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Silicon Valley Screams: Mad Cave Studios Announces Terrorbytes Halloween Annual #1

If you thought your smart home glitching was terrifying, Mad Cave Studios is about to double down on your techno-paranoia. This October, the publisher returns to its unsettling sci-fi horror anthology with TERRORBYTES HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #1—an oversized 40-page special proving that the scariest monsters aren’t lurking in your closet; they’re sitting in your browser history. Building on the acclaimed series’ signature theme of humanity’s toxic romance with technology, the annual pairs established creator Mark London (Mister Nemo, Honor & Curse: Eternal) with fresh blood: the winners of Mad Cave’s 2025 Talent Search, Jennifer Liao and DL White. Three Tales of High-Tech Terror Positioned perfectly for fans of Black Mirror, The Twilight Zone, The Silver Coin, and classic EC Comics, this triple-threat anthology serves up futuristic nightmares brought to life by artists Mac Rey, Aguste Calcagno, and Gabriele Falzone, colorists Pedro Estouco and Edson Jimenez, and letterers Marina Leon and Chase Snyder. Wrapping up the package is an eerie main cover

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2026

Horror-Comedy BUDDY Unleashes a Unhinged New Trailer

Meet BUDDY. He’s an aggressively orange, painfully cheerful unicorn. He hijacks your TV screen, weaponizes catchy synth-pop, and forces your kids into state-mandated optimism. Behind the candy-coated facade of the hit kids’ show “It’s Buddy!”, however, there is a zero-tolerance policy for insubordination. Ahead of its San Diego Comic-Con panel on July 24, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films, BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films have dropped a brand-new trailer for BUDDY. And let’s say… your childhood is about to get slaughtered. Play Along or Pay the Price On the surface, set life at “It’s Buddy!” is a pastel fever dream. Synchronized children spend their days singing, dancing, and worshipping their favorite horned corporate ruler. The cheerful music cuts out, however, when one child dares to break character and refuse the script. Turns out, Buddy doesn’t handle constructive feedback well. As the rogue kid pushes back, the neon walls begin to fracture. This exposes a terrifyingly dark, blood-soaked underbelly behind the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 23, 2026

Mad Cave Studios Announces Horror Comic ‘Hammer Head’ Ahead of SDCC

Some nightmares refuse to stay dead. Mad Cave Studios has officially announced HAMMER HEAD. It’s a relentless new five-issue horror miniseries from acclaimed creative duo Ed Brisson (Predator, Ghost Rider) and artist Damian Couceiro (Wolverine & Kitty Pryde, X-Force). It features colors by Dee Cunniffe and letters by Patrick Brosseau. Blending classic ’80s slasher terror with psychological dread, the series focuses on Jules. She’s the sole survivor of the legendary Hammer Head killing spree. However, for twenty years, Jules has carried the overwhelming trauma of watching everyone she loved be cut down. Every few years, Hammer Head inexplicably rises from the dead to resume his slaughter. This drives Jules deeper into her own dark coping mechanisms with every fresh wave of violence. Jules is unlawfully thrown into prison without a trial. However, she discovers she is part of a dark, twisted ritual, one that can force her back into the nightmare, the one she’s spent two decades trying to escape.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2026

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Suzuki=Bakudan and Junk World (Japan Cuts)

Suzuki = Bakudan (Japan, 2026) Official Synopsis from https://japansociety.org/events/suzukibakudan/ Based on the bestselling novel by Go Katsuhiro, SUZUKI=BAKUDAN is a big-budget blockbuster centered on Tagosaku Suzuki (Jiro Sato), a mysterious drunk who claims he can see the future. After successfully predicting a bomb will go off in Tokyo, Suzuki leads the police in a game of wits — they must solve his riddles to stop further explosions. While police fan out over the city to defuse these bombs, a young detective (Yuki Yamada) challenges Suzuki to uncover the truth behind his predictions. Is he psychic, is he lucky, is he a criminal mastermind, is he a con man? Or is he something worse? Jiro Sato delivers a tour-de-force performance and was honored with Best Supporting Actor at this year’s Japanese Academy Awards for his role in SUZUKI=BAKUDAN. Review I had just seen Suzuuki=Bakudan’s star Jirō Satō as the antagonist of the thriller Nameless at another festival just a week before

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Joseph Perry
Jul 22, 2026

‘Evil Dead Burn’ Is Unleashing Hell at Halloween Horror Nights 2026!

Somebody at Universal screwed up and read from the Necronomicon out loud! Now, the Deadites are back, and they’re hungrier than ever! New Line Cinema’s newest chapter in the legendary horror franchise, Evil Dead Burn, is coming to life as an all-new, heart-stopping haunted house at Universal Orlando Resort (starting August 28) and Universal Studios Hollywood (starting September 3)! Step Inside the Nightmare Since 1981, Evil Dead has defined cinematic terror, blending jaw-dropping gore with sinister dark humor. Now, you won’t just watch the horror—you’ll live it. Inspired directly by Evil Dead Burn, this horrific walk-through maze thrusts you right into the Price family’s isolated woodland cabin. Once the Book of the Dead is opened, all hell breaks loose: Journey deeper into the woods as the nightmare turns vicious. You will encounter terrifying, flesh-possessing demons at every twisted turn. Your mission? Try to survive the relentless evil before it claims your soul! Exclusive Limited-Edition Merch Fuel your nightmare with brand-new,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2026

Shudder Nabs 1980s Ozploitation Slasher ‘Penny Lane Is Dead’

If you like your slasher movies drenched in ’80s nostalgia, dark comedy, and uncompromising Australian carnage, Shudder has a major treat lined up for your late-summer watchlist. The horror streaming giant has officially acquired the rights to Penny Lane Is Dead. It’s the feature directorial debut from Australian writer-director Mia-Kate Russell. Following its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival, the blood-soaked film will celebrate its North American Premiere today (July 20, 2026) at Fantasia. Then it will hit Shudder on August 28. Spiked Cupcakes and Unhinged Revenge Set on a sweltering summer night in 1986 Australia, the story centers on 17-year-old Penny Lane. She is out celebrating her college acceptance with her best friends. However, things take a sharp, sinister turn when Penny’s jealous and deeply troubled cousin decides to pull a cruel prank involving spiked cupcakes. What starts as a thoughtless prank quickly devolves into a nightmare of bloodshed, betrayal, and relentless rage. Aussie Royalty Behind (and In

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2026

Slash-Produced Documentary ‘Black Zombie’ Digs Up the Monster’s True History

Long before the zombie became Hollywood’s favorite excuse for a video game kill-streak or a multi-season television drama, it was something far more terrifying and historically grounded. This Halloween season, director Maya Annik Bedward is ready to unleash her acclaimed new documentary, Black Zombie. Kino Lorber has snagged the rights.The film will skip the typical jump scares to exhume the deeply unsettling, buried origins of pop culture’s most profitable monster. The Ultimate Monster Makeover After making its world premiere at SXSW, it hit Hot Docs and the Blackstar Film Festival. Then arrived at Fantasia to terrorize audiences. The film tracks how a complex figure born from colonial enslavement, Haitian Vodou, and spiritual resistance. IT has been systematically whitewashed, stripped of its roots, and packaged into a cinematic cash cow. Bedward re-examines horror staples like White Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, and The Serpent and the Rainbow. There’s also archival footage and raw, observational vérité scenes. A Packed Roster of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2026

Tubi FrightFest 2026 Unleashes Its Mind-Blowing Fear Fare Lineup

London’s Tubi FrightFest is always a top-notch film festival destination for scare fare devotees, and this year the fest presents its biggest lineup ever! The event takes place Thursday August 27–Monday 31 August. Get your drool cups ready and have a gander at the official press announcement. Be prepared for a terrifying, record-breaking selection of World, International, and UK premieres as Tubi FrightFest 2026, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, returns to the Odeon LUXE Leicester Square and the ODEON Luxe West End for its annual five-day celebration of nerve-jangling eeriness, hair-raising shock, and epic scares. This year’s line-up highlights the genre’s transforming landscape and reflects the amazing span of progressive global genre filmmaking. Running from Thursday August 27 – Monday 31 August, Tubi FrightFest will showcase a record-breaking eighty-two features across five screens, including the popular ‘First Blood’, Documentary, and Retrospective strands. This year there are twenty-four world premieres, with sixteen countries represented, spanning four continents. The

