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$10 million TIFF pickup lands River at Universal / Blumhouse Atomic Monster; Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe star, with a Jan. 15, 2027 theatrical release set.

Lionsgate has acquired and greenlit Portrait of God; Chase Infiniti boards to star, with Dylan Clark directing and Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele producing. Joe Russo co-wrote the screenplay, and the package gives Lionsgate another horror feature with major genre heat.

Fox Entertainment Studios has snapped up Bleed the Night, Keith Cooper and Zoe Cooper’s vampire spec about a 1994 summer-night blood spree. Mark Ankner and Adam Goldworm are producing while the team is already meeting directors for a Q1 2027 shoot.

Mid-seven-figure international rights sale puts Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions on Casper Kelly's Sundance Midnight horror hit Buddy; the sub-$5M feature has already grossed $26.5M domestic and is adding a sing-along theatrical run this weekend.

Room418 is launching as a horror-first vertical microdrama destination, with an invite-only beta slated for fall and a commercial rollout built around licensed content plus 10 originals/adaptations already in development. The slate includes a public-domain reimagining of Night of the Living Dead, with expansion plans into film, TV and experiences if the app catches on.

Tubi locks R.L. Stine’s Afraid of Clowns for 2027, the third title in its Stine horror line; Jem Garrard writes/directs for Front Street Pictures. Peacock is pushing Crystal Lake at NYCC ahead of the A24-backed Friday the 13th prequel’s Oct. 15, 2026 debut, while Sitges books Split Rock for a 35mm world premiere.

Filming has wrapped on Twilight of the Dead, the Romero estate-backed zombie finale starring Kate Beckinsale and Betty Gabriel. Magenta Light Studios has North American rights and The Syndicate is handling international sales.

Good Girl Productions boards Samantha Josephs’ horror novel Carrying for a feature adaptation; Tommy Dorfman directs and produces, with Josephs scripting.

$75M Resident Evil reboot crosses $200M worldwide in 11 days, already clearing Mortal Kombat II's entire global run; Japan and China are still ahead, giving Zach Cregger's latest room to run well past Weapons.

Filming on Tyler Perry’s Netflix thriller Confabulation began Sept. 21, with Lucien Laviscount, Taylour Paige and Shamier Anderson boarding the cast. Perry writes, directs and produces under his Netflix pact; the shoot is set to wrap by Oct. 6.

Bradley Cooper is set to lead Paramount’s new G.I. Joe reimagining as Duke, with Danny McBride directing and co-writing the script alongside Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri. The movie is part of Paramount’s franchise push, and the earlier Transformers crossover plan is dead.

A24 is developing a Near Dark TV series, extending its push into established horror IP; no cast, writer, or network is set yet. The project reopens the Kathryn Bigelow/Eric Red vampire classic after a stalled Platinum Dunes remake attempt years ago.

Radial Entertainment launches Paranormal Chronicles, a 24/7 FAST channel built around hauntings, paranormal investigations and mystery true crime; the slate starts with 500 hours and adds Amazon Prime Video later this month.

Vancouver Horror Show's ninth edition lands a horror-heavy slate anchored by a CRAVE Original YAGA premiere and festival appearances from Kat Sandler, Rachel Talalay and Blink49's Mackenzie Donaldson.

HBO Max rolls out a Halloween horror hub, a virtual channel, and weekly genre drops through October, including Evil Dead Burn, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, and The Strangers: Chapter 2. The programming slate leans on marquee horror franchises and library titles to drive seasonal engagement.

The theatrical reissue includes an exclusive conversation with the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

ScareScore launches a biometric audience-intelligence platform this Halloween, measuring heart rate, movement and recovery in real time at festivals and LBE venues. Horror is the wedge use case; the company is pitching a new data layer for studios, streamers and attractions.

Kaleidoscope sets Dead Howling's UK premiere at Tubi FrightFest Halloween on Oct. 31 ahead of a Nov. 2 digital, DVD and Blu-ray rollout; the post-apocalyptic zombie-versus-werewolf horror comes from the Dog Soldiers and Terrifier 3 camp.

World premiere locked for Sitges on Oct. 14; Karim Ouelhaj’s follow-up to Megalomaniac sends a revenge-heist lead into a supernatural purgatory run, with sales handled by Media Movie.

Ben Affleck says Animals used AI throughout post on Netflix’s kidnapping thriller; the streamer paid $587 million earlier this year for his AI firm InterPositive.

Zurich Summit speakers flagged pre-sales pressure, AI cost savings, and private equity’s growing role. The old subsidy-heavy financing model keeps cracking as buyers and sales agents chase new supply chains.

Warner Bros. has pushed Clayface from Sept. 11 to Oct. 23, 2026 after a page-one rewrite; James Watkins now directs from a Flanagan/Amini script, and Flanagan says the finished film is “very much not mine.”

Joachim Rønning has started shooting horror feature System in London, directing from his own script with co-writer in tow. Casting and plot are still under wraps, but the production start confirms the project is moving out of development and into principal photography.

Dark Sky Selects lines up a 40th-anniversary 4K UHD/VHS package for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer on Oct. 27, with a one-night Regal 4K theatrical return on Oct. 14 and a Rucking Fotten merch tie-in.

30th-anniversary Sam rollout: a new 63-second animated short, restored 4K Season’s Greetings, and a 13-venue October theatrical run; Michael Dougherty is reframing Trick ’r Treat’s mascot as a handmade indie property.

Hall H debut put Ti West’s Ebenezer on the fall theatrical map; Paramount is backing the Dickens remake as a dark gothic holiday play with Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin and Daisy Ridley aboard. U.S. release is locked for Nov. 13, 2026.

Wildcard sets Irish theatrical bow for Glenn McQuaid’s horror-comedy The Restoration at Grayson Manor on Nov. 6 after a run through Sitges, Fantastic Fest, BIFFF and Trieste; the U.S. release lands Oct. 9. Chris Colfer and Alice Krige star in the queer Gothic take on the Old Dark House template.

Peacock rolls out the opening scene from Crystal Lake ahead of its October 15 debut; Brad Caleb Kane frames the Friday the 13th prequel as a paranoid '70s psychological-thriller centered on Pam Voorhees, with rivers of blood and character-first kills.