THE WEEK’S HORROR HEADLINES (19th-26th January)

Not got time to trawl the web for all the top horror news of the last week? Well allow me to give you a bite-size breakdown of the all biggest nightmarish news!

1. RING REBOOT 'RINGS' CASTS ITS FEMALE LEAD

Italian actress Matilda Lutz has been cast as the female lead in F. Javier Gutierrez’s horror movie that reboots the horror franchise for Paramount.
Based on the J-Horror smash, Ringu, this is a new take on the terrifying legend of the cursed videotape. Read the Wrap’s story here.

2. BUMPER CROP OF IMAGES FOR ELI ROTH’S CLOWN

Want to see more from the long awaited, Eli Roth produced Clown? How’s THIS for a gallery!

3. NEW TRAILER HITS FOR PIECES OF TALENT SEQUEL, A MISSING PIECE

I was a massive fan of Joe Stauffer’s Pieces of Talent, so I’m delighted to see the sequel moving ahead. Looking forward to it? You will be after checking out the trailer right here!

4. THE STRANGERS 2 FINALLY ON THE WAY!

After more false starts than I can count, it seems we may FINALLY be getting a sequel to 2008’s home invasion classic, The Strangers. As I’ve written before, this has been a long time coming, but now it seems to be pressing ahead with Marcel Langenegger attached to direct.
Read Bloody Disgusting’s story here.

5. EVANS LEAVES CROW REBOOT

Luke Evans, the impressive star of No One Lives and less impressive star of Dracula Untold has left Relativity’s reboot of the classic dark comicbook franchise.
I like Evans, so this is a bit sad, but let’s see who director Corin Hardy fills the role with before writing this one off. After all, it can’t rain all the time.
Read The Wrap’s story here.

6. NEW THIS WEEK

There’s a few flicks hitting the shelves this week. These include the highly regarded Honeymoon (available here), psychological chiller Phobia (available here), eerie horror mystery Neverlake (available here) and occult horror Where The Devil Hides (available here). If you catch any of these, do let me know your thoughts, I’m always grateful to receive recommendations!

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Until next time, I hope you enjoyed your stay.