A Grab Bag of Horror News, 14 to 20 Jan 2024

Horror Book Bits

• It looks like Chandler Baker will get to adapt her werewolf short story Big Bad into a movie for Lionsgate.
• Carmilla: The First Vampire (Amy Chu) and Northranger (Rey Terciero) received nominations for the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in the Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology category.
• Fear Street: The Prom Queen, from R.L. Stine is becoming a Netflix movie.
• Robert McCammon’s post-apocalyptic novel Swan Song is becoming a TV series. A search is underway for a writer.

Horror Movie Morsels

• A background extra is suing A24, Ti West, and Mia Goth for wrongful termination and an alleged concussion he suffered after Goth kicked him in the head during a scene in upcoming horror movie MaXXXine.
• Keep a look out later this year for Pinocchio: Unstrung.
• The Blackening, It’s a Wonderful Knife, and Knock at the Cabin are all nominees for Outstanding Film (Wide Theatrical Release) in the 35th GLAAD Media Awards. Summoning Sylvia scored a nomination for Outstanding Film (Limited Theatrical Release).
• “It’s more a drama,” actor Alex Wolff said about prequel movie A Quiet Place: Day One.

Horror TV Treats

• We won’t be seeing Yellowjackets, Season 3, until sometime in 2025. Hopefully we’ll still remember what happened at the end of Season 2.
• “We’re definitely leaning into a little bit more horror…” Jenny Ortega told E! about Wednesday, Season 2.
• Horror TV shows nominated for the 35th GLAAD Media Awards include The Last of Us (Outstanding New Series), Chucky and Yellowjackets (Outstanding Drama Series), What We Do In The Shadows (Outstanding Comedy Series), The Fall of the House of Usher (Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series), and Living for the Dead (Outstanding Reality Program).
• As the Alien series begins filming in Thailand, Noah Hawley says FX supports his vision for multiple seasons rather than a limited series.

Horror Podcast Pieces

• Consumed is a new supernatural audio thriller premiering on 31 January 2024 on iHeartPodcasts. The series will have 12 episodes and follows a struggling journalist who’s stranded in a small town.

Horror Game Goodies

• Survival horror game Until Dawn is getting a movie adaptation.
• Alan Wake arrives as a new survivor in Dead by Daylight on 30 January 2024.

Horror Convention Crumbs

• Horror. Gore & More! Tickets are now available for Ice Nine Kills’ 3rd annual Silver Scream Con. The convention is in Worcester, Massachusetts, on the weekend of 13 to 15 September 2024.