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Tonight on American Idol, "Disney Night" continues with heroes, villains and a special appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Top 5 travel to Disneyland Resort and perform twice as America votes live for the three finalists. Judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan provide feedback.

After the Top 5 perform, host Ryan Seacrest "dims the lights" as two hopefuls are eliminated.

The "Disney Night No. 2" episode of American Idol airs live coast-to-coast on Monday, May 12 (8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt). Follow along with our live blog below to see each performance and find out who went home. Plus, vote for your favorite in our poll once the entire Top 5 has performed!

8 p.m. — Previously, on American Idol: The Top 5 finalists were announced on May 11 after competing in "Disney Night No.1" — performing a Disney classic and a Mother's Day tribute. John Foster ("Almost There"/"Believe"), Jamal Roberts ("Go the Distance"/"A...

On January 1, 2024, the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse – seen in the animated shorts Plane Crazy, The Gallopin’ Gaucho, and most famously Steamboat Willie – became public domain… which, of course, means we’re now going to get multiple horror movies that feature characters inspired by Mickey Mouse. Within the first three days of the year, we saw the short film The Vanishing of S.S. Willie, a trailer for the slasher movie Mickey’s Mouse Trap, and an announcement that Terrifier 2 producers Steven Della Salla and Michael Leavy and director Steven Lamorte, who previously made the Grinch-inspired horror movie The Mean One, were teaming up for a Steamboat Willie-inspired horror flick that turned out to be the recently released Screamboat. Now, we’ve learned there’s another Mickey Mouse horror movie out there. It’s called Mouseboat Massacre, it comes from ITN Studios (the studio behind the “Poohniverse” horror films...

Stars: Tyler Posey, David Howard Thornton, Jared Johnston, Brian Quinn, Jesse Kove, Anthony E. Williams, Kailey Hyman, Brian Scolaro, Sarah Kopkin, Jesse Posey | Written by Steven Lamorte, Matthew Garcia-Dunn | Directed by Steven Lamorte

As someone who’s appreciated films like Jack and Jill, and Three Blind Mice but then didn’t adore Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and its sequel, I approached Screamboat with a blend of intrigue and scepticism. The film delves into the growing trend of turning classic public-domain characters into horror icons, transforming the cheerful mascot of Steamboat Willie into a bloodthirsty nightmare. With David Howard Thornton, known for his silent yet menacing performance as Art the Clown in Terrifier, stepping into the role of this twisted rodent, I had cautious optimism.

The story unfolds aboard a late-night Staten Island ferry, where an unlucky group of passengers finds themselves trapped with a monstrous, mutated mouse that has one goal: slaughter.

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears… and like I said the last time I wrote about this, when one set of filmmakers decides to make a horror film featuring a beloved kids’ story character, there are sometimes multiple other sets of filmmakers working on horror films that center on the same character. We’ve seen this happen with Mickey Mouse, and now the character who’ll soon be seen in more than one horror movie is Popeye the Sailor Man. Last November, it was announced that Alpeke Entertainment is working on a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye.

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears… and like I said the last time I wrote about this, when one set of filmmakers decides to make a horror film featuring a beloved kids’ story character, there are sometimes multiple other sets of filmmakers working on horror films that center on the same character. We’ve seen this happen with Mickey Mouse, and now the character who’ll soon be seen in more than one horror movie is Popeye the Sailor Man. Last November, it was announced that Alpeke Entertainment is working on a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye.

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears… and like I said the last time I wrote about this, when one set of filmmakers decides to make a horror film featuring a beloved kids’ story character, there are sometimes multiple other sets of filmmakers working on horror films that center on the same character. We’ve seen this happen with Mickey Mouse, and now the character who’ll soon be seen in more than one horror movie is Popeye the Sailor Man. Last November, it was announced that Alpeke Entertainment is working on a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye.

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and recently Alpeke Entertainment revealed that they’ve made a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye the Sailor. The film is expected to be released in the US and Canada on April 1st (courtesy of Gravitas Ventures), and this week a new trailer has dropped online to promote that release. You can check it out in the embed above.

Directed by Paul Mann and produced by Alpeke Entertainment, Shiver Me Timbers will be marketed at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, where EuroObscura will handle international sales.

A new horror film is tapping into the digital age’s obsession with influencers and the supernatural. Viral Haunt, the latest project from UK-based Taw Entertainment, is bringing social media horror to the big screen, blending found-footage terror with psychological dread. Filming is underway, with the movie set to be distributed worldwide by ITN Distribution.

