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A once pulse-pounding horror franchise has flatlined. Jigsaw's next killing spree was officially shelved on Monday after Lionsgate removed Saw 11 from its schedule and swapped in horror sequel The Strangers: Chapter 2 in its place.

Originally intended for a Fall 2024 release, the sequel was punted to the Sept. 26, 2025 date that The Strangers sequel now inherits. Despite the track record of delays, the latest puts the franchise's future in flux. Production warfare has plagued the project since its Spring 2024 announcement. Saw 11 co-writer Patrick Melton provided insight into the stall, telling The Hollywood Reporter:

“The reason it’s held up is just, there’s inter-squabbling between producers and Lionsgate. They just can’t quite get on the same page.”

Producers Can't Crack Jigsaw Puzzle, Lionsgate Silently Kills Saw 11 "It's 100% Over."

The grim update gets bleaker. According to Bloody Disgusting, a source "verified as being close to the production of its newest sequel.

Days after reports emerged about terminal problems with Saw XI, the horror sequel has been pulled from its September release slot.

Last week saw reports that horror sequel Saw XI was in trouble due to behind-the-scenes disagreements. Those stories now appear to have been borne out, to a degree, by the news that Lionsgate has removed the horror sequel from its release calendar.

Saw XI was originally scheduled to appear in US cinemas on the 26th September; that slot has now been filled by a different kind of scare-fest: The Strangers – Chapter 2, according to Variety.

The box office success of Saw X in 2023 seemed to have put the long-running splatter franchise back on track, and Lionsgate wasted little time in announcing a sequel. That follow-up was originally scheduled for 2024, echoing the annual turnaround the Saw movies often stuck to when their popularity was at its height in the 2000s.

The 2024 release was pushed back,...

'Saw XI' may still have a future despite being removed from its release slot.The iconic horror franchise was due to return with its 11th instalment in September 2025 - which had already been delayed by a year - and it was recently revealed that the project had "stalled".According to The Hollywood Reporter, studio Lionsgate has removed the planned sequel from its planned release date.However, on Monday (24.03.25) the studio shared a tongue in cheek statement from ventriloquist dummy Billy the Puppet, which is used by John Kramer's Jigsaw persona.He said: "I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.”The update comes after screenwriting partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan revealed they hadn't received any news since presenting a draft script in spring 2024.Melton - who has been involved in...

Lionsgate has pulled Saw XI from its release schedule and put The Strangers: Chapter 2 in its place, but the Saw franchise’s killer mascot, Billy the Puppet, has issued an amusing warning via THR.

Coming off of a very successful tenth installment, Saw XI was set to release on September 26, 2025, but turmoil behind the scenes has left the fate of the franchise hanging in the balance.

But horror icons never die, and rarely do their franchises, either. That’s supported by a statement from Saw’s pint-sized icon, who all but vows that the franchise will continue in some form. Billy the Puppet, via Lionsgate, told THR, “I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.”

Saw X director Kevin Greutert was set to return to helm Saw XI. Fellow franchise alum Marcus Dunstan...

Like the extremities of one of Jigsaw's victims, Saw XI has been sliced off the release calendar. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that the troubled horror sequel will no longer be released on September 26, 2025. It has been ceded to an entry in another long-running horror franchise: The Strangers: Chapter 2 will now see a wide release on that date.

It was previously reported last week that Saw XI, the follow-up to 2023's franchise-reviving Saw X, was effectively dead at Lionsgate after coming to a standstill amid squabbling among its producers. The removal of the film from the release calendar would seem to confirm that, but Lionsgate insists that, unlike John Kramer, the movie isn't as dead as it appears. In a statement purported to be from series mascot Billy the Puppet, the studio stated that "I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all...

Given the drama surrounding Saw XI, it should come as no surprise that Lionsgate has removed the film from its release schedule. It was previously slated to hit theaters on September 26th, but the project has been held up for close to a year. Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 2 will take over the date.

Given the critical and commercial success of Saw X, it was a no-brainer that the studio quickly got the ball rolling on a sequel. Kevin Greutert was slated to return to direct from a script by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. However, reports emerged last week that the project had been cancelled. “It’s totally dead. It’s 100% over. Almost a year now,” said the source. “Everything went sideways in January 2024 … the producers started fighting.“

Related Saw XI writer hasn’t heard an update on the project since last May

Melton later added they they...

Jigsaw won’t be returning to theaters in 2025 after all.

“Saw XI” has been axed from the release calendar. Lionsgate’s gory slasher, the 11th installment in the long-running franchise, was scheduled to open on Sept. 26, 2025. The studio will instead release another blood-soaked horror film, “The Strangers – Chapter 2,” on the newly freed date.

It’s not clear if Lionsgate has plans to unveil “Saw XI” at any point. The studio greenlit the sequel in 2023 with franchise veteran Kevin Greutert on board to direct. Yet the film’s screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan recently told the Hollywood Reporter that “zero progress” had been made since they turned in a draft in the spring of 2024.

Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used by John “Jigsaw” Kramer in “Saw,” is apparently well versed in these reports, which he dismisses as idle chatter. The spooky doll promises he’ll eventually return to theaters.

Lionsgate’s The Strangers: Chapter 2 will open in theaters on Sept. 26, 2025.

Saw XI, which had the date, has been moved off the calendar for the time being.

The first movie, Strangers: Chapter 1, debuted last May, and was one of the better-performing movies for Lionsgate in 2024, making $35.2M domestic, $48.1M worldwide.

In Chapter 2, Renny Harlin directs Riverdale‘s Madelaine Petsch as well as Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath. Producers are Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham, Charlie Dombek on the horror franchise movie. Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland wrote the screenplay.

The Strangers movie franchise kicked off in 2008 at Focus Features and starred Liv Tyler in the Bryan Bertino directed-and-written movie. That pic followed James Hoyt and Kristen McKay who visit an isolated vacation home only to encounter a rude surprise when three masked assailants make their stay a nightmare. The movie was massive on a...

Saw XI has been officially cut from Lionsgate’s release calendar — but that doesn’t mean the franchise is dead yet.

The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that the planned sequel in the horror franchise, which had been slated to hit theaters on Sept. 26, has been removed from that date. This follows Patrick Melton, a writer on the movie, telling THR in a story published last week that there has been “inter-squabbling” between producers and Lionsgate.

On Monday, Lionsgate shared a cheeky statement from Billy the Puppet, the ventriloquist dummy used in the films by the character John Kramer, aka Jigsaw: “I’ve seen the rumors. They say it’s Game Over. You all should know me better than that. The game is never over.”

In a twinned move, The Strangers: Chapter 2 is now set for wide theatrical release on Sept. 26. Madelaine Petsch reprises her role in the...

The Saw franchise is one of modern cinema’s most loved horror series. Its plotline revolves around terminally ill but philosophical John Kramer, aka Jigsaw. In 2004, filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell first made the film for the big screen with a small budget. The franchise became big, gathering a massive fanbase with 10 installments.

Saw XI / Credits: Starz Entertainment Corp.

Saw XI was destined to be the next film in line, unleashing Jigsaw’s twisted gameplay again. The film was initially slated to be released in the fall of 2025. Still, a recent revelation from the writer Patrick Melton, who has been part of the franchise since 2007, will bring considerable disappointments to the horror fanatics eagerly awaiting the eleventh installment.

Saw XI faces “higher level” discord while writers wait for a release date A Still from Saw X / Credits: Lionsgate

Imagine crafting a cinematic world for a cult film that has...

Only a few days ago, there was chatter about Saw XI being totally scrapped after an anonymous source confirmed so. Not long after, Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, the scribes attached to the next installment in the highly successful Saw franchise, reacted to the disappointing news via The Hollywood Reporter. Apparently, no progress has been made on the film since the writing partners turned in a draft back in the spring of 2024.

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A few days ago, the horror community was shaken when news broke about Saw XI possibly being canceled. While the information was vague, the unknown source sadly reported this with afair amount of certainty. Now, one of the film's writers has shared more details about the possible cancellation while also revealing plot details about the latest sequel in the Saw franchise. Apparently, John Kramer was going to help frustrated citizens fight whatever they needed to fight against.

Writing partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have been involved with the Saw franchise since Saw IV, with the duo carving out a horror career that expanded to other franchises like Feast and The Collector. Returning as screenwriters for Saw XI, the pair seem like the perfect fit for the upcoming film, but as it turns out, they may not have been, as the project may have been canceled. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter,...

As soon as Saw X, the tenth entry in the Saw franchise (you can read our review Here), was released in September of 2023, franchise producers were already talking about the potential of a Saw XI. The sequel was officially announced in December of ’23, and while it was originally aiming for a September 2024 release, it was quickly pushed back to September 26, 2025, with Saw X director Kevin Greutert set to return to the helm, working from a screenplay by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, who previously wrote Saw parts 4 through 7 (with Thomas Fenton also getting a story credit on Saw IV). Yesterday, we heard that the film has been cancelled due to an apparently unresolvable disagreement between the producers – and now, writer Melton has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he hasn’t heard anything more about the project since the first draft of the script was turned in almost a year ago.

The future of Saw XI remains uncertain as the next installment in the long-running horror franchise has been stalled due to managerial disputes between Lionsgate and the film’s producers. Initially slated for a September 2024 release, the film’s delay has left fans speculating about its fate, with no clear resolution in sight.

Patrick Melton, one of the screenwriters for Saw XI, revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the film has made “zero progress” since he and writing partner Marcus Dunstan submitted a draft in the spring of 2024. “We haven’t heard anything since May,” Melton stated. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There are higher-level things at play.”

While creative disputes have been a common obstacle in Hollywood productions, the delay of Saw XI appears to stem from internal conflicts between the franchise’s producers and Lionsgate executives.

'Saw XI' has "stalled" with writers kept in the dark for almost a year.Progress on the latest instalment in the long running horror franchise has "stalled" with no updates for screenwriting partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan since they presented a draft in spring 2024.Melton - who has been involved in the film series since 2007 entry 'Saw IV' - told The Hollywood Reporter: "We haven’t heard anything since May.“It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There’s higher-level things at play.”As confirmed by studio Lionsgate in December 2023, franchise mainstay Kevin Greutert - who helmed 'Saw X' that same year - joined as director with an aim of a September 2024 release.This was pushed back by a year, but now the future of the next film is up in the air.

Saw XI won’t be arriving in 2025, and there are doubts over the entire future of the movie (and franchise). More right here.

Turns out that if you want to finally defeat Jigsaw once and for all, you don’t need a deadly weapon, you just need a boardroom. After the success of the well-received Saw X, Lionsgate was quickly moving towards Saw XI. It was announced at speed, and the assumption was that it’d be turned around in a year, two at most.

However, screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan wrote a draft of the screenplay that was sent in to the studio around this time last year. As Melton now tells The Hollywood Reporter, he’s heard nothing from the studio about Saw XI since May of last year. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else.

If you ever found yourself screaming at the characters in a horror film for making dumb decisions, the Saw franchise flips the script. Here, the victims don’t just run into a dark alleyway with a dead end when there’s a serial killer chasing them, instead, they find themselves in horrifying traps where every move means life or death. Guess there is just something about watching people struggle against almost impossible odds…in a twisted kind of way.

Saw X (2023) | Credits: Lionsgate Films

While the critics may have not been entirely kind to the franchise, which has ten movies to its name, Saw sure is a favorite among horror fanatics who are looking for something different than your average ghosts and killers lurking in the shadows. Unfortunately, recent reports have proven to be an unpleasant surprise for the fans as Saw XI gets canceled.

Saw 11 reportedly faces a devastating...

Saw XI appears to be struggling to survive.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned “zero progress” has been made on the next installment since writing partners Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan turned in a draft back in spring of 2024.

“We haven’t heard anything since May,” says Saw XI screenwriter Melton, who has been involved with the franchise since 2007’s Saw IV. “It’s stalled at a managerial level. It has nothing to do with the creative or anything else. There’s higher-level things at play.”

In late December 2023, Lionsgate announced that franchise mainstay Kevin Greutert was attached to direct Saw XI for a September 2024 release, but the studio ultimately delayed it by a year to Sept. 26, 2025. Greutert helmed Saw X, which revitalized the franchise when it hit theaters in September 2023 and collected $112 million at the global box office. It is unclear if he is still involved in Saw XI, and...

As soon as Saw X, the tenth entry in the Saw franchise (you can read our review Here), was released in September of 2023, franchise producers were already talking about the potential of a Saw XI. The official announcement came that December, along with a release date: September 27, 2024… but then it was said that the producers and Lionsgate had decided to take a little extra time with this one, Saw XI was pushed back to September 26, 2025. Now, our friends at Bloody Disgusting are reporting that we might not see another sequel in the Saw franchise at all, as a source “close to the production” has informed them that Saw XI has been cancelled!

According to this source, “It’s totally dead. It’s 100% over. Almost a year now.” The source added, “Everything went sideways in January 2024 … the producers started fighting.” One producer attempted to plow forward with the film, but the...

Saw XI has reportedly been cancelled, with production on the horror sequel having halted over a year ago, according to a new update about the movie. Saw XI was confirmed not long after Saw X was released, the tenth installment of the gore-splattered horror franchise which earned critical and commercial success. The sequel was originally scheduled for release on September 27, 2024, before being pushed back an entire year to September 26, 2025. Since then, there's been no news on what to expect from the eleventh movie in the series.

Now, according to Bloody Disgusting, Saw XI has quietly been cancelled, with a source revealing production hasn't been moving forward for "[a]lmost a year now." The report claims infighting among producers stalled production in January 2024, with one trying to "plow forward" on the movie while another tried halting its progress. Lionsgate didn't have anyone to step in and negotiate a path forward, effectively leading to the sequel's cancellation.

Jigsaw's games are over, at least for now.

Per Bloody Disgusting, it's been reported that the upcoming sequel Saw XI has been canceled. The sequel was previously announced for a theatrical release on Sept. 27, 2024, before it was then delayed to Sept. 26, 2025. While the movie's fate hasn't been officially confirmed, the new report quotes an unnamed source close to the production as saying, "It's totally dead. It's 100% over. Almost a year now."

The new report also noted that the source stated, "Everything went sideways in January 2024... the producers started fighting." One of the producers reportedly attempted to "plow forward" with production despite the friction, while the other "put up roadblocks," ultimately stalling the movie from getting started. As for why Lionsgate executives didn't get involved in an attempt to get Saw XI back on track, the source added, “[Lionsgate] didn’t have anyone to smooth over the disagreement.”

Is the Saw Franchise Finished?...

Seven installments. A soft reboot. A spinoff. An… inbetweenquel?

After two decades, ten films, and over a billion dollars grossed worldwide, Saw remains one of horror’s most popular and enduring franchises. Unfortunately, the series’ iconic villain Jigsaw may have already set his last trap, according to an anonymous source Bd has verified as being close to the production of its newest sequel.

“It’s totally dead,” the source tells us. “It’s 100% over. Almost a year now.”

After the commercial and critical success of 2023’s Saw X, Lionsgate announced Saw XI with a teaser image and a September 27th, 2024 release date. Not long after, Saw X director (and franchise veteran) Kevin Greutert was revealed as the upcoming sequel’s director, with previous series scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan on scripting duties.

In addition, Saw stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Costas Mandylor were to return to their roles for this outing.

Jigsaw may have set his last trap, as the Saw franchise finds itself in trouble amid the delayed release of the next sequel, Saw XI. A new report by Scream Magazine claims that, according to “a reliable source,” the eleventh Saw movie has come across several problems, including issues behind the scenes with the studio, Lionsgate, and problems with returning star Tobin Bell.

Saw XI was initially given a release date of September 27, 2024. However, this was quickly pushed back to September 26, 2025, with Bell later confirmed to return as the infamous serial killer John Kramer, Aka Jigsaw. The source tells Scream Magazine “that it looks highly unlikely that Saw XI will meet its new September 2025 release date. It has been hinted that there are significant problems behind the scenes, and “unless something major changes,” Saw XI won’t be coming next fall.”

The issues at Lionsgate are likely due to the studio’s current financial losses,...

Stars: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa, Jennifer Ens, Justin Derickson, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Peter Giles, Jack Doupe-Smith | Written by Josh Sims, Jessica Sarah Flaum, John Baldecchi | Directed by Marcus Dunstan

Sarah (Jade Pettyjohn) and her aspiring influencer friends spend the night in a holiday rental on their way to a music festival, but unbeknownst to them they’re being watched on hidden cameras. Their weekend of partying suddenly takes a disturbingly gruesome turn when an uninvited guest arrives with one mission in mind… to make these sinners pay for their wrongdoings. One by one, they are hunted down. Alone and afraid, with no followers to save them, they are brutally bumped off at the hands of a masked murderer. When a former friend’s (JoJo Siwa) dark past comes to light, can Sarah and her few remaining friends stop the crazed killer before they too meet their bloody demise?...

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, read the Bait: a weird and wonderful pick from any time in film. Then, try the Bite: a breakdown of the movie’s ending, impact, and any other spoilers you’d want.

For November 2024, we’ve been eating light (read: on vacation) but did recommend a full Six-Course Midnight Movie Meal in the video above. In honor of Thanksgiving, we also dug deep into our favorite pick with Marcus Dunstan and “Pilgrim.”

