Author: Ada Blood

In 2003, Uwe Boll’s adaptation of the Sega video game House of the Dead hit theaters. Despite the film being a huge bomb with critics and fans alike, Boll says he is working on an “unofficial sequel,” 23 Years Later — The Castle of the Dead. And yes, its unoffical because he does not have the rights from Sega. Not to mention that the film already has an official follow-up with Michael Hurst’s 2005 straight-to-video House of the Dead 2. Principal photography for The Castle of the Dead is slated to start on September 5th in Germany. House of the…

The horror genre is well known for its love of franchises, but some work out much better than others. Exorcist II: The Heretic, directed by John Boorman, is a notorious, poorly received follow-up to 1973’s The Exorcist. The new documentary Boorman and the Devil, directed and produced by David Kittredge, explores the making of the ill-fated film. And Yellow Veil Pictures has just acquired the North American rights to it. Boorman and the Devil premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025. Unlike its subject, so far the documentary has been a hit with a 100% critical rating on Rotten…

Zorro is back! First appearing in Johnston McCulley’s 1919 novella, The Curse of Capistrano, the iconic character has captured readers’ imaginations for decades. Filmmaker Joe Begos (Bliss) and WTFilms are teaming up for They Call Him Zorro, a horror reimagining of the legendary character.  “This is not your parents’ Zorro,” said WTFilms co-head and producer Gregory Chambet. “In our iteration, the masked folk hero has more to do with dark and violent characters such as The Punisher or The Crow. What if instead of being a coward by day, sword-yielding funny scoundrel by night, Diego Vega came back for vengeance…

Film Bridge International has acquired the rights to the upcoming horror film The Influencer Project at the Cannes Film Market. It’s produced by Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sanchez with producer Gregg Hale and stars Chiara King. King is a UK-based beauty and fashion influencer with over 1 million followers on Instagram and 4.2 million on TikTok. While plot details are scarce at this time, The Influencer Project will be based on King’s real-life experience with a stalker. A terrifyingly personal way for anyone to make their film debut. This is also marking Sanchez’s return to the found footage genre…

Still riding high off the success of 2024’s Trap, M. Night Shyamalan is back with the upcoming romantic thriller Remain. The film is a part of a collaboration he undertook with author Nicholas Sparks. Coming from different genres, the pair challenged each other and co-wrote a New York Times Best Selling novel of the same name, which was released last year.  Now, Shyamalan is teasing that the film the duo wrote is the “highest-testing” of his career.  The film version of Remain stars Jake Gyllenhaal (The Bride), Phoebe Dynevor (Thrash), and Julie Hagerty (Matlock). It tells the story of an…

You know what those stripped-down found footage Paranormal Activity films need? The theatrics of the stage! The Oliver-nominated Paranormal Activity – A New Story Live on Broadway will soon hit New York for a limited time only. Adapted from the now legendary horror franchise, this production will haunt the stage for a 20-week run. This production is written by Levi Holloway (Grey House) and directed by Felix Barrett (Sleep No More). It tells an original story, rather than adapting characters from previous films. It tells the story of Jame and Lou, who move from Chicago to London, in an effort…

WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has never hidden his love of video games, but that dedication once got him in trouble with Nintendo. So much so, he was sent a cease and desist letter by the company. On a recent episode of What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes, he told all to guest star and fellow wrestler Kit Wilson. Rhodes explained that he loves The Legend of Zelda so much that he used to rock a Triforce on his boot in the ring. “I thought the principles of the Triforce, which are power, courage, and wisdom,” Rhodes explains.…

Metal fans rejoice, Anthrax is back! The legendary thrash band will release a new song, titled It’s for the Kids, this Friday. This will be the first new music from them since the 2016 album For All Kings. It’s for the Kids will be the first single off their long-awaited 12th album, Cursum Perficio. The full album is tentatively scheduled for a September 18th release through Megaforce and Nuclear Blast. “It’s been more than a decade…but we’re back ☠️ 5.15,” Anthrax posted to Facebook on Monday afternoon. Followed some links to pre-save the new track.  The album’s name, Cursum Perficio, is…

Production has begun on the upcoming vampire thriller Flesh Of The Gods. The 80s set feature has started shooting in the Canary Islands, Spain, and is slated to move to Cologne, Germany. It’s directed by Panos Cosmatos (Mandy) from a script by Andrew Kevin Walker, based on a story they co-wrote together. Flesh Of The Gods stars Kristen Stewart (Love Lies Bleeding), Wagner Moura (Dope Thief), Esmé Creed-Miles (A Head Full of Ghosts), Roland Møller (Citadel), and Alba Baptista (Voltron). The movie centers around Raoul (Moura) and Alex (Stewart), a married couple living in L.A. Each night, they leave the comfort…

October releases for horror IPs are the spaghetti and meatballs of the entertainment world. Adding to this tradition, Peacock and A24 have set an October release date for the Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake. This will be the first official entry into the franchise since Platinum Dunes’ 2009 remake. The upcoming 8-episode mini-series will hit Peacock on October 15th. It stars Callum Vinson (Chucky) as a young Jason Voorhees and Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis) as his mother, Pamela. It dives into the origins of the iconic killer and his mother, who gave up a singing career to…