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Saw XI appears to be struggling to survive.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned “zero progress” has been made on the next installment since writing partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan turned in a draft back in spring of 2024.

“We haven’t heard anything since May,” says Saw XI screenwriter Melton, who has been involved with the franchise since 2007’s Saw IV. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There’s higher-level things at play.”

In late December 2023, Lionsgate announced that franchise mainstay Kevin Greutert was attached to direct Saw XI for a September 2024 release, but the studio ultimately delayed it by a year to Sept. 26, 2025. Greutert helmed Saw X, which revitalized the franchise when it hit theaters in September 2023 and collected $112 million at the global box office. It is unclear if he is still involved in Saw XI, and...

As soon as Saw X, the tenth entry in the Saw franchise (you can read our review Here), was released in September of 2023, franchise producers were already talking about the potential of a Saw XI. The official announcement came that December, along with a release date: September 27, 2024… but then it was said that the producers and Lionsgate had decided to take a little extra time with this one, Saw XI was pushed back to September 26, 2025. Now, our friends at Bloody Disgusting are reporting that we might not see another sequel in the Saw franchise at all, as a source “close to the production” has informed them that Saw XI has been cancelled!

According to this source, “It’s totally dead. It’s 100% over. Almost a year now.” The source added, “Everything went sideways in January 2024 … the producers started fighting.” One producer attempted to plow forward with the film, but the...

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has helped the overall quadrilogy outgross an even bigger franchise. The new movie is the fourth installment in the romantic comedy series, which follows the life and romantic travails of Renée Zellweger's title character. The Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy cast sees Zellweger, Hugh Grant, and Colin Firth returning alongside newcomers Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is a Peacock exclusive in the United States, but its international theatrical release has seen it gross more than $100 million worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing English-language movie of 2025 at the time of writing.

Per The Numbers, over the course of its fifth weekend in theaters, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has pushed the overall four-film rom-com franchise to a cumulative gross of $856.6 million worldwide. This has caused it to rise up the overall chart of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time, hitting No.

Although students of film look to the past to learn what inspired modern filmmaking, groundbreaking cinema is being created every day. With the world of entertainment being more fast-paced and streamlined than ever before, filmmakers are finding new and innovative ways to tell stories for all audiences.

General audiences have been outspoken about their feelings that many films nowadays all feel similar. However, there are plenty of modern masterpieces that deserve more praise for what they've done for filmmaking today.

John Wick Changed the Action Genre John Wick (2014)

John Wick is now considered to be one of the biggest and best modern action franchises today, including four films, a prequel streaming series and the spinoff film Ballerina, set for release later this year. While the massive success seems obvious now, the first John Wick film was initially destined to be a straight-to-dvd and Blu-ray release after initial test screenings went poorly.

Simon Rex and Natalie Lind are set to star in the horror comedy 'Halloween Store'.The film is about a group of people trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose and is directed by Shane Dax Taylor, known for 'Murder Company', and is executive produced by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr. through their Artists for Artists (Afa) banner. Other executive producers include Steven Schneider – whose credits include 'Paranormal Activity', 'Insidious' and 'Split' – along with Shane, John Lind and Bradley Sloan. Natalie Lind, Kenneth Burke and Andrey Romanyuk are producing, while Afa, Big Bad Pig Productions and Racer Entertainment serve as the production companies. Range Media is handling sales, according to Variety.Sinon, 49, is an actor and rapper best known for starring in the 'Scary Movie' franchise and Sean Baker’s 'Red Rocket'.Also known as Dirt Nasty,...

Simon Rex and Natalie Lind will star in a campy horror comedy titled “Halloween Store,” which follows a group of people who find themselves trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose.

“Murder Company” director Shane Dax Taylor is helming the movie, which is executive produced by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr. through their Artists for Artists banner. Steven Schneider, Taylor, John Lind and Bradley Sloan also executive produce. Natalie Lind, Kenneth Burke and Andrey Romanyuk are producers, and Afa, Big Bad Pig Productions and Racer Entertainment are the production companies. Range Media is handling sales.

Rex is an actor and rapper best known for his roles in the “Scary Movie” franchise and Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket.” Also known as Dirt Nasty, Rex started off as an MTV VJ and formed the hip-hop group Three Loco. His credits also include “National Lampoon’s Pledge This!,...

A silly, pulpy mystery entirely sure of its own conceit, “Drop” combines tech paranoia and the looming specter of abuse to create something surprisingly taut and entertaining. Directed by Christopher Landon — best known for his involvement in the “Happy Death Day” and “Paranormal Activity” movies — the film’s complicated setups are executed with a deft and capable hand. Although set in a fine dining establishment, it’s a junk-food thriller fried to near-perfection, balancing the tensions of kidnapping, conspiracy and murder with those of a nerve-wracking first date. It’s crisp and delicious.

After a hair-raising prologue involving a couple pointing guns at one another (a scene whose purpose clicks into place much later), “Drop” gently introduces its protagonist, widowed mother Violet (Meghann Fahy), as she prepares for her first date with Henry (Brandon Sklenar), a handsome photographer she’s been speaking to online. Her snarky, supportive sister Jen (Violett Beane...

The Sam Raimi-produced horror thriller Crawl has finally received a brand-new streaming update. The 2019 movie was led by Maze Runner vet Kaya Scodelario as a college student athlete who tries to save her estranged father from a Category 5 hurricane.

As of March 1,Crawl is now officially available to stream for free on Tubi. In the film, Scodelario’s Haley Keller is introduced as a swimmer at the University of Florida. Getting worried about her father’s state, she travels to their family home amidst the worsening state of the storm. There, she and her father get accidentally trapped by big alligators who are blocking their exits. Now, she must find a way to evacuate her injured father from the flooding area, while trying to avoid getting eaten by alligators. Since its theatrical debut, the movie has received a Certified Fresh score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 212 reviews.

Crawl...

Livestream stars Sarah Moliski (The Pregnancy Promise), Nika Khitrova (Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story), Mao Sun (Into the Dark), Anthony Moore (The Sound and the Syllable), and Nicholas Edmunds (Mysteries Decoded). Drawing comparisons to modern horror classics like The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, and The Conjuring, this relentless thriller …

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Dog owners are often known to be extremely attentive to their pets, showering them with treats and affection and generally considering them one of the family. But filmmaker Ben Leonberg took things a step further. He’s taken his own dog, Indy, and made him the center of a feature-length horror film. The photogenic retriever takes the ball and runs with it (presumably literally as well as figuratively) and proves his star power in Good Boy, receiving its world premiere in the Midnighter section at SXSW.

It’s the sort of high-concept project that horror filmmakers often resort to to separate themselves from the rest of a very crowded field, such as the found-footage trend pioneered by the likes of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. This effort, shot over three years, doesn’t have quite the same impact, except perhaps for the most ardent fans of canines, and...

Abigail actress Kathryn Newton will reteam with Radio Silence for Ready or Not 2, Deadline reports.

Newton joins returning star Samara Weaving in the sequel from Searchlight Pictures.

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are back at the helm with a script by original Ready or Not writers are Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.

The first film followed a young bride (Weaving) as she joined her new husband’s rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turned into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.

Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, Bradley J. Fischer, and William Sherak produce the sequel, with Busick, Murphy, Chad Villella, Tara Farney, and Greg Denny serving as executive producers.

Searchlight VP of Production Richard Ruiz and Creative Executive Cornelia Burleigh are covering the project for the studio, reporting to Co-Heads of Production and Development DanTram Nguyen and Katie Goodson-Thomas.

A genre darling, Newton’s credits also include Freaky,...

Horror fans will be happy to know that one of the most dependable franchises of the decade is now available to stream for free. Insidious and three of its four sequels have now been unleashed for your streaming pleasure. The free streaming platform Tubicontinues to kill it at bringing hidden gems and beloved classics to the masses. Browsing the Tubi catalog somehow feels like strolling the aisles of a video store, which, for the kids out there, was a building that had physical copies of movies you could rent and is now probably a vape store.

The first Insidious film, which was made by directing and writing super-team, James Wan and Leigh Whannell - who have collaborated on this franchise as well as the original Saw film - was a sleeper hit that, on a meager 1.5 million dollar budget, managed to earn 100 million worldwide at the box office.

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Paranormal Activity etched its name in horror lore as one of those rare marketing moments that altered the very fabric of the genre as we knew it. An undisputable monster in a genre of monsters. A cultural phenomenon that stood for everything we loved about the genre. A movie that made you feel something in a way only horror can provide. Some went home and turned on all the lights in the house. Some scoffed, proudly unbothered by its attempts to creep them out. But everyone saw it. Everyone talked about it. Most of them thirsty for more home video shenanigans. How the hell do you follow that up? This… is what happened to Paranormal Activity 2.

In 2007, Paranormal Activity made close to $200 million dollars on a $15,000 budget. Meaning the Corleone’s themselves could have put a severed horse head in the bed of every executive at Paramount Pictures to stop...

Most movies revolve around characters making decisions. Sometimes the universe just hits a character with back-to-back punches to move the story along, but for the most part, the plot is driven by the characters. Like in real life, making smart decisions can have great results, and unwise ones can have negative consequences.

The horror genre is a prime example of that fact, as decisions in a horror movie often mean life and death. The genre is known for featuring characters that make horrible choices. There are long-lasting tropes and clichés built around those questionable actions. It's so easy for someone to watch intense situations unfold on a screen and think about all the ways they could do it better. Retrospect often plays a big role in that, too, and people know that if the characters didn't make ridiculous decisions, there wouldn't be much of a movie. But that doesn't make watching it easier,...

It seems director Osgood Perkins can do no wrong these days, as after his 2024 low budget smash hit Longlegs thrilled audiences to the tune of $126 million at the box office, The Monkey is garnering rave reviews ahead of its release this weekend. Starring Theo James, the latest Stephen King adaptation is being heralded as a can’t-miss horror-comedy hybrid, but apparently there's another aspect of the film you should stay seated for: a post-credits scene.

According to Total Film (via Gamesradar) The Monkey's post-credits scene is not one that expands or adds anything to the film you just saw, but is rather a preview of Perkins' next horror offering, Keeper. There's no word on if it's a full trailer or just a tease, but regardless, it's definitely something worth staying seated for, as Perkins has easily solidified himself as one of the hottest genre directors around following the release of Longlegs,...

A run of successful horror remakes abruptly ended in 2010, which spelled trouble for Platinum Dunes. Producer Brad Fuller explains what happened next.

For almost a decade, Platinum Dunes was one of the most successful independent production companies in Hollywood. Beginning with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2003, which made over $100 million on a sub-$10m budget, the studio seemed to have hit on a magical formula: make genre movies to a price, attached to classic horror titles.

Texas Chainsaw was therefore followed by a string of other remakes, all based on films from the 70s and 80s: 2005’s The Amityville Horror was followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in 2006; The Hitcher, Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street were all released between 2007 and 2009.

In the financial crisis era, audiences, it seemed, loved gory escapism. But in 2010, something strange happened: Platinum Dunes co-founder Brad Fuller noticed that his phone had stopped ringing.

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Ever since The Blair Witch Project hit the screens back in 1999, the horror genre has been revolutionized for the better. The immersive and eerie experience of found footage format ushered the genre into a new era of dread and stories that gave viewers nightmares. The sub-genre birthed several iconic movies, including the most widely recognized horror franchise, Paranormal Activity.

The concept in these movies was groundbreaking and unlocked a new fear in the viewers about the terror of the oblivion around us once it's caught on camera. While fans believe that Paranormal Activity is one of a kind, there's another found footage franchise that grew parallel to the former. 2015's Hell House LLC brought in a unique perspective...

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Since its launch in the 2000s, film studio Blumhouse, headed by producer Jason Blum, has contributed immensely to the modern age of horror. Because horror movies tend to have a lower budget than other mainstream films, they are easily profitable and help the genre have continuous success at the box office, regardless of quality. Blumhouse took off thanks to Paranormal Activity, an extremely low-budget found-footage movie that paved the way for a franchise.

Olivia Holt as Ally and Mason Gooding as Jay in ‘Heart Eyes’ (Photo by: Christopher Moss / Screen Gems)

Just when you thought Companion was going to be the big Valentine’s Day horror crossbreed movie, along comes Heart Eyes.

Heart Eyes is about a young woman named Ally (Olivia Holt from Cloak & Dagger) who, while having a rough day at work, meets an attractive stranger named Jay (Mason Gooding from the newer Scream movies). They are forced into working together, which leads to a reluctant romance, mainly because it’s Valentine’s Day. All they have to do is survive the night. Both figuratively and literally.

See, the city where they live, Seattle, is the new hunting ground for a serial killer called The Heart Eyes Killer, or H.E.K. for short, who only comes out on this one day and stalks couples. And he has, apparently, mistaken Allie...

