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The first official images have arrived for Beware Boiúna, the upcoming creature feature from Wrong Turn (2021) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) director Mike P. Nelson. Previously announced under the title Boiúna: Legend of the Amazon, the horror thriller is now set to reach theatres on October 2, 2026.

The film stars Kiana Madeira (Fear Street), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day), and Logan Marshall-Green (The Invitation), with a screenplay by Alan McElroy, whose genre credits include Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and both versions of Wrong Turn. The story comes from Tony Giglio and McElroy.

You can check out the newly released first-look images below.

The official synopsis reads:

Deep in the Amazon, a medical mission spirals into a fight for survival when Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator, awakens to reclaim her domain. In the jungle where nature holds absolute power, she decides who lives and who dies.

Earlier story details described the film as following a team of young doctors traveling into Brazil’s Amazon rainforest on a humanitarian mission along the Curuçá River. Their arrival awakens the legendary Boiúna, an ancient predator equally deadly on land and in water, turning the mission into a desperate battle for survival.

The title refers to a creature from Brazilian folklore. Also known as the Cobra Grande, the Boiúna is a gigantic mythical serpent said to inhabit the rivers of the Amazon. The legend has inspired stories throughout Brazil, making it an intriguing foundation for a creature feature.

Behind the camera, Nelson continues his run of horror projects following the Wrong Turn reboot, The Domestics, the Silent Night, Deadly Night remake, the Friday the 13th short film Sweet Revenge, and his segment of V/H/S/85.

After making his feature debut with Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, McElroy went on to write films including Rapid Fire, Spawn, The Marine, Tekken, the original Wrong Turn, and Nelson’s reboot.

Beware Boiúna is produced by Constantin Film and JB Pictures, with Robert Kulzer and Jeremy Bolt producing.

What do you think of the first-look images? Will you be checking out Beware Boiúna in theaters this October? Let us know in the comments.

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Zach Cregger has already earned a reputation for delivering shocking horror with Barbarian and Weapons, but according to the filmmaker, his upcoming Resident Evil reboot pushes the violence further than anything he’s done before.

Speaking with Empire, Cregger described the upcoming video game adaptation as “definitely the most violent thing I’ve done,” promising fans a relentless, blood-soaked survival horror experience that embraces the franchise’s monster-filled roots.

“You gotta go grotesque!” Cregger said. “I wanted to go all the way. So it’s gnarly. It’s brutal. A very bloody affair.”

Rather than spending time explaining the mythology behind the Umbrella Corporation or the T-virus, Cregger says his focus is on delivering a fast-paced survival story.

“Fleshing out what [the Umbrella Corporation is] up to and how the T-virus works, that’s not what this movie is,” he explained. “This movie is about one dude’s journey on foot, fighting monsters. I don’t give a f*ck about checking boxes.”

He added that the movie wastes little time getting started.

“All I cared about was just telling a fun story. We step on the gas at about eight minutes in and never take our foot off the floor.”

Rather than adapting one specific game, the film tells an original story set within the Resident Evil universe while remaining faithful to the established lore.

Austin Abrams stars as Bryan, a medical courier who unknowingly becomes trapped in the middle of a devastating biohazard outbreak. According to the official synopsis, Bryan’s routine delivery turns into a desperate fight for survival as one horrifying night spirals completely out of control.

An earlier leaked logline revealed that Bryan is sent to Raccoon City General Hospital during a snowstorm, where a chance encounter with a mysterious woman leads him into an outbreak filled with grotesque mutations and bio-engineered monsters.

Cregger has previously described Bryan as an intentionally unconventional protagonist.

“The concept here is that we’re following an idiot. Not that he’s stupid, but he’s not your typical game character, with no combat skills whatsoever and completely inept at survival. Bryan is very much an everyman… It’s kind of like Frodo going into Mordor.”

The filmmaker has also compared the movie’s structure to the games themselves, saying audiences will move rapidly from one dangerous set piece to another without much opportunity to catch their breath.

Despite all the bloodshed, Cregger says the film also explores deeply personal themes. Like Weapons, which drew from his own grief, Resident Evil reflects questions he has been wrestling with in his own life through Bryan’s story.

Bryan begins the film after learning that his girlfriend is pregnant, and Cregger says that emotional dilemma becomes central to the narrative.

“People will be able to tell what I’ve been dealing with. It’s still autobiographical. [We’re asking] is it right to bring a child into a world that just seems to be getting worse and worse? We’re wrestling with that question. Only for this character to find out it’s even worse than he’d imagined.”

The film also stars Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, and Kali Reis. The screenplay was written by Cregger and Army of the Dead writer Shay Hatten, with Constantin Film producing alongside Vertigo Entertainment and PlayStation Productions.

Resident Evil is set to hit theaters on September 18, 2026.

