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2025 might be the year of horror — whether a video game franchise adaptation, a horror movie starring Cillian Murphy, or a vampire period piece, the 2025 horror movie lineup has something for all tastes. Although 2024's horror movie releases brought many great scares with works by M. Night Shamalayan, Ti West, and Tim Burton, next year promises to be one of a kind. With the return of popular horror writers and directors, among them Insidious and Saw creator Leigh Whannell, fans of the genre will have a chance to explore some terrifying stories every month.

2025 comes hot with the continuation of Renny Harlin's The Strangers trilogy, a Stephen King adaptation by Longlegs' director, the revival of the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise, as well as many new titles that offer a twist to their genre and promise a thrilling theatrical experience. Not only that, but next year brings seven Blumhouse productions,...

One of the most entertaining horror films released in 2013 was You’re Next, written by Simon Barrett and directed by Adam Wingard. It was a great mix of action, slasher horror and comedy, and it’s now one of the movies Wingard is known for.

Lionsgate has just announced that You’re Next is getting the 4K Uhd SteelBook treatment. The SteelBook for You’re Next includes 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and digital at a pre-order price of $39.99, only on Lionsgate Limited, which is their direct-to-consumer site.

You’re Next is about an extremely dysfunctional family getting together for a special dinner at their isolated vacation home in Missouri. Parents Aubrey and Paul are joined by sons Crispian, Drake and Felix, and daughter Aimee. Also along for the ride are the siblings’ significant others, including Crispian’s girlfriend Erin.

It’s almost immediately evident through their interactions that this family has some serious issues,...

A24's worst-reviewed horror film of 2024 finds streaming success after disappointing at the box office. The independent studio's first horror film was director Robert Eggers' debut in 2015, The Witch, which received rave reviews from critics and became a sleeper hit at the box office. In turn, The Witch helped establish the distinct tone for A24 horror movies, which widely prioritize atmospheric tension over cheap jump scares, as seen in Talk to Me, Ti West's X trilogy, Ari Aster's Hereditary and Midsommar, and more.

With the calendar having turned, 2024 was another strong year for A24. The overwhelming majority of their movies from the past year earned critical acclaim and, in turn, strong Rotten Tomatoes scores, including their Oscar contenders, Sing Sing and The Brutalist (92%). This extends to A24 horror as well, with I Saw the TV Glow (84%), MaXXXine (72%), and Heretic (91%) all finding success. However, two of A24's biggest...

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If you are a fan of the horror genre and are also familiar with the filmmaking style of found footage, In that case, you probably know that the blend between found footage and horror is exhilarating and brilliantly horrifying. That’s why we have compiled a list of the 7 best-found footage horror films you can find on Prime Video right now.

The Outwaters (Watch Now) Credit – Cinedigm

The Outwaters is a found footage sci-fi horror thriller film written and directed by Robbie Banfitch. The 2022 film revolves around a group of campers in the Mojave Desert as they begin experiencing weird sounds, unnatural animal behaviors and other unexplainable phenomena. The Outwaters stars Robbie Banfitch, Angela Basolis, Scott Schamell, and Michelle May.

Hell House LLC (Watch Now)

Hell House LLC is a found-footage supernatural horror film written and directed by Stephen Cognetti.

Nicole Kidman recently shared with The Guardian that she would love to revisit her role as Grace in The Others. This came up during a conversation with her Big Little Lies co-star Reese Witherspoon, who asked which role Kidman would want to explore further.

Kidman revealed that she has a strong connection to Grace, noting how the film is often overlooked despite her deep love for the character.

The Others is a psychological horror from 2001, where Kidman plays Grace, a mother living in a dark, eerie estate with her two children who suffer from photosensitivity. The film, set in 1945, follows Grace as she suspects the house might be haunted while waiting for news about her husband, who is away fighting in World War II.

The film was a critical success, with Kidman receiving a BAFTA nomination for her performance, and it won multiple Saturn Awards, including Best Horror Movie. With a budget of just $17 million,...

There was a lot of good TV in 2024. It was an unusual year overall, the product of a post-strike Hollywood in the midst of a feverish industry-wide evolution from streaming to the cineplex, but plenty of great series still flowed throughout the year. Horror TV was no different: a slowdown in output didn’t mean a slowdown in quality, and there were a handful of outstanding horror shows in 2024 — a couple of them easily among the best shows of the year overall, and sadly, a couple of them also bowing out for their final seasons.

Here are our picks for the best of the best horror TV shows of 2024.

“Interview With the Vampire” Season 2 (AMC) ‘Interview With the Vampire’

“Interview With the Vampire’s” second season was some of the best television of the year, full stop, and definitely the best horror show of 2024. Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid continue...

Nymphomaniac was initially rated Nc-17 and contains many sexually explicit scenes and disturbing violence.

Mia Goth is one of the most exciting actresses working in Hollywood today. In each role, she fully immerses herself in the character, delivering raw performances that are haunting and unforgettable. Best known for starring in Ti West's films X, Pearl, and MaXXXine, Goth is incredibly savvy at picking her roles and has worked with some of today's most acclaimed directors, including Luca Guadagnino, Brandon Cronenberg, and Gore Verbinski. But it was her 2013 debut film, Nymphomanic, directed by Lars von Trier, one of cinema's most acclaimed and controversial filmmakers, that gave Goth one of her most memorable roles.

Nymphomaniac is a provocative character study that delves into human desire and obsession. The film follows Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a self-diagnosed nymphomanic, as she reflects on her life and relationships, primarily focused on her sexual experiences. The movie,...

One of the most fun aspects of horror is the endless creativity when it comes to on-screen carnage, and 2024 has delivered no shortage of memorable horror movie kills.

It’s been a fantastic showcase for special makeup effects artists when it comes to on-screen slaughter; 2024 provided multiple extended kills that cumulatively threatened to wipe out a warehouse supply of fake blood. And that’s why we’re looking back and paying tribute to some of the nastiest, goriest, and most unforgettable 2024 horror movie kills.

We’re saluting the ten best kills in 2024 horror movies, which means massive spoilers ahead for the following: Longlegs, MaXXXine, Sting, Alien: Romulus, The Coffee Table, Abigail, Smile 2, The Substance, Terrifier 3, and In a Violent Nature.

You’ve been warned…

Longlegs – Facial Reconstruction

Filmmaker Oz Perkins refreshingly keeps his curious serial killer, Longlegs, as enigmatic and elusive as possible, giving only glimpses into the killer’s...

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Worldwide interest in David Corenswet skyrocketed after the Superman trailer was released on Dec. 19, the new film from James Gunn that stars the young actor as the famed man of steel. Corenswet, 31, may not be a household name like former Superman actors Christopher Reeve and Henry Cavill, but he’s been a star on the rise over the past decade.

So, who is David Corenswet? Below, we list the five film and TV projects in which you’ve seen the new Superman in action — plus the one appearance you likely blocked from your memory.

Lady in the Lake (2024)

In the recent Apple TV+ limited series, a bearded Corenswet plays Allan Durst, the bereaved father of a young girl who is killed. In one stand-out scene, he angrily confronts Natalie Portman‘s journalist character, Maddie Schwartz, at a Hanukkah party and suggests that she’s...

Exclusive: Longtime Universal acquisitions exec Jasper Van Hecke has recently left his role as SVP Global, Acquisitions & Production at the Universal Pictures Content Group (Upcg), headquartered in London.

Dutchman Hecke joined Upcg in 2008 and was known for acquiring, pre-buying and exec-producing feature films and documentaries for global and multi territory rights. He was in his latest role since 2017.

During his tenure Van Hecke managed a team of executives across several territories, including in London, Los Angeles, Sydney and Amsterdam. It’s not immediately clear if he will be replaced.

Among the many films Van Hecke worked on were Pearl, Five Feet Apart, ‘71, Thelma, Personal Shopper, Springbreakers, War With Grandpa, Cop Car, Emily The Criminal, Mandy, First Reformed, Moonage Daydream, Tina, Marley, Apollo 11 and Three Identical Strangers. Upcoming docs include Musk and The Last Journey. Below, the executive runs down some of the career highlights from his time at the studio.

This is not a list of the worst movies of 2024. In fact, this list is unique in that it contains movies that are good, bad, and somewhere in between. But they all have one thing in common: each and every film on this list let us down in some way. They hurt us a little. They left us wounded. They took our expectations and gave them a painful kick in the rear.

We generally try to stay away from "worst of" lists here at /Film — they're largely worthless, especially since few people actually get around to seeing the actual worst movies of a given year. However, a list of the 10 most disappointing movies of 2024 is a far more interesting proposition. These are the movies that had our undivided attention until they didn't. For some of them, their great sin was being merely pretty good when we were hoping for something extraordinary.

