Horror News Wire — August 8, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Alexandre Aja’s ‘Crawl 2’ To Star Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd
WLAI take: Aja keeps returning to water like the genre owes him something, which after Piranha 3D, it arguably does.
Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D) is keeping with aquatic horror. Not only is the filmmaker tackling Under Paris 2 for Netflix, Aja is also back for the sequel to his 2019 sleeper hit Crawl. What’s more, is that…
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‘Hope’ International Character Posters May Hold a Major Clue About The Cast and Otherworldly Threat
WLAI take: Marketing hiding your cast usually means the twist involves them, a trick Wailing fans will recognize from the film's final hour.
Taylor Russell (Bones and All), Cameron Britton (“The Umbrella Academy”), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), and Michael Fassbender (Prometheus) all star in Hope, but they’ve all been noticeably absent from marketing materials so far. A new set…
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Ryan Murphy Teases a Vampire Show That He’s Shooting This December
WLAI take: Somewhere, a vampire is already bracing for the inevitable mid-season pivot where it turns out the real monster was capitalism.
With “American Horror Story” Season 13 and “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” on the way, Ryan Murphy is a busy man at the moment. Then again, when is that not the case? While Murphy admits in a new chat with The Hollywood Reporter that he…
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Abel Ferrara’s Hidden Gem ‘Body Snatchers’ Gets a 4K Polish From Vinegar Syndrome
WLAI take: Ferrara admitting imperfection on a studio job lands differently when the pod people were always the more disciplined ones.
“A lot of things weren’t ideal, but we just went for it.” That’s legendary writer/director Abel Ferrara, in one of the new interviews shot for Vinegar Syndrome’s 4K release of his cult classic Body Snatchers, the third major cinematic itera…
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Rob Riggle Leads Supernatural Thriller ‘Nickels’ This Halloween Season
WLAI take: Hollywood keeps casting comedians in haunted-house melodramas, as if Adam Sandler's *Hubie Halloween* were a masterclass to emulate rather than a cautionary tale.
Rob Riggle (Don’t Move) stars as a man haunted by a ghost in supernatural thriller Nickels, set to arrive this Halloween season per Deadline. Briarcliff Entertainment has dated the pic for release in select theaters and PVOD on October 2, 2…
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‘Hate Thyself’ Trailer: Serial Killer Thriller Inspired By True Story Stars The Late Tony Todd
WLAI take: Tony Todd elevated every frame he touched, so the question now is whether the film deserves him.
Studio Dome has unveiled the official trailer for Hate Thyself, a psychological thriller starring the late Tony Todd. Hate Thyself will be available in select theaters and on digital platforms beginning September 1, 2026. The film follows “…
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