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TVGold DerbyOct 22Mike FlanaganPrime Video
Prime Video has renewed Mike Flanagan’s horror series Carrie for Season 2 after its cliffhanger ending; the show will submit in drama categories at upcoming awards shows.
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FilmIPVarietyOct 21StudioCanal
Sixth Dimension is in early development on The Headliners, a horror feature based on Kafi Games’ 1.5 million-selling PC hit; the alien-invasion premise is being built around journalist protagonists, with no director or cast set yet.
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FilmIPDeadlineOct 22
Dark Star Pictures has taken North American rights to Joseph Archer's found-footage horror Snapshot for an early 2027 theatrical run followed by digital; the UK-France sales play also deepens the film's festival-to-distribution path.
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FilmIPBloody DisgustingOct 21Paramount
July 30, 2027 theatrical date; Jack O’Connell and Cillian Murphy play brothers in John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part III, with Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Jason Clarke, and Katy O’Brian aboard.
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TVResonate VoicesOct 22Netflix
Netflix’s straight-to-series supernatural drama Pagans adds Logan Kim as Steven Yeun’s son Nate, with Marin Ireland and Intae Kim also joining the cast. Joshua Zetumer runs the series; Yeun executive produces through Celadon Pictures alongside Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg.
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FilmIPVarietyOct 22
'Dracula: The Crimson Code' is now filming with Amanda Jiang, Joey Phillips, Richard Brake and Shayne Ward aboard; the contemporary vampire reimagining from Andrea M. Catinella and Enrico Tessarin is a gothic supernatural thriller.
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IndustryIPDread CentralOct 22ParamountUniversal
Spin Master expands Hellbreak with Paramount Pictures' horror portfolio; A Quiet Place, Sleepy Hollow and Smile join a 200-plus-card launch set arriving January 2027, with Universal Pictures and Horror Inc. also in the mix.
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FilmIPBloody DisgustingOct 22Paramount
Paramount has locked Ti West’s Ebenezer at PG-13 for “frightening material”; the Dickens ghost story is dated for Nov. 13, 2026 with Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, Daisy Ridley and Rupert Grint aboard.
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FilmComic BasicsOct 22DCA24
$40M-$44M budget puts DC Studios' horror swing under pressure as tracking softens to an $18M-$20M opening and $3.5M preview night; reviews are mixed-to-positive, with awareness still low but intent among knowers running hot.
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FilmDeadlineOct 22
Investigation Discovery has taken Rachel Mason’s true-crime doc My Brother’s Killer and set a December 3 debut after the film’s SXSW premiere and festival run. The Skydance-owned network is positioning the doc for a wider audience after its award-winning run and revelation-driven casework.
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Broadcast & Streaming

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FilmMIXED Reality NewsOct 22Apple TV
Apple adds scripted horror to Vision Pro with Ti West’s 27-minute ghost story Remnants, an Apple TV app exclusive billed as the first immersive horror film on the headset.
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FilmIPIndieWireOct 21
Factory 25 has locked worldwide rights to the iPhone-shot mumblegore ghost story Sinner Supper Club after its NewFest premiere; the company is eyeing a spring 2027 theatrical launch followed by digital and Blu-ray.
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IndustryVarietyOct 22ParamountWarner Bros.Paramount+
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is forcing Roddenberry Entertainment to rethink Star Trek’s next chapter, with Trevor Roth saying the franchise’s future, movie pipeline and TV slate are all in flux. Paramount+ has already pulled Starfleet Academy after season 2, even as Roddenberry pushes new Trek and non-Trek genre projects at MIA Market.
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TVHorror SocietyOct 22Tubi
Tubi stacks its Halloween slate with three exclusive horror drops this week: Carter Kench’s WHIMSY WONDERLAND episode six on Oct. 21, Rock Squad’s CREPERS on Oct. 22, and Monse’s conspiracy thriller #VYMARA on Oct. 23.
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FilmHorror SocietyOct 22
Jan. 29, 2027 is now attached to Saulnier’s Slayground, with Alamo Drafthouse rolling Green Room anniversary screenings, a cast interview and themed concessions into the launch.
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TVHorror FuelOct 22Netflix
Netflix sets Balaraw: Blood Island for Oct. 29; Rae Red directs and Janine Gutierrez leads the Filipino horror series with Agot Isidro, Romnick Sarmenta, Ronnie Lazaro and Nonie Buencamino in the cast. The show leans into folklore, family trauma and island mystery for a global launch.
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IndustryColliderOct 22
Ethan Hawke, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill have launched Midnight Radio with iHeartPodcasts; the horror podcast dropped its first episode today and centers on an AM host pulled into a supernatural conspiracy tied to a lost space mission.
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Noteworthy

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Keanu Reeves is in talks for James Wan’s English-language remake of The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil at Paramount; Ma Dong-seok is attached, with Eric Pearson on script and Blumhouse Atomic Monster producing. No release date is set yet.
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TVDeadlineOct 21Paramount+ParamountCAA
Paramount+ wins a competitive sale for Zero Hour, a world-building sci-fi thriller series from Matthew Michael Carnahan and AGBO based on Harrison Query’s short story. The streamer is staking further ground in genre originals as Paramount Television Studios boards the series for development.
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FilmIF MagazineOct 22
Independently financed Second Date starts shooting Oct. 26 in Sydney; Adam Daniel’s feature debut pairs a supernatural time-loop premise with escalating stalker horror.
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FilmIndia TodayOct 22
Pan-India theatrical rollout widens Kirtan Nadagouda's Telugu horror-thriller from one language to four after censor scrutiny and strong trailer response; Mythri Movie Makers now opens 23 Oct in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi.
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FilmBloody FlicksOct 21
Dead Howling lands its UK premiere at Tubi FrightFest Halloween 2026 on Oct. 31, then rolls to digital, DVD and Blu-ray on Nov. 2 through Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment.
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FilmDeadlineOct 22
AGC International has added Zack London’s fully AI-generated sci-fi feature Gods Don’t Give Gifts to its slate and is taking the film out to AFM buyers ahead of a December 4 U.S. release. The project is being pushed as one of the first fully AI-made titles targeting theatrical play and an Oscars animation campaign.
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IndustryReactor MagazineOct 21Netflix
First three seasons of From land on Netflix under a limited license; the stunt is built to widen sampling before pushing viewers back to MGM+ for the rest of the run.
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FilmHorror SocietyOct 22Fantasia International Film Festival
Blu-ray/DVD street date lands Nov. 10 for Maya Annik Bedward’s BLACK ZOMBIE; SRPs are $29.95 and $22.95, with an audio commentary and theatrical trailer on the disc after festival play at Fantasia, SXSW, Hot Docs, and Black Star.
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FilmThe Betoota AdvocateOct 22
Danny and Michael Philippou are lining up a new Brisbane-set horror feature around Spook Hill in Mount Cotton; the brothers are positioning it as their next big scare after Talk to Me and Bring Her Back.
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FilmHorror ObsessiveOct 21
Dark Sky Films launches Larry Fessenden’s monster crossover on Nov. 4 with an IFC Center bow in New York, followed by Los Angeles and additional markets; the film folds the vampire, werewolf and Frankenstein creature from Habit, Depraved and Blackout into one release.
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FilmNo Film SchoolOct 21
Robert Eggers is pushing Werwulf toward silent-era texture with orthochromatic treatment on 35mm, extending the monochrome look he used on The Lighthouse into color.
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FilmSlashFilmOct 22Netflix
Netflix is being positioned to give KPop Demon Hunters 2 a wide theatrical rollout and box-office reporting, a sharp break from its usual token release model and a test of how far the streamer is willing to push movies in theaters.
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