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Hulu’s “Pilgrim” is about inviting a source of entertainment to live in your home — and then facing weird penalties when you ask it to leave. Sound familiar to you, subscriber?

From the gone-too-soon horror anthology “Into the Dark,” this seasonal scary movie from 2019 follows a group of...

Thanksgiving—a time for gratitude, cherished family gatherings, football, and praying five pounds of over-indulgence miraculously provides nourishment for our bodies. But beneath the surface of this warm and festive holiday lies a darker, more sinister side. Today, we delve into the macabre as we carve into some of the best the holiday has to offer. Whether you crave campy thrills, gory chills, or dark humor, this list offers a feast of frights to satisfy every horror fan. Let’s dig in.

10. Home Sweet Home (1981)

We start our countdown with Home Sweet Home, a low-budget slasher from the early ‘80s that exemplifies the chaotic energy of the genre’s heyday. The film revolves around an escaped mental patient named Jay Jones, a hulking psychopath who injects himself with Pcp and goes on a killing spree. His path of destruction leads him to the Bradley family’s secluded home, where they...

The holidays are now in full swing, with Thanksgiving arriving later this week. And as always, we’d like to remind you that horror can provide the perfect escape from holiday stress.

This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to horror titles perfect for Thanksgiving. These picks avoid some of the most obvious choices, like Blood Rage (available on Night Flight+) or Thanksgiving (on Netflix), in favor of more unexpected holiday horror offerings.

These titles include cult classics that bring nail-biting tension and/or extra servings of cheese, all set during the Thanksgiving holiday. Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Black Friday – Prime Video

A raucous, campy creature feature that captures the horrors of shopping on Black Friday. Set within a toy store, it follows a group of disgruntled employees as they begrudgingly arrive for work on Thanksgiving...

Acclaimed horror director Marcus Dunstan, known for his work on the Saw franchise, returns with a modern twist on the classic slasher in #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, set for digital release in the UK on 18 November 2024. The film, which premiered to enthusiastic audiences at the Tribeca Film Festival, brings together a cast that mixes familiar faces from the world of social media and young Hollywood, including Little Fires Everywhere star Jade Pettyjohn and social media sensation JoJo Siwa, for a thrilling and bloody night of survival.

Set in a seemingly ordinary holiday rental, All My Friends Are Dead dives headfirst into the lives of Sarah (played by Pettyjohn) and her influencer friends, who are on their way to a music festival. These social media-savvy twenty-somethings decide to spend the night partying, unaware that their every move is being tracked by hidden cameras. The group’s fun-filled evening quickly...

Saw franchise star Tobin Bell can still remember how the twist ending of the original film revealed his character as Jigsaw. Two decades later, Bell reflected on the ending while giving credit to co-star Leigh Whannell for making it work.

Directed by James Wan, Saw was co-written by Wan and Whannell. Additionally, Whannell played Adam, one of the movie's two leads who gets locked in a dirty bathroom with Cary Elwes' Dr. Lawrence Gordon. For this year's Beyond Fest, a 20th anniversary screening of the film was attended by Bell, Whannell, and Elwes. While speaking to fans at the event, Bell shared the initial reaction he had to the twist ending upon first reading it while insisting that it was Whannell's reaction to the big reveal that helped make the scene so iconic.

Tobin Bell on the iconic ending to the first Saw film.I thought, If they shoot this well,...

Tobin Bell owns a metal briefcase that he uses to house nine composition books, each one containing the notes he took to prepare to play John Kramer, a.k.a. Jigsaw, in the movies that make up the Saw franchise.. Soon, he’ll start taking notes in a tenth book, because Saw XI is on track for a September 26, 2025 release – and he has confirmed to the LA Times that Kramer is “a main part” of the latest sequel.

The LA Times reports that the first page of the notes Bell took for the original Saw “includes a drawn spiral interrogating the likes, dislikes and motivations” of his character. The other pages “are occupied by a series of questions about the character. They start with the most basic details — ‘Where am I?’ for example — and evolve into increasingly specific queries until they form an inverse triangle brimming with insight he’s deciphered on his own.

In the modern age of social media saturation and online narcissism, Marcus Dunstan’s 2024 slasher-comedy #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead feels eerily timely. The film tracks a group of college friends—many aspiring social media influencers—as they find themselves targeted by a mysterious killer during a weekend getaway.

