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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Konopka

    Transgender Horror Novel 'Carrying' Getting a Film Adaptation from Good Girl Productions (opens the original)

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    Carrying, the debut horror novel from Samantha Josephs, is set to get a feature adaptation from Tommy Dorfman‘s Good Girl Productions, reports Variety. Dorfman will handle directing and producing duties, while Josephs will pen the script. Here’s the official logline: “Martha is trans, so stealth even her family has no idea. She carved the woman she is out of the marble of a boy, and she’ll do whatever it takes to protect what she’s built. When a mysterious chronic illness and its debilitating sy

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Konopka

    Peacock Announces Camp Crystal Lake Experience at NYCC! (opens the original)

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    The Friday the 13th prequel series, Crystal Lake, will soon slash onto Peacock. To celebrate, the streamer has announced a Camp Crystal Lake experience taking place at New York Comic Con! And it looks like a bloody blast. From October 8th-11th, fans at NYCC will be transported back to the 1970s at the seemingly idyllic Camp Crystal Lake—but will they survive their camp counsellor orientation? The interactive experience is free for all New York Comic Con attendees and will deliver in-world thrill

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Konopka

    Bong Joon Ho's Monster Movie 'The Host' Returns to Theaters with a New 4K Restoration this November! (opens the original)

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    Bong Joon Ho‘s The Host is one of the greatest creature features of this century. Thrilling, frightening, and deeply heartfelt, it’s an emotional rollercoaster of a monster movie that helped propel the incredibly talented filmmaker behind Parasite. It’s also a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen. This November, you’ll have that chance. Magnolia Pictures has announced that a new 4K restoration of The Host will return to theaters nationwide on November 20th, 20 years after the film fir

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Konopka

    'Heat of Madness' Trailer Descends Into a Bloody Nightmare from 'Megalomaniac' Director (opens the original)

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    We have our first look at the trailer for Karim Ouelhaj‘s Heat of Madness, world premiering at the Sitges International Film Festival soon. And oh my god, does it look horrific. That shouldn’t come as a surprise from the director of Megalomaniac, a nihilistic as hell film that seriously fucked me up for a couple of days. Described as a new “bleak, transgressive experience”, Heat of Madness sure looks like it’s going to fit the bill. Here’s the official synopsis: On the verge of becoming a father

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matt Konopka

    'Ithaqua' Review: Well-Made, Gruesome, and Problematic Western Horror [Beyond Fest] (opens the original)

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    Back in the day, Hammer Studios was Britain’s answer to Universal’s monster movies. They produced loads of gothic horror films, ranging from vampires to Frankenstein, zombies, mummies, and even a single werewolf picture (The Curse of the Werewolf). Now the studio is back with Casey Walker’s Ithaqua, featuring a creature never explored by Hammer…the wendigo. The result is a problematic, yet beautifully shot, nihilistic western horror feature that chills. Set during the decline of the fur trade in

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