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 […]
‘The Ninth Configuration,’ William Peter Blatty’s surreal meditation on faith, as well as an ‘Exorcist’ pseudo sequel, still holds up 40 years later. “Everything A-OK there, spaceman?” Current entertainment culture is out of control. There was a point when sequels were inevitable for popular films and maybe a beloved blockbuster would garner a prequel, but […]
It was originally set for release in April and then bumped to August, and we’ve learned today that Adam Robitel‘s sequel Escape Room 2 will now be released by Sony on December 30. Escape Room stars Logan Miller and Taylor Russell will be returning for the sequel. Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block”), Indya […]
In Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, Elisabeth Moss plays Cecilia, a woman whose nightmare is only just beginning after escaping from an abusive relationship. Her ex commits suicide and leaves her his fortune under specific criteria, but she soon suspects that his death was a hoax. That he’s still there, unseen and stalking her. Based on […]