London, UK – Benacus Entertainment and RNF Productions unleash Your Host, a sadistic horror game show where four friends must betray or die, premiering at FrightFest 2025 on August 22.

📺 THE STORY

Four friends celebrating a birthday at a luxury cabin wake up in an abandoned factory-turned-torture studio, forced to play deadly games by a masked host (Jackie Earle Haley) in a velvet orange suit. But this isn’t random—one of them holds a dark secret, and the host won’t stop until they confess… or bleed out trying.

Trailer Link: Here

🎬 WHY IT’S A MUST-SEE

✔ Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen) as your worst game show host nightmare
✔ Betrayal & Gore – Friends turn on each other in increasingly brutal games
✔ Moral Mayhem – “What’s right when no one’s innocent?” – Director DW Medoff
✔ FrightFest World Premiere – The perfect stage for this unflinching thriller

🎟️ FRIGHTFEST SCREENING

📅 Thursday, August 22, 2025
📍 ODEON Luxe Leicester Square
🎫 Tickets: FrightFest.co.uk

🎥 BEHIND THE CHAOS

• Director: DW Medoff (exploring “the good and bad in all of us”)
• Writer: Joey Miller (sharp, relentless script)
• Cast: Ella-Rae Smith (The Stranger), Jamie Flatters (Black Dog), David Angland, Joelle Rae
• Runtime: 91 minutes of unrelenting tension

💀 DIRECTOR’S VISION

“This isn’t just torture porn—it’s a bloody question: How far would you go to survive? The host might be a monster, but the real horror is what the friends do to each other.”
– DW Medoff

🩸 PRODUCER’S PRIDE

*”FrightFest is the perfect home for *Your Host—a film that pushes boundaries like the classics that came before it.”
– Seth Michaels, Producer

🎪 Will you play along… or scream for mercy?

#YourHostMovie #FrightFest2025 #GameShowHorror

The article “YOUR HOST” – A Twisted Game Show of Terror Premieres at FrightFest 2025 appeared originally on Horror Facts.

Okay, in fairness, there isn’t a heated debate amongst the internet horror community about this topic, but I have seen enough confusion for me to feel that the record needs to be set straight. Who better to do that than yours truly? I’ll begin by explaining what Creepypastas are to me personally. Then, from there, elaborate on why this is the case. They are any horror story that was first posted online, either written or narrated 

Even if they are adapted into novels or even films later, they’re still Creepypastas. They’ve just become Creepypasta books and movies. NoSleep stories are a type of Creepypasta. Specifically, they are meant to be more personal horror posts, which is why they tend to follow these core rules (barring special events such as April Fools, where they are temporarily tweaked for fun). First, they need to be “believable” or “plausible”, as it’s been changed to in recent years. 

This means they have to be written in a way where their validity can be considered unfalsifiable aside from the supernatural elements most of them tend to have, so nothing that would make major news headlines like an eldritch kaiju wreaking havoc in Greece or something along those lines. They also must be complete stories, so you have to have the one the story is about face some kind of peril. I worded it this way because even though NoSleeps are typically in first person, because there needs to be a valid way the OP’s (original poster’s) experience got uploaded to the internet, there are ways around this. For example, someone could be posting an experience on behalf of someone else who is incapacitated or dead. Alternatively, someone could be transcribing a journal or videos they’ve come across. 

I’m a big fan of these kinds of NoSleeps in particular.  

[Edit: I decided to skim the rules of the subreddit since they sometimes change them, and I haven’t been on it in a while. I saw this:   

No found media or “lost episode”-type stories. The scary personal experience must happen to/directly affect the character posting to NoSleep (the Main Character), not others. Further, the Main Character can’t just describe being afraid of/freaked out by something they watched/read/played (which is how most “lost episode”-type stories are written). I don’t remember this one when I was still active there, so this must be one they added. Either that or my memory is shitty. With this in mind, I guess as the rules stand currently, all posts are required to be directly in first person. I think it is possible to have a found journal or transcript-style type story qualify, so long as the poster is put in danger. 

Think along the lines of Ringu. Say someone stumbles across a VHS tape of a show that only they seem to remember. Then, after they watch it, they become cursed with some supernatural, life-threatening infection, or monsters from the show appear and try to kill them. At least, that’s how I’m interpreting the rule. If you want more clarification on it, you can contact the mods of r/NoSleep.] 

Okay, with that out of the way, I’m going to try and address the possible counterpoints to the definitions I’ve laid out. First, if you’ve only heard of Creepypastas in passing, such as on YouTube, the first thing that may come to mind are characters such as Jeff the Killer or Slender Man, or certain tropes like haunted video games or lost episodes of early 2000s or late 90s TV shows. As it gained traction, though, the standards for stories grew along with it. The posts that were tantamount to fanfic started getting filtered out for ones of higher quality. 

You can still find the stories that made specific characters and themes popular. However, there’s more variety. These tales were shared around, thus gaining the Creepypasta community fame. This brings me to the first criticism from those I am choosing to call the Creepypasta Purists. That is, Creepypastas were originally intended as a form of copypasta.  

For those who don’t know, copypastas are posts meant to be pasted across the internet. Replace the copy with creepy, and you have Creepypastas. In other words, these posts were meant to be freely shared. If you can’t do that with a story, it doesn’t count. Maybe this is how it was originally.  

Unfortunately, with authors understandably being more protective of who can use their work, this doesn’t hold up. You can’t take a known writer’s story and post it somewhere else word for word without our permission, or narrate it, for that matter. The only thing you could make an argument for are stories that are first uploaded exclusively to the Wiki, because Wikipedia is a free-use site. That’s why I haven’t put any work on there. I don’t want anyone using my stuff without getting a yes from me first. 

