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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Aug 5

'The Witch' director Robert Eggers is developing a new folk horror film titled 'The Knight' for Focus Features, described as "a medieval descent into madness."

Shooting is set to begin in Ireland in spring 2026.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jul 21

'Saint Maud' director Rose Glass is developing a new psychological horror film titled 'The Grotto' for A24, described as "a visceral exploration of obsession."

Principal photography will begin in the UK this November.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jul 7

'The Babadook' director Jennifer Kent is developing a new psychological horror film titled 'The Hollow' for A24, described as "a descent into maternal terror."

Pre-production begins in Sydney this October.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jul 2

'Raw' and 'Titane' director Julia Ducournau has announced her next project, 'The Cleansing', described as "a radical reinvention of body horror."

Principal photography will begin in Paris in November 2025.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 19

'Raw' and 'Titane' director Julia Ducournau has announced her next project, 'The Cleansing', described as "a radical reinvention of body horror."

Principal photography will begin in Paris in November 2025.

#HorrorNews #HorrorFans #Horror #TheCleansing #JuliaDucournau

Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 15

'Tigers Are Not Afraid' director Issa López is developing a new supernatural horror film titled 'The Bone Children', set in Mexico City's underworld.

Pre-production begins in October 2025, with shooting planned for early 2026.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 14

'The Orphanage' director J.A. Bayona is developing a new ghost story titled 'The Forgotten Children', set in a haunted Barcelona orphanage.

Principal photography is scheduled to commence in January 2026.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 10

Have you seen Kyoshi Kurosawa’s 2024 ‘Chime’?

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 9

'Let the Right One In' director Tomas Alfredson is adapting John Ajvide Lindqvist's new novel 'The Harbor' as a supernatural horror film.

Pre-production will begin in Stockholm this September 2025.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · Jun 8

'Goodnight Mommy' directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala are developing a new psychological horror film titled 'The Silent Room', set in an abandoned Austrian sanatorium.

Shooting begins in autumn 2025.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · May 23

Thai director Banjong Pisanthanakun ('Shutter') has begun filming 'The Cursed Village', a folk horror set in Isan province.

The film wrapped principal photography this week after a 10-week shoot.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · May 21

British director Ben Wheatley ('Kill List', 'In the Earth') has signed on to helm 'The Reddening', an adaptation of Adam Nevill's folk horror novel.

Principal photography begins in Cornwall this year.

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Horror News @horrornews.bsky.social · May 18

Sean Byrne’s ‘Dangerous Animals’, starring Hassy Harrison, Jai Courtney, and Josh Heuston, releases in theatres on June 6.

#HorrorNews #HorrorFans #Horror #DangerousAnimals #SeanByrne #HassieHarrison #JaiCourtney #JoshHeuston