Horror News Wire — August 29, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Night of the Animated Dead’ Proves That Faithful Remakes Aren’t Always Better
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
Thanks to a blunder by the Walter Reade Organization, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead has been in the public domain since 1968. As such, not only does it hold a Guinness World Record by appearing in 129 movies (as of January 202…
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These 10 New Horror Movies Released This Week – Friday, August 28
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
The director of one of the best zombie movies of all time is back with a brand new one in theaters this weekend, and this week also brings a new Barney-inspired horror movie from the director of viral hit Too Many Cooks, the at-home debut o…
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Papercraft Action Horror Title ‘Cutout’ Unveiled at Gamescom [Trailer]
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
During the Find Your Next Game (FYNG) showcase at Gamescom 2026, Italian indie studio 906 Games and publisher Big Blue Sky Games revealed Cutout, their upcoming side-scrolling action-horror adventure set in a grim fairy tale world handcraft…
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‘A Talent for Murder’ Trailer – Helen Mirren Plays Patricia Highsmith in Psychological Thriller
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
Oscar winner Helen Mirren plays novelist Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley) in the upcoming thriller A Talent for Murder, and the official trailer has arrived this week. The movie is being released by Bleecker Street in theaters O…
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24 Things We Learned from the ‘Primate’ Commentary
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
It should be clear by now that I am a sloppy sucker for animal attack movies. 2026 has seen a slew of bad to okay shark attack films, a terrible killer whale movie, and a solid hippo tale, but the year’s best entry in the animal attack subg…
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‘The Troop’ – Nick Cutter’s Horror Novel Getting Film Adaptation from Paramount Primal
WLAI take: (WLAI desk unreachable — full piece at link)
There have been talks of Nick Cutter’s The Troop getting a movie adaptation for several years now, and Deadline reports that the project is finally taking shape at Paramount Primal. Paramount Primal has acquired the rights to the 2014 novel…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk