Horror Industry News — Sunday, March 22, 2026

Bagworm — Oliver Bernsen’s gooey body‑horror feature starring Peter Falls — had its North American premiere at SXSW and is being praised for its unsettling body‑horror, black comedy and a standout central performance that positions it as a notable genre discovery on the festival circuit.

Stephen King publicly praised Hulu’s post-apocalyptic thriller Paradise, saying Season 2 improves on Season 1; the piece notes Dan Fogelman created the series, James Marsden stars, and Season 2 hints at larger sci‑fi beats like possible time-travel.

SXSW Midnighters screening Dead Eyes — an Australian first-person POV horror feature by Richard E. Williams — drew strong negative audience/Letterboxd reaction at the festival; critics praise the concept but call out confusing plotting and debut-level execution.

Freestyle Digital Media acquired North American VOD rights to Colin Best's thriller The Man With the Silver Case, which will be released on digital HD, cable, DVD and satellite platforms beginning April 7, 2026.

Comic book creator Sam Kieth, known for The Maxx and early Sandman art, has died at 63 after battling Lewy Body Dementia; the piece recounts his career highlights, collaborations, and surviving family.

Netflix added Eli Roth’s Borderlands adaptation to its catalog; the 2024 live-action video-game adaptation — starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis and featuring Jack Black as Claptrap — remains polarizing, reportedly lost about $100M at the box office and underwent Tim Miller-led reshoots.

Author Ava Reid teases Book Two of fantasy Innamorata, explains the shocking corpse-pregnancy twist and says she’d prefer an adult animated adaptation in the style of Castlevania rather than live-action.