Not to mention, with sites like Creepypasta.com and them having their own subreddit, it’s clear that most authors aren’t okay with their stories being freely used. This is understandable given some people make a living narrating them, and unfortunately, the writers tend not to see a lot of compensation for it. The good news is with subreddits such as r/SleeplessWatchDogs, there’s more vigilance against those who think they are entitled to use something just because it was posted online without considering nuances such as the rules of where they are getting the stories from. Hopefully, this leads to more writers being able to make a living from what they upload. Personally, I think Reddit should be compensating authors, considering how much traffic story subreddits bring them. 

With the site trying to force AI on their users, it doesn’t bode well for them. If you’ve been following me on social media, you know I’ve already beaten that horse to death several times over, so I’ll spare it here. There’s one last thing I want to touch on since there’s not enough meat left on this bone for me to justify making it into another article. That would be a specific complaint I’ve seen from writers when it comes to posting to r/NoSleep. This is regarding the believability or plausibility rule I mentioned above.  

To be fair, the majority of users don’t have an issue with it. That said, there are those who, for some reason, wish it were gone. I can empathize with not caring for some of the rules on that subreddit. For instance, I think the believability rule should apply to series where it’s made clear at the start of it, the poster is recounting an experience that took place in the past. Therefore, they’re able to put it online, which means parts can be open-ended if the poster makes it clear they’re capable of being online and will be recounting the rest of their experience in future uploads. Another I’ve had issues with is for a while, users had to hammer in how afraid their narrators were. 

It got to the point where there’s only so many times someone can describe their hands shaking or a chill creeping down their spine before a reader goes “We get it! You’re scared!”. In fairness, I think they have eased up on this rule. Although the fact that they did it after I left makes me feel like the guy in this image.  Complaining aside, I will always stand by the plausibility requirement. Without it, NoSleep would lose what makes it unique.  

While the stories themselves are fictional, they’re written as experiences. Treat it as though you’re recounting something that really happened to you to a group of people. Now do you see why ending a story with the one telling it being killed doesn’t work in this context? To wrap it up, all NoSleep stories are Creepypastas, but not every Creepypasta is a NoSleep story. I hope I’ve explained things well enough.  

Feel free to share your thoughts on the matter. See you again, and happy reading. 

The article Creepypastas (And NoSleep Tales) Explained by Rosé appeared originally on Horror Facts.

The majority of my horror, I prefer to delve into the realm of the supernatural because it adds a layer of wonder to the threats lurking in the dark. That said, I’m not opposed to when a story in that genre decides to exclude this attribute. Sometimes, what’s to be feared isn’t the unknown. It’s the opposite. This is highlighted in Shannon Knight’s novel, Domestication.

Spoiler warning, I recommend reading it first. It’s available on Kindle. I’ll link it here. If you don’t want to use Amazon, you can also purchase it from Smashwords here. I should also mention this story does contain mentions of abuse.

Therefore, this topic will also be referenced in this article. With this out of the way, let’s get into it. There’s a special kind of hell to prison. Be it in the physical or mental sense, the removal of one’s freedom is something that we utilize as a punishment too liberally. Don’t get me wrong.

Some people deserve to be behind bars. I’m not disputing that. My contention is consider what this punishment entails and think about what humans need, namely, freedom. As far as we’ve come in terms of medical science, our lives are still brief, and despite various persisting belief systems, evidence indicates we all only get one. Therefore, I can’t abide by doing something that would remove years of it without truly just cause. It would have to be a situation where someone is incapable of rehabilitation and can’t function without being a danger to others.

As a matter of fact, I think people who support imprisonment for crimes that don’t harm other people are not well. It takes a certain kind of mentality to see nothing wrong with this, and it’s not far off from someone wanting to do it themselves. How else would slavery have come about? Someone was sadistic enough to think of the concept, and people are stupid enough to go along with it. This brings me finally to Domestication’s plot.

For the main character, Janie, this person was her ex-husband. Not much information is given about him outside of her perspective. Hell, I don’t even remember if he had a name. The important thing was his actions. It’s made clear what he desired was not love.

It was subservience. Any form of even perceived disobedience was met with abuse. Even things that were out of her control were viewed the same. What is someone who’s been going through this to do? Specifically, where can they go?

After years of being under someone else’s thumb, who can they turn to? For Janie, this person is a woman named Rob. Some information about her is that she lives on a farm. Also, she’s not what a lot of people would call “mentally well,” as evidenced by the oddly human-looking bones Janie finds on the farm. Throughout the story, parallels are constantly drawn between Janie’s former husband and Rob

Both are controlling, and both expect Janie to behave in a certain way. For the former, Janie is seen as a trophy. For the latter, she’s seen as a tool. As the story unfolds, Janie realizes just how depraved Rob truly is. What makes her frightening is that she’s not some over-the-top killer.

She’s cold and calculated. As Janie spends more time on the farm, she learns more about Rob’s, for lack of a better term, life philosophy. Even though what she believes is insane, she’s able to articulate it with such clarity she sounds reasonable. Charisma can be poison depending on the wielder. I got the sense Rob could have created a legit cult if she had that desire.

What exactly is her belief? She sees herself as a pack leader. She’ll provide on the condition she’s obeyed without question. However, like Janie’s abuser, any defiance is met with punishment that outweighs the slight tenfold. For example, one person stabbed her in the leg. In return, she broke both of his.

At this point, you may be wondering, why hasn’t anyone tried to escape? Does she threaten to shoot them? Well, if you happen to be in labor advocacy spaces and have seen people wanting better working conditions, you’ve probably come across the not-at-all moronic counterpoint of “Just get a better job!”. The issue with this is the same as Janie’s situation: entrapment. Rob specifically chooses people she knows will be dependent on her.

Not only that, she also makes sure to have a psychological hold over them. It’s the reason why I do consider this a horror and not a thriller. Now, at first glance, this may contradict this excerpt from my Jaws VS Jurassic Park article.

“To me, for something to be a part of that genre, the danger presented must be hard to avoid or escape.”

This doesn’t apply only physically. It also applies psychologically. It does get frustrating when Janie doesn’t just leave, but we have to remember where she is at mentally at the time of meeting Rob. She just left an abusive relationship, and then comes along someone offering her hospitality. Of course, she’s going to have trouble leaving that person, even if she knows they are out of their minds.

Later in the story, Janie manages to get the upper hand on Rob and incapacitate her. Considering how dangerous she is, why not kill her there? Well, there is a reason aside from dependency. The local authorities do come by occasionally, and Janie wouldn’t exactly have a means to explain why Rob has gone missing. It turns out worrying about this was working against her. Spoiler warning again, Rob doesn’t legally own the farm.

It originally belonged to an elderly couple, and after they were gone, she took over and convinced everyone it belonged to her. In her mind, it does because she put the work into it. She sees life through a primal lens. All things must be earned. If someone can’t pull their weight, Rob sees no point in keeping them around.

Janie finds out at one point she had a family before coming to the farm. It’s vague on what happened to them, or I’m forgetting some details. I don’t know if she went ax-murderer on them or they’re just estranged from her. Either way, we can infer that she wasn’t a good mother. Janie does as well. Think about how Rob views the world.

Applying that to parenting has some terrifying implications. This is revealed further when Rob finally gets what’s coming to her. What she says when this happens shows she didn’t see her children as people to care for and guide. She saw them as assets. I’m betting she saw her husband in a similar light.

There is a hint she used to be different, but I imagine that changed fast when she realized, shocker, kids aren’t automatically going to fall in line. Therefore, the first chance at a scenario where she would be obeyed without question, she took. Unfortunately for her, this approach to life led to her downfall. If her kindness hadn’t been a facade, Janie and the others would have no issues listening to her. I suppose, in that regard, there is an element of tragedy to Rob’s character

Another person I want to touch on briefly is Howard, who, like Janie, worked for Rob. I think he was the one who’d known her the longest since she took over the farm. Again, similar to Janie, he’s afraid to go against her. The difference is Janie suffered from Stockholm Syndrome in her previous relationship, which isn’t going to instantly dissipate as soon as she gets into a new environment. Her reluctance makes sense.

In Howard’s case, I don’t see a victim. I see a coward, especially after what he does to Janie. I wonder if his name rhyming with the word was intentional or a coincidence? Either way, it’s fitting. He’s someone who can easily be controlled through his fear and only fights when he knows there’s no way he can lose.

Think big game hunters. It’s not exactly sporting when there’s a high-powered firearm involved that can hit a target from eight hundred yards away. Plus, if they get into danger, they have a vehicle they can easily flee in. Howard is the same way. Sure, he’ll voice his disdain against Rob’s actions, but will he act? Not unless there’s no risk.

Then I imagine he’ll kiss up to whoever comes along next. It makes what happens to him poetic. Janie is different. She’s someone who has at last realized her worth, and as everything goes up in flames, she knows the new path for her is one she’s in charge of.

The article Breaking The Hierarchy (Domestication) appeared originally on Horror Facts.

Director Illya Konstantin‘s explosive feature debut, Night of Violence, will world premiere as the opening night film of FrightFest 2025 on August 21. A ferocious blend of workplace thriller and social satire, the film takes aim at corporate greed and the opioid crisis with unflinching violence and dark humor.

🎬 THE STORY

After a pharmaceutical giant celebrates the launch of Azlepta—their controversial new opioid—their corporate party turns into a bloody siege. Masked vigilantes, disguised as caterers, storm the office tower, forcing employees into a nightmare of survival. Trapped with no escape, the survivors must fight back or become collateral damage in a war against corporate exploitation.

🎥 WHY IT’S A MUST-SEE

✔ Debut with Teeth – Konstantin’s no-holds-barred first feature
✔ Horror as Protest – A searing indictment of Big Pharma and late-stage capitalism
✔ Relentless Action – The Purge meets Battle Royale in a glass-and-steel slaughterhouse
✔ Satirical Edge – “Nervous laughter before the next headshot” – Konstantin

📽️ NEW TEASER RELEASED

[▶️ WATCH THE TEASER TRAILER HERE]

🎟️ FRIGHTFEST WORLD PREMIERE

📅 Thursday, August 21, 2025
⏰ 11:00 PM BST
📍 ODEON Luxe Leicester Square (Main Screen)
🎫 Tickets: FrightFest Official Site

💀 DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

“This isn’t safe horror. It’s angry, messy, and violent because the world is. If it makes you laugh before it makes you bleed, we’ve done our job.”
– Illya Konstantin

🔜 WHAT’S NEXT?

Festival buzz could propel this cult-in-the-making toward wider release. Bloody good things.

“A Molotov cocktail of rage and revenge—corporate horror has never been this vicious.” – Midnight Screenings

#NightOfViolence #FrightFest2025 #HorrorWithTeeth

The article “NIGHT OF VIOLENCE” – A Brutal Corporate Horror Debuts at FrightFest 2025 appeared originally on Horror Facts.

For a lot of us, slashers were our first introduction to horror.
Most likely not the originals, of course. No—more likely the second, third, or fifth installment in a franchise that should’ve been buried with some dignity years ago.
Because if the slasher genre has taught us anything, it’s that you keep pumping out film after film, with the stories becoming more and more ridiculous as they go along—and when all else fails and you run out of ideas, just set it in space.

This article is a cynical love letter for the sick, twisted, die-hard horror junkies who believe slashers are the pinnacle of horror cinema.

And before you start foaming at the mouth—
yes, I know Hellraiser isn’t technically a slasher.
But after ten movies and a reboot, this cinematic version of a BDSM fantasy deserves to be an honorary member of the family.
Pinhead may not chase people through the woods with a machete, but this priest of pain has a body count that would put many on this list to shame.

So, let’s talk about what your favorite slasher really says about you.
Not what you want it to say.
What it honestly, brutally, bloodily exposes.

Careful—this is going to hurt.
But that’s why you’re here, right?
Because like the slashers you love—

Prepare to take some deep cuts.