Stir of Echoes was an integral part of my childhood. My family owned a copy of the film on VHS and it aired frequently on cable television. It was a movie that I watched more times than I can count and never grew bored or tired of it. To this day, when I think of Kevin Bacon, Stir of Echoes is the first film that comes to mind and it’s the one that I most closely associate with him. I hadn’t seen the movie since I was a teenager and I was curious to see how it held up in present day. I’m happy to say, that even twenty-five years later, the movie is endlessly compelling, thrilling and entertaining.

Stir of Echoes plot

Following a spur-of-the-moment hypnoses session at a drunken party with friends, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) begins to experience visions and events that he can’t explain.

Halsey is making a career move and getting into television!

The 30-year-old “The End” singer has been revealed to be writing a new dark comedy series titled Bloodlust, which is currently being set up at Prime Video, according to Variety.

Keep reading to find out more…

For the new series, Halsey serves as creator, writer and executive producer, with Ti West attached to direct and also executive produce, alongside Mark Friedman as EP and showrunner, and Halsey‘s manager Anthony Li as an executive producer as well.

While the project has reportedly been in development for awhile, this is the first time we’ve learned more details. However, plot details are currently unknown.

Bloodlust will mark a reunion for Halsey and Ti West, who previously worked together on the film MaXXXine, which Ti wrote, directed and produced, and Halsey had a role in.

If you missed it, earlier this fall...

Following the release of her latest album The Great Impersonator, Halsey is set to develop a dark comedy series for Amazon Prime Video. Halsey will serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer on Bloodlust, according to a Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson. Ti West, known for his work on the X film series, will direct.

Although plot lines and the release date are under wraps, Halsey and their team have been tinkering away at the Amazon series for years. Her manager Anthony Li and West will executive produce, with Mark Friedman...

After working on the hit film, “MaXXXine,” it appears Ti West and Halsey are ready to collaborate yet again. This time, they’re working on a series, “Bloodlust,” coming to Prime Video.

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According to Variety, Halsey is set to create, write, and produce “Bloodlust” for Amazon Prime Video. She’s bringing along West, who will serve as producer and director for the series.

Continue reading ‘Bloodlust’: Halsey Teaming Up With Ti West For A New Prime Video Series at The Playlist.

Singer/songwriter Halsey had a role in director Ti West’s horror film MaXXXine (which wrapped up the trilogy that West started with the slasher X and continued with the prequel Pearl), and now Variety reports that West and Halsey are teaming up again for Bloodlust, a dark comedy series that’s set up at the Prime Video streaming service. Halsey will serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer on the show, while West is on board as director and executive producer.

Halsey previous wrote If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, an hour-long fantasy horror “film experience” that was set to the music of the album of the same name.

Details on the plot of Bloodlust have not been revealed. In addition to Halsey and West, the series is being executive produced by Anthony Li, who is Halsey’s manager, and Mark Friedman, who is also the showrunner.

Singer-songwriter Halsey is reuniting with her “MaXXXine” director Ti West on a series that will mark her debut as a TV writer.

Halsey, whose real name is Ashley Frangipane, will write a dark comedy series called “Bloodlust,” which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Halsey will be the creator, writer, and executive producer, while West will direct the series and executive produce. Mark Friedman, a producer on “Severance,” will serve as showrunner and an executive producer. Halsey’s manager Anthony Li will also executive produce.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the project has been in development for years at Amazon MGM Studios.

There is no word on casting or if Halsey herself would appear in the series. As an actress, she most notably starred in the horror film “MaXXXine” from earlier this year, but she has...

Ti West is now set to develop a new comedy series called Bloodlust. West is best known for directing the X trilogy, which includes the films X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. MaXXXine was released to fairly positive reviews earlier this year, and made a profit at the box office by grossing $22 million worldwide on an estimated $1 million budget. MaXXXine's cast featured a variety of main stars including X's Mia Goth alongside Halsey, Charley Rowan McCain, Simon Prest, Elizabeth Debicki, Chloe Farnworth, Giancarlo Esposito, Moses Sumney, and Kevin Bacon.

As per Variety, West is now going to develop a comedy series called Bloodlust. West will develop the project with Halsey, who is signed on to write for the series. Bloodlust will be developed for Prime Video and is described as a dark comedy. In addition to writing, Halsey is the creator and producer of the series, but she is not slated to star in the show.

Halsey is turning her attention to screenwriting with a new dark comedy series, titled “Bloodlust,” for Amazon MGM Studios.

The singer and songwriter, born as Ashley Frangipane, will serve as creator, writer and executive producer for the new series, which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios, TheWrap has learned.

The series has been in the works for years from Halsey, her manager, Anthony Li, and Mark Friedman. Friedman, who recently served as a consulting producer for HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” is attached to the series as showrunner and executive producer.

Friedman and Li will executive produce “Bloodlust” alongside Ti West, who will direct the series. West, who recently completely his “MaXXXine” trilogy, has directed a number of TV series, including “Them,” “The Exorcist,” “Wayward Pines,” “Outcast” and “Chambers.”

Further details regarding the series are being kept under wraps. It’s unknown if Halsey will star in “Bloodlust” in addition to creating,...

After working together on MaXXXine, singer/actor Halsey and director Ti West are reuniting for the dark comedy series “Bloodlust” over at Amazon, Variety reports this afternoon.

Described as a dark comedy, the series is in the works for Prime Video, and the site’s report notes that Halsey is writing the project and Ti West will be seated in the director’s chair.

In addition to writing, Halsey is also the creator and executive producer of “Bloodlust.” Variety notes in today’s report, however, that the singer doesn’t plan on starring in the series.

Ti West will also serve as executive producer, with Mark Friedman on board as executive producer and showrunner of the project.

Plot details for “Bloodlust” are currently under wraps. Stay tuned for more.

Ti West is of course fresh off directing the X Trilogy, which kicked off with the 1970s-set slasher movie X and...

Singer & songwriter Halsey is adding screenwriter to her resume. Variety has learned exclusively that the platinum-selling artist is currently developing a dark comedy TV series at Amazon Prime Video.

Halsey, whose given name is Ashley Frangipane, is set to serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer of “Bloodlust” for Amazon but is not going to star in the show. Ti West is attached to direct and executive produce, with Mark Friedman onboard as executive producer and showrunner. Anthony Li, Halsey’s manager, also executive produces. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.

Exact plot details are being kept under wraps. The project has been in development at Amazon for some time with Halsey, Li, and Friedman attached, but no details had emerged until now.

The show would reunite Halsey and West. West recently wrote, directed, and produced the horror feature “MaXXXine,” the third film in the “X” film series, with Halsey...

With the release of MaXXXine, Ti West's X trilogy has come to a close, and here is every movie in the series ranked worst to best. Starting with X in 2022, Ti West's horror trilogy took viewers on a decades-spanning journey that explored the horrors and violence that could come about from desires to attain fame, with the story of Maxine Minx and Pearl having a lot of interesting parallels. While each film in Ti West's X trilogy is good, some are better than others, and here is a complete ranking of each one from worst to best.

Ti West's X horror trilogy is much more than a simple series of slasher films, as it is an interesting exploration of how film in its different forms has impacted the world throughout its history. Each film in Ti West's X trilogy pays homage to a different era of film, and while X,...

All three films of Ti West's X movies are streaming so fans can enjoy, X, Pearl, and MaXXXine from the comfort of their home. While each of these movies can be enjoyed as their own standalone horror experience, they combine to make for a compelling trilogy of deep themes expanding across all three installments. X marked the first movie in the trilogy, as the murderous Pearl (Mia Goth) tries and fails to kill Maxine (Mia Goth) and her crew of adult film workers.

Pearl highlights the titular character's tragic past as she attempts to achieve her dreams of stardom on that same farm in 1918. Unfortunately, the harsh reality of her world ends up transforming her into the killer audiences see in X, adding a new element to the first film. MaXXXine is the final entry in the trilogy, bringing back Goth's protagonist from the first movie as she...

As streaming platforms and Hollywood studios continue to churn out a nauseating cavalcade of "content," much of which is stuffed with CGI hurriedly slapped together by some poor overworked VFX team, a film movement has quietly begun to emerge that is truly on the frontier of filmmaking. Led by directors such as Kyle Edward Ball ("Skinamarink"), Robbie Banfitch ("The Outwaters"), and Jane Schoenbrun ("We're All Going to the World's Fair") who all grew up in the internet age, this movement is producing thoughtful horror movie fare molded by online aesthetics and reckoning with a sort of dark nostalgia for '90s and early 2000s adolescence.

There was a reason why "Skinamarink" looked the way it did. Ball's 2023 horror was clearly influenced by weirdcore aesthetics — an online style that takes images from the early 2000s internet and superimposes cryptic phrases over the top to create a style at once familiar yet unsettling.