Who among us, when we were young, did not annoy the cranky old geezer down the street? In some cases, you couldn’t help it, as there are some people who simply aren’t made for suburban living, terrifying the neighborhood kids by growling “Get off my lawn!” any time an oblivious child stepped foot on their precious property. In so doing, they made themselves targets when it came time to toilet-paper someone’s house or ding-dong ditch. No one dreamed the witch next door would make good on her threats.

Director Geeta Gandbhir’s ironically titled “The Perfect Neighbor” focuses on the shocking case of one such grouch, Florida woman Susan Lorincz, who went all Clint Eastwood on a trespasser. That’s a flippant way to describe a real-life tragedy, which resulted in the death of African American single mom Ajike “Aj” Owens, but movies like “Gran Torino” have...

Stars: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland | Written by David Koepp | Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Director Steven Soderbergh comes out of self-imposed retirement once again for this engaging and effective ghost story, shot in a series of single takes. From the haunted house-style set-up, audiences might be expecting something along the lines of the Paranormal Activity franchise, but Soderbergh has something else in mind.

Presence begins in a renovated, 100-year-old home, in the leafy suburbs of an unnamed city. The titular presence is a ghost, represented by the subjective, point-of-view camerawork. In the opening scenes, the presence looks out of the window and then goes down the stairs as a late-arriving realtor shows a family – mother Rebekah (Lucy Liu), father Chris (Chris Sullivan) and teenage kids Chloe and Tyler around the property.

Shortly afterwards, the family are all moved in, and Chloe becomes convinced...

Freaky and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon was supposed to be working on Scream 7 – but that project turned out to be so troubled, he had to activate his ejector seat and get out of there. While he has since been replaced on Scream 7 by Kevin Williamson, he has been busy lining up other genre projects, signing on to direct the werewolf thriller Big Bad and the “fast-paced thriller” Drop. Coming our way from Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, the production company team that has previously brought us the Purge franchise, Drop moved forward first, and is aiming for an April 11th theatrical release. With that date swiftly approaching, a trailer for Drop has dropped and can be seen in the embed above.

Written by Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach, a writing duo that has previously worked with Blumhouse on the horror projects Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island,...

The video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s (read our review Here) quickly became Blumhouse Productions’ highest-grossing movie when it reached theatres and the Peacock streaming service back in October, surpassing the likes of Split, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone, M3GAN, the recent Halloween sequel trilogy, and the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge franchises with its haul of $295 million. So, of course, there’s a sequel coming our way, aiming for a December 5, 2025 theatrical release – and fans have managed to take pictures of some of the filming locations in Louisiana!

One location is, of course, the Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza place:

The 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2' pizzeria sign has been revealed!#FNAFMovie #Fnaf pic.twitter.com/xOkBVGlrhS

— Fnaf Movie Updates (@FNAFMovieUpdate) January 10, 2025

Fans have also been able to learn that there’s an event called Fazfest going on in the movie, and images of the...

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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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,...

Fans of the found-footage horror sensation Paranormal Activity will have to possess a new streaming home to start the new year. Starting on January 1, the first five films, from the 2007 original to the 2014 sequel/spin-off Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, will all be available to stream on Paramount+. Coincidentally, the streamer also plays host to the franchise's made-for-streaming seventh film, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, bringing almost the entire franchise onto one service to start 2025.

While the franchise consists of seven movies, the Paranormal Activity movies in order is different chronologically than it is by release date. The main thread of the found-footage franchise follows the sinister demon "Tobi" as he terrorizes families and households throughout the decades. The complex lore of the Paranormal Activity movies begins with the original 2007 film that introduces Tobi and his primary anchor for most of the series, Katie. As the films continue, the expanding backstory and interweaving network of characters gradually reveal a rich, detailed universe of supernatural horror.

The franchise includes backstories, time travel, recurring characters, and connections to Tobi and Katie. With such an intricate chronology, the question of where to start with the Paranormal Activity movies can seem daunting. Two franchise installments are prequels, and two interact directly with Katie's past. There is also an unofficial non-canon Japanese sequel, Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night, but that...

The terrifying Paranormal Activity series, a pioneer of the modern found-footage horror genre, is making its way to streaming.

Starting January 1, 2025, Paramount+ subscribers can experience the first five films of this iconic franchise: Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2, 3, 4, and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Known for their eerie atmospheres, chilling supernatural elements, and innovative use of found-footage storytelling, these films remain a cornerstone of 21st-century horror cinema. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer to the series, these movies offer a haunting journey into the world of paranormal terror. Oren Peli directed Paranormal Activity, and also wrote that initial film.

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Paranormal Activity is one of the most renowned found-footage supernatural horror movie franchises, but it's better if watched in the right order.

The Evolution of Terror Across Five Films

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The Blair Witch Project ending caps off the haunting found-footage movie on a suitable ambiguous and chilling note, but it leaves many questions about what exactly happened. 1999's The Blair Witch Project series was a low-budget independent horror film from co-directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. The found-footage horror follows three student filmmakers who wander the woods of Burkittsville, Maryland, to investigate the legend of the Blair Witch. In the forests around where the village of Blair once stood, they encounter the Blair Witch — although the movie's Blair Witch monster is never shown in full before the movie ends.

After The Blair Witch Project ending, the trio is never seen again, but a year following their disappearance, the footage they shot is recovered. It's this "real" footage that the movie is made from, and this approach helped spawn further found-footage horrors like Paranormal Activity, Quarantine, and Cloverfield. However, despite the...

Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows and live sports coming to the Paramount+ streaming service in January. The Paramount Plus January 2025 schedule includes CBS winter premieres, Henry Danger: The Movie, the NFL on CBS, Star Trek: Section 31, and more.

Get ready for an exciting lineup of CBS winter premieres this January. Paramount+ subscribers can stream the new series Hollywood Squares and Watson, plus the return of The Price Is Right at Night, Raid the Cage and NCIS: Sydney.

Star Trek: Section 31

The new year brings new adventures on Paramount+, including the premiere of the action-packed original movie Star Trek: Section 31, starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, and Henry Danger: The Movie, based on the hit Nickelodeon live-action series.

Football fans can also catch all the action on the field with the NFL on CBS‘s coverage of the NFL Playoffs, including Super Wild Card and AFC Divisional Round matchups,...

The third film in a horror franchise often carries the weight of high expectations and franchise fatigue. However, some horror “threequels” break the mold, delivering scares, thrills, and fresh twists. Here are ten of the best horror movie threequels that deserve your attention.

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Director: Chuck Russell

This third instalment reinvigorates Freddy Krueger with a mix of dark humour, creative dream sequences, and a cast of characters who fight back. It’s a fan favourite for good reason.

2. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Although it departs from Michael Myers entirely, this standalone entry is a cult classic in its own right. Its eerie plot about a sinister mask company and haunting jingle makes it a unique entry in the Halloween franchise.

3. The Exorcist III (1990)

Director: William Peter Blatty

Returning to the chilling tone of the original, this sequel...

Blumhouse has stood at the forefront of the horror industry since it was first founded in 2000. It's now affiliated with a plethora of immense franchises, such as Paranormal Activity and The Purge. But, even with these spectacular names under its belt, the production company still manages to hit it out of the park every time.

With 2025 fast approaching, fans are excited to learn more about what the company has up its sleeve, especially regarding its well-known horror movies. From sequels to spin-offs, it seems that Blumhouse is keen to expand its portfolio even further. But the coming year has many exciting offerings from the production company.

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When it comes to horror, Blumhouse continues to be a Hollywood leader in terms of its output. The company is behind horror hits like Get Out (2017), M3GAN (2022), Hush (2016), and The Invisible Man (2021), with the Blumhouse model dating back to 2007's Paranormal Activity. Making films at low budget levels, giving filmmakers creative freedom, and releasing horror films through the studio system is how Blumhouse operates, and it's resulted in some strong slates in recent years.

Blumhouse has had a relatively strong 2024, starting the year off with Night Swim, which may not have fared well with critics but was a box office success. The same can be said for Imaginary, but the company's following movie, Afraid, failed to really connect critically or commercially. In September, however, Blumhouse released a horror movie that can be considered its best of the year, earning strong scores on Rotten Tomatoes and striking gold at the box office.

The co-creator and star of a Blumhouse found footage franchise explains why they made the jump from Netflix to Shudder. Although it's primarily known for its movie offerings, which run the gamut from Happy Death Day to Get Out, Blumhouse has had several television series with varying levels of success. Some of their more notable projects in recent years include the horror anthology Into the Dark and Prime Video's The Horror of Dolores Roach.

