Bite-Sized Horror News
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- Condolences to family, friends, and fans of actor Corey Parker. Parker’s horror credits include Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) and Scream for Help (1984). RIP.
- Condolences to family, friends and fans of actress Jennifer Runyon. Runyon’s horror credits include Ghostbusters (1984), Carnosaur (1993), Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival (2015), Terror Tales (2019), and Spectral Squad: The Haunting of Sophie Lawson (2025). RIP.
Horror Book Bits
- Junji Ito’s short story In Old Records is getting an audio drama adaptation pressed onto vinyl, voiced by Poppy for the English version and Shoko Nakagawa for the Japanese version.
- Black Mirror episode San Junipero is getting a graphic novel adaptation. You can still back the Kickstarter for this “sci-fi queer romance with a twist“.
- Production has started on A Ben Evans Film, a movie adaptation of a Josh Malerman psychological horror short story.
- Author Ivy Grimes will be part of a free online book launch event for her novel The Cellar Below the Cellar on 25 Mar 2026.
- Author Brian Keene has been added as a last minute guest at Creature Feature Weekend in Gettysburg, PA, 20 to 22 Mar 2026.
- There’ll be a bunch of awesome horror authors at the Ashland Library’s A Celebration of Fear in-person event on 11 Apr 2026. The flyer and schedule are now available.
- H.G. Wells’ short story The Country of the Blind is getting a movie adaptation called In the Valley of Shadows.
Horror Movie Morsels
- Attendees at CinemaCon will get a sneak peek of Godzilla Minus Zero.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s in talks to return to the Predator franchise.
- Bodies Bodies Bodies writer Sarah DeLappe is writing the script for the Single White Female remake which will star Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell.
- We’ll apparently be hearing news soon about a Sorority Row sequel.
- Guitarist Slash is executive-producing vampire movie Sundown, as well as documentary Black Zombie, which is about the origins of zombies.
- In horror movie ratings news, shark movie Deep Water has been rated R, while sci-fi movie 11817 has scored a PG-13.
- James Wan will be directing and producing an English remake of South Korean serial killer movie The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil.
- The original short of supernatural horror movie Monitor was used to pitch a feature-length adaptation without the original filmmakers’ knowledge. When they found out they decided to make the feature themselves. Monitor premiered in the Midnighter section of SXSW this week.
- Sinners has tossed a Writers Guild Award and two Saturn Awards onto its pile.
- Other horror movies that won their categories at the Saturn Awards were Frankenstein x 4, Dust Bunny x 2, and Predator: Badlands.
Horror TV Treats
- Pluto TV is giving one US superfan (and their +1) the chance to disappear into the desert for 9 days to an undisclosed, off-grid facility to marathon-watch the entire 11 seasons of The X-Files. If this sounds like you, you have until 20 Mar 2026 to submit your video explaining why you are the ultimate The X-Files fan.
- Joe Bob Briggs says he’s sad about the seemingly abrupt ending to The Last Drive-In last week, doesn’t know exactly why Shudder canceled the show, and he’s considering making another TV show and developing his own horror production company.
- Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller says he’s working on a new TV series with Clive Barker but didn’t give any more details about it.
- A film archivist has unearthed an uncut version of the original Silent Hill movie.
- Haley Z. Boston has curated a bunch of movies that inspired her in creating upcoming horror series Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. They’ll play at the Paris Theater between 20 Mar and 2 Apr 2026 in NYC and between 23 Mar and 6 Apr in LA and will also include a Q&A and a sneak preview of episode 1 of Something Very Bad is Going to Happen.
- Mike Flanagan has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
- In the Saturn Awards TV categories, the following horror shows walked away as winners: Dexter: Resurrection x 2, Chucky: The Complete Series, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, and It: Welcome to Derry.
Horror Podcast Pieces
- InEverything Must Go by Ted Geoghegan, the latest episode of Tales From Beyond the Pale, a group of teens gets more than they bargained for when they’re hired to break into a shopping mall.
Horror Game Goodies
- Sony may have inadvertently revealed that the protagonist in the upcoming vampire game Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will be Sonia Belmont. They’ve since replaced her name on their website with the words “Trevor Belmont’s successor”.
- A recent RoboCop: Rogue City update seems to have accidentally revealed a new Hunter: The Reckoning adaptation that no one knew about. The Rogue City game files had been replaced by an early build for the unannounced Hunter adaptation, but this error has now been rectified with no comment from either the publisher or the developer.
Horror Festival Fare
- Overlook Film Festival, 9-12 Apr 2026, New Orleans: first wave lineup announced, opening with Obsession and closing with Hokum.
- Panic Fest, 9-19 Apr 2026, Kansas City + Online: full lineup of 50+ movies and 100+ short films
“There is no world save the one we make with our minds, and the mind’s predisposition determines the type of world we see.”
― George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
Writing Horror
Some places accepting submissions
The Best Noir Sci-Fi-Horror of 2026 anthology
Pays: USD 4 cents per word + 1 print copy of anthology
Looking for: Noir police or para-military stories that blend horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction
Submissions close: 4 Apr 2026
Savagery on the Salty Seas anthology (Campfire Publishing)
Pays: USD $50 + 4 copies of anthology
Looking for: Tales of horror on the high seas from seasoned to novice authors.
Submissions close: 15 Jun 2026
Translated works (Tongue)
Pays: USD $50–200 each for author and translator
Looking for: Previously unpublished translated short stories, novel excerpts, or nonfiction
“Look, writing for me is two things: an act of genuflection, and an act of revenge.”
― M.J. Nicholls, The 1002nd Book to Read Before You Die
Trailer Horror
A taste of things to come.
Horror TV Trailers
From, Season 4. Supernatural horror. The closer the residents get to the answers, the more terrifying their search becomes. MGM+, 19 Apr 2026
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. Wedding horror. What makes two people soulmates? Netflix, 26 Mar 2026
Horror Movie Trailers
Broken Bird. Psychological horror. A lonely mortician searches for love and belonging, but her need for connection takes a disturbingly intimate turn. Cinema, 24 Apr 2026
The Daemon. Supernatural horror. After Tom flees to the lakeside cottage where his father died, childhood memories surface and an ancient evil beneath the lake pushes him toward madness. Screambox, 24 Mar 2026
Disclosure Day. Sci-fi horror. If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. Cinema, 12 Jun 2026
Hokum. Witch horror. When a reclusive novelist retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Cinema, 1 May 2026
Imposters. Psychological horror. After a couple’s baby is taken, the desperate mother learns of a way to get their baby back. However, her husband begins to suspect that what she brought back isn’t their son. Release date TBA
Obsession. Psychological horror. After breaking the mysterious ‘One Wish Willow’ to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds that some desires come at a dark price. Cinema, 15 May 2026
Shiver: Slaying All Night, teaser. Christmas slasher horror. At a remote ski resort, unsuspecting guests are stalked and murdered by a manic killer. Release date TBA
They Will Kill You. Comedy horror. A young woman must survive the night at a demonic cult’s lair. Cinema, 27 Mar 2026
Thrash. Shark horror. When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and hungry sharks. Netflix, 10 Apr 2026
Horror Game Trailers
Cordura. Psychological horror. Enter a Victorian mansion to retrieve the Roses of the Night before time runs out and the house seals you and your companions inside. Release date TBA
Donut Panic. Anomaly horror. Take customer orders. Prepare and serve up delicious donuts. But when the hallucinations appear, run for your life. Your panic room is there for a reason. Release date TBA
Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy. Survival horror. Explore a convent, overcome disturbing revelations, secrets, and a twisted reality to learn the truth behind the Red Nun. Release date TBA
We Gotta Go. Comedy horror. You and your friends are on a road trip and the dodgy gas station burritos you ate earlier aren’t sitting right. The only bathroom for miles just so happens to be inside a haunted mansion. Release date TBA
“So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.”
― Dr. Seuss
A Selection of Horror Books Released this Week
11 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, ghosts, creature, vampire, and nonfiction horror
See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 8 to 14 Mar 2026
“Read sometimes for the story… Read sometimes for the words… But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”
― Stephen King
A Selection of Horror Movies Released this Week
15 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, sci-fi, vampire, creature, revenge, and survival horror
See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 8 to 14 Mar 2026
“To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.”
― Robert Frost
What We Were Thinking About this Week
What We’ve Been Reading This Week
The Stairwell by Casey Quinn (short story, FearSome Fiction)
The Night Birds by Christopher Golden (novel)
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada (novel)
My Ex, the Antichrist by Craig DiLouie (novel)
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren (non-fiction)
What We’re Recommending This Week
Did you know I recommend one horror book every day of the year on Bluesky, Threads, Facebook, and Twitter?
This week’s horror book recommendations
Theme: Women in horror
Velocities by Kathe Koja – Horror collection
“What he carried to her he carried in a red string bag.”
Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper – Horror collection
“The first girl explodes on the final evening of orientation weekend.”
Penfold’s Menu of Magic and Malice by Valerie B. Williams – Horror collection
“I ask myself how this happened.”
A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez – Horror collection
“First, I think, I should describe the neighborhood.”
Be Still by Blair Daniels – Horror collection
“I never skipped taking the photo. Never.”
She’s Always Hungry by Eliza Clark – Horror collection
“Follow a few simple steps and you can eat whatever you want…”
The Glass Coffin – Women in Horror anthology
“Of course, back then, I didn’t know the secrets these vines were carrying.”
“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”
― Mark Twain
Horror Fun
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Jayson
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