Horror Industry News — Thursday, February 26, 2026

Searchlight Pictures has acquired adaptation rights and set Jonathan Levine to direct Grady Hendrix's 2014 horror-comedy novel Horrorstör — Searchlight producing indicates studio-backed genre feature moving toward development.

Mubi-backed Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma — meta-slasher starring Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, and Jack Haven — opens theatrically August 7; trailer positions film as funnier/grislier follow-up to I Saw the TV Glow and riffs on remake/retro-slasher tropes.

IFC and Shudder-backed meta remake Faces of Death opens theatrically April 10 (IFC’s widest release to date); filmed in 2023; R-rated; stars Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Charli XCX; produced by Legendary, Angry Films, Divide/Conquer — director Daniel Goldhaber; writers Isa Mazzei and Goldhaber.

North American streaming rights to indie horror feature Hellcat sold to Shudder (exclusive); Variety reported the deal — production/production companies, filmmakers, and financial terms not disclosed in excerpt.

Prime Video release window confirmed for October; Flanagan's Carrie TV show produced by Boulderlight Pictures and set to stream on Amazon's service (series rollout slated for fall).

Boxoffice Pro reports Dolby Cinema early-access screenings for Undertone begin March 9—confirms a staggered premium-sound rollout prior to full release, signaling event-driven theatrical strategy.

A24 released the first official trailer for Kane Parsons' Backrooms feature; trailer confirms tone/production values and signals start of push to mainstream awareness beyond viral origins.

Telefilm is recalibrating strategy after a Canadian box-office slump; article says the agency plans to reframe success metrics and pursue alternatives to traditional theatrical returns to support local films.

Harriet Slater has been added to the cast of Screen Gems/Alloy Entertainment’s horror pic Horrorscope; casting update indicates the film is actively assembling principal players but no production start date, director, or budget was disclosed.

Neon set a US theatrical release date for Exit 8 following Cannes and TIFF play; film is positioned as a theatrical thriller release (exact date in article headline context).

15-minute short JADE, written/directed by Joe Mischo and starring Vinny Balbo, premieres exclusively on iHorror June 21; shot in LA and Lancaster, CA; festival wins include FilmQuest and Hollywood Horror Fest; cinematography by Matt Hoodhood, score by Mike Forst.

‘Evil Dead Wrath’ has entered production while ‘Evil Dead Burn’ is slated for a July release — the franchise expansion continues under The IP Machine's slate.

Angela Kang (ex‑The Walking Dead showrunner) will write a TV adaptation of Jo Spain’s novel Never to Be Found for Amazon MGM Studios; project is a psychological thriller series based on a book publishing July 2 in the UK.

Simon Manley launched a crowdfunding campaign for folk-horror feature The Nachzehrer, set in Northumberland and drawing on Germanic folklore; positions itself as an indie, location-driven folk-horror seeking production funds.

Leone's timeline update appears to confirm Terrifier 4 as the franchise finale and offers new production timing details — closure of the saga will affect IP long-term plans and fan expectations.

Christophe Gans’s Return to Silent Hill (based on Silent Hill 2) is now available digitally via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting; Gans directed the 2006 Silent Hill and the release reunites that lineage with Konami IP.

AMC's Interview with the Vampire season 3 — subtitled The Vampire Lestat — will premiere in June 2026; new clip focuses on Lestat's first-person perspective adapting Anne Rice's 1985 novel; Sam Reid returns as Lestat, Jacob Anderson as Louis; season reframes prior events from Lestat's viewpoint.

A new 4K restoration of Satoshi Kon’s 1997 psychological horror anime Perfect Blue will be available to rent exclusively via Letterboxd Video Store starting Feb 27; restoration sourced from the original 35mm camera negative.

Review labels Noseeums a well-intentioned southern-gothic social horror that misfires; story leverages regional insect mythology (no-see-ums) and Southern setting to attempt thematic commentary.

Ringwald joins Yellowjackets S4 (final season) as Van’s mother Vicky; role described as a recently recovered alcoholic — casting adds a recognizable mainstream name for the series’ concluding run.

Netflix will debut a nine‑episode Norwegian serial‑killer adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole novels on March 26; Tobias Santelmann stars as Harry Hole opposite a corrupt/off‑book cop angle highlighted in the trailer.

Co-op stealth horror Granny: Escape Together (originally launched on Steam in 2024) is being ported to PlayStation 5/4 and Xbox Series/One via Axyos Games and Human Qube; no console release date yet — wishlists open.