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In the realm of dinosaur cinema, if there is such a thing, Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" is the unquestioned king. It's not unlike how Spielberg's "Jaws" is the unquestioned king of all shark movies. Everything else is just gunning for second place. When it comes to dinosaur motion pictures, though, it's largely been a distant second, and most people would probably just put their second-favorite "Jurassic" film in that number two spot. At long last, however, a non-"Jurassic" contender has entered the arena. That contender is "Primitive War."

Hailing from director Luke Sparke and based on writer Ethan Pettus' novel series of the same name, we first...

The masked maniacs will unleash bloody carnage once again in The Strangers: Chapter 2 this coming September, and the film has received its official “R” rating from the MPA this week.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is rated “R” for “Bloody violence, and language.”

How does that rating compare to the three previous films in the franchise? They have all been rated “R” from the beginning, but for slightly different reasons. Here’s the breakdown…

The Strangers (2008): “Rated R for violence/terror and language.” The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018): “Rated R for horror violence and terror throughout, and for language.” The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024): “Rated R for horror violence, language and brief drug use.”

Just over one year after The Strangers: Chapter 1 kickstarted a new trilogy of terror tales, Lionsgate is getting set to unleash The Strangers: Chapter 2 in theaters on September 26.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The Strangers are...

“Every Stranger has a past.” That’s the tagline attached to a new trio of posters for The Strangers: Chapter 2 out of Midsummer Scream tonight, with the posters suggesting that we’re about to learn a bit more about Man in the Mask, Pinup Girl, and Dollface.

Director Renny Harlin recently teased, “People wanted to know more about the Strangers. We are showing some glimpses of their history in the movie, which I think deepens those characters, makes them more interesting — but doesn’t take anything away from the fact that these are real people, they could be anywhere around us, and the killings are totally random.”

Just over one year after The Strangers: Chapter 1 kickstarted a new trilogy of terror tales, Lionsgate is getting set to unleash The Strangers: Chapter 2 in theaters on September 26.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever.

It’s been nearly 20 years since the sentence “Because you were home” traumatized an entire generation. Between that and the log truck scene from Final Destination 2, we never stood a chance. There was something truly chilling about Bryan Bertino’s home invasion horror flick, The Strangers, as it was such a senseless and random brutal act that it made all of us extra certain we’d locked the doors at night. The film was eventually followed by a second chapter, The Strangers: Prey at Night, courtesy of Johannes Roberts, and in 2024, Renny Harlin returned to the genre to kick off what will eventually be a trilogy with The Strangers: Chapter 1. In just a little over one month, the terror will continue when Harlin’s The Strangers — Chapter 2 breaks onto screens. As part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, we’re thrilled to share a sneak peek image of the...

Everyone loves a good shark movie. Ever since Jaws hit theaters and broke box office records in 1975, it’s been a reliable horror movie genre. Case in point: Netflix’s Under Paris has become one of the streaming service’s most popular non-English language film of all time (and a sequel is now in the works). While everyone knows Jaws is by far the best shark movie ever, there are loads of other movies out there that should make you just as afraid to get in the water. We’re gonna need a bigger boat as we travel these dangerous waters of shark films.

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O​k. Already I’m cheating, but I mean . . . come on. This has one of the best shark scenes in cinematic history. During an early scene of the movie, a woman decides to go for a swim in the lovely Caribbean waters when a tiger shark appears.

“If the first movie was a home invasion, the second is a town invasion,” The Strangers: Chapter 2 director Renny Harlin teased at San Diego Comic-Con tonight. “The Strangers are among us, and they could be anyone.” Watch the first official clip for a sneak peek of the new sequel.

Just over one year after The Strangers: Chapter 1 kickstarted a new trilogy of terror tales, Lionsgate is getting set to unleash The Strangers: Chapter 2 in theaters on September 26.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.

The Strangers are back in two more months with the theatrical release of The Strangers: Chapter 2, director Renny Harlin’s follow-up movie to The Strangers: Chapter 1.

Reunite with the Man in the Mask, Pinup Girl and Dollface below.

Just over one year after The Strangers: Chapter 1 kickstarted a new trilogy of terror tales, Lionsgate is getting set to unleash The Strangers: Chapter 2 in theaters on September 26.

Here’s the official synopsis: “The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way.”

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Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” is now officially underway, and the horror genre is getting in on the feeding frenzy with the at-home premiere of Sean Byrne’s Dangerous Animals today.

One of Bloody Disgusting’s 10 best horror movies released in the first half of 2025, Dangerous Animals is now available for Digital purchase for $24.99 or at-home rental for $19.99.

It’s the only new shark attack movie that’s actually being released during “Shark Week” this year, but many more shark-themed horror movies are swimming our way very soon.

Here are 10 upcoming shark horror movies to keep an eye out for!

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Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea) returns to shark infested waters with Deep Water, an action thriller that will receive a wide theatrical release later this year from Magenta Light Studios.

The film follows an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai,...

A new episode of the What Happened to This Horror Movie? video series has just arrived online, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1999 shark thriller Deep Blue Sea (watch it Here). To hear all about it, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Renny Harlin from a screenplay by Duncan Kennedy, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers, Deep Blue Sea has the following synopsis: On an island research facility, Dr. Susan McAlester is harvesting the brain tissue of DNA-altered sharks as a possible cure for Alzheimer’s disease. When the facility’s backers send an executive to investigate the experiments, a routine procedure goes awry and a shark starts attacking the researchers. Now, with sharks outnumbering their human captors, McAlester and her team must figure out a way to stop them from escaping to the ocean and breeding. The film stars Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Jacqueline McKenzie,...

La segunda entrega de la trilogía slasher llega en septiembre. © Diamond Films

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de la película Strangers: Capítulo 2, dirigida por Renny Harlin.

En Strangers: Capítulo 2, segunda entrega de una trilogía slasher, los tres enmascarados desconocidos –cada vez más conocidos que desconocidos para el público– regresan a por Maya, por lo que tendrá que enfrentarse de nuevo a una lucha desesperada por sobrevivir.

La película, a su vez un reboot de Los extraños de 2008, está protagonizada por Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale), Gabriel Basso (El agente nocturno) y Ema Horvath (El señor de los anillos: Los anillos de poder).

Strangers: Capítulo 2 se estrena en cines el 26 de septiembre de la mano de Diamond Films, misma fecha que en Estados Unidos.

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Lionsgate UK has launched the first trailer and new artwork for The Strangers – Chapter 2, promising a relentless continuation of the home invasion saga when it arrives in cinemas on 26 September 2025. Directed by Renny Harlin and penned by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland from Bryan Bertino’s original characters, this second instalment picks up immediately after the harrowing events of Chapter 1, following sole survivor Maya Lucas as she tries to piece her life back together.

The trailer opens on Maya (Madelaine Petsch) lying in a sterile hospital room, the flicker of fluorescent lights casting long shadows across her bandaged form. A tension-steeped score builds as she steps out into a deserted suburban street, every distant creak and echo suggesting that the masked assailants are never far behind. Brief cuts show Gabriel Basso’s Gregory tracking eerie footprints in mud, while Ema Horvath’s Shelly returns to the scene of that fateful night,...

"Who are they? Why are they doing this?" "Does there have to be a why...?" Lionsgate has revealed the full official trailer for the next sequel in the current The Strangers horror trilogy, all three of them directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin. The Strangers - Chapter 2 is "the chilling next chapter of The Strangers franchise" which began (as a complete restart) in the summer of 2024 earlier this year with The Strangers - Chapter 1 (trailer here). It's not really a prequel or a sequel, it's a re-imagining of this masked killers horror franchise. The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive yet another horrific chapter of terror as the trio of The Strangers – driven by a senseless,...

Just over one year after The Strangers: Chapter 1 kickstarted a new trilogy of terror tales, Lionsgate is getting set to unleash The Strangers: Chapter 2 in theaters on September 26.

Watch the official trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 2 below, which takes a Halloween II-style approach by continuing the survival story of Madelaine Petsch’s final girl, Maya.

And much like Halloween II, this Chapter 2 is also set inside a hospital. The upcoming film will also further explore the mysterious town of Venus, Oregon, and the official trailer suggests that we may be learning more about the masked killers and why they do what they do.

Then again, as one character remarks, “Does there have to be a why?” That’s been the M.O. of The Strangers from the beginning, with the lack of a motive exemplifying the chilling pointlessness of the horror on display in Bryan Bertino’s terrifying original movie.

While we wait for the trailer tomorrow (June 24), Lionsgate has released the official poster for The Strangers: Chapter 2 this afternoon. It comes with the tagline “Survival was just the beginning,” a reference to the film continuing the nightmare experienced by final girl Maya (Madelaine Petsch) in The Strangers: Chapter 1. Check out the official poster below.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 will release in theaters on September 26, 2025.

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Both upcoming sequels to The Strangers: Chapter 1 were filmed at the very same time by director Renny Harlin (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea).

In The Strangers: Chapter 1, “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

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In-universe marketing websites seem to be all the rage at the moment, with recent films including Bring Her Back and 28 Years Later launching their own. This type of thing is nothing new, of course, but it continues to be a fun way to build out the world of any given movie.

While we wait for the official trailer (expect that Very soon), The Strangers: Chapter 2 has popped back up this week with its own in-universe website at VisitVenusOregon.com!

Lionsgate details in a press release, “Hey, Stranger! The Strangers: Chapter 2 is taking you to Venus – we’re thrilled you’ve decided to join our little corner of the world. Whether you’re a longtime resident, new to town, or simply curious to see more of what the film has to offer, we hope you’ll find stories (and hidden surprises) here to make you feel right at home.

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Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" is one of the most commercially successful, critically beloved, and important blockbuster movies ever made. Full stop. It just turned 50 this week, and few movies that are five decades old look quite as fresh to modern audiences as this masterful, terrifying depiction of man vs. nature. Put simply, it's the best shark movie ever made -- and it's not even close.

Me saying that "Jaws" is the greatest shark movie to ever grace the silver screen is far from original, it's pretty much accepted as fact (or as close as one gets to fact when expressing a critical opinion). That being the case, it's not surprising that we've had many shark movies over the years that have tried to mimic the success of Spielberg's 1975 cinematic classic. Some have been sort of successful (like "Great White...

It’s summer, which means it’s beach season, but if you’re like me, Jaws ruined beaches for you long ago. Spielberg’s shark movie instilled a phobia of fish in me at an early age that has grown and evolved as I’ve matured. Still, there’s something about sharks and shark horror that attracts me, even if most entries are as compelling as rotten chum. No movie before or after has come even close to reaching the masterful terror of Jaws, but in honor of its 50th anniversary, I bring you ’10 Great Shark Movies That Aren’t ‘Jaws‘ and Where to Watch Them.’ Be warned, I’m using the term “great” pretty loosely here.

1. The Reef (2010) Directed by Andrew Traucki

The Reef is a straightforward but engaging story about a group of friends stranded in open water with hungry sharks lurking nearby. After their boat is capsized,...

Jaws really did a number on the public’s perception of sharks, and their reputation has been struggling ever since. So it’s cool that Dangerous Animals is a shark movie that treats them as they are: creatures who are simply trying to survive. They are not sentient beings who want to jump out of the water and grab humans into the depths, and they only attack when provoked or think a human is something else. So the idea of a serial killer using sharks to kill his victims can shift the villain label away from the sharks, while still letting them in on the killer action, is intriguing. I enjoyed my time with Dangerous Animals (and you can check out my review Here).

I was lucky enough to sit down with the cast and director of Dangerous Animals to talk all things Shark. I asked stars Jai Courtney, Hassie Harrison,...

Renny Harlin's Black Tides has found its leading man. John Travolta is set to join the project as the lead, Bill Pierce, the estranged father and grandfather of Rebecca and her son, Sebastian. Black Tides is an animal-attack thriller about a family's boat being attacked by rogue orcas off the coast of Spain. The movie is based off the real-life encounters of orcas attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar.

Travolta, star of Pulp Fiction, Grease, and many other blockbuster hits is certainly going to bring the weight of his star power to Black Tides. According to Deadline, Harlin had this to say about Travolta's involvement:

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma to the character of Bill Pierce, the estranged father, that achingly captures the tragedies of family dynamics,” said Harlin. “I can’t wait to show fans of big screen cinema how...

John Travolta, the Hollywood icon who starred in films like Pulp Fiction and Saturday Night Fever, is set to continue his late-career run of movies with a role in Renny Harlin's next movie, Black Tides. Travolta's last big studio project was in 2012, when he starred in Oliver Stone's Savages, and since then, he has mostly appeared in low-budget or independent action films.

Black Tides isn't exactly a big Hollywood studio film. It's produced by Nostromo Pictures, the Spanish TV studio led by Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls. The studio has previously backed films like Buried and Bird Box Barcelona and is now producing the Travolta-led feature which has been categorized as an "orca survival thriller."

As reported by Deadline, the story follows "Bill Pierce (Travolta), an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat...

Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct orca survival thriller Black Tides, and Deadline reports today that its found its star in John Travolta.

Black Tides is set to go into production late summer, and will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

John Travolta will play Bill Pierce, “an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern coast of Spain.”

The survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal, written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End). Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried) produces.

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma to the character of Bill Pierce,...

Exclusive: Screen icon John Travolta (Pulp Fiction) is to star in Black Tides, the orca survival thriller we told you about last week from director Renny Harlin.

Travolta takes on the lead role of Bill Pierce, an estranged father whose attempt to reconnect with his daughter and grandson turns into a harrowing battle for survival when their boat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern coast of Spain.

Pic is written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Prime Video’s Apocalypse Z), and produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried).

The film, which is due to shoot at the end of the summer, will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work”. The Solution Entertainment Group is handling worldwide sales excluding Spain at the Cannes market.

“John Travolta brings the perfect combination of grit, depth, vulnerability and charisma...

Black Tides will be directed by Renny Harlin, director of 1999's Deep Blue Sea and upcoming shark-thriller, Deep Waters. Produced by Nostromo (who will also be producing Harlin's latest return to shark infested waters), the movie, written by Chris Sparling and Ángel Agudo, is inspired by the real-life orca attacks on the boats off the Strait of Gibraltar near Spain.

Here's what we learned about the plot from Deadline:

"The film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival."

With an emotionally charged and intriguing storyline, we're excited to see what Harlin can do when he shifts...

Wikipedia informs us that, between the years of 2020 and 2024, “2020 to 2024, “there were at least five hundred reports of orcas interacting with boats off the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal, an unusual and unprecedented behavior.” And Deadline reports that Renny Harlin, whose directing credits include Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, and The Strangers: Chapter 1 (as well as the yet-to-be-released Chapters 2 and 3), has signed on to direct the survival thriller Black Tides, which is inspired by the real-life orca attacks.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z), the film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds,...

Not to be confused with his upcoming shark thriller Deep Water, Renny Harlin is diving back into the water to direct Black Tides, Deadline reports.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End), the survival thriller is inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal.

It follows Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival.

Due to shoot at the end of the summer, the film will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work.”

Nostromo Pictures (Buried) is producing. The Solution Entertainment Group is...

Exclusive: Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin has been set to direct survival thriller Black Tides, inspired by real-life orca attacks that have occurred off the coast of southern Spain and Portugal.

Written by Chris Sparling (Buried) and Ángel Agudo (Prime Video’s Apocalypse Z), and produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls’s Nostromo Pictures (Buried), the film will tell the story of Rebecca, who reunites with her estranged father, Bill, in sunny Málaga expecting a healing family trip with her young son, Sebastian. Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Rebecca, confronting deep emotional wounds, must rise as an unlikely hero in a battle for survival.

The film, which is due to shoot at the end of the summer, will be “shot old-school, with in-camera effects and real water work”.

The Solution Entertainment Group handles worldwide sales,...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water …

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is launching a Great Bites this summer, “a season-long celebration of creature cinema.” Eep!

Obviously, this is timed to the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s shark-infested classic “Jaws,” with events including Alamo Drafthouse’s fan-favorite Movie Parties, the return of “Jaws” on the water and maybe the coolest event, a Rolling Roadshow screening of the movie in Martha’s Vineyard (where they originally shot “Jaws”) with live orchestral accompaniment. Dang.

Also included great bites is an exclusive screening of IFC Films and Shudder’s shark thriller “Dangerous Animals.” The Drafthouse event will be held, naturally, on the water, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on June 6. That event will be held in the waters of Lake Travis at the Volente Beach Resort and will include a live Q&a with filmmaker Sean Byrne and star Hassie Harrison.

Every week is Shark Week if you work hard, believe in yourself, and keep a VHS copy of Deep Blue Sea (1999) at the ready! Join your Horror Hosts Kimmi & Jon as they fight sharks, avenge birds, and celebrate the 2nd greatest shark movie ever made on this week’s episode of NIghtmare on Film Street.

We all know Jaws (1975) is untouchable, but only one shark movie was brave enough to make sharks wicked smart & heckin’ ruthless, bold enough to kill its biggest star halfway through, and crazy enough to cast LL Cool J in the role of a lifetime! Join ussss….

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This season of the Nightmare on Film Street has a secret theme. Can you guess what it is? Every movie we discuss on the show this season has classified connective tissue, and if you can accurately predict the theme, you might win yourself a Nightmare on Film Street prize pack!

Exclusive: ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights to Salvation, a new feature described as a “southern gothic thriller” starring Thomas Jane and Skeet Ulrich alongside Ashley Moore.

The film follows a troubled foster child who is given a final chance to make good when she is sent to live with a kind couple in rural Tennessee. But she soon learns that her foster family is not quite what they seem as she is drawn into their world of snake-handling worship, where even holy people can do evil things.

Theo Rossi, Devon Bostick, and Claire Forlani round out the key cast. Mackenzie Munro directed the film from Alex Runnels’ screenplay. The film was produced by Walk Like A Duck’s Rob Goodrich and Jason Armstrong alongside Kari Skogland. Munro and Amelia Baker served as executive producers for Blonde Mamba.

The North American rights deal was negotiated by ITN’s Stuart Alson...

Atomic Entertainment, the award-winning studio behind Nat Geo’s Brain Games and Netflix’s Brainchild, announces that its flagship educational podcast Who Smarted? has surpassed 25 million downloads. This milestone highlights the show’s extraordinary growth and its impact on families and classrooms worldwide.

Who Smarted? was designed to be the funniest educational podcast for kids and families and is enjoyed worldwide by children as young as five and as old as early teens. It's a go-to resource for parents and teachers/educators seeking highly entertaining, fact-filled audio storytelling that will leave everyone laughing and learning. The show's global success reflects the rising demand for high-quality, screen-free, educational content. For over four years now, Who Smarted? has been captivating and educating a large and still growing audience!

“We created Who Smarted? as a way to sneak learning into kids’ brains while they were too busy laughing to notice—and to make...

John Krasinski will return to the Off Broadway stage this May in Angry Alan, Penelope Skinner’s critically acclaimed dark comedy that premiered at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Directing will be Sam Gold.

The one-man play, which begins a strictly limited engagement on May 23 with an official opening on Wednesday, June 11, will be the inaugural production of Studio Seaview, the Off Broadway venue owned and operated by the Seaview production company. In recent years, Seaview has become one of the premiere producers of New York stage productions, with recent shows including Romeo + Juliet, Stereophonic and the current, record-setting Good Night, And Good Luck starring George Clooney.

Krasinski most recently appeared Off Broadway in the 2016 Public Theater production of Sarah Burgess’ play Dry Powder, starring opposite Claire Danes.

“I couldn’t be more excited to be returning to Off Broadway, and to be surrounded by such a force of talent...

Lionsgate’s franchise reboot The Strangers: Chapter 1 kicked off a new trilogy of terror last year and is now set to continue this September with The Strangers: Chapter 2, revealed today by the film’s social media channels.

The Strangers: Chapter 2 is taking over the spot Lionsgate previously designated for Saw XI: September 26, 2025.

In The Strangers: Chapter 1, “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

The Strangers: Chapter 2 will continue the story of Madelaine Petsch’s character, Maya, who survived the events of The Strangers: Chapter 1.

“I promise that we’re making The Strangers: Chapter 2 as terrifying as possible, and I can’t wait to show you on September 26,” Petsch said in an announcement video.

