The iconic John Carpenter Halloween movies have been around for longer than most people reading this article right now. Jamie Lee Curtis first played the role of Laurie Strode in a desperate game of cat and mouse against her brother in 1978, 41 years ago. Since that legendary original movie, there have been countless spinoffs, re-imaginings and linked tales created. Much like Michael Myers himself, it appeared that Halloween was a film franchise that would never die.

The teaser trailer for AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984, features a bunch of teens frolicking at a lake, drinking beer and swimming, until a black clad figure emerges from the water with a huge knife. It’s like a cross between Friday The 13th and The Burning.

When you see the name 'Marvel' attached to a movie project, you can be reasonably sure of what you're going to get from watching it. Superheroes with larger-than-life powers are a given. There will probably be plenty of one-line jokes, action sequences that cost millions of dollars to make, cutting-edge CGI animations, and at least one or two scenes which are intended to lead onto further spin-off movies. Marvel's films might be formulaic, but we can't deny they're entertaining. They've just never been to our tastes; until perhaps now.

There hasn’t exactly been a shortage of ‘Robin Hood’ movies. In fact, there’s a Wikipedia page on the subject, which details every TV show and movie that’s ever been made on the topic. It runs to over one hundred entries, with a further three currently in production. You would expect that to mean that every conceivable take on the British fairy tale has already been done, and there’s no further need to make new ones. The Russell Crowe film from 2010 is probably the best recent example; imperfect as it was; and for a lot of movie enthusiasts, nothing is going to top the supremely funny ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ from 1991, starring Kevin Costner and featuring a delightfully over-the-top performance from the late Alan Rickman. Despite all the competition, Otto Bathurst has decided to reinterpret the tale himself, with Taron Egerton in the lead role, and Ben Mendelsohn playing opposite as the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham.

LA-based writer and director Scott Jeschke has just unveiled a new horror short entitled 'It Happened on Orchard Street' and this suspenseful little film is now available to watch in full right now. Walter returns home with blood on his hands...literally. This new micro-budget horror short has plenty to get excited about and in spite of its short run time it certainly manages to build plenty of suspense and even throw in a twist along the way. It's a perfectly accomplished piece with plenty of horror influences which can be felt from beginning to end. Head below to check it out.

Fancy a fresh take on vampires? Maria The Wanted and the Legacy of The Keepers is a tale of blood, death, music, corruption, sex and hope and it's the debut vampire novel from author V. Castro. Let me introduce you to Maria. Maria is a wanted woman. She’s wanted by an Aztec trafficker, a cartel boss, the people she fights for, and now the devil she can’t resist. Her journey begins as a would-be immigrant turned vampire until the injustices of the world turn her into something else. She's not just out for blood, she wants answers.

The first trailer for 'Occurrence at Mills Creek', the new horror film starring Betsy Lynn George of Billy Idol's Cradle of Love, showcases the iconic video vixen as never before and will be released on the films' Facebook page, facebook.com/occurrenceatmillscreek, on October 30th, 2018.

The problem with most games is that they claim to be terrifying, but invariably they are not. There may be a couple of ‘jump scares’ here and there, but for the most part you are barely going to quiver, let alone be reaching for the nearest pillow to hide behind. Thankfully, there are some companies who managed to get the horror formula ‘right’. These are games which are not only fun to play but will have you flicking on that nearest light before you can even muster up a scream.

Betsy Lynn George, best known as Devon from the 1990 David Fincher directed music video for Billy Idol's Cradle of Love, returns to the screen after a nearly 20 year hiatus along with the film debut of her 18-year-old daughter, Ava Psoras, in 'Occurrence at Mills Creek'. Written and Directed by award-winning filmmaker Don Swanson, Occurrence at Mills Creek is a psychological horror film that examines the dynamics of strong female characters against a supernatural backdrop through failing reality.

With the Halloween season fast approaching we were lucky enough to catch writer and director Thomas Crane's new horror short film HALLOWEEN PARTY. The film stars Sean Gloria, Alanna Dawn, Tony Riha and Jorge Diaz and despite us labeling it as a short the movie itself actually clocks in at 37 minutes so it certainly feels more like a shortened feature length effort. And thankfully it still has all the qualities and impact that most full length horror features have.

This week saw the premiere of the 3rd season of YouTube horror series, "Sunny Family Cult", starring Trew Mullen and Patrick Boylan. The online show, which was produced by the Eli Roth and Blumhouse funded startup CryptTV, arrived on Monday and the season kicked off strong with episodes entitled Transcendence and Beginnings. The penultimate episode of the season looks great and you can check it below.

Supernatural thriller Whispers starring Keeley Hazell and Craig Rees is now out in the U.K. and Ireland available to buy on DVD at HMV, and through various on demand services includes Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, and VirginMedia. The film has been distributed through Pinewood Studios based company High Fliers Films and has been compared to the 2005 Jennifer connelly horror 'Dark Water'.

Thailand has produced some notable genre films, amongst them 'Shutter', 'The Eye', and the 'Art of the Devil' series. British-born director, Paul Spurrier, was attracted by the talents and skills of Thailand's film industry, and in 2005 made his own contribution to Thai horror genre with 'P', a story of possession set in Bangkok's seedy go-go bars. It marked the first time that a western director had made a filmin Thai language. 'P' screened at film festivals around the world, and earned international distribution. (It is now available on Netflix worldwide).

Shadowmoss Entertainment in association with Respiration Films today announced that Pre-Production has begun for the horror/comedy feature film, 'The Tome.' Award winning screenwriter Adrian Roman will direct the film and is also Producing along with Executive Producer Scott James and Associate Producer Abby Sensenbaugh. The screenplay is locked, and a website for the film is available for interested parties, including additional production partners and investors. Social Media is launching now.

There is no arguing that Stephen King is aptly named, being King of the horror realm. A number of his sensationally shivering horror novels have already been made into movies, including titles such as Rose Red, Pet Sematary, The Shining, The Mist and so many more. The full list contains over 30 titles from argubly the world's greatest horror author, all of which have been incredibly terrifying hits. Not only have there been movies, but the gaming industry also thrives on King's original novels with there being plenty of console games based on his vivid imagination including as well casino games and video slots themed around Stephen King's work. See for yourself! Novi Casino offers some of the most terrifying video slots based on such horror themes.