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Death always finds a way.

This was the central conceit of “Final Destination,” a 2000 horror movie, released just past the slasher movie renaissance that began with “Scream” in 1995, that went on to have a uniquely satisfying run all its own. Each movie starts with a group of strangers narrowly avoiding calamity, with the rest of the runtime filled with death eagerly hunting them through ingenious accidents. The latest film, “Final Destination Bloodlines,” was originally earmarked for a streaming debut but has mercifully shifted into a theatrical event – the kind of movie that you laugh and scream along with a packed auditorium full of similarly anxious strangers.

In honor of “Final Destination Bloodlines” and in celebration of one of the most creative horror franchises of all time, we’re going through the entire series – ranking the movies from the worst to the bloody best.

New Line Cinema 6. “The Final Destination” (2009)

“The Final Destination,...

While the Max rebrand back to HBO Max has the streaming world in a tizzy, it’s worth remembering the significance of keeping diverse subscriptions. While “Hacks” and “The Last of Us” wrap up over on that side of your library, the Hulu and Disney bundle is essential for maximizing this summer’s offerings.

Disney+ continues to be the go-to streamer for family friendly viewing options; this month, they’ll add the official “Frozen” Broadway musical to that library, along with Marvel’s “Ironheart,” about Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) who was introduced in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Hulu has everything you need for an “Alien” movie marathon, all to gear up for FX’s “Alien: Earth” which premieres in August. You could also do a “Mamma Mia!” marathon or “Bachelor” binge — we’re not here to judge.

Top Pick: “The Bear” Season 4 (Available on Hulu)

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Kids are kind of dumb. Remember when you and your friends thought it was funny to prank call the police, not realizing they could see the number and easily call you back? That’s mostly innocuous, but it was also a rite of passage. I’m not sure the adolescent phase of prank calling still endures or not, but since the advent of home telephones, kids and teens loved picking up the phone and pranking friends and foes alike. The entire Scream franchise is basically the most terrifying prank call in history (except it’s no joke).

The phenomenon wasn’t just limited to the 1980s and 1990s, either. Way back in 1965, William Castle directed Joan Crawford in I Saw What You Did, a cheap yet fantastic thriller about two young girls pranking random numbers, calling and saying, “I saw what you did, and I know who you are.” Unfortunately,...

"The Amusement Park" - See Romero's "Lost" Film on the Big Screen: "To celebrate the upcoming release of John Carpenter Presents George A. Romero's The Amusement Park as a graphic novel from Storm King Comics, the Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles is presenting a rare opportunity to see the original film on the big screen.

On Tuesday, June 10, Vidiots will present Romero's original 1975 film, long thought "lost," followed by a conversation about the film with Storm King Comics founder Sandy King, The Amusement Park illustrator Ryan Carr and moderated by IndieWire's Alison Foreman. After the big-screen event, Sandy and Ryan will be available in the lobby to sign copies of The Amusement Park."

Tickets are available for purchase here: https://vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/the-amusement-park/

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In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 Ultimate Horror Doc Begins Pre-Orders Today for Limited Time: "Creatorvc, makers of the critically acclaimed In Search of Darkness...

A 2022 biographical mystery film featuring a moody Taylor Swift song is now a hit on streaming. The pop superstar conquered the world of cinema when her 2023 performance documentary The Eras Tour soared at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all-time with $261 million in worldwide grosses.

The unstoppable Swift may indeed bring in moviegoers with films of her blockbuster concerts, but her proper acting performances have been notably less successful in boosting ticket sales. The all-star Valentine’s Day did well enough, grossing $216 million, but Swift's supporting role in The Giver failed to supercharge that film’s box office ($67 million), and Cats and Amsterdam were outright flops ($75.5 million and $31 million respectively). Swift’s presence on a soundtrack may indeed be worth more to a film than her actual on-screen contributions, as demonstrated by a 2022 mystery movie for which she contributed a song.

Swift’s Song Carolina Graces Where The Crawdads Sing,...

Jenna Ortega has been in the film and TV industry since she was a young child, but her career has taken off in the last few years. On the TV side, this was through her starring role in the Netflix Addams Familyseries Wednesday, which debuted in 2022 and is getting season 2 later this year. On the film side, a significant part of her career has been spent acting in horror films, as Scream, Scream VI, and X have solidified her screamqueen status.

Ortega has acted in her fair share of non-horror dramas over the years. She delivered a stirring performance as a high school student living through the aftermath of a tragic event in The Fallout. She was also in the movie Miller's Girl, which made waves (many negative) upon its release due to the portrayal of an age-gap relationship. Movies like these help show off Ortega's depth as an actor,...

When Hurry Up Tomorrow was originally announced, entertainment geeks were pumped for one major reason: The star-studded cast that this flick was reported to be sporting. This was especially true since it included the likes of celebrities who are currently riding high tides of fame and success, like Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and even The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye.

As iconic as that cast looks, one might expect the thriller to be something of a masterpiece itself. However, that was hardly the case, as the flick recently debuted on the big screens with a brutally critical score, proving to be Ortega’s worst movie and Keoghan’s major setback after Saltburn. Here’s all you need to know about the cast and storyline of the same.

Hurry Up Tomorrow: All you need to know about the cast and plot Jenna Ortega and The Weeknd. | Credits: Hurry Up Tomorrow / Lionsgate Films.

Creatorvc, makers of the acclaimed In Search of Darkness horror documentary series, are back to cap their deep-dive into the ’90s with a bloody bang with In Search of Darkness: 1995 -1999, available for pre-order now through June 9 exclusively at 90shorrordoc.com.

Bloody Disgusting is exclusively debuting the new documentary’s trailer today, which is a 5-minute celebration of mid-to-late ’90s horror. You don’t want to miss it. Check it out below.

From Writer/Director David Weiner, In Search of Darkness: 1995 -1999 will take a deep dive journey into iconic late-’90s horror to deconstruct, re-contextualize, and reframe teen-driven, meta-fueled movies like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Craft, Halloween H20, Bride of Chucky, and In the Mouth of Madness; the gritty Se7en and From Dusk Till Dawn; the surprising The Sixth Sense; Ring and the J-Horror explosion; plus indie sensations like Tales from the Hood...

Damon Albarn’s music collective Africa Express has announced their sixth album. Africa Express Presents… Bahidorá will be released on July 11th via World Circuit. In anticipation, the first two singles, “Mi Lado” and “Kuduro”, are streaming now.

The music collective’s first album in six years was recorded last year in Mexico following a performance during Bahidorá Festival. Bahidorá is “a sonic trip which distills the joy of a musical adventure in Mexico into 21 extraordinary songs,” according to a press description. “Featuring artists from four continents but with roots firmly planted in Mexico, it entwines rich musical traditions ranging from cumbia, hip-hop and kuduro through to soul, salsa and the sweetest pop.”

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The album features over 30 artists, including Albarn, Django Django, Joan as Police Woman, Baba Sissoko, Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Poté, and Seye Adelekan, to name a few.

Reggaeton-influenced “Mi Lado” features producer Alansito Vega,...

Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend – and some, like The Weeknd, are in overdrive, with the singer at the forefront of Hurry Up Tomorrow, a movie tie-in to his album of the same name. So what are people saying about the movie ahead of its wide release this week?

For starters, our own editor-in-chief Chris Bumbray has labeled Hurry Up Tomorrow a shameless vanity project for The Weeknd, although he might want to give Guinness a call…As he put it after a recent screening, the movie “sets a record for the amount of times a lead actor cries in a movie. The Weeknd literally cries a gallon of tears. I laughed uncontrollably during the climax. And he has the audacity to play himself. No one loves The Weeknd as much as The Weeknd!”

#HurryUpTomorrow – sets a record for the amount of times a lead actor cries in a movie.

Plenty of legacy sequels have attempted to bring back past franchises with a more modern sensibility, but only a few have had more than one “second chance,” and it’s pretty fitting that Final Destination is one of those series that keeps cheating death. Final Destination Bloodlines, the second revival of the 2000s horror franchise, is a glorious return to form, offering plenty of laughs and a ton of twisted mayhem — precisely what audiences want from these films.

Final Destination Bloodlines Review

With a story by Jon Watts (the Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy), Guy Busick (the new Scream movies), and Lori Evans Taylor, Final Destination Bloodlines offers an interesting twist on the familiar formula — after a group of people “cheated Death” by surviving a would-be tragic accident when someone has a premonition, they find themselves dying in increasingly peculiar ways. But this time, it’s not just the survivors that...

If you've enjoyed running from Leatherface (or playing as him) in the tense multiplayer survival horror game The Texas Chain Saw Massacre developed by Sumo Nottingham and later Black Tower Studios, you might be saddened to learn that after the next update, there won't be any new content coming to the game.

On May 13, game publisher Gun Interactive shared a post confirming that the game will not receive any further support or content, specifically there will not be anymore "Dlc, balance updates, or bug fixes, after our upcoming May patch."

Why this decision? According to the post, the publishers feel that the game has reached its final stages and is now "fully realized."

But if you still enjoy playing the game and aren't ready to say goodbye yet, don't worry. It will still be playable for the foreeable future. Gun Interactive says it is not being delisted and will still be playable.

