Horror News Wire — July 31, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Crawl’ Is the High-Water Mark for Modern Creature Features [Halloweenies Podcast]
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The Halloweenies cool off from the hot hot heat and splish splash with giant alligators as they revisit Alexandre Aja‘s 2019 creature feature Crawl. Together, they discuss their love (or hate) for the timeless terror, their investment in Ba…
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‘Boorman and the Devil’ Documentary Trailer Chronicles Complicated Relationship with ‘Exorcist II’
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Critically acclaimed documentary Boorman and the Devil chronicles how one of the world’s greatest filmmakers made one of the most hated movies ever: Exorcist II: The Heretic. A new trailer highlighting some of the troubled production woes h…
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‘I Hate Found Footage’ Review: A Clever Puppet Horror Parody That Becomes the Joke
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The problem with parodies is that there’s an extremely fine line between precise mockery and simply creating a genuine example of what was being made fun of in the first place. That’s why the best kind of cinematic satire comes from a place…
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
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Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announc…
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‘Corpus’ Review: A Seductive Slow-Burn Erotic Thriller With a Supernatural Twist [Fantasia 2026]
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Director Corrin Evans‘ sweaty, immersive voyage back to the ’90s deftly bypasses nostalgic pastiche thanks to strong form and vision in his feature debut, Corpus. Evocative of 1998’s High Art in indie attitude, style, and themes, Corpus so…
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‘It Ends’ Official Poster Takes You on the Most Existential Road Trip of the Summer
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NEON is hitting the road with Gen Z horror hangout movie It Ends, and it’s coming to theaters August 21. While you wait, check out the brand new official poster down below. It Ends marks the feature debut by writer-director Alexander Ullom.
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