Horror News Wire — October 2, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Blumhouse Gets Their Own Limited-Edition Popcorn Bucket at Regal Cinemas
WLAI take: Blumhouse has monetized jump scares, opening weekends, and now apparently the concession stand itself.
A growing trend among fandoms and the theatrical experience is releasing popcorn buckets honoring highly anticipated releases. The release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker saw the debut of an R2-D2-shaped popcorn bucket, which seemingly…
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‘Friday the 13th’ Fans Can Win a Stay at the Real-Life Camp Crystal Lake in New Jersey
WLAI take: Forty-six years of franchise evidence suggest the prize pool should include next-of-kin notification forms.
If there’s one thing that every Friday the 13th movie has taught us, it’s that you don’t want to go to Camp Crystal Lake, aka “Camp Blood,” for any reason whatsoever. If you do, you’ll likely get chopped up by a member of the Voorhees famil…
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‘Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer’ Getting 40th-Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
WLAI take: A film that got an X rating simply for making you feel complicit finally gets the restoration it deserves, forty years after audiences weren't sure they wanted to see it.
No matter how much time has passed since its release, the Michael Rooker-starring Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer remains one of the most unnerving horror movies imaginable. When other movies make a serial killer the focal point of a nar…
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ScareScore Measures Your Fear and Will Change the Horror Industry [Exclusive]
WLAI take: The industry has been measuring audience fear since William Castle wired theater seats in 1959, so we will believe this one changes everything when the sensors actually survive a midnight crowd.
ScareScore today announced the formation of its company and the upcoming launch of a new biometric entertainment platform that measures how audiences physically respond to movies and adrenaline-filled experiences in real time. The idea is s…
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‘Anything for Jackson’ Team Developing ’90s Vampire Movie ‘Bleed the Night’
WLAI take: The team behind one of the better recent possession films chasing the decade that gave us both Near Dark and Bordello of Blood is either very brave or very aware of the odds.
The ’80s and ’90s were a transformative time for vampires in pop culture. While the ’60s and ’70s leaned more into Gothic environments, we had movies like The Lost Boys and Near Dark that offered a different approach to the figures. Then ca…
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‘Slayground’ Posters from A24 Welcome You to a Haunted House With No Exit
WLAI take: Saulnier reuniting with Poots for what is essentially Green Room with candy corn is either inspired or a confession that the man has one perfect idea.
A24 has been teasing the horror movie Slayground in recent weeks, which appears to be Jeremy Saulnier’s (Green Room, Rebel Ridge) movie that had been previously titled October. Described as a Halloween-set fugitive thriller, the newly title…
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