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Over the course of its 93 minutes, May intrepidly traverses between disturbing psychological horror, amusing satire, and profoundly sad character study — often simultaneously. Lucky McKee‘s sincere script and direction are anchored by a raw, career-making performance from Angela Bettis.

Bettis stars as the titular character, a mousy, socially inept veterinary assistant desperate to fit in. She quickly falls for the only man to ever notice her, Adam. The handsome cinephile is endeared by her eccentricities at first, but her growing obsession sours their relationship before it has a chance to blossom.

It’s not until the final act of the movie that May decides to take it upon herself to create the perfect companion using her favorite parts of other people. At that point, no one in May’s orbit — from seductive coworker Polly to kinky street punk Blank — is safe from her wrath.

The film wears its Frankenstein inspiration on its sleeve — literally,...

The human body is a marvel of a machine. Complex and delicate, layers of finely tuned systems work tirelessly to maintain, sustain and create life. Though no two bodies are exactly alike, all require some level of maintenance and, whether we like it or not, all possess an expiration date. It is here in the cold, sterile glow of these facts that the sub-genre of medical horror operates, preying on our deepest fears around organic decay and malevolent medical professionals.

These fears are placed front and center in James Villeneuve‘s debut film, Pins and Needles. In the movie, Chelsea Clark (Ginny & Georgia) stars as Max, a biology grad student and diabetic. On her drive back to campus from a field research site, Max becomes trapped at the home of two murderous biohackers where her safety and insulin supplies quickly begin to run dry. Movies like Pins and Needles weaponize our bodies,...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Since then, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video and has been assembling its cast. Just last week, we heard that filming would begin in a matter of days – and sure enough, Flanagan started the week by confirming that filming has begun!

The confirmation comes in the form of a clapperboard picture...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Since then, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video and has been assembling its cast. One of the cast members is Matthew Lillard (Scream) as Principal Grayle, and during a recent interview with One Take, Lillard revealed that the show will be filming by the end of the month!

Lillard’s co-stars...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Since then, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video and has been assembling its cast. Deadline reports that the latest additions include returning Flanagan collaborators Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Katee Sackhoff, Rahul Kohli, Crystal Balint, and Danielle Klaudt. Sackhoff worked with Flanagan on Oculus and Klaudt worked with him on The Fall...

Mike Flanagan is working on another Stephen King project: Carrie. The filmmaker has a vast history with the horror author, and, after the recently released The Life of Chuck, he's already at work on the Carrie TV show.

Early this month, Summer Howell was announced in the titular role, as previously rumored. Alongside her announcement were two returning Flanaverse actors. Now Deadline reports that the Carrie cast has announced 14 more members, including some familiar names from Flanagan's previous works.

The two previous Flanaverse actors were Matthew Lillard, who stars in The Life of Chuck, and Samantha Sloyan. Lillard first collaborated with Flanagan on The Life of Chuck, and is set to play Principal Grayle, as previously revealed in early May. Meanwhile, Sloyan has been a part of multiple projects, including The Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and Hush. She is set to play Carrie's mom.

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Since then, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video and has been assembling its cast. Now, during an interview with Variety, Flanagan has revealed how the series came about – and that King wasn’t into the idea at first.

Published in 1974, King’s novel Carrie served as the inspiration for the classic...

Meddling with classics is tricky. At the same time that fans like the idea of experiencing their favorite stories once again, remakes always have the risk of quickly becoming irrelevant if they add nothing to a story that people already know. In Carrie's case, Mike Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher) will be touching on two classics at once: the best-selling novel by Stephen King and the horror classic by Brian De Palma. The series is coming to Prime Video, and cast member Matthew Lillard (Scream 7) talked about Flanagan's approach to the material.

Lillard — who will play Principal Grayle — spoke about Carrie during a participation on The Kingcast, a podcast that centers around all the stories created by the famous author. He was promoting Life of Chuck, which is another Stephen King story adapted by Flanagan, so Carrie was a natural segue for the conversation. The actor...

Mike Flanagan, who is steering Prime Video’s upcoming Carrie series, says the production looked at more than a thousand submissions for the lead role before deciding on Summer Howell.

