Horror Industry News — Monday, March 30, 2026

Paramount's Scream 7 has surpassed $200 million worldwide, marking another strong global haul for the long-running horror franchise.

Sam Raimi’s Send Help (R‑rated horror-comedy) topped digital HD rental/purchase charts after premium VOD pricing (iTunes rental $24.99 / purchase $29.99); reported production budget ~$40M and worldwide gross of about $94M, with strong critical and audience reception.

Netflix’s eight‑part horror series Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, produced by the Duffer brothers, is receiving strong genre buzz for its sustained dread, familial terror and standout performances (Camila Morrone, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ted Levine) in a cabin/isolated‑housebackdrop storyline.

Magnet Releasing has acquired Playback, a horror film featuring Christian Slater, for distribution (announcement appears via Magnolia-related coverage/press listings).

Netflix has quietly confirmed a U.S. price increase for all subscribers, a platform-level revenue move that could affect churn and content spend across genres including horror.

Kani Releasing has acquired North American rights to Syeyoung Park’s Korean dystopian sci‑fi The Fin (mutated mermen logline) and plans a 2026 theatrical and home‑video rollout.

Jake Shane said his SXSW debut in the supernatural comedy Wishful Thinking (directed by Graham Parkes) shifted his career from TikTok/podcaster to actor, with the film co‑starring Maya Hawke, Lewis Pullman, Randall Park and Amita Rao.

Sam Esmail is developing a feature adaptation of AfterShock Comics’ Astronaut Down at Netflix with F. Scott Frazier scripting; Esmail Corp and AfterShock Media produce, with creator James Patrick consulting, positioning Netflix to add another high‑concept, tension‑driven sci‑fi thriller to its slate following Esmail’s successful Leave the World Behind.

Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) says she’s working on an adaptation — described as a mystery sci‑fi project — that looks likely to go into production this year, though details remain under wraps.

Author Paul Tremblay visited the Irish set of the feature adaptation of A Head Full of Ghosts and reports the production is delivering a 'cool, creepy, beautiful' visual approach, confirming on-set production activity.

Radio Silence says prep for their untitled The Mummy sequel starts in May with shooting hoped to begin in August; Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will return, David Coggeshall penned the script, and the film is dated for May 19, 2028 — the production will emphasize practical effects.

Scott Snyder revealed Amazon/Plan B’s animated Wytches pilot has been returned from the studio — he’s watched it and is proud — with Plan B, Project 51 and Amazon Studios attached; no cast or release timing announced yet.

Hulu has renewed sci‑fi drama Paradise for a third and final season — creator Dan Fogelman mapped this as a three‑season arc, scripts are complete and production is expected to begin soon; Sterling K. Brown leads the ensemble and the final season will collide the bunker and outside storylines.

Daily Dead highlights include Storm King Comics’ new horror graphic novel CHAPLAIN (160 pp; MSRP $24.99) due July 7, 2026, a found-footage Eurohorror TRANSYLVANIA TAPES premiering at Horror-on-Sea, and horror-comedy short A Hand to Hold heading to the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Vermis III (a TTRPG entry) continues the tabletop series' strong worldbuilding and lore, praised for environmental storytelling that will appeal to souls-like and exploration-focused players.

Mediawan appointed former Fox executive Robyn Hurd as SVP of sales and coproductions for the UK and Scandinavia as part of a territorial reorganization of its global distribution division under CDO Sally Habbershaw.

New posters reveal Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve as leads in the liminal horror film Backrooms, with a trailer scheduled to drop tomorrow — marketing push ahead of release.

Indie developer theJameskrik released the horror adventure Side Hustle on Steam (≈1 hour runtime) with a demo and a limited-time launch discount, a small-scale, narrative horror game release.

Indie auto-battling dungeon crawler Skull Horde from developer 8BitSkull launches on Steam April 10 with a playable demo available now, positioning itself as necromancy-flavored indie fare.