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Exclusive: Margo’s Got Money Troubles has rounded out its cast with Lindsey Normington (Anora), rapper, singer, songwriter Rico Nasty and Michael Workèyè (My Lady Jane) in recurring roles. The Apple TV+ series, starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman, hails from David E. Kelley and A24.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Pfeiffer), and an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and soon finds herself...

The The Passenger episode of Revisited was Written by Vannah Taylor, Narrated by Lance Vlcek, Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Produced by Tyler Nichols and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Do you ever have one of those days that can be perfectly summed up by the lyrics of Limp Bizkit’s Break Stuff? Most of us have, especially anyone who’s dragged themselves to a shift at a dingy fast food joint. That is exactly the kind of day that Benson and Randy are having in the 2023 thriller, The Passenger, because anyone who interacts with this duo will have their life on contract.

Directed by Carter Smith, who horror fans might recognize from films like The Ruins, Jamie Marks is Dead, and Swallowed, The Passenger is a neat little character driven thriller that turns every service worker’s worst nightmare into a grim journey of self-discovery. Randy Bradley,...

Survival horror movies always were staples of the genre. From the dark caves of The Descent to the shark-infested waters of The Shallows, seeing how characters could survive nature and all of its elements drew audiences in, especially in the 2000s and 2010s. 2024 brought new releases Arcadian and Never Let Go to the survival horror subgenre. The A Quiet Place franchise received universal praise from critics and audiences, and all three entries performed extraordinarily well at the box office. Seeing characters facing more realistic, terrifying scenarios could often evoke more fear than the paranormal or supernatural could. The average person was far more likely to find themselves fighting to survive the elements rather than a demon or ghost haunting their home or following them around every street corner. Broken bones, wild animal attacks, and being unable to take on Mother Nature were far more likely to have happened to the...

The term body horror usually conjures up gruesome images that are guaranteed to heave your stomach and activate your gag reflex. It is not necessarily known for being subtle. In fact, it is generally considered to be the polar opposite: graphic, bold and demanding. However, in 2022's Swallowed, director Carter Smith somehow crafts the viscera of body horror while approaching the subject evasively. By doing so, he reveals a universal fear we didn't even know we had. While the queer themes in Swallowed's narrative are provocative and powerful, Smith has already proved his deft handle on sociopolitical ideas before, boasting an impressive directorial debut of the eco-horror The Ruins. As such, it is his innovative approach to body horror that steals our breath in Swallowed, demonstrating his mastery over turning a concept that is usually considered perverse into something more... tasteful.

The Rookie star Shawn Ashmore's hit horror outing The Ruins officially has a new streaming home.

2008's The Ruins has officially made its streaming debut on Paramount+, giving fans of horror and Shawn Ashmore alike a whole new reason to subscribe to the platform. The Ruins is just one of several classic horror and thriller features to make the move to the platform this month, with hits such as Rosemary's Baby and the Paranormal Activity franchise also joining the Paramount+ library.

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A retired U.S. Army Special Operations soldier hails Keanu Reeves' firearms handling in the John Wick films as "a solid 10" out of 10.

Written by Scott B. Smith and based on his 2006 novel of the same name, The Ruins stars Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey, Jonathan Tucker, and Jena Malone as Eric,...

Ben Stiller has addressed some of the projects that he is considering after Severance. The Apple TV+ show, which stars Adam Scott, is a sci-fi thriller taking place in an office where employees' minds are split between their work and their personal lives. In addition to being one of the show's executive producers, Emmy-winning actor Ben Stiller directed six of the nine episodes from season 1 and is set to helm five of the ten episodes in the upcoming Severance season 2.

During a recent conversation with Collider that took place while he was promoting Escape From Dannemora, Ben Stiller discussed ideas for his next directorial project. While he admitted that most of his time has been taken up with Severance, he offered insight into what he's looking to work on afterward. The first project he mentioned that he is eyeing is Slaying the Badger, which would be the story of "Greg LeMond,...

One of the more vaguely defined subcategories of the genre is survival horror, a term that originated from video games. After all, survival is the central goal of any character unlucky enough to find themselves in a horror movie. Survival horror has more to do with the environment than the main antagonistic threat; it features hostile environments and scarce resources.

It’s not just a lethal killer or creature that protagonists must battle, but environmental risks like dehydration, starvation, or exposure. Sometimes, there’s no extraneous threat at all, and death comes in the form of nature itself. Those who want to survive will have to think on their feet, adapting quickly to stave off unforgiving elements.

