Never one to shy away from the big subjects, the weird and wonderful Jess Franco wrote and directed this supposed Clash of the Terror Titans. Already seen Al Adamson’s DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN and Paul Naschy-fest ASSIGNMENT TERROR? Then you’re ready for DRACULA CONTRA FRANKENSTEIN! Also known as THE SCREAMING DEAD, this one finds Franco at …Read More

It was announced back in November that Sean Astin was to join the cast for the second season of Netflix’s nostalgia-drenched hit Stranger Things, although the character he was to play remained a mystery. The casting certainly seemed apt, with 80s classic The Goonies (in which Astin starred) being one of the key films the …Read More

FOX has given the order for a pilot of supernatural comedy Ghosted, which stars seriously funny dudes Craig Robinson (This is the End, Pineapple Express) and Adam Scott (Krampus, Parks and Recreation). Described as “The X-Files as a comedy”, Ghosted is a single-camera comedy following a cynical skeptic (Robinson) and a genius believer in the paranormal (Scott) who …Read More

Synopsis: A pair of siblings stumble upon a lonely man’s underground bunker after wandering the city and looking for shelter. In exchange for food and a bed to sleep in, the man presses them to partake in actions that can only be described as hideously disturbing. You have to hand it to We Are The …Read More

Liam Mcintyre has been cast in Syfy’s anticipated horror series The Haunted which sees four siblings forced to confront the ghosts of their past during a reunion. So far, the series stars Agent Carter’s Lyndsy Fonseca and Jessica Jones’ Elizabeth Cappuccino. McIntyre, also has a string of TV series to his name and they include …Read More

Horror regular Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel, The Conjuring, Orphan) has been cast in a sci-fi feature titled Captive State from director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Gambler). Wyatt is also a producer of Fox’s impressive series The Exorcist. Farmiga joins the cast that already stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan …Read More

Synopsis: Three college friends move into a dilapidated house and, after reciting an inscription scrawled on an item of furniture, accidentally invoke a manipulative phantom. Following 2016 (a golden year for horror) was always going to be tough for the first tranche of genre films of 2017. Where last year saw classics like The Witch, …Read More

Donnie Darko has been fresh in everyone’s minds since the film celebrated its 15th anniversary with an epic re-release from Arrow Video last year. Director Richard Kelly also took part in Q&A sessions at the BFI in London after the film was screened in celebration of its anniversary. Imminently, it was considered whether Kelly would …Read More

On February 11th, 1992, 28-year-old Johnny Frank Garrett was executed by the state of Texas, having been convicted of the rape and murder of a 76-year-old nun when he was just 17. Garrett maintained his innocence until his dying breath, and there is compelling evidence to support it, as highlighted in 2008 documentary The Last …Read More

We caught the Kristen Stewart-starrer Personal Shopper at last year’s London Film Festival and despite its effectively atmospheric vibe, we weren’t all that impressed. You can read our review right here. However, the new poster, which we have for you to gaze upon, is rather beautiful. Showcasing the film’s stylish side and reflecting the lead …Read More

Cinequest is a Film and VR Festival taking place between 28th February-12th March 2017 in San Jose. The festival prides itself on its warm reception, despite over 10,000 people attending the festival, and its celebration of creativity and innovation in the industry. The Night Watchmen is set to be unleashed at the festival and it’s …Read More

The feature debut of director Peter Ricq, horror-comedy Dead Shack has been picked up for Canadian distribution by Toronto-based distributor Raven Banner, having recently wrapped shooting in Vancouver. The film centres on three children who have been taken by their parents for a weekend getaway at a rustic cottage in the woods. While the grown-ups …Read More

Following its US premiere at Sundance, tense Australian horror-thriller Killing Ground has been picked up for North American distribution by those good folk at IFC Midnight. A visceral survival thriller in the vein of Deliverance or Straw Dogs, Killing Ground tells the story of Ian (Ian Meadows) and Samantha (Harriet Dyer), who stumble upon an …Read More

Despite shooting having been completed, the first piece of casting news is just now coming in for Saw: Legacy, the eighth instalment in the world beating gore franchise. As reported by Variety, TV regulars Laura Vandervoort (pictured in Bitten) and Hannah Anderson (Shoot the Messenger) are the first cast members announced for the film, which …Read More

