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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 30

Universal is unleashing horror like never before.
A year-round haunted attraction is coming to Las Vegas—featuring a terrifying Exorcist: Believer house, haunted film props, and more.
🎃 Full details: shorturl.at/3AlkF
#UniversalHorrorUnleashed #ExorcistBeliever #HorrorAttractions #Blumhouse

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 30

Kane Hodder and Bill Moseley. One supernatural mystery.
In Covet, two horror legends collide in a story of murder, paranoia, and something possibly not human.
Get the full breakdown: shorturl.at/zix32
#CovetMovie #HorrorNews #IndieHorror #KaneHodder #BillMoseley

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 30

The infected are back—and Danny Boyle is going bigger than ever.
28 Years Later uses ultra-widescreen, iPhone rigs, and real-world anxiety to push horror in bold new directions.
Catch the breakdown before the outbreak: shorturl.at/I0WRJ
#28YearsLater #HorrorFilm #DannyBoyle #AlexGarland #FilmNews

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 29

A24’s Bring Her Back is a twisted ride through grief, foster care, and gore. From the minds behind Talk to Me, this new horror is both heartbreaking and horrifying.

Read the full review: shorturl.at/qmKza
#BringHerBack #A24 #HorrorReview #PsychologicalHorror #GriefHorror

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 29

Ed Gale, the actor behind Chucky in Child’s Play and star of cult classics like Howard the Duck, has passed away at 61. A true horror legend remembered for his humor, heart, and iconic roles.

🕯️ Read the full tribute: shorturl.at/uJCvg
#EdGale #ChildsPlay #80sHorror #HorrorLegend #CultCinema

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 29

Guillermo del Toro returns to Toronto this July to host From Rabid to Skinamarink, a masterclass in Canadian horror cinema at TIFF Lightbox. From Cronenberg to Skinamarink, it’s a must-attend for horror lovers.

Read more: shorturl.at/VIfwf
#GuillermoDelToro #TIFF2025 #HorrorCinema #CanadianFilm

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 24

This horror series is a brutal, bizarre, and underrated gem 👁️
Channel Zero blends creepypasta lore with artistic horror in the best way—and it has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes to prove it.
Fans are still haunted years later.
🔗 shorturl.at/GXPqw
#ChannelZero #HorrorTV #Creepypasta #HiddenGem

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 24

Can’t sleep? Good.
These 7 horror thrillers on Apple TV are here to make sure it stays that way.
🩸 Killer dolls
🕯 Paranormal dread
🎈That one clown you can’t unsee
Here’s the full lineup: shorturl.at/NDrGo
#HorrorMovies #StreamingHorror #AppleTV #NowWatching #ScaryMovieNight #ThrillerFans

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 22

Ellen Datlow’s Night & Day anthology explores horror in both darkness and daylight. Dual-sided, chilling, and unforgettable. A must-read for horror fans. 🌙☀️

Read the full review: shorturl.at/s1E7q
#HorrorBooks #EllenDatlow #SagaPress #NightAndDay #BookReview

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 20

Corin Hardy’s new horror film Whistle has been acquired by Shudder and Independent Film Company. It follows teens who unleash death with a cursed Aztec whistle. Theatrical release coming soon!

Full details: shorturl.at/68dRL
#Whistle #HorrorMovies #CorinHardy #Shudder #TeenHorror #ComingSoon

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 20

Final Destination: Bloodlines slays with a $51.7M debut, making it the biggest opening in the franchise’s history and earning a 93% Certified Fresh score. Horror fans showed up big time.

Full box office breakdown: shorturl.at/nAgGj
#FinalDestination #Bloodlines #BoxOffice #HorrorMovies #FilmNews

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 19

Julia Ducournau’s Alpha debuted at Cannes 2025 with high expectations—but critics are calling it a disjointed body horror misfire. Here’s why it fell flat: shorturl.at/4KRLy
#Alpha #Cannes2025 #JuliaDucournau #HorrorCinema #FilmReview

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 19

A horror movie about a lice outbreak in a locked-down ’80s high school?
Lice stars Emile Hirsch, Justin Long, and Kevin Connolly in a gross, retro throwback crawling with body horror and paranoia. 🪳📼

Coming soon.
Read more: shorturl.at/gugkl
#LiceMovie #80sHorror #JustinLong #EmileHirsch

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 19

A24’s Bring Her Back is the best-reviewed horror film of 2025 so far—95% on Rotten Tomatoes and it hasn’t even premiered yet. 🔥🩸

From the directors of Talk To Me, this eerie foster home tale hits theaters May 30.

More details: shorturl.at/hYxeA
#BringHerBack #A24 #HorrorMovies #RottenTomatoes

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 19

Guillermo del Toro says his Frankenstein isn’t horror—it’s “incredibly emotional.” 💔🧠
Revealed at Cannes, the film explores fatherhood, identity & misunderstood monsters.
Starring Elordi, Isaac & Goth. Coming to Netflix this fall.
Read more: shorturl.at/7f6di
#Frankenstein #GuillermoDelToro

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

🎬 In Search of Darkness: 1995–1999 dives deep into the era of teen slashers, VHS-to-DVD horror, and cult classics like The Ugly and Event Horizon.

A must-watch for any ’90s horror fan.

Watch the trailer + preorder now: shorturl.at/bLIIr
#InSearchOfDarkness #90sHorror #HorrorDocumentary

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

Nearly 7 years after Anna Maciejewska disappeared, her husband has been charged with her murder.

A cold case that haunted Chester County may finally see justice.

Read more: shorturl.at/c8C55
#TrueCrime #ColdCase #JusticeForAnna #CrimeNews #UnsolvedMysteries

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

Maika Monroe is back in horror with Victorian Psycho, a gothic psychological thriller set in a twisted 19th-century world of obsession, identity, and bloodshed 🖤🕯️

Read more: shorturl.at/Lzjqb

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

Natalie Grace has been cast in Lee Cronin’s reboot of The Mummy, promising a darker, more atmospheric spin on the classic Universal monster.

A new horror icon may be rising from the tomb 🖤

Read more: shorturl.at/ofmbE

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

Was Larry Eugene Parks the victim of a serial killer?

His 1991 death was dismissed for years—until similar cases emerged across Indiana and Illinois. Unsolved Mysteries is now digging deeper.

Read more: shorturl.at/M3Ixv

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 17

Ghost Face and The Oni have entered the fog together in Dead by Daylight’s wild new 2v8 mode. Stealth meets brute force in this chaotic update—can you survive?

🩸 Read the full article: shorturl.at/i9O03

#DeadByDaylight #GhostFace #TheOni #GamingNews #HorrorGaming

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 15

The new trailer for Bring Her Back is here—and it’s packed with early praise calling A24’s latest a “nightmare machine.” Stylish, surreal, and deeply unsettling.

#BringHerBack #A24Horror #HorrorNews #ScreamScroll

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 15

Horror in Haddonfield: Halloween’s Untold Stories is coming this October—an official short story collection expanding the Halloween universe.

#HalloweenMovie #HorrorBooks #MichaelMyers #ScreamScroll #HorrorNews

ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 15

NEON just dropped an eerie ASMR livestream to kick off marketing for Keeper, the new nightmare from Osgood Perkins. Creepy, subtle, and already unsettling.

#KeeperMovie #OsgoodPerkins #HorrorNews #ScreamScroll

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ScrollScream @scrollscream.bsky.social · May 14

Final Destination 2 amped up the deaths, expanded the rules, and delivered one of horror’s most iconic opening disasters.

#FinalDestination2 #HorrorNews #ScreamScroll