Scream rewired the horror audience in 1996, exploring anew the connective tissue that bridged the history of the genre with its future patrons and purveyors. The resulting franchise encompassed a host of familiar tropes of both the slasher and “whodunit” variety, comprising ringing phones accompanied by mysterious callers, self-aware and snarky young adults and rules […]
Welcome to the Ghostface Glossary, a guide to every horror reference and nod throughout the first five films of the Scream franchise. After a lot of pausing, rewinding, and zooming in, as well as researching, we’re catching all of the many horror-specific references Williamson, Craven, and Co. included in this beloved postmodern slasher franchise. If […]
Can’t wait for the Resident Evil 4 remake, and that ARG website isn’t doing it for you? Capcom has you covered, as they’ve announced the “Chainsaw Demo” for Resident Evil 4 during their 2023 Showcase. This is despite Twitch letting the cat out of the bag early last night, but we kind of all knew […]
The marketing campaign for Evil Dead Rise gave us a tiny little treat today, the team celebrating International Women’s Day with a fun video shared to social media. Paying tribute to the “killer women” of the franchise’s latest movie, the short video features a bit of fresh new footage from Evil Dead Rise, so you’ll […]
After revealing their DLC plans for V Rising last month, Stunlock Studios has dropped more details as well as a name for the upcoming DLC. The free “Secrets of Gloomrot” expansion will arrive this May, and is the first of three upcoming content updates planned for the foreseeable future. The update will introduce a new […]
Last year’s Scream delivered a “requel” that introduced a new generation of killers and survivors while celebrating Wes Craven and the franchise’s legacy. Much like Scream 2, Scream VI arrives a full year later and expands upon its characters and themes in thrilling ways as the surviving Woodsboro players relocate to college in NYC. With introductions now in the […]
Originally released way back in 2020 on PC, Bohemia Interactive and developer CBE Software finally brought their narrative-driven psychological horror game Someday You’ll Return to PlayStation consoles in a new expanded Director’s Cut version. The Director’s Cut is also available on Steam. Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut includes new story elements, along with better story […]
Do you like scary movies? It turns out that the cast of Scream VI does. Protagonist Tara Carpenter gets introduced in Scream (2022) as a devoted fan of The Babadook just before a gruesome encounter with Ghostface, and it becomes a running gag throughout the film. Like her character, actress Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”) also happens to be a horror fan, perhaps […]
The gaming community is one of the most vocal niches of the internet, so it makes sense that when a certain online trend is born, gamers are usually the first to interact with it. That’s why nearly every internet legend has its own videogame adaptation, with developers taking inspiration from bizarre creepypastas like The Backrooms […]
The brand new animated TMNT movie is titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and producer Seth Rogen has announced the full voice cast tonight. Variety details, “Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon will voice the roles of Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael, respectively.” The cast also includes Jackie Chan as […]