Horror News Wire — September 25, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Shudder Unveils Full Lineup of October Titles for Halloween
WLAI take: Shudder's October lineup is the closest thing streaming has to a horror film festival in a box.
The joy of streaming service Shudder is that, all year long, it feels like you’re being treated to a horror movie festival. While fellow streamers like Netflix, Hulu, or Peacock might make it a big deal when they unleash new horror titles f…
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New ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ Series Casts David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn
WLAI take: The Millennium series still thrives on cold atmosphere, which is exactly where its menace lives.
Stieg Larsson‘s Millenium series of novels continues to prove just how riveting its narrative remains more than 20 years after it launched with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The books themselves are compelling in their own right, with th…
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Paul W.S. Anderson And Zach Cregger Took The Same Unexpected Path To Adapting ‘Resident Evil’
WLAI take: Anderson and Cregger approaching the same material reveals how differently two directors can see a franchise.
You might think that rising to Hollywood stardom with award-winning genre films would allow you complete control over any future project, but the truth is that blockbuster filmmaking, especially where established intellectual properties are…
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‘SAW’ – Mike P. Nelson Directing Next Installment in the Film Franchise
WLAI take: Mike P. Nelson's Wrong Turn reboot showed he likes subverting expectations, which might suit Saw.
The SAW franchise is now in the hands of Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with the company recently acquiring the rights from Twisted Pictures. Franchise creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell will be helping to “guide the future of the franchise”…
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Pluto TV’s Celebrates Halloween With “Double Feature Fridays” All October
WLAI take: Double features on Fridays revive the oldest Halloween tradition, staying up too late with someone else's programming.
Horror movie fans can suffer from “analysis paralysis” when browsing streaming services, as the number of choices and the number of streaming platforms available can be overwhelming, leaving us to never even starting to watch something unde…
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Watch Blumhouse’s Horror Short Film for Cheetos’ Spicy New ‘Flavor of Fear’ Halloween Snack
WLAI take: Blumhouse making a horror short for snacks shows how deeply the genre is now baked into marketing.
Cheetos has joined forces with Blumhouse for the launch of The Flavor of Fear this Halloween, and a new short film highlights just how scary this collab is. The new Phantom Heat Puffs flavor hit shelves as of August 31, combining brown suga…
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