Horror News Wire — September 23, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Compliance’ Review: Timely Screenlife Horror Unravels With Unsatisfying Payoff [Fantastic Fest 2026]
WLAI take: Screenlife horror is effective at building dread, but the ending must matter as much as the premise.
It’s no secret that we’re currently living in the Darkest Timeline. Political lines are harshly drawn, and the country has rarely been more divided than it is now. Misinformation spreads like wildfire, with AI and deepfake technology ensuri…
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‘Darkwing Duck’ Getting Revival Series From Disney+ Starring Mark Hamill
WLAI take: Darkwing Duck was always a bit of a pulp horror hero, so a revival with Hamill feels oddly right.
The ’90s helped usher in a number of darker animated series, as titles like Batman: The Animated Series, Gargoyles, and X-Men: The Animated Series understood that you didn’t always have to dumb things down to appeal to young viewers. In add…
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Undead Labs Goes Independent; ‘State of Decay 3’ Currently in Alpha, on Track for 2027 Release
WLAI take: State of Decay surviving its own studio restructuring is fittingly on brand for a zombie franchise.
Despite announcing Closed Beta registrations earlier this month, the murkiness around Undead Labs’ future after Xbox Game Studios’ massive restructuring earlier this summer was still lurking in the background. That thankfully is no longer t…
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Deranged Poodle ‘Breeder’ Horror Movie Shifts Into New October Release Date
WLAI take: A poodle horror movie moving closer to Halloween suggests someone believes in the dog's commercial bite.
Independent Film Company and Shudder’s upcoming horror movie Breeder is shifting its release much closer to Halloween. The feature debut of director Alex Goyette was scheduled for October 16 but will now release in theaters on October 28, s…
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‘Marvel’s Wolverine’: The 6 Goriest Moments In Insomniac’s Brutal Superhero Game
WLAI take: Wolverine has always been a horror character in a superhero costume, and the gore just confirms it.
Superheroes don’t often fall under our horror umbrella, but if there’s one hero who’s both Bloody and Disgusting, it’s Wolverine. Violence and gore tend to follow a man whose powers include knives on his hands, so I gave Insomniac’s new Mar…
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Lionsgate Releases New Trailer for ‘The Teenage Vampire’
WLAI take: Teen vampire stories endure because adolescence already feels like living with a curse.
There’s a long history of vampire movies that focus on teenagers, many of which are considered favorites of the genre. Arguably the most beloved would be 1987’s The Lost Boys, in which a beach town is quietly stalked by young-presenting blo…
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