Friday the 13th

If your favorite slasher is Friday the 13th, you’re not making a bold statement—you’re just picking what you think everyone else wants. This is vanilla horror. It’s safe. Predictable. Easy to swallow. But let’s be honest: safe is also boring.

Sure, the first film earns its reputation. It’s a classic. It’s iconic. It lives up to the hype—unlike all those doomed campers. But after that? Wash. Rinse. Stab. Repeat. Jason shows up. Jason kills people. Jason dies. Jason comes back for reasons science can’t explain and the script doesn’t bother to.

By Part 6—maybe the best installment—the franchise finally figured out how self-aware it wanted to be. But then it kept going. And going. Psychic powers. Body swaps. A teleporting hockey mask. Space.

You’re not a fan because it’s deep. You’re a fan because it’s easy. It doesn’t ask you to feel anything. It just hands you body count after body count and dares you to pretend that’s enough. This is the comfort food of slashers: fast, empty, nostalgic, and barely worth chewing.

So go ahead. Be safe.

But just know this: you didn’t pick a favorite slasher.

You picked the horror version of elevator music.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

If your favorite slasher is A Nightmare on Elm Street, you’re probably just trying to rebel against people who picked Friday the 13th — which is ironic, considering you basically picked the same franchise wearing a cooler sweater.

If Friday is vanilla, this is chocolate. It has a little more flair, a darker edge, but it’s still a scoop you didn’t think too hard about. You tell yourself it’s original because Freddy makes jokes and kills you in your dreams, and sure, the one-liners are iconic. The nursery rhyme lives rent-free in every horror kid’s brain. But let’s not pretend it’s high art.

After Part 3—which is the best and everyone knows it—the series goes full Dream Clown. Freddy kills, Freddy quips, Freddy dies, Freddy comes back. Again. And again. It’s a haunted carousel of diminishing returns.

You act like Nightmare is elevated horror because it messes with reality, but deep down, you know it’s just Friday the 13th with better lighting and a stand-up routine.

And don’t even bring up that remake. We’re all still pretending it didn’t happen.

So sure, go ahead and call it your favorite.

Just know: a slasher by any other name is still basic.

But hey—welcome to prime time, bitch.

Halloween

If your favorite slasher is Halloween, you’re probably the kind of person who confuses tradition with taste. You say it’s the blueprint, the classic, the one that started it all. And yeah—technically, it is. But let’s be honest: you picked safe… and you picked chaos.

You treat Michael Myers like he’s horror’s ultimate cipher—pure evil, no motive, terrifying in his blankness. But that works only if you stop watching somewhere around Halloween II. After that? Motives pile up. Siblings appear. Cults get introduced. Timelines fracture. He becomes a symbol for trauma, evil, fate—whatever the sequel needs him to be. And somewhere in there, the franchise gave us Jamie Lloyd—Laurie’s daughter, clearly meant to become the next Michael—only to change its mind by the very next film, and eventually kill her off in a stupid plotline before never mentioning her again.

You’re the kind of horror fan who thinks defending Season of the Witch makes you smarter than average, while simultaneously praying no one brings up Halloween 6. You act like you’ve got refined taste, but really? You’re just trauma-bonded to the mask.

You told yourself Halloween (2018) was a return to form. And honestly? It was—for about ten minutes. Then came Kills and Ends, and whatever mythology you thought you were clinging to got body-slammed by reboot fatigue and a guy named Corey.

So if you pick Halloween as your favorite slasher, you’re not wrong—

but you might be lying to yourself about why.

You don’t love the story.

You just miss when horror felt clean, silent, and contained.

And you’ll follow this franchise into the fire if it means Michael might be scary again.

Child’s Play

If your favorite slasher is Child’s Play, you’re probably a little too stubborn for your own good. The problem is, you didn’t just watch one of the Child’s Play movies when you were young—you bonded with it. Most likely it was Child’s Play 2, with that iconic poster of Chucky about to decapitate a jack-in-the-box. Or maybe it was Bride of Chucky, where your teenage brain decided murder was fine as long as it had fishnets and nu-metal.

Either way, it scared you. It thrilled you. It carved itself into your horror identity.

And now here you are, convincing people the franchise still deserves your loyalty.

You’re like a Halloween fan, but worse—because where Halloween spiraled, Child’s Play delighted in becoming unhinged. This series didn’t lose focus accidentally. It leaned in. And sure, it tried to pull itself together after Seed of Chucky, but by then? The damage was done. Kind of like Chucky’s face—you can stitch it up, but it never looks quite right again.

And then came the TV show. It started strong. Solid writing. Creepy setup. Some promise. But in true Child’s Play fashion, it couldn’t finish what it started—because this franchise never met a plot it didn’t want to sabotage with tone whiplash.

Multiple timelines. Legacy characters. High school drama. Doll politics.

So if Child’s Play is your favorite, let’s call it what it is.

You’re not loyal. You’re not nostalgic.

You’re in horror-themed Stockholm Syndrome.

And his name is Charles. Lee. Ray.

Scream

If your favorite slasher is Scream, you’re the kind of person who wants to seem smarter than everyone else—even while climbing the stairs to your own murder scene.

You pride yourself on being self-aware. You use words like “meta,” “deconstruction,” and “final girl theory” in everyday conversation. You love horror—but only if it knows it’s horror.

You say you love Scream because it flipped the genre on its head. But let’s be honest: you don’t just think it’s clever—part of you sees Billy and Stu, and thinks, “I get it.” And that’s the part you never say out loud.

And now, more than ever, your franchise reflects you. Because as the series goes on, everyone wants to be Ghostface. From copycats to superfans, every new killer is just another person who craved a narrative and picked up a mask.

Just like you.

Half of you watches these movies to appreciate the genre commentary.

The other half is quietly wondering how you’d pull off your own monologue.

So yeah—you think you’re into Scream because it’s meta.

But maybe you’re into it because it lets you imagine what it would feel like to be the one behind the voice changer.

And if you’ve ever looked one up on Amazon—don’t worry. We won’t tell.

Hellraiser

If your favorite slasher is Hellraiser, you’re not a horror fan—you’re a masochist in denial. You can pretend all you want. You can say you love the lore, the cautionary themes, the cosmic punishment for human desire… but let’s be real:

You saw a guy get torn apart by meat hooks and whispered, “Yes, please.”

This franchise is literal torture porn, elevated by Victorian aesthetics and one-liners delivered with opera voice. It’s about a puzzle box that opens a door to hell, and you’re the type of person who sees chains, knives, leather, and skin being flayed off like wallpaper and thinks, “They get me.”

You didn’t just watch these movies—you felt them. And a tiny, deeply concerning part of you wondered what you’d do if you found the box. Spoiler alert: you wouldn’t throw it away.

So let’s stop pretending.

You don’t love Hellraiser because it’s philosophical.

You love it because pain makes you feel something.

And Pinhead? He’s not your villain. He’s your dom.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

If your favorite slasher is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, you’re the kind of person who tells yourself you’re into “pure cinema” when really, you’re just nostalgic for that first hit of Leatherface, like an addict chasing that horror high.

You love the original, obviously. You talk about it like it’s a sacred text—raw, unsettling, grimy in a way that can’t be replicated. You describe it as “visceral” and “uncomfortable” like that’s a bad thing. But if we’re being honest—and we are—that’s the only one you actually love. The rest of the franchise? You tolerate it like unpaid child support.

You’ll say you like Part 2 because of Chop Top, proclaim it’s Bill Moseley’s greatest role. But halfway through that movie, when Stretch won’t stop screaming in one unbroken high-pitched migraine for what feels like an eternity, even you have to start questioning and reconsidering your decisions.

You like the idea of the franchise more than the franchise and you tell yourself you’re in love with the chaos of the sequels but be honest, you checked out the second Leatherface was suddenly raising a tiny murder baby or Matthew McConaughey started screaming about secret societies, while Leatherface starting running around in panties.

And no—none of that made sense. Not then. Not now. Stop pretending it did.

If this is your favorite slasher series, deep down you’re just clinging to the one that felt real. Because the original wasn’t a movie—it was lighting in a bottle caught on film.

But let’s stop lying: it’s not about the series. It’s never been about the series.

You don’t love Texas Chainsaw Massacre—you love The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The first one. The only one that matters. The one that smelled like death and sounded like madness and hit like a shovel to the head.

So no—you’re not a franchise fan. You’re a purist. You don’t want plot, polish, or pace. You want sweat.

You want screams.

You want the screaming never to stop. And most of all?

You just want horror to be horror again.

Terrifier

If Terrifier is your favorite slasher, then let’s stop pretending:

You’re not here for suspense. You’re not here for story. You’re here for the blood. Every ounce of it. You like your horror mean, humorless, and flayed alive with a rusted hacksaw.

Plot building? Waste of time. Creating suspense? Why bother.

You want to see a clown cut someone in half and then smear their blood across the floor like a Jackson Pollock painting.

You’re clearly into the torture porn branch of slasher cinema—the one where the question isn’t who will survive, but how much can they scream before the meat comes off?

Where gore is the main event, emotion is irrelevant, and if someone’s not dying in pieces, the movie’s clearly stalling.

Art the Clown doesn’t stalk, he butchers. He’s not a slasher villain—he’s a rennetless killing machine in clown makeup. You don’t like him because he’s iconic. You like him because he makes other killers look lazy.

And the sequels? You didn’t just watch them. You made people watch them. You sat them down and throughout each film you said, “Don’t worry, it only gets worse.”

You applauded the bedroom scene in Terrifier 2.

You screamed in approval during the shower scene in Terrifier 3.

So, if this is your favorite slasher, own it:

You don’t want tension.

You’re not rooting for the final girl.

You don’t care that nothing makes sense.

You want pain, you want suffering, and you want the violence so over-the-top it defies all human logic.  

And the only thing you’re wondering is how Art can top himself next.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

If I Know What You Did Last Summer is your favorite slasher, you’re not trying to be a true original—you’re just trying really, really hard not to say Scream.

You want to stand out. Be different.

But instead of actually picking something bold, you picked the other movie… written by the same guy who wrote Scream. Only flatter. Wetter. And desperate to be taken seriously despite being built around a killer fisherman.

So yeah—we know what you did.

You lied when you said this was your favorite slasher franchise.

You didn’t pick a favorite. You picked the participation trophy of slasher franchises. The one that asked you “What are you waiting for?” — the answer is: a better slasher film.

Sure, the first one had some decent elements. A solid cast. A memorable kill or two. A mystery that, at the time, felt like it mattered. But let’s not pretend it earned a spot in horror royalty. Because when the credits rolled, it proved one thing:

It isn’t Scream.

And somehow, it became a franchise.

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer took a premise that was already beyond stretched and dragged it across an island resort—because nothing screams murder like mimosas and suntan lotion.

Then there was that third one. You didn’t see it. No one did. It’s just the forgotten disc in a dusty boxset. You couldn’t stream it even if you wanted to.

But you, you’re the kind of person who insists this series “deserves a second chance.” As if they didn’t just try that with that series a couple years ago. You remember, right?The one that got canceled after one season—and no one even noticed.

And now, because Scream is back making money, the out-of-ideas execs decided to resurrect the other Kevin Williamson property. Another legacy grab. Another shameless nostalgia drag.

I Know What You Did Last Summer — yet again trying to be what Scream already perfected.

So—

What are you waiting for?

To admit the truth?

That this movie isn’t your favorite. It never was.

And deep down, we all still know what you did last summer—

Yeah.

You didn’t watch these movies.

Prom Night

If your favorite slasher is Prom Night, then congratulations—you like the Diet Coke of slashers.

Zero sugar, zero substance, and just enough Jamie Lee Curtis to pretend it’s a legitimate slasher.

