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DC Studios’ Clayface opened to $24M domestic/$43M worldwide on a reported $40M budget, earning an A CinemaScore; A24’s You Can See Everything surged 23% in weekend two to $19.5M, reaching $45M domestic after expanding to 2,655 theaters.

VelociPastor 2 hit FilmQuest with a microbudget sequel rollout and is now actively seeking distribution after its roadshow run. The Kickstarter-financed follow-up raised $118,297 and leans hard into homemade giallo chaos, keeping the original cult franchise’s low-fi horror-comedy DNA intact.

Molly C. Quinn and Currie Graham lead REM for IADOWR Films; Peyv Raz's original horror thriller is already shooting, with Graham Rogers, José Zúñiga, Taylor Aronson, Sean Faris, Helena Mattsson and Danny Nucci in supporting roles.

Sony’s Resident Evil added $3M domestic and $10.3M international in weekend six; $384.5M worldwide makes it Zach Cregger’s biggest hit and a new game-to-horror benchmark.

Speak No Evil remains a commercial horror bright spot, with a $77 million global haul on a $15 million budget; James McAvoy’s remake is back in the conversation as streaming demand keeps building around the title. The article also folds in McAvoy’s TIFF drama Faith as a career bridge between prestige and genre.

Tenderfoot TV and Twisted Bricks are turning Radio Rental's 'Laura of the Woods' into a 10-minute stop-motion short, with the YouTube debut set for Oct. 22 and new podcast episodes returning Oct. 23.

Netflix has rolled cameras on Jotadé, a four-episode Madrid-set crime thriller based on Santiago Díaz’s novel; Daniel Calparsoro directs with Isaac Díaz, Aura Garrido, Jose Coronado and Jaime Lorente aboard.

Tokyo International Film Festival opened with 204 films, 35 world premieres and TIFFCOM alongside a high-profile centerpiece slot for Godzilla Minus Zero. Japan's government used the launch to float a 20 trillion yen overseas content-sales target by 2033, underscoring how central IP export has become to the country’s entertainment push.

Prime Video UK and Ireland has ordered Yeti Television’s feature doc Surviving the London Nail Bombings, a true-crime commission built from eyewitness interviews, archive, CCTV and stills. Sphere Abacus is distributing the title as part of its broader true-crime deal with the streamer, with premiere slated for later this year.

Netflix used its 10-year Korea milestone to double down on local production, saying Korean titles have driven 12 billion viewing hours between April 2025 and March 2026 and more than 200 global Top 10 entries. Sarandos also previewed a genre-heavy slate that includes Possible Love, Grand Galaxy Hotel, She, Wolf, All of Us Are Dead Season 2 and Solo Leveling.

Ripcord Halloween Film Festival whittles more than 500 horror shorts down to 12 finalists; the winner screens Oct. 29 at TCL Chinese Theatre and takes home a record $100,000 prize. Another $100,000 is split among runners-up, with judges including Tim Miller, Fantastic Fest’s Jean Anne Lauer and Sundance’s Lisa Ogdie.

Bankside Films has the worldwide sales assignment on Almost You as Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy board Matt Lipsey’s Glasgow-shot sci-fi AI feature. The package is financed by Blazing Griffin, Homefront Productions, Yeti Entertainment and Head Gear Films, with UTA Independent Film Group co-repping North American rights.

Disney+ Canada has tapped CBC exec Mélanie Lê Phan as senior manager, international content, adding another development hire to Paige Murray’s team. The move comes as the streamer scales Canadian originals after commissioning its first two local projects.

Netflix's Below bowed to 1.187 billion minutes viewed in its first week, making the Canadian monster series one of the biggest streaming launches in the world. The 6-part thriller also opened with an 88% Rotten Tomatoes critics score, signaling strong early demand for rural sea-creature horror.

Thai horror hit Inherit screened in Busan’s Open Cinema section; Banjong Pisanthanakun says the demon tale was modernized with TikTok-era touches, practical stunts and heavy gore, with Davika Hoorne starring as the centipede demon.

Causeway Films co-founders Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings launched Baby Jane, a distribution venture with Talk to Me and Bring Her Back directors Danny and Michael Philippou. Felix Hubble and Michelle Melky are its first hires.

Tubi FrightFest is taking over Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on May 1-2, 2027, expanding the UK genre festival footprint with a two-day premieres-and-guests event.

20th Century Studios is developing two new Alien films: a sequel to Alien: Romulus and a Covenant follow-up; Ridley Scott will produce, with Aaron Guzikowski writing the David-centered prequel continuation.

Concept Media Films is crowdfunding Project: Mothman, a feature about a documentary crew chasing the Point Pleasant legend before the shoot unravels into a real horror story.

Jan van Gorkum is crowdfunding A SHINY NEW WORLD as a feature expansion of his Dutch horror-comedy short, with Stephan Vos' creature-effects world back in play.

Prime Video renewed Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode Carrie for Season 2 after the Stephen King adaptation hit No. 1 in more than 105 countries. Summer H. Howell and Samantha Sloyan star; Flanagan and King will return.

THR’s awards-predictions roundup lists an untitled Ethel Cain song for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, pairing the musician’s Southern Gothic sound with the werewolf feature. The film reunites Eggers with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.

USA Today names 10 essential Halloween horror movies streaming now, including Alien (Netflix), Dracula (Peacock, Prime Video), Get Out (Peacock), Hereditary (Hulu, Tubi) and Obsession, a Michael Johnston–Inde Navarrette thriller.

APOCALYPSE Z: NEW WORLD, sequel to Prime Video’s most-watched international Original movie, premieres October 30. Directed by Carles Torrens, it follows a supply mission from the Canary Islands amid the TSJ virus outbreak.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping tickets go on sale October 28, ahead of IMAX and premium-format early screenings November 18 at 6 p.m.; Lionsgate’s Francis Lawrence-directed prequel opens nationwide November 20.

Return of the Living Dead: Aftermath launches exclusively on DragonFlix October 31, 2026, with a $19 pre-order package featuring 2D, Full SBS 3D VR and anaglyph cuts, plus documentaries, cast retrospectives and the original PDF script.

Gunn doubles down on DCU-as-standalone storytelling, arguing individual projects should work on their own and saying Clayface should play as a horror movie without franchise homework. The comments also clarify that the Superman saga has connective tissue, but not every title exists only to tee up the next one.

Title poster is out for Malayalam horror film “Blackscript”; Nirmal Baby Varghese’s Casablanca Film Factory project stars newcomers Harsha Varghese and Hridhya Ashok. Shoot is slated to start soon and wrap by end-December for an early 2027 theatrical release.

A24’s Elden Ring movie, directed by Alex Garland, reportedly has a $200 million budget—double an earlier estimate. Filming wrapped in early August; the adaptation is set for theatrical release March 3, 2028.