- Pack Your Bags: Felissa Rose And Midnight Mass Are Bringing SLEEPAWAY CAMP Back On Tour (Fangoria). Felissa Rose and Midnight Mass announced a new tour celebrating the slasher classic Sleepaway Camp with dates and event details.
- The Last Temptation of Becky Trailer Released. The first full trailer for The Last Temptation of Becky reveals Becky heading overseas to battle a family of Nazis, with a theatrical release set for November 4, 2026.
- Friday the 13th Is Back: Everything We Know About Crystal Lake Before It Premieres (iHorror). A comprehensive preview details everything confirmed and teased about the Crystal Lake prequel series before its October 15 premiere on Peacock.
- CROSSED Could Deliver A New Level Of Depravity (Fangoria). The first teaser trailer for Crossed, adapted by The Sadness director Rob Jabbaz, offers a glimpse of the extreme horror project.
- ‘Below’ Reels In a Winner With Its Small-Town Sea Creature Saga [Season Review] (Dread Central). Dread Central reviews 'Below', praising its coastal setting and sea creature story as a standout in Netflix's horror lineup this fall.
- John Carpenter & Debra Hill’s ‘Halloween’ Comes Home to Theaters this Month! (Dread Central). John Carpenter and Debra Hill's 'Halloween' will return to theaters in October, screening across the US and internationally almost fifty years after its release.
- Rob Riggle Plays a Rogue Santa in New Christmas at the Kringles Trailer (iHorror). The new trailer for Christmas at the Kringles previews the horror-comedy’s October 30 release, starring Rob Riggle as a rogue Santa involved in a suburban Christmas nightmare.
- Exclusive Trailer: The Awakening Makes a Modern Military Unit Repeat a 500-Year-Old Mistake (iHorror). A new trailer shows a military squad in the Colombian jungle facing an ancient curse tied to a conquistador disaster 500 years earlier.
- ‘Carrie’s’ Samantha Sloyan Assures Mike Flanagan’s ‘Exorcist: Martyrs’ Is Very Scary (Dread Central). Dread Central reports Samantha Sloyan calls Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist: Martyrs the scariest work she has seen from him, following her own small role in the film.
- Lucio Fulci Horror Classic ‘The Beyond’ Getting a Fresh Remake from Severin Films (Bloody Disgusting). A new remake of Italian horror classic The Beyond will be produced by Hangtime International Pictures and Severin Films as part of an upcoming series of genre film reboots.
- Shudder Acquires Geological Horror ‘Split Rock’ from ‘The Strings’ Director (Dread Central). Shudder has picked up Ryan Glover’s supernatural horror film Split Rock for release following its festival screenings, focusing on geologists who confront hidden horrors.
- Nightmares Film Festival 2026 Lineup Opens With ‘Henry’ in 4K (iHorror). Nightmares Film Festival will open its 2026 lineup with a 4K restoration of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Midwest premieres of several new horror films from October 15 to 18.
- Mikey Madison Reveals “Weird” and ‘Crazy” ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ Adaptation Releases Next Year (Dread Central). Mikey Madison confirmed that A24’s 'The Masque of the Red Death' adaptation will be released next year and will be set in medieval times.
- Exclusive Trailer: Practical-Effects Creature Feature THE MALAKAI, With A WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S Reunion! (Fangoria). The first trailer for practical-effects horror film The Malakai, reuniting cast from Weekend at Bernie's, has been released exclusively by Fangoria.
- Over 1,000 Human Artists Turned ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ into a Brand New 3D Theatrical Experience (Bloody Disgusting). Guillermo del Toro supervised 1,300 artists to bring Pan’s Labyrinth to 4K 3D, ensuring all work was done by hand with no artificial intelligence involved.
- ‘Shin Godzilla 2’ Reportedly Filming Soon… and a ‘Minus One’ Star Could Be Joining?! (Dread Central). A Japanese outlet reports Shin Godzilla 2 may begin filming in November, with returning cast and a possible Godzilla Minus One star.
