Submissions and Slashers

Fantastic Fest 2026 reveals a massive lineup led by Resident Evil, Beware Boiúna and Mike Flanagan’s Carrie. Plus, Lionsgate puts Fall 2: Deadpoint fans to the test, and David F. Sandberg boards the bizarre new horror movie Mommy’s Home. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: 🎬 Fantastic Fest 2026 reveals its full lineup 😱 Fall 2: Deadpoint gets elevated endurance screenings 🧊 Dav...

Jacksepticeye and Alanah Pearce reveal their independently financed horror film Godmother, Matilda Lutz battles a venomous spider infestation in Crawlers, and HBO officially renews It: Welcome to Derry for Season 2. Plus, we’ve got your latest Bloodstream update and more from today’s horror headlines. 🎬 TODAY’S STORIES • Godmother gets its first look • Matilda Lutz battles spiders in Crawlers • I...

A self-driving car becomes a prison, a home birth turns sinister during a blizzard, and Stephen Lang enters the recording studio from hell. On today’s The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: 🚗 Evel traps a young lawyer inside an AI-controlled EV that begins erasing her digital identity. ❄️ Shudder’s Goody Goody turns a snowbound home birth into a psychological nightmare. The film streams Sept...

American Horror Story: 13 is going full crossover, bringing back Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, Twisty the Clown, Rubber Man and more. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Skeet Ulrich and Neal McDonough join psychological horror film Deify, centered on the trial of a manipulative cult leader. • FX reveals more from American Horror Story:...

A brand-new slasher begins production, NEON challenges horror fans to survive 36 straight hours in a theater, and another viral game is making the jump to Hollywood. Today on The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror: 🔪 Cotton Eye Joe begins filming in Illinois starring horror legend Bill Moseley and Sean Gunn. 🎥 NEON launches The Endless Screening, a 36-hour theatrical endurance event inspired...

Jeff the Killer is officially headed toward the big screen, Parker Finn’s Possession remake has a theatrical release date, and The Influencer Project brings online obsession into found-footage horror. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Paramount sets Parker Finn’s Possession for June 11, 2027, starring Margaret Qualley, Callum Turner, Paul Dano, Madeline Brewer and Nicholas Ale...

Halloween Horror Nights just added one of horror’s biggest breakout characters. Today on The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Obsession’s Nikki joins Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood. • Apple orders Ascension, a new psychological horror series from Alfonso Cuarón starring Caitríona Balfe. • Universal Studios Hollywood reveals its complete 2026 Halloween Horror Nights lineup. 🎬 Also… We’...

The Crawl sequel is officially moving forward with Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd starring, Alexandre Aja returning to direct, and the alligator action moving from Florida to New York City. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Paramount sets Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd to lead the next Crawl, where a hurricane unleashes alligators into New York’s streets and sewers. • Lee Cronin r...

TIFF has officially unveiled its 2026 Midnight Madness lineup, including 10 late-night screenings, six world premieres, a special presentation of Na Hong-jin’s Hope, and the return of Curry Barker’s breakout hit Obsession. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • TIFF reveals its complete Midnight Madness 2026 program. • Apple TV brings the final three episodes of breakout horror-com...

Eli Roth has admitted that generative AI was used in Ice Cream Man after initially describing the film’s animated sequences as traditionally created. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Eli Roth corrects the record about generative AI being used in a small portion of Ice Cream Man. • Advertising for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is ruled unsuitable for outdoor display in the United Kin...

Jessica Rothe heads into the Amazon in Beware Boiúna, Shudder serves up a bloody new sports horror movie, and The Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals his final film. Today’s stories: • Jessica Rothe stars in Beware Boiúna, inspired by Brazilian folklore. • Shudder acquires Bloody Tennis, blending elite sports with psychological terror, body horror and blood-sucking leeches. • Tom Six announce...

Kumail Nanjiani is directing and starring in Howl, a new horror comedy about a troubled actor who announces that he will transform into a werewolf during a live television appearance. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Kumail Nanjiani makes his feature directing debut with Howl for Orion Pictures. • The restored 1982 German cult horror film Der Fan receives its first-ever U.S....

Welcome to August and a new week of The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror. Today’s episode covers three very different upcoming horror projects: • The Day of the Cicadas, a locally produced Flint creature feature about a father and daughter facing mutated, flesh-eating insects. • Stephen King’s Desperation, which is being adapted for Searchlight by Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach...

