Horror

REVIEW: ‘Crystal Lake’ Episode 1 & 2 (‘Friday the 13th’ prequel series – Out October 19th

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A prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, Crystal Lake follows single mother Pam Voorhees (Linda Cardellini) who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before.

When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events is set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

Thanks to our friends at SKY & NOW, we got an exclusive first look at Crystal Lake with a special screening of Episodes 1 & 2, capped off with a Q&A with star Cardellini and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane.

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UK release date confirmed for ‘Friday the 13th’ prequel series ‘Crystal Lake’

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Sky has confirmed today that Crystal Lake, the highly anticipated new series from A24 and creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane (It: Welcome to Derry, Tokyo Vice, Warrior) will drop all episodes on Sky and NOW on Monday 19 October.
Expanding the iconic ‘Friday the 13th’ universe, the eight-part series stars Emmy-winner Linda Cardellini (DTF St. Louis, Dead To Me) and will be available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland from this October.

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‘Friday the 13th’ writer Victor Miller dies aged 86.

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Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind horror slasher hit which became a franchise Friday the 13th, has died. He was 86.

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Fourth “Mummy” movie announced with original cast

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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for another “Mummy” movie.

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The games continue….Blumhouse closes deal to buy ‘SAW’ rights.

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Blumhouse, the maker of horror hits like “Insidious” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” has acquired the rights to all future “Saw” films, shows and other properties featuring the murderous, torture-loving Jigsaw. Lionsgate, which has released all 10 films in the series, will continue to be a partner in the property. It will also be retaining its existing 50% ownership stake in and distribution of future installments.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ trailer released

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A trailer has been released for the latest Final Destination movie, this is the franchises sixth installment titled Final Destination: Bloodlines. The tagline for the film is ‘Death runs in the family’.

The film is due to be released in Cinemas & IMAX May 16th 2025,

Check out the new teaser and poster below:

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Olivia Hussey, ‘Black Christmas’ Star, Dies at 73

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Olivia Hussey Eisley, the British-Argentine actor who shot to fame as a teenager starring as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” and went on to star in the slasher classic “Black Christmas” and the 1978 murder-mystery “Death on the Nile,” died Friday. She was 73.

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New ‘The Mummy’ movie coming from Blumhouse and ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director

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Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) is writing and directing a new take on ‘The Mummy’, it has been announced today. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, along with Cronin’s company ‘Doppelgängers’, are producing.The project was previously only known as a Cronin mystery movie that had been announced earlier this year and is now set for an April 17, 2026 release.

“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,”

he said in a statement to THR.

https://twitter.com/curleecronin/status/1870153037362118689?s=46

“I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,”

Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film. Producing are James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. Executive producing are Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.

New Evil Dead movie coming in 2026

‘Evil Dead Rise’ getting Digital  4K Blu-ray Release

First trailer released for ’28 Years Later’

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The first trailer for 28 Years Later (the second sequel to 2002’s 28 Days Later), from director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s arrived  today after Sony dropped a poster last week, followed by a cryptic SOS teaser. Star of the original film Cillian Murphy also returns.

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New ‘Evil Dead’ movie coming in 2026

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Today we have learnt that the Evil Dead the franchise is getting set to expand further with two new movies on the way, one of which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested).

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