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 16, 2026

Director Nick Taylor Discusses His New Documentary, Rubberhead, ahead of Its Premiere

Before CGI turned blood and guts into sterile ones and zeros, cinema was ruled by foam latex, animatronics, and pure madness. At the center of that glorious time sat Steve Johnson. Johnson is a man whose relentless obsession with breaking new ground gave rise to some of the most iconic monsters in sci-fi and horror history. Now, Johnson’s wild ride is getting the documentary treatment in Rubberhead: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson, a hilarious, heartbreaking, and brutally honest look at the golden age of special effects makeup—and the genius who nearly let it destroy him. . . The Director The film is from director Nick Taylor, who co-wrote the doc with Joseph Krings. Taylor and I had the chance to talk about this new deep-diving doc. He spoke about what drove him to make it, his respect for Johnson, and so much more. Watch it below. However, this isn’t Taylor’s first dive into the industry. He served in

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 15, 2026

Sink Your Teeth into the Trailer for ‘Ferine’ Ahead of Its Fantasia Premiere

Unleash your inner beast, because the most feral psychological thriller of the summer is about to break its cage. Fresh off her chilling performances in Oddity and You Are Not My Mother, star Carolyn Bracken is back to lead Ferine. It is a dark, atmospheric dive into the eternal tug-of-war between human civility and pure animal instinct. The highly anticipated film is heading to Montreal this month to make its mark at the legendary Fantasia International Film Festival on July 23. Based on writer-director Andrea Corsini’s acclaimed 2019 short film of the same name, this English-language feature debut promises a stylish, claw-sharp descent into madness. High Society Meets Low Instincts In Ferine, Bracken stars as Irene, a wealthy, highly influential art collector who seems to have it all. But beneath her polished exterior, a terrifying, primal instinct begins to claw its way to the surface, dragging her into a spiral of destructive, animalistic transformation. Irene’s path soon collides with Dama

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2026

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Silicon Valley Screams: Mad Cave Studios Announces Terrorbytes Halloween Annual #1

If you thought your smart home glitching was terrifying, Mad Cave Studios is about to double down on your techno-paranoia. This October, the publisher returns to its unsettling sci-fi horror anthology with TERRORBYTES HALLOWEEN ANNUAL #1—an oversized 40-page special proving that the scariest monsters aren’t lurking in your closet; they’re sitting in your browser history. Building on the acclaimed series’ signature theme of humanity’s toxic romance with technology, the annual pairs established creator Mark London (Mister Nemo, Honor & Curse: Eternal) with fresh blood: the winners of Mad Cave’s 2025 Talent Search, Jennifer Liao and DL White. Three Tales of High-Tech Terror Positioned perfectly for fans of Black Mirror, The Twilight Zone, The Silver Coin, and classic EC Comics, this triple-threat anthology serves up futuristic nightmares brought to life by artists Mac Rey, Aguste Calcagno, and Gabriele Falzone, colorists Pedro Estouco and Edson Jimenez, and letterers Marina Leon and Chase Snyder. Wrapping up the package is an eerie main cover

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 24, 2026

Horror-Comedy BUDDY Unleashes a Unhinged New Trailer

Meet BUDDY. He’s an aggressively orange, painfully cheerful unicorn. He hijacks your TV screen, weaponizes catchy synth-pop, and forces your kids into state-mandated optimism. Behind the candy-coated facade of the hit kids’ show “It’s Buddy!”, however, there is a zero-tolerance policy for insubordination. Ahead of its San Diego Comic-Con panel on July 24, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films, BoulderLight Pictures and Low Spark Films have dropped a brand-new trailer for BUDDY. And let’s say… your childhood is about to get slaughtered. Play Along or Pay the Price On the surface, set life at “It’s Buddy!” is a pastel fever dream. Synchronized children spend their days singing, dancing, and worshipping their favorite horned corporate ruler. The cheerful music cuts out, however, when one child dares to break character and refuse the script. Turns out, Buddy doesn’t handle constructive feedback well. As the rogue kid pushes back, the neon walls begin to fracture. This exposes a terrifyingly dark, blood-soaked underbelly behind the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 23, 2026

