Horror News Wire — August 1, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘SENARA: The Sacrament’ Review: A Survival Horror Voyage That Springs Too Many Leaks
WLAI take: Promising premise, familiar execution — the ocean has been waiting to terrify us since 1977, and games keep leaving the water running but forgetting to lock the doors.
Whether it’s the raging fury of a restless sea or the isolation that comes with being trapped on a floating skyscraper in the middle of nowhere, I’ve always found ocean liners to be inherently spooky. Add monsters and cultists to the mix, a…
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Friday, July 31 – These 7 New Horror Movies Released This Week
WLAI take: Two shark movies in one week suggests the genre has entered a kind of arms race where volume substitutes for the dread that Spielberg achieved with implication alone.
This week brings the next installment in the M3GAN Universe, plus a critically acclaimed queer horror movie, two new shark attack movies, and even a Lifetime Original clown thriller. Here are the new horror movies that released July 27 – Au…
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Paramount Primal Acquires Erotic Thriller ‘Sweet Spot’ from ‘Play House’ Duo
WLAI take: The erotic thriller has been "reviving" since Basic Instinct, so we will believe it when we see the body count.
Paramount Primal, the genre label run by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, has picked up the high-concept erotic thriller spec Sweet Spot, per Deadline. Sweet Spot hails from Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein, the writing duo behind the upcomi…
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‘Killer Clown’ – Lifetime Original Clown Thriller Starring Sara Paxton Premieres This Weekend [Trailer]
WLAI take: Lifetime doing clown horror is Pennywise passing through a Hallmark filter, but Paxton has earned the benefit of the doubt.
Every so often, Lifetime premieres an original thriller that grabs hold of our attention and forces us to tune in. And they’ve got another one headed our way this weekend: Killer Clown. Inspired by real stories, Killer Clown is a psychologi…
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‘Ma 2’ Update – “We Are Working Hard on Getting a Great Script Out”
WLAI take: Seven years of incubation for a Blumhouse sequel is either a promising sign or just the standard timeline for a script that was greenlit before it existed.
It’s now been seven years since the release of Blumhouse’s Ma starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, with talks of a sequel dating back to last year. Last we heard, Emmy-winner Ashley Nicole Black (“Shrinking,” “Ted Lasso”) would be writing…
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Mahershala Ali Confirms He’s Moved On From Marvel’s Long-Delayed ‘Blade’ Reboot
WLAI take: Seven years to kill a vampire hunter — Dracula did it faster and with better wardrobe.
It’s no secret that Marvel has struggled immensely to launch a new Blade movie, but recent comments from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and Blade actor Mahershala Ali indicate they’ve thrown in the towel on this reboot for good. Ali was a…
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