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Good news: Hammer Films is making a new monster movie: Ithaqua. Not-so-good news: it appears to have used AI to generate the poster.

Hammer Films, arguably the biggest name in British genre filmmaking, is busy making a new horror feature – its first since 2023’s Doctor Jekyll. Called Ithaqua, it’s a period piece with a solid cast including Luke Hemsworth and Kevin Durand.

Shooting is currently underway in Canada, with the iconic studio releasing a number of behind-the-scenes images from the production on its Instagram feed.

Rather disappointingly, however, a separate post includes a teaser poster which bears all the hallmarks of being generated using a piece of AI software like Midjourney. We’ve contacted Hammer Films to find out whether or not it is indeed AI-generated and will update this post if and when we get a response.

While looking around for information about Ithaqua, meanwhile, we found what...

Stars: Chris O’Brocki, Justin P. Martin, Rosaria Eraso, Hunter Redfern, Angel Nichole Bradford, Tim Hale, Morrigan Thompson, Gary Lee Vincent, Jessa Flux | Written by Todd Martin, Gary Lee Vincent | Directed by Brad Twigg

The list of animals on a drug-fuelled killing spree gets a new addition as Cocaine Bear, Cocaine Werewolf, Attack of the Meth Gator, and all the others get joined by Crackcoon. Not to be confused with Krackoon and its sequel, which pitted a murderous trash running loose in The Bronx, this film takes place in a rural community with a drug problem that’s about to turn into something much more dangerous.

When a couple of crack addicts buy a new designer drug, Acid Mind Drainage, from Denny it’s the start of a bloody killing spree as it turns anyone who uses it into a homicidal maniac. Things, however, are about to get a lot worse.

Short stories in the horror genre can be more terrifying than novels due to their ability to hold readers in haunting suspense and push their imagination. Classic short stories by authors like Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft serve as great inspiration for long-form screen adaptations, as proven by Mike Flanagan's Fall of the House of Usher miniseries. There are countless short stories, from Algernon Blackwood's "The Wendigo" to Octavia E. Butler's "Bloodchild," that deserve to be transformed into chilling horror movies.

Sometimes shorter is better when it comes to the horror genre. Due in part to their word-count restraints, short stories can often be more terrifying than novels. Writers aren't tasked with keeping the terror or suspense high for hundreds of pages. Instead, short stories hold readers in their haunting grasp and push them to imagine what's happening just beyond the page. That said, classic short...

Wendigos are mythical spirits from Algonquian folklore that possess humans and induce greed and cannibalism. Wendigos are often depicted as powerful monsters with a hunger for human flesh in movies and TV shows like The X-Files and Supernatural. The portrayal of Wendigos in different films varies, with different physical appearances and interpretations of their nature as either evil spirits or guardians of nature.

Even though there has been a variety of Wendigo movies and TV shows, the creature started out as a mythical spirit from Algonquian folklore. Wendigos were originally seen as humanoid spirits that possess humans and induce feelings of greed and cannibalism within them. Over the years, their pop culture representations have added some new alterations. Usually, the Wendigo is depicted with ram horns, glowing eyes pushed back into the sockets, emaciated skin, and yellowed fangs.

Wendigos are also seen in shows like The X-Files and Supernatural, as...

Stars: Tyler Gene, Jake Robinson, Hunter Redfern, Matthias Margraves, Laura Rodriguez, Taylor-Grace Davis, Paul Hurley | Written by Jake Robinson, James S. ‘Jamie’ Brown | Directed by Jake Robinson

I’m beginning to think that, cinematically at least, the Wendigo hit its peak back in 1995 with Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, an absolutely batshit mix of folklore, Evil Dead-style mayhem, and stop-motion monsters. Despite some decent films on the subject like The Retreat there’s yet to be a definitive screen version of this creature from Native American folklore.

The latest take on the myth is titled, aptly enough, The Wendigo and it begins somewhere in the woods of North Carolina as YouTuber Logan calls out the creature’s name hoping to catch it on camera for his livestream. He gets more than he bargained for and gets dragged off while, in true found-footage fashion, his camera glitches.

Ironically, the footage goes...

After a social media star disappears in the woods of North Carolina, his friends are set to figure out what happened to him. Ignoring the legend of the cursed land was only their first mistake. That’s the chilling tale in tow of The Wendigo, on digital platforms 4th August 2023 from Terror Films.

Directed by Jake Robinson, and starring Austin Pigza, Tyler Gene, and Matthias Margraves, The Wendigo is written by Jamie Brown (Fatal Getaway). Terror Films will release the film worldwide 4th August 2023.

Director’s Statement

Due to my Father, I grew up with a love for horror. He used to take me to Hollywood Video every Friday as a child. Watching each movie sparked something in my young mind to want to make movies myself. As a kid, I made little films on our family video recorder. Surprisingly, I still have my first “movie” I taped. If I spoke to my younger self,...

After a social media star disappears in the woods of North Carolina, his friends are set to figure out what happened to him. Ignoring the legend of the cursed land was only their first mistake. That’s the chilling tale in tow of The Wendigo, on digital platforms August 4 from Terror Films. Directed by …

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