Horror News Wire — September 9, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Spawn’ Crossover With ‘Diablo Immortal’ Coming September 29 [Trailer]
WLAI take: Spawn has always been at home in hell, so a Diablo crossover is practically a family reunion.
Blizzard are once again dabbling in another crossover for Diablo, this time partnering with legendary comic creator Todd McFarlane‘s Spawn, which will be coming to Diablo Immortal. Launching launching in-game on September 29, details are st…
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Viral Horror Creator Spencer Lackey To Direct ‘Lust’ For Blumhouse Atomic Monster And Neon
WLAI take: Studios scouting YouTube for the next horror auteur is just the old drive-in talent search with better analytics.
Hollywood’s search for the next Curry Barker or Kane Parsons continues with Lust, a new horror movie from social media and YouTube creator Spencer Lackey. What’s more is that THR reports that genre powerhouses Neon, Blumhouse Atomic Monster…
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‘Other Mommy’ – Bloody New Look at Jessica Chastain in October’s Horror Movie
WLAI take: Chastain committing fully to maternal menace is good news, since horror mothers are only as strong as the actress beneath.
Jessica Chastain stars in the upcoming horror movie Other Mommy this Halloween season, and the film was recently Rated R for “some bloody violence, and language.” We bring this up because Jessica Chastain is covered in blood in a brand new…
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‘Crush’ – Sarah Catherine Hook Starring in Horror Movie About a Woman Being Crushed By a Snake
WLAI take: Constriction is one of the slower ways to die on film, which gives a python movie unusual room for tension.
Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist, Overlord) will direct the upcoming python survival horror movie Crush for 20th Century Studios, and the film has now found its leading lady. Sarah Catherine Hook (“The White Lotus”) will lead the cast of C…
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Reunites With Ghost Face for Angry Orchard Halloween Ad [Video]
WLAI take: Gellar and Ghost Face sharing a cider ad shows how far the late-nineties slasher boom has traveled into the mainstream.
Angry Orchard has joined forces with the Scream franchise this Halloween, launching a limited release “Thriller Pack” of hard cider featuring a brand new Ghost Face flavor. In celebration of the new launch, Angry Orchard has released a shor…
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Five Horror Premieres We Can’t Wait To See At TIFF 2026
WLAI take: TIFF has become horror's prestige launching pad, a reversal the drive-in era could never have imagined.
The latest edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday and brings with it a plethora of buzzy new premieres and screenings. TIFF 2026 spreads its horror beyond the Midnight Madness programming section this yea…
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