The Scary Movie franchise is finally coming back to life over a decade after the last movie, and it’s returning at the perfect time. In 2000, the Wayans Brothers – Keenen Ivory, Shawn, and Marlon – seized the peak of slasher movies and developed Scary Movie, a slasher parody movie. The point of Scary Movie is to parody popular horror trends, movies, and clichés, also adding other highly popular movies from other genres. Scary Movie got mixed reviews from critics but was a box office hit, spawning a franchise with four sequels.

However, the Wayans brothers were only involved in the first two movies, and their absence was evident in the rest of the Scary Movie sequels. Now, 12 years after the failure of Scary Movie 5, the franchise is coming back to life with a sixth installment and with the Wayans Brothers back to develop it. At the time of writing, plot...

Sometimes Tim Waggoner can make up scenes, and sometimes he can’t.

Take his work on Terrifier 2, a novelization of the popular 2022 killer-clown slasher movie. The studio wanted a 100,000-word prose adaptation of a film that was under two and a half hours, necessitating some creative license from the author. “If Art the Clown is running around killing people, I can just have him kill some more people,” says Waggoner of that book, which published this past October. “At one point in the movie, he’s driving a van, so I’m like, ‘Oh, where’d he get his van?’ So I wrote a scene where he got the van.”

But on Waggoner’s first published works for A24 — book adaptations of the X trilogy — the mandate was different: Don’t complicate writer-director Ti West’s creative vision. And so in X (published Sept. 24), Pearl (Nov. 19) and the upcoming...

Jenn and I have spent the first part of the month dissecting fictionalized adaptations of cults, including Jim Jones and Jonestown (listen), as well as Ti West’s The Sacrament (listen). Then we spent the last few weeks looking at David Koresh and the Branch Davidians (listen), which led to an infamous 51-day stand-off and accompanying siege on Waco.

The Paramount+ series was always going to be biased because it is based on two books written by men involved in the siege: cult survivor David Thibodeau’s A Place Called Waco, as well as Gary Noesner’s Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator.

What frustrates, though, is how their stories wind up being given priority. In our discussion of the first half of the series (listen), Jenn and I hoped that the female “characters” – played by actors like Andrea Riseborough, Julia Garner, and Melissa Benoist – would...

Few female villains in the history of horror have been so beguiling as Pearl (Mia Goth). We first meet this dancing murderess in the twilight days of her life as she slaughters the cast and crew of a low-budget porno in Ti West’s X. The second film in this feminist trilogy takes us all the way back to Pearl’s own youth when she too was a would-be starlet hoping to make it in Hollywood.

The stylish Pearl explores the limitations placed on women in the early 1900s while giving us the origin story of a vicious predator. Tim Waggoner continues his novelization of West’s trilogy by playing with the motivations and backstories of this doomed cast of characters. Waggoner’s literary adaptation of X allows us to peer into Pearl’s mind, explaining her practice of targeting victims for her own sexual pleasure. His Pearl adaptation provides...

X is a deliciously fun slasher film from the mind of Ti West, and a key reason for the movie's success was Mia Goth's dual role as both Pearl and Maxine. Director Ti West created an unexpected franchise with X, coming out with a prequel movie about the film's elderly villain Pearl in her younger years, as well as the 2024 sequel MaXXXine. The common thread that holds the horror trilogy together is model/actress Mia Goth, who plays both the murderous Pearl in the past and present, as well as the defiant lead and final girl, Maxine.

Out of the entire cast of X, Mia Goth, who plays Pearl and Maxine, is the only one billed with a double role. If her name weren't in the credits, no one could tell that Goth portrayed the older Pearl on the screen. Not only is she unrecognizable in her features, but...

Nothing hits quite like a horror movie novelization. Popularized before the advent of home video, this unique art form turns our favorite scary movies into pocket-sized page-turners. While it’s thrilling to experience these terrifying tales in another format, the real treat is learning more about each story. Novelizations offer intimate access to complex characters and internal thoughts that can’t be revealed through action or dialogue. After peaking in the ’70s, it now seems that the horror novelization is making a comeback. Earlier this year, A24 announced plans to release novelizations of the X trilogy, a feminist horror series exploring the connection between sex and death. Directed by Ti West, the multigenerational saga follows two ambitious women determined to succeed under the bright lights of Hollywood. Born into wildly different eras, their stories reveal hidden truths about power, objectification, and female sexuality.

Tim Waggoner kicks off the series with X,...

If Ready or Not had you hooked with its intense survival thrills and dark humor, there are two lesser-known gems that will scratch that same itch. Both You’re Next and The House of the Devil dive into the realms of survival horror and eerie suspense, offering unique twists on classic horror setups. They’re perfect companions for fans of Ready or Not who want more nail-biting tension and sinister secrets lurking behind family facades.

