Rapper and actor Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi, is set to direct and star in his first feature, a horror/romance titled When the Light Dies. Confirming the news on his Twitter/X account over the weekend, Cudi added that he’s “been wanting to direct movies ever since I was a kid, and I’m finally stepping into […]
Everyone’s favorite kaiju king is celebrating over 70 years on the big screen with a new video from Toho thanking fans for the continual Godzilla love and giving the giant reptilian a fresh look in the process. First making an appearance in Ishirō Honda’s Godzilla from 1954, the big boy shows no signs of slowing down, having […]
Today we’ve received word via the leaders of the makeup FX community that special effects makeup legend Greg Cannom has passed away at the age of 74. Cannom’s career began in the late 1970s on films like It Lives Again and The Fury, before it expanded to films like Vamp and the third Nightmare on […]
Since people have a literal and real-life fear of clowns, here’s a list of horrifying films that feature the most chilling clowns imaginable. There’s a famous quote attributed to Lon Chaney, one of the first renowned horror actors, about how clowns are different when seen at midnight and when you are alone. The proof that […]
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the upcoming (sort of) slasher from I Saw the TV Glow‘s Jane Schoenbrun, has found two of its leads, with Hacks star Hannah Einbinder and The X-Files legend Gillian Anderson set to star. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment will produce, with Mubi financing and distributing the […]
Rebecca Hall (The Night House, Godzilla x Kong) is set to star in Zero Protocol, an upcoming zombie horror from director Debs Paterson (Halo, Willow) for Anton and Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s UK company Imaginarium Productions. Reporting the news earlier today, ScreenDaily confirm that Anton is financing the film, and will launch sales at Cannes […]
We seem to be in something of a nature-bites-back creature feature renaissance at the moment (see also: Infested, Dangerous Animals, Anaconda and the just-announced Black Tides), with giant bats being the latest nightmare-inducing critter to hit screens in action-adventure horror Dark Jungle. Per new details released by Variety today, Dark Jungle comes from Australian director Martin […]
XYZ Films has unveiled a new trailer for David Midell’s upcoming exorcism horror The Ritual, ahead of its June 6 theatrical release. Starring Dan Stevens (Cuckoo, Abigail, A24’s upcoming gonzo action horror Onslaught) and the one and only Al Pacino, The Ritual is based on the real-life case of Anna Ecklund aka Emma Schmidt, an American […]
The summer movie season is officially upon us and Marvel was there to officially usher it in as the studio’s latest superhero team-up flick Thunderbolts* arrived. As per usual, Marvel found itself atop the box office charts with a $76 million domestic debut. The film also took over the majority of IMAX screens across the […]
Rosario director Felipe Vargas wanted to accurately portray the Palo Mayombe on screen. But he did draw the line at using actual human remains in the movie (good call!). Vargas’ feature directorial debut follows Wall Street stockbroker, Rosario Fuentes (Emeraude Toubia), as she returns to her grandmother’s apartment following a sudden death. While sorting through her Grandmother’s […]