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Horror continues to evolve with new releases and shifting trends. CutMirchi covers the latest in genre films and series, from streaming hits to theatrical flops and emerging voices.
The Blair Witch Project made $248.6 million worldwide. Shot for under $100,000. The numbers still sting—especially now, in a year where Tom Cruise’s Digger flopped hard and the box office is full of quiet exits.
The Kingdom isn’t a show you watch. It’s one that happens to you. And now, after three seasons spanning nearly thirty years, it’s finally getting its long-overdue reckoning in the West — not as a cult relic, but as the blueprint for a Stephen King horror remake that’s already in motion.
The new Clayface movie leans into the 1940s origin of Basil Karlo — a washed-up horror actor who murders the cast of his remake after losing his role. No powers. No clay. Just revenge dressed as performance art.
Mike Flanagan wants to remake Jaws and reboot Jurassic Park. That’s the headline from a Reddit AMA where the horror maestro, fresh off his Carrie miniseries on Prime, casually dropped two franchise dreams.
Marvel TV boss Brad Winderbaum has confirmed he wants a sequel to Werewolf by Night, calling it a 'high on my wish list' project. No official green light yet, but the desire is real.
The film turns Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater into a blood-soaked supernatural thriller, with Malcolm McDowell lending his voice to a sentient jack-o’-lantern named Trick.
Clayface releases October 23, 2026. Early reactions praise the horror film as a standalone hit, blending body horror, romance, and dark twists. A potential savior for DC Studios?
From Rosemary’s Baby to The Exorcist, these aren’t just movies. They’re milestones in fear.
Flanagan isn’t remaking Spielberg’s classics. He’s fixing the ones that failed.
Creepshow opens with a kid hiding a horror comic. It ends with him using a voodoo doll on his dad. In between? Five stories that never lose their bite. This isn’t just horror. It’s craft.
The trailer for River dropped on October 12, and it’s already making the rounds like a ghost in a locked cabin.
Krampus arrives when a child’s letter to Santa gets torn up in despair—real, not performative. That moment, raw and unguarded, is what wakes it. Then the house becomes a cage: windows boarded, floorboards splitting open with gingerbread abominations, brass hooves drumming on the roof like a heartbeat you can’t ignore.
The first five minutes of a horror film don’t just set the tone—they decide whether you’ll sleep at all.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remains the genre’s most enduring nightmare: not for what it shows, but for what it leaves unsaid.
CutMirchi's recent reporting says little about homegrown Indian horror hits, but it does show Hollywood horror imports performing well on Indian screens.
With a $19 million budget, Other Mommy is projected to gross $28 million domestically over opening weekend—beating Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning. It outperformed Insidious: Out of the Further ($25.1M) and even Obsession ($17.2M).
Netflix’s Below has surged to the top of global streaming charts, becoming the platform’s most-watched series in just days. Despite a 60% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, critics have given it an 82% rating, calling it Certified Fresh. The show, starring Josh Hartnett and Charlie Heaton, arrives amid a wave of horror and thriller releases—including Mike Flanagan’s Carrie on Prime Video.
The Jessica Chastain horror film Other Mommy has crossed $53.1 million globally, overtaking 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and entering the top 50 grossers of 2026 — all while receiving a D+ CinemaScore and 19% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Evil Dead Burn is streaming on HBO Max in the US — and it’s already one of the platform’s most-watched films. The sixth entry in the franchise, directed by Sébastien Vaniček, landed with a quiet thud at the box office ($72 million global haul) but now, in the post-theatrical phase, it’s found its true audience.
Vietnamese horror Arithmadtic leads Bee Entertainment’s 2027 slate at Busan, where the company is pitching a bold new wave of genre films to international buyers.
Blumhouse Atomic Monster has signed horror creator Heidi Wong for a short film deal inspired by Eastern mythology. The move marks a shift toward global horror roots in a genre long dominated by Western tropes.
Craig Zobel is directing the live-action film adaptation of the hit horror comic 'Something Is Killing the Children' — and it’s coming from Blumhouse, which means the scares are already set to bite.
The series is already trending on Netflix. Critics are split. But one thing’s clear: the platform wants more.
LaKeith Stanfield has confirmed his next role: descending into the abandoned tunnels beneath New York City in Molepeople, a horror film set for theatrical release on August 27, 2027. Co-starring Ben Mendelsohn, the film is directed by Rob Savage and produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Primal.
The film, which premiered at Fantastic Fest 2026, follows a man renovating a house to win back his ex, only to discover VHS tapes of a lost children’s show that start haunting him. It’s set for a 2027 theatrical release.
Clayface needs $100M to break even. It’s opening with barely any noise. Can horror save the DCU?
Jessica Chastain plays both mother and mimic in Rob Savage’s new horror, where a child says goodnight to someone who isn’t there. The film is based on a real-life anecdote — a brother’s tale of his kid saying 'goodnight to Other Mommy' — and it’s now streaming in theatres.
The Seversons thought they’d found peace in a quiet suburb. Then the Kringles moved in. And started decorating—all year round.
Rotten Tomatoes’ Peter Gray posted, “#OtherMommy: Despite that trailer and one surprisingly gory sequence, this INSIDIOUS-lite supernatural “horror” flick is more silly than it is scary. Jessica Chastain commits but that isn’t enough to overcome the stupidity.”
Netflix’s Below lands on October 8 with a quiet fury. It’s not the creature that haunts you. It’s the silence after the scream.