The production company made its mark, however, with the 2009 found footage horror Paranormal Activity. Directed by Oren Peli, and continuing in the form of several sequels, Paranormal Activity helped to propel found footage horrors as a way of telling familiar stories through a fresh lens and subverting expectations. Another mini-franchise, which has made the jump to television, would follow a few years later.

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The found footage horror movie subgenre saturated the film market after The Blair Witch Project was released in 1999. It might have taken a few years, but by the end of the 2000s, the monumental success of Paranormal Activity assured us that the subgenre wasn't going anywhere. Since then, we've gotten several found footage franchises, such as Rec, V/H/S, and Creep, as well as six more Paranormal Activity stories and a Blair Witch sequel. Although some argue the subgenre is stale and overused, there are still fresh releases that revive the style. And in 2022, we got the perfect example of this in Deadstream. The horror comedy manages to be interchangeably satirical and terrifying, filled with humor, jump scares, grotesque practical effects, and unpredictable twists.

No longer just a day, Black Friday sales now kick off the week before Thanksgiving.

In fact, Amazon has already launched sales on dozens of horror (and genre-adjacent) 4K Ultra HDs, Blu-rays, and DVD, compiled below.

These discounts aren’t guaranteed to last, so act fast!

4K Uhd Collections:

Dune / Dune: Part Two – $29.99 The Dark Knight Trilogy – $29.99 Rosemary’s Baby / Pet Sematary / Crawl / Smile / Sweeney Todd – $39.99 Friday the 13th Part 2 / Breakdown / World War Z / Orphan: First Kill – $47.39 Jurassic World: 6-Movie Collection – $49.99 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – $54.99 The Ring Collection – $59.29 Mad Max: 5-Film Collection – $69.99 Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment – $80.00 Universal Classic Monsters: 8-Film Collection – $96.98

4K Uhd Movies:

Escape From L.A. – $8.99 Cloverfield – $8.99 Brawl In Cell Block 99 – $9.96 Talk To Me – $9.99 King Kong (2005) – $10.99 Godzilla (2014) – $10.99 Kong: Skull Island – $10.99 Godzilla: King of the Monsters – $10.99 Godzilla vs Kong – $10.99 The Thing – $10.99 Shaun of the Dead – $10.99 The Shining – $10.99 A Quiet Place – $10.99 M3GAN – $10.99 Nope – $10.99 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse...

If you've been online in the last several years, you know that film fans love to make their little ranked lists of franchise movies, particularly horror fans. In addition to the fun of making a ranking, people love to use these exercises to express their individuality, often highlighting undervalued or overpraised entries in a given series as a way of going against the grain of consensus. Not that people are always looking to be contrarian; a lot of these rankings tend to strongly resemble one another. Still, you rarely find a few that are exactly alike.

Yet sometimes, a consensus is inarguably reached. As an aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes provides a decent bird's eye view of a film's reception. While it's hardly the first or last word on a movie, it certainly helps one understand the conversation at large surrounding it. There are numerous examples of movies that are generally beloved...

Peachfuzz is back in The Creep Tapes. Writer-actor Mark Duplass and writer-director Patrick Brice chatted with Bloody Disgusting about the unlikely found footage franchise’s trajectory from Creep to the new series.

“It’s really kind of a special one for me,” says Duplass. “I always hear this fun lore about, like, bands who just started jamming together casually and then it turned into this amazing thing, or like Mike Leigh will be talking with his friends and then all of a sudden this movie comes out of it.

“My art always felt very painstaking and structured how it was made. But Creep was the only project that just kind of fell out of our pockets,” he explains.

“Patrick and I were talking in my kitchen. We were just friends, and he was fresh out of film school, and I wanted to do something really small and and different from...

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Ryan Eggold and Eloise Mumford are being sought after by one of literature's most iconic detectives for different reasons in Cross. Having first held down one of the lead roles in The CW's 90210 sequel show, Eggold subsequently found success starring in NBC's The Blacklist and co-leading its short-lived spinoff, Redemption, while also landing a major role in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman around the same time. More recently, Eggold found acclaim leading the cast of the medical drama New Amsterdam, while also directing three episodes before it came to an end in 2023.

Much like Eggold, Mumford found early success in the world of television with her key roles in Fox's crime drama Lone Star and ABC's The River, a found-footage horror show from the creator of the Paranormal Activity franchise and produced by Jason Blum before Blumhouse fame. Since then, Mumford...

A beloved found-footage horror classic finds its way back into the public consciousness with an encouraging update for its legion of fans. The Blair Witch Project secures a new re-release after its producer claims fans have long been watching the wrong version of it.

Via his X (formerly Twitter page), The Blair Witch Project producer Michael Monello confirmed an updated and upscaled version of the movie that is now available via home video in Europe. According to Monello, The Blair Witch Project's new edition is the one he and the movie's creative team intended to release initially but couldn't due to the technological constraints they encountered when the original version debuted in 1999. When the film premiered on home video, distributors Artisan "made a huge mistake," by working from a 35mm telecine transfer rather than the DigiBeta master originally used, causing "serious motion errors." The footage also looked grainier and...

Horror franchises have continued to dominate the genre, often overshadowing new releases that do not have a connection to a well-known and popular series. Many of these franchises have a mix of good and bad movies, including icons like Halloween, Alien, Saw, and The Conjuring. These titles have had enough success to overshadow the lackluster installments, even if they're known for only one or two major films that keep the series alive.

Other horror franchises in the genre have not withstood the test of time or kept viewers interested in more bad installments than good or even decent ones. Series like Puppet Master and Paranormal Activity may have a cult following, but the overall critical and audience reception is exceptionally poor. Despite having multiple sequels, these horror series only have one distinguishable film.

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In the new horror movie Devon, Devon's parents never stopped searching for answers after her disappearance from a notorious asylum. Years after the incident, a mysterious website draws five adventurers to the abandoned asylum where she was last seen.

Armed with cameras, they plunge into the darkness, unaware they’re filming their own descent into horror - never meant to return.

Jersey Shore star and reality TV icon Jenni "JWoww" Farley writes, directs, and executive produces the movie which is now available on Digital. A lifelong horror fan, Jenni makes an impressive debut with this found footage horror movie set in an abandoned asylum.

We got to sit down for a conversation with Jenni earlier this week and learned more about what inspired her to make her own horror movie, how The Blair Witch Project inspired Devon, the challenges of finding the right cast, and how she mastered the...

The Blair Witch Project is getting a re-release that will finally capture the filmmakers' true vision. Released on July 14, 1999, The Blair Witch Project followed a documentary team hiking into the Black Hills to explore the legend of the Blair Witch. Shot on a budget of $35,000-$65,000, the movie grossed $248.6 million, becoming a sleeper hit. It spawned two sequels, and popularized the found footage technique later used by the Paranormal Activity movies.

According to a tweet on Twitter/X by Mike Monello of Haxan Films, the production company responsible for The Blair Witch Project, the film is finally getting a home video release in the way it was intended. Monello reveals the original movie was shot in 16mm black and white, but, to make it suitable for theatrical release, it had to be transferred to 35mm. When releasing on home video, Artisan erroneously used the transfer version, resulting in compromised quality.

Oren Pelis supernatural found-footage horror film Paranormal Activity spawned a franchise that included seven movies, so the Paranormal Activity timeline needs some explaining. The films follow the history of two sisters named Katie and Kristi who are tormented by a demonic entity, "Toby." As the franchise expanded with sequels, prequels, and parallel installments, the exact timeline of events remains complicated. The franchise shares a basic premise: supernatural occurrences that are caught "found-footage" such as security systems, webcams, and more.

The 2021 installment Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin was a soft reboot since it is the first installment in the franchise to feature a new demonic entity: Asmodeus, based on the real-life Abrahamic dogma. The next title in the franchise, The Other Side, returned to Paranormal Activity's core story, centering on "Toby" once again and continuing the story from where Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension left off. The installments aren't released chronologically,...

Blumhouse and Lionsgate are teaming up to produce a new film in the Blair Witch Project franchise, and there are already exciting updates about the upcoming movie. Debuting in 1999, The Blair Witch Project turned Hollywood on its ear when the extremely low-budget indie horror film took the world by storm. The pioneering found footage movie was shot on handheld camcorders and follows a group of young adults as they traverse the Maryland woods in search of the eponymous legend. What made the movie so memorable was that it had audiences guessing about what was real and what was fiction.