You didn’t pick this because it’s your favorite. You picked this because you wanted to seem like you picked something unique. So you dug a little deeper and landed on that other slasher with Jamie Lee—thinking it made you look like an aficionado. It doesn’t.

It just makes you look like someone who got scared of having an actual opinion and decided safe, slow, and aggressively mundane was the way to go.

Prom Night feels like what would happen if someone made a horror film but kept checking to make sure their parents were okay with it.

The killer wears a ski mask, the kills are barely even trying, and the “twist” lands like a wet paper towel. People remember the disco scene and act like it’s iconic. Let’s be honest—other than a dated dance, can you actually remember anything else that happened in this movie?

And the sequels? Because they made more of them.

You’re the kind of person who pretends like Hello Mary Lou is some underappreciated cult classic. But deep down, you’re not in it for the supernatural prom queen. You’re just desperate for something to make this series interesting. Spoiler: it isn’t.

By the time the remake rolled around, they took whatever was left— gore, tension, personality—turned the brightness up, stripped the violence down, and served us a Lifetime movie with a body count. You watched it once. Just the first one, you don’t remember a single scene.

So if Prom Night is your favorite slasher, own it:

You’re not drawn to slashers because of mayhem or madness.

You want them neat. Clean. Disposable.

You don’t want horror that hurts—you want horror with bumpers on the damn bowling lane.

This isn’t boundary-breaking. It’s background noise.

And if you’re still clinging to this series like it’s horror gospel?

The killer’s not the only one with identity issues.

Sleepaway Camp

If Sleepaway Camp is your favorite slasher, then you don’t really love slashers. You love one scene. One twist. One freeze-frame scream at the end of the movie—and you’ve been convincing everyone you know to watch it ever since, just so you can stare at them during the ending. Like you get off on the reaction more than the movie itself.

You call it “underrated.” You say it’s bold. Transgressive. Ahead of its time. A cult classic. But what you mean is: that one scene at the end is the entire movie. The rest? Just killer POV shots and some of the worst slasher kills ever put to screen—right next to Prom Night.

The acting feels like a screen test. The dialogue sounds like it was improvised on the spot. And half the cast looks like they were pulled straight from a summer camp production of Annie.

But you? You sit there talking about subtext and psychological horror—like Angela’s 90 minutes of awkward silence and side-eye was enough to elevate an entire movie that barely knows what tone it’s aiming for.

And don’t even get started on the sequels—where Angela is suddenly played by Springsteen’s sister and is now a camp counsellor, gleefully murdering campers while cracking one-liners like she thinks she’s hosting open mic night at Crystal Lake. She transforms into a knockoff Freddy Krueger with a perm, and somehow, they expect you to still take it seriously.

If Sleepaway Camp is your favorite, admit it:

You don’t care about story.

You care about shock.

You’re not in this for the suspense, the final girl, the creeping tension.

You just want to feel clever showing someone a film that makes them uncomfortable.

But truly loving this franchise?

Don’t kid yourself.

No one likes Teenage Wasteland, unless you just want to punish yourself.

So… What Does That Say About You?

So now you know what your favorite slasher really says about you.
Not what the merchandise wants you to believe.
Not what you preach to your friends and total strangers when you hype up your favorite killer.
But what your VHS-rotted soul actually reveals.

You didn’t grow up on thoughtful, innovative horror.
You grew up on severed limbs, one-liners, and final girls who screamed better than they acted.
And you didn’t flinch.
You leaned in.

Because while some people watch horror to be scared…
you watched to see who would die next—and how messy it would be.

Slashers are illogical.
They break their own rules.
They retcon so hard they defy common sense by Part 4.
But we keep watching.
We rewatch.
And we will defend them until the end of time.

Why?

Because that’s the nature of a slasher fan.
We love the blood.
The body counts.
The terrible storylines.
The sequels that should’ve stayed in the grave.

Sure—we may know better.
But we watch anyway.

Because slashers may be messy, inconsistent, ridiculous, and broken…
but we love them.
And we’ll die on that hill—right after tripping over the first body.

The article There’s No Final Girl in Denial: What Your Favorite Slasher Says About You appeared originally on Horror Facts.

Los Angeles, CA – Yellow Veil Pictures has announced the theatrical and digital release of Somnium, the acclaimed horror-sci-fi debut from writer/director Racheal Cain, starring Chloë Levine (The OA), Will Peltz (Unfriended), and Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things).

About the Film

Gemma (Levine), a struggling actress fresh from a breakup, takes a night shift at Somnium—a secretive sleep clinic where dreams are made tangible. As she navigates cutthroat Hollywood auditions, the line between reality and nightmare blurs, revealing a sinister force within the clinic’s walls.

Release Details

🎭 Theatrical Run:

• Los Angeles: Laemmle Royal (Aug 28 advance screening), Laemmle Glendale (Aug 29)
• New York: Roxy Cinema (Sept 6)

💻 Digital HD (VOD): September 9 on:

• Apple TV | Prime Video | Fandango at Home

Why It Stands Out

✔ Award-Winning Vision – Audience Awards at Chattanooga FF & Brooklyn Horror FF
✔ Noir-Meets-Nightmare – A Hollywood horror with Eternal Sunshine meets Jacob’s Ladder vibes
✔ Decade-Long Journey – Script began in 2011, shot in phases (2018 & 2022)
✔ Stellar Cast – Levine’s Best Actress win at FilmQuest, plus Peter Vack & Johnathon Schaech

Critical Praise

“A haunting visual feast” – Dread Central
“A sleek noir takedown of the carnivorous Hollywood dream” – Horror Buzz

Director’s Statement

“This film clawed its way into existence over 10 years. To see it in theaters, just miles from where I wrote it, is surreal.”
– Racheal Cain

Will Gemma wake up… or lose herself forever?

#SomniumMovie #HollywoodHorror #VODSeptember9

The article “SOMNIUM” – A Haunting Hollywood Nightmare Hits Theaters & Digital appeared originally on Horror Facts.

