Horror News Wire — September 19, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Live Action ‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ Film Adaptation Announced
WLAI take: Lollipop Chainsaw always played like a grindhouse film disguised as a game, so live action closes the loop.
Lollipop Chainsaw fans not only have a new entry in the series to look forward to next year, but there’s also a new film adaptation to go along with it. Per Deadline, the new film will actually be an R-rated action comedy prequel to the eve…
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‘Trees Are Watching’ Review: Eva Green Can’t Save Imbalanced Supernatural Thriller [TIFF 2026]
WLAI take: A strong lead cannot always save a film whose ideas are bigger than its structure.
Trees are Watching, the latest film from Kurdish-Iranian writer/director Bahman Ghobadi, opens with the quote “Trees are not silent. They perceive, remember, and bear witness.” This is apt considering the malevolent spirit that’s haunting t…
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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Soundtrack Officially Out Now
WLAI take: A horror soundtrack release confirms the film did something right, since forgettable scores rarely earn vinyl.
The last time there was an attempt to reboot Resident Evil, we got 2021’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The movie wasn’t entirely without merit, but it ultimately failed to capture what makes the games so special, even if it was a…
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‘Flapjax’ Review: Fast Food Body Horror Serves Plenty Of Slime But Few Laughs [Fantastic Fest 2026]
WLAI take: Fast food body horror should be funny, but gross-out comedy needs rhythm more than slime.
John Waters famously said that there’s no such thing as a good, long joke. The filmmakers behind Flapjax, a campy horror comedy that too often mistakes enthusiasm for ingenuity, have clearly not taken that pearl of wisdom to heart. What few…
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‘The Glorious Dead’ Review: The Adams Family Gets Weird with Intimate Cosmic Horror [Fantastic Fest 2026]
WLAI take: The Adams Family makes intimate cosmic horror on tiny budgets, and their confidence keeps growing with each film.
There’s an earned confidence running through the more recent films from the Adams Family, a sense that the indie filmmaking crew has nothing to prove to anyone but themselves. That’s both true and an excellent asset to have when far too man…
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‘Crawl 2’ Set to Unleash More Gators With New July 2027 Release Date
WLAI take: A Crawl sequel needs only alligators and rising water, so the formula seems safe in shallow hands.
We always appreciate when a horror movie can take complex themes and find new ways to shed insight into the human experience, but we don’t always need complex ideas, and sometimes we are just as happy watching what happens when someone is t…
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