Author: Ada Blood

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has certainly flirted with the horror genre, and he almost committed to it with 2002’s Insomnia. But despite his love for the genre, he has never made a horror movie. In a recent interview, the Oscar-winning director explained why that is.  “I’ve always been interested in doing a horror film,” Nolan tells the Empire Podcast. “But horror is most successful when the conceptual framework of whatever the story is is just so undeniable. I think there are very few really great horror movies.”  It’s hard to argue with that. The horror market is pretty overstaurated with low-effort,…

Last week, we reported that Garrett Wareing (The Long Walk) and Amanda Fix (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma) would star in The Conjuring: First Communion. Now, it’s confirmed that German actor Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves) has joined the cast, in an undisclosed role.  Plot details for First Communion are being kept under wraps. We do know this will be a prequel with Wareing and Fix playing younger versions of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The couple was previously portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in the previous 4 Conjuring films. Wilson and Farmiga ended their run as…

As someone who works from home due to a disability, my house’s air quality is always a big concern. And adding a cat and cannabis smoke into the mix doesn’t make things any easier. So I’m always on the hunt for a good air purifier. A little over a month ago, I was given a MinusA2 Ultra Quiet Air Purifier from Rabbit Air for my home. When the MinusA2 was first delivered, I noticed how minimal the packaging was. It came in just a box and some heavy-duty cardboard inserts to hold everything in place during transport. There was some…

Buying physical media is on the rise because we all miss feeding our various devices little treats. Broke Horror Fan will be giving horror lovers’ VCRs a treat with a VHS release of In a Violent Nature.  These limited edition releases come in two varieties. The first is a standard edition slipcase. The second is a book box edition with a gatefold cover. It features a green VHS and alternative art by Gary Pullin. However, gatefold editions are limited to 200 copies. Both editions include exclusive intros from director Chris Nash and the cast. There is even a special featurette…

“Have you tried yoga?” takes on an all-new blood-soaked meaning in Namaslay. The upcoming horror satire is co-written and co-directed by Kanish Arhant-Sudhir and Rish Arhant-Sudhir. The project lampoons the commercialization and appropriation of yoga in the West.  Namaslay tells the story of Gayatri after she travels to Los Angeles, where she is invited by her friend Judy to try an upscale yoga studio that she’s been dying to attend. Eventually, the owner, Reyna, offers Gayatri the chance to join their instructor program. Despite her gut feeling that something is off, she accepts. Before she’s asked to attend a prestigious…

Since 2000, Tubi FrightFest has become a hub for discovering original horror films. Helping launch the careers of directors like Simon Rumley, Christopher Smith, Eli Roth, Neil Marshall, and Simon Hunter. Now the surreal psychosexual thriller Electric Meat, written and directed by Dan Schaffer (Doghouse), will make its world premiere there. The film stars Caspian Faye (Cat Skin), Emily Booth (Evil Aliens), and Nina Courson, making her feature film debut. The film centers around a photographer who is working a day job as a butcher when he finds one of his models murdered in an alley. Being comfortable around dead…

While the work of H.P. Lovecraft is polarizing, to say the least, that hasn’t stopped filmmakers and creators from using it as source material for much less problematic adaptations. Michael Grossman (The Christmas House) will be directing a new adaptation of Lovecraft’s Herbert West: Reanimator. The 1922 short story was adapted by Jade Sandberg Wallis (World’s Most Talented Pets).  Herbert West: Reanimator The upcoming film stars Joseph Morgan (Vampire Diaries) and Katie Cassidy (Arrow). Morgan will play the titular role, with Cassidy portraying Kate Locke, a pathologist with a troubled past. Together they try to defeat death itself. They star alongside…

We’re back with another edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we are going to take a look at Hollywood’s alleged love affair with subliminal messages. So sit back and enjoy this mind-bending legend.  The Story Did you know that movies are basically made to sell you a product nowadays? Filmmakers will just splice in stuff like “drink Coke” or “buy popcorn.” Just to get you to turn right around and do it without questioning why. I swear this world gets more like They Live everyday. Variants It’s not just the movies, oh no. These messages are…

Australian filmmaker Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) will be directing a new thriller for 20th Century Studios. Crush was first announced by the studio last fall, and Avery’s becoming attached is the first major development since then. Make of that what you will, but we like to think a studio taking its time with some projects is a good thing.  Currently, Crush’s plot is being kept under wraps. However, it’s rumored to center around a woman hiking in the Everglades. One morning, she awakes to find herself trapped by a python wrapping its way around her. She must fight to…

Don’t you love it when a marketing campaign goes all out? Eli Roth’s upcoming movie Ice Cream Man is partnering with San Francisco-based ice cream company Humphry Slocombe on a new flavor. The Brain Freeze limited-edition ice cream that will be offered starting in August.  The Brain Freeze flavor is a “playful nod to classic bubblegum ice cream with a delightfully twisted twist.” Each scoop contains swirls of house-made strawberry jam. Adding a delicious dash of creepy to this nostalgic treat. “We love creating ice cream that surprises people,” says Sean Vahey, co-founder of Humphry Slocombe, in a statement. “When…