The box office success of Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has made Universal’s iconic monsters popular again, and THR reports tonight that Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation, Destroyer) has been set to direct a new take on Dracula for Blumhouse Productions. THR notes, “The project isn’t housed at Universal yet, and technically, it could be made at […]
Scream Factory has announced a handful of upcoming horror titles for June 2020, including Thirteen Ghosts (2001), Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Orca and The Hills Run Red! Here’s everything you need to know about all four releases, with art down below. THIRTEEN GHOSTS (2001) The gory 2001 remake of the William Castle original […]
Reiterating last week’s box office report, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s low budget, modern take on The Invisible Man (read our review) is a huge hit, costing a reported $7M-$10M and now sitting at 98.3M globally. The first of the studio’s solo efforts, Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) wrote and directed the modern spin on the famed Universal Monster in which […]
Cinedigm has acquired the domestic rights to the upcoming horror thriller The Voices, co-directed by Wesley Alley and Bradley Fowler, Bloody Disgusting learned. “The story follows a young woman who seeks sanctuary at a remote family home, where she struggles to cope with her sister’s schizophrenia. All too soon, however, her own sanity begins to […]
In the direct wake of frequent collaborator Leigh Whannell hitting a home run for Universal with The Invisible Man (now playing in theaters, don’t miss it!), we’ve learned tonight via THR that James Wan is now developing a monster movie for Universal Studios! Robbie Thompson (“Supernatural”) is writing the script, and Wan will be producing […]
This editorial contains spoilers. “You’re not going out of your mind. You’re slowly and systematically being driven out of your mind.” – Gaslight (1944) It’s one of the oldest tropes in the book of psychological horror: something unusual/terrible happens; female protagonist gets caught in the crossfire and blamed for it; no one believes said woman […]
“Well crafted top to bottom. Creepy, effective, and beautiful.” – Rian Johnson Written by Eric Vespe and Aaron Morgan and directed by Aaron Morgan, the short horror film Seek is set to world premiere at SXSW on March 14, and we’ve got a teaser today. In Seek, “Estranged sisters Heidi and Jordan have been driving […]
Part of the production company’s five-year deal with WarnerMedia, the supernatural revenge thriller spec script The Pinkerton has been acquired for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, THR reports. The script was written by Daniel Casey (10 Cloverfield Lane, Kin). THR notes, “The project has been described as a supernatural revenge thriller in what sources say is a […]
From Bad Dreams to Midsommar, horror movies have repeatedly tried to make sure that none of us ever join creepy cults, and this year’s The Other Lamb is cut from that same cloth. For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) has known. Along with […]
Universal Pictures’ 2017 remake of The Mummy was supposed to kickstart a new “Dark Universe” around Tom Cruise and his never-to-be-revealed Van Helsing role. The film wasn’t exactly a huge bust, managing $400M worldwide on a reported $125M budget. But numbers can be deceiving, and much of that came overseas, which isn’t comforting considering it […]