You’re Next (2011) is a home invasion thriller that flips the genre on its head with its clever twists and sharp humor. When a wealthy family gathers for a reunion in their remote mansion, they’re ambushed by a group of masked assailants. But the attackers soon realize they’ve underestimated one of their targets: Erin, played by Sharni Vinson, whose survival instincts are nothing short of lethal. Much like Samara Weaving’s Grace in Ready or Not,...

Jenn and Joe began November by unpacking the horrific Jonestown massacre of 1978 and Ti West’s mumblegore recreation The Sacrament. Now we’re headed to Waco, TX for a similarly upsetting story. On February 28, 1993, the US Atf raided Mount Carmel, home of David Koresh and his group of bible students who would come to be known as the Branch Davidians.

Attempting to serve a search warrant for illegal firearms, the doomed raid led to a 51 day standoff that would eventually take the lives of 82 people—28 of them children. Many of us remember watching the compound burn on national TV and the resulting backlash against the government agency responsible for the doomed mission. But what about the years leading up to this violent event? How did we go from a small group of dedicated believers to stalled negotiations and families trapped inside a blazing building?

In the newest episode of Bloody FM...

Faux Documentary.

After spending the month of October discussing Ed Gein and the various cinematic adaptations of his crimes, including The Silence of the Lambs, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (listen here) and House of 1000 Corpses (listen here), Jenn and I are now deep into cult territory in November.

After opening with a primer on preacher Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple last week (listen here), we’re shifting into a fictional adaptation of the real life events with Ti West‘s The Sacrament (2013).

In the film, Sam (Aj Bowen) a reporter from Vice news, brings two colleagues – Jake (Joe Swanberg) and photographer Patrick (Kentucker Audler) – to meet with his sister, Caroline (Amy Seimetz). Sam fears that Caroline has fallen in with a cult and their journey to a remote jungle encampment reveals a collection of scared people under the control of a charismatic figure,...

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon are taking the title of their next film to heart. They’re set to direct the horror-comedy project “Family Movie” and star alongside their children, Travis and Sosie Bacon.

The foursome will produce for Mixed Breed Films alongside Norman Golightly at Dark Castle Entertainment. Neon International will represent the foreign rights and introduce it at AFM this week while CAA Media Finance will represent the U.S. rights.

The film, based on a screenplay by Dan Beers (“Premature”), follows an eclectic but tight-knit family of filmmakers who suddenly find themselves in a real-life horror movie when a body turns up on the set of their latest low-budget slasher. As the production spirals comically out of control, they realize the only solution to keep filming is to cover up the murder, by any means necessary.

“There may not be a more compelling Hollywood family than the Bacons,...

Horror continues to be a major audience draw as a genre, and this year has delivered horror successes like Longlegs, Smile 2, and the critically-acclaimed The Substance. The genre continues to be attractive to filmmakers as horror flicks often feature smaller budgets, but this doesn't deter audiences. Every year, there are a few standout horror hits, and 2022 is certainly no different.

2022 saw the release of the Scream legacy sequel, which revitalized the franchise, and Halloween Ends, which ended that franchise's reboot trilogy. A number of standout original horror movies were also released, including Barbarian, which shocked audiences with its surprising twists and turns, and Smile, which reaped the benefits of a stellar marketing campaign to become a major box office success. Other notable titles include Jordan Peele's Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Menu, and Men, but the year also delivered two installments of what would become a horror trilogy.

Since its premiere in early October 2024, Terrifier 3 has become an unexpected hit, not only astounding audiences with its horrifying gore, but breaking some serious box office records. Terrifier 3 is the third installment in the Terrifier franchise, which follows the disturbing escapades of Art the Clown. The movie comes eight years after the release of the very first Terrifier movie, which also rose to surprising heights after gaining popularity on streaming services. Now, the Terrifier movies have made a definite name for itself in the horror genre, and Terrifier 3 is the main reason.

Terrifier 3 has broken an astonishing number of records since its release on October 11. Terrifier 3 has not only surpassed the heights of its predecessors, but it has also proven its worth among other unrated horror movies and some of the biggest movies of the year. In this way, the future looks bright for the Terrifier franchise.

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Maxxxine.MaXXXine is the perfect entry in Ti West's X trilogy to include several popular songs, and the film makes great use of music throughout. Ti West is the hands-on creative behind the X movie trilogy, which began with X in 2022, followed by Pearl later that year, and 2024's MaXXXine. Each film features Mia Goth as the protagonist, and she occasionally appears as multiple characters. Meanwhile, Ti West has taken on the role of director, writer, producer and editor, while bringing in Tyler Bates as the composer for each entry, along with some additional help along the way.

Considering the fairly tight-knit production, the films rely on every element performing at its best in order to deliver a satisfying final product. Fortunately, the music team has proven their capability and created critically acclaimed entries throughout the X series. MaXXXine also features some of...

“There are certain rules one must abide by to survive a horror movie,” explains Randy (Jamie Kennedy) in Wes Craven’s 1996 post-mo slasher revival Scream. “Number one: You can never have sex.” Sex and horror movies go together more naturally than just about any else in pop culture, right up there with,...

2024 has been very kind to Tim Burton. After years of commercial or critical flops, Burton's comeback started in 2022 with "Wednesday" season 1 and peaked with the recently-released "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" — a movie that was not just a success, but also became one of Burton's biggest hits ever. Now, a beloved Tim Burton animated movie is climbing the streaming charts.

Halloween is upon us, and that means the Top 10 charts for streaming services across the United States are filled with spooky titles for all kinds of audiences (as well as a handful of miscellaneous titles that managed to climb the ranks). On Max, for example, Burton's 2005 stop-motion animated film "Corpse Bride" is currently sitting comfortably at the number four spot, sandwiched between M. Night Shyamalan's new film "Trap," the latest adaptation of "Salem's Lot," and two chapters in Ti West's "X" trilogy (via FlixPatrol).

"Corpse Bride" follows Victor (Johnny Depp...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has signed on to star in Pendulum, a new feature produced by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and directed by Mark Heyman (Black Swan).

The film will start principal photography in March 2025 in New Mexico. Black Bear is repping international rights on the film and will introduce the project to buyers at the American Film Market next week. UTA Independent Film Group, CAA Media Finance, and WME Independent hold domestic rights.

Described as a “terrifying new genre film,” the film follows the young couple Patrick (Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail on a journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if the group’s unconventional spiritual practices offer genuine...

Dark Sky Films has acquired all North American rights to the psychological horror Lilly Lives Alone from Yellow Veil Pictures, which will represent international sales at next week’s AFM in Las Vegas.

The feature directorial debut from Martin Melnick stars Shannon Beeby as Lilly, a traumatised woman who was the prime suspect in her young daughter’s death and has become a recluse who sinks into a world of drugs, alcohol and meaningless hook-ups.

Ten years after the death, Lilly is trapped in hallucinations when she meets Jed as the ghosts of her past strengthen their grip, leading to unspeakable horrors.

Jenna Ortega has officially evolved from a Disney princess to a scream queen. In just a few short years, the Gen Z star has left her mark in horror with successful movies (both in existing franchises and helping to kickstarting a new one), while also helping revitalize Tim Burton's career as his muse in two highly popular titles.

Though Ortega had already appeared in big movies like "Iron Man 3" (in a small role as the Vice President's daughter) and had a recurring role on "Jane the Virgin" a decade ago, it wasn't really until after the pandemic that Ortega broke big, especially in the horror landscape. It helped, of course, that Ortega appeared in four horror films in 2022 alone. She was a protagonist of the "Scream" reboot alongside Melissa Barrera, subverting the franchise's iconic kitchen murder scene by surviving her encounter with Ghostface. Then she appeared in the...

If you’re wondering what to watch on Max this month, here are the best new movies streaming in October 2024. They range from brand-new horror films to spooky classics to two very different serial killer thrillers, starring the likes of Josh Hartnett, Elizabeth Debicki, Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. It’s a grab-bag of films perfect for your Halloween viewing. Check out our list below.

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Welcome (back) to “’Salem’s Lot.” While this new adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 novel was originally meant for theatrical exhibition, it finally debuted this month on Max. In this latest iteration, Lewis Pullman stars as Ben Mears, the Soul/Lowe character, a novelist who returns to his sleepy (and potentially doomed) home town of Jerusalem’s Lot to work on a new novel and finds that this hamlet has been taken over by filthy vampires. (Don’t you hate when that happens?...

MaXXXine's ending explained one of the central themes of the entire X trilogy, and highlights how it can (potentially) be the key to personal growth and success. MaXXXine is the third entry in the Ti West written/directed horror series. MaXXXine brings back Mia Goth's Maxine Minx, the only survivor of X. Now living in Los Angeles in 1985, Maxine's attempts to break into a film career are threatened by a mysterious private investigator, a pair of detectives, and a mysterious killer all seemingly caught in her orbit.

