Josh Korngut

There’s a pervasive medical myth that women’s bodies have been designed to forget the pain of childbirth. The reasoning for this is to better the odds that a woman would choose to go through the process again. I’m not sure if it became a legend by design or through folklore, but it is surely one of many ways women are trapped in the cycle of motherhood. This lie is both an acknowledgment of the brutality of the birthing process and a false promise of mercy. It plays on our preconceptions that childbearing is mystical, making it easier to assume there must be an innate system to subdue or prevent the grotesque suffering that it truly entails. Nightbitch by filmmaker Marielle Heller, and based on the novel by Rachel Yoder, pulls back the curtain on myths like these to offer an almost unbearably honest view of the suffering, grief, and incredible power of motherhood.

A24 has recently opened their doors to a wider range of budgets, sizes, and qualities for their spooky output. There was once an era when they would put their whole backs into the release of 5-star events like I Saw the TV Glow and Love Lies Bleeding, but in a year when they’ve expanded into middle-range genre titles like The Front Room and

One of the most outrageous genre titles to premiere at TIFF 2024 was Shell, a horror-comedy spotlighting the grotesque lengths we go through to stay young and beautiful. The shocking debut from director Max Minghella, Shell is a surprise-filled spectacle that’s as nasty as silly. If you’re not already sold, Shell has cast as stacked with stars as anything you’re likely to witness at the TIFF.

Visionary filmmaker Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance' is the most brutal, astounding, and essential horror movie of the year. Our review:

The hotly-anticipated cinematic adaptation of one of Stephen King’s scariest works, Salem’s Lot, is a film that struggles to deliver any of the impact expected from the iconic King vampire novel. While there are flashes of impressive style and moments of real scares, the film ultimately feels like something of a missed opportunity. For every scene that captures the Kingian essence of small town dread, there are others that fall flat due to weak technical execution, uneven storytelling, and what I suspect are clumsy edits designed to appeal to a wider audience.

Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label, DREAD, is set to terrify audiences with its latest release, Ghost Game. And we’ve got its new trailer to prove it. The film follows a couple whose internet challenge goes tragically wrong as they venture into a haunted house filled with unhappy forces of evil. The film will have a limited theatrical run starting October 18, with video-on-demand (VOD) rentals and purchases available from October 22. Additionally, horror fans can look forward to a Blu-ray release starting December 10!

Dread Central debuts an intense exclusive clip from the next episode of 'FROM' via MGM+. Take a quick peek at the scariest show on TV.

'Terrifier 3' star Lauren LaVera is Dread Central's October cover story. Read our exclusive interview with horror's buzziest new Final Girl.

Stephen King’s second novel is arguably his most frightening. It might also be my favorite full-length work from the author. Now, for the third time, King’s vampiric small-town opus has been adapted for the screen. And for the third time, it’s gone directly to the small screen. Director Gary Dauberman ( Annabelle Comes Home ) was tapped to bring Salem’s Lot to the big screen years ago, and at last, horror fans can watch his visually striking interpretation of King’s novel.

Stephen King is proving time and time again that he still has a firm grip on horror fans and the culture at large. So much so that the film adaptation of his masterful horror novel IT is now the most-watched horror movie on HBO’s streaming service, Max. And just in time for spooky season, no less. Even though it’s been more than a few years since its theatrical release, IT: Chapter 1 has once again risen to the top, reminding viewers why Pennywise the Clown still haunts their nightmares.