Mad Cave Studios Announces Horror Comic ‘Hammer Head’ Ahead of SDCC

Some nightmares refuse to stay dead. Mad Cave Studios has officially announced HAMMER HEAD. It’s a relentless new five-issue horror miniseries from acclaimed creative duo Ed Brisson (Predator, Ghost Rider) and artist Damian Couceiro (Wolverine & Kitty Pryde, X-Force). It features colors by Dee Cunniffe and letters by Patrick Brosseau. Blending classic ’80s slasher terror with psychological dread, the series focuses on Jules. She’s the sole survivor of the legendary Hammer Head killing spree. However, for twenty years, Jules has carried the overwhelming trauma of watching everyone she loved be cut down. Every few years, Hammer Head inexplicably rises from the dead to resume his slaughter. This drives Jules deeper into her own dark coping mechanisms with every fresh wave of violence. Jules is unlawfully thrown into prison without a trial. However, she discovers she is part of a dark, twisted ritual, one that can force her back into the nightmare, the one she’s spent two decades trying to escape.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 22, 2026

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Suzuki=Bakudan and Junk World (Japan Cuts)

Suzuki = Bakudan (Japan, 2026) Official Synopsis from https://japansociety.org/events/suzukibakudan/ Based on the bestselling novel by Go Katsuhiro, SUZUKI=BAKUDAN is a big-budget blockbuster centered on Tagosaku Suzuki (Jiro Sato), a mysterious drunk who claims he can see the future. After successfully predicting a bomb will go off in Tokyo, Suzuki leads the police in a game of wits — they must solve his riddles to stop further explosions. While police fan out over the city to defuse these bombs, a young detective (Yuki Yamada) challenges Suzuki to uncover the truth behind his predictions. Is he psychic, is he lucky, is he a criminal mastermind, is he a con man? Or is he something worse? Jiro Sato delivers a tour-de-force performance and was honored with Best Supporting Actor at this year’s Japanese Academy Awards for his role in SUZUKI=BAKUDAN. Review I had just seen Suzuuki=Bakudan’s star Jirō Satō as the antagonist of the thriller Nameless at another festival just a week before

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 22, 2026

‘Evil Dead Burn’ Is Unleashing Hell at Halloween Horror Nights 2026!

Somebody at Universal screwed up and read from the Necronomicon out loud! Now, the Deadites are back, and they’re hungrier than ever! New Line Cinema’s newest chapter in the legendary horror franchise, Evil Dead Burn, is coming to life as an all-new, heart-stopping haunted house at Universal Orlando Resort (starting August 28) and Universal Studios Hollywood (starting September 3)! Step Inside the Nightmare Since 1981, Evil Dead has defined cinematic terror, blending jaw-dropping gore with sinister dark humor. Now, you won’t just watch the horror—you’ll live it. Inspired directly by Evil Dead Burn, this horrific walk-through maze thrusts you right into the Price family’s isolated woodland cabin. Once the Book of the Dead is opened, all hell breaks loose: Journey deeper into the woods as the nightmare turns vicious. You will encounter terrifying, flesh-possessing demons at every twisted turn. Your mission? Try to survive the relentless evil before it claims your soul! Exclusive Limited-Edition Merch Fuel your nightmare with brand-new,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2026

Shudder Nabs 1980s Ozploitation Slasher ‘Penny Lane Is Dead’

If you like your slasher movies drenched in ’80s nostalgia, dark comedy, and uncompromising Australian carnage, Shudder has a major treat lined up for your late-summer watchlist. The horror streaming giant has officially acquired the rights to Penny Lane Is Dead. It’s the feature directorial debut from Australian writer-director Mia-Kate Russell. Following its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival, the blood-soaked film will celebrate its North American Premiere today (July 20, 2026) at Fantasia. Then it will hit Shudder on August 28. Spiked Cupcakes and Unhinged Revenge Set on a sweltering summer night in 1986 Australia, the story centers on 17-year-old Penny Lane. She is out celebrating her college acceptance with her best friends. However, things take a sharp, sinister turn when Penny’s jealous and deeply troubled cousin decides to pull a cruel prank involving spiked cupcakes. What starts as a thoughtless prank quickly devolves into a nightmare of bloodshed, betrayal, and relentless rage. Aussie Royalty Behind (and In

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2026

Slash-Produced Documentary ‘Black Zombie’ Digs Up the Monster’s True History

Long before the zombie became Hollywood’s favorite excuse for a video game kill-streak or a multi-season television drama, it was something far more terrifying and historically grounded. This Halloween season, director Maya Annik Bedward is ready to unleash her acclaimed new documentary, Black Zombie. Kino Lorber has snagged the rights.The film will skip the typical jump scares to exhume the deeply unsettling, buried origins of pop culture’s most profitable monster. The Ultimate Monster Makeover After making its world premiere at SXSW, it hit Hot Docs and the Blackstar Film Festival. Then arrived at Fantasia to terrorize audiences. The film tracks how a complex figure born from colonial enslavement, Haitian Vodou, and spiritual resistance. IT has been systematically whitewashed, stripped of its roots, and packaged into a cinematic cash cow. Bedward re-examines horror staples like White Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, and The Serpent and the Rainbow. There’s also archival footage and raw, observational vérité scenes. A Packed Roster of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 20, 2026

Tubi FrightFest 2026 Unleashes Its Mind-Blowing Fear Fare Lineup

London’s Tubi FrightFest is always a top-notch film festival destination for scare fare devotees, and this year the fest presents its biggest lineup ever! The event takes place Thursday August 27–Monday 31 August. Get your drool cups ready and have a gander at the official press announcement. Be prepared for a terrifying, record-breaking selection of World, International, and UK premieres as Tubi FrightFest 2026, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, returns to the Odeon LUXE Leicester Square and the ODEON Luxe West End for its annual five-day celebration of nerve-jangling eeriness, hair-raising shock, and epic scares. This year’s line-up highlights the genre’s transforming landscape and reflects the amazing span of progressive global genre filmmaking. Running from Thursday August 27 – Monday 31 August, Tubi FrightFest will showcase a record-breaking eighty-two features across five screens, including the popular ‘First Blood’, Documentary, and Retrospective strands. This year there are twenty-four world premieres, with sixteen countries represented, spanning four continents. The

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jul 16, 2026

Director Nick Taylor Discusses His New Documentary, Rubberhead, ahead of Its Premiere

Before CGI turned blood and guts into sterile ones and zeros, cinema was ruled by foam latex, animatronics, and pure madness. At the center of that glorious time sat Steve Johnson. Johnson is a man whose relentless obsession with breaking new ground gave rise to some of the most iconic monsters in sci-fi and horror history. Now, Johnson’s wild ride is getting the documentary treatment in Rubberhead: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson, a hilarious, heartbreaking, and brutally honest look at the golden age of special effects makeup—and the genius who nearly let it destroy him. . . The Director The film is from director Nick Taylor, who co-wrote the doc with Joseph Krings. Taylor and I had the chance to talk about this new deep-diving doc. He spoke about what drove him to make it, his respect for Johnson, and so much more. Watch it below. However, this isn’t Taylor’s first dive into the industry. He served in

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 15, 2026

Sink Your Teeth into the Trailer for ‘Ferine’ Ahead of Its Fantasia Premiere

Unleash your inner beast, because the most feral psychological thriller of the summer is about to break its cage. Fresh off her chilling performances in Oddity and You Are Not My Mother, star Carolyn Bracken is back to lead Ferine. It is a dark, atmospheric dive into the eternal tug-of-war between human civility and pure animal instinct. The highly anticipated film is heading to Montreal this month to make its mark at the legendary Fantasia International Film Festival on July 23. Based on writer-director Andrea Corsini’s acclaimed 2019 short film of the same name, this English-language feature debut promises a stylish, claw-sharp descent into madness. High Society Meets Low Instincts In Ferine, Bracken stars as Irene, a wealthy, highly influential art collector who seems to have it all. But beneath her polished exterior, a terrifying, primal instinct begins to claw its way to the surface, dragging her into a spiral of destructive, animalistic transformation. Irene’s path soon collides with Dama

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 14, 2026
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