Horror News Wire — June 26, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Dark Comedy Thriller ‘Drag’ Starring Lizzy Caplan Sets 2027 Release
WLAI take: Caplan's been doing interesting work in this space since Cloverfield, so a January graveyard slot for what sounds like a solid rural siege picture is either a vote of confidence or a quiet burial.
A heist turns nightmarish for Lizzy Caplan (Cobweb) in the offbeat comedy thriller Drag, and the SXSW darling now has an official release date. Briarcliff Entertainment will release Drag in theaters on January 29, 2027. The thriller follows…
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‘Skeletons’ – Willa Fitzgerald Joins Kyle Gallner in ‘Strange Darling’ Director’s Creature Feature
WLAI take: A "modern take on creature horror" typically means the creature is underused and the third act is a therapy conversation.
Both Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner will reunite with their Strange Darling filmmaker JT Mollner for Skeletons, an upcoming creature feature that also stars Brie Larson. Deadline additionally reports that Ione Skye and Daithí Ó Haragáin…
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‘Hannibal’ Returns to Netflix This July With All Three Seasons of Bryan Fuller’s Brilliant Series
WLAI take: Netflix rescuing a cancelled prestige horror series is the streaming equivalent of Will Graham finally admitting he knew what Hannibal was all along.
One of the all-time saddest TV cancellations for horror fans came when NBC pulled the plug on the Bryan Fuller-created “Hannibal” after just three seasons back in 2015, leaving the fates of Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and Will Graham (…
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‘Werwulf’ Official Synopsis – Robert Eggers Throwing Modern Werewolf Cliches Out the Window
WLAI take: Given that "modern werewolf clichés" set the bar at Underworld sequels and shirtless teenage brooding, Eggers clearing that hurdle barely registers as an achievement.
In the wake of the first official image being unleashed this morning (seen above), Focus Features has now also released the first official synopsis for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf. Here’s the logline: “Witness Robert Eggers’ most visceral and ha…
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‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Heads Back to Theaters in 4K This August
WLAI take: Fifty years of Leatherface, and apparently we still need Fathom Events to remind us it exists.
Dark Sky Films and Fathom Events are keeping their annual Texas Chain Saw Day tradition alive with the return of Tobe Hooper‘s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4K restoration in theaters. The one-night only theatrical event takes place on Augus…
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‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Arrives on Hulu and Disney+ Next Week
WLAI take: A wedding-game sequel finding its second life on Disney+ is either a victory lap or a warning about who's really running the house now.
Get ready for double the fun, protagonists, and body count when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come explodes on streaming next week. Just in time for the fireworks, the sequel makes its streaming debut on Hulu and Disney+ on July 2. Directors Matt…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk