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Two years ago, we heard that Tim Blake Nelson and Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) would be starring in The Leader, a true crime biopic about a story that shocked the world back in 1997, the mass suicide of the members of the Heaven’s Gate cult. That project has finally made it into production, and Deadline reports that Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) has joined the cast. Details on the character he’ll be playing haven’t been revealed – but it’s not difficult to imagine him playing a member of the Heaven’s Gate cult.

Farmiga is playing cult leader Bonnie Nettles, a.k.a. Ti. Nelson’s character is the cult’s infamous frontman, Marshall Applewhite, a.k.a. Do. Also in the cast are Simon Rex (Red Rocket), Grace Caroline Currey (Fall), Matthew Glave (The Wedding Singer), William Mapother (In the Bedroom), Jb Yowell (A Jar Full of Christmas...

Lionsgate is planning to give the horror comedy creature feature Big Freaking Rat a VOD release on April 25th – and with just one month to go until that date arrives, a trailer for the film has dropped online. You can watch it in the embed above.

This film comes our way from writer/director Thomas J. Churchill, whose previous credits include A System Devoured, Emerging Past, The Day of the Living Dead, Check Point, The Rack Pack, Nation’s Fire, The Step Daddy, The Amityville Harvest, The Business of Christmas, The Amityville Moon, Amityville Uprising, The Godfather Buck, and Devilreaux. We recently heard that he’s teaming with Anson Williams of Happy Days and Brian Austin Green of Beverly Hills, 90210 on a horror thriller called The Three Killer Pigs.

The story Churchill crafted for Big Freaking Rat has the following synopsis: Ranger Brody, along with his niece and nephew, works...

Stars: Jessa Flux, Ashleigh Amberlynn, Mel Heflin, Kelsey Livengood, Angel Nichole Bradford, Anna Clary, Mia Katz, Lynn Lowry, Ann Myrna | Written by Steve Hermann | Directed by Angel Nichole Bradford, Steve Hermann

Horror films and sorority houses are a combination that go back at least as far as 1957’s Blood of Dracula and 1961’s Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory, the 70s gave us the classic original versions of Black Christmas and Suspiria, along with the memorable made for TV flick The Initiation of Sarah.

But it was the slasher boom of the 80s that it blossomed with films like Sorority House Massacre, The House on Sorority Row and The Initiation. Since then we’ve had multiple remakes of Black Christmas and House on Sorority Row as well as new films such as Die Die Delta Pi, Slotherhouse and now Night of the Dead Sorority Babes.

A group of coeds, Veronica, Victoria,...

Stars: Isabella Jaimie, Rebecca De Ornelas, Zsolt Kormendy, Risa Mei, Jacob Rainer, Roy Ward, Juan Salvati | Written and Directed by Michael Dibiasio-Ornelas

The Yorkie Werewolf was bound to happen. With lycanthropes making a comeback lately, from Werewolves to The Beast Comes at Midnight and 12 To Midnight, somebody had to spoof them. And that someone was writer/director Michael Dibiasio-Ornelas, who serves up one of the highest concept genre films since Slotherhouse.

Jenny was born into a long line of witches, but she has no interest in pursuing the craft. As the film opens, she’s more interested in getting a selfie with her dead grandmother than she is with the woman’s dying pronouncement that she will be the one to end the witch’s ongoing war with the local mob, but at a great cost.

Things don’t get any better when she tells her mother Sandra that...

Indie horror comedy “Glue Trap” has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures following a film festival run that began with its premiere last year at Dances With Films.

The film, written and directed by “Succession” and “Euphoria” writer and consultant Justin Geldzahler, will be released on digital and VOD in the U.S. on Dec. 17.

Starring Obie-winner Brittany Bradford and Isaac W. Jay, the movie follows a couple during a last minute trip to a cabin. “But when an obnoxious third [Gloria Bangiola] wheel arrives,” the logline reads, “they worry their relationship may be in trouble.”

The film is produced by Geldzahler, Christopher Fox, Norris Guncheon and executive produced by Sara McFarlane.

“With the holidays approaching, I’m excited to release our film about loved ones driving each other insane while isolated from an increasingly uncomfortable world,” Geldzahler said in a statement Monday.

Gravitas Ventures SVP of acquisitions and operations Bill Guentzler also said,...

Stars: Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Stefan Kapicic, Grace Patterson, Olivia Rouyre, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson | Written by Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan | Directed by Matthew Goodhue

What could possibly top the recent run of cocaine-fueled bears, sharks, and cougars? How about a cute, three-toed critter turning a sorority house into a Slotherhouse? Yes, the world’s slowest animal has turned homicidal and is carving up sorority girls like a seasoned slasher. Although, as the prologue that shows the critter getting bagged by poachers hints, this isn’t your typically chill furry tree hanger.

Emily wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become president of Sigma Lambda Theta, Slth for short. Unfortunately, she lacks the ruthlessness and social media presence of the current president Brianna. However, a chance meeting with Oliver, an exotic animal aficionado of dubious morality, changes everything. What better way to become the president...

The Jeepers Creepers franchise began with a bang in 2001, capturing the imaginations and nightmares of horror fans with its introduction of the Creeper, a demonic entity that awakens every 23 years to feast on human flesh. Directed by Victor Salva, the original film stood out for its eerie atmosphere, relentless suspense, and the enigmatic terror of the Creeper, portrayed by Jonathan Breck. It struck a chord with audiences, becoming a sleeper hit and grossing over $59 million worldwide. The sequel in 2003 continued to build on this mythology, focusing on a group of stranded teenagers and further cementing the Creeper as a formidable horror icon despite mixed reviews. However, the third installment in 2017 signaled a steep decline, with a disjointed narrative, lackluster special effects, and a failure to capture the franchise’s original suspense and terror. Despite these ups and downs, the franchise’s enduring legacy and dedicated fanbase prompted a reboot with...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Uinta Productions and Paper Street Pictures’ “Snow Valley,” the directorial debut from the late Brandon Murphy.

Murphy, who died in January 2022, was the screenwriter for “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.” He also wrote the script for “Snow Valley,” which was in post production at the time of his death.

The film stars Barbara Crampton (“Re-Animator”), Rachel Michiko Whitney (“The Card Counter”), Cooper van Grootel (“One Of Us Is Lying”), Tom Williamson (“All Cheerleaders Die”), David Lambert (“The Fosters”), Paige Elkington (“Relationship Status”), and Ali Fumiko Whitney (“The Road Dance”).

In the psychological thriller, a newly engaged couple’s swanky ski weekend goes horribly awry when an unexpected guest arrives and the house’s dark supernatural forces begin to rise on the anniversary of a tragic event.

“Snow Valley” was produced by Chris Abernathy, Aaron B. Koontz, Justice Laub and Michiko Whitney. Andrea Chung and Solco Schuit executive produced.

The "Oscat" award recipients have been announced by PETA.

Annually, PETA honors "outstanding achievements in animal advocacy" through what is known as the Oscat Awards. These are awarded to various movies, TV shows, filmmakers, and actors who've promoted kindness to animals through their work. PETA had previously celebrated Ryan Gosling's Ken for wearing faux fur in Barbie, so it's no surprise that one of the Oscats goes to the hit film. Barbie has been given the Best Fauxjo Mojo Fashion Moments award, with PETA praising costume designer Jacqueline Durran for her work on Margot Robbie's vegan pink Birkenstocks and faux fur boots and with Gosling's vegan leather cowboy boots and "Fauxjo Mojo Mink" fur-free coat.

Related Slotherhouse Celebrated by PETA for Anti-Poaching Message Slotherhouse, a new horror film about a killer sloth, has earned PETA's stamp of approval. Close

The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey has also been...

Plaion Pictures is excited to announce that their new comedy horror, Slotherhouse, is out now on all major digital download platforms. Featuring an impressive up and coming cast, British actress Lisa Ambalavanar stars alongside EastEnders alumna Sydney Craven (Wolf Blood) and Andrew Horton (Jupiter’s Legacy). Directed by Matthew Goodhue and written by Bradley Fowler & Cady Lanigan. Slotherhouse follows Emily Young, a technology obsessed sorority senior trapped in the world of social currency and popularity, as she discovers the influence she can gain from cute animals after meeting an exotic pet distributor. Emily’s deep desire to become sorority house President leads to her adopting a poached pet sloth in order to use it to help her get elected new house President. But when bodies slowly begin to pile up in the Lambda Omega Omega house, Emily and her sisters are slow to realize the deaths are being caused by their new house mascot,...

Stars: Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Stefan Kapicic, Grace Patterson, Olivia Rouyre, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson | Written by Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan | Directed by Matthew Goodhue

[Note: With the film released today the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Slotherhouse from its US debut last year]

What could possibly top the recent run of cocaine-fueled bears, sharks, and cougars? How about a cute, three-toed critter turning a sorority house into a Slotherhouse? Yes, the world’s slowest animal has turned homicidal and is carving up sorority girls like a seasoned slasher. Although, as the prologue that shows the critter getting bagged by poachers hints, this isn’t your typically chill furry tree hanger.

