale of the show Girls’ Play was totally unexpected and really caught viewers by surprise. The series premiere didn’t give us any hints that such a dramatic turn of events would happen at the Vivarium Hotel. But as the story unfolded, it became clear that there was a lot of hidden history and complex layers beneath the surface. Girls’ Play really messes with your mind and makes you think about how far someone might go for love or revenge and how messed up someone’s mind can be. It also shows how complicated people can be, with all their different motives and emotions. The main focus of the drama is on the love triangle between Layal, Jad, and Maha. Maha’s friends supporting her evil plan to make Layal look like a crazy person who’s hallucinating things adds another layer of darkness to the story. Their actions...

“Barbie” is a cultural phenomenon, grossing nearly $1.5 billion and racking up eight Oscar nominations, all while launching scores of catchphrases and memes.

So it’s understandable that Mattel, the company behind the iconic doll, is looking to capitalize on its cinematic success by developing dozens of movies based on its games and toys. Moviegoers can look forward to Barney, Bob the Builder and He-Man hitting the big screen in the not-so-distant future.

But as Hollywood raids toy store shelves to feed its insatiable hunger for IP, it’s worth noting that when it comes to this type of film, for every “Barbie”-sized smash there’s a “Battleship”-like bomb. With that in mind, here are some of the movies that Mattel has in the works.

Barney

Key creative: Daniel Kaluuya (producer and star)

Another Barbie? You may think you know Barney. But Kaluuya is here to say the purple...

Sony Pictures has released a brand new trailer for an upcoming horror flick titled "Tarot." This one was originally going under the title "Horrorscope," but the powers that be decided to be a little more straightforward about what's happening here. Yes, it's about deadly tarot cards and, based on the trailer, it looks very much like what one might expect from a horror movie about deadly tarot cards. Check it out for yourself above.

The footage doesn't give away too much by way of story specifics. It focuses more on the gimmick, which is that this possessed tarot card deck unleashes various deadly beings on its unsuspecting victims. It is also pretty heavy on the jump scares for those who are into that sort of thing. It appears to be cut from the same cloth as 2014's "Ouija." Whether or not that's a good or a bad thing is up...

Sinister cards, death, teenagers. That’s all you need to know about the new horror film Tarot before watching the trailer here.

A group of teens begin dying mysteriously after taking part in a sinister game. Sound familiar? This could easily describe mutliple films such as Ouija, Truth Or Dare or Stay Alive.

In this case, though, we’re talking about Tarot, which is aiming to be 2024’s big horror sensation.

Take a look at the Tarot trailer.

If the name Tarot doesn’t ring a bell, not to worry. The film was going by the name Horrorscope until recently.

Here’s the official synopsis: “When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings – never use someone else’s deck – they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a...

Dive into the chilling world of horror with our top picks for the 10 must-watch horror movies streaming on Netflix in Winter 2024. From supernatural thrills to psychological chills, prepare to be spooked!

Forget about the winter wonderland; Netflix is turning up the chill with a lineup of horror movies that’ll have you huddling under your blankets, questioning every creak and whisper in your house. From demonic confrontations to unsettling mysteries, here’s your guide to a spine-tingling cinematic journey. So, let’s dive in, shall we? But beware, for these tales are not for the faint of heart.

Universal 10. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

Starting our countdown is the prequel that did what many thought impossible: turned a skeptical eye-roll at the idea of a Ouija board movie into a nod of respect. Set in 1967 Los Angeles, it follows a widow and her two daughters adding a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business,...

Some horror properties naturally lend themselves to incessant sequels, while others seem to will themselves into existence through sheer will, as if they’re the result of a demonic possession. William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, while over 50 years old, is still considered to be one of the scariest movies of all-time. Various Exorcist sequels and even a two-season television series have materialized over time. However, none of these projects generated the same level of skepticism that accompanied Blumhouse’s announcement that they’d be producing not just a legacy sequel to Friedkin’s original film, but an entire trilogy, directed by David Gordon Green. Green had just pulled off a similar spectacle with his Halloween legacy sequel trilogy, yet Michael Myers’ slasher antics are much more conducive to this formula than repeated returns to The Exorcist’s MacNeils.

2023’s The Exorcist: Believer chronicles two girls who disappear in the woods and return,...

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Oculus and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Of all the horror creators currently working in the business, few have the ability to tear at our heartstrings like Mike Flanagan. Beginning with the 2018 hit miniseries The Haunting of Hill House, the director’s horrific Netflix shows are just as likely to elicit cathartic sobs as hysterical screams. However, with a cast of unlikeable characters and a cavalcade of grisly deaths, Flanagan’s newest series The Fall of the House of Usher may signal a return to the grim horror of his early career. Films like Absentia, Hush, and Ouija: Original of Evil all center harsh and unforgiving stories – a gut punch rather than a bittersweet embrace. Perhaps the cruelest of these is Oculus, the 2013 story of a haunted mirror. Ten years after its premiere, this nihilistic movie still feels like a lean...

Stars: Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer, Iván Chavero, Ana Torrent, Consuelo Trujillo, Ángela Fabián, Carla Campra, Chema Adeva | Written by Paco Plaza, Fernando Navarro, Coral Cruz | Directed by Paco Plaza

Opening the film on 15th June 1991, [Rec] co-director Paco Plaza sets the scene with a distressing phone call where a panicked girl tells the police that someone is inside her home. As officers pass a crying family outside, they enter the house to find it in disarray. The story then cuts to 3-days-earlier, as 15-year-old Verónica (Sandra Escacena) helps to look after her younger siblings while their mother works long shifts.

Using a Ouija board to try speaking with the dead during an eclipse, Verónica becomes possessed during the séance. As strange occurrences unfold around the schoolgirl, she is harassed by dangerous supernatural presences which threatens her family.

Plaza and co-writer Fernando Navarro loosely based this story on a...

Spoiler warning: This article openly discusses the full plot of “The Others.”

It’s been said many times that every love story is a ghost story, and the pop art of the 21st century would seem to suggest that the opposite is also true.

The rise of “elevated horror,” the traumafication of genre narratives, and the ever-increasing role that supernatural forces appear to be playing in arthouse fare have combined to recenter the heartsick longing — romantic or otherwise — that has always haunted tales of grief and loss, even if only from the shadows or in the subtext. These days, a movie or TV show about ghosts is less likely to scare you than it is to make you cry, and the ones that manage to do both tend to rely on the former as a means of accomplishing the latter; look no further than the work of Mike Flanagan, whose...

2017’s Veronica was a phenomenon that took over the world. Based on a true story from 1991 about an urban legend in Madrid, the film, which was released worldwide on Netflix, was considered one of the scariest movies of all time. While it isn’t as scary as it was made out to be, the sinister nature of the film as a whole could easily get under your skin and keep you at the edge of your seats throughout its short 1-hour, 30-minute run time. It’s also mainly the performances of the young actors that make this film thrilling and amusing to watch. Not only do they carry the entire film, but they make us want to keep going even with a predictable story and a simple premise. Without knowing this film was based on a true story, it is still plenty ominous. Now, six years later, director Paco Plaza...

The list of directors who get to do exactly what they want onscreen is not long. Even big-budget, A-list directors not named Scorsese or Nolan must work within commercial IP.

Alexander Payne is different. For one, his budgets have never exceeded eight figures or even close For another, this final-cut pro is always nurturing multiple projects in various stages of completion. Payne has so many knocking around in his head that during our Zoom interview he has to keep reminding himself which film he’s discussing.

The state of his development slate is “undisciplined,” he said. “When I have the time to sit down and work on it and make the time. You get these questions, like: ‘What is your daily writing routine?’ Well, none. I have to say: ‘I’m directing now,’ or ‘I’m editing now.’ I have to tell myself, ‘Oh, I’m writing now.'”

“The Holdovers” gestated for years.