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- Condolences to family, friends, and fans of actress Samantha Eggar. Among Eggar’s extensive movie and TV credits are horror movies such as The Collector (1965), The Dead are Alive (1972), The Brood (1979), and Curtains (1983). RIP.
Horror Book Bits
- The good news is that a new anthology of stories set in the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s The Shining is underway. Views from the Overlook already has a bunch of awesome horror writers involved. The bad news is that there is only 1 spot available for an unknown author. That story will need to compete with the first 500 entries submitted from the open call.
- The movie adaptation of Courtney Summers’ high school zombie novel This Is Not A Test premiered this week at the Brookly Horror Film Festival and will find its way into cinemas in 2026.
Horror Movie Morsels
- 1976 Spanish horror movie Who Can Kill a Child? is getting a reimagining called Suffer Little Children.
- Chuck Russell (director and co-writer of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) says he’d like to do another Elm Street movie and thinks that Jim Carrey would make a great Freddy Krueger but it would have to be a “bold new direction for Elm Street”.
- Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company is developing a biopic of Bela Lugosi, but it’s probably still going to be a while before it sees the light of day. Lugosi played the original Dracula on Broadway and in the 1931 movie, Dracula.
- The reboot of 1993’s survival thriller Cliffhanger is expected to release on 28 Aug 2026 and is also getting a sequel.
- Lionsgate is releasing Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as one complete movie on 5 Dec 2025. Originally 2 volumes, this version removes the cliffhanger ending from Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and the recap from Kill Bill: Vol. 2. The new release will also include a 7 ½ minute animated sequence.
- Good Boy received a Good Boy, Great Filmmaking Award from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
- Mattel has a new limited edition Barbie Día De Muertos La Llorona Doll.
- Human Resistance HQ is a new in-universe conspiracy theory website for upcoming sci-fi horror movie Bugonia. There are also 2 real-life billboards in New York City and Los Angeles advertising pharmaceutical products from the movie’s fictional company, both of which have been “vandalised” with conspiracy theory phrases.
Horror TV Treats
- The final episode of Stranger Things will be about two hours long and there’ll be an 18-month time skip from the end of Season 4 to the beginning of Season 5.
- The Stranger Things spinoff series will have all new characters and won’t continue the stories of any existing characters.
- Netflix is (apparently, but have declined to comment) developing a series called Prism based on a short story by Nick Shafir. in which a woman who can communicate with ghosts has to work out why ghosts suddenly appear all over the world.
- All 44 episodes of Freddy’s Nightmares (1988–1990) are now streaming on Tubi.
- Crystal Lake will screen next year in the UK and Ireland on Sky.
- The Creep Tapes is getting a season 3.
- John Carpenter is executive producing a new supernatural horror anthology series called John Carpenter Presents. Season 1 will be set in Alaska and will include “a chilling mix of supernatural and existential terror”.
- A 4-part docuseries on Tim Burton releases on 23 Oct 2025 for rental or purchase.
Horror Game Goodies
- AFAR: An Interactive Horror Film, releasing on 22 Oct 2025, combines a video game with an interactive DVD and a book in a choose-your-own-horror-adventure experience.
- The 2007 Nintendo DS game Dementium: The Ward is going to be released on Steam, although there’s no release date yet.
Horror Music Moments
- Rob Zombie is displaying his paintings for the very first time in Kent, CT, from 25 Oct to 16 Nov 2025.
Horror Festival Fare
- Bloody Disgusting wants you to help them build the ultimate horror convention for next year’s Bloody Disgusting 25th anniversary.
“Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
― Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire
Writing Horror
The Scares That Care! Women’s Writing Symposium is happening on 25 and 26 Feb 2026 and tickets are available now.
Some places accepting submissions
Story Unlikely Annual Short Story ContestPrizes: $3,000 first place, $1,000 second place, $750 third place, $250 reprint category
Looking for: Good stories with no restrictions on genre
Submissions close 14 Jan 2026
Horror novel (RDG Books)
Pays: $100 + royalties
Looking for: 70k – 90k words
Submissions close: 28 Nov 2025
Gavagi (new social media platform for writers and readers)
Pays: 8 cents per word
Looking for: Unthemed horror around 2k words
“I understand now why so many horror movies use that device – the mysterious knock on the door – because it has the weight of a nightmare.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Trailer Horror
A taste of things to come.
Horror TV Trailers
IT: Welcome to Derry, red band trailer. Supernatural horror. HBO Max, 26 Oct 2025
Horror Movie Trailers
Alpha. French body horror. A troubled teenager who lives alone with her mother comes home from school with a tattoo on her arm and their world collapses. Release date TBA
Bampire. Comedy horror. A hapless professor and a pack of misfit students head into the woods in search of a legendary fanged deer, but instead unleash a bloodthirsty half-deer, half-human nightmare. Release date TBA
Decibel. Sci-fi horror. When a struggling singer-songwriter gets the opportunity of a lifetime, her art and life are put in peril as she is forced to help create the perfect AI music algorithm. Apple TV and Fandango, 7 Nov 2025
Glamping. Cabin in the woods horror. What begins as an influencer’s dream cabin getaway with her friends soon unravels into a nightmare when a masked killer crashes the trip. Tubi, 24 Oct 2025
Keeper. Cabin in the woods horror. A romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin turns sinister when a dark presence reveals itself. Cinema, 14 Nov 2025
Mimics. Comedy horror. Sam, a down-on-his-luck impressionist, makes a pact with a wicked, strings-attached puppet that promises to propel Sam to stardom, but unleashes a nightmare that threatens those he loves. Cinema, 6 Feb 2026
Minnie’s Midnight Massacre. Slasher horror. Minnie targets those who bullied her as a teenager. Release date TBA
Paranormal Investigations. Found footage horror. When the team from a popular ghost hunting show enters the infamous Hennesy House to film their season premiere, their quest for the supernatural spirals into real terror. Release date TBA
Primate. Creature horror. A tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival. Cinema, 9 Jan 2026
The Running Man, trailer 2. Dystopian horror. A man joins a game show where contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by hunters hired to kill them. Cinema, 14 Nov 2025
Send Help. Survival horror. Two colleagues are stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. They must overcome past grievances and work together to survive. Cinema, 30 Jan 2026
Silent Night, Deadly Night. Slasher horror. After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. Cinema, 12 Dec 2025
The Things You Kill. Turkish psychological horror. Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. Cinema, 14 Nov 2025
Horror Game Trailers
Reanimal. Survival horror. A brother and sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home. Demo available now on Steam
Toxoplasma. Sci-fi horror. You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here. Release date TBA
“Miri said this to me once: Every horror movie ends the way you know it will.”
― Julia Armfield, Our Wives Under the Sea
A Selection of Horror Books Released this Week
15 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, ghosts, zombie, revenge, haunted house, witch, urban legend, small town, and Halloween horror
See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 12 to 18 Oct 2025
“It’s not a flex to survive a horror movie. The real flex is to be the one who caused all the dread and fear.”
― Alvin Soprano
A Selection of Horror Movies Released this Week
15 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, sci-fi, Frankenstein, serial killer, and Halloween horror
See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 12 to 18 Oct 2025
“That’s one of the best things about horror movies – they’re not real life. They’re like emotional cardio. They give us the chance to be terrified in a consequence-free environment.
― Patrick Rothfuss
A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released this Week
3 horror TV shows this week. Themes: Serial killer and reality horror
See: A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released, 12 to 18 Oct 2025
“A movie is a collection of beautiful lies that somehow add up to being the truth, or a truth.”
― Paul Tremblay, Horror Movie
What We Were Thinking About this Week
Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman
The October Boys by Adam Millard
This week’s horror book recommendations
Theme: Halloween horror
Dead Leaves by Kealan Patrick Burke
“The [message] is from a number she doesn’t know … a consequence of using a number that belonged to someone else…”
Harvest Moon by James A. Moore
“She slept and in her dreams she was not the same woman, but another…”
Doorbells at Dusk by Evans Light (editor)
“Dozens of the horrible creatures scampered along beneath the streetlights…”
Apartment Five is Alive by Russell Atwood
“This is not a ghost story. As far as the Apartment knew, ghosts did not exist.”
A Halloween Story by Matt Micheli
“As the sun moved further west, a golden hue blanketed the world, and Halloween had begun.”
The Pumpkin House by Chad P Brown
“…old Mr. Keenan likes to carve a jack-o’-lantern for each soul in Smith’s Grove.”
October Nights by Kevin Lake
“Get on down the road. We ain’t got no vacancies.”
“Part of what horror is, is taking risks and going somewhere that people think you’re not supposed to be able to go, in the name of expressing real-life fears.”
― Jordan Peele
Horror Fun
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Jayson
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