Of course, it was all fiction, but The Blair Witch Project quickly became one of the most profitable movies of all time when it earned millions of dollars on a budget that was reportedly below one million. Though the gimmick of found footage wasn't originated by Blair Witch, it helped kick...

The video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s (read our review Here) quickly became Blumhouse Productions’ highest-grossing movie when it reached theatres and the Peacock streaming service back in October, surpassing the likes of Split, The Invisible Man, The Black Phone, M3GAN, the recent Halloween sequel trilogy, and the Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and The Purge franchises with its haul of $295 million. So, of course, there’s a sequel coming our way, aiming for a December 5, 2025 theatrical release. Returning star Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) recently said that Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is going to be bigger and scarier than its predecessor, and now co-star Matthew Lillard (Scream) has added that the movie is going to be fan-centric and action-packed.

Five Nights at Freddy’s stars Hutcherson and Lillard alongside Mary Stuart Masterson (Benny & Joon), Elizabeth Lail (You), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy), and Kat Conner Sterling (A Week Away). The...

This post contains spoilers for the "Paranormal Activity" franchise.

When "Paranormal Activity" was first released in 2007, it was a small-scale, indie found-footage endeavor spearheaded by Oren Peli, shot with an initial budget of around $15,000. After the feature made some waves and was acquired by Paramount, the trajectory of this horror offering, which was initially meant as a standalone entry, changed forever. Now armed with a new alternate ending, "Paranormal Activity" had an unbelievably lucrative run at the box office, and this overwhelming success went on to spawn a highly profitable franchise with stories that sported interconnected timelines and a shared found footage convention. Although the first few entries feel fresh and effective, a case of franchise fatigue can be felt over time, especially with the most recent soft reboot, "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin."

It is perfectly okay to watch the "Paranormal Activity" films (check out our ranking of them here) according to release order,...

Over 10 films to date and an 11th scheduled for late September of 2025, Saw is a franchise that rivals most in terms of both output and fandom. It had a run of 7 straight films over 7 years which began with the out of nowhere Saw in 2004 and culminating with Saw 3D in 2010. Its consistency may have trailed off temporarily with scattered entries following in 2017, 2021, and 2023, but the series as a whole is well known and has branched off into nearly every conceivable type of media. From comics and novels to video games and toys, Saw may just be primed to start another legendary run in the 2020s. Saw III was a runaway train that is still the highest grossing film in the series, but it was almost not even made after the original creators were done. With traps that were some of the most creative and even including Tobin Bell’s favorite...

Horror movies have been with us for a very, very long time. This genre, despite inducing shock and fear among the viewers, is extremely popular, and starting with Alfred Hitchcock, some directors have made careers by making horrors. George Romero, John Carpenter, and Wes Craven are considered classics, while today, we have a series of new, young directors who are great in the genre.

And since we’re writing this in a period of year when horrors are even more popular than usual, we have found a very interesting report that has seemingly determined the scariest horror movie of all time based on objective scientific criteria.

If you want to know how the guys at Science of Scare determined this and which horror movie actually won the prestigious title, we advise you to stick with us until the end as we are going to reveal absolutely everything you need to know.

Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez tell us how they started a found footage frenzy with their pivotal 1999 horror, The Blair Witch Project.

In 1999, a tiny indie film changed the face of horror. Its viral marketing campaign was soon adopted by bigger Hollywood movies like Cloverfield (2008). Other filmmakers rushed to make their own documentary-style shockers – most notably writer-director Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity (2007), which helped turn Blumhouse Productions into the horror powerhouse it is today.

The Blair Witch Project was the work of first-time directors (and former University of Centaal Florida film students) Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, who in the early 1990s came up with their initial concept: the movie would essentially be a faux documentary, cut together from the film and video material left behind by three investigators who vanished while investigating the legend of a witch. On an initial budget of at most $60,000, The Blair Witch Project...

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10 years ago, the horror genre had one of its most prolific years ever. While we hadnt quite hit the renaissance that the combined efforts of Jordan Peele and A24 would bring about a few years later, 2014 was still a surprisingly solid year for audiences looking for a good fright. Sequels like The Purge: Anarchy and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones brought continued success to their franchises, while original stories like As Above So Below, Deliver Us From Evil, and especially It Follows proved profitable to varying degrees.

Yet far and away, horrors crown jewel of 2014 was The Babadook, which earned rave critical reviews and saw a worldwide gross of over $10 million on a budget of just $2 million. In the years since,...