Do Cregger’s comments make you even more excited for the reboot, or are you hoping for something closer to the games? Let us know in the comments.

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One of the most influential horror films ever made is getting a modern reimagining. Variety reports that Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Honey Don’t) has joined Michael Shannon in Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders, a contemporary reimagining of the 1920 silent classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The psychological horror film recently wrapped production in Germany and is being fully financed and sold internationally by Anton.

Written and directed by John Erick Dowdle (As Above, So Below, Quarantine), the film aims to reinvent one of cinema’s earliest and most influential horror stories for a new generation.

A New Take on a Horror Landmark

Released in 1920, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is widely regarded as one of the first true horror movies and remains a landmark of German Expressionist cinema. Its surreal visuals, psychological storytelling, and twist have influenced generations of filmmakers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton and beyond.

Rather than serving as a straightforward remake, Doctor Caligari’s Cabinet of Wonders is being described as a contemporary psychological horror film inspired by the original. Michael Shannon stars as the mysterious Doctor Caligari.

The official synopsis reads:

A terrifying and mind-bending psychological horror, the film follows Doctor Caligari, a traveling mesmerist who journeys from town to town with a sleepwalker under his control, leaving a trail of grisly murders in their wake. When a young woman’s boyfriend disappears mysteriously, she becomes convinced the enigmatic Doctor Caligari is responsible—but no one believes her.

Talia Ryder’s Role Revealed

Ryder will play Jane, an intuitive young woman whose ability to perceive things others cannot has left her isolated from those around her. Still haunted by the murder of her sister and the betrayal of her parents, Jane discovers that the very gift that has made her an outsider could become her greatest weapon against Doctor Caligari.

The role continues Ryder’s impressive run following acclaimed performances in Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t. She is also currently filming the second season of Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith opposite Mark Eydelshteyn.

Behind the Camera

The project is produced by Drew Dowdle for Brothers Dowdle Productions alongside Sébastien Raybaud, Brandt Wrightsman, Stuart Manashil, Jonas Katzenstein, and Maximilian Leo. The production also received support from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and Germany’s Federal Film Fund.

Anton is fully financing the film while handling worldwide sales, with North American rights being jointly represented alongside CAA Media Finance.

No release date has been announced, but with production now complete and international sales set to begin at the Toronto International Film Festival market, horror fans likely won’t have to wait too long to learn more.

What do you think of Michael Shannon and Talia Ryder leading the cast of a new take on Doctor Caligari? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Frendo the Clown is coming back for another bloody trip through the cornfields. Temple Hill Entertainment has officially announced (via Fangoria) that Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives, a sequel to the 2025 horror/comedy hit based on author Adam Cesare’s popular slasher novel series. The follow-up will continue the story of survivor Quinn Maybrook and expand the growing Clown in a Cornfield franchise. The announcement confirms what horror fans have been hoping for since the first film’s release: Frendo the Clown will return to the big screen.

Production on Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is scheduled to begin later this year, with Temple Hill once again producing. The screenplay will be written by Hudson Morgan and Will Lowell, whose work has appeared on the Black List and includes multiple television and feature film projects.

While no director has been confirmed yet, fans will be watching to see whether Eli Craig, who directed the first film and is best known for Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, returns behind the camera. Craig is currently working on the holiday horror film White Elephant.

What Is Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives About?

An official plot synopsis for the movie has not been released, but the sequel will follow the storyline of Adam Cesare’s second novel in the series. Here’s the book’s synopsis:

After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again.

But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room.

So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when people start to die.

Katie Douglas played Quinn Maybrook in the first film, and while her return has not officially been confirmed, it would make sense for the franchise’s Final Girl to come back for another battle with Frendo.

Clown in a Cornfield Became a Horror Hit

The original Clown in a Cornfield was directed by Eli Craig and co-written by Carter Blanchard. The film earned nearly $14 million worldwide against a reported production budget of only $1 million. Following its theatrical run, the movie found an additional audience through the horror streaming service Shudder.

Given the film’s performance and the popularity of Cesare’s novels, a sequel was a natural next step for Temple Hill.

The Clown in a Cornfield Franchise Continues

The movie sequel isn’t the only way fans can return to Frendo’s world. Adam Cesare is continuing the book series with Lights! Camera! Frendo!, the fourth novel in the franchise, arriving on August 18 in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook formats. The book follows 2023’s Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo and brings the killer clown to Hollywood.

With multiple novels available to adapt and Frendo becoming more popular all the time, Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives could be the beginning of a much larger slasher franchise. No release date has been announced yet, but Frendo’s return is officially on the way. Are you excited? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Earlier this year when I spoke to Eli Roth for the release of the Cabin Fever 4K, he teased his new film Ice Cream Man, saying that he couldn’t believe how game the kids were for horror. And I suppose they’d have to be given the concept of a bunch of kids being possessed by ice cream, making them kill all of the adults in sight. It’s filled with more blood and guts than any of Roth’s prior work, which is certainly saying something. You can check out my review of the film HERE.

