Horror News Wire — August 7, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Bloody Disgusting at Midsummer Scream 2026 – ‘Victorian Psycho’ Immersive Photo Op, Giveaways, Goodies, and Guests
WLAI take: Convention center horror: the genre that made us afraid of the dark, now offering tote bags and branded lanyards under fluorescent lighting.
As Summerween sweats into spooky season, there’s no better segue than Midsummer Scream. This weekend, thousands upon thousands of fans will evade the California sun for three days of shadowy arts inside the Long Beach Convention Center. Fro…
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New ‘Jurassic World’ Movie in Development But Gareth Edwards Will Not Be Directing
WLAI take: The franchise that has replaced "director with vision" with "director who got the last one over the line" continues its proud tradition of disposability.
Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) brought the Jurassic World franchise back to the big screen last year with Jurassic World Rebirth, which stomped its way to $869 million at the worldwide box office. Needless to say, t…
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‘Appofeniacs’ Trailer Manipulates Reality As Deepfake Videos Turn Deadly
WLAI take: Videodrome called, it wants its premise back, but sure, let us all act surprised that synthetic media makes people do terrible things.
Deepfake videos lead to chaos and death in the new trailer for sci-fi horror thriller Appofeniacs, a dark horror satire centered around AI from acclaimed music video director Chris Marrs Piliero. Appofeniacs releases in theaters on October…
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H.R. Bloodengutz Returns to Halloween Horror Nights 2026 with Holiday-Themed Haunt in New Images
WLAI take: A theme park IP that began as a parody of schlocky local horror hosts completing its irony loop by becoming exactly the nostalgic institution it once mocked.
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 kicks off at the end of this month, unleashing holiday terror across multiple parks, haunted houses, scare zones, and more. That includes the return of a HHN icon at Universal Orlando. Fan-favorite creature feat…
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Introducing the New Bloody Disgusting Horror Movie Database and Community
WLAI take: A horror site rediscovering community features in 2026 is roughly equivalent to Frankenstein's monster discovering fire — impressive, but the neighbors have seen this before.
Who remembers the Bloody Disgusting Movie Pit? Bloody Disgusting was founded 25 years ago (!!!) on one simple idea: we wanted to bring horror fans together. In our early days things like the message boards, Movie Pit and user community were…
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One Wrong Step Means Death in the New ‘Don’t Move’ TV Spot
WLAI take: Killer spider with a motion-sensing gimmick — Arachnophobia did this with better lighting in 1990, and it had John Goodman.
A church retreat runs afoul of a monstrous, prehistoric spider in Don’t Move, and a new promo clip indicates a bloody, action-filled ride ahead. Tickets are on sale now for the Kansas City premiere of Don’t Move at the Midland Theater on Se…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk