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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein picked up nine Oscar nominations and its ensemble (including Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer) earned a SAG ensemble nod even as Oscar Isaac skipped the SAG ceremony; the film remains a major awards-season contender for Netflix heading into the Academy Awards.

Skybound and Image Comics will publish Corpse Knight, a horror-fantasy limited comic series by Michael Chaves (The Conjuring) and artist Matthew Roberts, debuting April 22, 2026 with a $3.99 SRP and a broad variant/collector cover program.

Amy Madigan received a standing ovation for her Oscar win for Weapons, thanked director Zach Cregger and studio execs (Warner Bros./New Line) in her speech, and reignited discussion of a potential Aunt Gladys prequel.

Paramount has scheduled Johannes Roberts’ killer-chimp slasher Primate to stream on Paramount+ on March 25, 2026 after a successful box office run; the film stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Troy Kotsur and channels Cujo-style animal horror.

Ryan Coogler won Best Original Screenplay for Sinners and used his acceptance to acknowledge collaborators; IndieWire notes the film blends drama with an elevated genre element—a raucous horror-thriller finale—and that Coogler’s Warner Bros. ownership reversion deal (rights reverting in 2050) underscores long-term creator ownership models.

Patrick Wilson has been cast in an undisclosed role on The Last of Us Season 3 (now filming in Metro Vancouver through November); speculation links him to Abby’s father, Jerry Anderson — a pivotal role from The Last of Us Part II.

Nathan Fillion announced an animated Firefly reboot in early development at 20th Television Animation via his Collision33 banner with a completed script, Tara Butters and Marc Guggenheim attached as showrunners, ShadowMachine providing early concept work, and the project expected to be shopped to buyers soon.

SXSW breakout horror moved from a short into a self-financed DIY anthology hit driven by festival buzz and talent like Barbara Crampton helping raise the profile — signaling low-budget anthology models can scale via festival exposure and cult trade support.

Dario Russo’s SXSW-premiering black comedy The Fox — from Causeway Films (producers of The Babadook, Talk To Me) — uses animatronic talking animals (Olivia Colman, Sam Neill) to deliver a chilling, darkly comic outback tale anchored by Emily Browning and Jai Courtney.

Netflix released War Machine, a Patrick Hughes-directed sci-fi thriller starring Alan Ritchson that mixes survival set pieces and military beats around an alien craft inciting a brutal selection-to-survival hook; audience reaction is split between praise for pace and criticism of clichés.

Dorohedoro, the MAPPA-produced anime with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score on Netflix, is returning with a second season on April 1, 2026 after a six-year gap and promises to be more violent and surreal.

Grind — a work-satire horror anthology from Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, and Chelsea Stardust that skewers gig economy horrors — debuted at SXSW Midnight with an ensemble including Rob Huebel and Barbara Crampton and has earned positive early reviews.

Netflix has set principal photography for Extraction 3 to begin in June in Sydney (running through Oct. 9) with Chris Hemsworth returning as Tyler Rake, Sam Hargrave directing, the Russo brothers producing and Joe (surname not specified) expected to write; Netflix also greenlit a spin-off series Mercenary starring Omar Sy.

Caleb J. Phillips' feature debut Imposters premiered at SXSW with Jessica Rothe leading a genre-bending, psychological mystery that favors atmosphere and tension over jump scares — a high-profile festival play for a psychological horror-thriller filmmaker.

The Bunker, featuring late horror icon Tony Todd and Tobin Bell, is now available on VOD via Electric Entertainment; the sci‑fi horror follows a rookie scientist encountering mysterious alien ships.

NightTide Magazine launched the I AM HORROR archival initiative to document and spotlight creators of color across horror disciplines and geographies, creating a new visibility platform for underrepresented genre voices.

Behaviour Interactive and Haenir Studio released a new dev update with in-engine footage and screenshots for co-op action-horror game Blight: Survival after the title surpassed 1.5 million Steam wishlists, signaling strong pre-release interest.

Jan Komasa’s The Good Boy is a psychological urban chiller releasing in UK/Ireland cinemas March 20 that uses a captivity-as-punishment premise to provoke moral ambiguity rather than explicit gore.

iHorror debuted an exclusive clip for The Kinderhook Creature: In the Shadow of Sasquatch — a genre doc/cryptid feature exploring a decades-old mystery, providing promotional momentum ahead of its wider release or festival run.

SAG-AFTRA extended talks with the AMPTP, postponing a final actors deal likely until June so the WGA can begin its negotiations; both sides reported meaningful progress and plan to resume formal bargaining before the June 30 contract expiration.

A24’s undertone opened to a solid $9.3M and director/writer Ian Tuason says he and A24 are working on a planned trilogy to expand the film’s ending and potentially center the demon Abyzou as franchise antagonist.

Ryan Kiera Armstrong, set to be the new Slayer in Hulu’s canceled Buffy pilot, thanked fans and confirmed pride in the filmed pilot while noting she’s unsure if the footage will be seen as Hulu considers other franchise options.

Lionsgate is moving forward with a sequel to the hit thriller The Housemaid after the first film crossed $300M globally; producer Todd Lieberman says an 'excellent' script adapting Freida McFadden’s follow-up novel is ready and the studio had pre‑optioned the full book series.

Netflix added Noomi Rapace, Ramzy Bedia, Corrado Invernizzi and Sean Harris to recurring roles on its long-in-development Assassin’s Creed live-action series, which is showrun by Roberto Patino and David Wiener and produced with Ubisoft Film & Television.

Skybound, Image and Anonymous Content are releasing Impact Winter: Origins, a collected graphic-novel edition of Travis Beacham’s Audible Original prequel material, arriving Sept. 29, 2026 with SRP $16.99 and digital availability across retailers.

Emily Browning, tapped to lead Hulu’s Prison Break reboot, says the new series will feel different yet still sit in the original’s world; casting includes Lukas Gage and a core ensemble, with Elgin James as showrunner and a series order confirmed in Oct 2025.

With Mad Max sequel prospects uncertain, James Wan is developing a TV adaptation of survival driving game Pacific Drive — positioned as a tonal fit for fans of high-octane, vehicular-survival stories and likely to scratch a similar niche.

Scream VII’s record box office makes a Scream 8 highly likely — franchise momentum and box-office strength signal continued studio support for further Ghostface installments and related IP exploitation.

Netflix's Sweet Home (adapted from the Webtoon by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young‑chan) is highlighted as a successful three‑season K‑drama that blends body horror and survival, diverging from its source material with new characters and benefitting from Studio Dragon/Studio N's approach to manhwa adaptations.

Daily Dead run an exclusive excerpt from Ronald Malfi’s new horror novel The Hive, an otherworldly suburban-paranoia story due April 14 from the author known for Bram Stoker-nominated work.

The Council of Europe will unveil the first legal framework dedicated to international TV co-productions at Series Mania, setting co-pro rules on revenue sharing, funding access and data transparency to streamline cross-border series production in Europe.

The BFI-backed First Feature – Producer Lab selected 12 UK producers across 10 projects (running March–June 2026) to fast-track first-time features toward greenlight, with program partners including Mission Accomplished and The Fold and mentor access to financiers and sales agents.

Digital Sun unveiled ReVamp, a Dracula-themed castle-defense roguelite coming to PC via Steam, with multiple upcoming playtests and community feedback sessions planned on Discord.