With its latest sequel in cinemas, we look back at the dark concept that has turned Final Destination into a 25-year-old franchise.

Nb: The following contains spoilers for Final Destination (2000).

There’s a scene early in Final Destination where protagonist Alex (Devon Sawa) gets on a busy plane to Paris, and his best friend Todd (Chad Donella) looks around at the other passengers. In a misguided attempt to ease Alex’s fear of flying, Todd nods to a baby and says something to the effect of, “That’s a good sign – the younger the better. It’d be a fucked-up God to take down this plane.”

It’s a disposable-sounding line that, in retrospect, sums up the terrifying universe that Final Destination has built up over its 25 years as a film franchise. From the earliest scenes in director James Wong’s horror, released in 2000, it establishes a plane of existence...

The world’s biggest LGBTQ+ horror film festival returns to the airways this June! Get ready for the 6th annual Sohome Horror Pride, part of the Soho Horror Film Festival! This year’s edition brings attendees a massive 10 feature films and 25 short films from around the world, showcasing the best in LGBTQ+ filmmaking.

This year’s Sohome Horror Pride event appropriately starts on Friday, June 13, 2025, and goes until June 15. With the festival starting on such an auspicious date, it only makes sense that this year’s themes in “Queering the Slasher”!

Festival director Mitch Harrod said, “Times may feel like the apocalypse with rights being revoked, sponsors jumping ship, books being banned and narratives being erased, but let the horror history books set the record straight: queer is here- always has and always will be. It is an honour always to get to stand with the forefront of the genre...

Available this September from 1984 Publishing, we have the first details on Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie. From Clark Collis, this extensive look at modern horror is a 504-page hardcover that I guarantee will have something new for even the most seasoned horror fans.

From the Press Release: "On September 2, 2025, 1984 Publishing will release Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie—a definitive 504-page hardcover that pulls back the curtain on the horror film industry. Beginning with 1996’s genre-redefining Scream, entertainment journalist Clark Collis traces the blood-spattered path of horror’s evolution through exclusive behind-the-scenes accounts, untold stories, and in-depth interviews with key figures who shaped the era. For the first time, the full story of horror’s modern renaissance is revealed in one essential volume.

From Get Out and M3GAN to The Substance and Sinners, the horror...

On September 2, 2025, 1984 Publishing will release Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie! The new book, written by entertainment journalist Clark Collis, is a definitive 504-page hardcover that pulls back the curtain on the horror film industry. Beginning with 1996’s genre-redefining Scream, Collis traces the blood-spattered path of horror’s evolution through exclusive behind-the-scenes accounts, untold stories, and in-depth interviews with key figures who shaped the era.

The modern era of horror has delivered a string of classic terror tales, including The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, Final Destination, The Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Saw, Hostel, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Conjuring, which launched the horror genre’s first multi-billion dollar franchise. Screaming and Conjuring dives deep into the challenging and often chaotic production stories behind these films—and many more—offering readers an inside look at the creative turbulence...

After a day of rumors involving Neve Campbell joining the X-Men franchise, it has finally been confirmed that she is joining the cast of X-Men '97. On May 12, 2025, rumors began to circulate that Scream star Neve Campbell had been cast as the mutant Polaris, in either Avengers: Doomsday or the upcoming X-Men reboot Marvel Studios is planning. However, with the X-Men reboot only now hiring a director, that felt unlikely. Meanwhile, others questioned why Avengers: Doomsday would introduce a new character in what already looks like a stacked cast.

Now, Comic Book Movie is reporting that Neve Campbell has, in fact, been cast as Polaris, but instead of playing the character in live-action, she will voice her in X-Men '97. Former X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo confirmed this news on X, saying he cast her for Season 2 while still on the series. Despite DeMayo being fired from X-Men '97 for inappropriate workplace behavior,...

After countless books exploring horror’s output from bygone eras, 1984 Publishing is gearing up to release a definitive hardcover that examines horror’s current renaissance in Hollywood.

1984 Publishing will release Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie, a definitive 504-page hardcover that pulls back the curtain on the horror film industry, on September 2, 2025.

Starting with 1996’s horror gamechanger Scream, entertainment journalist and author Clark Collis “traces the blood-spattered path of horror’s evolution through exclusive behind-the-scenes accounts, untold stories, and in-depth interviews with key figures who shaped the era. For the first time, the full story of horror’s modern renaissance is revealed in one essential volume.”

Screaming and Conjuring will offer a deep dive into films like The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, Final Destination, The Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Saw, Hostel, Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Conjuring and their production history.

Death begins a new cycle in Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth entry of the film series that’s known for its elaborate Rube Goldberg machine-style deaths. The catch here is that Death may be more ambitious than ever, aiming to snuff out an entire family’s bloodline after its matriarch evaded its grasp decades prior.

That presents clear shifts in the Final Destination formula, including an emphasis on its family theme and a dedication to lighthearted fun over palpable, drawn-out suspense. Death’s daunting ambition is more impressive in scope than in execution, though.

Bloodlines kicks off with the requisite inciting catastrophe that sees one woman, Iris (Brec Bassinger), embarking on an exciting new chapter of her life at the opening of the Skyview Restaurant Tower. What should be the happiest day of her life instead turns into a brutal nightmare when a chain of events, beginning with a small,...

Jack Quaid is making waves in Hollywood these days. Be it his stellar performance in movies like Oppenheimer, Companion, Scream, or blockbuster series like The Boys, the 33-year-old actor has been the talk of the town recently.

His new movie, Novocaine, too, has only added to his magnificent repertoire due to the mastery he has shown over his acting skills, even while presented with such a unique premise. Interestingly though, this wasn’t the first time the actor had to get bloody for his role in a movie.

While Novocaine and even The Boys had plenty of sequences where Jack Quaid looked battered on camera, his first movie, The Hunger Games, with Jennifer Lawrence, left him with an injury that even the heavy special effects couldn’t hide it from fans.

Jack Quaid injured himself while preparing for The Hunger Games

While Jack Quaid definitely remained shrouded in relative obscurity...

Yesterday, we reported on a rumor that Scream star Neve Campbell had been cast as Polaris in an upcoming Marvel project. We didn't have much more to go on initially, but it was assumed that she would wither play the character in Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot, or appear in Avengers: Doomsday alongside the returning 20th Century Fox era actors.

A trusted source later reached out to tell us that Campbell would actually be voicing Polaris in season 2 of the X-Men '97 animated series, which former showrunner Beau DeMayo has now confirmed.

Incorrect. I cast her as Polaris in Season 2 of #xmen97. She does amazing work bringing something new, and felt right to have a 90s icon pick up where Lorna’s story was left in “Cold Comfort.”

She’s got some thoughts on Genosha. https://t.co/WKrSbghWsu

— Beau DeMayo (@BeauDemayo) May 13, 2025

Dr. Lorna Sally Dane, aka Polaris, was introduced in the late '60s,...

Matthew Lillard, the star of films like 1996's Scream and Five Nights at Freddy's, is seeing a much-deserved resurgence in his career, especially in the horror sphere. The Lillard resurgence continues in 2026, as he will reprise his role as Stu Macher in the upcoming Scream 7, and then he will dive deep into the world of Stephen King. Lillard has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of King's debut novel, Carrie, and the actor has shared a few details about this TV version helmed by none other than modern horror master Mike Flanagan.

Currently promoting his line of spirit drinks, Lillard spoke to Comic Book, and he found an opportunity to talk about his involvement in Carrie in a role that still hasn't been revealed. "Well, first and foremost, Mike Flanagan's, I think, a brilliant filmmaker, period." said Lillard. "Working with him on Life of Chuck was like a dream,...

Grey's Anatomy alum Patrick Dempsey has landed his next big role in a TV series.

Per TVLine, Dempsey has been cast as the star of the new Fox drama series Memory of a Killer. The news was announced by the network during its Upfront presentation on Monday, where it was revealed that the show will premiere during the 2025-26 broadcast television season. Dempsey will be playing Angelo Ledda, a "hitman leading a dangerous double life, while hiding an even deadlier personal secret." That secret is that he develops early onset Alzheimer's, which adds new complications to balancing his two personas as a "fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father."

The official logline for Memory of a Killer reads, "Alzheimer’s is a foe he can’t outrun, and he knows too well how this ends, as his older brother is already lost to the condition. Angelo is exceptionally resourceful and talented,...

Patrick Dempsey is returning to broadcast television as the lead star in Fox's new thriller series, Memory of a Killer. Dempsey is best known for playing Dr. Derek Shepherd, aka "McDreamy," in the early seasons of the long-running ABC series Grey's Anatomy until his departure in season 11 in 2015, which also marked his last network television show until now.

Per Deadline's report, Dempsey is set to lead Fox's straight-to-series Memory of a Killer, where he will play a hitman battling with early-onset Alzheimer's. The series, penned by Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, takes inspiration from the 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, previously remade into Memory by director Martin Campbell and with Liam Neeson playing the lead role.

What This Means For Memory Of A Killer Memory Of A Killer Stars Patrick Dempsey As Angelo Ledda

Memory of a Killer marks Dempsey's first network television show after Grey's Anatomy. However, the star...