Directors Natasha Tosini and Stephen Staley helm the project, which follows a group of internet-famous ghost hunters as they attempt to silence accusations that their paranormal investigations are staged. Determined to prove their legitimacy, they embark on their most ambitious ghost hunt yet—only to discover that some hauntings are very real. The cast includes Kelly Rian Sanson, Danielle Scott, Jack Hoy, Jack Hyde, and Will Wickham, alongside Tosini and Staley, who also take on acting roles. Shooting has been taking place on location across the UK, making full use of eerie and atmospheric settings.

Stars: Stephen Samson, Angela Wilding, Stephen Staley, Andy McQuaker, Ema Ekaete, Julia Quayle, Emily Felicia Moore | Written by Ken Daly | Directed by Greg Ak

Mountain Shark opens with a couple wandering along a path in the hills when they stumble across a body with a small bloodstain on it. The only clues as to what happened are a shark’s tooth and a strange metal device on the corpse. That’s enough to send them running, although once we see the CGI fin slicing through the ground, we know they’re doomed.

That is both an exciting and problematic development for Dr. Eric Nesbitt and Major Jennifer Hawkes (Angela Wilding). Exciting in that the creature they created is still alive, problematic in the fact that it’s out of control and needs to be killed without compromising the project’s secrecy. The solution is to bring in what are supposed to be highly trained soldiers,...

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears… and like I said the last time I wrote about this, when one set of filmmakers decides to make a horror film featuring a beloved kids’ story character, there are sometimes multiple other sets of filmmakers working on horror films that center on the same character. We’ve seen this happen with Mickey Mouse, and now the character who’ll soon be seen in more than one horror movie is Popeye the Sailor Man. Earlier this month, it was announced that Alpeke Entertainment is working on a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye.

Every James Bond movie has separate iconic songs to get listed, but the James Bond Theme has become synonymous with the franchise name. It has been the signature music since Dr. No in 1962. Before Daniel Craig took the legacy baton forward in 2006, every Eon-produced James Bond movie featured Monty Norman’s created theme song. Although Monty Norman wrote several songs for other musical stage plays, including Pinocchio, Stand, and Deliver, he will forever be remembered for composing the iconic James Bond music.

A snippet from Dr. No | Credits: United Artists

Despite his illustrious career, Norman’s association with the “Dum di-di dum dum” guitar que arranged by the John Barry Orchestra will always be iconic. Vic Flick, who used to work with John Barry as a guitarist is popularly known for playing that particular guitar riff, has died. To honor his legacy, let’s look at a few unknown facts about the theme music.

It’s trendy these days to take a character from popular children’s stories and given them a horror twist. Lately we’ve been hearing about horror movies based on the likes of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Three Blind Mice, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and now Alpeke Entertainment has revealed that they’ve made a slasher horror comedy called Shiver Me Timbers, which puts a horror twist on Popeye the Sailor.

Directed by Paul Mann and produced by Alpeke Entertainment, Shiver Me Timbers is set to premiere at the American Film Market in Las Vegas, “giving attendees an exclusive preview of a wild ride, the likes of which you’ve not experienced before.” EuroObscura will be handling international sales at the event.

In Shiver Me Timbers, Olive Oyl, her brother Castor and friends, go on a camping trip to see...

“Here” is here.

And Robert Zemeckis’ latest technologically innovative drama stars his “Forrest Gump” team of Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, this time embodying a couple living in a house. The angle of the shot never changes – it’s inside the living of a stately home, as time unfolds (and sometimes bends) around Hanks and Wright’s characters. It’s sort of like Disney’s Carousel of Progress attraction – we watch as their relationships change, time changes, devices change – all from a fixed vantage point.

And as you can imagine, there’s a ton of music. There are hardly better indicators of where we are than what music is playing in the radio or out of somebody’s personal music player.

There’s also one great Zemeckis Easter egg for the fans – at one point, somebody leaves the television on. What’s playing? The Beatles’ monumental performance on Ed Sullivan’s show.

Stars: May Kelly, Becca Hirani, Tara MacGowran, Lila Lasso, Matthew Baunsgard, Giedre Jackyte, Beatrice Fletcher, Howard j Davey, Mike Kelson, Rob Kirtley, Dan Gittens | Written and Directed by Tyler-James

A submarine vanishing prompts a rescue operation that comes face to face with the cause -The Loch Ness Monster. Having escaped the Loch, it is now unleashing decades of pent-up aggression on all those it encounters. In a fight for survival, our team of rescue operatives must overcome the terrors both beneath them and within their ranks.

Here we are again, with yet another film in the seemingly never-ending inter-connected world of British low-budget horror filmmaking. This one comes from Dark Asylum Films, a production/distribution/sales shingle originally started by Rhys Frake-Wakefield who’s worked with the likes of Scott Jeffrey on Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, which also starred the superb May Kelly, who appears in this film...

