Horror

Art History Uncensored: Ruggero Deodato’s “Cannibal Holocaust”

Ada Blood — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 07:01:00 +0000

We’re back with another edition of Art History Uncensored. This week we’ll be looking at Ruggero Deodato’s 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust. The movie is legendary for containing real animal death and cruelty, leading to it being heavily banned and censored. It’s even blamed for other films with the word Cannibal in the title being swept [...]

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18 Horror Movies Stuck on VHS

Ada Blood — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:45:53 +0000

The format wars were a wild time in home media history, weren’t they? Unfortunately, one of its biggest casualties, aside from those who picked the wrong one, was the movies themselves. Not every movie made the jump from VHS to DVD and now Blu-ray and 4K. Today, we will look at 18 horror movies that [...]

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Redoing The Ridiculous: Remaking “Blood Freak,” An Interview With Daniel Boyd

Ada Blood — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:47:30 +0000

In 1972, Blood Freak, co-written and directed by Brad F. Grinter and Steve Hawkes, was released. The movie centers around a biker who gets a job at a turkey farm. While there, he agrees to act as a guinea pig for some chemical testing. The result is as bizarre as it is unintentionally hilarious. The [...]

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Nick Cutter’s Novel “The Troop” Being Developed For Paramount Primal

Ada Blood — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:24:04 +0000

In 2014, Nick Cutter’s (pen name for Craig Davidson) novel The Troop hit shelves and struck a chord with horror fans. Now the tale of parasite-riddled child-on-child violence is being developed into a film. Paramount’s new genre label, Primal, has acquired the rights to do a feature-length adaptation of the novel. The Troop centers around [...]

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Art History Uncensored: Eckhart Schmidt’s “Der Fan”

Ada Blood — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:09:08 +0000

A story about an idol-obsessed teen abandoning everything for a parasocial relationship sounds like peak 2026, doesn’t it? Well, on this week’s Art History Uncensored, we’ll be talking about Eckhart Schmidt’s 1982 film Der Fan, aka The Fan. It’s about a West German teenager doing just that for a famous singer, with catastrophic results. Der Fan [...]

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Tara Reid, Johnny Pemberton to Star in Southern Gothic Horror “Scissor Mouth”

Ada Blood — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:23:04 +0000

The horror genre loves to play up our culture’s unhealthy obsession with youth and beauty. And the upcoming Southern Gothic Scissor Mouth will be the newest addition to the well-loved genre. Starring Tara Reid (Sharknado) and Johnny Pemberton (Fallout), it is written and directed by Deborah Richards (Move Me No Mountain). American Settings Meet Japanese [...]

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Pittsburgh’s Horror Realm Convention Opens Film Submissions

Ada Blood — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:09:52 +0000

Since 2009, Pittsburgh’s Horror Realm Convention has been a mecca for genre enthusiasts, which is really saying something when you’re in the zombie capital of the country. But what is a horror convention without independent films? Nothing, that’s what! Organizers have officially opened up entries for film submissions for the 2027 festival! This year, Horror [...]

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Tubi Original Horror Comedy “Buzzkill” Gets Fall Release Date

Ada Blood — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:04:18 +0000

Drunken recall can be a bit messy, can’t it? Well, the upcoming horror comedy Buzzkill intends to crank that concept up to 11. This Tubi Original is directed by Jem Garrard (R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead) from a script by Suzanne Keilly (2021’s Slumber Party Massacre). Buzzkill stars Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me), Brec Bassinger [...]

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“Halloween III” Returning to Theaters in September

Heath Andrews — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:57:44 +0000

The Halloween film franchise has spanned nearly 50 years of Hollywood history. Like many long-running series, it’s seen its share of highs and lows. It also had an identity crisis three installments into its run. Halloween III: Season of the Witch holds a special place in the franchise, though, for being the only entry not [...]

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Vietnamese Horror Film “Lầu Chú Hoả” Gets North American Theatrical Release

Ada Blood — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:36:31 +0000

The Vietnamese found-footage horror film Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion took theaters by storm upon its release. Now, thanks to Mockingbird Pictures, the film will be hitting select AMC, Regal, and Cinemark locations in North America. Directed by Hùng Trần, the story is based on an urban legend about the alleged haunting of the Hứa [...]

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