In 2011, Lucky McKee unleashed The Woman on the world. That film was a sequel to the 2009 film Offspring and now, eight years later, the saga of The Woman continues (concludes?) with Darlin’. The Woman was a brutal, uncomfortable piece of cinema that offered a unique look at gender dynamics and civilization. Darlin’, though well-directed by franchise star Pollyanna McIntosh, suffers […]
Horror is forever reminding us that it’s best to steer clear of the woods, and writer/director Roxanne Benjamin‘s (Southbound, XX) feature debut is the latest entry to remind us that there’s a very thin line between survival and imminent death in nature. For one woefully unprepared part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, getting lost […]
Over recent years, the trusty horror anthology format has seen its fair share of reinvention along with most subgenres of genre film. A collection of short films, or segments, all tied together by an interlocking wraparound story or theme, the anthology always brings a fun level of unpredictability thanks to its format. Some modern horror […]
This weekend, Richard Bates Jr., director of Excision, Suburban Gothic and Trash Fire, will see his horror-thriller Tone-Deaf hold its World Premiere at the ongoing SXSW Film Festival. Bloody Disgusting talks to Bates Jr. about the film that follows millennial Olive (Amanda Crew) who, after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, leaves the city for a weekend of […]
The next Stephen King adaptation to arrive in theaters will be Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch‘s Pet Sematary, of course technically a re-adaptation of King’s novel. Jason Clarke plays Louis Creed this time around, and Games Radar (via Total Film) shares two new shots of Clarke’s Creed tonight. “I read [the novel] in my early twenties,” […]
Some Kind of Hate director Adam Egypt Mortimer is bringing his new horror film Daniel Isn’t Real to SXSW this weekend, and ahead of the premiere, we’ve got poster art. Daniel Isn’t Real is the story of traumatized 8-year old Luke, who invents an imaginary friend named Daniel who leads them both into a world of […]
Earlier today, star Jared Leto let us know that filming began about a week ago on Sony’s Morbius, while also sharing the first sneak peek of his character. And Variety now reports tonight that Tyrese Gibson is in talks for a role. Character details are unknown at this time. Jared Harris, Matt Smith and Adria Arjona also star. Michael […]
Jared Leto is set to star in Morbius, Sony’s next dark Spider-Man spinoff. Daniel Espinosa (Life) will bring the Living Vampire to life, and Deadline reports tonight that Jared Harris (“The Terror”) has signed on alongside the previously announced Matt Smith and Adria Arjona. No word yet on Harris’ role in the film. Michael Morbius is a scientist who, in trying to find a […]
Hailing out of the UK, Abigail Blackmore will see her anthology-esque Tales from the Lodge have its World Premiere at the forthcoming SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Bloody Disgusting scored a look at several of the stories that are told within a cabin in the woods: “An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now […]
Look-alikes, doubles, or doppelgangers are a common trope in horror. There’s the Jekyll and Hyde dichotomy, that pits an evil side against a good one, and there’s the appearance of an imposter that threatens to replace by force. In any case, a double implies a tension, and therefore a struggle between two forces that must […]