Emily wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become president of Sigma Lambda Theta, Slth for short. Unfortunately, she lacks the ruthlessness and social media presence of the current president Brianna. However, a chance meeting with Oliver, an exotic animal aficionado of dubious morality, changes everything.

Here on Bloody Disgusting we’ve published several articles (find them all here) covering *our* favorite horror movies of last year, but it’s always interesting to take a look at year-in-review roundups from other places as well. Letterboxd, for example, kicks off each new year by spotlighting the previous year’s top hits, and their full 2023 Year in Review is now live.

As always, films are broken up into various categories based on highest user ratings, including the 10 Highest Rated Horror Movies of 2023. It’s hardly surprising that the list is topped by horror hits including Talk to Me, When Evil Lurks, and Scream VI, but there are also several films on the list that you probably wouldn’t expect – and maybe haven’t even heard of.

Here are Letterboxd’s 10 Highest Rated Horror Movies of 2023…

10) Huesera: The Bone Woman 9) The Passenger 8) Birth/Rebirth 7) Vincent Must Die 6) Scream VI 5) Romancham...

"None of our lives can matter more than this mission." It's a go! The very first movie trailer mashup 2023 retrospective video has dropped today, created by the London-based movie lover Jed Wagman of Wagman Studios. His "2023 Movie Mashup" video is out and ready to watch now! Click play below for a journey back through this past year of cinema. A full 7 minutes of footage from nearly every big and small movie in 2023 cut together in a thrilling, captivating, amusing package to entertain us in this final month left in the year. He has included everything from any movie you can think of, even Passages and Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron and Korean sci-fi JUNG_E and the wonderful Past Lives and fun sloth horror Slotherhouse and the acclaimed The Zone of Interest and Chevalier and Ben Affleck's Air and El Conde and even Duplass / Brown's Biosphere. These are always...

It's more difficult than it may seem to make a successful horror comedy. For every ten Sharknados, there is one M3GAN. Fortunately, this year's Slotherhouse is a genuinely refreshing take on the horror comedy that balances being campy without winking too much at the audience. The movie is played fairly straight and only occasionally slips into self-parody. As any fan of trash cinema knows, schlock is at its best when it isn't plagued with irony, when it doesn't know how bad it is. There are exceptions, of course, but intentional camp is much harder to pull off than unintentional camp. Slotherhouse pulls off intentional camp with what can only be described as elegance. It doesn't show its hand until the first half of the movie is over, and you realize that the filmmakers are in on the joke.

Five Nights at Freddy’s is a supernatural horror film directed by Emma Tammi, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Seth Cuddeback. Based on a video game series of the same name by Scott Cawthon, the film revolves around a troubled security guard who starts his new job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria. You know what happens next. Five Nights at Freddy’s stars Mike Schmidt, Elizabeth Lail, and Matthew Lillard. So, if you love the horror film here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Willy’s Wonderland (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Screen Media Films

Synopsis: When his car breaks down, a quiet loner (Nic Cage) agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy’s Wonderland.

Dead Silence (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures

Synopsis: You Scream. You Die. Dare...

Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment company, has acquired the U.S. rights to Connie Cocchia’s coming-of-age drama “When Time Got Louder.” The film will be released on Nov. 17 in select theaters and on VOD.

“’When Time Got Louder’ is a powerful story filled with emotion. It’s a great addition to the coming-of-age genre, and we can’t be more happy to bring it to audiences,” stated Cameron Moore, senior director of theatrical distribution, who negotiated the deal on behalf of Gravitas.

Willow Shields (“The Hunger Games” franchise) stars as Abbie, who is departing for college and leaving her parents (Elizabeth Mitchell and Lochlyn Munro) and brother (Jonathan Simao), who has autism and is non-verbal. As the film’s synopsis explains, “while exploring her independence and sexuality, Abbie finds herself torn between her new life and her love for her brother.” Ava Capri and Piper Curda also star in the film,...

Of late, Blumhouse has delivered some fascinating and incredibly entertaining slasher movies unlike pretty much anything in the subgenre before. Movies like Happy Death Day and Freaky quickly garnered much praise from critics and audiences, both lauding the creativity, performances, and energy of both movies. Now, keeping up Blumhouse's exceptional slasher movie streak is Prime Video's Totally Killer, a time travel slasher movie that takes audiences back to the '80s.