James is a young man lost. He hangs out in graveyards, apparently mourning the loss of his true love, Jane, works privately on his songs (Cheesecake of Love is a future classic, surely) and gets regular beatings from local thug Bobby. He is searching for his place in the world; a quiet loner seemingly victimised …Read More

We have been sent the short film The Ouija Board Secret and we thought we’d share it with you, our readers. The short is only 2-minutes long and it follows a man attempting to make contact with the “other side” before an awful truth is revealed and changes everything. The film was directed, shot and …Read More

A film that promised to reinvigorate the zombie genre, Patient Zero, has been pulled from release. Screen Gems had planned to release Patient Zero next month on 17th February, but this has been cancelled and the film has not been given a replacement release date. Of course, this is not to say that Patient Zero …Read More

Dennis Bartok’s supernatural thriller P.O.V was recently re-titled to Nails and the film is now gearing up for its premiere at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival which runs from 16th-26th February 2017. It is a suitable and expected debut for the film which was shot in Ireland and around the UK, so fans will …Read More

Before hitting the European Film Market in Berlin, VMI Worldwide have shared new sales art for their Robert Englund-starring horror Nightworld, the trailer for which you can watch below. Shot in Bulgaria by Chilean director Patricio Valladares (Hidden in The Woods, Downhill), the English-language film was scripted by Dimitar Hristov, Milan Konjevic (Zone of The …Read More

A suburban couple find appearing normal in front of the neighbours increasingly difficult in Netflix’s upcoming series Santa Clarita Diet. After all, as husband Joel Hammond (Timothy Olyphant) tells his wife Sheila (Drew Barrymore), “killing people isn’t normal, sweetheart.” You can get close to the cannibalistic couple in this short featurette, in which the two …Read More

Check out the poster and new stills for upcoming Irish chiller Nails, which stars The Descent’s Shauna Macdonald and Comedian/actor Ross Noble (Stitches). Billed, promisingly, as being in the vein of The Babadook and Under the Shadow, the film has its World Premiere as part of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival, which runs 16th-26th …Read More

The Predator cast just keeps getting bigger and better, doesn’t it? The latest cast addition comes with Thomas Jane, who you may recognise from the Syfy series The Expanse, as well as 2004’s The Punisher. He has also had roles in various recent horror films including Into the Grizzly Maze, The Veil and Mike Flanagan’s …Read More

At the end of last year it was announced that Krampus co-writers Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields would be penning the script for the sequel to Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla. It has now been announced that Dougherty will also be directing the sequel! This was something we believed wuld happen, but we’re happy that Legendary have …Read More

We have been sent a new trailer and set of images from the horror-comedy Crispy’s Curse by writer-director-producer John Williams (The Mothertown, The Slayers). The film follows a group of paranormal investigators, a Christian heavy metal band and a spirit medium called Alon Baptiste who must work together to put an end to an undead …Read More

With his 2013/2016 duo of Blue Ruin and Green Room, director Jeremy Saulnier announced himself as a major new star of American genre cinema, excelling in creating dramatic intensity, hard-hitting violence and colour-coded titles. His next venture looks to be again running with at least two of these elements, and sees the filmmaker working with …Read More

OK, this is now becoming a weekly event, at least. Netflix have sprung yet another surprise genre film on us with this trailer for the upcoming I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Set to premiere this month at Sundance before hitting the streaming giant on February 24th, the film has a stonking …Read More

Just when you thought the Terminator franchise was dead in the water, James Cameron comes along and proves us all wrong by fishing it out of the deep end. The director of the original Terminator and its epic sequel T2: Judgement Day wants Deadpool director Tim Miller to direct another film in the franchise. Miller …Read More

If you’ve been dying to get your hands on a complete collection of The Fly franchise, then look no further. Readers in Australia will be glad to know that Via Vision are handling the release of The Fly: The Ultimate Collection, which will include the 1958 The Fly, Return of The Fly, Curse of The …Read More

Lucifer season 2 is almost at its mid-season break, which means we will have to wait until May for more episodes. The news that Timothy Omundson (Supernatural, Deadwood, Psych) has been cast in the role of God has piqued our interest, ensuring that we return to see what holy enterprises God gets up to. He …Read More