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entertainment4 days ago

Insidious: A New Host, Same Old House

Insidious: Out of the Further follows a new protagonist, Gemma, who experiences nightmares that bleed into reality and can pull things from the dream realm, with Elise only briefly appearing and Cyrus leading a cult; the film delivers several strong scares and a flurry of familiar cameos for fans, but largely sticks to recycled haunted-house tropes and underuses its main heroine, making it a brisk yet mostly predictable sixth entry that still hits theaters on August 21.

via Bloody Disgusting|
#amelia-eve#entertainment#horror
Insidious: Out of the Further Tries New Victims, But Keeps the Fright in Familiar Ground
entertainment5 days ago

Insidious: Out of the Further Tries New Victims, But Keeps the Fright in Familiar Ground

THR’s Frank Scheck reviews Insidious: Out of the Further, the sixth film in the franchise, noting it introduces a new batch of victims while sticking to the series’ mythology. Gemma, a single mother who can enter the Further as a Courier, clashes with Cyrus and his Acolytes, with Elise Rainier returning to guide her. Despite standout moments—the pillow-fort labyrinth and a gruesome dental scene—the movie largely rehashes prior installments, delivering scares but signaling diminishing returns and occasional self-parody, in a 1h46m PG-13 run time.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#elise-rainier#entertainment#film-review
Insidious: Out of the Further Finds a Faint Fright
film5 days ago

Insidious: Out of the Further Finds a Faint Fright

IndieWire’s review of Insidious: Out of the Further (the franchise’s sixth installment) calls it dull and overexposed, relying on constant jump scares and overexplaining its lore without delivering real scares or fresh ideas. Despite returning characters and a moody visual palette, the film is criticized as lacking psychological depth and reinvigorating the Blumhouse saga, earning a grade of D ahead of its August 21, 2026 release.

via IndieWire|
#blumhouse#film#film-review
Insidious: Out of the Further Keeps the Fright Fresh
entertainment5 days ago

Insidious: Out of the Further Keeps the Fright Fresh

Insidious: Out of the Further delivers fresh scares with new characters while honoring the franchise’s history, leveraging practical effects and clear rules for the Further under director Jacob Chase. Though it sticks to familiar jump-scare and family-trauma beats, it remains visually inventive enough to keep the series moving, offering a potential new foothold beyond the Lambert saga.

via discussingfilm.net|
#entertainment#film-review#horror
Carter’s Director’s Cut Dials Up The X-Files Horror on Hulu
entertainment10 days ago

Carter’s Director’s Cut Dials Up The X-Files Horror on Hulu

The Verge reports that The X-Files creator Chris Carter’s new Hulu director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe restores his darker, Frankenstein-inspired vision, pushing the 2008 film toward grittier horror with head-transplant and immortality themes inspired by real-world science; Carter explains the cut aligns more with his intent and hints at Ryan Coogler’s upcoming X-Files project, with the new version streaming on Hulu.

via The Verge|
#chris-carter#director-cut#entertainment
Hulu’s Director’s Cut Recasts The X-Files Movie as a Fuller Horror Experience
entertainment11 days ago

Hulu’s Director’s Cut Recasts The X-Files Movie as a Fuller Horror Experience

Ars Technica reports that Hulu released Chris Carter’s R-rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, now titled The X-Files: I Want to Believe–Vrach Frankenshteyn, fully re-edited to emphasize the horror Carter always envisioned. The revision adds material, shifts focus from Mulder–Scully romance to a scarier, life-creation-themed story, and ties in themes of faith vs. science. Carter says the cut, created with two editors, reflects a more timely vision and hints at a potential future X-Files movie separate from the Ryan Coogler reboot. The revised cut is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

via Ars Technica|
#chris-carter#directors-cut#entertainment
X-Files creator reimagines I Want to Believe as a scarier director’s cut
entertainment11 days ago

X-Files creator reimagines I Want to Believe as a scarier director’s cut

Chris Carter reveals an R-rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, titled The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn (Russian for Doctor Frankenstein), arriving on Hulu August 14, 2026. The new cut streamlines the film to emphasize horror over the Mulder–Scully dynamic, expands on the Frankenstein motifs, and leaves core mysteries unsettled, aiming to realize the scary movie Carter originally envisioned.

via Space|
#chris-carter#directors-cut#entertainment
Metroid Dream Inspires Immortality Studio’s New FMV Horror, Precognition
games12 days ago

Metroid Dream Inspires Immortality Studio’s New FMV Horror, Precognition

Immortality Studio (Half Mermaid) revealed Precognition, an FMV sci‑fi horror about a woman who gains visions of the future via a brain implant and records them as memories. It originated from Sam Barlow’s long‑concealed idea for an FMV Metroid game that proved too dark to pitch, and is described as non‑linear with strong player agency and a notebook‑style approach. Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg is writing, with a release planned for PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2028. It’s not connected to Samus Aran or a Metroid game, but rather a new, darker standalone experience.

via Kotaku|
#fmv#games#horror
Phantasm’s Reggie Bannister Dies at 80
entertainment14 days ago

Phantasm’s Reggie Bannister Dies at 80

Reggie Bannister, the horror icon famed for his role as Reggie in Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm franchise, died at his Crestline home at age 80 after battling Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease; a Vietnam veteran exposed to Agent Orange, Bannister’s career stretched over four decades with the cult Phantasm films (five installments) and other credits like Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 and Bubba Ho-Tep, earning him the nickname “the hardest working man in horror.” He was also a prolific musician who released six albums.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#don-coscarelli#entertainment#horror
entertainment14 days ago

Iconic Phantasm Actor Reggie Bannister Dies at 80

Renowned horror actor Reggie Bannister, best known for his role as Reggie in the Phantasm franchise, has died at 80. He debuted in 1979's Phantasm and returned in sequels through Phantasm: Ravager (2016), cementing his status as a horror icon with over 50 film/TV credits. Director Don Coscarelli paid tribute, celebrating Bannister’s loyalty, humor, and creative pursuits in music and production. Bannister is survived by his wife Gigi and daughter Ellen.

via Bloody Disgusting|
#don-coscarelli#entertainment#horror
Phantasm Star Reggie Bannister Dies at 80
entertainment14 days ago

Phantasm Star Reggie Bannister Dies at 80

Reggie Bannister, the longtime ice-cream man-turned-hero of the Phantasm horror franchise, has died at 80 after battling dementia and Parkinson’s. Don Coscarelli publicly confirmed the news, praising Bannister’s warmth, loyalty and creative partnership, and noting his pivotal role across Phantasm 1–5 and other genre titles. He leaves behind his wife Gigi and daughter Ellen, and his legacy endures in the horror community.

via Dread Central|
#don-coscarelli#entertainment#horror