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Black as night: a teen horror movie of high quality

**Black as Night** is a horror film directed by **Maritte Lee Go**, released as part of the **Welcome to the Blumhouse** anthology on October 1, 2021. The film is set in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and follows a teenage girl named Shawna, portrayed by **Asjha Cooper**, who battles vampires that prey on the city's homeless population.

## Plot Overview

The story centers around Shawna, who struggles with self-esteem issues and finds her confidence through her summer quest to confront a vampiric force terrorizing her community. The film opens with a chilling pre-credits scene where a homeless man is attacked by vampires, setting the tone for the supernatural horror that unfolds. Shawna's journey becomes personal when she witnesses the impact of these vampires on her neighborhood and decides to take action, enlisting the help of her friends Pedro (Fabrizio Guido) and Chris (Mason Beauchamp) to become vampire hunters.

 Themes and Style

**Black as Night** blends traditional vampire lore with contemporary social issues, particularly focusing on themes of race, poverty, and resilience in the face of adversity. The film's script, written by **Sherman Payne**, incorporates voiceovers that provide insight into Shawna's perspective, highlighting her struggles and growth throughout the narrative. Critics note that while the film employs familiar horror tropes—such as garlic, wooden stakes, and fangs—it also attempts to infuse these elements with a unique cultural context rooted in New Orleans' history.

The film has been described as having a somewhat didactic tone, with moments that feel more suited for a classroom than a horror movie. However, it also includes humor and light-hearted scenes that serve to balance its darker themes. Notably, **Keith David** delivers a standout performance as one of the main vampires, adding depth to the character dynamics and elevating certain scenes with his presence.

Reception

Upon release, **Black as Night** received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. It holds an IMDb rating of **4.5/10**, indicating a polarized reception. While some viewers appreciated its entertaining approach to vampire mythology and its social commentary, others criticized it for lacking genuine scares and relying too heavily on genre clichés.

Overall, **Black as Night** is positioned as a lightweight horror film that can appeal to younger audiences or those looking for a fresh take on vampire stories without taking itself too seriously.

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Black As Night (2021)

My rating: 4/10

Yeeeh... I think anyone who writes teenagers should, you know, occasionally interact with them. Helps make the writing not be terrible sometimes, though I doubt it would've helped very much in this case, because the rest of this thing ain't much better.

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Tales from the Void will be released in October on Screambox. The horror anthology series is based on haunting viral stories from Reddit’s popular NoSleep community.

Two episodes will premiere exclusively on Screambox every Sunday between October 13 and October 27. They will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms the following Tuesday.

The series is directed by Joe Lynch (Mayhem), John Adams & Toby Poser (Hellbender), Maritte Lee Go (Black as Night), and series creator Francesco Loschiavo. Each episode features a post-show interview with the original author hosted by No Sleep Podcast's David Cummings.

Individual episode details can be found below.

Sunday, October 13:

E101: Into the Unknown - Directed by Joe Lynch Based on the r/NoSleep story: "The Black Square" by Matt Dymerski

E102: Fixed Frequency - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story: "I used to hack baby monitors. One night, I learned my lesson" by Manen Lyset

Sunday, October 20:

E103: Starlight - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story: "The Million Dollar Question" by Joao Andre Narigueta Ribeiro

E104: Carry - Directed by Maritte Lee Go Based on the r/NoSleep story "Pro-Life" by Grayson Grume

Sunday, October 27:

E105: Plastic Smile - Directed by John Adams & Toby Poser Based on the r/NoSleep story: Based on the r/NoSleep story "Betsy The Doll" by Rebecca Klingel

E106: Whistle in the Woods - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story "Something walks whistling past my house every night at 3:03" by Travis Brown

From creepy dolls to unborn children, unexplained invasions to paranormal hauntings, unsolved mysteries to serial murders, the series draws from a wide spectrum of horror. Each unnerving tale blends genre thrills with social commentary to explore the darker side of the human psyche.

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Reddit Horror Anthology Series TALES FROM THE VOID Will Get Under Viewers' Skin in October

Tales from the Void will get under viewers' skin this October. The SCREAMBOX Original horror anthology series is based on the most haunting viral stories from Reddit’s popular NoSleep community.

Two episodes will premiere exclusively on SCREAMBOX every Sunday between October 13 and October 27. They will be available to buy or rent on digital platforms the following Tuesday.

From creepy dolls to unborn children, unsolved mysteries to serial murders, unexplained invasions to creatures that stalk the night, the series draws from a wide spectrum of horror.Each unnerving tale blends genre thrills with social commentary to explore the darker side of the human psyche.

Tales from the Void features episodes directed by Joe Lynch (Mayhem), John Adams & Toby Poser (Hellbender), Maritte Lee Go (Black as Night), and series creator Francesco Loschiavo. Each episode is accompanied by a post-show interview with the original author, hosted by No Sleep Podcast creator David Cummings.

"For Tales from the Void, we curated a really special selection of No Sleep stories," says Loschiavo. "Great horror stories can come from anywhere on No Sleep, whether from an established writer or even a first-time author, and we really wanted to have that ethos make it to the screen. Each week showcasing a new subgenre of horror celebrating the breadth and depth of the genre."

Complete episode information is as follows:

Sunday, October 13:

E101: Into the Unknown - Directed by Joe Lynch Based on the r/NoSleep story "The Black Square" by Matt Dymerski

E102: Fixed Frequency - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story "I used to hack baby monitors. One night, I learned my lesson" by Manen Lyset

Sunday, October 20:

E103: Starlight - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story "The Million Dollar Question" by Joao Andre Narigueta Ribeiro

E104: Carry - Directed by Maritte Lee Go Based on the r/NoSleep story "Pro-Life" by Grayson Grume

Sunday, October 27: E105: Plastic Smile - Directed by John Adams & Toby Poser Based on the r/NoSleep story "Betsy The Doll" by Rebecca Klingel

E106: Whistle in the Woods - Directed by Francesco Loschiavo Based on the r/NoSleep story "Something walks whistling past my house every night at 3:03" by Travis Brown

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new-to-me #647 - Black As Night

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Welcome To The Blumhouse 2021 | Official Teaser & Images

The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.

BINGO HELL and BLACK AS NIGHT will be exclusively released on Prime Video on October 1, followed by MADRES and THE MANOR on October 8.

BINGO HELL October 1, 2021

When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community, a feisty senior citizen tries to stop him in Bingo Hell, a wickedly original horror movie with a fiendishly funny twist. After 60-something neighborhood activist Lupita (Adriana Barraza) discovers that her beloved local bingo hall has been taken over by a mysterious businessman named Mr. Big (Richard Brake), she rallies her elderly friends to fight back against the enigmatic entrepreneur. But when her longtime neighbors begin turning up dead under grisly circumstances, Lupita suddenly discovers that gentrification is the least of her problems. Something terrifying has made itself at home in the quiet barrio of Oak Springs, and with each new cry of “Bingo!” another victim falls prey to its diabolical presence. As the cash prizes increase and the body count steadily rises, Lupita must face the frightening realization that this game is truly winner-takes-all.  

Directed by: Gigi Saul Guerrero Written by: Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Perry Blackshear Starring: Adriana Barraza, L. Scott Caldwell, Richard Brake and Joshua Caleb Johnson Executive Produced by: Jason Blum, Lisa Bruce, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Raynor Shima and Lauren Downey

BLACK AS NIGHT October 1, 2021

A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city’s vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire’s mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

Directed by: Maritte Lee Go Written by: Sherman Payne Starring: Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Mason Beauchamp, Abbie Gayle with Craig Tate and Keith David Executive Produced by: Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Maggie Malina and Guy Stodel

MADRES October 8, 2021

Beto (Tenoch Huerta) and Diana (Ariana Guerra), a young Mexican-American couple expecting their first child, move to a small town in 1970’s California where Beto has been offered a job managing a farm. Isolated from the community and plagued by confusing nightmares, Diana explores the rundown company ranch where they reside, finding a grisly talisman and a box containing the belongings of the previous residents. Her discoveries will lead her to a truth much stranger and more terrifying than she could have possibly imagined.  

Directed by: Ryan Zaragoza Written by: Marcella Ochoa & Mario Miscione Starring: Tenoch Huerta, Ariana Guerra, Evelyn Gonzalez, Kerry Cahill, and Elpidia Carrillo Executive Produced by: Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Sanjay Sharma and Matthew Myers

THE MANOR October 8, 2021

A malevolent force preys upon the residents of a sleepy nursing home in The Manor, a gothic tale of terror with a modern twist. When a mild stroke diminishes her ability to care for herself, Judith Albright (Barbara Hershey) moves to Golden Sun Manor, an assisted living facility with a sterling reputation. But despite the best efforts of the staff, and a budding friendship with fellow senior Roland (Bruce Davidson), strange occurrences and nightmarish visions convince Judith that a sinister presence is haunting the massive estate. As residents begin to die mysteriously, Judith’s frantic warnings are dismissed as fantasy. Even her devoted grandson Josh (Nicholas Alexander) thinks her fears are the result of dementia, not demons. With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.

Written and Directed by: Axelle Carolyn Starring: Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Nicholas Alexander, Jill Larsen, Fran Bennett and Katie Amanda Keane Executive Produced by: Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Lisa Bruce, Sandy King and Richard J Bosner

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Black As Night | Official Trailer | Prime Video

Dir: Maritte Lee Go Star: Keith David / Asjha Cooper / Fabrizio Guido

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horror movies ive watched in 2022

31/?

phobias / dir. camilla belle, maritte lee go, joe sill

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Phobias Exclusive Trailer #1 (2021) | Movieclips Trailers

Phobias Exclusive Trailer #1 (2021) | Movieclips Trailers

Check out the official Phobias Exclusive Trailer starring Alexis Knapp! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Watch Phobias on Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Phobias/1626022?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: February 28, 2021 Starring:…

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Welcome To The Blumhouse: Black As Night Review

Welcome To The Blumhouse: Black As Night Review

Directed by Maritte Lee GoCast: Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Keith David, Mason Beauchamp, Frankie Smith, Craig TatePlot: A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat…

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31 Days of Horror Marathon 2021 ↪ Day 3: Black as Night (2021) dir. Maritte Lee Go

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Interview: Jason Blum (Welcome to the Blumhouse)

Welcome to the Blumhouse returns for a second year with four new Amazon original horror movies produced by Blumhouse premiering on Prime Video: Bingo Hell and Black as Night on October 1, and Madres and The Manor on October 8. To celebrate the return, horror producer extraordinaire Jason Blum (Halloween, Get Out, Paranormal Activity) welcomed me to his (virtual) house to discuss the new batch of films, spoilers in trailers, and more.

Bingo Hell, directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero (Culture Shock), is a horror-comedy in which the elderly fight back against a diabolical businessman trying to gentrify their bingo hall. Black as Night, directed by Maritte Lee Go (Phobias), follows a teen who leads an infiltration of a vampire faction in New Orleans. Madres, directed by Ryan Zaragoza, centers on a pregnant Mexican-American couple at a 1970s migrant farming community. The Manor, directed by Axelle Carolyn (Tales of Halloween), finds a supernatural presence preying on nursing home residents.

After receiving criticism for the lack of female directors in Blumhouse's repertoire in the past, Blum is visibly proud to be backing new and diverse voices with this year's films. “It makes for stories we wouldn’t have expected," he explains. "All four of [the new Welcome to the Blumhouse films] are about people who are marginalized in some way or another, and I don’t think that would have happened if it hadn’t been for working with underrepresented filmmakers.”

“I think we all learn and grow from understanding other peoples’ experiences in the world," he continues. “When you see stories about people that are having those experiences [you haven’t had], I think it makes you more empathetic and better rounded people and better citizens of the world as a result.”

Welcome to the Blumhouse's streaming model also allows Blum to take risks he may otherwise be unable to explore with theatrical releases. “The lane is much wider for streaming movies. Theatrical movies have to really check certain boxes to be able to be marketed and play theatrically. We can be more playful with what we choose."

"We see a lot of scripts on the movie side of the company that we love but don’t have the opportunity to make, and the Welcome to the Blumhouse partnership with Amazon has given us a venue to make these movies," he adds. "Horror-comedy, for instance, is an example that just doesn’t work theatrically. Edgar Wright can pull it off sometimes, maybe, but no one else seems to be able to do it! But it works great for streaming. And two of the four movies, there’s a lot of funny things in them. So it allows us to get behind movies that are more different and left-of-center than we can in our theatrical business.”

One thing you won't see in a Blumhouse production is the pandemic. “Anything about a pandemic turns me off. I’ve been living through a pandemic; I don’t want to make a movie about the pandemic!" Beyond that, he doesn't want to repeat himself. “I built the company on trying not to repeat what we’ve done before. I’m not always successful. Some of our movies feel like the movies in the past, but I try and do new things. I don’t want to make, like, ‘This is the new Friday the 13th, not called Friday the 13th.’ They already made Friday the 13th; I don’t want the 'new' Friday the 13th.”

On the subject of spoilers in trailers, Blum admits, “I differ from my dear brothers and sisters, my directors. I think that it is extraordinarily difficult to break through with anything - with a movie, a show, Welcome to the Blumhouse. People have so many choices now. It’s very hard to get them to focus on what you want them to focus on. I think the only way to do that is to show the best parts of your movie or your show. The directors always say, ‘The audience gets mad!’ You know what? Very rarely do you come out like, ‘God, I would have enjoyed the movie if there was less in the trailer,’ or not see the movie because of the trailer."

"We get complaints about it all the time. People are always mad at us for doing it. I’d rather people complained and saw my movie than didn’t see the film, and I really think that’s the choice. I think a lot of the people who come out saying, ‘I saw this in the trailer,’ they never would have seen the movie if they hadn’t seen that in the trailer. That’s my feeling, but in the filmmaking community that makes me deeply unpopular," he chuckles.

Welcome to the Blumhouse has not yet been renewed for a third installment, but Blum is optimistic about its future. “There’s no official plans to extend the series, but I don’t see why we wouldn’t. It’s worked out great for Blumhouse. I think Amazon has been very happy about the performance of the movies. I hope to make it an October tradition.”

When you're done watching the four new Welcome to the Blumhouse films, Blum has another recommendation for your Halloween viewing: “I think Hush is a great movie. It’s Mike Flanagan's movie. It’s been seen online, but if you haven’t seen it, go check out Hush!”

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Every Upcoming Blumhouse New Horror Movie For 2021 and Beyond

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In just over a decade Blumhouse Productions has gone from a very smart agile indie to possibly the most significant horror production company out there. It’s slate is huge, it most quickly and cheaply, trusts in its creators and favours originality and genuine scares. Though the pandemic has meant certain release dates have had to move, or not as yet locked in, it’s clear the Blumhouse juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing. It has several film in production, with release dates set for 2021 and even more movies in various states of development.

We’ve rounded up the latest on all of Blumhouse’s upcoming horror movies. Note: we have not included TV, we haven’t included anything which is clearly not a horror and the projects which have been in development hell for many years are summarised briefly at the end. We’ll keep this updated so pop back for all your Blumhouse needs.

Image from 2013’s The Purge

The Forever Purge

Release date: 9 July 2021

This fifth installment of the The Purge franchise will reportedly be the last with creator and writer James DeMonaco promising a ‘really cool’ end to the series. This movie was originally scheduled for a summer 2020 release – filming wrapped in February 2020 – but dates inevitably shifted and now it’s aiming for Summer 2021. While DeMonaco wrote the script, the movie is directed by Everardo Gout who’s best known for his work on National Geographic series Mars. The movie stars Ana de la Reguera and Tenoch Huerta with Josh Lucas and Will Patton. 

Welcome to the Blumhouse (second batch)

Release date: 2021 tbc

This imprint which launched in October and streams on Amazon Prime will get another four installments in 2021. The series once again aims to give a platform to upcoming and underrepresented voices. The movies are:

Madres

A pregnant Mexican-American woman and her husband move to a migrant community in California where she starts to experience strange visions and phenomena. Is it the legendary curse? Or is something more sinister going on? This is a first feature from Ryan Zaragoza and stars Tenoch Huerta (The Forever Purge) Ariana Guerra, Evelyn Gonzalez, Kerry Cahill, and Elpidia Carrillo.

The Manor

Residents of a nursing home are haunted by supernatural forces in this film from Soulmate director Axelle Carolyn. Barbara Hershey stars as a woman who’s recently moved into the home following a stroke who suspects malevolent beings are at prey and needs to convince everyone around her she doesn’t belong there at all in order to escape.

Black as Night 

Teenage misfits battle vampires who are attacking New Orleans’ disenfranchised in this feature from Maritte Lee Go which sounds like it might appeal to a young female demographic as well as the usual Blumhouse fans. It stars Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Craig Tate, Keith David, Mason Beauchamp, Abbie Gayle and Frankie Smith.

Bingo

Set among an eldery community in the Barrio of Oak Springs, Bingo sees a stubborn group of friends lead by the matriarchal Lupita who keeps them together a family, face their toughest threat yet when they discover their Bingo hall is to be sold to a powerful force. Gigi Saul Guerrero, who directed an episode of The Purge TV show and also a segment of Blum’s Into The Dark horror series takes the helm.

Halloween Kills

Release date: October 15 2021

Originally planned for October 2020, this follow up to David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween reboot (which was a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween) will now arrive in October 2021 to carry on the saga of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her family in their ongoing battle with Michael Myers. The previous installment was a smart addition to the franchise dealing with themes of PTSD in the wake of what Laurie experienced as a teen so we have high hopes for this. Blum has said the movie will be “Huge” and “Intense” and will feature returning legacy characters from the original. 

Halloween Ends

Release date: October 14 2022

The third part of the reboot trilogy is planned for 2022 and will bring to a close this part of the saga. Ahead of the release of Halloween Kills it’s difficult to predict which direction part three will take us in but if IMDb is to be believed Laurie, her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and Granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) will be in a final showdown with The Shape.

Paranormal Activity 7 (as yet untitled)

Release date: 2022 TBC

Announced back in 2019, Blumhouse is supposedly planning a seventh installment to the found footage franchise, with Oren Peli the creator of the original Paranormal Activity attached to write. No plot details have been released yet and it’s possible the unexpected events of 2020 have affected plans for this. The latest in the franchise – 2015 Paranormal Activity: Ghost Dimension is the least profitable of the series but still grossed $79M worldwide from a budget of $10M.

Vengeance

Release date: 2021

This is the directorial debut of actor and comedian BJ Novak (who was one of the writers on the US version of The Office, where he also played Ryan Howard), which follows a radio host from New York (also played by Novak) who travels down South in an attempt to solve the murder of his girlfriend and discover what happened to her. The movie co stars Logan’s Boyd Holbrook as well as Ashton Kutcher and Issa Rae. The production began in March 2020 but was put on hold due to COVID19, but has started back up again and Blum says they’ve almost finished shooting what he describes as “a cool, offbeat movie”.

Five Nights At Freddy’s

Status: Pre-production

Currently in pre-production is this adaptation based on the popular horror video game franchise where a night security worker at a restaurant called Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is terrorised by sentient and murderous animatronic characters who come alive after dark. The movie was originally optioned by Warner Bros with Gil Keenan to direct but is now with Blumhouse under Chris Columbus. Despite delays, Blum is confident this is still very much on the cards telling Inverse “”It’s still active. We haven’t quite figured it out, but we’re getting closer every day.” The videogame franchise featured several sequels and spin offs so if Blum and Columbus can make this a hit there’s every possibility for multiple sequels.

Wolfman

Status: Pre-production

After the massive success of The Invisible Man, long time Blumhouse collaborator Leigh Whannell has signed on to tackle another classic Universal monster with the Wolfman. This is one of the strangest but most exciting titles on Blumhouse’s slate with Ryan Gosling attacked to star as a man who is cursed after being bitten by a werewolf. Gosling is a massive talent, Oscar nominated twice, who is selective with his projects so we can only imagine the script must be something special. 

Mother Nature

Status: Pre-Production

Announced back in May Mother Nature marks the directorial debut of Jamie Lee Curtis herself. An eco-horror co-written by Curtis and Russell Goldman who’s head of development at Curtis’ company Comet Pictures, this is the first film in a three year first look deal Comet Pictures has with Blumhouse. Details are scant but it looks like this will be themed around climate change. “I’m 61 and my motto now is: ‘If not now, when, if not me, who?’” Curtis told EW. Well quite.

Untitled John Ridley Paranormal Thriller

Status: Pre-production

Novelist, screenwriter and director John Ridley is set to write and direct this chiller based on this article entitled ‘Project Poltergeist’ which tells the true story of a young boy who is purported terrified by supernatural occurrences in a public housing project in the 1960s. “This is an incredible true-life narrative of a young man dealing with horrors – both paranormal and racially systemic — in a community that is scarred by hate, yet ultimately brought together by hope,” said Ridley, speaking to TheWrap. “I really appreciate Blumhouse’s commitment to telling stories that seek to entertain audiences even as it challenges them.”

Patrick Wilson in Insidious

Insidious 5

Status: Pitch

It’s been ten years since the very scary first installment of Insidious, one of the franchises that really helped put Blumhouse productions on the map, and the series shows no sign of disappearing into the Further just yet. A fifth film is apparently on the cards with star Patrick Wilson set to direct. The film will focus on the Lambert family ten years on as son Dalton prepares to go to college. “We’ve had a lot of luck with first-time directors who are actors, even Jordan Peele (Get Out) or Joel Edgerton on The Gift,” Blum told Den of Geek.

Caroline Ward in Host

Untitled Rob Savage project

Status: Pre-production

Sure the defining horror movie of 2020 has to be Host, a low budget indie written, shot and released in just 12 weeks during lockdown, a Zoom horror which perfectly captured the zeitgeist. After rave reviews, Savage and his team, screenwriters Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd and producer Douglas Cox signed with Blumhouse for a three picture deal. In typical quick and dirty style they’ve already begun work on the first of these features, which will reportedly be scarier and more ambitious than Host. Definitely one to watch.

Untitled Dracula project

Status: Treatment

Announced back in March, Jennifer’s Body and The Invitation director Karyn Kusama is attached to another Universal Monster project – a new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Kusama told the Kingcast podcast that it would be a fairly faithful adaptation which will lean into the idea of multiple voices and points of view to tell the story, and perhaps present a slightly different version of the Count himself. “I would just say in some respect this is gonna be an adaptation called Dracula but it’s perhaps not the same kind of romantic hero that we’ve seen in past adaptations of Dracula,” said Kusama.

Untitled The Thing Remake/Untitled John Carpenter/Blumhouse Project

Status: Pitch

January of 2020 saw rumours that Blumhouse was working on a new iteration of The Thing, based on the (relatively) recently unearthed longer version of the story the movie is based on Who Goes There?, by John W. Campbell Jr. – the longer version is called Frozen Hell. Though there are two separate entries on IMDb for this project they are clearly the same ‘Thing’ – the ‘Untitled John Carpenter/Blumhouse Project’ suggest the Halloween 2018 director David Gordon Green maybe attached.

Firestarter

Status: Script

This new adaptation of the Stephen King novel has been kicking about since 2010 but there has been some movement recently. Zac Efron has been cast in an as yet undisclosed role and Blum has promised a “faithful” adaptation. At one point Akiva Goldsman was attached to direct, then later Fatih Akin but as things currently stand The Vigil director Keith Thomas is the frame to re-tell this story about a young girl with the telekinetic power to set things on fire. There was a previous adap of this story released in 1984 starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Mark L. Lester, with a miniseries Firestarter: Rekindled broadcast on the sci-fi channel in 2002, so this sits within remake territory.

Untitled Elizabeth Moss Project

Status: Pitch

This is a proposed adaptation of Virginia Feito’s novel, Mrs. March, with Moss producing and set to star. The novel will be published in 2021 and has been likened to Shirley Jackson. According to the synopsis it follows an upper Eastside housewife “who unravels when she begins to suspect the detestable protagonist of her husband’s latest bestselling novel is based on her”. Moss’s Love and Squalor productions with partner with Blumhouse on the project

Also in development:

Blumhouse has a multitude of other projects at different stages of development many of which likely won’t ever see the light of day. Here what else has been mooted.

Mark Duplass in Creep

Creep 3

Status: Development unknown

Third part of the Mark Duplass/Patrick Brice series – reached script stage, last updated Dec 2016

Curse 

Status: Optioned

Werewolf story based on a graphic novel, optioned April 2018

Devil’s Night

Status: Development unknown

Night before Halloween story, reached script stage, last updated July 2017

Families 

Status: Development unknown

Cannibal horror, reached script stage in 2015, last updated January 2017

Fangland 

Status: Development unknown

Dracula as an arms dealer. Script in 2009, last updated March 2017.

Intruders

Status: Script

Dead Snow’s Tommy Wirkola is attached to write and direct this domestic abuse thriller, last updated May 2018.

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Invasion

Development unknown

A home invasion occurs at the same time as an Alien invasion. Script as of March 2018, last updated July 2020

M3GAN 

Status: Script

Housebound director Gerard Johnstone is attached to this story about a robot doll who develops sentience, with Get Out’s Allison Williams attached. It reached the script stage in July 2018, but no news since.

Magic Eight Ball 

Status: Script

This project about the kids’ toy has been kicking around since 2006 with the latest version of the script listed as June 2019. Currently Jeff Wadlow of Fantasy Island is attached

Sleepwalker 

Status: Script

Alexander Aja who made Switchblade Romance is listed as attached to this, though there’s been no update since September 2017

Snapshot 1988

Status: Optioned

Mike Flanagan was attached to this adaptation of a Joe Hill story, though nothing’s been updated since 2016

The Black Phone

Status: Treatment

Another planned adaptation of a Joe Hill story, with Scott Derrickson attached. No updates since the treatment in 2017 though.

The Breathing Method 

Status: Development unknown

The only story from Stephen King anthology Different Seasons not to be turned into a movie, Scott Derrickson was also attached to this, but there’s been no movement for years with the last update in May 2017.

Untitled Chris Hardwick/Blumhouse Project

Status: Pitch

Collab with comedian and actor Hardwick, no news since October 2017

Untitled Dee Rees Horror Project

Status: Treatment

Collab with Mudbound director, Rees, described as “ghost story centering on an African-American lesbian couple living in a small town”. No news since May 2017.

Untitled Jason Blum/Chris Morgan Project

Status: Script

This collaboration with producer Chris Morgan has been around since 2013, with the latest update April 2017. The synopsis reads “A group of students get in over their heads with their new technological invention.”

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this week I spoke to Maritte Lee Go about her Blumhouse film BLACK AS NIGHT

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Amazon Prime Video Announces Latest Installment of “Welcome To The Blumhouse”

Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, BINGO HELL, BLACK AS NIGHT, MADRES and THE MANOR premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.

The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.

BINGO HELL and BLACK AS NIGHT premiere on October 1, followed by MADRES and THE MANOR on October 8.

BINGO HELL

October 1, 2021

When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community, a feisty senior citizen tries to stop him in Bingo Hell, a wickedly original horror movie with a fiendishly funny twist. After 60-something neighborhood activist Lupita (Adriana Barraza) discovers that her beloved local bingo hall has been taken over by a mysterious businessman named Mr. Big (Richard Brake), she rallies her elderly friends to fight back against the enigmatic entrepreneur. But when her longtime neighbors begin turning up dead under grisly circumstances, Lupita suddenly discovers that gentrification is the least of her problems. Something terrifying has made itself at home in the quiet barrio of Oak Springs, and with each new cry of “Bingo!” another victim falls prey to its diabolical presence. As the cash prizes increase and the body count steadily rises, Lupita must face the frightening realization that this game is truly winner-takes-all.  

Directed by: Gigi Saul Guerrero Written by: Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Perry Blackshear Starring: Adriana Barraza, L. Scott Caldwell, Richard Brake and Joshua Caleb Johnson `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

BLACK AS NIGHT

October 1, 2021

A resourceful teenage girl leaves childhood behind when she battles a group of deadly vampires in Black as Night, an action-horror hybrid with a strong social conscience and a biting sense of humor. Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, a new threat leaves its mark on the Big Easy in the form of puncture wounds on the throats of the city’s vulnerable displaced population. When her drug-addicted mom becomes the latest victim of the undead, 15-year old Shawna (Asjha Cooper) vows to even the score. Along with three trusted friends, Shawna hatches a bold plan to infiltrate the vampire’s mansion in the historic French Quarter, destroy their leader, and turn his fanged disciples back to their human form. But killing monsters is no easy task, and soon Shawna and her crew find themselves caught in a centuries-old conflict between warring vampire factions, each fighting to claim New Orleans as their permanent home.

Directed by: Maritte Lee Go Written by: Sherman Payne Starring: Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Mason Beauchamp, Abbie Gayle with Craig Tate and Keith David `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

MADRES

October 8, 2021

Beto (Tenoch Huerta) and Diana (Ariana Guerra), a young Mexican-American couple expecting their first child, move to a small town in 1970’s California where Beto has been offered a job managing a farm. Isolated from the community and plagued by confusing nightmares, Diana explores the rundown company ranch where they reside, finding a grisly talisman and a box containing the belongings of the previous residents. Her discoveries will lead her to a truth much stranger and more terrifying than she could have possibly imagined.  

Directed by: Ryan Zaragoza Written by: Marcella Ochoa & Mario Miscione Starring: Tenoch Huerta, Ariana Guerra, Evelyn Gonzalez, Kerry Cahill, and Elpidia Carrillo `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

THE MANOR

October 8, 2021

A malevolent force preys upon the residents of a sleepy nursing home in The Manor, a gothic tale of terror with a modern twist. When a mild stroke diminishes her ability to care for herself, Judith Albright (Barbara Hershey) moves to Golden Sun Manor, an assisted living facility with a sterling reputation. But despite the best efforts of the staff, and a budding friendship with fellow senior Roland (Bruce Davidson), strange occurrences and nightmarish visions convince Judith that a sinister presence is haunting the massive estate. As residents begin to die mysteriously, Judith’s frantic warnings are dismissed as fantasy. Even her devoted grandson Josh (Nicholas Alexander) thinks her fears are the result of dementia, not demons. With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.

Written and Directed by: Axelle Carolyn Starring: Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Nicholas Alexander, Jill Larsen, Fran Bennett and Katie Amanda Keane

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Phobias | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment

Dir: Camilla Belle / Maritte Lee Go / Joe Sill / Jess Varley / Chris Von Hoffman

Star: Alexis Knapp / Charlotte McKinney / Hana Mae Lee / Lauren Miller Rogen