Exclusive: Walden Media and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures are making the Cold War thriller Billion Dollar Spy, with Oscar winner Russell Crowe and Industry’s Harry Lawtey set to headline.

Oscar-winning writer Stephen Gaghan wrote the most recent draft, revising a script penned by Ben August. The screenplay is adapted from the bestselling book by David E. Hoffman.

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BAFTA Award winner Amma Asante will direct. The project is in pre-production.

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Billion Dollar Spy follows Adolf Tolkachev (Crowe), an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan...

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Before Meghan Markle became the Duchess of Sussex, she had a past filled with ambition, talent, a successful career, and a former husband. Yes, before marrying Prince Harry, Markle was married to Trevor Engelson from 2011 to 2013. The marriage ended years before her royal nuptials with Prince Harry. It wasn’t until her relationship with Prince Harry became public in 2016 that her former marriage made headlines.

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Born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, Meghan Markle pursued a career in acting. She is best known for her role in the legal drama, Suits. She started dating Prince Harry in 2016 and tied the knot in 2018. But what about Markle’s former husband? Want to know more about it? Let’s take a look.

Wedding to Trevor Engelson Meghan Markle in Suits | Credit: USA Network

Meghan met Engelson,...

Some people love to say that physical media is dying, but those people are toxic and should be cut out of your life. Physical media is more awesome than ever, and we're here to celebrate the new 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, and DVDs making their way into the world. Now join us as we explore... Arow Video's new 4K Uhd release of Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea! Everyone has their favorite shark attack movies, and while Steven Spielberg's Jaws usually (and rightfully) takes the top spot, that second position is something of a chum-filled free for all. Fans of good times might choose The Shallows or Bait, while those who favor cynicism and cruelty might instead go with Open Water or The Reef. And some of...

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It was the “Footloose” of times, it was the “Ninja Rap” of times. We’re talking, of course, about the golden age of movie tie-in promotional singles of the ‘80s and ‘90s, a time when a well-placed theme could create the song and the movie of the summer, while a misused one probably involved Mc Hammer. In between were a lot of attempts that nobody remembers, because what was the point of making a movie if you couldn’t coerce a pop star to sell their soul for a lot of money?

5 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

You’re gonna wanna sit down for this: Tone Loc was in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Right? Who could possibly remember both of those things enough to remember that they were related? And it’s not like you put Tone Loc in your movie if you don’t need one of his songs, so...

A new force of terror is about to descend, as Black Mandala unveils The Containment, a supernatural horror film directed by Jack Zagha Kababie and Yossy Zagha. This haunting new entry into the genre promises an unrelenting descent into darkness, blending elements of psychological dread, demonic possession, and the harrowing toll of family trauma.

The story follows a young girl named Caroline who becomes the unwilling host of a malevolent entity, her very soul slipping further from reach with each passing day. Her desperate mother seeks answers, turning to doctors, exorcists, and so-called specialists, yet none can free her child from the suffocating grip of the unseen force. As the fight for salvation intensifies, a devout nun steps forward, determined to confront the evil. But as she delves deeper, she uncovers a horrifying truth that challenges everything she thought she knew. The greatest danger may not be the demon itself,...

Thomas Jane, best known for playing Frank Castle in The Punisher (2004), is stepping into the world of comics again. This time, he’s taking on a new role—not as an actor, but as the editor of a horror comic called The Lycan.

The six-issue series is based on a story by Jane and screenwriter David James Kelly (Robin Hood). The script is written by The Girl with All the Gifts author Mike Carey, with artwork by Diego Yapur, coloring from D.C. Alonso, and lettering by AndWorld Design. Cover art comes from Eisner-nominated artist Tim Bradstreet, known for his work on The Punisher and Hellblazer.

The first issue of The Lycan will be released on February 18 through Amazon’s Comixology Originals, partnered with Jane’s own Renegade Entertainment. New issues will follow on April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5, and September 16.

Set in 1777, the story follows a group of tough international big-game...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Return of the Living Dead Figures from Super7

Super7’s Return of the Living Dead ReAction Figures have been reanimated with glow-in-the-dark variants of Zombie Suicide and Zombie Trash, based on the film’s poster.

Priced at $25, each retro-style toy stands 3.75” tall and features five points of articulation. Suicide comes with removable guts.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Mug from Gutter Garbs

Need a Valentine’s Day gift for the clown in your life? Look no further than Gutter Garbs’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space mug.

Priced at $40, the cotton candy cocoon stands 6.75″ tall. The painted glaze porcelain ceramic holds 27 ounces. It can also double as a vase.

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Thomas Jane is no stranger to the world of comics, having starred as Marvel antihero Frank Castle in 2004’s The Punisher, but now he’s serving as the editor the horror comic The Lycan.

Based on a story by Jane and screenwriter David James Kelly (Robin Hood), the six-issue series is penned by The Girl with All the Gifts author/screenwriter Mike Carey.

Newcomer Diego Yapur serves as the artist, with coloring by D.C. Alonso and lettering by AndWorld Design. Eisner Award nominee Tim Bradstreet designed the cover art.

The Lycan #1 takes a bite out of life on February 18 via Amazon’s Comixology Originals in conjunction with Jane’s Renegade Entertainment. Additional issues will publish on April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5, and September 16.

Set in 1777, the story sees a hardened band of international big game hunters shipwrecked off a small British island. In exchange for new supplies and the repairing of their ship,...

Back in 2023, we heard that Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss would be launching a new production company with Gary Hamilton (so the company is appropriately called Simmons/Hamilton Productions), and the first project they had given the greenlight was a shark thriller called Deep Water – with Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin attached to take the helm of the film! That film has since made its way through production, and Deadline reports that Magenta Light Studios, the distributor behind last year’s Strange Darling, has acquired the domestic rights to Deep Water, with plans to give it a theatrical release sometime in 2025.

Scripted by Pete Bridges and John Kim, Deep Water centers on an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome...

Shark action specialist Renny Harlin is back this year with Deep Water, starring Aaron Eckhart. It now has a distributor in the US, and set for release in 2025.

Filming wrapped on Deep Water, the latest movie from action director Renny Harlin, in February 2024. Almost exactly a year later, it’s been announced that it now has a US distributor: Magenta Light Studios, which put out last year’s excellent horror thriller, Strange Darling. Deep Water is now set for release in US cinemas this year, which potentially means a UK appearance won’t be too far behind.

The disaster thriller sees Harlin return to the realm of sharks, having previously directed the batty cult favourite Deep Blue Sea in 1999. Starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley, Deep Water (not to be confused with the saucy Adrian Lyne film of the same title) is about an LA to Shanghai plane journey that goes awry,...

Magenta Light Studios, the theatrical distributor behind Strange Darling, has acquired domestic rights from Arclight Films to Deep Water.

Deadline reports that the action thriller will receive a wide theatrical release later this year.

Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin dives back into shark-infested waters with the thriller from writers John Kim (Bait) and Pete Bridges.

It follows an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from L.A. to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley star with Molly Wright (The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Kelly Gale (Plane), and Li Wenhan from K-Pop group Uniq.

Magenta Light founder Bob Yari told Deadline that Deep Water “does...

Jurassic World Rebirth is the next chapter in the sprawling dinosaur franchise, and I’m calling it now: It will battle with Jurassic World: Dominion for the title of which movie did more harm to the universe.

We’re living in strange times, where it is hard to get the green light for original concepts because executives only want to vote with their wallets when a big brand name is attached.

It’s understandable, especially regarding a CGI-heavy movie franchise, because those same media honchos stand to lose much more money.

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Scarlett Johanson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, and Rupert Friend are A-list actors. However, getting them to sign on for Jurassic World Rebirth was probably easy because of the brand name alone.

At least, that’s what I’m telling myself after watching the official trailer. It looks more like Deep Blue Sea than Jurassic Park, which isn’t a good look.

In the summer of 2024, France hosted the Olympic Games in Paris, bringing millions of people to the City of Lights. The same year, Netflix released a shark thriller that, similarly to the sports event, held a triathlon in the capital where the participants were in danger because of a giant shark and her offspring.

Under Paris premiered on June 5, 2024, on Netflix and it has been a resounding success. The shark thriller debuted at the top of the charts with massive numbers, raking in 40.9 million views in its first week alone. For the week between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26, Under Paris continued its dominance in sixth place, adding 1 million views more, Tudum confirms.

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Originally conceived as a sci-fi thriller with philosophical undertones, Species emerged as one of 1995’s weirdest monster movies.

The early 90s digital effects revolution birthed many monsters. Sam Neill and Laura Dern were menaced by velociraptors in the ground-breaking Jurassic Park in 1993. Tom Sizemore and Penelope Ann Miller were chased around a museum by a rhino-like behemoth in The Relic (1996). Samuel L Jackson was rudely interrupted mid-monologue by an intellectual shark in Deep Blue Sea (1999).

Few monster movies were as eclectically cast or as zany as 1995’s Species. Somehow, director Roger Donaldson managed to convince such acting greats as Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker and Alfred Molina to appear as members of a specialist team on the trail of a randy human-alien hybrid monster (Natasha Henstridge) seducing assorted men in Los Angeles.

It’s all delightful B-movie hokum, even if the film’s classier elements – the quality cast, the design of...

You guys really seem to be digging on Michael Crichton huh? Well let’s look at what almost stopped his adaptations from happening. After a heck of a run from his adaptations both good and mediocre, Sphere would be a big enough bomb that it would follow with two straight sub-par adaptations before a quiet death of his worked being put on the big screen. The movie should have been a no doubt success with stars like Dustin Hoffman, Sam Jackson, Sharon Stone and a more than capable, Oscar winning, director in Barry Levinson. What we would end up with is one of the biggest bombs of the late 90s and a movie that is derided or outright forgotten from the annals of 90s cinema. Was it the cast, the story, or the general public being over Chricton things that didn’t have dinosaurs in it that was the culprit.

2003's Open Water shark movie is based on actual events surrounding the disappearance of an American couple scuba diving in the shark-infested waters around the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The movie was written and directed by Chris Kentis, and produced by Kentis' wife Laura Lau — both avid divers. The couple shot the film over the span of two years, and they funded the project with $130,000 of their own money. The movie became a sleeper hit, upended the Killer Shark genre, and went on to earn over $54 million worldwide.

The Open Water shark movie tells the terrifying story of a couple, Daniel Kintner (Daniel Travis) and Susan Watkins (Blanchard Ryan), who go on a diving expedition and find themselves stranded 20 miles offshore. What makes Open Water a different type of killer shark movie than say, The Meg franchise or Deep Blue Sea, is that it's based...

Christopher Abbott was the first actor that Leigh Whannell spoke to for the titular role in Wolf Man, and while the project changed hands for a period of time, the universe brought the star and filmmaker back together in the end.

In Whannell’s long-awaited follow-up to his widely acclaimed The Invisible Man (2020), Abbott plays Blake Lovell, a writer turned stay-at-home girl dad, who, in a bid to save his marriage, convinces his journalist wife, Charlotte (Julia Garner), to temporarily relocate from San Francisco to his childhood home in rural Oregon. Charlotte reluctantly agrees to the change of scenery, but just as soon as their moving truck arrives in the remote area, the Lovell family is attacked by something.

From there, Blake discovers a wound on his arm, and he quickly begins to degenerate in heartbreaking fashion, mirroring the experience of losing a loved one to a sudden (or yearslong) terminal illness.

Seaview, the Tony Award winning production company behind such Broadway shows as Stereophonic, Romeo + Juliet, Once Upon a Mattress and All In and recent Off Broadway stagings of Hold Onto Me Darling and Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, has acquired Manhattan’s historic Tony Kiser Theater, formerly owned by the Second Stage Theater company.

The sale, which was effective January 1, 2025, will see a “refreshing” of the 296-seat Off Broadway venue located in the city’s midtown Theater District and a rebranding from Tony Kiser Theater to Studio Seaview. While the Off Broadway designation will remain – Broadway venues must have at least 500 seats – the acquisition transforms the space from a non-profit venue into a commercial theater.

The first production at Studio Seaview will be directed by Sam Gold and debut in Spring 2025, to be announced shortly. Seaview has a longstanding relationship with Gold, having recently collaborated on Broadway’s...