The Halloweenies continue their Universal Monsters coverage with 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera. In anticipation, the gang shares their picks for the best Phantom media of all time. Or something like that. Like their list of favorite vamps ahead of their Dracula episode — or their list of wolves ahead of their Wolf Man coverage; or their list of invisible films before their Invisible Man coverage — this list is as definitive as their voice in the Horror industry.

So, not very.

Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , Acast , Google Podcasts , and RSS. New to the Halloweenies ? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, and Alien!

You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind , for hilariously irreverent commentaries, one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals,...

Update: Though Campbell has been cast as Polaris for an upcoming X-Men project, our sources tell us that she will actually be voicing the character in season 2 of X-Men '97.

Original story follows.

Following the recent news that Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in early talks to helm Marvel Studios' X-Men, we have a casting rumor relating to a popular mutant character who has yet to appear on the big screen.

According to scooper Mttsh, Scream star Neve Campbell has been cast as Polaris.

There have been numerous rumors claiming that certain actors are being eyed for specific roles in the movie, but this is the first time we've heard that someone has actually been cast.

Dr. Lorna Sally Dane, aka Polaris, was introduced in the late '60s, before being revealed to be Magneto's daughter many years later. She has similar powers to her father, and suffers from...

As a baby bat growing up, my mother loved introducing me to horror movies, especially slashers. The first time I watched "A Nightmare on Elm Street," she couldn't wait to tell me about seeing it with her best friend in their 20s and being scared out of their wits walking home from the theater on a foggy night. When my babysitter bought a Chucky doll, my mom used that as the launchpad to introduce me to the "Child's Play" films. Even as I was haunted by commercials as a kid for the at-the-time new slasher flick "Scream," my introduction to so many staple horror franchises wasn't by my own discovery but something cool my mom showed me. That all changed when I first saw "Final Destination," a suggestion from the teenager who worked behind the counter at my local video store and knew I was a fiend for horror movies.

IFC Entertainment Group Has Its Biggest Opening Weekend Ever With Clown In A Cornfield: "IFC Entertainment Group had its biggest opening weekend box office success ever with the release of Eli Craig’s Clown In A Cornfield, which grossed $3.6 million at the U.S. box office. The Rlje / Shudder film, which opened as the #1 new film in the US and 5th overall, lands the Group’s Rlje division its highest grosser to date and the Group’s widest theatrical opening, on 2,277 screens.

Clown In A Cornfield’s opening weekend broke records for IFC Entertainment Group, surpassing its 2024 success Late Night With The Devil’s box office opening of $2.8 million, and In A Violent Nature’s theatrical opening with 1,496 theaters last year.

“To say we are thrilled with the tremendous response to Eli Craig’s witty and playful adaptation of Adam Cesare’s chart-topping novel would be an understatement,” said...

Following the recent news that Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in early talks to helm Marvel Studios' X-Men, we have a casting rumor relating to a popular mutant character who has yet to appear on the big screen.

According to scooper Mttsh, Scream star Neve Campbell has been cast as Polaris.

There have been numerous rumors claiming that certain actors are being eyed for specific roles in the movie, but this is the first time we've heard that someone has actually been cast.

Dr. Lorna Sally Dane, aka Polaris, was introduced in the late '60s, before being revealed to be Magneto's daughter many years later. She has similar powers to her father, and suffers from mental health issues which frequently lead to her losing control and turning on her fellow mutant heroes. She has also been known as Malice, and one of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen, Pestilence.

Polaris...

Tucker & Dale vs. Evildirector Eli Craig has admitted that the kill count is extremely high when it comes to making a follow-up to his 2010 cult horror comedy. There have been several attempts to bring Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine's backwoods buddies back to the screen, but he says every idea has been killed off "for one reason or another." Among the projects was a spin-off TV series that was canceled ahead of production by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

In an interview with SlashFilm, Craig revealed that Tucker & Dale vs. Evil nearly spawned a TV series that would have turned the movie's titular hillbillies into a pair of affable detectives, "trying to figure out what's happening in a world where they're always getting it wrong and people are dying around them." The project made significant strides towards production, but was canned by Zaslav, who has been involved...

The ’90s teen slasher cycle that exploded with the release of Scream feels alive and well here in 2025. The legacy sequel to 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer arrives this July, and a reboot of Urban Legend was recently announced. Recent release Clown in a Cornfield features an opening sequence set in the ’90s, and while upcoming teen slasher Fear Street: Prom Queen is technically set in 1988, it speaks to the continued and growing trend of teen horror, especially of the period variety.

This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to ’90s teen horror that ventures beyond Scream and the popular horror that followed in its wake. They highlight teens in peril with ’90s flair.

Here’s where to stream these five underseen ’90s teen horror movies this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Brainscan – Tubi

One of the earlier adapters of the killer video game concept,...

Mikey Madison has signed onto her first movie after winning an Academy Award for her performance in Anora. Demi Moore was widely expected to be named the Oscars' Best Actress at this year's awards, only for Madison to win instead. After Anora's five Academy Award wins and Madison walking away with Best Actress, there has been a great deal of speculation about what her next movie will be. She reportedly turned down a role in Shawn Levy's upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter movie starring Ryan Gosling.

According to Variety, Madison has now signed onto the thriller movie Reptilia alongside Kirsten Dunst. Reptilia tells the story of a mysterious mermaid who seduces a dental hygienist into the world of Florida's exotic animal trade. It will be directed by Alejandro Landes Echavarría, whose 2019 movie Monos starring Julianne Nicholson won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award after debuting at the Sundance Film...

Jamie Kennedy, the star who played Randy Meeks in the Scream franchise, says that Melissa Barrera, the actor who played Sam Carpenter in 2022's Scream and Scream VI, should never have been fired during pre-production of Scream 7. Barrera was removed from her lead role in the film after she made social media posts denouncing Israel's actions in the Gaza war, and the studio backing the project decided to part ways with her.

Kennedy appeared on Fox News Digital to talk about cancel culture: "I think the whole idea, the term 'cancel'...Think how insane that term is. Like, 'Hey, you know what? We don't like what you said. Canceled.' Like, you talk about inclusive. That's like the most uninclusive thing of all time." It was there that he addressed the issue with Barrera’' removal from the upcoming horror sequel Scream 7:

"She should have never been fired.

Halfway through the 2020s, the verdict is still out about whether or not this has been a good decade for movies. Every one of the past five years, beginning with the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, has been marked with concerning debates about the state of Hollywood, the viability of continued large-scale filmmaking and the entertainment industry’s future. That said, there is one silver lining that cinephiles can find from the past five years of movies: the slasher genre is back.

The 2020s has turned out to be a surprisingly great decade for the horror subgenre. Here are the five best slasher films that it has given us so far.

“Freaky” (Universal Pictures) “Freaky” (2020)

It may have been rolled out in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but “Freaky” still ranks as one of the first great slasher movies released in a decade that has turned out to be a strong period for the genre.

Fresh off her Oscar win for Anora, Mikey Madison (Scream) has booked a starring role in Reptilia, an upcoming thriller that will see Madison star alongside Kirsten Dunst (Civil War).

Alejandro Landes Echavarría (Monos) is directing Reptilia, Variety reports.

The outlet details, “The thriller tells the story of a dental hygienist who is seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.”

Filming is set to kick off this Fall. Stay tuned for more on this intriguing project.

Landes Echavarría and Duke Merriman wrote the screenplay.

Imperative Entertainment, Pastel and Af Films are set to produce Reptilia, alongside Landes Echavarría through his A Stela Cine banner. Black Bear is providing financing for the film.

Kirsten Dunst in ‘Civil War’

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Though Scream 7 is closer to its anticipated release after being knee-deep into production, the fallout from the firing of Melissa Barrera still lingers over the titular slasher franchise. One of Scream's legacy stars is the latest to voice his displeasure with the handling of Barrera's exit, chalking up the decision to "100%...cancel culture."

Speaking with Fox News Digital, Kennedy expressed his anger with Barrera's 2023 firing from the Scream film series after her social media posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Kennedy, who portrayed Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) admirer, Randy Meeks, in the first two Scream movies, echoed previous sentiments that firing Barrera from Scream 7 was a bad move, believing she was harshly judged for speaking up on a significant social issue.

“She should have never been fired. She has her beliefs, Ok? She’s allowed to have her beliefs. Other people on set have other beliefs. This is,...

Mikey Madison has booked her first project after winning an Oscar for her breakout performance in Anora.

The 26-year-old actress will star opposite Kirsten Dunst in the upcoming thriller Reptilia, which will be directed by Alejandro Landes Echavarría.

Keep reading to find out more…

THR reports that the “story tells of a dental hygienist seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the dark and wet underworld of Florida’s exotic animal trade.”

Kirsten is playing the mermaid, according to reports.

Alejandro Landes Echavarría‘s movie Monos had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and it won the Special Jury Award at the event. The film is currently streaming for free on Tubi.

In addition to her Oscar-winning role in Anora, Mikey is best known for the FX series Better Things and movies like Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and Scream.

Scream Queen, Debbie Rochon recently wrapped on her scenes for the next installment in the Human Hibachi franchise. Debbie is known for her work in Special Needs Revolt!, Tromeo and Juliet, Santa Claws, Dollface, and Freak. Human Hibachi 3: The Last Supper from director Mario Cerrito is the third installment of the highly acclaimed cannibalism [...]

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It's a fantastic day for horror enthusiasts, particularly fans of the slasher genre. Today, one of the most iconic horror franchises of all time celebrates an impressive milestone. Friday the 13th has terrified and thrilled audiences for 45 years! It's the franchise's 45th anniversary, meaning it's been 45 years since the original 1980 movie first introduced us to Camp Crystal Lake and the unforgettable horror legend, Jason Voorhees.

What started as a modest, low-budget slasher quickly exploded into a full-blown pop culture juggernaut, spanning 12 films, inspiring countless Halloween costumes, video games, comic books, merchandise, and giving rise to one of the most iconic figures in horror movie history. There wouldn't be slashers like Scream or even Terrifier without the blood-soaked trail Friday the 13th blazed through the genre. Its legacy shaped the slasher blueprint that filmmakers still follow today, where isolated settings, masked killers, and shocking and brutal kills became genre staples.

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Iconic and terrifying Five Nights at Freddy's animatronic Springtrap is coming to Dead by Daylight, the long-running asymmetrical multiplayer horror game. DbD is no stranger to horror franchise collaborations, having previously brought characters from Resident Evil, Alien, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre into the fold, among many others.

Fnaf's Springtrap will be the latest Killer introduced to Dead by Daylight, marking a major milestone for both games. The announcement was made at a live broadcast from Pax East, with more details revealed on the Dead by Daylight website. Springtrap will be the featured Killer for DbD's upcoming Chapter, which will also make available a legendary outfit for the newcomer, based on Matthew Lillard's "Yellow Rabbit" version of the character from the Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation. The collab will also bring a new map to DbD, based on Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

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For the first time since Melissa Barrera’s firing from Scream 7, a legacy actor is stepping forward to show her some support. Swinging by Fox News Digital, comedian and Scream alum, Jamie Kennedy, was eager to speak out about the actress’ political views, which got her canned from the upcoming installment of the slasher franchise. Referring to the studio’s decision as “100%... cancel culture,” the actor continued,

“She should have never been fired. She has her beliefs, Ok? She’s allowed to have her beliefs. Other people on set have other beliefs. This is, you know, it’s the most difficult subject — one of the most difficult subjects to discuss right now in modern times. And she’s brave enough to put her beliefs out there. If you don’t like them, call her up. Talk to her… I had never seen that in terms of like a star so hot,...

Sohome Horror Pride, the online edition of award-winning Soho Horror Film Festival, returns this June with its sixth annual event. The fest unveiled its lineup today, and among its packed programming is a special event from Bloody FM’s Horror Queers Podcast.

The fest returns, fittingly, on a Friday the 13th, running from June 13-15. The event will showcase 10 feature films, 25 short films, and 3 special events.

That includes a special presentation of the Horror Queer’s Podcast; a live commentary of Scream 3 in which the hosts will finally settle the score: are Gail Weather’s bangs really that bad?

“We couldn’t be more honored to discuss the most misunderstood entry in the Scream franchise. It’s been such a joy to watch Scream 3’s reappraisal and reclamation over the past several years, and we only hope we can do the film justice. An enormous thanks to the...

The Scream franchise is one of the best horror franchises of all time and it is definitely a pillar of the slasher genre. The original movie was a major hit that brought something new to a genre that seemingly showed it all, and since then, the franchise has become an important part of pop culture.

And while not every movie was successful, the recent outings were more or less successful and the franchise is now back on track, combining legacy characters with new stories and characters.

We know that Scream VII is set to be released on February 27, 2026 and is now being filmed, with many former starts, including Neve Campbell, returning. But the upcoming film might not be the last one with Campbell in the main role.

Related: Christopher Landon Reveals Why He Quit ‘Scream 7’

As you know, the process of starting work on Scream VII was a complex one,...

You know what movie fans love doing? They love demanding more original movies yet failing to show up to auditoriums whenever those original movies do release. Why is Heart Eyes, the freshest slasher this side of Scream released in years, sitting at a worldwide gross of just $32 million? How did Cuckoo, a “bold, stylish, exquisitely fun” Neon release, only manage $6.7 million? M3GAN 2.0 is gonna make bank, I guarantee it, and I guess that’s just the world we live in. Not that I’m begrudging that loveable little robot her acclaim, but I’d love to see more original titles cross that threshold into uber-profitability. After all, the more original horror performs well, the more original horror we get.

I’m not really that mad. To each their own, but you’ll forgive me for getting in my feelings. After all, this past weekend, I watched arguably the greatest monster movie released this century.