“I think we looked at 1,800 different candidates for that role,” Flanagan told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new film The Life of Chuck, his latest collaboration with Carrie author Stephen King. “It was an exhaustive process.”

Sissy Spacek famously starred as telekentic teenager Carrie White in the 1976 film adaptation of King’s 1974 book, while Chloe Grace Moretz took on the role for the 2013 remake. Other actresses who have portrayed the character on both the big and small screen include Angela Bettis in a 2002 TV movie and Emily Bergl in the poorly reviewed 1999 sequel The Rage: Carrie 2.

“I think we ended up with the right actor for the part,” Flanagan said of Howell, whose credits include Cult of Chucky...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Since then, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video and has been assembling its cast. Today, Deadline reports that the latest actors to sign on are Samantha Sloyan (The Fall of the House of Usher) as Carrie’s mom, Margaret White; Amber Midthunder (Prey) as Miss Desjardin, Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) as Chris Hargensen,...

Fans of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan are having a blast. With The Life of Chuck set to premiere in theaters on June 6, the duo's new project has received an exciting update.

Among other projects, Flanagan has also taken on a new adaptation of Carrie for Prime Video. The 1974 iconic novel has been adapted before, once in 1974, and again in 2002 and 2013. Now, Deadline confirmed Summer Howell will be taking the titular role, as previously rumored, and that several returning Flanaverse actors will be a part of the cast.

Matthew Lillard, who stars in The Life of Chuck, will reunite with the filmmaker in the upcoming Carrie. His role as Principal Grayle was previously revealed. Frequent Flanagan collaborator Samantha Sloyan has also joined the upcoming adaptation as Carrie's mom.

Other cast members include Alison Thornton (Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce) as Chris Hargensen, Thalia Dudek (Doctor Who) as Emaline, Siena Agudong...

Matthew Lillard, the star of films like 1996's Scream and Five Nights at Freddy's, is seeing a much-deserved resurgence in his career, especially in the horror sphere. The Lillard resurgence continues in 2026, as he will reprise his role as Stu Macher in the upcoming Scream 7, and then he will dive deep into the world of Stephen King. Lillard has been cast in the upcoming adaptation of King's debut novel, Carrie, and the actor has shared a few details about this TV version helmed by none other than modern horror master Mike Flanagan.

Currently promoting his line of spirit drinks, Lillard spoke to Comic Book, and he found an opportunity to talk about his involvement in Carrie in a role that still hasn't been revealed. "Well, first and foremost, Mike Flanagan's, I think, a brilliant filmmaker, period." said Lillard. "Working with him on Life of Chuck was like a dream,...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” Three weeks ago, the show received the official greenlight from Prime Video. Now, Deadline reports that Matthew Lillard (Scream) is in talks to join the cast. Details on the character he will be playing have not been revealed.

Last month, we heard that Milly Shapiro, who is best known for her role in Hereditary...

Last week, our Managing Editor Josh Korngut penned my favorite editorial of the year thus far. Responding to the recent news of Mike Flanagan’s new take on Stephen King’s Carrie, Korngut questions why fidelity to the source material never translates one of the text’s most pointed descriptions—Carrie’s appearance. Carrie White, as written, is a fat girl, though the many adaptations on stage and screen never seem to care all that much. Flanagan’s take is poised to repeat the same depiction we’ve always seen when his limited series for Prime Video arrives next year.

What’s most interesting is just how regularly Carrie has been adapted. There’s Brian De Palma’s original, of course, and the much-better-than-you-remember sequel. Kimberly Peirce helmed a remake in 2013, though the less said about that film, the better. And then there’s an oft-forgotten 2002 adaptation. Written by Bryan Fuller...

Horror movies are wonderfully primal things. They can be giddy experiences packed with jump scares, slow burns drenched in an atmosphere of dread, deeply unsettling ordeals that scar the consciousness, or, in rare cases, all of these things and more in remarkably equal measure. And when fans of the genre run across a film that colors ecstatically outside of the lines, that transgresses in a way no other horror film has dared to transgress before, they have a tendency to fall headlong in love.

I don't know exactly when I got bitten by the horror movie bug, but, like many Generation X fright fans, I can certainly credit Denis Gifford's coffee table book "A Pictorial History of Horror Movies" with inflaming my ardor. I spent countless hours poring over those glossy pages of stills and lobby cards that covered everything from silent era classics like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari...

May will be released on Blu-ray + Digital on May 13 exclusively from Lionsgate Limited for at $24.99.

The 2002 psychological horror cult classic is written and directed by Lucky McKee in his feature debut.

Featuring new cover art by Matt Ryan Tobin, it’s spine #32 in the Vestron Video Collector’s Series.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary with Film Critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Lucky McKee, Cinematographer Steve Yedlin, Editor Chris Sivertson, and Actors Angela Bettis, Nichole Hiltz, and Bret Roberts Audio Commentary with Lucky McKee, Editor Rian Johnson, Composer Jammes Luckett, Production Designer Leslie Keel, and Craft Services guy Benji “The Toymaker” — An Interview with Lucky McKee “Perfect Hands” — An Interview with Actor Jeremy Sisto “Blankety Blank” — An Interview with Actor James Duval “How to Execute a Murder” — An Interview with Steve Yedlin “Peeling Back the Layers” — An Interview with Rian Johnson “Jack and Jill” — An Interview with Chris Sivertson “In the Cut...

Stephen King’s classic tale of telekinetic terror is making a comeback, and this time it’s landing on Prime Video. The streaming service has given the green light to an eight-episode series adapting ‘Carrie,’ with horror maestro Mike Flanagan at the helm. He’s no stranger to King’s world, having already tackled projects like ‘Gerald’s Game’ and ‘Doctor Sleep.’ Now, he’s diving into the story of a shy high schooler with a knack for moving things with her mind—and a prom night no one will forget.

Flanagan’s take promises a modern twist on the 1974 novel that put King on the map. The story follows Carrie White, a girl raised in isolation by her overbearing, religious mother. After losing her father, she’s thrown into the chaos of high school, where bullying and strange powers start to bubble up.

It’s a setup that’s been...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” And now, Deadline reports that the show has received the official greenlight from Prime Video.

Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios, provided the following statement: “Carrie is an iconic story that has withstood the test of time with continued cultural relevance. With Mike Flanagan at the helm and the accomplished team assembled...

Acclaimed horror visionary Mike Flanagan, fresh off his upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck, will tackle another iconic work from the master of horror: Carrie. Flanagan is slated to develop King's 1974 novel into a miniseries for Amazon. News of Flanagan's Carrie adaptation circulated in October, and now, according to a report from Variety, it appears a lead actress may have been found. Summer H. Howell is reportedly in negotiations to portray the role of Carrie White. While Amazon has yet to greenlight the project to series formally, it's expected that an official order is coming.

According to the series logline, Carrie will be a "bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father's sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community,...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” And now, Variety reports that the series has found its lead, as Summer H. Howell is in negotiations to play the title character.

Last week, we heard that Milly Shapiro, who is best known for her role in Hereditary and was recently in the cast of the Peacock series Hysteria!, was in talks to...

Summer H. Howell is nearing a deal to star in Mike Flanagan‘s series adaptation of Stephen King‘s “Carrie” for Amazon, Variety reports.

No stranger to horror, Howell made her acting debut as Alice in Curse of Chucky and reprised the role in Cult of Chucky. She has also appeared in Time Cut, Hunter Hunter, and Channel Zero: No-End House.

The show is described as “a bold and timely reimagining” of King’s 1974 novel, with Flanagan serving as writer, director, showrunner, and executive producer.

Misfit high schooler Carrie White has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.

The titular role was previously played by Sissy Spacek in 1976, Angela Bettis in 2022, and Chloë Grace Moretz...

Lucky McKee’s directorial debut May is a psychological horror/thriller film released in 2002 starring Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, and James Duval. Combining the elements and conventions of horror and slasher, it is an oddly moving, distinctive, and discomforting film about the desperate need and desire for human touch and belonging. It follows a socially awkward and lonely veterinary assistant with a lazy eye, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. When the simpering woman-child is rejected by her crush with perfect hands and everyone around, she descends into depravity and decides to build a friend for herself, using the body parts of her former acquaintances.

May captures the way extreme isolation and stress can stir up disturbances in a woman’s conscience. Mckee draws inspiration and influence from several horror predecessors and amalgamates together to bring about a neo-feminist camp horror. Primarily,...

Mike Flanagan's next Stephen King adaptation following The Life of Chuck will be Carrie, the iconic horror story that was originally adapted into a feature film starring Sissy Spacek. While a deal has yet to be put into place, it's now been reported that the new Carrie White may have been found.

Per Variety, Summer H. Howell is close to signing a deal to play Carrie in Flanagan's Carrie, which will be developed as a TV series this time around. Negotiations are reportedly ongoing, and neither Amazon nor Howell would offer any comment on the news. It has also yet to be officially announced by Amazon that Flanagan's Carrie has been ordered to series, though it's expected that an announcement will be forthcoming soon.

The new Carrie from Flanagan, according to the official logline, will be a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White...

Since he bid a grandiose farewell to his overall deal with Netflix via the 2023 miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher, those of us who proudly call ourselves Flanafans have been eager to see the next series that Mike Flanagan has up his sleeves. The director and writer previously signed on with Amazon to back numerous projects for Prime Video, and now, it seems that one of the biggest puzzle pieces is falling into place. Today, Variety revealed that Curse of Chucky alum Summer H. Howell is nearing the end of discussions to play the titular role of Carrie in Flangan’s series adaptation of the beloved Stephen King novel.

Horror fans might recognize Howell from her work in Don Mancini’s 2013 feature, Curse of Chucky, in which she played a young girl who finds herself drawn to the killer doll. Her character would later meet a gruesome and...

Summer H. Howell is nearing a deal to star in Mike Flanagan’s upcoming “Carrie” TV series at Amazon in the title role, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.

Reps for Amazon and Howell are not commenting, but sources say negotiations are currently ongoing for Howell to join the series.

“Carrie” was initially reported to be in development at Amazon in October 2024. There has been no formal announcement of a series pickup at this time, but it is believed to be coming imminently. The show is based on the iconic Stephen King novel of the same name.

The series’ logline describes it as a “bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell), who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother. After her father’s sudden and untimely death, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien landscape of public High School, a bullying scandal that shatters her community,...

Terrence Malick’s status as a moving target––more accurately, a target who rushes towards us while seen through a wide-angled lens––makes it easy to lose track of odds and ends. Thus I sometimes forget our report from August 2023, based on a pair of rather reliable sources, about a longer cut of To the Wonder, à la The Tree of Life or The New World, which would possibly integrate footage from Eugene Edwards’ adjacent docufiction Thy Kingdom Come. (A great film in its own right and essential companion you can rent here.) When we’d first heard of this in 2019 it was deemed a major time-consumer, and with workflow later derailed by Covid it became uncertain when (or if) this project saw the light of day.

But now a major update comes courtesy Keith Fraase, one of that film’s five credited editors, who told podcast Writers on Film,...

Mike Flanagan is bringing Carrieto the television screens of horror lovers via a series, and he has possibly just cast the perfect person to portray the tragic icon. Based on the 1974 Stephen King horror novel of the same name, Carrie follows a coy teenage girl who is consistently bullied at school. With the power of telekinesis, she's able to seek revenge on her tormentors and those affiliated. It's a true horror classic that mercilessly inflicts fear in anyone, no matter how many times you've seen it. Now imagine Hereditary star Milly Shapiro as the title character. Because that's who just might bring her to life in the Amazon Prime Video series.

Daniel Richtman, internet personality and scooper, reports that Shapiro is in talks to play the iconic Carrie White (Flanagan's version) and Samantha Sloyan (The Haunting of Hill House) could be playing her mother. It was revealed last October that Mike Flanagan,...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan is the one taking her to prom. It was announced last October that Flanagan was working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan is executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline noted at the time, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.” And it’s happening so quickly, it might have already found its lead! Scooper Daniel Richtman reports that Milly Shapiro, who is best known for her role in Hereditary and was recently in the cast of the Peacock series Hysteria!, is in talks to play Carrie White in the series.

Richtman also reports that Flanagan regular Samantha Sloyan,...

It's February! The month of cold weather, the Super Bowl, and of course, Valentine's Day! Yes, