Hello, true believers, and welcome to You Aughta Know, a column dedicated to the decade that is now two full decades behind us. That’s right, it’s time to take a look back at one of the most overlooked decades of horror. Follow along as I do my best to chronologically explore the horror titles that made […]
We had reported well over one year ago that Paramount was adapting Kyle Starks’ graphic novel Kill Them All, a violent tale that pays tribute to action movies from the 1990s. “Kill Them All tells of a betrayed murderess on a revenge streak and a hard-drinking former cop who, to get what they want, team to […]
Oscar-winner Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska) had recently been attached to direct horror-comedy The Menu, with Emma Stone on board to star. Those plans have changed. Variety reports this week that both Payne and Stone are off the project, and “Succession” director Mark Mylod is now in talks to direct. A cast has not yet been put into […]
In 2017, Satan’s Slaves topped the list of highest-grossing films in Indonesia. After receiving strong buzz during its festival run, the film found a perfect home on Shudder, where it’s continued its reputation as one of the streaming platform’s most frightening offerings. The international success of Satan’s Slaves seems fitting, considering it’s a remake of 1980’s Satan’s Slave, an influential […]
Universal is prepping a new take on another classic monster, Variety reports tonight, with Ryan Gosling attached to star in Wolfman, with the hunt for a director currently underway. The title character had most recently been brought back to the screen in 2010’s The Wolfman, with Benicio Del Toro in the role. That movie was […]
Even if the name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, most horror fans are likely aware of the work of Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel. The director, who made films from 1929 all the way until 1977, is responsible for one of horror’s most iconic sequences: In his 1929 short Un chien andalou (The Andalusian Dog), a […]
For the last few years, the most sought after superhero movie has been one that technically didn’t exist: Zack Snyder’s Justice League. During the post-production on DC’s answer to The Avengers, Snyder stepped down from directorial duties due to a personal tragedy, and Joss Whedon took over to complete the film. Ever since the film’s […]
One of the best things in horror over the past year is the French “Marianne,” a series Meagan Navarro called “Netflix’s most terrifying original yet.” Created and directed by Samuel Bodin, the filmmaker has been attached to helm the horror-thriller Cobweb for Lionsgate, Bloody Disgusting just learned. “Cobweb tells the story of a boy whose […]
Thanks to a pandemic that’s ground the world to a halt, most film festivals have been postponed or canceled. The Chattanooga Film Festival found a clever workaround through its virtual edition, bringing the film festival experience straight to the comfort of your home. Of their feature film lineup, The Pandemic Anthology most reflects the current social setting. […]
Italian horror auteur Lucio Fulci is one of the most prominent voices to shape horror, both in his native country and on an international scale. Known as the Italian godfather of gore thanks to memorably gruesome titles The House by the Cemetery, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, and The New York Ripper, Fulci drew the ire […]