SCREAMBOX is unleashing a massive collection of cult horror films this August, headlined by a complete Toxic Avenger collection in anticipation of the upcoming reboot.

Troma Takeover (August 15)

To celebrate the The Toxic Avenger reboot hitting theaters on August 29, SCREAMBOX will stream:

• The original The Toxic Avenger (1984)
• All three sequels (Part II, Part III, Citizen Toxie)
• Toxic Crusaders cartoon series
• 50+ additional Troma classics, including:
• Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
• Class of Nuke ‘Em High trilogy
• Mother’s Day / Father’s Day
• Tromeo and Juliet
• Terror Firmer
• Cannibal! The Musical

Other Highlights

• August 1: Ichi the Killer (Takashi Miike’s extreme revenge thriller)
• August 5: Serial (horror web series about two killers on a collision course)
• August 8: Rats: Night of Terror (post-apocalyptic rat attack film)
• August 15: Maniac Cop (William Lustig’s slasher starring Tom Atkins & Bruce Campbell)
• August 15: Frankenhooker (Frank Henenlotter’s absurd horror-comedy)
• August 15: Black Roses (‘80s heavy metal horror)
• August 22: Maximum Strollerdrive (bizarre sci-fi horror)
• August 29: Maskhead (new indie horror)

Full Schedule

August 1

• Ichi the Killer

August 5

• Serial

August 8

• Rats: Night of Terror
• The Glass Ceiling

August 15

• 1990: The Bronx Warriors
• Basket Case 2 & 3
• Beware, Children At Play!
• Black Roses
• Blades
• Blood Hook
• Bloodsucking Freaks
• Body Parts
• The Bride With White Hair 1 & 2
• Cannibal! The Musical
• The Children
• Class of Nuke ‘Em High 1-3
• Combat Shock
• Dead Dudes In The House
• Decampitated
• Def By Temptation
• Endgame
• The Exterminator
• Father’s Day
• Frankenhooker
• Fresh Kill
• Frightmare
• Frostbiter
• Graduation Day
• The Haunting Fear
• Hollow Gate
• Igor and the Lunatics
• Luther The Geek
• Maniac Cop
• Monster In The Closet
• Mother’s Day
• New Gladiators
• The Newlydeads
• Nightbeast
• Pigs
• Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead
• Rabid Grannies
• Red Scorpion
• Redneck Zombies
• Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
• Story Of A Junkie
• Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator
• Surf Nazis Must Die
• Terror Firmer
• The Toxic Avenger 1-4
• Toxic Crusaders (series & movie)
• Tromeo and Juliet
• Vampire At Midnight
• VHS Massacre 1 & 2
• The Wedding Party

August 22

• Maximum Strollerdrive

August 29

• Maskhead

How to Watch

Stream all titles free with ads on:

• iOS/Android
• Apple TV/Prime Video/Roku
• Screambox

“From Toxie to Terror Firmer, this is the ultimate Troma binge-fest.” – Cult Film Digest

#ScreamboxAugust #ToxicAvenger #CultHorror

The article SCREAMBOX August Lineup: Troma Takeover and Cult Classics appeared originally on Horror Facts.

In the shadowy realm of horror gaming, where every moment is fraught with tension and dread, the last thing you want is a power supply that fails you. Imagine creeping through the haunted halls of Silent Hill or facing the terrors of Outlast when suddenly—darkness. Not the atmospheric kind, but a system crash caused by an unreliable power supply. For horror gamers, immersion is everything, and the MSI MPG A850GL 850W power supply (Amazon) is the ultimate choice to ensure your gaming rig stays powered through the most chilling moments.

The Importance of a Reliable Power Supply for Horror Gaming

Horror games are a unique breed. They rely on atmosphere, suspense, and flawless performance to keep you on edge. A power supply that can’t handle the demands of modern gaming hardware can lead to system instability, crashes, or even damage to your components. The MSI MPG A850GL is designed to deliver consistent, high-quality power, making it an ideal companion for horror gamers who demand uninterrupted gameplay.

Key Features of the MSI MPG A850GL

Why It’s Perfect for Horror Gaming

Uninterrupted Power for Maximum Immersion

Horror games thrive on building tension through eerie soundscapes, dark visuals, and heart-pounding moments. A power supply failure can shatter this experience, pulling you out of the game’s world. The MSI MPG A850GL’s 80 PLUS Gold certification ensures high efficiency and stable power delivery, capable of handling power spikes up to twice its rated capacity for short bursts (0.1ms), as per ATX 3.0 standards. This means your system stays online during the most demanding scenes, whether you’re battling zombies in Dead Space or exploring the fog-laden streets of Silent Hill.

Future-Proof for Next-Gen Horror Titles

Modern horror games are pushing graphical boundaries, requiring powerful GPUs and CPUs. The MSI MPG A850GL supports ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0, making it compatible with the latest hardware, such as NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs. This ensures your system is ready for upcoming horror titles with stunning visuals, like the Resident Evil 4 remake or Amnesia: The Bunker. The power supply’s 12VHPWR connector (or updated 12V-2×6 connector in newer models) can deliver up to 450W to high-end GPUs, ensuring smooth performance.

Silent Operation for Eerie Atmospheres

The audio design of horror games is critical—every creak, whisper, or distant scream adds to the tension. A noisy power supply can disrupt this experience. The MSI MPG A850GL features a quiet fan design, keeping noise levels low during gameplay. While some users have reported audible fan noise under heavy load, many praise its overall quiet performance, making it a solid choice for maintaining immersion.

Modular Design for a Clean, Cool Build

A cluttered PC case can lead to poor airflow, causing overheating during long gaming sessions. The fully modular design of the MSI MPG A850GL allows you to connect only the necessary cables, reducing clutter and improving airflow. This is especially important for horror gamers who spend hours in marathon sessions, ensuring your components stay cool and perform optimally.

Built to Last

With a 10-year warranty and 100% Japanese 105°C capacitors, the MSI MPG A850GL is built for durability. This reliability is crucial for horror gamers who rely on their systems for consistent performance. The compact size (140mm depth) also makes it versatile for various PC cases, including those with horror-themed aesthetics.

What Gamers Are Saying

The MSI MPG A850GL has garnered positive feedback from gamers and reviewers. One user on Reddit noted, “It’s very good, reliable, and works wonderfully with my components” (Reddit). Another review praised its ease of installation and modular design, stating, “It’s perfect for my configuration, not noisy, and hardly heats up” (LDLC). However, some users have mentioned that the fan can be audible under heavy load, so it’s worth considering your cooling setup if silence is a priority.

Comparing the MSI MPG A850GL to Alternatives

The MSI MPG A850GL stands out for its ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 readiness, making it a more future-proof option compared to some competitors. While the Corsair RM850x is noted for quieter operation, the MSI offers a competitive price point and similar reliability. The Thermaltake GF3 A3 includes ARGB lighting, which may appeal to some, but the MSI’s compact size and robust warranty make it a strong contender.

Where to Buy

To ensure your horror gaming setup is ready for the scariest titles, grab the MSI MPG A850GL 850W power supply from trusted retailers like Amazon. These links may provide affiliate commissions, supporting HorrorFacts.com at no extra cost to you.

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For horror gamers, a power supply isn’t just a component—it’s the backbone of an immersive gaming experience. The MSI MPG A850GL 850W power supply delivers the reliability, efficiency, and future-proof design needed to power through the most terrifying games without a hitch. Its quiet operation, modular cables, and long-term warranty make it a top choice for building a horror-ready gaming rig. Don’t let a weak power supply haunt your gaming sessions—upgrade to the MSI MPG A850GL and face the horror head-on.

The article Power Through the Horror: Why the MSI MPG A850GL is the Best Power Supply for Horror Gamers appeared originally on Horror Facts.

Prepare for a descent into rural horror – Empty Jug Productions and Concourse Media announce the World Premiere of Pig Hill, a gory, folk-horror nightmare based on the novel by Nancy Williams, premiering at FrightFest 2025 on August 23.

📽️ OFFICIAL TRAILER NOW LIVE

[▶️ WATCH THE TERRIFYING TEASER HERE]

🩸 THE STORY

Carrie (Rainey Qualley – Shut In), haunted by a string of disappearances, digs into the local legend of the “pig people”—only to uncover a generational horror buried in the hills of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Teaming up with her brother (Shiloh Fernandez – Evil Dead) and a skeptical outsider (Shane West – Salem), she soon realizes: some myths are terrifyingly real.

🎬 WHY IT’S A MUST-SEE

✔ From the Director of Willy’s Wonderland – Kevin Lewis brings another unhinged horror vision
✔ Based on Chilling Urban Lore – Shot on location in Meadville, PA, the real-life origin of the legend
✔ Trailer Teases:

• Disturbing pig-masked figures
• Blood-drenched rituals
• A shocking final shot that will leave you speechless

🎟️ FRIGHTFEST SCREENING

📅 Saturday, August 23, 2025
📍 ODEON Luxe Leicester Square
🎫 Tickets: FrightFest.co.uk

💀 DIRECTOR’S WARNING

*”The trailer only shows 10% of the madness. Wait until you see what happens when the *real* pig people come out to play…”*
– Kevin Lewis

🐖 Will you uncover the truth… or become part of the legend?

#PigHillMovie #FrightFest2025 #FolkHorror

The article “PIG HILL” – A Twisted Urban Legend Comes to Life at FrightFest 2025 appeared originally on Horror Facts.

Summer’s ending, but the screams are just beginning! VIZIO WatchFree+ is serving up a killer lineup of free horror movies this August—no subscription needed, just a free VIZIO account to start streaming.

🔥 AUGUST’S MUST-WATCH TERROR (All Available August 1)

🍕 SLICE – Zazie Beetz delivers pizzas… and faces ghosts, werewolves, and Chance the Rapper in this horror-comedy.

🐉 THE HOST – Bong Joon-ho’s (Parasite) monster masterpiece about a river-dwelling beast terrorizing Seoul.

💀 NAVY SEALS VS. ZOMBIES – Exactly what it sounds like. Michael Dudikoff vs. the undead.

🤡 31 – Rob Zombie’s sadistic clown game starring Malcolm McDowell. “12 hours to survive—good luck.”

🌾 THE WICKER MAN – The original folk-horror classic (not the bees!). Christopher Lee at his creepiest.

💔 MY BLOODY VALENTINE – Jensen Ackles (Supernatural) in a pickaxe-wielding slasher revival.

🔪 MOTHER’S DAY – A sadistic family terrorizes new homeowners. Rebecca De Mornay is iconic.

👹 HORNS – Daniel Radcliffe grows demonic horns after his girlfriend’s murder. Weird, wild, wonderful.

👻 ALONE IN THE DARK – Christian Slater hunts paranormal killers in this cult gem.

🦍 HOAX – Bigfoot slaughters campers in this found-footage creature feature.

🧟 ZONE OF THE DEAD – Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) vs. zombies in this Euro-horror romp.

🩸 BREATHING IN – A wounded soldier discovers terrifying secrets in a remote South African home.

🗑️ STREET TRASH – The ultimate ’80s trash-terpiece about homeless misfits fighting back.

🎬 HOW TO WATCH

1. Sign up for a free VIZIO account
2. Stream on VIZIO SmartCast TVs or the VIZIO mobile app
3. Scream freely (no ads, no fees!)

“From The Wicker Man to Navy SEALs vs. Zombies, this is the best free horror lineup of the summer.” – Midnight Movies

Start streaming August 1!
#FreeHorror #WatchFreePlus #AugustChills

The article FREE Horror Hits on VIZIO WatchFree+ This August! appeared originally on Horror Facts.