Horror News Wire — August 22, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Vampir’: A Contract Killer Takes On Pagans In New Horror Movie From ‘Exhuma’ Director
WLAI take: Exhuma proved Jang Jae-hyun can make the occult feel procedural and terrifying at once, so this gets our full attention.
Exhuma filmmaker Jang Jae-hyun has lined up his next horror movie, Vampir, and it is set to star Yoo Ah-in (Burning, Hellbound). ScreenDaily reports that Vampir is going into production this month, with a target release of 2028. The upcomin…
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‘Insidious’ – NECA Previews Lipstick Face Demon Action Figure
WLAI take: The Lipstick Face Demon earned his place in toy aisles the honest way, by ruining a decade of quiet hallways.
The most iconic demon in the world of Insidious is no doubt the original film’s Lipstick Face Demon, and he takes center stage on the official popcorn bucket for new movie Insidious: Out of the Further – despite making only a very brief app…
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Dive Into the Story for ‘Dead by Daylight: Chorus of Sin’ with the New Trailer [Watch]
WLAI take: Dead by Daylight's lore has quietly grown deeper than many films whose killers it licenses.
With the Dead by Daylight: Chorus of Sin Chapter coming up fast, Behaviour Interactive has taken the time and dropped a new trailer for the upcoming release, focusing on the Chapter’s story. Since Chorus of Sin is the first Chapter that’s b…
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Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Taps ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and ‘Bird Box’ Writers as Showrunners
WLAI take: Pairing a Bird Box writer with a Marvel writer on a dungeon show sounds less like adaptation than corporate alchemy.
Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) and Eric Heisserer (Bird Box, Arrival) have been set as showrunners for Peacock’s series Dungeon Crawler Carl, Deadline reports today. Yost was announced in April to pen the new live-…
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Rick Baker’s ‘An American Werewolf in London’ Transformation Scene Is Still Unmatched 45 Years Later
WLAI take: Baker's transformation still works because it plays as agony, not spectacle, and no rendering farm has fully learned that lesson.
So much about An American Werewolf in London makes it a standout entry in lycanthropic horror. The shocking jump scares, the nightmare imagery, the eerie mythology of a werewolf haunted by his decomposing victims, the blend of humor and hor…
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‘Solar Storm’ – ‘Saw V’ Director David Hackl’s Next Movie Takes Place Over 24 Hours During a Blackout
WLAI take: Saw V's director handling a twenty-four-hour blackout should at least know how to stage a room with the lights off.
Described as a “neo-noir action thriller,” the next movie from director David Hackl (Saw V) is titled Solar Storm, and Variety brings us the first word about the project this week. Jack Hudson (“The Devil’s Train”) and Lorena Andrea (“Warri…
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