Out today on Shudder is V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. One of its segments was inspired by SFX legend Rick Baker, who also appears in the anthology, and pitched as an R-rated Goosebumps episode:

Sad to hear about the passing of the Michelangelo of Movie posters, RENATO CASARO. The Man painted so many iconic posters, specially in the 70s/80s: CONAN, TERMINATOR, DUNE, TOTAL RECALL, DANCE WITH THE WOLVES, BLOW OUT, FLASH GORDON, RAMBO, NEVER-ENDING STORY, and the list goes on and on. 1/2

Oh hey filmmakers, the deadline for 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival submissions is tomorrow, Oct 1st! We watch it all, and our favorite thing to do is discover stuff, so send us your work! www.sxsw.com/apply/film-s...

A great scary movie list by @hauntedmeg.bsky.social: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/390628...

Please don’t purchase this BFI 4K of Herzog’s remake of “Nosferatu”. Not only is the cover art redone with A.I. but the entire film is A.I. scrubbed beyond recognition. Easily one of the worst releases of the year. Let’s hope Scream Factory’s version is better.

Pluto TV is streaming SISU now, an important tip considering sequel SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is out in theaters in November, and it's meant to be seen with the rowdiest crowd possible.

So, I had to unexpectedly drop $1600 on a major plumbing repair today. Whee! Now would be a great time, if you're so inclined, to consider a monthly subscription to my newsletter! matthewjacksonwrites.com Or, perhaps, kick in a buck and get one of my short stories! ko-fi.com/s/bdd6bff3ed

Happy Alien: Earth season finale day!

"You are going to die tonight. Unless..." Watch the official trailer for director Bryan Bertino's (The Strangers) new horror movie VICIOUS starring Dakota Fanning. It's coming to Paramount+ and Digital on October 10, 2025.

I spoke with one of my favorite horror directors ahead of Fantastic Fest, where his latest is set to premiere. It sounds like another visceral doozy ahead, and I can't wait! 👇

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

The radio playing Duncan Sheik while I'm en route to see AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL is tripping me out.

I'm so tired of being angry all the time.

I fell so freaking hard for Bryan Fuller's fairy tale gateway horror movie, DUST BUNNY. Funny, vibrant, wild, and oh so sweet. My TIFF review ahead of its December 5 release-

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Twilight of the Warriors action designer Kenji Tanagaki helms one insanely outlandish gauntlet of pain in THE FURIOUS, and I'll be riding this high all day. Joe Taslim, Xie Miao, Yayan Ruhian, and Brian Le, what a lineup. #TIFF

Day 4 of TIFF began with me seated on a church pew and asking the always stylishly dressed Daniel Craig a question. Not too shabby.

Milk & Serial director Curry Barker turns in one absolutely terrifying wish fulfillment horror scenario in OBSESSION. And I'm well, obsessed:

It's here! Check out my essay on live broadcasts gone awry and @hauntedmeg.bsky.social 's piece on influencer horror in @arrowvideo.bsky.social's brand new UK Blu-ray of DEADSTREAM! Thanks to Arrow and Mike Hewitt for the invite 🧟‍♂️

Living for the Nunsploitation programming on Criterion Channel this month. So many great picks, from THE DEVILS to MS. 45.

The axe forgets, but the tree remembers.

Did you happen to read @hauntedmeg.bsky.social’s profile? I thought it does a great job highlighting Dinklage’s contribution while also spotlighting all that Guerreiro did (which is a lot and impressive): bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3...

Don’t get me wrong, When Evil Lurks blew me away when I first saw it. But I would not have bought it if @secondsightfilms.bsky.social hadn’t released it with essays by @thehorrorchick.bsky.social , @horrornonna.com , and @hauntedmeg.bsky.social . Their contributions is why I needed this.

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One year ago this week I launched a podcast. Nearly four dozen episodes and dozens of guests later, it's still a blast. Thanks to everyone for listening. Please stick with us, we're gonna do some cool stuff.

Actor Luisa Guerreiro is the bod behind Toxie in Macon Blair's THE TOXIC AVENGER, having the challenging task of channeling Peter Dinklage as Winston Gooze while buried under prosthetics and animatronics. She's also an absolute delight.

I need your help. 🫶 Please please share this. 😭 My nephew has been diagnosed with Leukemia, and it's all happening VERY fast. I am trying to help my sister (his mom) with this GoFundMe, and with everything I have. Even with health insurance, the bills are CRIPPLING. gofund.me/9995e28c

I think today broke my brain. Monday!

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.

September is just around the corner, which means it's Fall Horror Movie Preview time! There are over 35 new horror movies releasing this fall and beyond. Read on for details and tons of exclusive looks at what's ahead:

Happy 65th, Takashi Miike! 🎂💉 Japan's master of menace has made nearly double the amount of movies for the years he's been alive, and many of the best of them are now screening in THE MIIKE COLLECTION on ARROW - with more to come!

Me to absolutely no one: the "f" refers to forma, right? As in the lower case abbreviation denoting a mutated or special form of a species in botany? Just falling down a Silent Hill rabbit hole until the new game arrives next month. 😅

🚨 Some pretty major news: CHAIN REACTIONS - the Texas Chain Saw Massacre doc I am in - is having a US theatrical release from 19 September. New trailer below; thank you Dark Star Films!

I went deep on the new Toxie creature design, from conception to creation. Building a creature meant to resemble Peter Dinklage but played by the badass Luisa Guerreiro is one of coolest facets of this design, to me. 👇

I was very excited for Hell House LLC: Lineage, but I'm bummed to share that the first non found footage entry of the franchise is a slog with a non ending. bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3893...

It's TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Day, and you can celebrate by seeing the film in theaters tonight! The 4K restoration of Tobe Hooper‘s horror masterpiece returns to the big screen for one night only:

For the first time in 16 years, Jason Voorhees is back. Watch the new Jason Universe short film SWEET REVENGE right now for 13 minutes of classic Friday the 13th stalking and slashing:

It's not a movie, but I'll take it.

This past weekend, @jasonkauz.bsky.social’s lovable pug, Pepe, suffered an accident & needed live-saving care. The good news: IT IS WORKING. The rough stuff: We could really use some help getting Pepe back on his feet. Any donation or share is beyond appreciated 🤍 - AV & JK gofund.me/3b465308i

Any outlet laying off Anthony Breznican, of all people, is one not worth reading. What a moronic move, Vanity Fair.

My WEAPONS take: Presents as an allegory for the collateral damage in the wake of tragedy, told from an artist working through the many stages of grief & the realization that when someone you deeply love passes, they take pieces of you with them that may never come back.

You have to imagine @hauntedmeg.bsky.social and me screaming these CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD quotes, thems the rules. (Now streaming on @shudder.com!)

Death Kills Again - A seventh installment in the FINAL DESTINATION franchise is in development at New Line:

My brain is so perpetually stuck in horror mode that I read "Cannibal Western" instead of "Cannes Western" in a headline, and now I'm sad.

Miss him? All seven original A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movies. One massive 4K ULTRA HD collection. It's releasing September 30, and we've got the exclusive official announce and all the details you need:

Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell embark on the wildest night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes to explode flesh in the new trailer for COLD STORAGE:

Two weeks from today

***NEW OFFICIAL TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT*** Mario Bava’s directorial debut, BLACK SUNDAY, is coming to 4K on 10/7. The evil Princess Asa is condemned to death for witchcraft and vampirism, only to rise again 200 years later when her crypt is dicovered by 2 doctors. shoutfactory.com/products/bla...

Watching a tv series months after online discourse has died down is a trip. White Lotus season 3 is very different from what social media made it out to be... and also, it sucks.