Welcome to The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror! Today’s biggest horror headlines: 🔪 Parker Finn’s Possession remake adds Madeline Brewer, Emory Cohen and Nicholas Alexander Chavez to an already stacked cast. 🪓 Jason Voorhees officially joins Hellbreak, the upcoming horror trading card game, expanding the growing Jason Universe. 🕷️ Tom Holland reveals he pitched body horror ideas—including...

Welcome to The Final Cut – Your Daily Dose of Horror! Today’s biggest horror headlines: 🔪 Christopher Landon will write and direct The Final Girl Support Group for Paramount, adapting Grady Hendrix’s bestselling novel. 🎃 Universal Orlando has revealed all 10 haunted houses coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2026, including Stranger Things, Hellraiser, Evil Dead, Sinners and the all-new Ozzy Osbou...

New Line Cinema has won a heated bidding war for one of the most sought-after new horror projects in Hollywood. On today’s episode of The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror, we cover: • New Line acquiring Theo James Krekis’ Jealous People Are Ugly People after interest from at least 10 competing buyers • Filmmakers and actors identifying four major trends shaping the future of horror • Eli Rot...

Welcome to The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror! Today’s biggest horror stories: 🧟 Resident Evil director Zach Cregger reveals that one practical stunt nearly killed star Austin Abrams—and the take is still in the movie. 💥 Adam Wingard unleashes a brutal new trailer for Onslaught, blending monsters, military action, slasher carnage, and practical mayhem into one of 2026’s wildest horror re...

Welcome back to The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror! Today’s biggest horror headlines: 🏚️ Oscar-nominated director Jacques Audiard teams with Netflix for his first horror film, adapting the acclaimed novel La Nuit ravagée . 🎄 Johnny Depp stars in Ebenezer , a new take on A Christmas Carol that could become the first true horror adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ghost story. 🔪 WWE Superstar C...

Today’s biggest horror headlines are here! 🎮 Resident Evil releases an intense new trailer from Weapons director Zach Cregger. ❄️ Hawaiʻi Horror Nights reveals its official “Beat the Heat” horror movie list, featuring The Thing, Open Water, Event Horizon, and more. 🎬 Fangoria reports Chainsaw Award winner Justin Brooks joins the psychological anthology The Hours That Keep Us, bringing an old-sch...

Rel Howery turns Detroit into a supernatural playground with Haunted Heist, DC embraces body horror with the first Clayface trailer, and an emergency worker’s refusal to watch horror sparks a debate about boundaries and movie-night etiquette. Today’s stories: Haunted Heist brings horror, comedy, and crime to historic Detroit locations. Tom Rhys Harries transforms into one of Gotham’s most grotesqu...

Could Bagman become the next horror short to land a major feature adaptation? Jessica Chastain faces a terrifying doppelgänger in the first trailer for Other Mommy, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is getting a fully hand-animated, rotoscoped reimagining for 2027. Today’s Stories: • Bagman generating major buzz at Fantasia • First trailer for Other Mommy • Hand-animated The Texas Chain Saw Massacr...

TIFF 2026 has revealed its first wave of films, but horror fans know the biggest announcements are still coming. Today we’re breaking down Takashi Miike’s Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo , Shudder’s newest Australian slasher acquisition Penny Lane Is Dead , and Mike Mignola’s Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal heading to television. Today’s Stories: • TIFF 2026 First Wave announced • Takashi Miik...

Sydney Sweeney is heading back into horror with a bold new reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . Terror Films is embracing the future with vertical horror movies made for your phone, and a brand-new horror-themed coffee shop is serving spooky drinks inspired by your favorite slashers. Today on The Final Cut , we’re breaking down the biggest horror headlines you need to know. Stories Covered...

Today on The Final Cut: 🚶 They Follow adds Jackie Earle Haley, Michael Gandolfini, Justine Lupe, and more. 🍦 Eli Roth launches a horror-themed ice cream flavor to promote Ice Cream Man. 🎥 Dead Meat announces Fresh Meat, a horror short film competition with a theatrical anthology release planned for Halloween. Which story interests you most? Comment below. #TheyFollow #DeadMeat #IceCreamMan #The...

Today on The Final Cut: 🔪 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer returns in a new 4K restoration. 🍸 Dane Cook joins the psychological horror short Medium Rare. 🏔️ Rising filmmaking twins Bianca and Dilara Foscht reveal plans for their next horror film, Oma. What story interests you most? Comment below. #HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller #HorrorNews #TheFinalCut #HMUNCUT