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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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When an estranged son returns to his home country to find his missing mother, he unravels a mystery involving ritual sacrifice and demon worship. The setup for Darkness Visible may sound …
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It’s been a week since the first full trailer for Jonas Akerlund’s Lords of Chaos dropped, and as you might have noticed, it’s been radio silence from us. There’s two distinct reasons …
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I consider Layers of Fear to be one of the greatest horror games of all time. Needless to say, its particular blend of cerebral, mind-shattering terror left its mark on …
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Like most film lovers, I’ve come to expect great things from an A24 offering. Their new film, High Life, looks like it could deliver on those expectations. Written and directed …
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There are plenty of worries a parent has about their children. Broken bones, hurt feelings, and more often occupy a mother and father’s mind. But folklore hides another concern parents …
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Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler is on of my favorite films in recent memory. So when I heard his next project was a Netflix original with Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role once …
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With modern horror films like Deathgasm, American Satan, and Sadistic Intentions burning up the scene in recent years, it’s safe to say that metal music and genre films are jiving …
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If there’s one thing Jordan Rubin can do, it’s make a ridiculous horror film. He proved that much with 2014’s Zombeavers. Now he, along with Zombeavers co-writers Jon and Al …
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We first teased you back in October, but with the new year comes a tasty, terrifying new trailer for Orion Pictures new shocker THE PRODIGY.
Starring Taylor Schilling from ORANGE …
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The trailer for Jordan Peele’s sophomore film, Us, served as an early morning Christmas gift to all of us, and it didn’t disappoint. Before yesterday, essentially all plot details were kept under …
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You may recall Jacob Hopkins and I singing the praises of Cannibals and Carpet Fitters on episode 135 of The Modern Horrors Podcast, but in case you didn’t catch it, …
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For the past year or so, only rumor and speculation have surrounded James Gunn’s (Guardians of the Galaxy, Slither) untitled horror production. In fact, Gunn was set to spill the …
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We were big fans of The Eyes of My Mother, and now it looks like writer/director Nicolas Pesce is returning to action with a film adaptation of Ryu Murakami’s (Audition) Piercing.
Keanu Reeves has shown us much over the years. But in his latest trailer, he shows us a scientist/family man overcome with grief and burdened by knowledge. Replicas follows the tragic …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A group of sorority girls head out to the countryside to restore an old farm-house. Intending to live off the land and go …
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Tartan Features is quickly becoming one of the most intriguing production companies in the independent genre space. I was reasonably disoriented by Night Kaleidoscope back in 2016, and I was downright floored …
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The 2018 festival scene has been stacked with high-potential genre gems, but perhaps none have impressed me more than Daniel Robbins and Zack Weiner’s Pledge. I called it a “mean …
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