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Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal lock Jacob Chase for Sleepover, dated Oct. 8, 2027. Insidious: Out of the Further opens to $60.3M worldwide and lifts the franchise past $800M global; Chase co-wrote with Bryce McGuire from his short story.
Blumhouse Atomic Monster tops $1B worldwide YTD, powered by Obsession’s $501.6M, Backrooms’ $396.5M, and a $60M bow for Insidious: Out of the Further. The labels’ four horror titles were made for just $50.75M combined, while Other Mommy and Curry Barker’s next two releases keep the run going.
Shudder has greenlit the ninth V/H/S installment; the anthology pushes the franchise into music-and-sound obsession and is slated for an exclusive October bow on the streamer.
EST N8 and BrandThink have launched B-EST Pictures as a co-develop/co-finance/co-produce venture for films and live experiences, with Thai horror title Tame as the first package. The film heads to the Toronto market for international sales ahead of an Oct. 29 Thailand theatrical release.
Rome shoot starts Sept. 7 on Patricio Valladares’ fantasy-horror take on Dante’s Inferno; Anxur Films and Skincrawl Studios are producing, while Valladares tees up Invoking Scream’s FrightFest premiere and an FMV horror game.
No. 1 on Paramount+ film charts; André Øvredal's Passenger paired a $31 million worldwide theatrical haul with a streaming surge, giving Paramount Pictures a stronger post-theatrical tail than the box office suggested.
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