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![Brad Caleb Kane on Pamela Voorhees, Creative Kills, and What’s Next for ‘Crystal Lake’ [Interview]](https://www.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Crystal_Lake41-786x438.jpg)
CRYSTAL LAKE — Pictured: Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees — (Photo by: Matt Infante/PEACOCK) ‘Crystal Lake’s’ showrunner breaks down his bold take on Jason and Pamela Voorhees’ origin story, connecting…
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Courtesy of MUBIMUBI There are only so many ways to film a documentary about an up-and-coming musician, and even fewer ways to make a vampire movie feel like something we…
Screenshot Nightmares Film Festival 2026 launched into its second day with a screening of Benjamin Busnell’s gripping film, The Curse of Tahu’a. What is The Curse of Tahu’a? It’s a…
From the teams that gave us FAITH: The Unholy Trinity comes a new 2D retro survival horror game: Tenebris Somnia. Tenebris Somnia draws from classics in the horror genre like…
The door was locked. Anne Harrington is certain of it, and it is cracked open when she gets home. Saban Films has the trailer for Deadbolt out now, ahead of…
The scream queen of The Stepfather and Popcorn is back on a call sheet. Jill Schoelen turns up in the trailer for Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas, which Cineverse put out this…
All hell breaks loose on Halloween when a killer comes to Springfield. That is the official episode description for Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening, the standalone Simpsons special Fox…
Nicolas Cage has been attached to True Detective since August of last year without actually being in it. That ended Friday, and Antonio Banderas came with him: HBO confirmed the…
For almost the entire running time of The Curse of Tahu’a, I was looking at one person. Marie Kauffmann is essentially the only actor physically on screen for something close…
Kevin Bacon’s exorcist is being sent to a witness protection safe house with a demon waiting inside, and two more actors are going with him. Stephanie Beatriz and Daniel Ings…
A vampire from 1995, a stitched-together man from 2019 and a werewolf from 2023 have all ended up in the same upstate New York town. The trailer for Trauma Or,…
One of the things I miss most about being a teenage horror fan is the communal aspect. Picking out movies with friends, finding something to show someone who hadn’t seen…
Johnny returns soon for another massacre. IFC released a new poster for In a Violent Nature 2 with the caption, “you didn’t think Johnny was done, did you?” No, we…
No one is here to save her. Saban Films has released the trailer for Deadbolt, a home invasion thriller that should have you locking your door immediately. Here’s the official…
It’s that time again! Nightmares Film Festival has returned to Columbus, Ohio, for its 11th year, ringing in a second decade of its #BetterHorror programming. Much like an annual curse,…
The world is full of trauma…and monsters. Dark Sky Films has unveiled the trailer for Larry Fessenden‘s (Habit) creature feature, Trauma Or, Monsters All. It’s packed full of monsters, and…
Do you love your pet? Do you love dressing them up in the most fur-righteningly cute Halloween costume every October? If so, have we got an announcement for you. We’re…
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John may be sad, but Dread is happy to debut the exclusive first look at the psychological thriller John Is Sad. And if there’s anything to be said based on…
Origin stories can be antithetical to success, and far too often, the introduction of backstory coincides with a franchise starting to go off the rails. Mileage varies with this type…
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We’ve talked about Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival almost to the point of exhaustion here on Dread Central, but having finished it, there’s one more thing I really want to share:…
Pennywise is about to share Derry with bank robbers. Season 2 of IT: Welcome to Derry drops the show into 1935, and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane gave Deadline the pitch:…
Fears to Fathom is six short horror games about ordinary people in situations that stop being ordinary. Scarlet Stallone has optioned all six of them for film and television. Her…
A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary is causing quite a stir over the weekend as ‘Sense and Sensibility’ also debuts.
Move comes just as Alex Gibney doc film expands to nearly 500 screens. Distributor Bleecker Street says it is appealing.
“I’m truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support, prayers, and well wishes I’ve received over the past couple of weeks,” wrote Scott Thompson, who will be back on stage…
“The well-being of everyone who works on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ is non-negotiable. Val’s social media post was inappropriate and does not reflect the values or standards expected of anyone…
The ABC drama honored Fiona Lowe, the executive producer and director’s daughter, with an onscreen tribute at the end of its season two premiere.
On the heels of UCLA’s milestone victory over Oregon last weekend, the Bruins are looking to keep the momentum going during their Oct. 17 matchup against the Badgers.
The veteran actor speaks with The Hollywood Reporter about his debut as Papa Legba in the Ryan Murphy universe, the witches’ fight against Satan and the “magical” experience of sharing…
Women’s basketball fans have many of options to catch games during the championship series.
The pair were former bandmates of One Direction from 2010 to 2016.
In a conversation with Tina Brown in London, the super-agent discussed his memoirs, why the UFC was his hardest deal and how live sports can provide “common ground” in a…
Michael Forest, a prolific and longtime character actor who appeared in the B movies of Roger Corman, lent his voice to numerous anime projects and guest starred in scores of…
UPDATE: Downstate, the controversial new play by Bruce Norris directed by Joe Mantello, has bumped its first Broadway preview date again due to an illness within the company. The play…
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Whalefall,” out now in theaters. In the new feature “Whalefall,” Jay (Austin Abrams) is a grieving son searching for his father’s (Josh…
“Sense and Sensibility” costume designer Grace Snell thought in chapters for Georgia Oakley’s new take on Jane Austen’s 1811 novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as Elinor and Marianne…
Veteran Hollywood publicist Gene Schwam, who represented top talent including Elvis Presley, Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, Barbara Eden and Lenny Bruce, died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief illness.…
Donald Trump has spent some time in the UK these past few years but tonight he finally made his debut on Saturday Night Live UK. James Austin Johnson brought his…
More than 30 years later after she blew away Street Fighter fans as bazooka-toting Cammy, Kylie Minogue nearly returned for a cameo in the latest feature adaptation. The 2x Grammy-winning…
UDPATED with Chmerkovskiy response: Val Chmerkovskiy is being suspended from Dancing with the Stars for a week after he posted a controversial TikTok message that seemed to reference Will Smith’s…
Miley Cyrus delivered a teary tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton at the Hollywood Bowl last night, sitting on the edge of the stage and lamenting the fact that she’d…
Harry Styles paid tribute last night to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne by performing an unreleased acoustic song titled “What Is Enough” from the stage of Madison Square…
Champion professional wrestler Benjamin Satterley died last month at 40 of bronchial asthma, Chicago’s Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined. The death was classified as natural. The cause of…
Harry Styles has invited one of the buzziest documentary filmmakers on the market behind the curtain of his historic Madison Square Garden residency. John Wilson, the director behind indie box-office…
When KJ Apa was being considered to star as Jimmy Stewart in the new biopic “Jimmy,” he took another look at “It’s a Wonderful Life.” “I was watching and thinking,…
TikTok permanently suspended the “Musk” ad account on Friday ahead of the documentary’s wide release, Variety can confirm. Directed by Alex Gibney, “Musk” seeks to make sense of Elon Musk,…
This weekend, boxing promoters Premier Boxing Champions travels to Las Vegas for prime title bout between two world-class fighters. American southpaw Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight championship belt…
Paul Bettany opened up in a recent interview with The Times about the public’s misconception of his relationship with Johnny Depp after text messages between the two actors were used…
Adapting a solemnly complex, questioning novel as a cockeyed child’s-eye comedy worked once before for Taika Waititi — which is to say that “Jojo Rabbit,” his crass, mawkish “anti-hate satire”…
“Dancing With the Stars” is benching Val Chmerkovskiy after his recent joke about judge Carrie Ann Inaba. “The well-being of everyone who works on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ is non-negotiable.…
Horror movies that refuse to follow the rules of reality can get under my skin. You know: a hallway that seems endless, a room that has a mind of its…
The actor dives deep into ‘Whalefall,’ and partakes in a ‘Resident Evil’ post-mortem speed round.
The longtime reality star competed on the show’s seventh season in 2008 alongside Mark Ballas, and finished in 11th place. So far, ‘DWTS’ has only had one All-Star season full…
The two-day, fan-focused festival arrives in Los Angeles this weekend, headlined by the chart-topping boy group ATEEZ.
Adam and Christian Bonke’s documentary and character study, screening at the London Film Festival, is a road trip full of mountain vistas and other nature – and existential questions.
The singer told the crowd that one of the things that inspired her to play the venue was the memory of the only time she was able to sit and…
The Oscar-nominated actor and Cartier ambassador joined Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Baker and moderator Kim Morgan for a Cartier Cinema Club event at Santa Monica’s Aero Theatre on Friday.
The Florida Senate candidate, who is also Black, criticizes the Florida gubernatorial hopeful on an upcoming episode of Crooked Media’s ‘Long Play.’
Along with ‘Artificial,’ ‘Musk’ and ‘The Social Reckoning,’ the storytellers are finally getting back at the engineers.
A New Mexico judge says prosecutors failed to act “in a fair and impartial manner” before the grand jury, but refiling remains possible.
Shannon Amos accuses K.C. Amos of exploiting their father while ignoring his medical needs in a plan to gain control of the actor’s finances upon his death.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about Peacock’s series Crystal Lake. While Crystal Lake revisits several familiar locals from the Friday the 13th franchise, Gwendolyn Sundstrom brings a fresh role…
EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Rowling’s agent Neil Blair has claimed that a trans rights protest at the gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child put people at risk. During an…
Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on the tenure of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, which turned out to be shorter than his 10-day stint as Donald Trump’s communications director…
As 9-1-1: Nashville returns for its sophomore season, executive producer Chad Lowe is grieving the death of his daughter Fiona. Thursday’s Season 2 premiere episode “Going Rogue” on ABC ended…
As KJ Apa navigates life after Riverdale, he’s up for a return to the upcoming Afterlife with Archie series adaptation. Following his performance as Archie on the CW series for…
As he flies solo to take the reins on Season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry, Brad Caleb Kane is ready to give fans a whole new version of Pennywise.…
As Diablo Cody prepares to resurrect Megan Fox’s teen succubus one more time, she’s adding a more human element to the demonic role. While discussing the “imminent” sequel Jennifer’s Body…
SPOILER ALERT: This story spoils the plot of the film Whalefall, now out in theaters, based on Daniel Kraus’ novel. A running joke Whalefall director Brian Duffield had going to…
Penélope Cruz had been a muse to Los Javis — the moniker for Spanish filmmakers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo — for years before they met for lunch to persuade…