Partially funded by an IndieGogo campaign, writer/director/producer James Crow’s holiday horror anthology film Nightmare on 34th Street – which has been described as a cross between Pulp Fiction and Tales from the Crypt – is now set to make its way out into the world and will be receiving a digital release tomorrow courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. In anticipation of that release, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Nightmare on 34th Street has the following synopsis: A mysterious and psychopathic Santa visits a small, rural town with a bag full of unusual gifts and twisted holiday stories featuring Krampus, a murderous St. Nick and killer carol singers that are certain to ruin the Christmas season forever.

The film sports a cast of 90, including Lucy Pinder (Strippers vs. Werewolves), Caroline Boulton (Infinity Pool), Dani Thompson (Powertool Cheerleaders vs. the...

Stars: Derek Miller, Jase Rivers, Danielle Scott, Lila Lasso, May Kelly | Written by Derek Miller | Directed by Tyler-James

Monsternado is, as far as I can tell, a first, this obvious rip-off of the Sharknado franchise marks the first time somebody has turned the tables and mockbustered The Asylum. And it probably won’t be a surprise that Scott Jeffrey is involved with it.

Matt is wandering around his house muttering about things that shouldn’t be happening for years or decades when he catches a report about waterspouts heading for the East Coast of the US. This really concerns him because it has some connection the the Northern Lights being seen over the Bermuda Triangle, which proves what he’s been saying for the past twenty years.

Oblivious to all of this, human trafficker Clive Delaney is hanging out in a luxury hotel on the coast. He’s also unaware that FBI Agent Pamela,...

Tyler-James stays busy – so busy, it seems like the saying “Another week, another Tyler-James project” might soon be accurate. We’ve heard about multiple Tyler-James movies recently, as the filmmaker has produced the films that turn the popular nursery rhymes Mary Had a Little Lamb and Three Blind Mice into horror stories, and directed both The Loch Ness Horror and Monsternado. Also directed by Tyler-James is the upcoming ITN Distribution release Sky Monster, and a trailer for the film can be seen in the embed above. We don’t yet know exactly when Sky Monster is going to be released, but take a look at the trailer and find out if this looks like something you’d want to watch.

Coming our way from Jagged Edge Productions, the company that was behind Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Sky Monster was scripted by Tom Jolliffe and has the following synopsis:...

A popular nursery rhyme mutates into a creature horror film with Three Blind Mice, a new Pierre B directed picture acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment out now on Digital and DVD.

May Kelly, Lila Lasso, Natasha Tosini, Samantha Cull, and Danielle Ronald star in Three Blind Mice.

Synopsis:

Abi is going cold turkey; her family has taken her to a cabin in the woods so she can be away from the city and all her troubles. However, little do they know, The Three Blind Mice is more than just a fairy tale, and they may be next up on the menu.

Trailer

“Releasing shortly after our other nursery rhyme-turned horror film Mary Had A Little Lamb, Three Blind Mice guarantees horror fans some bloody, disturbing and very entertaining pre-Halloween entertainment”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Pierre B, and his talented cast, deliver a title that’s bound to be extremely popular.

Tyler-James has been involved with several projects that have caught our attention in recent months. The filmmaker has produced the films that turn the popular nursery rhymes Mary Had a Little Lamb and Three Blind Mice into horror stories, and directed The Loch Ness Horror. Now a trailer for a new Tyler-James project has arrived online. This one is a creature feature called Monsternado, and you can check out the trailer in the embed above!

Uncork’d Entertainment will be giving Monsternado a digital and DVD release on November 14th.

Tyler-James directed the film from a screenplay by Derek Miller, who previously wrote episodes of Dads in Parks and It’s Pony. This one has the following synopsis: A tornado, infested with prehistoric monsters, has formed in the Bermuda Triangle, and is making its way towards land. Megalodon, Pterodactyls, Giant Octopuses, Crocodiles, and more attack – now the city must fight to survive against these deadly creatures.

Stars: May Kelly, Lila Lasso, Natasha Tosini, Samantha Cull, Danielle Ronald, Julia Quayle, Lynne O’Sullivan, Keith Eyles, Karl Hughes | Written by David Malcolm | Directed by Pierre B

We’re back in “fairytale” fear film territory once again for Three Blind Mice which, like Mary Had a Little Lamb, is based on the classic kid’s nursery rhyme and is the latest British horror film to take a beloved childhood “thing” and turn it into something terrifying. It’s also the second film from Dark Abyss Productions released by Uncork’d Entertainment this month – and the second film where the producer (whose name is On This Film!) told me to remove his name off the exclusive news piece I ran months ago where we unveiled the official artwork for Both films. Why? Because he, and I’m paraphrasing, thinks they’re both so terrible he doesn’t want them to “spoil” his career…...

This past Friday (the 13th) brought us 13 Brand New Horror Movies And Shows, and while this week isn’t going quite that hard, it’s still loaded up with fresh new horrors.

Here’s the full list of horror movies released today, October 17, 2023!

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

Two classic nursery rhymes get horror movie makeovers with Three Blind Mice and Mary Had a Little Lamb this Halloween, and Three Blind Mice is now available today.

Uncork’d Entertainment brings the creature feature to Digital and DVD.

In director Pierre B‘s movie, “Abi is going cold turkey; her family has taken her to a cabin in the woods so she can be away from the city and all her troubles.

“However, little do they know, The Three Blind Mice is more than just a fairy tale, and they may be next up on the menu.

Stars: May Kelly, Danielle Scott, Harry Boxley, Lila Lasso, Mark Sears, Charlie Esquire, Gillian Broderick, Gaston Alexander, Christine Ann Nyland | Written by Harry Boxley | Directed by Jason Arber

May Kelly, who has starred in a number of low-budget British horror films from producer Scott Jeffrey including seasonal horrors The Killing Tree and Nutcracker Massacre, and taken the lead in such diverse genre fare such as Graphic Desires and Mega Lightning, follows up her appearance in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey with Another “fairy tale” fear flick in Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Based on the nursery rhyme of the same name, the plot of this film is pretty simple. A radio host (Kelly) and her crew set out to discover the truth behind some disappearances for a true crime show. They will soon learn that there is far more to discover when they meet Mary and her [not-so-little] lamb… Yes,...

Check out the artwork for two more nursery rhyme/fairytale horrors from the writer/director of Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey, Rhys Frake-Waterfield and his Dark Abyss Productions shingle… Three Blind Mice and Mary Had A Little Lamb!

Three Blind Mice

Abi is going cold turkey, her family have taken her to a cabin in the woods so she is away from the city. However, little do they know, The Three Blind Mice is more than just a fairy tale. And they may be next up on the menu.

Mary Had A Little Lamb

The disturbing tale of Mary Had A Little Lamb has been reborn with a horror twist. A radio host and her crew set out to discover the truth behind the nursery rhyme…...

It's never easy to confront monsters, and Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 7 drives that home with the return of a classic villain, the backstory of our new one, a suspicion of another, and two of our heroes choosing a monstrous path.

Furthermore, the horrific truth that the changelings have infiltrated Starfleet so profoundly that even Tuvok has been replaced is heartbreaking.

It's interesting to note that without Riker, Worf, and Raffi, there isn't a light-hearted quip in sight. Even Shaw is uncharacteristically taciturn and all business-y.

There is no adequate language to convey the trauma that gave rise to Vadic's insanity-tinged fanaticism, which is probably why her narrative is fleshed out with disjointed flashbacks and that eerie whistled rendition of "Three Blind Mice."

Remembering that Section 31 not only created the morphogenic virus, they infected Odo without his knowledge so he would carry it back to the Great Link, it's not...

Agatha Christie’s “The Sittaford Mystery” will be adapted as “Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley” for streamer SonyLIV by renowned Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj.

Set in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, northern India, the series will follow the journey of Charlie Chopra and her quest to uncover a mystery. Bhardwaj will serve as director and co-producer and co-screenwriter alongside Anjum Rajabali and Jyotsna Hariharan. The cast includes Wamiqa Gabbi, Priyanshu Painyuli, Naseeruddin Shah, Neena Gupta, Ratna Pathak Shah, Gulshan Grover, Lara Dutta, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Paoli Dam.

Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures will produce with Priti Shahani’s Tusk Tale Films in association with Agatha Christie Limited. Bhardwaj’s film franchise based on the works of Christie was announced in 2020.

Bhardwaj is best known internationally for his acclaimed Shakespeare trilogy “Maqbool,” (Macbeth) “Omkara” (Othello) and “Haider” (Hamlet).

James Prichard, Basi Akpabio and Leo Dezoysa will serve as executive producers...

A stroll past the credits of filmmaker Rhys Frake-Waterfield delivers an assortment of monsters, disasters, and delights. He's taken on the producer role in projects like "Dinosaur Hotel" (which he also wrote) and "Croc!," and has recently set his sights on your childhood faves.

His directorial debut this year puts an A.A. Milne creation in the spotlight, though not in the way you might imagine. "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" takes the beloved big-bellied bear of Milne's stories and, with the help of Pooh entering the public domain, re-imagines him and the plucky Piglet as feral beasts who launch a campaign of terror when an adult Christopher Robin returns to the Hundred Acre Wood. If you're looking for the rest of the Hundred Acre gang like Eeyore, Rabbit, Kanga and little Roo, or Owl, you won't find them; Pooh and Piglet devoured them alive, and a house full of...