If you loved either Happy Day Death, The Belko Experiment, Get Out, or especially Freaky, which is written by the same person, then Totally Killer will certainly tickle that fun, nostalgic, and vibrant slasher movie itch. This horror-comedy offers a captivating premise with gut-busting humor and some very self-aware and clever writing. The film's supported by a great cast who all give delightful performances, elevating the already highly entertaining movie. Totally Killer is best and easily summed up by...

Streaming services have an exciting selection of Halloween offerings for lovers of all things spooky this year. Disney+‘s Halloscream has a fun lineup featuring the return of Loki on October 5 and a Goosebumbs reboot arriving on October 13 on Disney+. Over on sister platform Hulu, Huluween 2023 features new series Living for the Dead, American Horror Stories Season 3, and more. As a special treat, anime streaming service Crunchyroll made 20 spooky animes available for free to anyone with a free Crunchyroll account starting on October 1. They’ll be free through the end of the month. And of course, the spooky season fan-favorite, Shudder, has a slew of new titles coming this October that can be streamed both on Shudder and on AMC+. Here, find a full lineup of all the streaming service Halloween 2023 programming. Prime Video Totally Killer, October 6 Hulu Undead Unluck, October 6 The Mill, October 9 Monster: Inside America’s Most Extreme Haunted House,...

It’s the most spookiest time of the year, and you’ll find a smorgasbord of creepy content on the Hulu streaming service in October! Not only has the streamer secured recent theatrical releases like Cobweb and Slotherhouse for you, but Huluween is here again to make sure things go bump in the night.

Huluween highlights this year include the first season of Living for the Dead, which comes from the creators of Netflix’s popular Queer Eye. Join five queer ghost hunters – Alex Le May, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor and Roz Hernandez – as they travel to a range of the world’s most haunted locations in an attempt to help the living by healing the dead.

Hulu will also premiere Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House from director Andrew Renzi. The new documentary follows the story of “Navy Veteran turned master of horror” Russ McKamey. His home,...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Hulu! Oct. 1 kicks off the streamer’s annual Huluween offerings with dozens of spine-tingling series and films added to the platform, from horror classics like Stephen King’s “It” to new Hulu Originals like “Appendage.”

If you on the squeamish side, Hulu hasn’t forgotten you and will be adding dozens more titles this month and streaming major season premieres the day after they air, including new season of “The Simpsons,” “Bob's Burgers,” and more.

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Hulu’s latest original horror film “Appendage” joins the platform on Oct. 2 after its SXSW debut earlier this year. In it, Hannah, a young fashion designer who seems fine on the surface but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt begins to see her health decline...

Clockwise from top left: Cobweb (Lionsgate), Slotherhouse (Gravitas Pictures), Nocebo (Shudder), Dalíland (Magnolia Pictures) Image: The A.V. Club October is when streaming services like dropping obscure horror films and thrillers to get into the Halloween spirit. For instance, Eva Green is always scary-good, so her role as a fashion...

Clockwise from top left: Cobweb (Lionsgate), Slotherhouse (Gravitas Pictures), Nocebo (Shudder), Dalíland (Magnolia Pictures)Image: The A.V. Club

October is when streaming services like dropping obscure horror films and thrillers to get into the Halloween spirit. For instance, Eva Green is always scary-good, so her role as a fashion designer...

You know this film will be highly unserious if it’s titled with a pun. So, if you go in expecting nothing more than what it can offer, Slotherhouse delivers a delightful sense of campiness and a great message. Horror is a creative genre, and we get to see all sorts of things under the label. There’s a lot of fun to be had with this film, and the acting resembles any Hallmark or popular teen Netflix film. Also, Puppet Killer Sloth is quite adorable, and there is some self-aware dialogue that is very well-timed and funny. Emily is a sorority sister who is looking for meaning in her sorority life. She wants to stand for president of the house against popular girl Brianna. Emily is very concerned about her popularity and is trying really hard to make it big on social media. When she saves a dog in...

Can you believe October is already almost here? You can expect the new horror releases to kick into high gear in a couple weeks, but we’ve still got two weeks left to go in September.

And this week brings Five new horror movies to the table.

Here’s all the new horror releasing September 18 – September 24, 2023!

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

After a limited theatrical release last month, director Matthew Goodhue’s exceedingly lovable killer sloth slasher comedy Slotherhouse is now available on VOD platforms.

Slotherhouse is a brand new horror-comedy that tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who unknowingly invites an adorable murderous sloth onto campus.

“It’s senior year of college for sorority sister Emily Young and for the first time ever, Sigma Lambda Theta is having elections for who will be president. Wanting to have a killer year,...

