Daily Brief

Horror Movies

30 episodesThu

Episodes

Shudder acquires Rupert Grint Finnish folk horror Nightborn for July 31 debut, Dead Media haunted DVD horror-comedy opens theatrically July 16, Obsession crosses $400 million worldwide on a $750K budget
Thu
Nightborn trailer drops ahead of July 31 Shudder premiere, Hold the Fort horror-comedy now on digital, The Abominable Snowman 4K collector's edition announced
Tue
Streamers push indie psychological horror games on Twitch and Kick, Hold the Fort comedy-horror gets digital release reviews, Autonomous 2026 gains traction from podcast critic
Tue
Indie horror Obsession crosses $400M worldwide on a $750K budget, fans celebrate on social media as proof originality beats franchise filmmaking, folk horror Emerald Cottage drops second trailer
Mon
Obsession crosses $400M worldwide on a $750K budget and cracks the all-time top 10, Severin Films' 4K restoration of The Devil's Rain earns strong praise from IGN, Horror Brains reviews Passenger and The Witch
Mon
Warner Bros. wins five-studio bidding war for Siren Head horror film, The Leaching creature feature drops official trailer ahead of July 7 VOD release, Evil Dead Burn final trailer ignites franchise faithful ahead of July 10 theatrical release
July 2
Warner Bros. wins five-studio bidding war for Siren Head movie with Duffield and Cregger attached, indie creature feature The Leaching drops trailer ahead of July 7 release, Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell trailer debuts with Cannes standing ovation and July 24 theatrical release
July 2
Robert Eggers' Werwulf trailer hits 60M views, Obsession gains digital traction, The Leaching drops July 7
July 1
Evil Dead Burn first reactions promise relentless gore ahead of July 10 release, Colony trailer arrives for Yeon Sang-ho's Cannes-praised zombie return starring Gianna Jun, Monitor wins Searchlight bidding war after SXSW buzz with Smile producers attached
July 1
Obsession unrated cut hits digital after $371M run, The Devil's Mouth shark cave trailer debuts on Prime Video, Backrooms liminal horror wave dominates 2026 box office
June 30
Robert Eggers reveals Werwulf trailer for Christmas 2026, indie found-footage film MUFFLED premieres at Dances With Films, Avalon Fast's CAMP earns rave reviews in limited release
June 29
Robert Eggers releases Werwulf trailer with practical werewolf transformation and Christmas 2026 release date, indie found-footage horror Muffled premieres at Dances With Films with Soderbergh praise, Werwulf cast and bold 35mm orthochromatic production details revealed
June 29
Obsession crosses $300M worldwide on word-of-mouth alone, Skeletons adds Willa Fitzgerald and Strange Darling reunion energy, Robert Eggers reveals first look at werewolf horror Werwulf
June 26
The Pools gets first images and a Christmas Day 2026 theatrical date, Danny Trejo stars in supernatural horror Accursed hitting VOD July 24, Japanese indie BLACKOUT unveils photo-sorting horror game with free Steam demo
June 26
Obsession breaks second-weekend box office records with 39% hold, fan debate erupts over non-redemptive ending, EXILED folk horror crowdfunding launches with practical effects and void entity, Feed The Pit cult card game drops June 30
June 25
Obsession crosses $334M and arrives on digital today, indie folk horror EXILED launches crowdfunding campaign, Australian ghost film Death Passage reviewed
June 25
Danny Trejo supernatural horror Accursed drops July 24 on VOD, Backrooms becomes A24's biggest domestic hit ever with $118M worldwide opening, indie horror fan communities fuel grassroots creator wave in 2026
June 24
Kane Parsons' Backrooms shatters A24 box office records, folk horror film EXILED launches crowdfunding campaign, Widow's Bay and Obsession signal horror's creative renaissance
June 24
Hereditary voted greatest horror film of the 21st century, Demonte Colony 3 release date expected June 26, Leviticus queer indie horror debuts with $2.75M and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes
June 22
Obsession surpasses Blair Witch to become indie horror's biggest earner, Backrooms breaks A24's opening record with a 20-year-old YouTube director, critics split on whether atmosphere alone can carry a feature
June 22
Curry Barker signs eight-figure Universal Blumhouse Atomic Monster deal, Sender earns festival praise at Chattanooga Film Festival, NEON sets August 21 theatrical date for It Ends
June 19
Colony brings hive-minded zombies to Cannes with a standing ovation but divided critics, Leviticus debuts with a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score as queer horror's new landmark, Obsession becomes Focus Features' highest-grossing film ever at $286 million worldwide
June 19
Leviticus queer horror debut lands 95% on Rotten Tomatoes with Neon distribution, Muffled found-footage film drops eerie teaser ahead of Dances with Films premiere, The Curse Japanese horror unveils new trailer for July digital release
June 17
Obsession crew pay controversy sparks industry debate, The Last House Netflix trailer drops for August 7 premiere, claustrophobic home-imprisonment premise explored
June 16
Leviticus debuts at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, Gen-Z filmmakers Backrooms and Obsession rewrite Hollywood's playbook, Obsession crew pay controversy sparks industry debate
June 15
Obsession surpasses Jordan Peele's Us at domestic box office five weekends in, Backrooms vs Obsession debate divides horror fans on atmosphere versus emotion, YouTuber directors Kane Parsons and Curry Barker establish new Hollywood pipeline from internet lore to theatrical gold
June 14
Basque folk horror Gaua gets Bucheon spotlight with three mythological creatures, A24's Backrooms breaks records with $81M opening and 20-year-old director Kane Parsons, Scary Movie 2026 lands at 31% on Rotten Tomatoes
June 5
Backrooms crosses $100M to become A24's biggest domestic hit ever, Hokum earns 92% on Rotten Tomatoes as scariest film of the year, Leviticus queer horror trailer gains traction ahead of June 19 Neon release
June 4
YouTubers breaking Hollywood via Backrooms, Mark Duplass slams ghost director rumors about Kane Parsons, Obsession hits $155M worldwide on a $750K budget
June 3
Barbara Crampton alien cult horror hits Bloody Bites June 5, Fresh 2022 earns retrospective praise at 82% on RT, DETOUR psychological driving horror reveals atmospheric new trailer
June 2