It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for the horror haul, our weekly round-up and one-stop-shop for all things horror. This week in horror, we got an incredible behind-the-scenes tour of theAlien: Covenantset courtesy of an Alien Day special fromAdam Savage, some new pictures from A24’s buzzy survival horrorIt Comes at Night, and news thatThe Conjuringspin-offThe Nunis staying in the Farmiga business.
Elsewhere, trash cinema iconJohn Watersis hosting an adult summer camp where you can drink whisky, dance burlesque and partake in some good old-fashioned water sports (not that kind) while celebrating the eclectic filmmaking career of one of genre’s best. We’ve also got new trailers for the body horrorReplaceand Syfy’s wild-looking Grindhouse seriesBlood Drive.
For all the horror news we’ve already covered on the site, you can click through the links below. Then, check out other genre highlights from the week and finish it all up with a rundown of the week in horror movie trailers. Thanks for tuning in, and sound off in the comments with your thoughts, questions, and other horror musings.
INTERVIEWS
Board the Dresdnought in and Awesome ‘Alien: Covenant’ Set Tour Video
Love it or hate it, you have to admit thatPrometheuswas one damn good looking movie.Ridley Scottis a filmmaker who likes to make things as real and practical as he can on set, immersing his actors in overwhelming landscapes of detailed worlds.
ForAlien: Covenant, one such set was the iconic Dreadnought, the command deck of an Engineer spaceship first seen as the mysterious home of the space jockey in Alien and then resurrected and explained in Prometheus. Back in June of last year, I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to step on to step on to the smokey set in Sydney, Australia while Covenant was still in production and it was genuinely staggering. Now, thanks to a new behind-the-scenes clip that dropped on Alien Day, you can get a taste of the experience for yourself with an incredibly cool set tour video hosted by Adam Savage. Watch the video and click through the links below to catch up on my coverage from the set.
You Can Hang Out with John Waters at a Summer Camp for Adults
Ever wanted to go to an adult summer camp? No, me neither. How about a summer camp run by trash cinema iconJohn Waters(Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, A Dirty Shame). Now we’re talking.
This summer, Waters will house a boozy, sexy sleepaway camp experience at Club Getaway in Kent, Connecticut. From September 22 to 24, fans will get in the Waters spirit with Hairspray Karaoke, Bloody Mary Bingo, burlesque lessons, a John Waters costume contest (judged by the “pope of trash himself”), film marathon, and dance party. Waters will also perform a one man show. Then there’s plenty of good old fashioned summer camp pass times like arts and crafts time, archery, canoeing, a Slip ‘N Slide, a bungee trampoline, ziplining, waterskiing, and rock climbing. Most of which I assume will be performed drunk and smirking with a cigarette dangling from the corner of your mouth.
Tickets for the event cost $499 and with room for only 300 “Trashy Campers” the event is already sold out.Howeverthere is a wait list you canjoin on the official page.
‘The Nun’ Recruits Taissa Farmiga as … The Nun
New Line’s ever-growingThe Conjuringuniverse is staying the Farmiga business. American Horror Story starTaissa Farmiga(Vera’s lil’ sister) to star in the latest spinoff spook,The Nun. Based on the demonic character that debuted inJames Wan‘sThe Conjuring 2,The Nuncomes fromThe HallowdirectorCorin Hardyand starsDemian Bichiras a priest named Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun. Farmiga will be playing that nun.
When Bechir’s casting was announced we learned that Wan, who co-wrote the script withItscreenwriterGary Dauberman, remains “deeply involved” with the project and is producing via his Atomic Monster label with Peter Safran. The evil nun is the second character spinoff from theConjuringfranchise, following in the footsteps of the creepy dollAnnabelle.
The Nunis set to arrive in theaters on June 21, 2025 and is expected to film this summer in Romania.
New ‘It Comes at Night’ Images Tease Contagious Terror
It Comes at Nightpulled a surprise debut at the inaugural Overlook Film Festival last night, leaving behind a trail of beaming reviews and besotted festival goers this morning. No big surprise, the highly anticipated sophomore film fromKrishafilmmakerTrey Edward Shutlscomes from A24, the rare studio label that feels like a quality guarantee, and after achilling first trailer,It Comes at Nighthas been sitting pretty at the top of most-anticipated lists for a while.
Those of us who weren’t lucky enough to attend the Overlook Film Festival (sob) will have to contend ourselves with a pair of new images debuted byEWearlier this week. The outlet also provided a more in-depth synopsis, revealing that the film follows “a father (Joel Edgerton), mother (Selma’sCarmen Ejogo), and their teenage son (The Birth of a Nation’sKelvin Harrison Jr.) are attempting to survive a civilization-destroying pandemic in a remote house in the woods. So when an intruder (Christopher Abbott) arrives, pleading for help, they are forced to choose between kindness and potential infection.”
Check out the images below.
Trailer Trash: ‘47 Meters Down’, ‘Replace’ & Syfy Goes Grindhouse in ‘Blood Drive’
47 Meters Downhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/V6W8yxXEseM
On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites. But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling. 47 METERS DOWN is a terrifying tale of survival set in the domain of the ocean’s fiercest creatures.
Replacehttps://www.youtube.com/embed/e3uwxq36aPU
Young and beautiful Kira is afflicted with a strange disease where her skin ages rapidly to the point of drying out and crumbling away. When she discovers that she can replace her own skin with somebody else’s, she has to make a choice: watch her own body wither and die or give in to temptation…… whatever the price.
Camera Obscura
A veteran war photographer with PTSD sees imminent deaths in his developed photos, questioning his already fragile sanity and putting the lives of those he loves in danger.
Blood Drive(TV) https://www.youtube.com/embed/dipWCECpzj8
Los Angeles in the near future: where water is a scarce as oil, gas costs $60 per gallon, and climate change keeps the temperature at a cool 115 in the shade. It’s a place where no one can walk down the street without protection, where crime is so rampant that only the worst violence is punished, and where Arthur Bailey — the city’s last good cop — runs afoul of the dirtiest and meanest underground car rally in the world, Blood Drive. The master of ceremonies is a vaudevillian nightmare, The drivers are homicidal deviants, and the cars run on human blood. Buckle Up, Lube Up and prepare for everything you know about Cable Television to Blow up!
Deep in the Wood
Tommi, a 4-year-old child, disappears during an annual Krampus festival. Five years later, a child was found nameless and without documents. DNA matches — He is Tommi. Manuel, the father, can finally embrace his son. The mother, Linda, however, cannot adapt to the new situation. As suspicion digs inside her: What if that child is not really her son?
Carnivore: Werewolf of Londonhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/sWuyMoRkYEU
Dave and Abi’s relationship is ending, in an effort to save it Dave takes Abi to a remote cottage hoping to reignite their passion. It doesn’t go well and they get torn apart by a massive argument. At the same time a fearsome beast is weighing up its prey, lurking in the shadows of the forest gaining confidence to attack. Does the grumpy owner of the cottage have anything to do with it and will anyone survive?