This week’s streaming picks highlight survival horror movies that see their characters battling against multiple threats in intense bids to outlive, outlast, and of course, ultimately survive.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

Having received mixed to negative reviews upon their initial releases, a few horror films from the 2000s are worth taking another look at. The 2000s prompted some memorable horror protagonists and horror sequels, but a few films took a bit longer to find their audience. Films like Cloverfield and Drag Me to Hell are widely discussed entries from the 2000s that have only continued to grow in popularity, while films like Thirteen Ghosts and Slither took longer to earn respect.

In a genre with rich, inventive storytelling and special effects, it's only understandable that certain films were widely dismissed when they first hit theaters. A few of the films have earned massive cult followings, while others are on their way to achieving a similar status. With enough time having passed since they were first released, there's something to enjoy in each of these horror films initially marked as a failure.

KellyAnne Judd is known for being an outspoken cast member from MTV’s The Challenge, and that theme continued with her return for Battle of the Eras.

KellyAnne was featured on the 40th season among 40 cast members selected from the 39 seasons of the competition series.

She participated as a member of the Era 2 team, which included champions Johnny Bananas, Cara Maria Sorbello, Laurel Stucky, Aviv Melmed, and Emily Schromm.

The team featured several competitors who had yet to reach a final on the show, let alone win a season, including Brandon Nelson and Ryan Kehoe.

In Episode 2, viewers saw the conclusion of host Tj Lavin’s twist, the Eras Invitational, in which one man and one woman were eliminated from each team.

KellyAnne and Cara Maria were up for elimination, while Brandon and Ryan became the men’s candidates.

KellyAnne competed in a stressful elimination against Cara

During the elimination,...

Apart from trying to avoid back-to-back Stephen King, trust me, he will be coming back this year as its kind of inevitable, I also like looking at modern horror adaptations. This is two-fold as the internet has done the 80s and 90s to death but also because there are some genuinely original and fantastic IPs that have yet to get the spotlight they deserve. The most recent example of this is The Ruins which is a horror one hit wonder from Scott Smith, yeah, he did other things but that was his only horror novel, and that’s a cool and original piece. The Ritual wasn’t one of those immediate releases where the book was churned into a movie before the book had time to cook and it is the only adaptation from a very U.K author’s works. While the movie did extremely well on Netflix and...

Derek Chavez called out an MTV Og for a previous interaction, suggesting they left a bad impression on him.

Derek, formerly of The Real World: Cancun, returned as an Og on All Stars 4, a spinoff of MTV’s competition series.

His castmates included close friend Ryan Kehoe and former show winners Laurel Stucky and Cara Maria Sorbello.

Derek reached the final with Cara and Laurel, with the latter winning the event for her second championship during a version of The Challenge.

During and after the All Stars 4 episodes aired, fans saw Laurel and Cara get blasted in remarks from some of their castmates.

However, Derek’s recent remarks didn’t mention anyone from his recent season; instead, he commented about a former show winner with whom he had never done The Challenge.

Derek says an MTV Og ‘wasn’t nice’ when they met

In a recent post on X, formerly known as Twitter,...

The Challenge Season 40 features a star-studded cast of 40 competitors, including promising newcomers, former finalists, and multi-time winners.

However, not all former winners or MTV OGs could be included in the cast, and some were unhappy about this.

Fans have already mentioned major snubs such as Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell, Zach Nichols, and Wes Bergmann.

Several other individuals are likely considered snubs by longtime Challenge viewers: Sarah Rice and Susie Meister.

Susie is amongst MTV’s OGs after appearing on one of the network’s early reality TV shows, Road Rules.

From there, she competed in four seasons of The Challenge, reaching the final each time and winning twice.

She’s been away from the show for 14 years, and while she may have wanted to participate in Season 40, production decided not to include her in the cast.

Susie details getting called for the Season 40 cast

While on the Zach Nichols Podcast, Susie...

Jonathan Tucker, who played Mma fighter Alvey Kulina on DirecTV’s Kingdom, found himself in a real-life extreme situation this past Sunday when he observed a man roaming his Hancock Park neighborhood banging on doors and muttering to himself.

After calling police, Tucker went outside and, seeing his neighbor’s front door wide open went in to investigate. There he found a frightened little girl, whom he spirited to safety, before going back into help her mother “terrified, frantic” and an infant, whom he also helped to safety.

