Rue Morgue Magazine

Rue Morgue is a Canadian publication that focuses on exploring the theme of horror in various aspects of culture and entertainment. The magazine derives its title from the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood, David Cronenberg (!) and more join “READY OR NOT” sequel

3 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDAs if we weren’t looking forward to this one already, they’re stacking the cast to make it a must-see. Variety reports that genre faves Sarah Michelle Gellar (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) and Elijah Wood (MANIAC, COME TO DADDY), along with the legendary David Cronenberg, are co-starring in Searchlight Pictures’ READY OR NOT: HERE I COME.
EXCLUSIVE: Salem Horror Fest Announces Jury Prize Winners

6 days ago | rue-morgue.com | William Wright

By WILLIAM J. WRIGHTThe Salem Horror Fest comes screaming back to New England’s witchiest city in just over a week, and ahead of the festivities, the event’s organizers have shared this year’s jury prize winners exclusively with RUE MORGUE. The top filmmakers of 2025 represent a diverse group of talent, and as RM is a fiercely Canadian publication, we are proud to say that two of the three directors are from The Great White North!The Rebrand takes Salem Horror Fest’s best feature jury honors.
Who is “HIM”? Teaser trailer and poster released for Jordan Peele-produced fright film

6 days ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDThe scary side of fame is the subject of this fall release. Universal Pictures will release HIM, from Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, to theaters September 19. It was directed by Justin Tipping, who also revised the Black List screenplay by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies and, in their feature-film debuts, MMA heavyweight fighter Maurice Greene and hip-hop artists Guapdad 4000 and Tierra Whack.
Horror scribe Stephen Romano makes feature directorial debut with captivity chiller “WHAT DID YOU DO?”

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDThe independent production explores trauma, identity and buried sins. Writer Stephen Romano, whose credits include the books RESURRECTION EXPRESS and SHOCK FESTIVAL, Don Coscarelli’s INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD episode of MASTERS OF HORROR and several Lifetime thrillers, has taken the director’s chair on a feature for the first time with WHAT DID YOU DO?
Severin celebrates a “BLOODY LEGEND” of SOV history with 9-disc boxed set; details, art and trailer

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDAn unsung hero of DIY cinema is getting his full due in a couple of multimedia packages. Severin Films has opened up pre-orders for BLOODY LEGEND: THE COMPLETE CLIFF TWEMLOW COLLECTION on its Intervision Picture Corp. label, with shipping anticipated to begin in mid-June and a wide release date of July 27. The set honors the career of Cliff Twemlow, described by Severin as “a nightclub bouncer, composer, novelist, actor, filmmaker and unsung ’80s U.K. legend.
“SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT” remake gets rolling, sets release date

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDSeveral cast members and the effects creator have also been announced for the holiday horror reboot. Cineverse and its horror division Bloody Disgusting have announced the start of production in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, its new version of the notorious 1984 Christmas slasher film. The movie is set for wide release December 12, 2025, with Mike P. Nelson (WRONG TURN, V/H/S/85) writing and directing.
Exclusive Interview: The stars and creators of “DEAD MAIL” send us a surprising, suspenseful horror-thriller

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDThis weekend is a pretty strong one for debuting genre films, but make it a priority to catch DEAD MAIL, which begins streaming on Shudder this Friday, April 18. It combines a twisty plot with a group of well-acted, offbeat characters and quite a few chills and thrills, and RUE MORGUE chats here with its prime movers. What does the dead letter department of a Peoria County, IL post office have to do with an extremely tense captivity situation going on in a house on the outskirts?
OVERLOOK ‘25 MOVIE REVIEW: “THE SHROUDS” is Like Sex and Pizza: any Cronenberg is Good Cronenberg

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Deirdre Crimmins

By DEIRDRE CRIMMINSStarring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy PearceWritten and directed by David CronenbergJanus FilmsYou know the old saying that sex is like pizza? Meaning, even bad pizza is still pizza, and bad sex is still sex. Comparing THE SHROUDS to both sex and pizza is not to say that it is a bad film. Far from it. Rather, it is to say that even the most midline film by the Canadian auteur (and I never use that word lightly) is still a really good film.
Video-game-based slasher “NIGHT SHIFT” sets release date

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDThe convenience-store chiller is making the leap to the big screen. Puppet Combo has announced that NIGHT SHIFT, its feature-film adaptation of its own popular video game, is currently in postproduction and set to hit theaters in October 2025. The game, first released in 2018, puts players into an isolated convenience store that becomes the stalking ground of a masked murderer.
More information on Severin’s Tribeca-premiering Andy Milligan documentary “THE DEGENERATE”

1 week ago | rue-morgue.com | Michael Gingold

By MICHAEL GINGOLDIt’s the latest in the company’s long series of docs celebrating the underside of film history. As reported earlier today, Severin Films’ documentary. THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN will have its world premiere at this summer’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. It will screen June 11, 12 and 14 at the fest; tickets go on sale April 29 at the fest website. Severin has now released more details on THE DEGENERATE, which it produced with Monocular Films.