PRESENTING: THE WEEK IN MACABRE!

 

It’s Friday guys and ghouls, and that means MacabreDaily’s new ongoing roundup, THE WEEK IN MACABRE, is here to catch up on all the latest MD news, reviews, and rants from this week that you might have missed! This week, SCREAM fans received shocking news about a legacy character who will not be returning for the next installment, we got our first look at Rob Zombie’s new MUNSTERS film, and we recommended some films to add to your collection from the MVD/Synapse Summer Sale!

See all the news from the macabre and mysterious you might have missed from this week!

'THE ELEVATOR GAME' IS SET TO SEND ITS CAST INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION

Filming is currently underway for new supernatural horror film, ‘The Elevator Game’ which is being directed by Rebekah McKendry (All the Creatures Were Stirring, Glorious), replacing “American Horror Story’s” Michael Goi, reports Deadline.

TRICK OR TREAT STUDIOS RELEASING HALLOWEEN 2 & HALLOWEEN 6 FIGURES OF MICHAEL MYERS!

Our fine friends at Trick Or Treat Studios have just released pre-order details for two awesome new Halloween figures of the Boogie Man himself, Michael Myers.

FILM REVIEW: WHEN ART INTERSECTS EVOLUTION - THE BODY POLITICS OF ‘CRIMES OF THE FUTURE’

We review David Cronenberg's latest body horror offering, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart.

GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK REPORTEDLY BEING RELEASED IN NOVEMBER

For the entirety of 2022, Sony and developer Santa Monica Studio have remained silent about the release plans for Ragnarok. Now however we have it on good authority the game will be released in November of this year. According to a new report from Bloomberg, God of War Ragnarok is internally slated to release on a date in November 2022.

'THE LAST OF US' - HBO RELEASES FIRST IMAGES OF PEDRO PASCAL AND BELLA RAMSEY FOR UPCOMING SERIES

A first look image was shown today of the main cast for HBO’s ‘THE LAST OF US. During Summer Game Fest, Neil Druckmann, Co-President of Naughty Dog and Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, and Director of the HBO’s THE LAST OF US, released a new image from the forthcoming drama series featuring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie

'JAWS' RETURNING TO THE BIG SCREEN THIS SUMMER IN IMAX AND REALD 3D!

Ya just can’t keep a bad fish down. JAWS is returning to the big screen once again this Summer and not only will you get to see Brody, Clint, and Hooper battle the bull great white shark but it will be swimming your way in IMAX and RealD 3D! The film returns to the big screen starting September 2, 2022!

JENNA ORTEGA TEASES THAT SCREAM 6 WILL SHOW US THE "MOST VIOLENT" GHOSTFACE WE'VE EVER SEEN

The Scream franchise has been making waves in the horror community once news broke that legacy star Neve Campbell would NOT be returning for the 6th film. This lead some horror fans to wonder where the next installment would go if she wasn’t involved. It would seem that next years movie will focus heavily on the new cast introduced in Scream 5, including Jenna Ortega‘s Tara Carpenter.

STRANGER THINGS 4 VOLUME 2 TEASER VIDEO SHOWS HOW INTENSE THE BATTLE WILL BE AGAINST VECNA

If you zoomed through Stranger Things 4, Volume 1 on Netflix then you already know about this teaser video that gave you a glimpse of what’s to come in Volume 2. The video has now made its way online and we have it here for ya.

FIRESTARTER GETTING COLLECTOR'S EDITION RELEASE WITH ALTERNATE ENDING AND DELETED SCENES!

After setting fire to the box office with an impressive $13 Million take home, and being released on the same day on Peacock, Firestarter is coming home on collector’s edition Blu-Ray with a ton of bonus features.

BRUCE CAMPBELL OFFICIALLY WRITING HORROR COMIC SGT. ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD FOR DC!

This is some GROOVY news indeed! Bruce Campbell will be making his mark on the DC Universe when he writes a brand new horror comic for the company, bringing back a long time staple, Sgt. Rock. The series will be titled SGT. ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD.

NETFLIX ANNOUNCES THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE BATTLE BETWEEN HE-MAN AND SKELETOR WITH MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVOLUTION

The battle for Eternia has never been more dire as Netflix has announced the follow up series to Masters Of The Universe: Revelation. The next series is a direct sequel and continuation of where we left off with He-Man and Skeletor entitled MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVOLUTION.

FINAL TRAILER FOR JORDAN PEELE'S 'NOPE' PROMISES ONE THING: IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK…

The final trailer for Jordan Peele’s ‘NOPE’ has just landed and it provides even more footage than before and gives hints at where the story is headed.

BRAND NEW GHOSTBUSTERS ANIMATED FEATURE AND FIFTH FULL LENGTH MOVIE CONFIRMED BY JASON REITMAN!

More GHOSTBUSTERS news is never a bad thing and considering today is national “Ghostbusters Day” we have two bits of news sure to turn your proton wand on high! Director Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) has confirmed that not only will we get a fifth full length feature film about our favorite ghost busting folks, we will also be getting a new animated film that WILL be in cannon with the film franchise!

1978 'HALLOWEEN' ATTRACTION WELCOMES MICHAEL MYERS BACK TO HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS!

Halloween Horror Nights news has been slow as of late but today we have learned that the Boogie Man will be in attendance once again. That’s right MICHAEL MYERS will be stalking the streets at Halloween Horror Nights this year with a haunted attraction based on John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN from 1978!

HEROES DON'T KILL PEOPLE, BLACK ADAM IS NO HERO IN FILMS OFFICIAL TRAILER STARRING DWAYNE JOHNSON!

Box Office juggernaut, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson  is back on the big screen once again and this time…he’s no hero. He portrays BLACK ADAM in the upcoming DC and Warner Bros film which will hit theaters October 21, 2022. Today, we have your first official look at the film with a brand new trailer!

MATTHEW LILLARD BECOMES SHAGGY ONCE MORE AND BRINGS THE MYSTERY MACHINE TO AIRBNB!

The iconic car known as The Mystery Machine from the world of Scooby Doo is making its way to Airbnb! Yes, you and a friend can literally be sleep inside the iconic vehicle.

ROB ZOMBIE'S THE MUNSTERS TEASER TRAILER WELCOMES YOU TO MOCKINGBIRD LANE!

Written and directed by Rob Zombie, we’re getting a fresh take on THE MUNSTERS. This morning we have the official teaser trailer for the film, coming this fall.

DIRECTOR TODD PHILLIPS TEASES PROGRESS ON JOKER SEQUEL: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX’!

Director Todd Phillips has taken to Instagram tonight to give fans an update on the now confirmed sequel to JOKER. The director revealed that Joker: Folie à Deux is the current title of the script.

DIRECTOR ADAM WINGARD GIVES UPDATE ON FACE/OFF SEQUEL!

A FACE/OFF Sequel? Yep, it was teased over a year ago that director Adam Wingard (V/H/S, You’re Next, The Guest, Blair Witch, Godzilla vs. Kong) was hired to direct a new take on John Woo’s 1997 action-thriller Face/Off for Paramount. The original film starred John Travolta and Nic Cage.

DARIO ARGENTO PRESENTS 'SHE WILL' A BEWITCHING NEW HORROR FILM STARRING ALICE KRIGE (TRAILER)

IFC Midnight And Shudder are working together in bringing the directorial debut of Charlotte Colbert, to the screen with new film ‘SHE WILL’ The film is being produced by none other than Dario Argento so you know we had to bring the official trailer to you fine fiends today.

'DAY SHIFT' - SNOOP DOGG AND JAMIE FOXX TAKE ON SOME BLOOD SUCKERS IN BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT NETFLIX VAMPIRE MOVIE

Netflix has a new vampire tale coming your way entitled ‘Day Shift’ that stars Jamie Foxx and will be dropping on the streaming service August 12, 2022, and a new hype trailer was just released for the flick to get your fangs wet.

JORDAN PEELE'S 'NOPE' REVEALS NEW CHARACTER POSTERS AHEAD OF TRAILER RELEASE THIS WEEK

This we week we have been promised an official trailer for Jordan Peele’s next horror romp, ‘NOPE.’ While we wait though, we have some brand new character posters that look to the sky for what’s to come.

7 FILMS TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION DURING THE MVD / SYNAPSE SUMMER SALE

The lovely teams over at MVD ENTERTAINMENT have put together a killer sale on some of the SYNAPSE FILMS catalog!

COMING SOON: LISA WILCOX AND TUESDAY KNIGHT FIGHT 'THE BLOODY MAN'!

This July, “Stranger Things” won’t be the only entry in the “kids on bikes” subgenre you can watch at home.  From Wild Eye and Red Serial Films, THE BLOODY MAN releases on digital July 12th. 

HULU'S PREDATOR PREQUEL 'PREY' GETS AN OFFICIAL TRAILER AND WILL BE RELEASED WITH COMANCHE LANGUAGE DUB!

The time has come for the hunt to begin as 20th Century and Hulu have released the full trailer for Prey, the next chapter in the Predator franchise!

SPINOFF SERIES 'TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD' SET TO PREMIER THIS AUGUST! (IMAGES)

You should know by now that The Walking Dead universe is never over. A New spinoff series entitled ‘Tales Of the Walking Dead’ will land at AMC and will premiere on Sunday, August 14.

NETFLIX'S 'RESIDENT EVIL' SCARES THINGS UP WITH NEW POSTER ART AND TRAILER!

As you can tell by the headline, promotion for Netflix’s upcoming Resident Evil series is starting to ramp up and we have a brand new poster and trailer for the show for you!

WILD EYE RELEASING TO DEBUT NEW COLLECTOR’S LABEL VISUAL VENGEANCE IN JULY 2022

Wild Eye Releasing is thrilled to announce their brand-new sister label Visual Vengeance, a collector’s Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage, sometimes overlooked micro-budget genre independents from the 1980s through the 2000s.

MACABREDAILY DESCENDS ON MONSTERPALOOZA 2022!

This past weekend, Macabre Daily was excited to attend and celebrate the art of Monsters and Movie Magic with fellow horror-geeks, freaks, and all in between in beautiful Pasadena, California, for the grand return of Monsterpalooza.

JENNA ORTEGA IS WEDNESDAY ADDAMS IN FIRST IMAGE AND TEASER TRAILER FOR TIM BURTON'S 'WEDNESDAY'

A continuation of our favorite creepy and kooky family, The Addams Family is on the way to Netflix entitled ‘WEDNESDAY’ and will focus on the titular character being played by Jenna Ortega.

NETFLIX AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO RELEASE FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR CABINET OF CURIOSITIES SERIES!

A new anthology series is on the way from Netflix and Academy Award winning director Gullermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Blade 2, Hellboy) entitled CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and today we get our first look at it with a teaser trailer.

NEVE CAMPBELL REPORTEDLY NOT RETURNING FOR SCREAM 6

Casting news for SCREAM 6 has already started making the rounds but it seems that one major legacy character will NOT be coming back.

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