Horror News Wire — September 18, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Beware Boiúna’ Review: Giant Snake Horror Slithers To The Top Of 2026’s Creature Feature Food Chain [Fantastic Fest 2026]
WLAI take: Giant snake movies rarely rise above guilty pleasure, so a genuinely good one deserves attention.
Giant snake creature feature Beware Boiúna isn’t a reboot of Anaconda, though it bears obvious similarities, but it so effectively captures the sweaty Amazonian thrills and mean-spirited kills that it serves as a far better representation o…
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First ‘What Happened to Doris?’ Clip Revealed Before Fantastic Fest Debut
WLAI take: Heather Graham's genre revival is welcome, since she has been underrated ever since Twin Peaks.
We doubt anyone saw Heather Graham‘s genre movie resurgence coming, but we’re very much here for it. One of her earliest roles came in Twin Peaks, so it’s not much of a surprise that she has a passion for unconventional storytelling, but af…
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‘Werewolf by Night 2’: Gael García Bernal Wants Fans to “Push Marvel” to Make Sequel Happen
WLAI take: Werewolf by Night proved Marvel could do monster movies, and the studio seems oddly reluctant to repeat the experiment.
Mahershala Ali broke the news to fans of the supernatural corner of the Marvel Universe recently that, seven years after he was announced to be starring as Blade, the studio took too long to move forward with the project and he had cut his…
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First ‘Play House’ Clip Released Ahead of Fantastic Fest Premiere
WLAI take: Analog horror has found its mainstream home, and Play House seems to understand the unsettling power of childhood television.
Thanks to movies like Backrooms, Buddy, and the V/H/S series, as well as the TV show Channel Zero: Candle Cove, there’s a certain type of terror that can be offered through analog horror that other filmmaking techniques can’t. One reason th…
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Zack Snyder Gives First Story Details on ‘Escape From New York’ Reboot and Casting Update
WLAI take: Carpenter's Snake Plissken was a perfect union of actor and attitude, and remakes have a habit of losing one.
There’s only one John Carpenter and there’s only one Kurt Russell, but for some reason, Zack Snyder doesn’t necessarily think that’s the case, as he’s developing a remake of Escape from New York. This isn’t the first time the filmmaker has…
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’99 Nights in the Forest’ – Sam Raimi Producing Movie Adaptation of Popular Roblox Game
WLAI take: Raimi producing a Roblox adaptation is proof the future of horror is being shaped by children with screens.
The mega popular Roblox horror game 99 Nights in the Forest is getting a live action movie at 20th Century Studios, and we’ve learned that Sam Raimi is on board as producer. The Hollywood Reporter also lets us know this afternoon that Josh…
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