The Further is no longer just a place you visit. It’s coming for us. And it opens in theaters August 21.

The Big Twist That Changes Everything

Five films held one rule: you go into the Further, the crossing costs you, and whatever follows you home is singular, personal, and yours. Out of the Further breaks that rule entirely. Gemma (Amelia Eve) doesn’t just enter the Further, she can bring what lives there back into the real world. The dead work that out about four seconds after she does. Once the demons discover her power, our world becomes their playground. It’s the most significant shift in franchise mythology since the original film.

The Story

Gemma is a young mother raising her daughter in the house where she grew up. Strange occurrences begin almost immediately. As she investigates, she discovers her ability to cross into the Further, and soon realizes the crossing works both ways. Lin Shaye returns as Elise Rainier, appearing from the other side to guide Gemma and deliver a dire warning, “When the dead rise, it’ll be the end of the living.” Elise has now appeared in every single Insidious film despite dying in the original, a franchise record that speaks entirely for itself.

The Team

Jacob Chase (Come Play) directs from a screenplay he wrote himself, with story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (Orphan). The film is produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan, and Leigh Whannell, the original creative powerhouses behind the franchise. Amelia Eve (The Haunting of Bly Manor) leads the cast as Gemma, alongside Brandon Perea (Nope), Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Sam Spruell.

The Franchise Context

Insidious: The Red Door (2023) wrapped up the Lambert family story and became the highest-grossing Insidious film to date. Out of the Further moves entirely away from those characters, introducing fresh faces and a genuinely new direction. The Insidious franchise has grossed over $740 million worldwide across five films. A sixth entry with this much creative momentum behind it is a big deal.

Insidious: Out of the Further opens exclusively in theaters August 21, 2026.

Eli Roth got turned down by every major studio. So he built his own and made the movie anyway.

Ice Cream Man opens today from Roth’s own label The Horror Section, co-produced with MCT Studios. Roth co-wrote the script with Noah Belson, directs, and appears on screen. The story follows an idyllic suburban town that descends into madness after a mysterious ice cream man serves frozen treats turning children into homicidal killers. Furthermore, the film runs 86 minutes, carries an Unrated rating, and has no connection to the 1995 film of the same name.

Orphan Black star Ari Millen plays the Ice Cream Man. Additionally, Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, and Sarah Abbott round out the cast. Brandon Roberts and Snoop Dogg composed the score together. Yes, really.

Roth described the murderous children with his usual restraint- “It was Christmas and Halloween for them every day. They’re opening the teacher’s chest cavity and playing jump rope, only they’re doing it with intestines.”

The Hollywood Reporter calls it “sick and twisted”, which Roth will gladly take as a compliment. Variety, however, is far blunter- “shamelessly derivative, jaw-droppingly bare-bones, and way too ludicrous to scare you.” Meanwhile, AV Club gives it a C, arguing it lacks the escalating ingenuity of Thanksgiving. In Review Online, moreover, calls it a step backward from Cabin Fever.

Overall, the verdict is clear: gorehounds will get exactly what they came for. Everyone else should manage expectations.

Ice Cream Man is in theaters now.

Sony’s Screen Gems beat out both Amazon and Searchlight in a competitive bidding war for Mime. The supernatural horror film stars John David Washington. It’s one of the most exciting horror packages to hit the market this year, and the talent surrounding it makes it even more compelling.

The Director

Nikyatu Jusu directs from a screenplay by Stephen Herman (Black Box), based on his original idea. Jusu made her feature debut with Nanny, a psychological horror that won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2022. Moreover, it became the first horror film ever to take that honour. That’s not a small distinction. Jusu builds dread from character rather than spectacle, and Mime sounds like it’s in exactly the right hands.

The Setup

The film takes place in a New York City apartment complex during a heat wave blackout. Beyond that, the plot stays tightly under wraps, which, for a film called Mime, feels entirely appropriate and slightly threatening.

The Star

Washington starred in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, and Gareth Edwards’ The Creator. He most recently appeared in the 2024 drama The Piano Lesson. Mime marks his first venture into the horror genre. He also produces on the film alongside the rest of the producing team.

The Producers

The project falls under Screen Gems’ first-look deal with Black Phone filmmaker Scott Derrickson, who produces alongside Matt Tolmach under his Crooked Highway banner, as well as Camila Grove. Derrickson’s horror instincts have a strong track record, Sinister, The Black Phone, and now this.

What’s Next

Production is intended to begin next spring. No release date has been set yet. But with Washington starring, Jusu directing, Derrickson producing, and Sony fully behind it, Mime just became one of the most watched horror projects in development.

Banjong Pisanthanakun, the Thai filmmaker behind Shutter and The Medium, is heading to TIFF with his next nightmare, and the first trailer just arrived.

Inherit premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. The film stars Davika Hoorne (A Useful Ghost) in what TIFF is calling her most magnetic performance yet. The trailer leans heavily into psychological tension and slow-burn atmosphere, exactly what you’d expect from a director who made The Medium one of the most genuinely disturbing possession films of the last decade.

Woranart (Hoorne) returns home after 50 years away, without a single sign of aging. The reason quickly becomes clear: a centipede spirit possesses her body and sets its sights on a new host, Woranart’s 18-year-old granddaughter, Oui (Baipor Thitiya Jirapornsilp). The cast also includes Sinjai Plengpanich, Trin Settachoke, and Warattaya Nilkuha.

