Meagan Navarro

‘The Wretched Devours’ – Katie Parker and Sam Huntington to Topline Body Horror-Heavy Sequel [Exclusive] Production begins this week in Syracuse, NY, on The Wretched Devours, the sequel to 2020’s sleeper hit The Wretched from filmmakers Brett and Drew Pierce, and it has found its lead stars. Bloody Disgu...

Production begins this week in Syracuse, NY, on THE WRETCHED DEVOURS, the sequel to 2020’s sleeper hit The Wretched from filmmakers Brett and Drew Pierce.

We can exclusively reveal that the sequel has found its lead stars:

Do it! (And listen to my audio commentary) 👇

The River Oaks Theatre's schedule this week is packed with great stuff to watch including Bill Condon's THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, DON'T LOOK NOW, and THE FALL. See you at the movies!

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You are spot on. They were! The director did confirm that he was holding treats or tennis balls off camera in scary scenes.

Yessss, this makes me so happy!

The Creatures, Weapons, and Unconventional Yautja Hero of ‘Predator: Badlands’ [Set Visit] Prepare to get far more acquainted with the Yautja than ever before, including a look at their planet and culture, in Prey director Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands. Much has already been publici...

Last summer, I visited the set of PREDATOR: BADLANDS and learned so much about the myriad of creatures, weapons, and unconventional characters featured in the film.

"My pitch was that it was like Chewbacca and C-3PO, the movie."

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Check out this music video I animated for the band CHILE! youtu.be/MhxwZ5osH5s

How Rick Baker Inspired the ‘V/H/S/Halloween’ Segment Pitched as an R-Rated ‘Goosebumps’ Episode The popular found footage franchise V/H/S brings the holiday spirit with its latest entry, V/H/S/Halloween, featuring six segments of Halloween horror carnage and mayhem. “Home Haunt,” the segment wri...

Out today on Shudder is V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. One of its segments was inspired by SFX legend Rick Baker, who also appears in the anthology, and pitched as an R-rated Goosebumps episode:

Poster for Conan the barbarian

Poster for Flash Gordon

Poster for Dune

Poster for Rambo

Sad to hear about the passing of the Michelangelo of Movie posters, RENATO CASARO. The Man painted so many iconic posters, specially in the 70s/80s: CONAN, TERMINATOR, DUNE, TOTAL RECALL, DANCE WITH THE WOLVES, BLOW OUT, FLASH GORDON, RAMBO, NEVER-ENDING STORY, and the list goes on and on. 1/2

SXSW Film & TV Festival Submissions | SXSW Conference & Festivals Submit your film to the SXSW Film & TV Festival. Premiere your film in front of press, film industry, and film lovers. Submissions are now closed for 2025.

Oh hey filmmakers, the deadline for 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival submissions is tomorrow, Oct 1st!

We watch it all, and our favorite thing to do is discover stuff, so send us your work!

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October Movie Preview: 30 New Horror Movies Arriving This Halloween Season October’s arrival means peak Halloween Season is officially underway, and horror is everywhere you look. AMC is back with another stacked annual FearFest event, and streaming channels like Criterion C...

A great scary movie list by @hauntedmeg.bsky.social: bloody-disgusting.com/movie/390628...

I'm so very sorry for your loss. ❤️❤️❤️

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Please don’t purchase this BFI 4K of Herzog’s remake of “Nosferatu”.

Not only is the cover art redone with A.I. but the entire film is A.I. scrubbed beyond recognition.

Easily one of the worst releases of the year.

Let’s hope Scream Factory’s version is better.

It's so much fun!!

‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review – Bigger, Bloodier Splatstick Sequel Brings Crowd-Pleasing Fun [Fantastic Fest] The stakes are personal in explosive action sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge. Writer/Director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports) is back at the helm alongside returning star Jorma Tommila as the silent antih...

Pluto TV is streaming SISU now, an important tip considering sequel SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is out in theaters in November, and it's meant to be seen with the rowdiest crowd possible.

Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us All Things Horror

So, I had to unexpectedly drop $1600 on a major plumbing repair today. Whee!

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Really good!

Happy Alien: Earth season finale day!

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‘Vicious’ Trailer Traps Dakota Fanning in a Visceral Mystery Box Nightmare Dakota Fanning finds herself caught in a harrowing nightmare in the new trailer for Vicious, the latest from The Dark and the Wicked and The Strangers director Bryan Bertino. Vicious will be released ...

"You are going to die tonight. Unless..."

Watch the official trailer for director Bryan Bertino's (The Strangers) new horror movie VICIOUS starring Dakota Fanning. It's coming to Paramount+ and Digital on October 10, 2025.

I spoke with one of my favorite horror directors ahead of Fantastic Fest, where his latest is set to premiere.

It sounds like another visceral doozy ahead, and I can't wait! 👇

Don't stop believing Some news, as they say

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Feel better, Nyx!

The radio playing Duncan Sheik while I'm en route to see AMERICAN PSYCHO: THE MUSICAL is tripping me out.

Yessss!!! So excited for you!

I'm so tired of being angry all the time.

Yesssss

Thank you for your dream! He's an amazing hit man dad-figure.

‘Dust Bunny’ TIFF Review – Bryan Fuller’s Fairy Tale Gateway Horror Dazzles and Delights The monster lurking under the bed is real and hungry in “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller’s charming feature directorial debut, Dust Bunny. It’s an imaginative bedtime story come to life on screen, bear...

I fell so freaking hard for Bryan Fuller's fairy tale gateway horror movie, DUST BUNNY. Funny, vibrant, wild, and oh so sweet.

My TIFF review ahead of its December 5 release-