Directed by Dunstan from a script co-written with Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum, #Amfad puts a millennial twist on the classic slasher formula. A car breakdown leaves the friends stranded at an isolated Airbnb just as a masked assailant begins offing them in brutal yet inventive killings. Each death connects to one of the seven deadly sins, echoing the premise of cult classics like Se7en.

Led by final girl Sarah, played engagingly by Jade Pettyjohn, the friends must uncover the killer’s identity before they all meet a grisly fate. Unfortunately, their fixation on curating the perfect online image...

Screambox is back in September with lots of new additions to their catalogue of horror films. We are getting a paranormal series featuring Linnea Quigley, a film that stars JoJo Siwa and a Screambox exclusive that deals with Halloween’s Celtic history.

September 3:

#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead – Jojo Siwa stars in the story of a group of college friends who plan to attend a music festival. When they find an Airbnb that seems to good to be true, it is, as they discover when someone starts killing them off. Marcus Dunstan directed, and he is responsible for two great cult favorites, The Collector and The Collection.

September 10:

Creeping Death – “While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother, Tim is paid a visit by his rambunctious up-for-anything friends.” It turns out the friends have been doing a bit of Halloween pranking, and one of those pranks broke a Halloween tradition.

#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, directed by Marcus Dunstan, is a new teenage comedy horror film that plays at being a slasher but leans more towards humor than horror. The scares are light, and the intensity you’d expect from a slasher isn’t quite there. Right from the start, it’s pretty obvious who the main culprit is, so there’s little surprise or suspense. It follows a group of seven friends who are going to attend Karmapalooza music festival. After their car tire got punctured, they have no choice but to spend the night at a nearby hotel. A police officer they met on the road helped them to get there. But once they arrive, the friends start getting killed one by one by an unknown masked figure. This killer seems to be punishing the group for their seven deadly sins. Interestingly, the same thing happened 20 years ago,...

Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in September, including Creeping Death, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, and Best Worst Movie!

Terror is trending with #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead now streaming on Screambox. International sensation JoJo Siwa stars in the modern slasher from The Collector director Marcus Dunstan.

All who trick are treats in Screambox Exclusive Creeping Death. Premiering September 10, the supernatural slasher is a callback to terrors birthed in the Celtic mythology of Halloween!

Hitting Screambox on September 20, Best Worst Movie explores the untold story behind Troll 2. Hailed by Variety as “strangely moving, insightful and entertaining,” the documentary is directed by the infamous cult classic’s star, Michael Paul Stephenson.

Scream queen Linnea Quigley investigates the supernatural with Linnea Quigley’s Paranormal Truth. The 10-episode docuseries drops on Screambox on September 27.

Other September highlights include British supernatural horror series The...

Slasher cinema gets a candy-coated and raucous new spin as a group of young friends staying at an Airbnb are picked off one by one by a killer whose elaborate murder set pieces are inspired by the seven deadly sins in our latest production, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, which has just slashed onto Screambox!

Below you’ll find the trailer for the new slasher helmed by Saw IV-3D writer and The Collector director Marcus Dunstan that teases a fun, accessible, splatter-filled slasher inspired by 90s horror.

“In the horror, thriller #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, a group of college friends rent an Airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. A weekend of partying quickly takes a turn, as the group is murdered one by one, according to their sin.”

Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella Russell, Julian Haig, Justin Derickson, Cardi Wong...

As the spooky season approaches, Screambox is turning up the terror with an all-new lineup of horror films and series set to stream in September. The popular horror streaming service is bringing a mix of slasher flicks, cult classics, and supernatural scares to your screen, ensuring that horror fans have plenty to scream about as Halloween draws near.

Kicking off the month on September 3rd is #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, a modern slasher film that promises to thrill a new generation of horror enthusiasts. Directed by Marcus Dunstan, known for The Collector, the film features social media sensation JoJo Siwa in a surprising turn as she navigates the deadly twists and turns of this chilling tale. With its fresh take on the slasher genre and a dash of internet-age relevance, #Amfad is set to be a trending topic on social media platforms.

The horror continues on September 10th...

Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in September, including Creeping Death, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, and Best Worst Movie.

Terror is trending with #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead on Screambox on September 3. International sensation JoJo Siwa appears in the modern slasher from The Collector director Marcus Dunstan.

Creeping Death

All who trick are treats in Screambox exclusive Creeping Death. Premiering on September 10, the supernatural slasher is a callback to terrors birthed in the Celtic mythology of Halloween.