Pisanthanakun directs from a script he co-wrote with Thamsatid Charoenrittichai and Chantavit Dhanasevi, adapting the Thai horror novel Tayard Asoon. Thailand’s most successful film studio, GDH 559, produces, the same studio behind The Medium.

The director has spoken about this story following him since childhood. He told Screen Daily: “At its core, it’s a story about power, legacy, and the darkness we inherit. It’s a Thai story but told with the scale and sophistication that international audiences crave.” Notably, the Parasite producer has also boarded the film, a significant credibility signal for its international ambitions.

TIFF’s Midnight Madness lineup announcement comes tomorrow, where Inherit is widely expected to feature. Last year, the same section launched Obsession, which has since crossed $400 million worldwide.

Inherit premieres at TIFF in September 2026.

Lionsgate is releasing brand new VHS and Blu-ray editions of The Blair Witch Project through Lionsgate Limited. Both go up for pre-order today, with a release date of October 13, 2026. Yes, October 13. And, yes a VHS. Indeed this is real.

The Big Deal- A New Cut, Finally in the US

Both releases include the filmmaker-approved 2024 theatrical cut. Restored from original Hi8 tapes and 16mm film, this version has screened internationally at festivals and theatrically abroad. American audiences, however, have never had access to it, until now. That distinction alone makes this release significant for horror collectors.

What’s on the VHS

Lionsgate’s “Be Kind Rewind Edition” presents the 2024 theatrical cut exclusively. Found footage on VHS is simply the most authentic format imaginable, and Lionsgate clearly agrees.

What’s on the Blu-ray

Three versions of the film come with the Definitive Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. First, the filmmaker-approved 2024 theatrical cut. Second, the festival cut, both restored from original Hi8 and 16mm materials. Third, the original 35mm theatrical exhibition version. Every significant version of the film, in one package.

The physical set also includes a new poster by renowned illustrator Ken Taylor. Inside, collectors get a 104-page booklet featuring the original production journal, raw footage log, and a prop list with handwritten notes.

The Bonus Features

New “Lionsgate Limited Extras” include fresh interviews with actors Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams. Additionally, a tribute to cinematographer Neal Fredericks explores the film’s visual legacy. Other new features cover the Blair Witch’s presence in other media, shooting location tours, and the film’s archive at both the University of Pittsburgh Special Horror Collection and the Museum of Pop Culture. All legacy bonus content from previous releases carries over in full.

Pre-orders are live now at lionsgatelimited.com.

A new psychological horror film is bringing together an intriguing cast and an acclaimed genre filmmaker.

Kid Cudi (X, Trap) and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day, Boy Kills World) will star in Pathetic Fallacy. Adam Egypt Mortimer, director of Daniel Isn’t Real and Archenemy, is directing the film. 

While plot details remain tightly under wraps, the project is being described as a psychedelic horror film, suggesting another mind-bending experience from Mortimer, whose previous work blended psychological horror with surreal visuals. Production is backed by Mad Solar and Prairie Dogs Film, with Steven Schneider, Karina Manashil, Ashleigh Snead, and K. Asher Levin producing. 

The film marks another major horror role for Kid Cudi following X, while Rothe continues to build an impressive genre résumé after headlining the Happy Death Day films. No release date has been announced, and the project is currently in post-production.

Freddy Krueger is coming for you in your dreams, and apparently, in two separate movies from two competing studios.

How Did We Get Here?

Paramount recently closed a deal for the US domestic rights to adapt the original A Nightmare on Elm Street screenplay, under its new genre label Paramount Primal. The domestic rights were licensed from the Wes Craven estate, which includes Craven’s widow Iya Labunka and son Jonathan Craven, who regained ownership of the original 1984 screenplay through copyright law, which allows authors to reclaim rights 35 years after publication. Marc Toberoff, the attorney who helped the estate regain those rights, will produce alongside Labunka and Jonathan Craven.

Warner Bros., however, continues to hold the international rights to the property, creating an unusual situation where neither studio has complete worldwide control.

Warner Bros. Didn’t Take It Well

Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy were reportedly unhappy with Paramount’s plans. Sources say Paramount assumed that by the time their remake was ready, the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. merger would have closed, meaning Warner Bros. would simply distribute the Paramount version overseas. De Luca and Abdy didn’t go for that. Instead, they moved to develop their own competing version.

Warner Bros. is now in talks with Lee Cronin, director of Evil Dead Rise and Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, to write, direct, and produce their version. Cronin also executive produced Evil Dead Burn and will executive produce Evil Dead Wrath. Meanwhile, Paramount has yet to attach any filmmaker to theirs and is currently meeting with directors.

Two Very Different Films

Paramount’s agreement limits them to producing a shot-for-shot remake of the original 1984 film, domestically only. Warner Bros., by contrast, is pursuing a fresh reimagining under Cronin, with a more distinct creative vision, for international release only. In other words: Paramount gets Freddy in the US, Warner Bros. gets Freddy everywhere else.

Both studios believe getting into production first could force the other to back down. Paramount is confident a modest US-only release could gross at least $70 million domestically. Warner Bros. executives, meanwhile, question the commercial appeal of a near-identical remake.

The Bottom Line

This is either the most exciting thing to happen to the Elm Street franchise in decades, or a corporate nightmare that buries Freddy under legal chaos before a single frame is shot. The Wes Craven estate’s involvement gives Paramount credibility with longtime fans. Lee Cronin’s attachment gives Warner Bros. genuine horror pedigree. Neither film has a confirmed cast, release date, or greenlight, yet.

One thing is certain though, Freddy Krueger has never caused this much trouble while still asleep.