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The February 27, 2026 theatrical release of the slasher sequel Scream 7 is swiftly approaching, and today a poster has dropped online that pays tribute to the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (or, if you go by the title that’s on the screen and the copyright, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre)! This tribute comes about because images from the set of Scream 7 have revealed that a theatre in the movie is showing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, with the title proudly displayed on their marquee. You can take a look at the new Scream 7 poster, along with the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster, at the bottom of this article.

Troubled History

Spyglass Media and Paramount once intended to make a Scream 7 that would have starred Scream (2022) and Scream VI leads Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega, with Freaky and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon at the helm. But then Ortega allegedly asked for a substantial pay raise – and as we saw when Neve Campbell dropped out of Scream VI due to a pay dispute, these pay issues don’t tend to work out. Then Barrera was fired from the project after comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war didn’t go over well with executives at Spyglass. Landon dropped out the of the project soon after. So Scream 7 has been re-developed, Campbell has signed on to return as franchise heroine Sidney Prescott, back in the lead role, while Kevin Williamson, who wrote the screenplay for the original Scream, directs the film from a screenplay by 2022’s Scream and Scream VI writer Guy Busick, who crafted the story with his co-writer on the fifth and sixth films, James Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt is also a producer on the most recent sequels.)  

Cast and Synopsis

Neve Campbell is joined in the cast by Isabel May of the Yellowstone prequel 1883, who has signed on to play Sidney’s daughter; Mckenna Grace of the Ghostbusters franchise, Grace’s Ghostbusters co-star Celeste O’Connor, Gen V‘s Asa Germann, The Fabelmans‘ Sam Rechner, Pitch Perfect‘s Anna Camp, Riverdale‘s Mark Consuelos, fellow franchise star Courteney Cox, who reprises the role of reporter / author Gale Weathers, Joel McHale (Community) as Sidney’s husband Mark Evans, and Ethan Embray (The Devil’s Candy). Although two of the “core four” characters established in the previous two movies are no longer around, Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown are back as Chad Meeks-Martin and Mindy Meeks-Martin.

Also in the cast are Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley, who played Ghostface killers in the original Scream and Scream 3, respectively, and did not appear to make it out of those movies alive. David Arquette is back as the dearly departed Dewey, who exited the world of the living in the fifth movie.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all.

Take a look at the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre tribute poster, then let us know if you’re looking forward to Scream 7 by leaving a comment below.

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A year ago, it was announced that Sydney Sweeney (The Housemaid) was in negotiations to star in A24’s adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe short story The Masque of the Red Death. That deal didn’t work out, thanks to scheduling issues, and just a few months later, Anora Oscar winner Mikey Madison signed on to star in the film. Now, eight months later, The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Madison finally has a co-star, with Léa Seydoux (Dune: Part Two) joining her in the cast.

Poe

Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death finds the wealthy Prince Prospero sealing himself and a thousand nobles in his abbey to escape a deadly plague, the Red Death. Prospero hosts a lavish, color-themed masquerade ball in seven elaborately decorated rooms. At midnight, a mysterious figure, dressed as a victim of the plague, appears, terrifying guests. Prospero confronts the figure but finds nothing beneath the costume, collapsing and dying, followed by all the guests, as the Red Death ultimately claims everyone, proving death is inevitable.

Film

Written, directed, and executive produced by Charlie Polinger (Sauna, A Place to Stay), the A24 production is said to be a “darkly comedic” take on Poe’s story. Details are being kept under wraps, but The Hollywood Reporter has heard that Madison is playing twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge and decapitations.

There’s no word on which character Seydoux will be bringing to life.

Lucy McKendrick is also serving as an executive producer.

Adaptations

First published in 1842, The Masque of the Red Death has been brought to the screen multiple times over the years, most notably by producer/director Roger Corman back in 1964. A version of the story’s events was also recently featured in the Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher, which was created by Mike Flanagan and drew inspiration from several different Poe stories.

Are you interested in seeing A24 and Charlie Polinger’s take on The Masque of the Red Death, and are you glad to hear that Léa Seydoux has joined Mikey Madison in the cast? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Cabin Fever will always be a newer film in my mind, so it’s crazy that this year will be it’s 23rd anniversary. I guess that’s just part of getting older. But it’s always been my favorite Eli Roth film, and had me keeping an eye on his career during the 2000s. I still remember reading his blog posts during the production of Hostel 2 on Myspace, so it was a bit surreal to finally speak to Eli Roth. He couldn’t have been nicer, and got into many elements of both Cabin Fever as well as his future projects.

Finally, we discussed Ice Cream Man (which has no connection to the Clint Howard film) and how fun the shoot was. He worked with more kids as extras than any other time in his career and it sounds like absolute chaos. We get into when he’ll be back in the editing bay to finish the film up, and when we can expect the film to release to theaters. We also get a bit into Thanksgiving 2 and why the film has been delayed so much. This was a fun talk that you can check out in the video above!

Cabin Fever plot:

For five friends barreling down a mountain road toward a remote cabin, college is over, adulthood looms, and one last summer of decadence awaits. But when a stranger stricken with a flesh-eating virus shows up at their door, the infection spreads, terror erupts, and friend is pitted against friend in a paranoid nightmare of contagion and survival. Eli Roth’s directorial debut — presented for the first time in blood-spattered 4K — is a landmark shocker with a wicked strain of humor and a deliriously unpredictable finale…and a grisly cure for the summertime blues.

Special Features:

• Scratching the Surface: A Look Back

• Establishing Shot with Eli Roth

Legacy Special Features:

• Audio Commentaries with Director Eli Roth and Cast Members Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Cerina Vincent, and Joey Kern

• Director’s Shorts: The Rotten Fruit

• Beneath the Skin: The Making of Cabin Fever

• Family-Friendly Version

• Pancakes!

• Chatting On-Set with Eli

• Chatting with Eli Roth

• Exclusive Featurette with Eli Roth

• Deleted Scenes

• Mad Dog

• TV Spot

• Theatrical Trailer

Cabin Fever 4K Steelbook is Currently Available for purchase Exclusively from Lionsgate Limited.

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Rob Zombie has said that for every one film project of his that moves forward, there are five potential projects that fall by the wayside. We haven’t heard of quite that many unmade Rob Zombie movies, but we have heard of several over the years that never got off the ground… and unfortunately, most of them sounded pretty interesting. A little over a year ago, Zombie had said he didn’t know what his next movie is going to be, but he did know what it’s not going to be: he won’t be continuing his Firefly franchise (which consists of House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, and 3 from Hell), and he doesn’t want to make a sequel to The Munsters (which was poorly received). So while he figures out his next cinematic move, we we have put together a list of Rob Zombie Movies We Want To See!

DR. SATAN PREQUEL/SEQUEL

Okay, so this flies right in the face of what Zombie just said about not making any more movies in the Firefly franchise. But while we agree that there’s nowhere for the story to go after the events of 3 from Hell, there could be an interesting story that focuses on the bizarre character of Dr. Satan. A prequel set before House of 1000 Corpses could show how Dr. Satan got involved with the Firefly clan and set up his underground lair full of experiment subjects. A sequel could dig into what happened to Dr. Satan after he was taken out of his lair at the start of The Devil’s Rejects. Maybe the best approach would be a sequel that provides some flashbacks to the pre-Corpses days.

Zombie did shoot some Dr. Satan material for The Devil’s Rejects, a scene where the mad doctor attacks a nurse played by Rosario Dawson, but it ended up on the cutting room floor.

THE PUNISHER

A while back, Thomas Jane mentioned that Rob Zombie was in the running to direct The Punisher 2 when the project was set up at Lionsgate and Jane was still attached to star in the follow-up to the 2004 Punisher film. Our minds have been swimming with the possibilities ever since. Jane’s time as The Punisher may be over (although you never know, in these days where Michael Keaton is Batman again and Hugh Jackman is playing Wolverine one more time), but it could be very interesting to see how Zombie would handle a Punisher story.

We know he can deliver the level of violence the audience wants to see from the heavily armed vigilante, but what sort of style would he bring to the film around the character and the violence? Would it be dark and gritty? Neon-soaked madness? Did Lexi Alexander already give us something along the lines of a Zombie Punisher with her Punisher: War Zone? We’ll probably never find out, but it’s fun to daydream about.

THE CROW: 2037

In 1997, it was announced that musician Rob Zombie would be making his feature writing and directing debut with an addition to the Crow franchise that would have been called The Crow: 2037. The story would begin in “2010, when a young boy and his mother are murdered on Halloween night by a Satanic priest. A year later, the boy is resurrected as the Crow. Twenty-seven years later, and unaware of his past, he has become a bounty hunter on a collision course with his now all-powerful killer.” What that synopsis doesn’t mention is that a plague has knocked the planet back into the Dark Ages by the time 2037 rolls around, so our hero wields a sword and gets around on horseback.

An unexpected mixture of medieval times and influences from the Universal Monsters movies, The Crow: 2037 would have been a very unique entry in the franchise… so unique that the producers seemed to get cold feet and decided to make a more typical Crow movie instead. For a while, Zombie considered turning his script into an original film called Black Rider X, but then moved ahead with House of 1000 Corpses instead. So all we can do now is read the The Crow: 2037 script (which is readily available online) and try to imagine what could have been. In the meantime, the new reboot of The Crow is due out in June.

WEREWOLF WOMEN OF THE SS

Werewolf Women of the SS is a faux trailer Zombie made for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s brilliant Grindhouse project, and while all of the faux trailers are a lot of fun in their short form, it would also have been amazing to see them all get expanded into actual features, like Rodriguez’s faux trailer Machete was. Eli Roth is currently in production on a Thanksgiving feature, Edgar Wright has pondered a Don’t feature, and in the past Zombie has asked fans if they would be interested in seeing a Werewolf Women of the SS feature. We would be!

An homage to movies like Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS, Fraulein Devil, and Love Camp 7, Werewolf Women of the SS is set during World War II and involves Nazi mad scientists, the She-Devils of Belzac, and Fu Manchu working together in an attempt to create an army of werewolves.

TYRANNOSAURUS REX

Zombie had no intention of making Halloween II. He was going to hand that sequel over to Inside directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury while he made a different project for Dimension: Tyrannosaurus Rex, which was even given a 2009 release date. He started promoting the project with posters and concept art… but then Bustillo and Maury left Halloween II and Dimension roped Zombie into doing that movie for 2009 instead of Tyrannosaurus Rex. There was some hope that he would make the original film after Halloween II, but by the time he was done with his second Michael Myers movie his working relationship with Dimension had been damaged beyond repair.

Zombie revealed very little about what Tyrannousarus Rex would have been, but he did say it wasn’t a horror movie. Comparing it to Straight Time, Raging Bull, and a serious version of Every Which Way But Loose, he said the movie would be “about this washed-up prizefighter who’s got this self-destructive tendency, and he comes out of prison and the only way he knows how to survive is by fighting. But his boxing career is over so he gets caught up in this sort of underground fight ring.” Concept art revealed that, like Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose, this prizefighter would also end up running into trouble with a biker gang.

Thirteen years later we’re still hoping to see Tyrannosaurus Rex somehow, because Zombie making a “incredibly violent ’70s action movie” about a washed-up prizefighter sounds like a whole lot of fun.

THE NAIL

Some of the concept art for Tyrannosaurus Rex brought to mind The Nail, a comic book Zombie wrote with Steve Niles in 2004 that happened to center on a character named Rex. So it was erroneous reported that Tyrannosaurus Rex was an adaptation of The Nail and that really caught on, despite Zombie and Niles both saying Tyrannosaurus Rex was a different story. So if they are different stories, that means we need to see both Tyrannosaurus Rex and a cinematic adaptation of The Nail, because The Nail was really cool.

Basically a souped-up version of the 1975 classic horror film Race with the Devil, The Nail had the following synopsis: “Small-time pro-wrestler Rex Hauser (a.k.a. The Nail) makes a living touring the small-town wrestling circuit with his family. Its business as usual for this close-knit bunch until they unwittingly cross paths with a murderous gang of Satanic bikers. But these aren’t your run-of-the-mill devil worshipers. In fact, Hauser and his family just might be up against the most un-Godly evil ever known to man.“

The comic was a fun read, and it would be a blast to see it brought to life on the screen.

BIGFOOT

Speaking of Rob Zombie / Steve Niles comic books that desperately need to be brought to the screen, the pair also made an awesome “cryptid run amok” comic book appropriately called Bigfoot in 2015. The synopsis is simple: “A monstrous ape-man is stomping around the woods of the Pacific Northwest, and he’s not happy with mankind.” If Bigfoot were ever brought to the screen, it would easily be one of the best Bigfoot movies we’ve ever gotten. The Bigfoot in this story is a terrifying beast that makes a bloody mess of the people who are unlucky enough to cross paths with it, and we’re dying to see this creature splatter blood and guts across the screen in a live-action movie.

THE BLOB

The week Halloween II was released in 2009, it was announced that Zombie would be writing and directing another remake, this one of the 1958 sci-fi horror classic The Blob, which already received an awesome remake in 1988 and was about a gelatinous creature falling from the sky and consuming everything it came in contact with, growing larger with every meal. Zombie immediately made it sound like he was the wrong choice for the job when he said his movie wouldn’t be about “a red blobby thing”, so not many people minded when he decided to walk away from the project… But years later, concept art from Zombie’s abandoned version of The Blob showed up online and made it look like he had been plotting something fascinating.

Just going by what’s shown in the artwork, it appears that an alien monolith would have shown up in a small town, and this mysterious object would become the centerpiece of an annual rock festival. After five years, some kind of energy starts emanating from the monolith that makes people melt down into hideous, disgusting “blob people”. Some of the imagery is a bit too much like Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse movie Planet Terror, but it still looks like Zombie’s take on The Blob would have been entertaining and delightfully strange. However, we are finally getting another remake of The Blob, which will be coming from the Hellraiser reboot director, David Bruckner.

BROAD STREET BULLIES

In 2012, we heard that Zombie would be branching out of the horror genre with Broad Street Bullies, which would tell the story of “the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team that evolved from a cellar-dwelling expansion team into a team that racked up victories and penalty minutes in equal measure during the 1970s.” Zombie initially said he had secured the rights to the team’s story, had the full support of the Flyers organization, and was ready to make a movie that was like “Rocky meets Boogie Nights on ice”. But Broad Street Bullies never made it into production, and Zombie would later say that it was a nightmare trying to get all the necessary rights together.

Aside from comedies like Goon, it seems to be very difficult to get a hockey movie into production, as Kevin Smith also ran into trouble when he tried to make his own hockey movie, called Hit Somebody. So we’re left wishing that we had both Hit Somebody and Broad Street Bullies to watch right now. It would have been very interesting to see Zombie make a hockey movie set in the 1970s.

MANSON MURDERS PROJECT

This wasn’t going to be a movie and the Manson Family story has gotten too much coverage over the decades, but Zombie has been fascinated by the story since he was a kid and when he started developing a limited series that would “revisit the people and events connected to the Manson Family murder spree in August 1969“, he had an intriguing collaborator: the script was going to be written by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis. Their aim was to “tell converging stories of people and events leading up to and after the murders, from shifting points of view.“

In general, it would be just fine if Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood turned out to be the end of Manson Family stories, but we are left quite curious to find out how Zombie and Ellis would have handled the material. The Manson Murders Project was set up at Fox in 2014, and was scrapped when NBC started airing their own Manson-related series Aquarius in 2015.

RAISED EYEBROWS

Zombie made it clear in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects that he had an appreciation for the Marx brothers, so when Broad Street Bullies started looking troublesome in 2015 it wasn’t too surprising that he shifted over to trying to make a film based on the memoir Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House by Steve Stoliar. This would have been “the bizarre story of the last years in the life of Groucho Marx, told by a young Marx Brothers fan who spent those years as his personal secretary and archivist. In addition to getting to know his hero, the author found himself in the orbit of Groucho’s brothers Zeppo and Gummo, Mae West, George Burns, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, S.J. Perelman, Steve Allen, and scores of other luminaries of stage, screen, TV and literature. The downside of this dream-come-true was getting close to his idol as the curtain was coming down, and dealing with Erin Fleming – the mercurial woman in charge of Groucho’s personal and professional life.“

For the first time, Zombie hired someone else – Oren Moverman – to write the screenplay for one of his films. He said he saw this story as “Groucho’s Sunset Boulevard“, “a sad, funny and very dark tale of a one of Hollywood’s greatest stars final years.” But once again, he found it too difficult to get a non-horror project into production. It’s a shame, because he chooses terrific material for his attempts to step out of the genre. If his version of The Munsters turns out to be a nice comedy like the sitcom source material, maybe it will open some non-horror doors for him.

Honorable Mention: C.H.U.D.

Some projects Zombie has been said to be involved with over the years were never actually happening. For example: there was a rumor that he was working on an animated adaptation of the comic book The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning. Not true, and we’ve already seen him do the homicidal family thing multiple times. In 2007, a rumor emerged online saying that Zombie would be following his remake of Halloween with a remake of the 1984 film C.H.U.D. It was just a joke… but not such a bad idea. There is something appealing about the thought of Zombie making a movie about creatures called Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers, crawling out of the sewer to consume flesh.

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Steve

This year, I’m making it a point to read more. After all, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a good book, the wind howling outside your window, ice cubes clinking in a glass of something delicious and smooth on your end table. During the holiday break, I put my video game collection on pause, stepped away from watching films outside of work, and rekindled my love of reading, with seven novels completed since the new year. While my imagination lets me see the stories I’m reading as a motion picture in my head, I can’t help but want some of my favorite novels adapted for screens big and small.

While there are many novels worth getting the live-action adaptation treatment, I’ve compiled a list of five-ish titles that deserve the right to become a feature film or television series. Feel free to browse the list below, and of course, be sure to check these books out at your local retailers or online, as I highly recommend them all.

The Indian Lake Trilogy (My Heart is a Chainsaw / Don’t Fear the Reaper / The Angel of Indian Lake) by Stephen Graham Jones

Referred to by many as the Master of Modern Horror, Stephen Graham Jones‘ The Indian Lake Trilogy is a must-read for slasher fans. As a child of the 80s, I grew up with characters like Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Michael Myers slicing teenagers to ribbons on my television screen. The slasher genre endures with movies like Scream, Terrifier, and The Strangers continuing to drop bodies like bad habits. Still, killers also run rampant in Jones’ brutal, bone-chilling, and twisty series.

Spanning three novels, The Indian Lake Trilogy centers on Jennifer “Jade” Daniels, a young Indigenous girl who lives, eats, and breathes the slasher genre. Jade knows all the rules to surviving a real-life run-in with a killer, if only one would come to her hometown of Indian Lake or the nouveau-riche development next door, Terra Nova, and save her from the mundanity of existence. It’s not long before Jade gets her wish. With adrenaline and fear coursing through their veins like battery acid, it’s up to Jade and Letha Mondragon, an enigmatic final girl in the making, to discover the killer and end their reign of terror before Indian Lake overflows with the blood of family, friends, and community.