Hitting Screambox on September 20, Best Worst Movie explores the untold story behind Troll 2. Hailed by Variety as “strangely moving, insightful and entertaining,” the documentary is directed by the infamous cult classic’s star, Michael Paul Stephenson.

#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead

Scream queen Linnea Quigley investigates the supernatural with Linnea Quigley’s Paranormal Truth. The 10-episode docuseries drops on Screambox on September...

The 2004 horror film Saw had an ending that still ranks high with fans as among the most surprising twists ever seen in a movie. That aspect drew Michael Emerson to his role in the film, as he found the ending to be nothing short of absolutely brilliant.

Per Collider, Emerson, who was more recently seen in the acclaimed series Evil, commented on his role in the first Saw film. In the movie (20-year-old spoiler alert), Emerson played Zep, an orderly who is initially hinted to be the mastermind behind behind the deadly games. The character is killed in the movie's iconic bathroom setting close to the end of the movie, shortly before it's revealed that Zep is actually another victim of the "Jigsaw Killer" just trying to survive. His skeletal remains have been seen multiple times in later installments of the film series. That marks a fun Easter egg for Saw fans,...

If you like campy horror movies, you'll find something to enjoy in All My Friends Are Dead. Directed by Marcus Dunstan, the film stars Jade Pettyjohn as Sarah, a girl going on a trip with her "friends." But for all their social media follower counts, Sarah would rather be off the grid. They're all together after the death of their friend Colette (JoJo Siwa) and when their car breaks down, the group have to go and stay at an Airbnb until it is fixed.

Satranic Panic: "Dark Star Pictures is releasing renowned director Alice Maio Mackay’s Trans slasher/horror Satranic Panic On Digital and On Demand August 13, 2024.

A bloody, demon-infested road movie about the power of claiming one’s identity and the importance of chosen family, Satranic Panic exposes the hypocrisy of the status quo with biting wit, killer drag, and incredible tits.

Satranic Panic made its world premiere at SXSW’s inaugural edition in Sydney before heading to Panic Fest, Salem Horror Fest and more. Dread Central raved that the film is Maio Mackay’s “most ambitious story and style yet.”

At only twenty years old, Australian filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay has already directed five feature films, including So Vam (2021), Bad Girl Boogey (2022), T Blockers (2023), Satranic Panic, and the upcoming Carnage for Christmas. As a transgender filmmaker, Maio Mackay uses camp and comedy to boldly queer the horror genre, crafting vibrant,...

We did our damndest to give you something you haven't seen before that'll feel like raw voltage in that theater, beamed Marcus Dunstan, director of the new teen horror film, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead. The chilling tale finds a group of college friends renting an Airbnb during a huge music festival, but their party weekend soon takes a wicked turn. One by one, the posse gets murdered. Heres the twist: They die according to their sin.

Were in. The film stars Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella Russell, Julian Haig, Justin Derickson, Cardi Wong, Jack Doupe-Smith, and Jojo Siwa. #Amfad held its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, and is now in theaters and on digital and VOD. Marcus Dunstan and Jade Pettyjohn shared more about their twisted horror romp in this exclusive MovieWeb interview. Read on.

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#Amfad is a meta-horror film with social media twists and an unexpected conclusion. The movie explores classic themes through a Gen Z lens while paying homage to the films that came before. The Seven Deadly Sins Killer has a unique backstory, and both director Marcus Dunstan and star Jade Pettyjohn are ready to explore the possibility of a sequel.

#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead is now in theaters after premiering at Tribeca Film Festival, and the horror movie is a fun, meta look at the genre from director Marcus Dunstan (who is returning to the Saw franchise for Saw XI) and screenwriters Josh Sims and Jessica Sarah Flaum. While it begins with the familiar premise of friends on a road trip heading to a remote location only to find themselves picked off one by one, the film steps out...

Karma’s a bitch… and she loves a genre flick.

M. Night Shyamalan just put the spotlight back on viral terror with “Trap,” an escape room horror about a killer attempting to outmaneuver the cops at a concert packed with iPhones. In fewer theaters this weekend (but streaming too!) is director Marcus Dunstan’s “#Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead.” That’s another internet horror movie featuring a major pop music event — only here the murderer and their victims never make it inside the venue.

