Horror News Wire — August 5, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
How The ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Stars Prepared for Their First Slasher Role
WLAI take: Schoenbrun doing meta-slasher feels less like a genre arrival and more like the genre finally catching up to where queer cinema has been living for decades.
Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) shows off their playful side with Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a meta slasher that celebrates sexual self-discovery, releasing in theaters on August 7. It stars Hannah Einbinder as Kris…
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Tuesday, August 4 – These 5 New Horror Movies Released at Home Today
WLAI take: Five is an optimistic number until you see how many are "a robbery goes wrong," the most respectable genre tradition since virgins tripping in the woods.
Ahead of the theatrical release of films including Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, five new horror movies have already released at home this week. Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, August…
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Fantasia 2026 Roundup Reviews: ‘Big Break’, ‘Sleep No More’ and ‘When You Open the Door’
WLAI take: Thirty years of Fantasia and they still can't resist sending you home with homework.
After three weeks of dedicated genre programming, including 125 features and 200+ shorts, the 30th edition of Fantasia has wrapped, but not without one final dispatch. This year’s fest delivered no shortage of surprises either, from intense…
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‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn’ – Watch the Trailer for Scary New Director’s Cut
WLAI take: Sixteen years later, Carter's "intended vision" arrives, which raises the question of whether the problem with that film was ever really the rating.
Creator and director Chris Carter’s intended vision finally makes it to the screen in The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn, a brand new Director’s Cut version of the 2008 feature film that’s said to be both scarier and Rated…
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‘The Mummy 4’ Adds Franchise Veterans Kevin J. O’Connor And Oded Fehr
WLAI take: Beni survived three films only to be killed each time, so presumably O'Connor has secured a contractual guarantee this one treats him worse.
It’s shaping up to be a full reunion in the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise. Not only will Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnaha…
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Brittany Snow Joins Sydney Sweeney in ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’
WLAI take: Feig collecting a who's who of underused genre talent while the rest of Hollywood still hasn't figured out what to do with Brittany Snow since *Pitch Perfect*.
Director Paul Feig is back to direct The Housemaid’s Secret, the sequel to last year’s smash hit thriller The Housemaid, and it’s found its Marybeth. Brittany Snow has been cast to play the part, joining previously announced stars Sydney Sw…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk