Riverdale is preparing for a terrifying transformation as Afterlife With Archie moves closer to the screen. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, whose credits include American Horror Story and The Town That Dreaded Sundown, has reportedly joined the live-action zombie horror adaptation to direct its first two episodes. Based on the acclaimed Archie Comics series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla, the upcoming Disney+ production will reimagine Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead in a town overrun by the living dead. With a Halloween 2027 premiere being targeted, the series promises a much dar
A24 has revealed the theatrical release date for Slayground, a new Halloween-set horror thriller written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, the filmmaker behind Green Room, Blue Ruin and Rebel Ridge. Arriving in cinemas on 29 January 2027, the film follows a haunted-attraction employee who wakes up surrounded by murdered colleagues and becomes the subject of a statewide manhunt. With a cast including Cory Michael Smith, Sophie Wilde, Imogen Poots and James Badge Dale, a disturbing new poster and a full trailer scheduled for 20 October, Slayground is shaping up to be one of A24's most intriguing
Michael Myers is preparing for another terrifying Halloween as Halloween: The Game expands its playable roster with two newly revealed survivors, Eugene Kelly and Michelle Blanton. The characters have been showcased ahead of a planned DLC release on 27 October 2026, adding more variety to the game's asymmetrical horror experience. With additional content connected to the wider Halloween franchise also in the spotlight, the latest announcement gives horror gaming fans another reason to revisit Haddonfield.
Horror icon Barbara Crampton is returning to the world of supernatural terror in Bite Club, a new vampire thriller premiering on vertTV on 27 October 2026. Also starring Russell Todd, the series follows a university student whose investigation into her best friend's murder leads to a mysterious secret society and an ancient vampire bloodline. Directed by Sam Irvin and written by Michael Varrati, Bite Club brings gothic horror and a murder mystery to an unusual vertical format designed specifically for smartphone audiences.
Springfield is preparing for a double dose of Halloween horror as The Simpsons delivers two spooky specials in October 2026. Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening is scheduled to premiere in the United States on 18 October, followed by the traditional Treehouse of Horror XXXVII on 25 October. With a murderous threat descending on Springfield and the series continuing its decades-long tradition of horror parodies, fans have twice as much Halloween entertainment to look forward to this year.