Starring ex-Nickelodeon favorite Jade Pettyjohn and none other than JoJo Siwa herself, “#Amfad” sees its masked villain ensnare a van full of wannabe internet celebs in a “Seven”-esque killing spree at a remote Airbnb. Both former kid-stars-turned-social-media-heavyweights, Pettyjohn and Siwa worked together years ago when the “Dance Moms” legend guest-starred with series regular Pettyjohn on “School of Rock.”

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Slasher cinema gets a candy-coated and raucous new spin as a group of young friends staying at an Airbnb are picked off one by one by a killer whose elaborate murder set pieces are inspired by the seven deadly sins in our latest production, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, which has just slashed into Select Theaters, On Digital and On Demand!

Below you’ll find the trailer for the new slasher helmed by Saw IV-3D writer and The Collector director Marcus Dunstan that teases a fun, accessible, splatter-filled slasher inspired by 90s horror.

“In the horror, thriller #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, a group of college friends rent an Airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. A weekend of partying quickly takes a turn, as the group is murdered one by one, according to their sin.”

Jade Pettyjohn, Jennifer Ens, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Michaella Russell,...

The upcoming 2024 horror film #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead promises gore that nearly hits the Nc-17 mark while also doing plenty to please fans of the Saw franchise.

The story follows a group of young social media influencers on their way to a big music festival who get sidetracked into a spontaneous Airbnb. It does not take long for a mysterious killer to target them and start doling out their version of justice for the group's past sins.

The film is directed by Marcus Dunstan, who also co-wrote the first seven Saw films—an experience that informed how he tackled this new slasher.

Read full article on The Direct.

This week brings the release of Bloody Disgusting and director Marcus Dunstan‘s candy-colored slasher #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, which sees a group of friends and influencers staying at an Airbnb being picked off one by one. It’s the latest entry in a growing subgenre of horror that centers around influencers, content curators, and social media addicts so caught up in their internet presence that it also shapes the horror.

This week’s streaming picks are themed around influencer horror movies that follow the terminally online as they encounter various threats, from serial killers to vengeful spirits.

Here’s where you can stream them this week.

For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.

Deadstream – AMC+, Hoopla, Shudder

The feature directorial debut from husband-and-wife filmmaking couple Vanessa and Joseph Winter follows a disgraced internet personality who attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house.

It’s been a couple years since we’ve heard a peep about The Collected, the planned third installment in the horror trilogy that began with The Collector and continued with The Collection. The hotly anticipated film had briefly entered production before shutting down back in 2020, you may recall, but it sounds like it’s getting a second chance at life here in 2024.

Chatting with YouTube’s David Clair-Bennett, director Marcus Dunstan (The Collector, The Collection, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead) offers up an exciting update this week.

Dunstan tells the channel, “After five years of Gordian Knot untangling, The Collector is free. The Collector gets to come back. And it is something that… Josh Stewart… we’re pumped… Emma Fitzpatrick… we’re thrilled. We want to come back and do it right.”

“What are the next steps? Well, really we’re at the nascent stage,” Dunstan continues. “So...

Slasher cinema gets a candy-coated and raucous new spin as a group of young friends staying at an Airbnb are picked off one by one by a killer whose elaborate murder set pieces are inspired by the seven deadly sins in our latest production, #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, which slashes into Select Theaters, On Digital and On Demand August 2.

Bloody Disgusting has the opening minutes from the new slasher helmed by Saw IV-3D writer and The Collector director Marcus Dunstan. The clip reports on a killing spree that took place at Karmapalooze giving fame to the anointed Sdsk killer.

The trailer also teases a fun, accessible, splatter-filled slasher inspired by 90s horror.

“In the horror, thriller #Amfad: All My Friends Are Dead, a group of college friends rent an Airbnb for the biggest music festival of the year. A weekend of partying quickly takes a turn,...

“It’s not a remake. It’s not a sequel. And it’s not based on a Japanese one.”

Hatchet‘s festival tagline — a quote from a major studio’s rejection of the film — served as a rally cry for horror fans. Despite its roots planted firmly in practical effects-driven ’80s slashers a la Friday the 13th, Hatchet felt fresh and exciting when it arrived in 2006; a gory but lighthearted reprieve from torturous studio horror littered with janky CGI and cheap scares.

Willed into existence by writer-director Adam Green based on a character he conceived as an 8-year-old summer camper, the Hatchet franchise centers on Victor Crowley — the hulking, vengeful spirit of a deformed boy that haunts the swamps of New Orleans. Kane Hodder brings a similar physicality to the role as he did to Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Parts VII-x, but Crowley is more ferocious. The casting...