Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg spoke with us about his upcoming horror prequel. He told us some of the biggest influences on the film as well as his thoughts on the state of the horror film genre.

'Annabelle: Creation' Director Cites Some Classic Horror Influences

The stars of the horror sequel didn't want to spend any more time with the Annabelle doll than they needed to.

The Cast of 'Annabelle: Creation' on Filming With the Creepy Doll

From New Line Cinema comes Annabelle: Creation, with David F. Sandberg (Lights Out) helming the follow-up to 2014s horror hit Annabelle.  In Annabelle: Creation, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmakers possessed creation, Annabelle.

'Annabelle: Creation' Official Trailer

Three fighters will enter, best argument gets the point, first to four wins! Clarke Wolfe, Cameron Rice, and Emma Fyffe battle it out in this special "Best of Horror" episode of Movie Fights.

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Glass  the Sequel to Both Unbreakable and Split  Will Not be HorrorJason Blum  producer of horror hit Split and its recently announced sequel Glass  says the follow-up will not be a horror film. The forthcoming flick will serve as sequel to both Split AND Unbreakable, with James McAvoys character from the former and Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jacksons characters from the latter coming face-to-face.Blum was initially hesitant to reveal anything about the film when we asked him what audiences should expect from Glass.A great movie came the response. I say anything more, Night would behead me, so I cant talk about it. He has a story  the script is not done, but I know what the story is.When we pushed him on the matter however - asking if Glass would be more superhero movie of horror - Blum said I cant answer that question, but I appreciate you trying before belatedly adding Its not a horror movie I will tell you that. Its nothing to do with horror. Not a horror movie. Nothing to do with horror.So does that mean Glass will be a superhero movie? Who knows. But we now we know what it definitely WONT be.

Split Sequel Glass Definitely Won't be a Horror Movie

A new trailer for Annabelle: Creation has dropped  and it looks pretty chilling. A prequel to Annabelle, about a possessed doll, the franchise is a spin-off from the popular The Conjuring series of films.The film tells the origin story of creepy doll Annabelle and stars Miranda Otto and Anthony LaPaglia. After losing their daughter in a car accident, they apparently make contact with her spirit. But when she asks to move into the doll, they realise its not their daughter and lock the doll away. But they end up playing straight into the evil spirits hands. Needless to say, things get a whole lot more sinister. Lights Out director David F. Sandberg takes the reins, while Gary Dauberman who wrote Annabelle is on screenplay duties. Heres the official synopsis from Warner Bros: Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmakers possessed creation, Annabelle. Annabelle: Creation is released on August 11 in the US and UK.

New Annabelle: Creation Trailer is Creepy AF

From powerhouse studio A24 comes a new trailer for one of the most anticipated horror films of the year. Check out this new, tense, and disturbing trailer for It Comes at Night. For fans of smaller horror films like Get Out and It Follows, this is the next big indie horror film to keep your eyes on.It Comes at Night will hit theaters on June 9. 

'It Comes at Night' Trailer - The Next Big Indie Horror Film Is Here

NOTE: These interviews were conducted before the current SAG-AFTRA strike, on June 30th, 2023 in New Orleans, LA. 

Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien and stars LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, and Jamie Lee Curtis on the enduring popularity of the Disneyland attraction that inspired the film, providing gateway horror to kids, and their favorite ghosts.

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An important film for Horror fans and Feminists alike. Here's why you need to see it.

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Eric Goldman talks to the director and cast of Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home Cast and Director Interview

Drew Dietsch reviews Annabelle: Creation.

'Annabelle: Creation' Review: The Conjuring Franchise's Most Fun Entry

Everything you need to know about "American Horror Story: Murder House".

'American Horror Story' Series Recap: "American Horror Story: Murder House"

FANDOM Editor Drew Dietsch reviews IT, the new Stephen King adaptation in theaters.

'IT' Review: An Epic Horror Film That Will Scare a Generation

Everything you need to know about Delfine from American Horror Story

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Everything you need to know about Spalding from American Horror Story

'American Horror Story' Profile: Spalding

Everything you need to know about Scáthach from American Horror Story: Roanoke

'American Horror Story' profile: Scáthach

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Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead have made two of the most interesting horror movies of the last few years in the shape of Resolution and Spring. And the pair are at it again with The Endless, a sci-fi horror currently screening at festivals, and hitting cinemas in early 2018.The dynamic duo stopped by FANDOM's Comic-Con Suite to discuss the movie - which concerns two brother who flee from a suicide cult, only to return 10 years later - and explain how it connects to their first film.They also talk about how scary the movie gets, and reveal their plans to build a low-budget sci-fi horror movie universe.The interview can be watched above, while The Endless will be messing with your mind in 2018.

Sci-Fi Horror 'The Endless' Will Mess With Your Mind in 2018

Blu-ray/DVD clip from American Horror Story: Coven.

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The Wikia community fannotates the debut trailer for American Horror Story: Freak Show.

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Raw is rarely written about without mentioning reports that audience members at an early screening fainted during its more graphic scenes. Its true to say that there are some vivid and jolting sequences in the French-language horror about a girl who starts wrestling with cannibalistic urges. But while Julia Ducournaus film is both startling and original, you can also see the influence of some choice classic horror.We spoke to Julia Ducournau about the films that influenced Raw.One of those films is Brian DePalmas Carrie. The thing is, considering the premise of my own movie I knew that in the audience most of the people would think about Carrie on their own, she says. And so I thought: Okay, Im going to do a wink to that famous blood-shower scene so that we know its here. I know I go on the same territory, but my movie is very different. So after that you can move on, you know?Less direct nods go to the films of David Cronenberg  in the themes she broaches as well as the body horror represented on screen.The way he filmed bodies and the themes he tackles  with mortality and the human condition, and identity as well  are themes that I have always been interested in and that I treat in my own work, she says. As for her favourite Cronenberg films? I think as a filmmaker Dead Ringers would be my favourite one because for me its like his opera, she says. It is an opera in five acts. Its a Greek tragedy.Although for sheer punch, she picks another: As an audience in terms of emotions I would say The Fly because this movie makes me cry over and over and over again each time I watch it. Raw is currently on release in the US and hits screens in the UK on April 7.

How Carrie and Cronenberg Influenced Cannibal Horror Raw

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