Horror News Wire — September 15, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Crystal Lake’ – Is Jason an MK Ultra Experiment in Peacock’s ‘Friday the 13th’ Prequel?!
WLAI take: Turning Jason into a government experiment risks answering a question the franchise was wise never to ask.
The Friday the 13th franchise has always had an unspoken rule about not looking back too closely on the mythology established by the original film. In a way, the open-ended (not to mention contradictory) lore behind the drowning and subsequ…
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‘River’ – Universal & Blumhouse Atomic Monster Closing Deal to Acquire Jane Levy & Jessica Rothe Slasher Movie
WLAI take: Universal snapping up a festival slasher shows how quickly buzz turns into distribution in the current market.
Hot off the film’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Indiewire reports that Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are “closing a huge deal” to acquire River. Indiewire details, “River was originally backed by Independent…
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The Three H.P. Lovecraft Stories Guillermo del Toro Wants to Adapt for Television
WLAI take: Del Toro and Lovecraft remain one of the genre's great unconsummated marriages, and audiences are still waiting.
Long before winning an Oscar for The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro regularly expressed his interest in adapting H.P. Lovecraft‘s novella At the Mountains of Madness. Even with James Cameron and Tom Cruise reportedly getting on board th…
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‘American Horror Story 13’ Gets Immersive Sneak Peek Experience This Weekend
WLAI take: Immersive previews are now standard for prestige horror, though American Horror Story rarely needed help being loud.
“American Horror Story” Season 13 is just over a week away, and FX is delivering a sneak peek with a special immersive experience that invites fans to journey through the decades-long legacy of the series. On September 18-19 in Los Angeles,…
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‘Yaga’ – AMC’s Baba Yaga Series Premieres With 2 Episodes This October
WLAI take: Baba Yaga as a coastal mystery suggests the witch has traded her chicken-legged hut for a beach house.
The eight-episode, half-hour drama “Yaga” reimagines the myth of Baba Yaga as a contemporary mystery thriller set in a small coastal town, and AMC has provided us with a premiere date. Don’t miss the 2 episode premiere of “Yaga” October 23…
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Coming Of Age Horror ‘Sick’ Acquired Ahead Of Fantastic Fest Premiere
WLAI take: Coming-of-age horror rarely needs monsters; adolescence provides enough of them, and festivals know it.
Fantastic Fest kicks off later this week, and one of its premieres, Sick, has been acquired by Pluto Film ahead of its debut. The announcement brings the first teaser, below. Described as an unsettling look at the horrors of growing up, Sic…
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