Three months after the film’s theatrical release, the Valentine’s Day-themed original slasher movie Heart Eyes made its streaming debut on Netflix beginning today, May 8.

Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within, Scare Me) directed Heart Eyes, with Mason Gooding (Scream) and Olivia Holt (“Cruel Summer”) starring in the romantic slasher.

You can stream Heart Eyes on Netflix now. It’ll help to whet your appetite for Netflix’s brand new slasher Fear Street: Prom Queen, which will be arriving on May 23.

Slasher comedy Heart Eyes is currently available for rental or purchase on all major VOD/Digital outlets, and the DVD and Blu-ray were also just released last month.

Exclusively watch the 10-minute opening for Heart Eyes below, which features three gory kills and introduces the legend and mythology of your new favorite holiday slasher villain!

“For the past several years, the Heart Eyes Killer has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s...

The horror scene post-1996 was really just every studio under the sun trying to recapture the lightning-in-a-bottle success of Scream. It wasn’t enough to be scary anymore—there needed to be an undercurrent of cleverness to ground the horror. The Faculty, Urban Legend, and franchise favorite Halloween H20 were all Scream riffs, and several of those boasted the involvement Scream scribe Kevin Williamson himself.

Of course, his most famous post-Scream writing credit was actually written long before he sold the spec script for what would become a legacy horror franchise. I’m talking about I Know What You Did Last Summer, an adaptation of Lois Duncan’s novel of the same name, though the source author famously (and reasonably) rejects the adaptation. With a new trailer for the forthcoming legacy sequel, also titled I Know What You Did Last Summer (Halloween (2018) really was influential, huh), why not revisit...

Last year, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Long Walk (which was, like The Running Man and Thinner, published under the pen name Richard Bachman) went into production, with director Francis Lawrence, whose previous credits include Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, Red Sparrow, Slumberland, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, at the helm. Lionsgate will be releasing the film on September 12th – and today, the first trailer for The Long Walk has dropped online! You can check it out in the embed above.

An adaptation of The Long Walk has been trudging through development hell for decades. At one point, the rights were in the hands of Frank Darabont, who made the King adaptations The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Then the rights passed over to New Line Cinema,...

In the three decades since the kids in Scream sat around explaining the rules of slasher movies, the genre has been deconstructed to the point where it can feel like there isn’t a whole lot left to subvert or satirize. And while some filmmakers are still finding fresh ways to reinvent it—most recently Jt Mollner’s Strange Darling and Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature—there’s also a lot to be said for not getting too cute about this stuff. Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield works precisely because it plays things straight, offering a nod and a wink to the genre’s rules while adhering to them in order to deliver a simple, satisfying slasher.

Based on Adam Cesare’s 2020 young-adult horror novel, the film begins with Quinn (Katie Douglas) and her father, Dr. Maybrook (Aaron Abrams), moving to Kettle Springs, Missouri. She quickly...

Martin Scorsese is rebooting one of his classics for Apple TV+. The fan-favorite director's Oscar-nominated 1991 neo-noir psychological thriller Cape Fear is heading to television, with its cast slowly coming together.

According to Deadline, three more actors have boarded Apple's Cape Fear series, which will be headlined by Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson. Anna Baryshnikov (Love Lies Bleeding), Jamie Hector (Bosch), and Clara Wong (Billions) have been cast in undisclosed roles. The trio joins an ensemble that includes Javier Bardem and Cch Pounder. Nick Antosca is writing and serving as showrunner on Cape Fear, with Scorsese and Steven Spielberg attached as executive producers.

Apple's Cape Fear will be based on John D. MacDonald's 1957 novel The Executioners as well as Scorsese's 1991 movie. The 10-episode series will mark the third time The Executioners has been adapted for the screen, with a 1962 movie starring Gregory Peck also having been made. In the upcoming series,...

With summer just on the horizon, there’s never been a better time for Amazon to drop the premiere trailer for the Prime Video adaptation of E. Lockhart’s novel, We Were Liars. After baking in the sun for the last two years, the show is officially set for an arrival on June 18, with today’s first look teasing the heaps of drama to come from the production backed by The Vampire Diaries’ Julie Plec and Roswell, New Mexico’s Carina Adly Mackenzie. Featuring a stacked cast filled with up-and-coming talent that includes Emily Alyn Lind (The Babysitter: Killer Queen) as Cadence Sinclair Eastman, Shubham Maheshwari (Haven Dust) as Gat Patil, and Esther McGregor (The Room Next Door) as Mirren Sinclair Sheffield, the trailer sets the tone for your next summer-centered obsession.

The teaser transports viewers to the sunny and sultry days of summer where a voiceover can be heard...