FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2 - Coming to UK Disc

Shattering all-time records at the box office, the highly anticipated hit sequel from Blumhouse Productions, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 comes to 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on 9th March 2026, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in partnership with Spirit Entertainment. Dive deeper into the world of Freddy Fazbear at home as the dark and mysterious thrill ride now comes jam-packed with revealing cast interviews, a jaw-dropping look behind the scenes at how fan-favorite animatronics like Mangle and Marionette came to life on screen, and an exploration of the Easter eggs dotting nearly every scene of the new movie.

Director Emma Tammi and writer and original franchise creator Scott Cawthon return, bringing the world a darker, more bone-chilling vision blending new characters and lore with longtime franchise favorites. The second installment of the remarkable horror phenomenon, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 breaks the boundaries of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria for the first time as the nightmare enters the outside world. New animatronics shatter the line between the living and the mechanical and expand the horror while deepening the mystery.

One year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a shocking new chapter of terror begins when former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 is produced by Emmy-winning producer Jason Blum (The Black Phone, Get Out, M3GAN) and written by award-winning video game developer Scott Cawthon. The film stars returning cast members Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games franchise, The Beekeeper), Elizabeth Lail (“You,” Countdown), Matthew Lillard (Scooby-Doo franchise, The Descendants), and Piper Rubio. The film will also feature new characters played by McKenna Grace (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” I, Tonya), Skeet Ulrich (Scream, The Craft), Wayne Knight (Jurassic Park, Dirty Dancing), and Teo Briones (Final Destination: Bloodlines, Wind River), as well as brand-new animatronics voiced by Megan Fox (Transformers, Jennifer’s Body), Matthew “MatPat” Patrick, and Kellen Goff.

BONUS FEATURES: 

- EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH: THE CAST - Revealing interviews and behind-the-scenes footage highlight how actors develop their roles to fill the FNAF world with new mysteries, thrilling surprises, and fan-pleasing lore. 
- BRINGING FREDDY & FRIENDS TO LIFE - Learn how stunt doubles and puppeteers advance animatronic terror to the next level.
- MANGLE MAYHEM - Witness Mangle come to life as a nightmarish, multi-limbed monstrosity.
- HIGH-STRUNG - Cast and crew reveal the multiple methods used to turn the Marionette into an eerie entity whose unique design and haunting movements are unlike any other animatronic. 
- SENSORY OVERLOAD: EXPLORING THE SETS - Actors join the artists behind the production design to serve up details on the Easter eggs and game inspirations lurking inside the incredible sets. 

Pre-order the UK 4K UHD/BD set from Amazon.co.uk

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SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT [2025] - Available now on Digital and on Disc, March

Christmas has come very early (or a little late) for horror fans - SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, the irresistible horror chiller from the producers of Terrifier 2 and 3, is released on Home Premiere from 26th January, and Blu-ray & DVD from 2nd March. Starring rising genre stars Rohan Campbell (The Monkey, Halloween Ends) and Ruby Modine (Happy Deathday), this stylishly made shocker is written and directed by Mike P Nelson (Wrong Turn, V/H/S/85). 

A remake of the infamous 80’s Santa slasher, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT is fresh, funny and packed with wildly inventive sequences, including a reworking of the original film’s antlers killing and a barn dance massacre that’ll make your jaw hit the floor. With a fabulous score from Blitz//Berlin (Psycho Goreman); there are also subtle nods towards horror classics including Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. In amongst the swathe of gruesome kills and unbearable tension, there's room for a touching romance. This is horror with a heart, albeit one with an axe sticking out of it.

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT reimagines a 1984 cult horror classic in which a young boy witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, only to grow up and become a killer himself. Haunted by trauma and fuelled by a twisted sense of justice, he dons the red suit, turning the advent calendar into a series of nights of terror. As Christmas Eve approaches, a small town becomes his latest hunting ground, where the naughty and bad pay the ultimate price 

Campbell and Modine put in superb lead performances, with support from David Lawrence Brown (Orphan: First Kill), David Tomlinson (Psycho Killer), Sharon Bajer (Dark Harvest) and Mark Acheson (Brand New Cherry Flavour). 

SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT will be available to buy and rent from digital platforms on 26th January, on DVD and Blu-ray from 2nd March.

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk

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New TetroVideo releases available, only at OutroNox.com

Pre-order is now open at the official OutroNox.com website for three extreme films distributed by TetroVideo: XXX DARKNET RED LIPS, THE ART OF SELF HARM and THEATRE OF THE DERANGED III, all available in a Numbered, Certified Mediabook Ultralimited Edition, with slipcase, Blu-ray, 20-page booklet and 4 cards.

 

OUTRONOX is the new hub under which the TetroVideo and Goredrome Pictures brands will be distributed starting this month.

The movie T-Shirt and magnet are also available at the website, and it will no longer be possible to purchase the Mediabook edition once the pre-order ends.

XXX DARKNET RED LIPS

XXX DARKNET RED LIPS (2024) is a TetroVideo exclusive and it's the new, brutal, extreme anthology film about the Darknet.

The film is the third instalment in the anthology series about the human depravity hidden in the “dark web”, following XXX Deep Web (2020) and XXX Dark Web (2020).

XXX DARKNET RED LIPS consists of five episodes characterised by strong violent and extreme content, made without censorship and with freedom, in order to recreate the unhealthy atmosphere of the Darknet.

Plot: Two bloggers manage to access the darknet site “Red Lips,” where users upload, for a fee, illegal and shocking videos unified by the signature theme of red lips. Rather than being shocked, the two girls seem amused, if not excited, by the horrors unleashed in the brutal videos they find on the server.

Episode titles and directors involved: Luna&Star (frame episode) by Slade Wilson; Stiletto by Corey Cowley; Faces of Dissection by Simon Spachmann & Jean Rises; Rosebud by Tibor Astor and In A Burning Desire by Niuvis Martin.

View the trailer on YouTube.


THE ART OF SELF HARM

THE ART OF SELF HARM (2023) is directed by Jonathan Doe, known for his extreme films Carving the Cadaver, The Degenerates and Barf Bunny, previously distributed by TetroVideo.

THE ART OF SELF HARM is a shockumentary film about the “White Gardenia”, a group of self-harming artists who explore pain through extreme performances.

Through interviews and footage, THE ART OF SELF HARM aims to understand the inspirations and motivations behind their “extreme body art”.

Cast: Allison Belmont, Jonathan Doe, Cher Nevin and Daniel Valient (Mutilation Theatre).

THEATRE OF THE DERANGED III

Conceived by Tony Newton, THEATRE OF THE DERANGED III (2019) is an extreme horror anthology film consisting of seven segments introduced by Mistress Mavlolia (Jennifer Nagler), the Queen of Screams who will accompany the viewer on a horrific journey.

Directors and episode titles:
- Michael Leo Centi (“Werewolf Hookers 2”);
- Jason Figgis (“In Common”);
- Jarrett Furst (“Edible Love”);
- Jennifer Nangle (“Malvolia’s Moment”);
- Tony Newton (“Snuff Necro”);
- Brad Twigg (“Brimbus”);
- Doug Waugh (“Family Togetherness”).

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V/H/S/HALLOWEEN - On Disc and Digital, Feb...

Experience spooky season again and again as the latest incarnation of the lauded V/H/S horror anthology series is set to arrive for its eighth chilling outing – V/H/S/HALLOWEEN. The latest haunting incarnation features five new spine-chilling segments and is set to delight and disgust horror junkies when it arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital on 9 February, courtesy of Acorn Media International.

 

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN introduces a collection of wickedly watchable tales of terror from a host of renowned filmmakers including Bryan M. Ferguson (Pumpkin Guts), Anna Zlokovic (Appendage), Paco Plaza (Verónica, [Rec]), Casper Kelly (Adult Swim Yule Log), Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell), Micheline Pitt-Norman (Grummy) and R.H. Norman (Haji).

 

Kicking off with COOCHIE COOCHIE COO, written and directed by Anna Zlokovic – we meet two high school trick or treaters, dressed as babies who come face to face with a malevolent spirit known as ‘The Mommy’ – an urban legend who supposedly kidnaps children from their homes on the spookiest night of the year.

 

Next up is Paco Plaza’s UT SUPRA SIC INFRA where Enric – the sole survivor of a Halloween party massacre – accompanies police to the original crime scene to try and help them reconstruct the events of that fateful night – but unbeknownst to them, evil entities await them inside.

 

Halloween candy takes on a new life in Casper Kelly’s FUN SIZE, as four friends on the hunt for sweet treats are swallowed up by a candy bowl. They emerge in a parallel reality where sweets rule supreme and humans are turned into sugary snacks.

 

KIDPRINT – from writer-director Alex Ross Perry – takes an even darker turn, feeding into the all too real fear of kidnappings. When disturbing secrets about a local video store that specialises in creating video IDs which can be used to help search for missing children come to light, every parent’s worst fears are about to come true.

 

A homemade house of horrors comes to life in Micheline Pitt-Norman and R.H. Norman’s HOME HAUNT as a family construct their annual haunted house for Halloween. But the fun ritual takes a deadly turn when a spooky stolen record makes the decorations come to life, wreaking paranormal havoc on the guests.

 

Bryan M. Ferguson’s frame narrative DIET PHANTASMA weaves through the feature, with each segment documenting a group of taste trial participants who face life-threatening side effects from a new kind of diet soda.

 

Grab your sweet bucket and press play on V/H/S/HALLOWEEN for another round of truly disturbing found footage nightmares centred around every horror fiend’s favourite time of the year.

SPECIAL FEATURES include:
• Filmmaker Commentaries
• Behind the Scenes: Diet Phantasma, Coochie Coochie Coo
• KidPrint Deleted Scene
• Diet Phantasma Uninterrupted Cut
• Diet Phantasma Commercial
• Diet Phantasma Gallery

Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk 

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FrightFest announces 2026 Glasgow Film Festival line-up

FrightFest returns to the renowned Glasgow Film Festival for its 21st year, running from Thurs 5 March to Sat 7 March 2026.

 

It’s full scream ahead as FrightFest, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film event, presents three days of trauma, terror and tantalising thrills. Once again housed at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre, the nation’s “Woodstock of gore” embraces the latest genre discoveries from around the world, including five world premieres, with eight new feature films, plus a short film showcase which highlights filmmakers exclusively from the UK and Ireland

 

FrightFest co-director Alan Jones said: “For twenty-one years, FrightFest has joyfully programmed for collective gasps, laughs, screams and applause from our ever-supportive audiences within the Glasgow Film Festival. This year’s prime selection of unusual films will innovate, challenge, thrill and amaze as we platform both features and shorts from the most creative talents working in the genre”.

 

FrightFest kicks off with a special World premiere screening of Vasily Chuprina’s relentless, high stakes action thriller JAILBROKEN, which is set entirely within a single prison cell. The film is driven by a Scottish production company at its core and a key Scottish cast, headed up by David Hayman, Bryan Larkin, Shauna MacDonald and Armin Karima. Vasily, Brian and many more of the cast and crew will be attending the screening.

 

FrightFest’s two-day pass event kicks off on Friday 6 March with the UK premiere of BURY THE DEVIL. Putting the viewer in the terrifying action from the start, the unravelling mystery makes for a fun, twisty roller-coaster ride that puts a new spin on the exorcism genre.

 

Next up is the World Premiere of Howard J. Ford’s creature feature BONE KEEPER, a monstrous tale of discovery and survival, deep within a remote cave system. Glasgow welcomes back the prolific UK director, who will introduce the film alongside some of the cast.

 

 

This is followed by the UK premiere of BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, directed by David Kittredge. The documentary explores director John Boorman's infamous sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic, examining its disastrous production, critical failure, and its lasting impact, featuring interviews with Boorman, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, and many others.

 

 

 The main evening presentation is the UK premiere of Glenn McQuaid’s uniquely camp sci-fi horror comedy, THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR, where The Beast with Five Fingers meets the Universal Monsterverse. McQuaid, known for I Sell The Dead and Tales From Beyond The Pale, will be attending alongside stars Alice Krige and Chris Colfer.

 

 

Welcome to The Ring updated for the TikTok age, as Friday evening climaxes with the UK premiere of THE CURSE, Kenichi Ugana’s shocking satire on the terrors hiding in addictive internet algorithms.

 

 

Saturday’s lethal line-up starts with the international premiere of Connor Marsden’s visceral shocker, VIOLENCE, a shattering fast and furious love story wrapped in the raw energy of punk and action-horror. It will hit the audience like a sledgehammer to the chest!

 

 

Following its debut success at last year’s event, FrightFest presents another SHORT FILM SHOWCASE strand, which continues to shine the spotlight on home-grown talent, unleashing the creative imaginations of eight up-and-coming directors from the UK and Ireland. All the directors and various cast will be attending, making this a truly joyous celebration of the next generation of filmmakers.

 

Then we have the UK premiere of THE CONVENIENCE STORE, a major Japanese horror movie adaptation of the popular Chilla's Art game, directed by Jiro Nagae.  Rising star Kotona Minami plays the lead role, a worker who has to grapple with terrifying events in a midnight convenience store.

 

The evening programme kicks off with the World premiere of RED RIDING, Craig Conway’s directorial debut, a horror-thriller that reimagines the classic Little Red Riding Hood fairytale through a gritty contemporary lens. Conway, Neil Marshall (who Executive produced), and some of the cast, will be joining us to introduce the film.

 

 

Next is the UK premiere of KARMADONNA, which follows a pregnant woman given a brutal ultimatum by a divine voice to eliminate corrupt figures or lose her unborn baby. Blending intense violence with social critique on religion, greed, and modern malaise, this dark, dystopian fable is directed by Aleksander Radivojević, co-writer of A Serbian Film.

 

 

The event climaxes with Australian fantasy horror DEATHKEEPER, directed by Tristan Barr and adapted from the Novella series The Deathkeeper by Vasilios Bouzas. A creepy, unsettling and highly mysterious atmosphere all add to a compulsive, haunting experience.

 

 

Ticket information:

 

FrightFest Passes are £88 and available from 10am on Friday 16 January 2026.  Passes will be exchanged for admission wristbands, prior to the first screening on March 6, which must be worn at all times to access all FrightFest films on Friday 6 March and Saturday 7 March ONLY.

 

Tickets for JAILBREAK, plus individual tickets for the Friday and Saturday films are on sale to CineCard / CineCard+ members from Friday 23 January from 10am. General sale starts on Monday 26 January 2026 at 10am.

 

Prices: £12.00 / £9.60 (concessions).

 

Please be aware that the FrightFest Thursday night film is not part of the Friday and Saturday pass. This film requires attendees to purchase a separate single ticket.

 

How to get Tickets:

 

Online: Passes - https://www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/gff26-frightfest-weekend-pass

Individual Films -  https://www.glasgowfilm.org and search by title or date

 

Note: Passes go live at 10am on Friday 16 January. Individual film tickets will be available from Friday 23 January at 10am for Cinecard / Cinecard+ members, and from Monday 26 January at 10am for all customers.

 

By Phone: (0141) 332 6535, extension 2 (please leave a voicemail if we are unable to answer your call)

 

In Person: Glasgow Film Theatre Box Office, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB.

 

Jess Franco's VAMPYROS LESBOS and SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY get Worldwide UHD Premiere

Severin Films is thrilled to announce two seminal Jess Franco cult classics, his 'magnum opus' VAMPYROS LESBOS and his follow up film the 'erotically charged revenger' SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY, get their Worldwide UHD Premiere. Each film will be released on two-disc 4K UHD / Blu-ray Edition, complete with stunning packaging and a slew of special features on 30 March 2026 and are available to pre-order now. 

VAMPYROS LESBOS 

Severin Films announces the Worldwide UHD Premiere of iconic director Jess Franco’s seductive 1971 feature VAMPYROS LESBOS. The film is set to arrive in a new restoration, scanned in 4K from the original camera negative and will be released as a two-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray Edition on 30 March 2026.

The brand-new release comes complete with five hours of special features including an interview with Jess Franco filmed shortly before his death, The Red Scarf Diaries – a Jess Franco career appreciation by Academy Award- winning filmmaker Sean Baker – and much more. 

The film stars the eternally stunning Soledad Miranda as vixen vampire, Countess Nadine Carody, who lures women to a Mediterranean island to satisfy her insatiable hunger for female flesh that seductively corrupts the Dracula mythos forever. Ewa Strömberg (SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY), Dennis Price (THEATRE OF BLOOD), Paul Muller (COUNT DRACULA) and the director himself co-star.

For the ultimate seduction, sink your teeth into Vampyros Lesbos on 4K UHD and experience it in all its gory glory courtesy of Severin Films.

VAMPYROS LESBOS 2-DISC 4K UHD / BD Special Features:

DISC ONE: UHD:
- Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, author of Daughters of Darkness
- Audio Commentary with film professor Aaron AuBuchon and Oscarbate Film Collective's John Dickson and Will Morris
- German Trailer

DISC TWO: Blu-ray:
- Audio Commentary with Kat Ellinger, Author of Daughters of Darkness
- Audio Commentary with Film Professor Aaron AuBuchon and Oscarbate Film Collective's John Dickson And Will Morris
- Interlude In Lesbos – Interview with director Jess Franco
- Fever Dracula – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco
- The Red Scarf Diaries – A Jess Franco career appreciation by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker
- In The Land Of Franco Part 12
- Sublime Soledad – Interview with Soledad Miranda Historian Amy Brown
- Jess is Yoda
- German Opening Title 

Pre-order the UK 4K UHD/BD from Amazon.co.uk 

SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY

Severin Films announces the Worldwide UHD Premiere of legendary director Jess Franco’s intoxicating 1971 revenge shocker SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY. The film is set to arrive in a new restoration, scanned in 4K from the original camera negative and will be released as a two-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray Edition on 30 March 2026.

For his follow-up to VAMPYROS LESBOS, writer/director Jess Franco delivered the “hallucinatory descent into erotic insanity” (Mondo Digital) that remains his most perversely iconic shocker of the 1970s. In her greatest role – and one of her final performances before her tragic death – the exquisite Soledad Miranda stars as a vengeful widow who seduces and murders the men and women responsible for her husband’s suicide.

Howard Vernon (THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF), Paul Muller (LADY FRANKENSTEIN), Ewa Strömberg (VAMPYROS LESBOS) and Franco himself co-star in this Euro Cult masterwork.

The brand-new release includes an archival interview with Uncle Jess, an all-new instalment of In the Land of Franco and more. Please see full list below.

Experience SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY – an extatically enthralling, erotically charged slice of iconic seventies cinema from the illustrious master of the genre, like never before thanks to Severin Films.

SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY 2-DISC 4K UHD / BD Special Features:

DISC ONE: UHD:
- German Trailer

DISC TWO: Blu-ray:
- Ecstasy In Rage – Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema Of Jesús Franco
- In The Land Of Franco Part 13
- Jess Killed in Ecstasy – Interview with Writer/Director Jess Franco
- Sublime Soledad – Interview with Soledad Miranda Historian Amy Brown
- Paul Muller On Jess Franco – Interview with the frequent Franco star
- German Trailer

Pre-order the UK 4K UHD/BD from Amazon.co.uk 

 

 

 

 

Main website outage

 It seems the old Tripod servers, on which I host my website, have been down for a few days now, so have redirected my website's URL to the news blog.

If the servers come back online, I will redirect them back. If not, I shall be looking for alternate web servers shortly.

 

 

Wildlife rampage thriller GRIZZLY NIGHT - On Disc and Digital, Feb

Lightbulb Film Distribution are pleased to announce that GRIZZLY NIGHT will be released in the UK & Ireland from 2nd February.

Based on true events, the film is about one night, in 1967, when two attacks by grizzly bears, nine mile apart, took place in Montana’s Glacier National Park.

The film stars Brec Bassinger (Final Destination: Bloodlines), Jack Griffo (The Thundermans), Charles Esten (The Postman), Oded Fehr (The Mummy, Star Trek Discovery),  Joel Johnstone (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Josh Zuckerman (Feast), Matt Lintz (The Walking Dead) and Ali Skovbye (The Man in the High Castle). Burke Doeren makes his feature directorial debut.  

GRIZZLY NIGHT will be available on Digital and DVD from Monday 2nd February

View the Trailer on YouTube.

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Three new Horrors LURE, BARE SKIN and GOD OF FROGS - On UK Digital Feb/Mar

Three blood-curdling new horrors are set for their UK premiere – killer cult slasher LURE comes to Digital on 2 February 2026 courtesy of Reel2Reel Films followed by Miracle Media’s psychological thriller BARE SKIN on Digital 23 February and creature feature GOD OF FROGS hops on to digital 2 March. 

LURE

Prepare to be ensnared in a killer cult nightmare as bold and blood-soaked new British horror Lure, that fuses the cutthroat courtship of The Bachelorette, with the high-stakes survival of Ready or Not, gets its UK debut. Written and directed by Oliver Cox in his feature debut, the film is set to arrive on Digital on 2 February 2026 courtesy of Reel2Reel Films.

At the centre of the carnage is Islay (Silvia Presente – Outlander, Nolly), a wealthy, ruthless heiress to a twisted family fortune. Believing her bloodline must be preserved at any cost, she curates a shortlist of six seemingly eligible bachelors, each selected for their suitability to father her future heir and continue her family’s lineage.

Under the guise of an extravagant birthday celebration, she invites the unwitting victims to her remote ancestral estate, but the guests are unaware of the horrific and gruesome games that await them.

With escape impossible, each man is tested to their very limits and must decide how far they are willing to go to survive and whether winning is even worth the cost. As the estate becomes a bloody battleground, alliances crumble and desperation takes hold, as it becomes increasingly clear that not everyone will make it out alive.

Drugged, branded and far away from civilisation, they are put to the ultimate test as they attempt to claw their way to victory… and survival.

Twisted, stylish and bloody, Lure promises to entice with a night of terror that lingers long after dawn.

On Digital 2nd February from Reel2Reel Films

BARE SKIN

Trauma is brought to the surface in BARE SKIN, an unsettling new psychological horror that strips its characters down to their most vulnerable selves. Written and directed by Mico Montes in his feature film debut, the disturbingly gripping feature arrives on Digital 23 February, courtesy of Miracle Media.

A darkly intimate anthology, BARE SKIN weaves together six unsettling and emotionally charged stories all converging on one unforgettable night of confrontation, confession and reckoning. A group of individuals are all haunted by horrific events and seek counsel and community in therapy sessions. Together they re-live the horrors that were forced upon them when their guards were down and are encouraged to participate in exercises designed to dismantle emotional defences and foster recovery.

But with every confession the line between healing and harm begins to blur and what starts as catharises soon spirals into something far more dangerous. As the session unfolds a deeply unsettling truth emerges as these individuals may not be connected by coincidence alone. As hidden links between their experiences come to light, it becomes clear their pasts are entangled in ways none of them anticipated.

Trapped within a therapeutic process that has taken a deeply troubling turn, they are forced to confront not only their own trauma, but the people and systems that shaped it.

BARE SKIN peels back the layers exposing the raw nerve that lies beneath in this unflinching, claustrophobic and relentlessly tense chiller.

On Digital 23 February from Miracle Media

GOD OF FROGS

It’s time to sate your appetite with GOD OF FROGS, a striking new creature feature. This bloody and unsettling anthology blends folk and body horror, along with generational dread and arrives on Digital 2 March, courtesy of Miracle Media.

Directed by Adrian Bobb and Ali Chappell, the fearsome film weaves a quarter-century ritual into the fate of one fractured family and reveals how ancient hunger can echo across decades.

Spanning four decades, it charts the reawakening of an eternal monster every 25 years, each emergence marked by bloodshed, corruption and catastrophic consequence.

The nightmare begins in 1969 deep within a secluded riverside cult where a young woman, Lilith (Chappell), becomes the unwilling vessel for an inhuman creature following a ritual encounter with a grotesque frog-like entity worshipped as a god. What follows is a pregnancy from hell, culminating in a visceral birth that costs Lilith her life. Thus begins a recurring haunting that sees the vanishing of a film crew in 1994, a politician’s shocking on-air death in 2019 and the fiery collapse of a powerful corporation in 2044, with each tale bound together by the same ancient hunger.

Across time, only the monster endures; along with the human bloodline forever entangled in its cycle of feeding and rebirth.

Blending cult horror, found-footage unease and satirical commentary on power and exploitation, GOD OF FROGS delivers a grim, imaginative vision of how belief can rot into monstrosity.

On Digital 2 March from Miracle Media

 

 

 

Neon-soaked horror JIMMY AND STIGGS - On UK Digital, Feb

Presented by Eli Roth (Hostel, Thanksgiving) and from director Joe Begos (Bliss, VFW, Christmas, Bloody Christmas) comes JIMMY AND STIGGS, a new, neon-lit vision of blood-soaked mayhem.

A ton of bad news sends out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang (Joe Begos) spiraling into an out-of-control bender, during which he claims to have been abducted by aliens. 

Fearing they’ll come back, he contacts his old friend Stiggs to help him gear up for war. When the sun sets, the party-hard duo are thrown into a hallucinatory explosion of aliens, drugs, booze, and all-out carnage.

JIMMY AND STIGGS is released in the UK and Ireland following a successful international genre festival run, including Beyond Fest, Sitges Film Festival and FrightFest.

JIMMY AND STIGGS is on UK and Ireland Digital platforms 16 February 2026  

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

PREDATOR: BADLANDS - Coming to Disc, Feb

A bold new chapter in the legendary Predator franchise arrives on 23rd February when PREDATOR: BADLANDS unleashes its pulse-pounding sci-fi action on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and 4K UHD Steelbook.

Director Dan Trachtenberg steers the Predator franchise into bold new territory, with audiences enthusiastically embracing his vision. PREDATOR: BADLANDS has emerged as the highest-grossing entry in the franchise’s 38-year history, earning $183 million worldwide and surpassing the previous record holder, 2004’s Alien vs. Predator ($177.4M).

PREDATOR: BADLANDS deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning), following them on an underdog hero’s journey shaped by an unlikely alliance. Blending themes of survival and self-discovery with intense combat, striking visual effects, and moments of humour, the film delivers a high-stakes action adventure on both a visceral and emotional level. Fans can explore the world of Predator even further with exclusive bonus features, including behind-the-scenes featurettes that spotlight the film’s bold production design and visual effects, along with deleted scenes and additional insider content.
 
For the ultimate collectors within the Predator storyscape, a limited edition 4K UHD SteelBook dramatically captures the scale and intensity of battle with the Kalisk, while highlighting the unexpected alliance between Dek and Thia

Film Synopsis
Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, 
PREDATOR: BADLANDS follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
 
Bonus Features*

Deleted & Pre-Visualisation Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary:
- Sand Trap – An early animatic version of Dek’s very different first encounter with Thia.
- Squirt Canyon – The full version of Dek and Thia traversing the water-filled trench while trying to survive Genna…and each other.
- Tessa vs. Abe – Tessa faces off against a superior synth in this deleted scene and storyline.
- Razor Grass – The original pre-visualisation of Dek, Thia, and Bud’s first hunt together…sort of.
- The Outpost – Thia takes Dek to a small Weyland-Yutani field facility where they experience a few things that ended up being used elsewhere in the final film.
- Super Power Loader Extended – Special additional moments during Dek’s climactic final battle with the Super Power Loader and the Kalisk.

Featurettes:
- Embodying the Predator – Meet the talented team of designers, performers, and effects artists responsible for bringing one of cinema’s most terrifying creatures to life on screen in ways we’ve never seen before!
- Authentic Synthetics – Get up close and personal with synths Thia and Tessa as star Elle Fanning walks us through the process of crafting two characters who may look the same but have evolved in surprisingly unique ways.
- Building the Badlands – With razor sharp grass, killer trees, and terrifying animals, never has a planet been more deadly than Genna. Uncover how a team of artisans built this threatening landscape, transforming real locations into the dangerous environments seen on screen.
- Dek of the Yautja – For the first time ever, director Dan Trachtenberg has given audiences an extended peek at Predator culture. Follow the evolution as filmmakers reveal the process behind developing the Yautja’s home world, spacecraft, and family dynamics. 
- Audio Commentary: Watch the film with audio commentary by Director Dan Trachtenberg, Producer Ben Rosenblatt, Director of Photography Jeff Cutter and Stunt Coordinator Jacob Tomuri.

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Pre-order the UK 4K UHD from Amazon.co.uk 

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Pre-order the UK BD from Amazon.co.uk 

 

 

Slasher film SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN - Available on Blood Stream

The acclaimed festival slasher SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN, directed by Patrick Rea, is now available for streaming exclusively on BloodStream. The film arrives on the service following a strong reception at Panic Fest and FrightFest, where audiences praised its blend of dark comedy, practical gore, and a standout performance from Jennifer Seward.

SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN follows Jennifer, a once-celebrated child prodigy who now performs as Jenn-O the Clown. During a chaotic Halloween night, she channels the personas of classic movie monsters and notorious serial killers, transforming a simple side hustle into a night of catharsis, confrontation, and escalating carnage. Written and produced by Eric Winkler, with Patrick Rea also serving as producer, the film continues the creative collaboration that powered their previous genre successes.
   
Director Patrick Rea said, "This film is the result of years spent exploring the line between identity and performance. Jenn-O is raw, unfiltered, and more than a little dangerous. BloodStream is the perfect home because the platform supports films that take creative risks and speak directly to genre fans."

Writer and producer Eric Winkler added, "We set out to make something that pushes boundaries. BloodStream’s audience embraces original voices, and we are honored for viewers to make Jenn-O’s dream of ‘fortune and glory’ come true. Infamy equals immortality!"

Heidi Honeycutt, recently appointed Acquisitions and Programming Lead at BloodStream, emphasized how the film reflects the platform’s growing focus on bold, audience-tested genre work. "My years in festival programming taught me how quickly a film with a strong voice can ignite genuine excitement," Honeycutt said. "SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN has that spark. Supporting filmmakers with proven festival presence and giving sales partners a platform that champions discovery is exactly what BloodStream was built to do."

Following its BloodStream premiere, the film will expand to additional platforms later in 2026.

View the Trailer on YouTube.

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For lots of cool, indie horrors, checkout https://bloodstreamtv.com

 

Hammer films SPACEWAYS - Gets the 4K Restoration Treatment

Hammer’s first foray into science fiction, SPACEWAYS, blasts off as a brand-new 4K restored Limited Collector’s Edition, available to pre-order now. Bringing sharp detail and renewed atmosphere to this early blend of Cold War intrigue and shadowy noir, Spaceways makes its worldwide debut on 4K UHD and Blu-ray.

 
Directed by legendary Hammer Films creator, Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein, Four Sided Triangle) SPACEWAYS was released in 1953 and stars Howard Duff, famous as radio’s popular private eye Sam Spade, as a pioneering space engineer drawn into a deadly conspiracy. Joined by Eva Bartok and Alan Wheatley, Duff anchors a tense, stylish thriller restored from the original film negatives for this 4K Limited Collector’s Edition.

Part sci-fi mystery, part atmospheric noir, SPACEWAYS remains a fascinating early milestone in Hammer’s evolution. For fans of early British science fiction and noir, this collectible film is a rare and compelling rediscovery and is now presented in its most complete form.

Synopsis:
When a rocket test fails and two people vanish, chief engineer Stephen Mitchell (Duff) becomes the prime suspect. As suspicion closes in, he must uncover the truth behind a mission shrouded in secrecy.

Limited Collector’s Edition details:

- A two-disc 4K UHD and Blu-ray set in Deluxe Collector’s Packaging - a premium slipcase and digipak, with a richly illustrated booklet of new essays by Hammer experts.
- Restored in 4K from the original film negatives, featuring HDR grading for enhanced detail and contrast.
- Expertly restored audio, delivering improved clarity while preserving the original sound design.
- Restoration completed by Hammer’s award-winning partner Silver Salt Restoration.
- Both the UK and US versions of the film.

Exclusive new features:

-Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre, a discussion with Wayne Kinsey (Hammer historian) and Ted A. Bohus (director and producer) on the contrasts between British and American sci-fi of the era.
-New audio commentary with Heidi Honeycutt (writer, filmmaker, and film programmer) and Sarah Morgan (TV and film critic), offering fresh insight into the film’s blend of noir and sci-fi.
-New commentary with David Flint, writer, and editor, exploring Spaceways within early 1950s British genre cinema.
-Sidebar: Spaceways in which Tim Lucas (film critic and writer) examines the film’s themes and legacy with artist and historian Stephen R. Bissette.
-A booklet including brand new essays from leading Hammer and noir experts including Wayne Kinsey, Heidi Honeycutt, Andrew Pixley, Sarah Morgan, and others.

Pre-order the 4K UHD/BD collectors edition from Amazon.co.uk

Supernatural horror HIM - Available now on Disc

What would you sacrifice to become the greatest of all time? From Oscar winner Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions (Get Out, Us, Candyman and Nope), HIM comes home to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from 5th January 2026, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in partnership with Spirit Entertainment. 

HIM stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.  

Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White (Julia Fox). But as Cam’s training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.   

The film features a dynamic supporting cast including alternative comedy legend Tim Heidecker and Australian comic Jim Jefferies, plus MMA heavyweight fighter Maurice Greene and hip hop phenoms Guapdad 4000 and Grammy nominee Tierra Whack, all three in their feature film debuts.  

BONUS FEATURES:
- ALTERNATE ENDING
- DELETED END CREDITS SCENE
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR/CO-WRITER JUSTIN TIPPING
- DELETED SCENES
        BECOMING THEM
        THE SPORT OF FILMMAKING
- ANATOMY OF A SCENE – ‘A DIABOLICAL GAME OF CATCH’
- ANATOMY OF A SCENE – ‘REBIRTH’
- HYMNS OF A GOAT 

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Buy the UK DVD from Amazon.co.uk 

 

 

The HORROR MAKES US HAPPY podcast - First episode of 2026 out now.

The first Horror Makes Us Happy episode in 2026 will be released on January 2nd, kick off their 7th season of content, and be their 150th episode. 

They'll be talking to special effects and makeup artist Howard Berger (Day of the Dead, The People Under the Stairs, Army of Darkness, The Walking Dead, Kill Bill, and many more), and although they usually interview a wide range of creators in the horror industry, coincidentally they’ll be releasing interviews with two more special effects and makeup artists within the following weeks: Gino Acevedo (Alien 3, Wolf, Death Becomes Her, Godzilla, King Kong, Black Sheep) and Luke Hawker (Krampus, Forgive Us All, M3GAN 2.0, Alien: Romulus). Hawker is also a stuntman, motion capture artist, and fight scene choreographer.

The meat of each interview covers their guest’s exposure to horror media, from childhood through adulthood, with an emphasis on digging up the deeper psychological reasons that guest, as an individual, loves horror. Cohosts Steve Becker and Chris Whitman hope that after interviewing enough horror fans some interesting trends will arise, ones that could be handed back to mainstream academia. As they say in their excerpts on their Youtube channel, "There are good reasons for enjoying horror – but what are those reasons? The real reasons? Not the ones horror fans learn to make people leave them alone."

About Horror Makes Us Happy: The hosts of the Horror Makes Us Happy podcast are Steve Becker and Chris Whitman. After ten years in recovery (now 20+) Steve wrote A Guide to the Recovery Toolbox (ebook , paperback), and Chris is the author and artist behind the horror webcomic PIECES. 

You can find out more about them and their projects at https://HorrorMakesUsHappy.com

 

 

Emilie Blichfeldt’s nightmarish THE UGLY STEPSISTER - On Dual Edition Box Set.

It’s time to face the ugly truth as twisted horror hit THE UGLY STEPSISTER prepares for its Second Sight Films movie makeover. Hitting top scores on Rotten Tomatoes as well as making waves and stomachs churn on its premiere, the film now gets its highly anticipated Limited Edition Dual 4K UHD/ Blu-ray Box Set release on 23 February 2026.

Beloved fairytale Cinderella gets a blood curdling body horror transformation in Emilie Blichfeldt’s nightmarish tale –THE UGLY STEPSISTER – that features a brutally spellbinding performance from Lea Myren as wicked stepsibling Elvira.

When recently widowed Rebekka (Ane Dahl Torp) finds herself a new husband, a widower who she believes to be rich, she drags her two daughters, Elvira (Myren) and Alma (Flo Fagerli), along for the ride, as they move in with him and his beautiful daughter Agnes (Thea Sofie - Loch Naess).

Then things go awry when, at their wedding breakfast, her new husband throws cake at Elvira, sparking sudden death and Rebekka is left not only to deal with her family, but also a new uppity stepdaughter and the stark realisation that her partner was the opposite of wealthy.

Now the impressionable Elvira, who dreams of marrying the prince, must find a way to bag her beau and beat her greatest rival, her beautiful stepsister. Increasingly desperate she resorts to extreme measures in a quest for physical perfection, which she believes will win not only the prince’s heart, but some much needed financial stability for her hard to please mother. Then the gore-filled fun really starts, as she tries to become the belle of the ball in a retch worthy revamp.

Talking of transformations, the brand-new Limited Edition is guaranteed to wow with a plethora of treasures that sees the film presented in a stunning slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi and a 120-page book. There are features galore including new interviews, new commentaries, plus two short films and more. The film will also be released in Standard Editions. Please see full list of features below.

All you wishes will come true when you invest in THE UGLY STEPSISTER Limited Edition is a must-own fever dream of a release from Second Sight Films.

Special Features
• Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
• UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
• New audio commentary with director Emilie Blichfeldt and Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
• New audio commentary by Meagan Navarro
• This Is My Ball: a new interview with director Emilie Blichfeldt
• Generational Trauma: a new interview with actor Lea Myren
• Take Up Space: a new interview with actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
• Character and Gore: a new interview with effects artist Thomas Foldberg
• The Beauty of Ugly: The Effects of The Ugly Stepsister
• A Cinderella Story: Kat Hughes on The Ugly Stepsister
• Deleted Scene
• Short Films: How Do You Like My Hair? and Sara’s Intimate Confessions
Limited Edition Contents
• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi
• 120-page book with Cinderella’s Stepsister by Emilie Blichfeldt, storyboard comparisons and new essays
by BJ Colangelo, Michelle Kisner, Kimberly Leszak, Jolene Marie Richardson, Katie Rife and Amber T
• Six collectors' art cards

 Pre-order the UK 4K UHD/BD box-set from Amazon.co.uk