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Story Kitchen has inked a pact with Bloodious Games to develop MADiSON as a feature; the psychological horror game is moving into film with no amount disclosed.

Disney renews Coven Academy for season 2 after the teen supernatural series logged 20.3 million global hours in its first three weeks and added 30 million more views through social clips. Tim Federle returns to EP the new season for Freeform, Disney+ and Hulu.

Chris LaMartina is directing Spirit Tasting for Terror Vision Original Productions, a New Year’s Eve riff on The Monkey’s Paw written with Michael Varrati; the film is set for a holiday roadshow and a subsequent Blu-ray release.

Focus Features has opened 35mm ticket sales for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf ahead of the film’s December 25 theatrical release; Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp star in the medieval werewolf tale.

Bill Nighy boards Alfonso Cuarón's Apple TV cult-horror series Ascension opposite Caitríona Balfe; the Last Days adaptation is already ordered at Apple and co-showrun by Natalie Erika James and Christian White.

MGM+ has ordered The Black Tapes, with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau boarding as Dr. Richard Strand; Terry Miles and Paul Bae return as writers/EPs, John Rogers showruns, and Vancouver production is set for January 2027.

iHunt: Killing Monsters in the Gig Economy,’ based on Hill and Young’s seven-novel series and tabletop RPG, is being adapted as a feature; Scott Glosserman directs, with Lilly Wachowski, Sarah Marie Flores and Lawrence Mattis executive producing.

Danny Trejo joins Kansas indie horror comedy Stoned Inn as the voice of feline character Meowchette; directed by Key Tawn Toothman and Naythan Smith, it stars Maximum James and Jessa Jupiter Flux, with a Chris Casamassa cameo.

Japan’s IP360 incentive is drawing pushback over its $5M spend floor and opaque approvals; Netflix says certainty matters more than headline subsidy size as producers weigh whether the scheme can actually capture more international shoots.

$46.5 million global bow puts Clayface ahead of its $44 million production budget, with a 94% verified-audience score and A- CinemaScore giving the DC body-horror play real heat. James Watkins says the film’s tragedy-first pitch from Mike Flanagan sold DC, while Tom Rhys Harries quietly worked through a torn ACL in production.

Crossed $270 million worldwide; Weapons keeps extending Zach Cregger's breakout as one of the defining horror hits of the year.

£2.4 million U.K./Ireland opening puts Lionsgate U.K.’s Ghosts: The Possession of Button House atop the chart; Warner Bros.’ Clayface opened second with $2.6 million, while Universal’s Other Mommy and Sony’s Verity kept the horror/thriller lane active in the top 10.

SVC Releases has taken distribution rights to the mystical thriller for Rs. 45 crore, including Rs. 40 crore as a non-refundable amount; digital rights are already sold and the team is targeting a Dec. 4, 2026 worldwide release.

Greenwich Entertainment has nabbed North American rights to Fantasia comedy-horror debut Big Break, which follows a fractured sketch troupe reunion in a secluded woodland mansion; Jasper Basch closed the deal with CAA Media Finance.

Well Go USA brings Train to Busan back on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD December 15; the box set is priced at $79.98 on 4K/Blu-ray and $24.98 on DVD with new commentaries, an interview and archival extras.

Fantastic Fest premiere for Pathetic Fallacy; Adam Mortimer’s surreal horror pairs Scott Mescudi with Jessica Rothe and Natasha Lyonne in a wish-gone-wrong grief play, with no wide release date set.

Well Go USA rolls Ghost in the Cell to digital Oct. 27, with 4K UHD/Blu-ray set for Nov. 17 and Prime Video in the mix; Joko Anwar’s prison-set supernatural horror-comedy keeps widening its reach.

Netflix’s BioShock adaptation is still moving, with Francis Lawrence saying the project is “getting close” after years in limbo. He also notes the earlier Universal version was a $200 million R-rated swing that collapsed before launch.

Grimmfest’s online add-on runs Dec. 3-7 with 16 features, including 1 world premiere, 4 international premieres, 5 UK premieres and 3 Northern UK premieres. The slate leans hard into horror, supernatural, psychological-thriller and sci-fi titles, with new films from Federico Zampaglione, Lisa Belcher and the Deadcast team.

Tricia Helfer will star as former professional figure skater Luisa in Devour, an erotic body-horror film written and directed by Erica Orofino.

Bill Nighy joins Alfonso Cuarón’s cult-horror series Ascension, the Apple TV adaptation of Adam Nevill’s Last Days; Caitríona Balfe leads with Natalie Erika James and Christian White co-running the show.

Lionsgate Play and Tiger TV are loading November with horror, supernatural, and sci-fi titles, including The Strangers: Chapter 3, YAGA, and April X. Tiger TV also says it will roll out 50+ premieres in year one alongside a content spend above ₹500 crore.

Psychological horror film The Block has wrapped production and entered post; Jack Falahee and Saphira Moran lead Craig Singer’s film, with Jackie Earle Haley, Chris Noth and Elias Koteas also starring. No release date is set.

Tom Mabe and Kato Kaelin board Witchcraft: The Lanterne of Light as executive producers, adding another package note to the long-running horror franchise’s next chapter.

Wednesday Season 3 has wrapped production; Eva Green joins as Aunt Ophelia, Winona Ryder lands a mystery role, and Paris is the new setting. Ortega also says she pushed the series harder toward horror and away from relationship drama.

EuroObscura is taking Hungarian horror feature Bloody Night to AFM after debuting the international trailer; the Debrecen-set slasher opens theatrically in Hungary in February 2027 after an October hometown premiere.

World-premiered at Edinburgh, played Sitges and Screamfest, and WTFilms is now shopping Joby Stephens' found-footage horror feature Abandoned; the shoot ran in long takes and finished with a single stitch cut.

Resident Evil’s latest hit has pushed the Capcom franchise past Pokémon to No. 2 among game-to-film series; Sony’s release is at roughly $385 million worldwide on a reported $75 million budget. The film opened to $60 million domestic and became the biggest Resident Evil movie in the franchise’s 24-year run.