Glenn Danzig’s ‘Verotika’ trailer says it’s not a bad movie, it’s a cult classic
It’s been several months since the world premiere of Glenn Danzig’s debut feature film, Verotika, and in that time, there’s been no shortage of scathing reviews–some going so far as …
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New Guns Akimbo trailer is a hyperkinetic shotgun blast of adrenaline
To be honest, ever since Daniel Radcliffe (The Woman In Black, Swiss Army Man) showed up in a bathrobe and dinosaur slippers with guns bolted to his hands, we were …
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‘Gretel & Hansel’ Trailer Is A Gorgeous Depiction Of A Terrifying Story
Hansel and Gretel is an iconic Brothers Grimm fairy tale of an innocent brother-and-sister duo caught by a cannibalistic witch. It’s a story that’s found its way to the silver …
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BBC’s new ‘DRACULA’ trailer is a bloody good time
People who know me understand I’ve always had a thing for the Count. Maybe it’s the cape, the fangs, or the overall tea-sipping, blood-slurping gothic atmosphere of it all. Or …
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A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life takes horror on holiday in debut trailer
Fresh off its premiere at FrightFest 2019, our friends at Arrow Films are bringing A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life to iTunes and Digital HD in the US and Canada …
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Trailer for VFW boasts another outrageous & violent Joe Begos film
It wasn’t long ago that we were sharing our opinions on Joe Begos’ Bliss—a bold and bloody vampire flick shot on 16mm film (you can read our review here). But if …
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Razor blades on water slides? Aquaslash promises extreme gore and more
Discopath writer/director Renaud Gauthier is headed back to the 1980s for his first film in 6 years. Claiming to “do for water parks what JAWS did for beaches…” Aquaslash juxtaposes …
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New horror trailers: Dracula, The Grudge, and more
Week after week, a steady flow of new horror trailers pours onto the internet for mass consumption—we’re here to share the best of the best.
This week we have the …
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Too violent for festivals? Back Road might test the boundaries of horror
The horror business is full of verbose claims of new icons and hyperbolic depictions of shock and unease—but it’s very rare that a trailer is shared with us that seems …
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The Cleansing Hour exposes frauds in debut trailer
In the latest twist on the ‘real evil tests fraudulent paranormal investigators,’ Shudder brings The Cleansing Hour to Fantastic Fest. Damien LeVeck’s adapted this debut feature film from his short …
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Have one final look at Villains just before it hits theaters
Bill Skarsgård (It Chapters 1 and 2, Assassination Nation) and Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) are the latest inept criminals in over their heads in the Sunshine State. After …
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Shudder drops new trailer for Gwen to celebrate blu-ray release
Physical media fans, rejoice! Shudder will bring the dark folk tale, Gwen (Review), to Blu Ray and DVD this fall. The film centers around the titular young girl who struggles …
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Watch the trailer for The Wrath before it hits Shudder this September
This fall, Shudder brings home a remake of the 1986 classic Woman’s Wail. Described as elegant horror with funhouse chills, The Wrath comes to the streaming service September 5, 2019 …
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Stop! Don’t watch Shudder’s new One Cut of the the Dead trailer
After a lengthy festival run, and no small amount of turmoil, One Cut Of The Dead will finally get a theatrical release in the US. The all new trailer for …
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Aggressive and Pre-Apocalyptic ‘Kill Mode’ Trailer Now Available
An independent, blockbuster-style sci-fi action movie on a shoestring budget, shot in 4K? You might call it impossible, but director Thijs Meuwse calls it Kill Mode, his sophomore feature. Set …
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Eli Roth and the Writers of ‘A Quiet Place’ Bring an Extreme ‘Haunt’
The world of extreme haunts is almost endlessly fascinating. These haunted attractions have been covered in a handful of films over the last few years, perhaps most notably in the …
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First Look at ‘Mary’ Reveals Gary Oldman on a Haunted Boat
There have been some gnarly nautical nightmares over the past several years, but Michael Goi’s Mary boasts something that the others do not—Academy Award winner Gary Oldman.
Goi—who is mostly …
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Seann William Scott Makes Fatherhood Scary Again In ‘Bloodline’ [Trailer]
Admit it. You snickered a little when you heard that Seann William Scott (American Pie, Goon) was starring in a horror movie. Known primarily for his comedic roles, Scott takes …
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Final Look at Comic Book-Obsessed Horror Film ‘Artik’ Drops Ahead of World Premiere [Trailer]
Tom Botchii’s Artik is set to make its world premiere at the 2019 Popcorn Frights Film Festival on August 11th, but our pals at Dread Central are already showing off …
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The Midnight Society Returns in ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ Revival Teaser
As strange as it may seem, there was a time when Nickelodeon churned out some of the best genre programming on television. If you didn’t grow up in the 90s, …
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Robert Patrick Is ‘Tone-Deaf’ In A Generational Clash From The Director Of ‘Trash Fire’ [Trailer]
Director Richard Bates, Jr.’s latest film pits a Silicon Valley millennial against a baby boomer/former Terminator, in a manner of speaking. More specifically, Tone-Deaf sees Amanda Crew squaring off against …
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Fred Durst Directs John Travolta and Devon Sawa in ‘The Fanatic’ [Trailer]
We’ve been hearing rumblings and dissecting images of Fred Durst’s The Fanatic for well over a year now. Previously titled Moose, The Fanatic is said to be based on a …
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‘Nefarious’ To Premiere at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival [Trailer]
On the heels of their new poster and festival screening, Ash Mountain Films has now disclosed the world premiere of Nefarious at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. Buffalo Dreams …
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‘Halloween’ Getting Back-To-Back Sequels To Close Saga [Trailer]
If 2018’s Halloween left you wanting more, then we have good news. Universal has dropped a short 24-second teaser announcing two sequels! Yup, you read that right. Not one, but …
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Retro Possession Flick ‘LUZ’ Gets Release Info and Radical New Poster
I spent a lot of last year waiting to get my eyes on Tilman Singer’s feature film debut, Luz. Lucky for me, it was screening at the 2018 Knoxville Horror …
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Looks Like the ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Remake is a Departure from the Original [Trailer]
Today we got our first look at a trailer for the remake of Jacob’s Ladder, scheduled for release on August 23rd. Production started in 2016, with a release originally slated …
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‘Nekrotronic’ Upgrades Sewer Worker to Demon Hunter [Trailer]
Kiah Roache-Turner and Tristan Roache-Turner, the minds behind Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, have returned with Nekrotronic—another genre-bending mashup that looks like a blast of gory fun.
While Wyrmwood took …
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‘Ready Or Not’ is the Bloodiest Game of Hide and Seek We’ve Ever Seen [Trailer]
Marriage can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes, deep-seated marital issues don’t manifest until years after signing the license. However, for Grace, played by Samara Weaving (Mayhem, The Babysitter), …
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‘Doctor Sleep’ Will Conclude ‘The Shining’ Saga [Trailer]
When Mike Flanagan announced he’d be adapting Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, the 2013 sequel to The Shining, speculation ran rampant on whether he’d direct a sequel to the book or …
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‘3 From Hell’ Brings the Family Back Together [Trailer]
You either love Rob Zombie and his films, or you hate them. If there’s a middle ground, it’s difficult to see, and who likes fence sitters anyway? However, there are …
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Newest ‘Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark’ is Full of Frights [Trailer]
Fall’s frights and Halloween’s horrors come early this year thanks to André Øvredal, Guillermo del Toro, and a creative team hell-bent on horrifying hordes of hooligans this summer. Scary Stories …
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‘In Fabric’ Will Dress You Up And Kill You [Trailer]
There’s an episode of Family Guy that parodies Stephen King. He’s sitting in the offices of a Doubleday staff editor pitching his next book about a killer lamp. It’s a …
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Better Than Titanic? New ‘Harpoon’ Trailer Can’t be Missed [Trailer]
Of all the awesome genre flicks I’ve seen at festivals this year, Rob Grant’s Harpoon [review] might be the one I think about most. No, not because it’s some great …