One would be forgiven for stepping into a film titled Slotherhouse with incredibly low expectations. The title and gimmick of the film – mass murdering sloth takes out an entire sorority – doesn’t exactly conjure visions of the masters, and frankly, the world of trash horror is so inundated with similarly themed no-budget junk, that I wouldn’t even blame a body for skipping it altogether. However, horror comedy fans with broad minds would do well not to look past this kitschy gem, Slotherhouse is not at all what you’re expecting, this killer really has claws. Emily (Lisa Ambalavanar) is a milquetoast sorority gal at Sigma Lambda Theta, an elite house with an even more elite sisterhood. Ruled over with an iron fist by chapter president...

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Slotherhouse is a horror comedy that combines ridiculous comedy, nail-biting horror, and tension, following a sorority house's race to survive after bodies start piling up and the suspect is their beloved sloth mascot, Alpha. The movie taps into the campiness of films like M3GAN and Cocaine Bear while ramping up the absurdity by focusing on a supposedly slow and harmless sloth as the antagonist. Directed by Bradley Fowler and starring a talented cast, Slotherhouse offers a fun experience for fans of horror tropes and campy comedy, and will be available on video on demand starting September 19.

In Slotherhouse, senior Emily Young is hoping to become president of her sorority, Sigma Lambda Theta. In order to gain political clout, she uses a sloth that she found to win the hearts of her sisters, just as the adorable animal won hers. However, things take a turn when bodies begin piling up in the house,...

Hulu has released a trailer for the upcoming psychological body horror film "Appendage," starring Hadley Robinson and Emily Hampshire. The film follows Hannah, a fashion student dealing with self-doubt and negative thoughts, whose inner demons manifest as a terrifying growth inside her body. "Appendage" premieres on Hulu on October 2 as part of Huluween.

Hulu has dropped a trailer for Appendage, their upcoming psychological body horror film starring Hadley Robinson and Emily Hampshire. Robinson stars as Hannah, a young fashion student who finds herself dealing with mounting pressure. Filled with self-doubt and negative thoughts, things begin to quickly and terrifyingly unravel for Hannah. Her inner demons begin to manifest into an unexplainable growth inside of her body, and things just escalate: what begins as an internal growth shifts into a demon-like creature tormenting the film's star by the end of the trailer. Check out the trailer for Appendage below.

According to the film's synopsis,...

Stars: Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Stefan Kapicic, Grace Patterson, Olivia Rouyre, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson | Written by Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan | Directed by Matthew Goodhue

What could possibly top the recent run of cocaine-fueled bears, sharks, and cougars? How about a cute, three-toed critter turning a sorority house into a Slotherhouse? Yes, the world’s slowest animal has turned homicidal and is carving up sorority girls like a seasoned slasher. Although, as the prologue that shows the critter getting bagged by poachers hints, this isn’t your typically chill furry tree hanger.

Emily wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become president of Sigma Lambda Theta, Slth for short. Unfortunately, she lacks the ruthlessness and social media presence of the current president Brianna. However, a chance meeting with Oliver, an exotic animal aficionado of dubious morality, changes everything. What better way to become the president...

This story contains Spoilers for Slotherhouse.

The new horror-comedy film Slotherhouse has gotten a special award from PETA.

Dubbed the "Slotherhouse Rules!" Award, the honor comes with PETA offering high praise to the filmmakers for their approach to making an animal-centric movie. The animal rights org recognized writers Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan, along with director Matthew Goodhue, for using puppetry rather than a real sloth, ensuring no animals were mistreated for the film's production. PETA also praised the film for sharing a "powerful anti-poaching message with viewers."

Related: Gladiator 2 Slammed by PETA for Alleged Animal Mistreatment

The movie is about a sloth named Alpha who exacts bloody revenge after she's taken from her home and forced to live as a sorority mascot for the sake of drawing attention on social media. The survivors learn their lesson by the movie's end, and the remaining sorority sisters form an activist group...

What’s the scariest creature the world has ever known? If you said the sloth, you’re not alone. Some may find these furry bundles of lethargy charming, but a closer look reveals a devious predator lurking amidst the trees just waiting to attack us with those long, blood-soaked claws. Matthew Goodhue’s Slotherhouse pits this tree-hanging menace with another fearsome fiend: the ambitious sorority girl.

Animal lover Emily (Lisa Ambalavanar) has set her sights on the Presidential Suite of her lavish sorority house as she begins her senior year of college. Unfortunately, this means she’ll have to take down incumbent mean girl Brianna (Sydney Craven) and her team of frightened minions. Hoping to boost her social media cred, Emily adopts a three–toed sloth she names Alpha from a sketchy animal poacher and unwittingly unleashes a blood bath as the tiny assassin slices her way through the Sigma Lambda Theta sisters.