Because Jones’ Indian Lake books are a trilogy, I think a television series adaptation would work best for this selection. Each installment of the series expands on its characters, themes, and lore, with new (and returning) killers turning Jade’s life into a living nightmare. I could see someone like Mike Flanagan tackling a three-season epic, with stars like Paulina Alexis (Reservation Dogs) and Joy Sunday (Wednesday) as Jade and Letha, respectively. The story is ever-evolving, the cast matures throughout the journey, and the body count rivals that of Game of Thrones. Let’s go!

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

While I impatiently wait for updates on Netflix’s adaptation of Marcus Kliewer’s horror novel “We Used to Live Here,” I’m hoping someone becomes hip to optioning Sarah Gailey‘s haunted-house thriller “Just Like Home” for a film adaptation. This intensely creepy story of familial strife centers on Vera, who receives a call from her estranged mother asking Vera to return to her childhood home, the same place Vera’s serial killer father buried all his bodies. Reluctantly, Vera obeys, thinking it’s only a matter of time before her mother passes away, granting Vera peace and closure. However, when Vera arrives, she finds a parasitic artist living in the guest house, slowly stripping the house for spare parts for his latest project. As Vera navigates her mother’s failing health and their invasive house guest, the rot within the house begins to seep into Vera’s mind, dredging up old memories, uncovering startling revelations, and leaving her clues about how her family, and the house, are more cursed than Vera remembers.

Gailey’s “Just Like Home” is the type of book that gets under your skin. Vera’s relationship with her father is, for lack of a better word, complicated. Even after so many years and so much evidence, it isn’t easy to believe that underneath his loving exterior, Vera’s father committed unthinkable acts of torture and cruelty, just beneath Vera’s childhood bedroom. My ideal director for a project such as this would be The Babadook‘s Jennifer Kent, whose talent for establishing a dreadfully affecting atmosphere and creeping madness would serve Gailey’s story well.

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Ever since Ozzy Osbourne passed away last year, I haven’t been able to get Joe Hill‘s horror novel “Heart-Shaped Box” out of my head. Even when I read the book in 2009, it reminded me of Ozzy, and it’s time for a re-read, perhaps in honor of The Prince of Darkness himself. Let me explain. “Heart-Shaped Box” revolves around aging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne, a collector of the macabre: a comic book for cannibals, a used hangman’s noose, a snuff film. Nothing is too strange or otherworldly for Judas. However, when his latest acquisition, a musty, dead man’s suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner, arrives at his door in a heart-shaped box, Judas gets more than he bargained for.

“Heart-Shaped Box” is tailor-made for a feature adaptation, preferably starring Graham McTavish as Judas Coyne. When Judas accepts the suit into his home, everything changes, as the old man’s spirit that inhabits the garment won’t leave Judas alone. He’s always there – watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand, blue veins pulsing angrily beneath his translucent skin. I’d like to see Nia DaCosta return to horror for this one. If she’s not up for it, give Scott Derrickson a call. “Heart-Shaped Box” could be an ideal horror movie, a tribute to the heavy metal genre, with the wear and tear of Judas’s old life haunting him as much as the old man, as he discovers a new darkness.

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

I’ve been on a Stephen Graham Jones kick lately. After reading (and loving) the horror author’s Indian Lake Trilogy, I immediately read I Was A Teenage Slasher, with other Jones titles like The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, The Only Good Indians, Mapping the Interior, and Night of the Mannequins arranged near the top of my to-be-read pile. When I find an author I like, I tend to devour everything they’ve written. While you’ll find some harsh reviews of I Was A Teenage Slasher online, I found this demented love letter to the slasher genre a delight, from its clever premise to its unique exploration of possession and a touching love story peppered throughout its pages.

I Was A Teenage Slasher centers on Tolly Driver, a good-natured outcast with a peanut allergy who, after witnessing a supernatural massacre at a pool party, finds himself uncontrollably drawn to violence. As Tolly’s situation goes from bad to worse, he and his friend Amber try to solve the mystery of his bloodlust before he rips through a group of vindictive, prank-playing teens.

I Was A Teenage Slasher is screaming for a feature film adaptation. The story puts us in the killer’s sneakers as it explores what makes slashers impossibly clever, imposing, and highly efficient. If you’ve ever wondered what makes maniacs like Jason and Michael tick, Tolly’s descent into crimson-colored madness goes to truly dark places while investigating the slasher genre with gusto. I’d like to see Ti West sink his teeth into this one, with two newcomers playing Tolly and Amber.

Strange Houses / Strange Pictures by Uketsu

Recurring dreams are a curious phenomenon. Most nights, I dream about strange houses. Places constructed without rhyme or reason, littered with hallways leading to oblivion, or staircases that wind in Escher-like patterns, touching the sky at impossible angles. This recurring escape could be why I feel drawn to books like Uketsu’s “Strange Houses” and “Strange Pictures”, a collection of bizarre mysteries involving murder, startling revelations, and curious connective tissue.

In “Strange Houses,” a writer fascinated by the macabre is approached by an acquaintance who invites him to investigate an eerie house for sale in Tokyo. At first, with its bright, spacious interior, it seems like the perfect first home. But upon closer inspection, the building’s floor plans reveal a mysterious “dead space” hidden between its walls. Seeking a second opinion, the writer shares the floor plans with his friend Kurihara, an architect, only to discover more unnerving details as he goes.

What is the true purpose behind the house’s disturbing design? And what happened to the former owners who disappeared without a trace? When a body suddenly appears, and a young woman reaches out about a second house, it soon becomes clear that the writer and his friend may be in over their heads.

Meanwhile, in “Strange Pictures,” a pregnant woman’s sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning, a child’s picture of his home contains a dark secret message, and a sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbit hole that will reveal a horrifying reality. Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the overarching backstory that connects them all.

My vision for this adaptation would be two mini-series, each with three episodes. I could see Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike executing a must-watch version of Uketsu’s insane stories for horror and mystery fans alike. “Strange Houses” and “Strange Pictures” feature intriguing characters, tragic and macabre narratives, and unique storytelling elements that give each presentation an interactive quality. If arranged properly, I could see both adaptations reaching Black Mirror and Knives Out fans with ease.

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Tyler

After last year’s 28 Years Later, I had completely given up on the proposed trilogy that had been announced years ago. It was such a letdown and felt so opposed to everything I felt the franchise was. The ending was one of the most insane tonal shifts I’d ever experienced, and the story itself felt so tired and generic. So I was shocked to hear that its sequel, The Bone Temple, was getting strong buzz. Then, our very own Chris Bumbray had nothing but positive things to say about it. So, after writing off the series and figuring I’d forgo watching it entirely, I made sure to visit a theater to experience this one. And I’m so glad that I did. Spoilers to follow.

Nia DaCosta brings the perfect tone and style that fits in perfectly with 28 Days Later, while actually giving us something beautiful. This is easily the best cinematography of the franchise. And I love how interesting all of the characters ended up being. 28 Years had such tired tropes of a sick mom, an island community, an overbearing father, and a far too lucky boy. It even began with a look at the beginning of the outbreak, which felt a little on the nose. Here, we’re getting a look at humans and how they devolve through this, harkening back to times we’ve long since left. It’s so much more intriguing to see the infected as more another element of this world and not the main threat. It has been 28 years after all.

The Evolution of the Infected actually works

George Romero introduced the idea of zombies evolving with his “Of The Dead” franchise, so this isn’t the first time the concept has been broached. But it’s quite intriguing to see the Infected evolve. First we saw Alphas, and how they command a legion but now we’re getting a ray of hope. And can we officially call them zombie now that Jimmy does in the film? Can that debate finally be settled? Or are we still throwing fits at the usage of the words when related to these infected? Either way, they beautifully handle Samson and his curing. Of all the things with the next film that intrigue me the most, Samson is at the top of the list.

Should DaCosta just replace Boyle?

At this point, I feel like Danny Boyle should just pass the baton to Nia DaCosta for the final entry in this trilogy. It’s clear that DaCosta has more of an understanding of the material and is able to balance tones better. Unfortunately, despite Boyle creating the franchise, he feels disconnected in his approach. Just look at how the humor is handled in both entries. In 28 Years Later, it’s jarring and feels so out of place. I’ve seen the ending with the Jimmy’s compared to a Power Rangers scene. Then there’s The Bone Temple, which allow them to have a personality, but keeps them grounded. I know where my preference lies.

Will We Even Get A Third One?

The Bone Temple didn’t exactly light the box office on fire, making just over a third of what 28 Years Later made last year. That is sure to worry any studio. But it has already been announced that the third one will be going into production. And plus, it doesn’t hurt that, this time, they’ll be able to plaster Cillian Murphy’s name and face all over the marketing. Even those that felt ripped off by Years are sure to be intrigued at the return of Jim (not Jimmy). And as more and more people discover The Bone Temple, I think the potential audience will just grow and grow. Because not only is this a good movie, it may be the best of the franchise.

What did you think of The Bone Temple? Where would you rank it in the franchise? Are you excited for a third entry? Let us know in the comments below!

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Paramount’s fan favorite horror franchise, Paranormal Activity, is due for a comeback, but it’s going to take a while. According to reports, the next chapter of the found-footage horror series bows on May 21, 2027. The next installment of the franchise, which we’re just going to call Paranormal Activity 8, finds Undertone director Ian Tuason getting behind the camera.

The filmmaker got his start by making live-action virtual reality horror shorts that garnered millions of views on YouTube and a showcase at SXSW. His feature debut, Undertone, premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2025, where it won the audience award and sparked a distribution bidding war. A24 overcame five other bidders to land the distribution rights, making a deal valued at mid-seven figures.

What’s Ian Tuason’s Undertone about?

Undertone follows the host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast who moves into her dying mother’s house to serve as her primary caregiver. When her podcast receives 10 audio recordings of a young, pregnant couple experiencing paranormal noises, she realizes the woman’s story is a mirror of her own, and each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape. Nina Kiri stars in the film, and her character, Evy, is the only on-camera speaking role. So much of the film relies on the sound design that Tuason has described it as a “found audio” movie rather than a “found footage” movie. It will be screening at Sundance next month.

Blumhouse and Atomic Monster join forces

Blum’s Blumhouse Productions recently merged with James Wan’s company Atomic Monster, pulling Wan into the Paranormal Activity world. Paramount is co-financing and co-producing the film with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, while original Paranormal Activity writer/director Oren Peli is also on board to produce through his company, Solana Films. This project will get theatrical distribution through Paramount and is said to be a priority for all of the companies involved.

Steven Schneider will executive produce through Room 101, Inc., while Michael Clear and Judson Scott do the same for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. Executive Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the project for the company.

Wan and Blumhouse comment on their collaboration

Wan provided the following statement about joining the Paranormal Activity universe, saying, “I’ve been a huge admirer of Paranormal Activity since the brilliant first movie, with its creeping slow burn and subtle ability to make the unseen terrifying. I’m looking forward to expanding on its legacy and helping shape the next evolution of this scary found-footage franchise.” Meanwhile, Jason Blum added, “Diving in with James for this exciting rebirth of the franchise that started it all for Blumhouse is exactly what we dreamed of when we merged with Atomic Monster. I’ll be actively involved with him to introduce this new chapter. Thankfully, we’re able to spend a little more than the $15,000 we had on the first movie, but one thing will remain the same — do not see it alone. We look forward to partnering with Josh Greenstein, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Jeff Shell and their teams at Paramount as we bring Paranormal Activity back to life.”

Are you excited about Paranormal Activity returning to the fold? Do you have a favorite installment of the franchise? Let us know in the comments section below.

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