Neon, Artlist & Jason Zada

Artlist has locked cast on Terrarium, a hybrid horror feature now in production from producer Steven Schneider and AI studio Secret Level. Jason Zada writes and directs, positioning the project as an early AI-driven genre production with real-time industry implications.

Anson Funds is pressing Lionsgate to get more aggressive on AI after the studio’s shares slid to a four-month low and the company renewed its Runway partnership, hired Kathleen Grace as chief AI officer and said AI could save tens of millions a year. The pressure adds to takeover speculation around a post-Starz Lionsgate that still owns 20,000 titles and is shopping strategic options.

Neon is staging a 36-hour “Endless Screening” at Metro Private Cinema in Chelsea to juice the launch of Alex Ullom’s It Ends; four-person teams can win up to $540 per person plus a $500 finish bonus and $250 in concessions credit. The film opens Aug. 21 in New York and L.A. before expanding nationwide Aug. 28.

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum are developing a feature adaptation of Z & K Games' viral horror title Scary Teacher with writers Cory Todd Hughes and Adrian Speckert; the package is being framed as a faithful, elevated horror take with suspense, dark humor, and coming-of-age emotion.

Blumhouse Games’ codenamed Project C resurfaces as Precognition under Kinetic Publishing; Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg board the live-action sci-fi horror game for a Spring 2028 rollout across PC and consoles.

Tongal is teaming with TikTok creator Savanah Moss on a Jeff the Killer creepypasta feature, extending Hollywood’s rush into viral horror IP after Backrooms. The creator-led package opens a community concept campaign with cash prizes while Mark Korshak and Michael McKay board as producers.

New Mexico shoot set for later this year; Josh Sternfeld directs from a script by Patricia A. Beninati, Michael K. Anderson and Jeff Knight, with Centerboro Productions and Convoke Media producing.

The Blair Witch Project co-creator Eduardo Sánchez and producer Gregg Hale are reuniting for The Influencer Project, a found-footage horror film shifting the duo’s format from Maryland woods to social media’s hyper-curated world.

Greenwich Entertainment has taken North American rights to NB Mager’s Sundance dramedy Run Amok and is targeting a theatrical launch early next year.

Indie Rights lands worldwide distribution on Sean Hinds’ Brooklyn-set crime thriller Neon Affair; the indie was shot in 22 days across nine NYC neighborhoods and stars Caitlyn Joi and Marcus R. Smith.

1-2 Special has taken U.S. rights to Michał Marczak’s Sundance doc Closure and will open it in theaters Oct. 28. The purchase extends the film’s festival run after award wins and positions the grief-driven true-crime thriller as a theatrical play.

Warner Bros.’ The End of Oak Street is tracking a $20 million to $30 million launch on an $80 million-plus budget; Spider-Man: Brand New Day still owns the weekend as summer box office clears $4 billion.

Panorama Studios takes a stake in Rocket Reels to fuel the mobile vertical platform’s next growth phase and tech buildout. The app already spans thrillers, horror, crime, mystery and sci-fi across 10 countries.

Underground is getting a release push as EO Contents Group keeps its K-horror IP pipeline moving; another sign Korean genre brands are being built out as repeatable assets.

Asia Argento boards a Gia Carangi documentary as executive producer while also fronting Jorge Thielen Armand’s postcolonial thriller Death Has No Master at Locarno. She says the film skewed darker and more paranormal than the script initially suggested, with rehearsal-heavy prep in Venezuela.

Danish horror anthology Adorable Humans lands a worldwide streaming rollout at month’s end, with iTunes/Apple TV, Prime Video and Google TV among the launch platforms; the four-tale set reworks Hans Christian Andersen in a darker modern frame.

Epic Pictures and Dread set Padraig Reynolds’ Gator Face for a Sept. 11 theatrical release, with digital on Sept. 15; the swamp-set creature pic leans into practical effects and southern-folklore horror.

Paramount is developing a feature adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s The Final Girl Support Group, with Christopher Landon writing and directing. Andy and Barbara Muschietti remain producers via Double Dream; Hendrix is executive producing.

Privately backed psychological thriller sets a Kentucky shoot next month; Neil Marshall, Charlotte Kirk and Karlos Ways produce, with Aaron Mirtes directing and additional casting still underway.

Hollywood hasn’t lined up financing for Lilly Wachowski’s $10 million dystopian political thriller The Hunted, which centers a wall-to-wall trans cast. Wachowski is now exploring alternate paths, including a live table read, to keep the project moving with producers Lawrence Mattis, Sarah Marie Flores and Natasha Lyonne.

Warner Bros. Clockwork and the BFI are setting a global theatrical rollout for Ken Russell’s restored The Devils director’s cut this October; the first-ever remaster lands as an NC-17 release after decades off the big screen.

Black Zombie opens Sept. 11 at Quad Cinema and Laemmle’s Nuart before widening nationwide; Yellow Eyes lands on Screambox Aug. 18, while MVD sets A Cold Season for Nov. 10, 2026.

Audible lines up Exoplanet for Nov. 5, 2026; Andy Weir exec produces Benjamin Percy’s sci-fi thriller audiodrama starring Anthony Mackie, Ariana DeBose, and John Leguizamo. A quantum-anomaly setup strands the crew across eras as an alien intelligence hunts human tech.

Cheetos and horror studio Blumhouse have teamed up on Sweet Phantom Heat Puffs, a limited-time snack designed to fizz, tingle and even leave your mouth feeling numb. Dubbed “The Flavor of Fear,” the new Cheetos begin with a sweet cinnamon sugar flavor before the heat gradually takes over.

Saban Films rolls out Feed on digital and VOD August 14; Marco van Belle’s Irish vampire tale centers on the Dearg-Due, with Grace Collender, Clinton Liberty and Daisy Jelley in the cast.

Half Mermaid Productions and Kinetic Publishing re-reveal Precognition, a live-action sci-fi horror game from Sam Barlow and Brandon Cronenberg; the project targets Switch 2 plus PC and current-gen consoles in Spring 2028.