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Dissecting Charlie Steed’s ‘Winterskin” [Interview]
One of my favorite films of 2018 was Charlie Steed’s The House of Violent Desire. THOVD was my first foray into Steed’s work and was very impressed by his ability …
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You Can’t ‘Crawl’ Away In Newest Alexandre Aja-Directed Creature Feature [Trailer]
There are certain names in horror film that should pique everyone’s interest. Two of those names are attached to a new crocodilia creature feature called Crawl where a father and …
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Obsessive Super Hero Horror ‘Artik’ Gets New Trailer and Release Info
I’ve been salivating over Tom Botchii’s Artik for almost a year. The debut trailer first graced the pages of Modern Horrors back in June of 2018, and we followed that …
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‘Bliss’ is a Grimy Vampire Bloodbath That You Won’t Want to Miss [Trailer]
There are few names in the genre space that grab my attention more than writer/director Joe Begos. His compelling blend of supernatural hyper-violence was on full display in 2015’s The …
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Chucky Is Playing To Win In ‘Child’s Play’ [Trailer]
The first full trailer for Child’s Play dropped this morning, and damn does it look good. Franchise fans have had mixed reactions to Orion Pictures’ “contemporary re-imagining” of the killer …
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‘I Trapped the Devil’ Brings Satan Home for Christmas [Trailer]
There are few things that get me more amped than a fresh face in the horror industry delivering their first feature film. Combine that with the general awesomeness of holiday …
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Is A Teenage Wasteland [Trailer]
When season two of Stranger Things hit Netflix, I patiently stayed up until 3am to binge the entirety of the season straight through. While it was a tad disappointing compared …
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First Look at ‘Depraved’ Reveals a Violent & Stylish Twist on Frankenstein [Teaser]
Larry Fessenden has been writing, producing, and directing genre films for years, but his upcoming retelling of Mary Shelley’s literary classic, Frankenstein, might be his most anticipated yet.
In …
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‘Snatchers’ Blends High School Horror Comedy with Alien Abortions [Trailer]
Horror comedies are a tricky subgenera. Riding the line between witty, sharp one liners and more traditional horror elements is no easy task. So you can imagine my interest when …
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‘Hereditary’ Writer-Director Ari Aster Returns With ‘Midsommar’ Terror [Trailer]
Last year’s Hereditary, from writer-director Ari Aster, rode a hype machine rarely seen in horror. Everyone was talking about the movie. The hype train, sadly, inflated expectations leaving some unsatisfied. …
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Don’t Make ‘Ma’ Angry [Trailer]
Every now and then a trailer for a new movie comes out that genuinely surprises. Ma is one of those movies. The Blumhouse feature follows a group of teenagers who …
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Religious Extremist Horror ‘God Country’ Needs Your Help. Now Crowdfunding
One year ago, Jacob Hopkins and I drove to a crowded Corner Pub in Nashville, TN to meet a local filmmaker by the name of Jake Parker. It was the …
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‘Pet Sematary’ Makes Changes, Adds More From Book [Trailer]
I’ve been excited for Pet Sematary since Starry Eyes creators Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer were named the directorial team behind the camera. First, Starry Eyes is a woefully under-seen …
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Move Over, Siri. ‘AMI’ is Here to Kill Us All [Trailer]
We live in a world where digital privacy, security, and artificial intelligence poses a threat unlike anything the world has ever seen. That may sound hyperbolic, but it’s the truth. …
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First look at CM Punk Horror film ‘The Girl On The Third Floor’ [Teaser]
When I first heard professional ass kicker and shit talker Phil “CM Punk” Brooks had set his sights on acting, I let out a sigh so big I thought my …
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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Drops 4 Teasers During Super Bowl
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a horror anthology book series for children that’s gained a fervent fan base thanks to the series’ dark subject matter and equally …
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Will You Be Joining ‘Cannibal Club’? [Trailer]
While there’s no shortage of cannibal-themed horror movies, we here at Modern Horrors have a motto: always room for one more! Cannibal Club is no exception, particularly when it arrives after …
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