A film about a murderous sloth rampaging through a sorority house is smarter and funnier than one might expect

The magic of cinema is in its ability to take our world, in all its messy complexity, and reflect its core truth back to us. Cinema opens our eyes. It can teach us empathy, open our eyes to wider issues. It can change us. Or it can give us a film about a killer sloth with a samurai sword, which is honestly quite a lot better.

On paper, Slotherhouse has The Asylum written all over it. It has the potential to be a cheaply made, lowest common denominator Sharknadoalike; a great title and an outrageous premise that, in reality, amounts to a stunt-cast non-actor emoting in a single location for an hour to fill the gap between the three VFX shots you already saw in the trailer. Even if you actively...

Plot: As part of her quest to become president of her sorority house, Emily adopts a three-toed sloth and makes it the house mascot. Unfortunately for her and her sorority sisters, this sloth is a homicidal maniac.

Review: There are so many “nature run amok” movies out there, particularly shark thrillers and killer croc (or gator) flicks, they can be easy to overlook and pass by. But every once in a while, something will be intriguing enough to stand out from the pack. 47 Meters Down, The Shallows, The Meg, Crawl, Cocaine Bear, etc. The latest to stand out from the pack, with both its title and concept, is director Matthew Goodhue’s Slotherhouse. A movie that mixes together the nature run amok and sorority house slasher sub-genres to very entertaining effect… and may be the first killer sloth movie. It’s difficult to believe we’ve never gotten a killer sloth before,...

Slotherhouse is a horror comedy film directed by Matthew Goodhue from a screenplay by Bradley Fowler and Cadey Lanigan. The film follows the story of Emily Young (Lisa Ambalavanar), a high school who wants to be the sorority’s president in order to get votes she adopts a cute sloth as a mascot for her campaign but things go totally batshit when the sloth is implicated in multiple fatalities. So, if you loved Slotherhouse here are some similar movies you could check out next.

Child’s Play (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – MGM

Synopsis: A contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 horror classic, Child’s Play follows Karen (Aubrey Plaza), a single mother who gifts her son Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a Buddi doll, unaware of its more sinister nature.

Sorority Row (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Summit Entertainment

Synopsis: It’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed with a tire iron. When...

What's more adorable than a cuddly little sloth who kills sorority sisters? If that's your bag, you'll be excited to learn that Slotherhouse is being released theatrically for one night only, Aug. 30, and that we're giving away from fun merchandise for the film.

Alpha the sloth is captured and brought to America, where a sorority sister uses it as part of a social media campaign for popularity. The sloth seeks its righteous revenge in this campy, off-kilter horror comedy that merges slasher cinema with animal attack flicks. You can check out the trailer below and learn more about the giveaway.

Win a Merch Package for the Horror Comedy Slotherhouse

The synopsis of the film reads as follows:

"It’s senior year of college for sorority sister Emily Young and for the first time ever, Sigma Lambda Theta is having elections for who will be president. Wanting to have a killer year,...

Rush Week is about to get even more cutthroat in Slotherhouse, the new horror comedy from Gravitas Ventures. Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip giving a closer look at Alpha the Killer Sloth in action as she culls the competition among her sorority sisters.

Slotherhouse will slash its way into theaters nationwide on August 30, 2023.

Directed by Matthew Goodhue, Slotherhouse is a horror-comedy that tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority.

“It’s senior year of college for sorority sister Emily Young and for the first time ever, Sigma Lambda Theta is having elections for who will be president. Wanting to have a killer year, Emily Young realizes she might just be the best option for her sorority. While beginning her campaign, she finds an adorable sloth that steals her heart and soon realizes she just might steal the hearts,...

There are some movies that are so absurd and bizarre, that we can't help but be intrigued by them. And a movie about a killer sloth is certainly one of them. Slotherhouse toys with many genres, and offers up a slasher/animal attack movie not to miss. It's utterly ridiculous. But what do you expect when you tune into a horror comedy movie with an agile, acrobatic, highly intelligent, and incredibly strong sloth, slaughtering an entire sorority house in the most hilarious ways possible? By the trailer and synopsis alone, you know exactly what to expect.

While Slotherhouse undoubtedly has a few issues, mainly some weird dialogue (which would be horrendously awkward elsewhere but actually kind of fits in this campy film), Slotherhouse is at the end of day one of the most entertaining flicks of 2023.

Throughout the past decade, we have seen some pretty outlandish and ridiculous animal attack movies.

