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PLOT: On a quest to recover the scattered pieces of a medallion capable of ending demonic control over Earth, demon hunter Taryn Barker must travel through time to change the past and save the future.

REVIEW: A decade ago, director Zoe Kavanagh made her feature debut with an independent action horror film called Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter, which blended elements of Underworld, The Evil Dead, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to tell the story of a young Irish woman (played by Niamh Hogan) who was recruited into a life of fighting against the forces of evil after her younger sister was murdered. It was an interesting, entertaining movie and a cool, promising start for Kavanagh’s directing career. It’s been a long wait, but Kavanagh has finally returned with her second feature – and she has brought Taryn Barker / Niamh Hogan along with her!

Kavanagh has made a steady stream of short films in the years between her two features, and Hogan has also continued working in the entertainment industry, racking up both acting and stunt credits, working on the likes of The Marine 6, Vikings, Viking: Valhalla, and more. The years of extra experience really shine through for both of them: Hogan delivers a great performance as her seasoned-yet-irreverent demon hunter character (inspired by the likes of Ash Williams and Jack Burton), while Kavanagh has made a film that’s a step up from her debut feature in every category. The story is better, the pace is quicker, the action has improved, and an increase in budget has also enabled her to bring more impressive special effects to the screen.

Taryn Barker is a demon hunter, but this sequel widens the scope and has her facing off with a variety of threats. There are demonic creatures, but the opening sequence features vampires, genre icon Lisa Wilcox (of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5) gets to chew some scenery and give a really fun performance as a “time witch,” and there’s even an undead slasher who stalks a campground in the 1980s! Given that Friday the 13th is my favorite franchise, is it any wonder that I enjoyed Time 2 Kill more than its predecessor when it uses time travel magic to drop Taryn into a slasher-haunted campground in the ‘80s?

Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill was partially filmed in Ireland, as the first movie was, but this time the production crew also came over to the United States (Kentucky, to be exact) because Kavanagh felt that a summer camp slasher needed to be filmed in the U.S. After an evil higher-up (who she communicates with through holograms reminiscent of Star Wars movies) orders her to stop Taryn’s relentless search for a powerful medallion, time witch Elysia Cronika (Wilcox) zaps Taryn – and some hapless youngsters – back to the late ‘80s, just in time for them to become prey for an undead slasher named Lucien Krull (Lar Mclachlan) at a place called Camp Beaver. (Where Lucien worked as the groundskeeper, until he joined a cult and started killing campers.)

Although we do have people getting killed at a camp, the movie is a bit too fast and wild to really lean into the camp slasher vibe for very long, and – aside from Angel Nichole Bradford as Deborah, who sort of becomes Taryn’s protégé along the way – the camper characters don’t make much of an impression (except the unlikeable ones). But the action is plentiful, and I appreciate that any camp slasher elements made it into the movie at all. That’s not what I expected from a Taryn Barker sequel.

This all builds up to a really fun, time-hopping conclusion. In the end, I was very glad that Kavanagh and Hogan had decided to bring Taryn Barker back after all this time, and I’m left hoping that this isn’t the last we’ll see the demon hunter. In the meantime, I hope we’ll see another Kavanagh movie much sooner than the decade wait we had to endure between the two Demon Hunter movies, whether her next feature has Taryn Barker in it or not.

And if you’re wondering, I don’t think watching Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter first is a requirement for enjoying Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill. The first movie gives Taryn’s back story and the set-up for her situation, but new viewers should be able to dive right into this sequel without any issues.

Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill is available on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

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A new clip from Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil has arrived, and it gives audiences another taste of the filmmaker’s bloody and surprisingly funny take on the iconic survival horror franchise. The two-and-a-half-minute clip centers on Austin Abrams’ character Bryan as he runs down a snowy city street while trying to survive the nightmare unfolding around him as zombies begin plummeting from the roofs of the surrounding buildings. The undead bodies hit the street and nearby cars with spectacularly messy results in a mixture of horror and dark comedy. The sequence is a good showcase for the tone Cregger appears to be bringing to Resident Evil. While the movie promises plenty of blood and violence, the filmmaker isn’t afraid to inject some humor into the nightmare. You can watch the clip in the embed above.

That combination of horror and comedy was also evident in the reactions to the first 30 minutes of Resident Evil, which Sony Pictures recently screened for members of the press. JoBlo’s own JimmyO praised the footage as “fantastic,” specifically highlighting the balance between horror and laughs and Austin Abrams’ performance as Bryan.

What is Resident Evil about?

Resident Evil follows Bryan, a medical courier who finds himself caught in the middle of a biohazard outbreak. What begins as a routine night quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival as he encounters the horrors unleashed by the outbreak.

Cregger, who previously directed Barbarian and Weapons, is directing Resident Evil from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shay Hatten. The filmmaker has previously promised that Resident Evil is the most violent movie he has ever made, and the movie’s R rating backs that up. The MPA rated the film R for “strong bloody violence, gore and language throughout.”

Abrams stars alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, and Kali Reis.

While Resident Evil is based on Capcom’s long-running video game franchise, Cregger has approached the movie as a survival horror story centered on an ordinary person thrown into an extraordinary nightmare. Judging from this new clip, that nightmare is going to be pretty messy.

Resident Evil hits theaters on September 18, 2026. Will you be catching it on the big screen? Take a look at the clip, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The upcoming Halloween video game is expanding Haddonfield with a new map that takes players beyond the familiar suburban streets of the town. IllFonic has unveiled the East Haddonfield map, giving Michael Myers and the survivors a more open, rural environment to stalk and explore. Check out the video tour at the bottom of this article!

Last year, it was officially announced that IllFonic, the makers of horror-centric video games like Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, and Predator: Hunting Grounds, are teaming with Gun Media, the studio behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Friday the 13th: The Game, Layers of Fear 2, and Breach & Clear, for a new video game based on the Halloween franchise. The game launches on September 8, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with the physical edition following on October 6. We’ve previously gotten looks at maps including Haddonfield Heights, Haddonfield Town Center, and Orange Grove Estates. Now, we’re heading to the eastern outskirts of town.

What is the East Haddonfield map like?

While several of the maps in Halloween: The Game are based on locations we’ve seen throughout the movies, East Haddonfield gives IllFonic an opportunity to explore a side of the fictional Illinois town that wasn’t seen as much in the original 1978 film. According to design director Jordan Mathewson, the developers wanted to create spaces that could fill in some of the gaps in the movie’s depiction of Haddonfield.

East Haddonfield moves away from the rows of homes and instead features large industrial structures, small businesses, farmlands, highways, and train tracks. The center of the map is a huge grain mill surrounded by silos, storage areas, and plenty of nooks and crannies where players can attempt to hide or make their escape.

The grain mill itself features both interior and exterior areas, creating opportunities for unexpected confrontations between Michael and the survivors. Around the buildings are wrap-around porches, farm equipment, dirt parking lots, and other details designed to make East Haddonfield feel like the outskirts of a Midwestern town.

The map also features the Rabbit in Red Lounge and Phelps Garage, locations that should be familiar to fans of the Halloween franchise.

Rather than the more orderly suburban layouts found elsewhere in the game, East Haddonfield has a more chaotic design, with uneven fence configurations, obstructed sight lines, and buildings packed together in unusual ways. The more open environment provides potential escape routes, but those routes can also leave survivors dangerously exposed to Michael Myers.

Michael Myers is still the biggest threat

Of course, no matter where you are in Haddonfield, Michael Myers is never far away. Mathewson says the developers wanted to capture the feeling of the original Halloween, where Michael’s presence turns a seemingly safe neighborhood into a place of unimaginable danger. In the game, Michael can appear when players least expect him, keep pursuing them when they think they’ve escaped, and kill in unexpected ways.

That’s particularly important in the game’s 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer format. One player takes control of Michael Myers while four others play as survivors trying to save as many people as possible while staying alive themselves. Michael becomes increasingly powerful as a match progresses, turning him into an increasingly dominant killing force. For the survivors, every passing minute brings the possibility of an encounter with the Shape.

The original Halloween remains the blueprint

IllFonic has clearly gone to great lengths to make Halloween: The Game feel authentic to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. The development team studied the original film’s camera work, lenses, color grading, and 1970s setting while researching the era to make the game world feel authentic. They also had access to some of the people who helped make the original movie.

Nick Castle, who played Michael Myers in the 1978 film, provided motion-capture work for the game’s version of the character and shared his knowledge about how Michael’s kills should be performed. The developers have also spoken with Malek Akkad of Compass International Pictures and John Carpenter himself about the film and its legacy.

The game will include a story mode with chapters, one of which takes place on the East Haddonfield map. With the September 8 release date rapidly approaching, we’re not going to have to wait much longer to see how these different versions of Haddonfield play when Michael Myers is actually on the hunt.

Are you looking forward to playing Halloween: The Game and exploring the new East Haddonfield map? Let us know in the comments.

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Another classic horror movie is getting a new life, and this one comes with a filmmaker who seems like a good fit for the material. Deadline reports that Dave Boyle, the director of the upcoming supernatural horror movie Never After Dark, is attached to direct a new reimagining of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 J-horror classic Pulse. Sony’s Screen Gems and Spyglass are developing the project, with Parker Finn and Jonathan Fass producing through Finn’s Bad Feeling banner. Boyle will also take a pass at a screenplay written by Luke Piotrowski, whose credits include The Night House and Hellraiser.

Boyle might not be the most obvious name to some horror fans, but his filmography makes him an intriguing choice for Pulse. The filmmaker has repeatedly told stories set in Japan or involving Japanese characters, including Big Dreams Little Tokyo, Tokyo Cowboy, and the Netflix series House of Ninjas. His upcoming Never After Dark is also a supernatural horror movie with a Japanese cast.

That movie could be an interesting preview of what Boyle might bring to Pulse. Never After Dark follows a wandering psychic medium who investigates a supernatural entity in an isolated house, and the film won the Midnighter Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in the United States by Magnolia Pictures on September 25.

What Is the New Pulse Movie About?

That’s the part we don’t know yet. The new movie is being described as a reimagining, rather than a straight remake, and the story details are currently being kept secret. All we know for certain is that it will take place in the modern era and feature a new set of characters.

The original Pulse was released in 2001 and was written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The techno-horror movie follows young people who begin encountering strange phenomena connected to missing friends and coworkers, technological breakdowns, and a mysterious website. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival and went on to become one of the most acclaimed and influential J-horror movies of its era.

Yes, Pulse Has Already Been Remade

If you’re thinking, “Wait, wasn’t Pulse already remade?”, you’re absolutely right. There was already an American Pulse released in 2006. Directed by Jim Sonzero and co-written by Sonzero and Wes Craven, the English-language adaptation starred Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, and Christina Milian.

The 2006 movie was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, Pulse 2: Afterlife and Pulse 3, both released in 2008.

So this new project is actually the second attempt to bring Pulse to English-language audiences.

Parker Finn Is Producing the Pulse Reimagining

The new Pulse is also another horror project coming from Parker Finn, the filmmaker behind the Smile movies. Finn and Jonathan Fass will produce through Bad Feeling, the production company behind the Smile franchise and the upcoming reimagining of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession.

The timing is particularly interesting for Boyle. His Never After Dark is about to arrive in theaters, giving horror fans a chance to see what the filmmaker can do with supernatural material before he takes on Kurosawa’s Pulse. And if Never After Dark lives up to the praise it has already received, Boyle could be arriving at Pulse with some serious horror momentum.

There’s currently no release date or casting information for the new Pulse. Are you interested in seeing another take on Pulse, or should Hollywood leave Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s classic alone? Let us know in the comments.

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It’s probably a little strange to be sharing reactions to the first 30 minutes of a movie. After all, we’ve all seen the skepticism that can surround early reactions to entire movies, so what are we supposed to make of reactions to less than half of one? Well, we’re about to find out.

Sony Pictures has screened the first 30 minutes of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil for members of the press, and some very enthusiastic reactions are already making their way online. The footage is reportedly delivering the kind of creepy, violent, atmospheric survival horror that fans have been hoping to see from Cregger’s take on the video game franchise.

And, yes, it’s worth keeping that 30-minute caveat in mind. Nobody has seen the entire movie yet. A fantastic opening half hour doesn’t necessarily mean the remaining hour will deliver. But considering Cregger has already promised that Resident Evil is the most violent movie he has ever made, these early impressions are certainly encouraging.

Resident Evil’s First 30 Minutes Are Getting Positive Reactions

JoBlo’s own JimmyO was among those who got to see the footage, and his reaction was extremely positive:

“I just saw the first half hour of Zach Creggers Resident Evil! It was fantastic!”

JimmyO acknowledged the obvious limitation of judging an entire movie from its opening 30 minutes, but said the footage was “f*cking great,” praising both Cregger’s direction and the performance of Austin Abrams as Bryan. According to JimmyO, Abrams brings a grounded quality to the character and makes Bryan an immediately likable protagonist. He also praised the actor’s ability to balance the movie’s scares and humor.

“He carries this film so beautifully. I was rooting for that dude 100%. It’s a funny performance and he handles the scares with perfection.”

That combination of horror and humor appears to be one of the movie’s biggest strengths so far. JimmyO went on to call the opening half hour “one of the best set ups to a horror flick I’ve seen in a while,” praising the balance of “horror with laughs and chills and thrills.” He also had high praise for Cregger’s visual approach, describing the footage as “moody, creepy, atmospheric, and funny.”

That’s quite a promising first impression – and here are a few more:

Resident Evil Has Been Rated R for Gore and Violence

The MPA has officially given Resident Evil an R rating for “strong bloody violence, gore and language throughout.” That rating should come as little surprise to anyone who has been following Cregger’s comments about the movie. The filmmaker previously described Resident Evil as “definitely the most violent thing I’ve done,” promising that he wanted to go “all the way” with the gore.

Cregger has also stressed that the movie isn’t simply interested in checking off pieces of Resident Evil lore. Instead, he wants to deliver a fast-moving survival story about an ordinary person thrown into an extraordinary nightmare.

That protagonist is Bryan, played by Austin Abrams. He’s a medical courier who finds himself caught in the middle of a biohazard outbreak, embarking on a desperate fight for survival as his night gets progressively worse.

And if these first reactions are any indication, Cregger may have found a pretty effective way to throw audiences into that nightmare.

Abrams is joined in the cast by Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, and Kali Reis. The film is directed by Zach Cregger from a screenplay by Cregger and Shay Hatten.

Resident Evil hits theaters on September 18, 2026.

Are you encouraged by these reactions to the first 30 minutes of Resident Evil, or do you need to see the whole movie before getting excited? Let us know in the comments.

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Chris Colfer is making a return to acting with a role unlike anything Glee fans may be expecting. The actor stars alongside horror icon Alice Krige in the Irish gothic horror comedy The Restoration at Grayson Manor, and the first trailer has now been unveiled.

The trailer was first unveiled by our friends at Bloody Disgusting, offering a look at the twisted nightmare that awaits when Colfer’s character loses his hands, only for his mother to replace them with prosthetics wired directly to his subconscious. The result? Hands that act on his most violent urges.

The Restoration at Grayson Manor is set to reach theaters nationwide this October through Chroma before arriving On Demand on December 1, 2026. You can check out the trailer above and the poster below.

What is The Restoration at Grayson Manor about?

Directed by Glenn McQuaid (I Sell the Dead, V/H/S), who co-wrote the screenplay with Clay McLeod Chapman (Wendell & Wild). Here’s the official synopsis:

Chris Colfer stars as Boyd Grayson, “a hedonistic heir who torments his legacy-obsessed mother, played by genre icon Alice Krige (Star Trek: First Contact). When an accident leaves Boyd handless, she rebuilds him with prosthetics wired to his subconscious, hands that act on his most violent urges. Inside their decaying Gothic estate, those hands unleash horrors on Grayson Manor.”

Chris Colfer makes a return to acting

While Colfer is best known for playing Kurt Hummel on Glee, The Restoration at Grayson Manor marks a particularly unusual and daring role for the actor. Chroma VP Ahbra Perry praised both the movie and Colfer’s performance in a statement:

“The Restoration at Grayson Manor is audacious, perverse, and emotionally ferocious. Glenn McQuaid has crafted an unsettling horror story that explores queer identity and repression, and bodily autonomy, in a way that feels both operatic and intimate. We’re thrilled to bring this film to North American audiences, and to showcase Chris Colfer’s powerful return to acting in such a daring, transformative role.”

McQuaid also designed the newly released poster for the film. Colfer and McQuaid are expected to appear at select theatrical screenings for Q&A sessions, with more details on the film’s theatrical rollout expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Deirdre Levins, John McDonnell, and Brendan McCarthy of Dublin-based Fantastic Films (Vivarium, The Hallow) produced the movie alongside Thomas Herbert and Florian Brüning of Vienna-based Horse&Fruit.

What did you think of the trailer for The Restoration at Grayson Manor? Let us know in the comments below.

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In Adam Wingard’s excellent feature, The Guest, he took audiences on an unexpected journey. It was vicious, intense, and offered a fantastic performance from Dan Stevens. The two are back for more. In their latest, Onslaught, a mother desperately attempts to save herself and her daughter from super soldiers on a killing spree. The new feature is a swift 92-minute flick that doesn’t waste time getting to the thrills. It’s a solid and intense ride that also features Michael Biehn, Reginald VelJohnson, and Drew Starkey.

Yesterday, we featured our chat with Mr. Stevens and Mr. Starkey. Next up, we spoke with the man of the hour, Adam Wingard. When I sat down with Adam and his leading lady, Arjona, it was a thrill. She shines as the heroine in danger. And the relationship she shares with Blake Kennedy makes it all the more intense. It’s a smart and lean thriller that may connect to the previously mentioned The Guest.

It’s always nice speaking with Adam. He is incredibly talented, but also quite a nice fellow. He opened up about taking on this story years after Dan Stevens blew us all away as a super soldier himself. As for Adria, she had very nice things to report regarding working with her director. That is one of the things I appreciate about his work; he always brings on a solid cast. If you dig his vision, you’ll probably be on the edge of your seat as Onslaught hits the big screen, and yes, that means IMAX.

Onslaught opens this Friday at a theatre near you.

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