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Return Of The Living Dead Cast Horrified By AI-Made Sequel They Were Originally Set To Star In

You mean the movie lied???

By Zack Kotzer Published November 8, 2026

Cult PC-98 Zombie Gore Fest Re-Animated On Steam With First Official English Port

Dead of the Brain was developer FairyTale’s first foray out of erotica into horror and funnily enough that seems to be the case with its new publisher too

By Zack Kotzer Published October 31, 2026

Tips & Guides

15 Excellent Horror Games You Can Get On Steam For Less Than $10 Each

Terrors of all genres await

By Ethan Gach Published October 31, 2026

Culture

The Outlast Trials Is An Exercise In Bad Taste And Good Politics

This multiplayer prequel is as gruesome as it is relevant

By Zack Kotzer Published October 31, 2026

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18 Excellent Horror Games That Are Free With Game Pass For Halloween 2026

The Xbox subscription service has some good spooky picks

By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2026

CultureFeature

19 Excellent Horror Games You Can Play For Free With PS Plus This Halloween

The PlayStation subscription service is full of great horror picks

By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2026

CultureKotaku Game Diary

The Original Silent Hill’s Infamous Alley Intro Is Still The Scariest Moment I’ve Ever Experienced In A Game

Perhaps I'll just go back to playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater instead...

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2026

Opinion

Shelley Duvall Is Still Horror Gaming’s Scream Queen

The queen of the Overlook Hotel looks on

Ashley Bardhan Published October 27, 2026

Opinion

Hellraiser: Revival Is Gross Enough To Save Games As Art

Saber Interactive makes me want to puke, and I'm glad

Ashley Bardhan Published October 26, 2026

Culture

13 Short And Sweet Scary Games To Treat Yourself To Before Halloween

If you're lagging behind on your annual intake of ghouls and goblins, enjoy this selection of brief creeps, from retro classics to odd indie frights

By Zack Kotzer Published October 25, 2026

Culture

The Most Compelling Lovecraft Video Game Is About Hundreds Of Adorable Penguins

Penguin Colony tears down colonial overtones of H.P. Lovecraft's works by removing the player from any anthropological sensibilities, exhuming the genre instead of excusing it

By Zack Kotzer Published October 18, 2026

Culture

The Mortuary Assistant Film Director Jeremiah Kipp Passes Away

The underground horror community is mourning a charitable filmmaker, who sharpened his fangs on numerous indie scares

By Zack Kotzer Published October 17, 2026

CultureNews

Anime Gambling Horror Game Ditches Free Steam Demo So It Doesn’t Get Ripped Off By AI

Drunken Goddess Reflux will have a closed beta instead

By Ethan Gach Published October 16, 2026

Culture

MatPat And Blumhouse Productions Collaborating On Amanda The Adventurer Movie

YouTube’s ‘Game Theorist’ and Hollywood’s horror house have signed a multi-project deal to turn more mascot menaces into big screen hits

By Zack Kotzer Published October 10, 2026

Culture

The Secret Behind The Resident Evil Movie’s Weirdest Monster Is Incredible To Watch

While the practical effect didn’t pan out for Zach Cregger’s final product, there were humans behind the 'human tumbleweed' seen rolling through the movie

By Zack Kotzer Published September 27, 2026

Culture

Theater Gives Fans A Perfectly Faithful Resident Evil Adaptation To Accompany Zach Cregger’s Movie

If the Weapons director is burnt out on adapting video games, there's an assistant manager in O’Fallon, Missouri that Capcom could reach out to

By Zack Kotzer Published September 20, 2026

Culture

Buddy The Unicorn Kicked Out Of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

The theme park’s increasingly popular Halloween season continues to amass more and more movie maniacs, assuming they’re invited

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

Culture

Beloved Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Says He Has Five Years Left To Live

The iconic cult movie actor gave an update on his earlier cancer prognosis, which prompted a startling retirement from film and the convention circuit earlier this year

By Zack Kotzer Published September 5, 2026

CultureNews

Fully Playable Online Scream Game Discovered In The Massive Steam Leak

People are playing a never-released Scream game online after it leaked over the weekend

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 1, 2026

Culture

The 7 Abominations I Consumed At Canada’s Biggest Fair

As the annual carnival overlooks the failures of Ontario leadership, the most upsetting news is regarding the ice cream s’more Oreo crusted fried chicken sandwich

By Zack Kotzer Published August 30, 2026