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A Grab Bag of Horror News, 11 to 17 Feb 2024

A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week

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Table of Contents

Bite-Sized Horror News

Horror Book Bits

Horror Movie Morsels

Horror TV Treats

Horror Festival Fare

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”

Mary Oliver

Writing Horror

Some places accepting submissions.

  • Haven Speculative
    Seeking: “Stories that are subtle in their telling and stick with us long after we’ve finished, and we’re more likely to buy stories that balance a sense of wonder with a bold plot and emotional depth”
    General submissions close: 28 February 2024
  • Ghoulish Tales #3
    Theme: Fun horror that aims to celebrate all things spooky
    Submissions close: 29 March 2024
  • 80s Action/Scifi/Horror Anthology (Slaughterhouse Press)
    Theme: 1980s action at its best
    Submissions close: 1 April 2024

“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”

Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

Trailer Horror

A taste of things to come.

Horror TV Trailers

  • Evil, Season 4. Supernatural horror. A psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue collar contractor as they investigate the Church’s backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there is a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. Releases on Paramount+ in May 2024.

Horror Movie Trailers

  • Butchers Book Two: Raghorn. Cannibal horror. A car accident leaves the victims in the hands of brutal cannibals who plan to hack them up for meat. Releases on VOD on 29 February 2024.
  • The Woods are Real. Supernatural horror. A wealthy Brooklyn couple, who value charity above all, accept an invitation to a country pilgrimage that will change their lives forever. Releases on VOD on 12 March 2024.
  • Invader. Home invasion horror. A young woman arrives in the Chicago suburbs and begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to her missing cousin, but soon realizes that her greatest fears don’t even begin to scratch the surface. Releases in limited cinemas on 15 March 2024.
  • Prey. Survival horror. A radical militant faction forces a young couple to abandon their Christian missionary work in the Kalahari Desert. However, their plane crashes, leaving them stranded in a wildlife sanctuary teeming with predators. Releases on VOD on 15 March 2024.
  • Easter Bloody Easter. Creature horror. When a bloodthirsty Jackalope starts a fluffy murder-spree, a Texas housewife fights to the death to save her husband and discover the creature’s true identity before her town is destroyed forever. Releases on VOD on 26 March 2024.
  • Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. Giant animal horror. Kong and Godzilla are pitted against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence and our own. Delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever. Releases in cinemas on 29 March 2024.
  • Blackout. Werewolf horror. Charley thinks he’s a werewolf. He can’t remember the things he’s done but the papers report random acts of violence taking place at night in this small upstate hamlet. Releases on VOD on 12 April 2024.
  • Sting. Spider horror. After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet and fight for her family’s survival when the once-charming creature transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster. Releases in cinemas on 12 April 2024.
  • Cinderella’s Revenge. Revenge horror. Cinderella is pushed too far by her evil stepsisters and stepmother, causing her to switch out her glass shoes and, with the assistance of her Fairy Godmother, seek bloody vengeance. Releases in cinemas on 26 April 2024.
  • Twisters. Weather horror. An update to the 1996 film ‘Twister’, which centered on a pair of storm chasers who risk their lives to test an experimental weather alert system. Releases in cinemas on 19 July 2024.
  • Laugh. Psychological horror. Peter Collymore spirals into a world of madness with battles with his father, his struggle with an ancient demon, and his checkered past. Release date TBA.

Horror Game Trailers

  • Shines Over: The Damned. Surreal horror. Immerse yourself in a mysterious and terrifying world where scares, tension and environmental puzzles surround you, and danger lies in wait. You have no name, no weapons. There are no friends to protect you. You are alone except for your faithful dog, who will guide you through this dark world and stay by your side. Release date TBA.

“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.”

Ursula K. Le Guin

A Selection of Horror Books Released this Week

13 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, dark academia, ghost, vampire, witch, western, slasher, and bizarro horror

See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 11 to 17 Feb 2024

“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”

Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

A Selection of Horror Movies Released this Week

11 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, vampire, revenge, killer, survival, and dark fantasy horror

See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 11 to 17 Feb 2024

“There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss.”

Ursula K. LeGuin, The Farthest Shore

A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released this Week

1 horror TV show this week. Theme: Ghost horror

See: A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released, 11 to 17 Feb 2024

“The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.”

George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

What We Were Thinking About this Week

“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls...”

Edgar Allan Poe

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Published: 17 February 2024

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