The upcoming film Slotherhouse is capitalizing on the current trend of B-horror movies going big and finding success. Audiences can expect a solid and fun entry into the horror/comedy genre with Slotherhouse, based on the teaser trailer and promotional images. The film follows sorority member Emily and her sorority sisters as they fight off a killer sloth that was supposed to be their mascot, promising a campy and gory experience.

There's a killer sloth on the loose in the new horror/comedy Slotherhouse, and here's the latest Slotherhouse news. With horror comedies like Cocaine Bear and Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey reaching mainstream attention, it was only a matter of time before other animal-themed B-horror movies found their way to the big screen. While audiences may be asking "Why?", Gravitas Ventures is asking "Why not?", as the latest slated production, Slotherhouse, combines two highly beloved horror staples: a killer animal and a sorority.

Cocaine Bear might have taken the pop culture world by storm earlier this year, but there's an even more thrilling killer animal movie coming soon in Slotherhouse. While Cocaine Bear might have gained immense attention, especially since it was based on a true story, the concept of killer animals as movie antagonists is nothing new. Jaws may have put the subgenre on the map, but killer animal movies have existed since the 1920s. In fact, Cocaine Bear wasn't even the first of its kind to follow a bear; that accolade went to 1976's Grizzly.

Though considered "animal horror," the subgenre is encompassed by a more extensive range of living creatures who traditionally target humans. Before Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds served as one of the best mainstream killer animal movie releases. As the decades went on, there were movies centered on all types of natural horrors, including insects (Them!

Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canadian distribution rights to horror-thriller “Thirst.”

The film marks the directorial debut of musician Eric Owen, drummer with alternative rock duo Black Pistol Fire.

Written by Owen, in the film, insomnia spreads in a small town, causing fear and panic. As the situation becomes dire, two couples find salvation on an abandoned ranch until nefarious characters descend upon the land, claiming it as their own, and chaos ensues.

The film stars Brian Villalobos (HBO’s “Love and Death”) and Lori Kovacevich (“But Humble Sinners”). Josh Taylor produced alongside Owen.

The deal was negotiated between Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films and Mackenzie Maguire of Gravitas Ventures. A release is planned for the fall.

Owen said: “’Thirst’ realizes all of my greatest fears and asks the question – how will we act when our reality becomes distorted and would we be civil when our own survival is jeopardized?...

One of the most intriguing aspects of The Meg is how it doesn't take itself too seriously. Many iconic shark movies since Jaws do -- well, apart from slapstick comedies like Sharknado. This franchise, though, nails the proper balance of action and comedy.

Meg 2: The Trench finds Jason Statham's Jonas once more prepping for war against a giant megalodon. The thing is, seeing as this story adapts the books from Steve Alten, it has the potential for a wide-spanning aquatic universe. As such, fans are already wondering if Meg 2 has a post-credits scene to tease how the underwater universe could expand.

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Meg 2 Does Not Have a Post-Credits Scene

The idea of creative add-ons after or during the credits of a movie was revived by Marvel Studios with 2008's Iron Man. DC also used post-credits scenes, with The Flash...

Many filmgoers probably figured they'd seen the wildest movie of the year to feature a killer animal when Cocaine Bear was released, but there's a new horror-comedy in town with a much more outlandish concept.

Set to release later this month via Gravitas Ventures, Slotherhouse is a new film that's just as it sounds. It's a horror film that sets loose a killer sloth in a sorority house, and given the cuddly nature of the animal, it's very unbefitting of what people think they might know about the creature. Filmgoers may forever see sloths differently after watching Slotherhouse when it hits theaters on Aug. 30, 2023. For now, a sneak peek can be seen by checking out the new trailer.

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Matthew Goodhue directed Slotherhouse. The story is by Bradley Fowler and Cady Lanigan with Fowler penning the script. Rudi Rok provides...

Last week, we learned that Gravitas Ventures and Iconic Events Releasing will be giving the killer animal horror comedy Slotherhouse a nationwide theatrical release on August 30th. With that release date just four weeks away, a trailer for the film has now arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above!

Directed by Matthew Goodhue from a screenplay by Bradley Fowler, who crafted the story with Cady Lanigan, Slotherhouse centers on college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority. When she adopts an adorable sloth, she realizes the animal can serve as the house’s new mascot and help her win votes, dubbing the animal Alpha. The new pet is a beloved addition to the sorority house until a series of deaths point toward the sloth as the prime murder suspect. The film becomes a survival story of sisters versus sloth as...

"In the jungle, she's a 'beta.' But out here, she's an 'alpha.'" Gravitas Ventures + Iconic Events have unveiled the first official trailer for Slotherhouse, the hilariously fun new slasher horror film featuring a killer sloth. Yes, seriously, it's real – and amazing. It's described as a "delightfully over-the-top and movie about a sloth that goes on a killing spree in a sorority..." In the spirit of M3GAN, Cocaine Bear, and the Chucky / Child's Play series, though I'd reckon it's more like Gremlins or Critters. Emily Young wants to be elected as her sorority's president. She adopts a cute sloth, thinking it can become the new mascot and help her win, until a string of fatalities implicate the sloth as the main suspect in the murders. It's time to meet Alpha the Killer Sloth. Starring Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Andrew Horton, Sutter Nolan, and Grace Patterson.

Out in the jungle, she’s a beta. But in Slotherhouse? She’s an Alpha. Get ready to meet Alpha, the killer sloth in the new horror comedy from Gravitas Ventures.

Slotherhouse will slash its way into theaters nationwide on August 30, 2023.

Get a peek at Alpha’s reign of collegiate terror in the brand new trailer and poster reveal below.

Directed by Matthew Goodhue, Slotherhouse is a horror-comedy that tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority.

“It’s senior year of college for sorority sister Emily Young and for the first time ever, Sigma Lambda Theta is having elections for who will be president. Wanting to have a killer year, Emily Young realizes she might just be the best option for her sorority. While beginning her campaign, she finds an adorable sloth that steals her heart and soon realizes she just might steal the hearts,...

Gravitas Ventures has picked up “Halfway to Amarillo,” a neo-western kind of comedy which is set for distribution this November. Written and directed by Burt Binder, “Amarillo” follows an author who, in a bout of writer’s block, finds that his fictional characters have leapt straight off the pages of his novel and are running amok through Los Angeles.

The film stars Peter Giles (“Portlandia”), Luke Jones (“FBI: Most Wanted”), Lindsey G. Smith (“Happy Death Day”) and Binder. According to the film’s official synopsis, “The story centers around writer Michael Coleman who comes down with writer’s block when at his lowest point, the main character from his novel, an outlaw named Eli West played by Jones, leaps out of the novel into the real world throwing a wrench into Michael’s life. The villain in the novel, a crooked sheriff named Morgan Ambrose played by Giles, follows in...

Last month, we got a look at the trailer for the killer gopher horror comedy Caddy Hack, which is set to make its premiere at Kevin Smith’s Smodcastle theatre in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on August 11th. (With a home video release to follow in October.) Now Variety has broken the news that there’s another killer animal horror comedy that will be getting some theatrical play next month: coming our way from Gravitas Ventures and Iconic Events Releasing is the killer sloth movie Slotherhouse, which will reach theatres nationwide on August 30th!

Directed by Matthew Goodhue from a screenplay by Bradley Fowler, who crafted the story with Cady Lanigan, Slotherhouse centers on college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority. When she adopts an adorable sloth, she realizes the animal can serve as the house’s new mascot and help her win votes,...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired the upcoming killer sloth horror movie Slotherhouse, Variety reports today, with the film headed to the big screen courtesy of Iconic Events.

Slotherhouse will slash its way into theaters nationwide on August 30, 2023.

Directed by Matthew Goodhue, Slotherhouse is a horror-comedy that tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority.

“When she adopts an adorable sloth, she realizes the animal can serve as the house’s new mascot and help her win votes, dubbing the animal Alpha. The new pet is a beloved addition to the sorority house until a series of deaths point toward the sloth as the prime murder suspect. The film becomes a survival story of sisters versus sloth as the girls wonder if they can make it out of Sigma Lambda Theta alive.”

Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Andrew Horton, Sutter Nolan,...

Gravitas Ventures has acquired the rights to the upcoming horror-comedy “Slotherhouse,” directed by Matthew Goodhue. Alongside Iconic Events Releasing, the film will hit theaters nationwide on August 30.

“Slotherhouse” tells the story of college senior Emily Young, who aims to be voted president of her sorority. When she adopts an adorable sloth, she realizes the animal can serve as the house’s new mascot and help her win votes, dubbing the animal Alpha. The new pet is a beloved addition to the sorority house until a series of deaths point toward the sloth as the prime murder suspect. The film becomes a survival story of sisters versus sloth as the girls wonder if they can make it out of Sigma Lambda Theta alive.

“’Slotherhouse’ is a movie that embodies the reckless abandon genre films can bring to the table. It scratches the sloth itch we didn’t know we had! Our...