Josh Korngut

2 weeks ago | dreadcentral.com | Josh Korngut

Dread Central (and personal) favorite Mike Flanagan is developing a limited series adaptation of Carrie for Prime Video. This marks the fifth major interpretation of Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel, behind two theatrical features, a television film and a Boardway musical. Reports indicate that Summer H. Howell is in talks to play the title role. Howell, a talented young actor known for Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky, has worked hard to earn her horror stripes.

2 weeks ago | dreadcentral.com | Josh Korngut

​The horror community is mourning the loss of Adam Lopez, the visionary Founder and longtime Festival Director of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Lopez passed away recently after a courageous battle with cancer, a journey he openly shared with his friends and supporters on social media.​In 2006, inspired by his childhood passion for horror, sci-fi, and action movies, Lopez established the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.

2 weeks ago | dreadcentral.com | Josh Korngut

The hook is back—and it looks as sharp as ever. Sony Pictures has officially locked in I Know What You Did Last Summer for a July 18, 2025 release, and this time, the teen slasher classic is getting a new lease on legacy courtesy of director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge). Longtime fans of the franchise have reason to scream as original icons Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are back in action as Julie James and Ray Bronson—two decades wiser and ready to pass the torch.

2 weeks ago | dreadcentral.com | Josh Korngut

Dread Central has landed an exclusive look at ZERO, the high-octane action thriller set to hit screens on April 11 via Well Go USA. Set in Dakar, Senegal, ZERO follows two strangers who wake up with bombs strapped to their chests—each rigged to explode in ten hours. With no memory of how they got there and guided by a mysterious voice, the duo is thrust into a series of chaotic, high-stakes missions that spiral into violence and destruction.

3 weeks ago | dreadcentral.com | Josh Korngut

If you’re an online fan of horror movies, then you’ve come across Heidi Wong. Be it on her home turf of TikTok—where she’s achieved jaw-dropping popularity sourcing and dissecting deep cuts and hidden genre gems for her nearly 6 million followers—or on Instagram, where her captivating content reaches more millions of horror enthusiasts.