By the end of MaXXXine's grisly story, the film has racked up a solid number of bodies and uncovered some grisly mysteries. However, it's ultimately a happy if quietly ambiguous ending that could quietly even set the stage for the series to continue with a fourth film that further delves into Maxine's fate. Here's how the ending of MaXXXine connects to the...

Has there been a more unlikely series of horror films than the V/H/S franchise? By the very nature of the sub-genre, anthology films don’t typically lend themselves to being series as even the segments within their own movies are almost always unrelated. Sure, TV has found a way to make it work in things like American Horror Story from Ryan Murphy or the criminally underrated Channel Zero that ran 4 seasons. Side note, if you have Shudder, please go check out Channel Zero. There are exceptions of course with The ABCs of Death or the Creepshow series but most of them are one and done. You also have nonrelated ones that use the same actors and directors like the wonderful things Amicus films was doing opposite Hammer in the 60s and 70s but again, these weren’t sequels at all. V/H/S has defied all odds and with a new film having just been released,...

Ain’t no party like a Satantic Pizza Party! Join your horror hosts Kimmi & Jon on this week’s episode of the Nightmare on Film Street podcast as we close out our Spawn of Satan double-feature with Ti West’s retrotastic classic The House of The Devil (2009).

It’s late October and nothing says 1970s Halloween Horror like a babysitter getting lured out to a strange house so some lunatics can summon Lucifer himself! It’s a lo-fi indie masterpiece and a slow-burn stunner with style, scares, and one hell of a soundtrack. Whether you worship the Devil, or you pray to the one true God (Pizza), The House of The Devil is just what the doctor of dark arts ordered. Join ussss….

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Writer/director Ti West has been a household name in the horror genre for a long time, recently directing the stylish and impressive trilogy of "X," "Pearl," and "MaXXXine." But 15 years ago this month, West rocketed onto the scene with "The House of the Devil," which was technically his third feature but unquestionably became his breakout calling card. I remember there being tremendous excitement about the film at the time in the blogosphere -- this was long before I worked for /Film, but as an avid reader of the site, I recall multiple articles singing its praises, with this one being perhaps the most detailed and effusive. I didn't dabble too much in horror back then, but I clocked the enthusiasm in the community and tucked it away in the back of my mind. 

It took 15 years, but I finally got around to seeing the movie (I'm far more open...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for MaXXXine!

MaXXXine has an odd connection to Theda Bara, and here is why her Hollywood Walk of Fame star appears in the film, how it ties back into Pearl, and why she is so important to Ti West's X trilogy. Despite the X franchise centering on fictional characters and a fictional story, the trilogy makes a lot of references to real-life pop culture and figures, with the use of the Night Stalker in MaXXXine being one of the most prominent ones. MaXXXine's connection to Theda Bara is also incredibly significant, and here is what it means, explained.

Ti West has finally brought his X trilogy to a close with the release of 2024's MaXXXine, the proper sequel to X that followed up on the original film as well as the prequel Pearl. MaXXXine picks up six years after the events of X, following Maxine as...

MaXXXine, the long awaited sequel to X, has finally been released, and here's how long after Ti West's original slasher the film takes place. Although MaXXXine is the third film in Ti West's X franchise, its successor Pearl was an X prequel, with MaXXXine being the first proper sequel to X. MaXXXine still follows original X movie protagonist Maxine Minx, although this time in an entirely new location and era. So, here is when MaXXXine is set compared to 2022's X as well as everything that happened between both slasher films.

After the original X movie was released, many fans were yearning to see what happened to Maxine Minx after she escaped the farm massacre from the original X. While the second X film, Pearl, gave more context to the titular killer, the release of MaXXXine promised to finally follow up on this tense cliffhanger, showing what Maxine got...

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It's spooky season, and for a great many movie lovers out there, that means it's time to binge on some horror. As a result, arguably the biggest crossover in the history of the genre has found new life on the Max streaming service. 2003's "Freddy vs. Jason" has been sitting firmly in the streamer's top ten movie charts as of late, with viewers very interested in the cinematic showdown between Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees to get them into the spirit of Halloween.

"Freddy vs. Jason" is currently at number nine on Max right now, per FlixPatrol. It's sitting just above Wes Craven's original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and just below 2017's "It," which is literally the biggest horror movie of all time. The list is currently dominated by horror or horror-adjacent fare, with Ti West's "MaXXXine...