I was able to speak to Eli about this new project, and he gets into some of the challenges of making a horror film where kids are killing adults. Because, as you’d imagine, pulling off practical FX with children isn’t the easiest. Yet, it sounds like Roth was down for the challenge, finding the right kids for the part, or replacing them if they weren’t up to the task. It sounds like this production was an absolute blast, and you can check out my conversation with Eli in the embedded video above!

Ice Cream Man plot:

Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.

Ice Cream Man is playing in theaters on August 7th, 2026 and you can purchase tickets for it HERE.

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Vrach Frankensteyn

It’s been said that the “brand-new, never-before-seen R-rated Chris Carter director’s cut” of The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn will “faithfully restore the filmmaker’s original vision.” Now, you can see for yourself as Entertainment Weekly passes along the new trailer and poster for the recut film, which will be available on Hulu and Disney+ on August 14.

Carter told Entertainment Weekly,

We set out to make a real-life Frankenstein movie, and due to a variety of factors, our Frankenstein never completely left the operating room. A chance to apply the electrodes again was a special thrill.”

The X-Files: I Want to Believe proved to be rather pretty divisive among critics and fans, but twenty years later, perhaps the new cut will add enough elements to recontextualize the movie to satisfy a wider audience. Check out the new poster below.

The original cut was said to be too scary

The X-Files creator Chris Carter explained on the Fail Better with David Duchovny podcast last year that he was given the go-ahead to work on a director’s cut of the film.

“I made it too scary, basically, and I was told so by the brass at Fox, and they wanted a PG-13 movie,” Carter said. “So we cut it back to be a PG-13 movie, and we thought, ‘Okay, we’ve satisfied their demands.’ The critics, the people who rate the movies, said ‘No, it’s not a PG-13 yet, you’ve got to cut it back even farther.’ I can tell you that you can do more on network television, [the censors] are more permissive than they are for the movies.“

He continued, “Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended. It’s not just doing a director’s cut to do a director’s cut. It’s really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“

An extended cut of I Want to Believe was included on the film’s physical media release, totalling about 3 minutes of new and alternate footage. As Carter only started working on this new cut last year, this will likely be different. The film follows Mulder and Scully as they are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

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The latest chapter of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s MONSTER anthology, MONSTER: The Lizzie Borden Story, is almost ready to start the spookiest season of the year off with a bloody bang. This time, they are bringing horror fans the series’s first female ‘monster,’ played by Ella Beatty. To mark this momentous occasion, Netflix is thrilled to share a chilling first look at the series and its official release date. Mark your calendars, because the 8-episode mini-series launches on Netflix on September 17, 2026.

“When the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family and her rebellious maid find themselves trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty, they escape into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge,” reads the show’s official logline. “The gruesome unsolved murders that follow don’t just shock the world—they give birth to an icon who refuses to live imprisoned in a cage, choosing instead to forge her own legend: shocking, monstrous, and gloriously free.”

Ella Beatty on sharing Lizzie Borden’s story

While speaking with TUDUM, Ella Beatty copped to having a personal interest in Lizzie Borden’s legacy, saying she’s fascinated by her story and wants to share it with the world. “I am so excited for viewers to experience our exploration of Lizzie Borden’s story and the questions that her life animates to this day. It has been a dream come true to investigate this complicated person’s psychology and to examine an American crime that feels almost mythic in proportion. This season gives us our first female Monster and delves into female rage and repression which I’ve found to feel strikingly relevant, and I cannot wait to share it with the world.”

Who’s behind the camera?

Starring alongside Ella Beatty in the fourth terrifying installment of the MONSTER anthology are Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, with Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson, and Jessica Barden. Max Winkler directs episodes 401, 402, 403, 405, 407, and 408, while Sarah Adina Smith helms 404 and 406.

A first look at Lizzie Borden

The teaser art shows Lizzie Borden attacking with an axe while blood spurts on her face, caking her hair with crimson drips of plasma and viscera. Meanwhile, the first official images from the series show the cast inside a stately manor, a darkened dining hall, and a funeral home crowded with coffins.

I’ve been waiting for Murphy and Brennan’s MONSTER anthology to tell Lizzie Borden’s story, and I hope that it lives up to the hype. While female serial killers are rare, they’re as brutal as any other, and Borden was as destructive as any other “monster” in Murphy’s catalog of killers. September is already chock-full of scary releases to set the mood for Halloween, and MONSTER: The Lizzie Borden Story is a great way to add some feminine rage and revenge to the holiday.

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