When the police arrived, they entered the home and soon located the man. He was reportedly taken into custody and placed on a psychiatric hold.

Contacted by Los Angeles magazine, Tucker was not having any of the “hero” talk.

“If you want a quote, call the LAPD because those guys are the real heroes. They put their lives on the line every day multiple times a day,...

Unique horror movies are rarely appreciated during the time of their release, with some of the most mythic cult classics taking years (sometimes decades) to receive the acclaim they deserve. For every mind-bending thriller like Talk to Me or an inventive new approach to scares like Midsommar, there are countless innovative features that are ignored (if not outright mocked) when they're released only to find new appreciation long after they've left theaters. The Ruins, directed by Carter Smith, premiered in 2008 and falls into this category. Based on the hit Scott B. Smith novel of the same name, it arrived in an era that saw cinema filled with tales of young, attractive people squaring off with some kind of evil entity. When it hit theaters, it was written off as redundant, getting lost among titles with similar premises. It's a deeply unfortunate fate because, along with being an amazing retelling of its source material,...

Trap Official Trailer: "Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shayamalan—“Trap” —featuring performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan. A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, “Trap” stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider. The director of photography is Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (“Call Me by Your Name”). The production designer is Debbie de Villa (“The Hating Game”). It is edited by Noëmi Preiswerk and the music is by Herdĭs Stefănsdŏttir (“Knock at the Cabin”). The music supervisor is Susan Jacobs (“Old”); the costume designer is Caroline Duncan (“Old”). The casting is by Douglas Aibel (“Asteroid City”). Warner Bros.

The Challenge Season 40 spoilers initially revealed a cast of 40 competitors filming for what fans believed could be an epic installment of MTV’s show.

Over the past month or so, spoilers have shared which competitors got eliminated, along with some of the matchups and events that happened.

Recently, fans expressed frustration over which cast members were still competing, as it might point to a large alliance running the game.

Two more cast members are now out of the game, and it may cast further doubt about the season.

As of these latest spoilers, only half the cast remains in Vietnam to compete for cash prizes, with several former winners vying to reach and win another final.

This report will contain spoilers for The Challenge Season 40, which is Tba for MTV.

Who just got eliminated from Season 40?

Based on updates on a spoiler forum thread and social media posts, another multi-time...

It’s always fun to discuss horror novels that Aren’T Stephen King. No knock on the monster from Maine, he’s the master of horror novels over the last, oh I don’t know, 50 years, for a reason but its nice to not have the show be solely dedicated to his adapted works. He says knowing that he makes the schedule and decides what books to cover. See you in May, Mr. King! Funnily enough, the man actually loved today’s subject to the degree that he called it one of 2006’s best horror novels, but more on that in a little bit. The Ruins (watch it Here) was one of those hot properties by an author whose previous work was an instant success with critics, fans, and studio executives that put it to celluloid. The book came out and just two years later we were given a movie...

Packing your bags for a much-needed getaway? Before you zip that suitcase shut and dream of escaping the nine-to-five for sandy beaches or quaint European villages, I’ve got a little pre-trip entertainment that might just have you rethinking your out-of-office plans. We’re diving headfirst into the deep, dark world of the best vacation horror movies that specialize in turning your dream destinations into scenes straight out of a nightmare. This isn’t your standard travel prep checklist, but consider it an essential part of your vacation planning process—especially if you enjoy sleeping at night.

These horror movies about vacations gone wrong are the perfect concoction of thrill, chills, and “welp, I’m never leaving the house again” moments. From shark-infested waters to eerie, untouched ruins, these films will have you second-guessing that secluded Airbnb booking or that “adventurous” local excursion. So, grab your popcorn (or maybe a...

Syrus Yarbrough is the latest from The Challenge to become a proud parent, as he and his wife Stacy have welcomed their first child!

The 52-year-old Challenge star shared an Instagram post to introduce the world to his newborn daughter, Sirie La’Jett Yarbrough, who was born on February 10 at 7:15 a.m.

A video slideshow set to Bob Marley’s Don’t Worry showed the proud parents holding and smiling with their little bundle of joy.

“They gave us a less than 5% chance that we could have this blessing & guess what. She came into our lives 5-6 weeks early, but she’s healthy, and we couldn’t be happier. This little one was planned, and we are over the moon to have her here with us,” he said in his caption.

“As we adjust to our new family dynamic, we’re excited to create lasting memories with our perfect bundle of love,...

2023 was a solid year for horror films, and even still, there were plenty of gems that went criminally underseen. Fortunately, because horror fans are some of the most rabid (see: passionate) fans around, even movies denied multi-million dollar ad campaigns can still find their people through word-of-mouth praise, fan art, and obsessive gushing. "The Ruins," "Jamie Marks is Dead," "Swallowed," and "Midnight Kiss" director Carter Smith's latest feature film is also his best, which is why it's such a shame that "The Passenger" (read our review here) is only now picking up mainstream attention. A thrilling two-hander starring horror fan favorite Kyle Gallner and relative newcomer Johnny Berchtold, "The Passenger" is the spiritual successor to Robert Harmon's "The Hitcher," and just as brutal.

Berchtold's Randy is not just your average fast food worker, he might as well be invisible. He's passive to the point of enduring exploitation from everyone around him,...

For many, it’s that time of year where you’re playing catch up on all the year’s releases before the clock strikes midnight on the 31st. Horror continues to thrive, and that’s never more apparent than when looking beyond the theatrical slate. Between VOD and streaming, it’s been tough to keep up with the sheer volume of new releases this year.

So, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to a handful of under-the-radar genre titles for all tastes, from gateway horror to mind-bending folk horror.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

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In the spring of 1973, The Volunteer (Mary Woodvine) spends each day on an uninhabited island off the British coast adhering to a specific routine. However, as the April days approach May, The Volunteer’s monotony gets upended by strange...

Horror movies have provided moviegoers with some of their favorite films since Hollywood began. Dating all the way back to the classic days of Universal Studios' horror, these films follow various scary threats, from ghosts and zombies to masked killers and demons. Halloween is a great time to discover and enjoy some of Hollywood's most underrated horror stories, especially for fans who love a good scare.

Horror comes in all forms, from psychological fears to gore-fest slashers, but it's increasingly easy for great films to get overlooked by audiences. Some films suffer from a low budget, difficult competition or simple obscurity, with fans being left to find such movies on their own. Some of these can become a horror buff's favorite new movie, and they all make for great popcorn flicks for the scariest holiday.

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Toby Wilkins

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Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Shea Whigham, Rachel Kerbs,...

Many of the actors in 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre have gone on to have successful careers in both film and television. Jessica Biel's role in the film helped showcase her range as an actress and led to future projects in various genres. The cast of the film, including Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, and Eric Balfour, have all continued to work in the industry and take on diverse roles in different projects.

Although 2003's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a remake of the original 1974 horror film, the movie and its cast were still imperative to the franchise as a whole, and as a result, the actors involved have gone on to enjoy impressive careers. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror movie franchise that began in 1974, wherein a group of teenagers stumbles into a house of murderers and cannibals, led by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface. Since the first film,...

Directed by provocative filmmaker Carter Smith, The Passenger stars Johnny Berchtold as Randy, a meek fast-food worker who becomes the unwilling passenger of his co-worker Benson (Kyle Gallner). After Benson commits an unspeakable act at work, he drives around the streets of their small town with Randy by his side. During their journey, Benson attempts to "save" Randy's life by having the young man meet with several people from his past. What ensues is a dark and oddly endearing story of violence, redemption, and friendship.

Smith is responsible for helming the subversive horror films The Ruins, Jamie Marks Is Dead, and Swallowed. With The Passenger, Smith provides a new thriller that makes the audience question the fabric of society. Smith recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Cbr, where he discussed the relationships in his films and The Passenger's surprise happy ending (of sorts).

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Cbr: What initially drew...

Stars: Johnny Berchtold, Kyle Gallner, Lupe Leon, Liza Weil, Billy Slaughter, Jordan Sherley, Morgana Shaw, Kanesha Washington | Written by Jack Stanley | Directed by Carter Smith

Not to be confused with the Spanish road trip horror of the same name, The Passenger, the new film from Carter Smith, opens with a woman, blood spurting from her eye socket crawling towards a young boy. It’s a nightmare and Randy is woken from it to start another tedious day at Burgers, Burgers, Burgers. He should have taken it as an omen and stayed home.

As they’re getting the diner ready to open one of the other employees starts harassing him, something that seems to be a regular occurrence. Benson watches in disgust before walking out to have a smoke. Then, as if something just snapped he pulls a shotgun from his car and goes back inside killing everyone except Randy whom he takes hostage.

Carter Smith (The Ruins, Swallowed) is back this week with the new thriller The Passenger, the latest collaboration between Blumhouse and MGM+.

Releasing on Digital and On Demand today (August 4), the film, written by Jack Stanley, stars Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit), Kyle Gallner (Scream, Smile), and Liza Weil.

“The film follows Randolph “Randy” Bradley (Berchtold) who is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson (Gallner) snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to find a way to survive.”

For The Passenger‘s release, Bloody Disgusting spoke with director Carter Smith about the intense thriller and the challenges of creating an emotionally charged chamber piece.

Beginning our chat, Smith highlights the central relationship between main characters Randolph and Benson that drew him to Jack Stanley’s script.

“I mean, that relationship, I found...

There is a low-key, somewhat sparse feel to The Passenger, director Carter Smith’s engaging and thought-provoking hostage thriller. With Blumhouse behind this film, one might expect equal amounts of grit and action. There’s plenty of the former, less of the latter. The script, penned by Jack Stanley (Lou), delivers a major blow in the film’s first 20 minutes, then eases back, becoming a hostage thriller that slowly builds to its final moments, offering plenty of twists in between.

Kyle Gallner and Johnny Berchtold headline the film playing two characters dealing with past traumas in different ways. Gallner is Benson, a tightly wound burger shack employee who loses it one morning. The ripple effects of his actions send the film into deeply disturbing psychological waters where these two very different characters ultimately must both confront their troubling pasts.

It's High Stakes All the Way

Director Carter Smith establishes the...

If you’re a fan of Blumhouse and gripping hostage thrillers, then buckle up for The Passenger. The film, which is directed by Carter Smith and stars Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit), and Liza Weil (The Cleaning Lady), arrives on digital and on demand Aug. 4, and hits MGM+ later this year.

The story showcases Gallner — cinema darling du jour — and Berchtold in captivating performances that also provoke thought. Randy (Berchtold) doesn’t like much drama and is fine lingering on the sidelines. That changes when his brooding coworker Benson (Gallner) suddenly embarks on a violent rampage and leaves wreckage in his path. Pulled into Benson’s emotional black hole, Randy must confront his fears and come to terms with his own troubled past. Or face Benson’s unpredictable wrath.

Written by Jack Stanley (Lou), the psychological thriller delivers a mind-bending experience as its two main characters move through their emotional minefields.

There’s more than one way to be a passenger in life, not all of which involve vehicles. That’s certainly the case when it comes to the protagonist in Carter Smith’s propulsive new thriller, which functions like a therapy session on wheels between a murderous shrink and an unwilling patient. If the two of them don’t exactly paint the town red during their would-be getaway, it’s only because their journey was precipitated by a shocking act of violence in their place of business and they now have to keep a low profile. “The Passenger” does as well, and proves sneakily effective with its low-key approach to several kinds of violence.

Before anything overt occurs, the film unsettles us via the color scheme of the grimy fast-food joint where Bradley (Johnny Berchtold) works: a mix of unappetizing yellow, orange, and brown that looks to have been designed...

Blumhouse Television will be hosting a Los Angeles special screening of their upcoming horror-thriller, The Passenger, and you could win the chance to see it earlier than everyone else. Several lucky fans in the Los Angeles area have the chance to win, as Blumhouse Television is giving away five free tickets, with each contest winner being able to bring a plus one. Read on to find out how to email us for tickets.

Update: This giveaway is now closed, but thank you for participating and watch out for our next giveaway!

The screening is all set to take place on Monday, July 31, 2023, with the screening due to start at 7:30pm and will be followed by a Q&a with The Passenger director Carter Smith and reception. The event will take place at Vidiots, with those wishing to enter required to be 18 years of age or older. All hopeful horror...

"If I'm gonna help you, then I can't have you getting in my way. Because it forces me to hurt you. I need you to work with me, not against me." Paramount and MGM+ have revealed an official trailer for an action thriller horror crossover called The Passenger, the latest from the genre filmmaker Carter Smith. Not to be confused with Jack Nicholson's 1975 film also called The Passenger. This is a Blumhouse production, produced by Jason Blum, that will be dropping on VOD directly in August. A man is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past. He must find a way to survive when his co-worker snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, taking him along for the ride. This one stars Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold, Liza Weil, with Merah Benoit and Morgana Shaw. An unsettling trailer that gets uncomfortable by the end, but that's the point of this film.

Blumhouse Television and MGM+ have a deal to produce eight original films together. A House on the Bayou, American Refugee, Torn Hearts, Unhuman, The Visitor, There’s Something Wrong the Children, and Unseen were part of this deal. The eighth film in the series is The Passenger, which Paramount Home Entertainment will be giving a digital and VOD release on August 4th, with an MGM+ release to follow later in the year. With the release date swifty approaching, a trailer for The Passenger has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins) from a screenplay by Jack Stanley, who has had multiple scripts featured on the Black List, The Passenger follows the journey two flawed, complex characters embark on after a sudden life altering event leads them to confront the troubles in their past to right the wrongs in their lives before time runs out.

Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with the brand new thriller The Passenger, the latest collaboration between Blumhouse and Epix. Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit) and Kyle Gallner (Scream) star, and the official trailer has arrived this afternoon. Check it out below.

You can buy or rent The Passenger on Digital and On Demand on August 4, 2023.

The film is coming to MGM+ later this year.

“The film follows Randolph Bradley (Johnny Berchtold) who is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson (Gallner) snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to find a way to survive.”

Liza Weil (The Cleaning Lady, How To Get Away With Murder) also stars

The Passenger is written by Jack Stanley.

The Passenger is executive produced by Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, and Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse TV, and Lauren Downey.

Infectious disease has been a concern of humankind ever since we first began cooperating in large settlements, so it makes sense that this horrific fact of life has also become the basis for many of our scary stories. And while Covid and the Black Plague are scary enough on their own, some stories rely on much stranger (and often absurd) diseases in order to terrify audiences – especially when horror movies are concerned.

And with so many viral scares out there, we’ve decided to come up with a list recommending six of the strangest infection horror flicks for your viewing pleasure. After all, it might do horror fans some good to remember that things could still have been much worse after living through a very real pandemic.

Naturally, the films on this list aren’t the only strange viral horror flicks out there, so don’t forget to comment below...

Johnny Berchtold (Gaslit) and Kyle Gallner (Scream) have been set to star in horror movie The Passenger, the latest collaboration between Blumhouse and Epix.

Carter Smith (The Ruins) is directing for Blumhouse Television, Deadline reports.

“The film follows Randolph Bradley (Johnny Berchtold) who is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson (Gallner) snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to find a way to survive.”

Liza Weil also stars. “She plays Miss Beard, Randall’s first-grade teacher who lost an eye after a classroom accident. She finds herself keeping Randall safe as she’s dragged into Benson’s destructive mission.”

The Passenger is written by Jack Stanley.

The Passenger is executive produced by Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, and Jeremy Gold for Blumhouse TV, and Lauren Downey.

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About fifteen months ago, we heard that genre regular Kyle Gallner – whose credits include Red, The Haunting in Connecticut, Jennifer’s Body, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Red State, The Walking Dead, The Cleanse, Alien Code, Ghosts of War, Scream, and Smile, among others – had signed on to star in the dramatic thriller The Passenger for Blumhouse Television and MGM+. Now it has been announced that Paramount Home Entertainment is planning to give the film a digital and VOD release on August 4th, with an MGM+ release to follow later in the year.

The film is part of the Blumhouse Television and MGM+ deal to produce eight original films together. A House on the Bayou, American Refugee, Torn Hearts, Unhuman, The Visitor, There’s Something Wrong the Children, and Unseen were also part of this deal.

Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins) from a screenplay by Jack Stanley, who has had...

Mexican actor Sergio Calderon has sadly passed away. Reportedly, per Entertainment Weekly, Calderon died on Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles while surrounded by family. He had been in the hospital recently while battling pneumonia, but Calderon's rep says that it's not known if that was the cause of death. Calderon was 77 years old.

Calderon was a veteran actor with dozens of credits on the big and small screen. He is perhaps best known for his role at Captain Vallenueva in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He would reprise his role by voicing the character in the video game adaptation. Calderon would sometimes post about the movie on his Twitter account, sharing behind-the-scenes photos with co-stars like Johnny Depp and Keith Richards.

Remembering this moment while Shooting #PiratesoftheCaribbean with #JohnnyDepp. I played Capitan Villanueva pic.twitter.com...

Sergio Calderón, a longtime actor who appeared in films including “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Men in Black,” died Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 77.

Calderón’s representative, Julie Smith, confirmed his death to the LA Times on Thursday.

Calderón appeared in the 1997 film “Men in Black,” where he played the floating head on a pole carried by an alien that Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K reveals, earning him the nickname “Head on a Stick.”

Calderón was born in Mexico, where attended the Instituto Andrés Soler of the Asociación Nacional de Actores. While he was working as an English teacher, he broke into the film industry with a role in “The Bridge in the Jungle” which starred John Huston. In “Under the Volcano,” directed by Huston, he played one of the murderers.

He would then go on to appear in other projects such as “Old Gringo,” “Erendira,...

Sergio Calderón, best known for his work on “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, “Men In Black” and “The Ruins” and more has died. He was 77.

A rep for Calderón confirmed the sad news Wednesday, telling Et, that the actor was surrounded by family at the time.

“We can confirm that Sergio passed away this morning,” his rep shared. “He was in the hospital previously with a bout of pneumonia, not sure that was the cause. He was surrounded by family at the time.”

Calderón played Pirate lord, Captain Eduardo Villanueva of the Adriatic Sea, in 2007’s “At World’s End”, the third instalment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. He also lent his voice to the “At World’s End” video game, where he again starred as the Pirate lord.

The late actor shared several shots from his time on set via social media, including photos of...

Sergio Calderón, the actor recognizable from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Men In Black and The Ruins and many other projects over course of his six-decade career in films and television, died this morning surrounded by family, his spokesperson confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

In At World’s End, Calderón played one of the film’s Pirate Lords, Captain Eduardo Villanueva of the Adriatic Sea. The actor posted photos to social media of himself and franchise star Johnny Depp as well as rock star Keith Richards, who played the Pirate Lord of Madagascar and Depp’s father in the film.

If someone tries to take your gun, it better be someone like #KeithRichards a true #Legend! pic.twitter.com/Yx4YbB3qTk

— Sergio Calderon (@mrsergecalderon) August 22, 2017

In Mib, Calderón played José, the character whose head is displayed on the end of a sword to Tommy Lee Jones’ K, another...

Sergio Calderón, the amiable Mexican character actor who made his mark in such notable films as The In-Laws, Men in Black and Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End, has died. He was 77.

Calderón died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital of natural causes, a family spokesman announced.

Calderón portrayed a Mexican revolutionary at the turn of the 20th century in Duck, You Sucker! (1971), written and directed by Sergio Leone, and was a murderous Mexican chief of police opposite Albert Finney in John Huston’s Under the Volcano (1984).

He guest-starred as the colorful bandit Malavida Valdése on the premiere episode of NBC’s The A-Team in 1983, then returned as the river pirate El Cajón (The Coffin) at the start of the show’s third season a year later.

Calderón played Alfonso, one of the Hondurans, in the Arthur Hiller comedy The In-Laws (1979) — it was the role that got...

Many reality TV shows are known for drama, such as 90 Day Fiancé, but viewers have not always been prepared for what has aired in the reunion specials. Reunions are popular conclusions to many seasons of reality TV shows, as they provide cast members with a chance to reflect on their past season of filming, which likely occurred about a year before the reunions took place. However, numerous reality TV reunions have become infamous for various reasons.

Two main categories of reality TV reunions are seen as inadequate. Some reunions are boring, as they fail to answer questions that viewers wanted to have addressed. This often leads to fans expressing their frustration as they were hoping to witness closure or have cast members held accountable for their actions. On the other hand, some reality TV reunions air too much drama. Several of them have aired physical violence that has sometimes...

From the director of The Ruins, Swallowed is a queer horror nightmare about drugs, bugs and the extremes we are willing to endure to protect the ones we love. Benjamin and Dom have been best friends since they were kids – and Benjamin has been in love with Dom for almost that long. But Benjamin is heading to sunny Los Angeles to pursue a new career. Fearing the worst for his friend in the cutthroat city, Dom concocts a plan to make Benjamin some quick cash. All they have to do is a quick drug run across the border. But all is not what it seems, as the bags of drugs they swallow for their smuggling trip turn out to be something far more deadly and disturbing than they ever could have imagined. Starring Jena Malone, Cooper Koch (They/Them), Jose Colon and Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge...

Rico Nasty tidies up a house (kinda) while its owners sit tied up in the basement in the new video for her 100 Gecs-produced single, “Turn It Up.”

The new track boasts a pretty minimalist beat, built around the relentless tick of a hi-hat that explodes with speaker-rattling kick drums and grinding synth sounds. It’s an ideal palette for Rico Nasty to go scorched earth over: “I just put the cash in a stash,” she spits, “Why you looking on my page and you ain’t even wash ya ass?...

Rico Nasty is back with a new song called “Turn It Up,” produced by 100 gecs. Check it out below.

Though the track was produced by 100 gecs, “Turn It Up” is sparse when it comes to instrumentation. Little but boosted bass thrums in between Rico’s self-assured flow as she offers the solid advice, “Never pay attention to a hatin’ ass hoe.” Later, her lyrics get even better: “Why you looking on my page and you ain’t even wash your ass?” The track comes with a music video by Isaac Garcia in which the rapper cleans house (literally) as a maid — only for the homeowners to be locked in the basement.

“Turn It Up” follows Rico Nasty’s 2022 mixtape Las Ruinas, one of the best rap albums of the year. The artist is in the midst of a North American tour that continues through May, and tickets are on sale now here.

The April additions to Pluto TV’s programming library are split between nature programs and horror flicks.

The streamer will debut the PBS Nature channel later this month, taking viewers on a global voyage and highlighting eco-causes, such as Earth Day. Docs including “Building Green” and “Earth in 1000 Years.”

Also, since April is halfway to Halloween, Pluto is doing everything it can to scare the pants off viewers early. The new channel “April Ghouls” has an array of terror, including “Scream 1-3.” The franchise’s first film, “Scream” stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, Drew Barrymore, and David Arquette.

The franchise includes six films; the first four were directed by Wes Craven. The saga begins with murderers known as Ghostface, who stalk and kill their victims.

Relive the original “Scream” trailer:

Edgar Allan Poe fans may like “The Raven,” set in 19th-century Baltimore. The murders of a mother and daughter resemble...

April is right around the corner, marking the halfway point to the best holiday of the year: Halloween. Pluto TV is celebrating accordingly with the month-long celebration “April Ghouls.”

Don’t worry; it’s not an April Fool’s prank.

Beginning April 1, Pluto TV will be streaming all sorts of spooky programming stunts and horror film marathons across their channels. This year, the streaming service ensures everyone knows that the spooky season isn’t limited to October.

The streaming service will dedicate programming blocks around the releases of Evil Dead Rise and Renfield, howl at April’s full moon, unleash Found Footage marathons, and more.

Check out the complete list of titles and April Ghouls event programming below.

New Titles in April include:

The Hole in the Ground A Haunted House An American Werewolf in London The Collection The Dark Half The Devil Inside Hostel and Hostel: Part II Martyrs...

We move from February into March this week, which means the arrival of Scream VI is now just over one week away. But before we get there, we’ve got other fresh horrors to consume.

This week, Six brand new horror movies will be released, and included in the mix is the latest installment in a long-running franchise based on a classic Stephen King horror novel.

Here’s all the new horror arriving February 28 – March 5, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

First up, Gravitas Ventures unleashes Wolf Garden via On Demand outlets today (February 28), being described by Gravitas as a “elevated horror picture in the tradition of It Follows.”

Written and Directed by Wayne David, Wolf Garden tells the blood-curdling story of William (Wayne David), a young man who disappears upon experiencing haunting visions of the woman he loves and a mysterious creature in the nearby woods.

Rico Nasty is taking las ruinas across North America in 2023: The rapper has today announced a run of tour dates for this spring in support of Las Ruinas, her mixtape from last July. It’s the latest installment in the “Monster Energy Outbreak Tour” series.

Rico will commence her tour at Toronto’s Toybox on April 16th. The 24-date trek will then take her to major cities including Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, and more before she wraps things up in Detroit on May 26th.

A pre-sale for tickets is ongoing over at Ticketmaster — use code Chorus — with general on-sale following this Friday, February 17th at 10:00 a.m. local time. After that, you can alternatively grab your tickets over at StubHub. See Rico Nasty’s full 2023 tour schedule so far below.

Las Ruinas — which Consequence named one of the Top 15 Rap Albums of...

Happy Valentine’s Day! You might not expect the horror genre to have a very strong showing on a day like this one, but the genre’s bloody heart just never seems to stop beating.

In fact, Six brand new horror movies just released for Valentine’s Day!

Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

From Takashi Shimizu, the visionary creator of The Grudge franchise, comes brand new supernatural horror film Ox-Head Village, which is now streaming on Screambox!

In the horror movie, “After watching a viral video, a woman, who believes that she’s the twin of one of the participants, decides to investigate the town where the video was shot.”

A Screambox Original,Ox-Head Village screened at numerous international festivals including the New York Asian Film Festival and Fantaspoa Film Festival.

Kôki (Touch...