In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Peter Webber’s 2007 entry in the Hannibal franchise, Hannibal Rising. No character exemplifies our fascination with charismatic madmen like Thomas Harris’ most infamous creation, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. While the overall quality of the media he’s been featured in may vary, I’d argue that every single […]
A deal hasn’t yet been made, but The Hollywood Reporter reports tonight that Lady Gaga is in early talks to join Todd Phillips‘ sequel Joker: Folie à Deux as Harley Quinn. Joaquin Phoenix is expected to return in the sequel as Arthur Fleck/Joker, with the film’s version of Harley Quinn existing separate from the Margot […]
A meet-cute and whirlwind romance gets complicated by overbearing parents, and clashing religions make for a familiar setup to the romantic comedy. Writer/Director Gabriel Bier Gislason reinvigorates the concept by framing it through the lens of horror in Attachment. It’s not just an overbearing mother and Orthodox Judaism presenting roadblocks to budding love, but an ambiguous and eerie […]
After years in on again, off again development, a Duke Nukem movie is finally taking shape at Legendary Entertainment, we’ve learned via The Hollywood Reporter this afternoon. “Cobra Kai” creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are producing the feature film adaptation of the popular video game series for Legendary, THR reports. The website […]
Writer/Director Peter Hengl’s feature debut, Family Dinner, combines the discomfort and cringe of awkward family dynamics at the dinner table with holiday horror. In this instance, the holiday is Easter, a rarity in the genre space. Family Dinner unfurls its methodical slow-burn tale in the days leading up to Easter Sunday, centering volatile relationships and strict, peculiar holiday traditions to […]
It’s always fun to reminisce on the media of your youth and trace the bloody trails of your lifelong fears back to their origins. Me, I’ve always been anxious around bodies of water. The ocean in particular fascinates me as much as it terrifies me. It’s not a potent enough fear to be a phobia, […]
The Predator franchise returns with new movie Prey this summer, which takes us 300 years into the past. So what kind of Predator are we dealing with here, you might be wondering? Director Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) explains in a new chat. Trachtenberg tells ComicBook.com, “I think our Predator in my mind, not only does […]
Director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram tonight to update on the progress of his sequel to the 2019 hit Joker, revealing that Joker: Folie à Deux is the current title of the script. Phillips has shared the cover page for the sequel’s script, which he wrote alongside Scott Silver. A second image shows returning […]
The all-horror streaming service SCREAMBOX is now powered by Bloody Disgusting, and we’re excited to let you know that the next SCREAMBOX Original is PussyCake, a gore-fest from Argentina that will be available On Digital & Streaming on Screambox August 30! With reverence for many of the eighties classics we love, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead(!), […]
Carter Smith’s feature debut, 2008’s The Ruins, unleashed brutal body horror, not for the squeamish. While the director’s latest, Swallowed, presents a return to the realm of body horror, it adheres closer to the queer life crisis theme of Smith’s Into the Dark: Midnight Kiss with its overarching narrative. Body horror incites a metamorphosis for its lead character and the […]