Occult horror is a broad umbrella that deals with the esoteric, witchcraft, mysticism, alchemy, spiritualism, cults, magic, and supernatural beliefs beyond mainstream religion and science. That pursuit of arcane knowledge yields no shortage of nightmarish terror here in the world of horror cinema, whether through violent cultists or demonic forces from another plane. This week’s […]
After being in Early Access since May of 2022, Steelkrill Studio and Feardemic have announced that The Backrooms 1998 will finally be launching in full “very soon” on Steam, as well as receiving a release to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch. No exact date has been revealed just yet, but we […]
It’s the final week of the first month of the year, and 2025 has already been loaded with 20+ new horror movies in theaters and at home. This week, eight more newcomers have arrived! Here’s all the new horror that released January 27 – January 31, 2025! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure […]
Those of you who have enjoyed stomping people with Jason or causing chaos with Stripe in MultiVersus will unfortunately be seeing the game end its service on May 30. WB Games and developer Player First Games have made the decision to end the game’s online functionality, but not before releasing the game’s Season 5 content […]
The follow-up to last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be directed by franchise newcomer Grant Sputore (I Am Mother), but at least one familiar face will be part of the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Stevens (The Guest, Cuckoo) is in talks to reprise his role as the Kaiju expert named […]
Those of you who have enjoyed stomping people with Jason or causing chaos with Stripe in MultiVersus will unfortunately be seeing the game end its service on May 30. WB Games and developer Player First Games have made the decision to end the game’s online functionality, but not before releasing the game’s Season 5 content […]
With significant runs in every major wrestling promotion from ECW to WCW to WWE and now AEW, Chris Jericho has done it all in the wrestling ring — but it wasn’t until his new role in Shudder’s Dark Match that he led a Satanic cult in a series of literal death matches. I sat down […]
Developer Bozó Attila Bertold has teamed up with publisher Akupara Games for a journey into dystopian horror with REPOSE. Set to release later this year on Steam, you’ll be exploring increasingly confusing and surreal areas as you make your way to the bottom of a seemingly abandoned facility in a game that harkens back to […]
A few years back, the SCP Archives Podcast had an episode about SCP-3008, which took place in an IKEA store. Now, developer Embers and Oro Interactive are using a similar concept of being trapped in a furniture store with their new co-op Survival Horror game on Steam, Storebound. Storebound sees 1-4 players trapped inside a […]
Modern role-playing games are nearly whimsical in their depictions of magical powers and playable fantasy races, but the origins of the genre are much darker than most folks realize. More often than not, the books and myths that inspired RPG developers like Gary Gygax veered into terrifying territory (just think of all the times that […]