Horror News Wire — November 10, 2026
Today’s horror wire — culled from Bloody Disgusting, sharpened by WLAI.
‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker Reveals the Movie’s Original Opening That Changed During Reshoots
WLAI take: The opening that "didn't work" is usually the one that trusted the audience.
Based on the massive critical and financial success of Obsession, it’s safe to say that filmmaker Curry Barker made a pretty effective experience and that there isn’t much about the movie that needs to be changed. However, given the nature…
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‘Buddy’ Creator Confirms Talks of Expanding Franchise With More Movies
WLAI take: Hollywood discovering that good word-of-mouth beats a marketing budget is the kind of revelation that arrives, apparently, every fifteen years.
Of all of the things that will set 2026 apart from previous years in the world of horror is how many movies generated organic buzz and didn’t have to rely on massive marketing campaigns to become hits. Obsession is arguably the most talked-…
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How ‘Victorian Psycho’ Revived Maika Monroe’s Love for Horror and Terrified Jason Isaacs [Interview]
WLAI take: Monroe quietly became the genre's best kept secret while everyone was busy arguing about which Blumhouse sequel deserved a reboot.
For more than a decade, actor Maika Monroe has been a favorite among the horror crowd. Thanks to The Guest and It Follows, she starred back-to-back in movies that immediately impressed genre audiences, with both movies growing a passionate…
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Svengoolie Celebrates Christmas With an All-New Yule Log on MeTV
WLAI take: A rubber-suited Yule log is still more atmosphere than most streaming platforms manage in a full season.
Everyone has their own Christmas traditions, and there’s really no wrong way to ring in the holidays. While families used to gather around the fireplace and the warmth of a burning yule log, more recently a household has gathered around the…
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NC-17 Director’s Cut of Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Comes Home With 4K Ultra HD Physical Media Release
WLAI take: Fifty-five years of studio suppression, and all it took was a streaming era and some brave accountants to let Russell's masterpiece onto your shelf.
After making $4 million in theaters (so far), the Director’s Cut of Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 horror movie The Devils is now headed home courtesy of Warner Bros. Clockwork. The label is teasing that the physical media release of the…
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Original ‘Return of the Living Dead’ Stars Slam AI-Generated Sequel
WLAI take: The cast that invented punk zombies is now fighting a sequel that proves the genre's biggest monster has always been the marketing department.
Few things in the entertainment industry these days scream soulless, lazy, or creatively bankrupt more loudly than the use of generative AI. Audiences have decried the use of AI in movies and TV so strongly that “this feels like AI” has bee…
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