- Exclusive: ‘Love Kills’ Trailer Drops You Into a Neon-Soaked Vampire War (Dread Central). Dread Central premiered the trailer for Love Kills, an action-packed vampire movie releasing on VOD and digital platforms October 30.
- THE CANNIBAL: A Filmmaker Gets Demonic Writer’s Block In New Psychological Horror (Fangoria). Gustaf Skarsgård is making his directorial debut with The Cannibal, a psychological horror film about a screenwriter tormented by writer's block.
- Marvel Animation Sets ‘Marvel Zombies’ Halloween Specials Through 2029 (Dread Central). Marvel Animation announced three new 'Marvel Zombies' Halloween specials for Disney Plus, set for annual release from 2027 through 2029.
- See ‘Evil Dead’ on the Big Screen With Fede Álvarez This October, You Lucky Los Angeles Horror Fans (Dread Central). A special Evil Dead screening with director Fede Álvarez and a Q&A is scheduled for October at Lumiere Cinema in Beverly Hills.
- ‘Postmortem’ Images Tease Atmospheric Supernatural Horror Ahead of Screamfest World Premiere [Exclusive] (Dread Central). Exclusive images reveal the atmospheric morgue-set horror film Postmortem ahead of its world premiere at Screamfest this weekend.
- ‘Talk to Me’ Spinoff ‘I Let You In’ Gets Its First Poster (iHorror). Meta revealed the first poster for I Let You In, an immersive VR series set in the Talk to Me universe, premiering spring 2027 on Meta Quest and VR Glasses.
- NECA Brings ‘Alien: Romulus’ Most Uncomfortable Creature to New York Comic Con (Dread Central). NECA unveiled an action figure of the Offspring creature from Alien: Romulus at New York Comic Con, featuring long limbs and a humanlike face.
- Southampton Playhouse Screening Abel Ferrara’s ‘Ms. 45’ With a Live Score This October (Bloody Disgusting). The Southampton Playhouse will screen the 1981 revenge thriller Ms. 45 with live musical accompaniment on October 22 as part of their Horror on Hill Street program.
- 'Ghost in the Cell' Sets Digital and Blu-ray Dates. Joko Anwar's horror-comedy Ghost in the Cell will be released digitally on October 27, followed by a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release in November.
- Composer Marco Beltrami Has Some Words About ‘Scream 4’; Teases Return for Part 8 (Dread Central). Composer Marco Beltrami criticized Scream 4 as uninspired but suggested in an interview he may return to score Scream 8.
- The Coven Handling ‘The Only One’ Out of Brooklyn Horror Fest [Image] (Dread Central). The slasher film The Only One was picked up for worldwide sales by The Coven ahead of its Brooklyn Horror Film Festival debut.
- Sink Your Teeth Into ‘Vampire Carnival’ on VOD this October (Dread Central). Vampire Carnival, about a mysterious carnival preying on human despair, will be available on VOD October 30.
- ‘Children of Men’ Director Alfonso Cuarón Says His Next Project Is a Horror Movie (Bloody Disgusting). Alfonso Cuarón revealed at the Busan International Film Festival that he is writing a screenplay for a new horror movie, though directing is uncertain.
- Mike Flanagan Explains How His ‘Carrie’ Reboot Connects to Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ (Bloody Disgusting). Mike Flanagan explains how his Carrie series for Prime Video includes references and connections to Stephen King's Dark Tower universe.
- ‘Weapons’ Prequel ‘Gladys’ Is Waiting on a Final Script Before Attaching a Director (Dread Central). Prequel Gladys is waiting on a final script before a director is chosen, but the project remains scheduled for September 2028.
- ‘Other Mommy’ True Story: The Real Goodnight That Started It (iHorror). Rob Savage’s film Other Mommy, based on Josh Malerman’s novel, was inspired by a true family moment where a child mentioned 'Other Mommy' at bedtime.
