Horror News Wire — June 24, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Pilou Asbæk & Millie Brady Join Wyatt Russell-Led ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Spinoff Series
WLAI take: Spinning off the military stoic is bold, but Dillard directing at least suggests someone remembers that monster movies can have actual tension.
Wyatt Russell‘s Colonel Lee Shaw is getting his own “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” spinoff series, and Pilou Asbæk (Salem’s Lot, I.S.S.) and Millie Brady (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) have joined the cast. What’s more is that Sweetheart…
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Hideo Kojima Teases Revolutionary New Gameplay System for Horror in ‘OD’
WLAI take: Kojima has been teasing revolutionary systems since Metal Gear Solid 2, so forgive us if we wait for actual footage before updating the genre textbooks.
Up next from Hideo Kojima is OD, an enigmatic new horror gaming experience in collaboration with Jordan Peele. While Kojima remains tight-lipped on details, he has recently teased the game’s innovative new fear-based mechanics. Speaking wit…
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Tuesday, June 23 – These 5 New Horror Movies Released at Home Today
WLAI take: Hippo horror has been lurking in the wings since Nile crocodiles cornered the market, so it was only a matter of time before someone handed the crown to a slightly less photogenic megafauna.
A very hungry hippopotamus leads the charge for this week’s brand new horror releases, with Hungry now available at home along with four other new genre movies on Digital outlets. Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, June 23,…
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‘Batman: Knightfall’ Official Trailer – A Brand New Rated ‘R’ Animated Movie Trilogy Event
WLAI take: Knightfall broke Batman's back thirty years ago, so naturally it took three animated films and an R rating to convince DC this story mattered.
Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC have unleashed the official trailer for the upcoming Batman: Knightfall Trilogy, a 3-movie animated event that will carry a bloody ‘R’ rating. Watch the official trailer for Batman: Knightfall Part 1 below.
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6 Underrated Alien Invasion Thrillers To Watch After ‘Disclosure Day’
WLAI take: Seventy-five years of watching the skies and the best we can offer are six films someone had to describe as underrated.
It’s been 75 years since The Thing From Another World first warned us to “watch the skies”, and filmgoers have done just that by showing up to multiple instances of extraterrestrial contact on the big screen. This makes sense, as a recent C…
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‘Pan’s Legacy’ – Share Your ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Memories Ahead of 20th Anniversary Re-Release!
WLAI take: Twenty years later and Pale Man still eats priests while the real world remains the actual monster — del Toro has yet to be topped at his own game.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth, and Bloody Disgusting’s parent company Cineverse is teaming up with Fathom Entertainment to bring the film back to theaters this Halloween season. Gui…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk