Horror News Wire — October 27, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
Ryan Gosling & Zach Shields Resurrect Dead Man’s Bones With First New Music in 17 Years
WLAI take: Seventeen years between records is less a resurrection than a very slow haunting, which, to be fair, is the most on-brand timeline Dead Man's Bones could have chosen.
It’s an almost-Halloween miracle: Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields have reunited to release the first new music from Dead Man’s Bones since 2009. The new single, “Lost in the Night,” has been released, which comes with a music video starring R…
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8 Family-Friendly Horror Movies to Stream This Halloween
WLAI take: Coraline did more for childhood dread in 2009 than most films rated R, which remains an indictment of both rating systems and adult horror alike.
Halloween is the time of year when horror appeals to all ages and backgrounds, but especially so for the young and young at heart. Luckily, there’s no shortage of family-friendly frights on streaming. If you’ve already revisited the classic…
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‘Train to Busan 10th Anniversary: Remastered and Revived’ Gets 4K Ultra HD Release This December
WLAI take: A zombie film that actually earned its anniversary — Korea doing in two hours what Hollywood spent two decades failing to replicate.
South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s masterpiece Train to Busan came back into theaters for the film’s 10th anniversary back in August, and a new physical media release is on the way. A decade ago, acclaimed filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (Colony,…
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Bill Nighy Joins Apple TV Cult Horror Series ‘Ascension’ From Alfonso Cuarón
WLAI take: Cuarón directing Bill Nighy in cult horror is either the best possible news or an elaborate trap designed to make us lower our guard.
Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Shaun of the Dead) has joined lead Caitríona Balfe (“Outlander”) on Apple TV’s Ascension, the new cult horror series inspired by Adam Nevill‘s novel Last Days, Variety reports today. Alfonso C…
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‘WNUF Halloween Special’ Creator Takes On New Year’s Eve Horror With ‘Spirit Tasting’
WLAI take: LaMartina earned the benefit of the doubt with WNUF, though New Year's Eve horror has a body count of failed gimmicks longer than any roadshow itinerary.
WNUF Halloween Special writer-director Chris LaMartina is taking on New Year’s Eve with experimental seasonal project Spirit Tasting, Variety reports today. Spirit Tasting will be screening in a holiday roadshow across the country with to-b…
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Ahead of Tomorrow’s DLC, ‘Halloween: The Game’ Introduces Twitch Drops
WLAI take: Michael Myers, reduced to a login incentive for watching strangers play video games — Carpenter's royalty checks must soften the indignity.
To go along with tomorrow’s launch of the first DLC for Halloween: The Game, IllFonic has announced that players will now be able to earn Twitch Drops from now until November 3. Doing so will earn you a total of three cosmetics, and all you…
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— The WLAI Late-Night Desk
