Horror News Wire — June 18, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Netflix Cancels the Duffer Brothers’ Supernatural Mystery Series ‘The Boroughs’
WLAI take: The Duffer Brothers attached as producers while the actual architects get one season and a door — television remains television.
After premiering last month, Netflix has cancelled supernatural mystery series “The Boroughs,” THR reports today. The eight-episode show was created by showrunners Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”) and p…
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‘Evil Dead Wrath’ Is Set in 1972 and Predates Sam Raimi’s Original Classic!
WLAI take: A prequel set before the original means Galluppi has to explain why nobody warned anyone, which is either clever or a very long weekend for the writing room.
From director Sébastien Vaniček, Evil Dead Burn releases in theaters July 10, but that’s just one of two brand new Evil Dead movies releasing in the next two years. Evil Dead Wrath recently wrapped production, with the upcoming film from di…
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Physical ‘Observer System Redux – Limited Edition’ Announced for Switch 2, Coming This October
WLAI take: Bloober has come a long way from Layers of Fear jumpscares, and Observer deserves the shelf space, though October physical drops feel increasingly like a haunted gift shop impulse buy.
Available now digitally on the Switch 2, for those fans who want that something extra in regards to Bloober Team’s cyberpunk horror title Observer, Meridiem has the answer, announcing that it will publish and distribute a physical edition o…
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How ‘Weapons’, ‘Hokum’, and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Continue Stephen King’s Horror Legacy
WLAI take: Fifty years in, King's "legacy" is less a torch passed than a factory floor where the conveyor belt simply never stopped.
After fifty years of continuous writing, Stephen King has become a genre unto himself. The unrivaled Master of Horror made a splash in 1974 with his debut novel Carrie and has been terrifying readers ever since. Two years later, Brian De Pa…
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‘The Ring’ Actress Daveigh Chase Has Passed Away at 35
WLAI take: Chase gave Samara a physicality that most J-horror remake directors never thought to ask for, and the genre is measurably poorer for losing her at 35.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that actress Daveigh Chase has passed away at just 35 years old. The news was first reported by TMZ this afternoon. The outlet reports, “The actress’ boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, tell…
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‘Night After Night’ First Poster Teases Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller
WLAI take: Lobo earned goodwill with I Trapped the Devil, so "mind-bending" earns a provisional pass rather than the usual skepticism it deserves.
Filmmaker Josh Lobo (I Trapped the Devil) is back with his sophomore feature Night After Night, set to make its debut this weekend at the Chattanooga Film Festival. The sci-fi thriller is unveiling an eerie new poster by artist Hans Woody a…
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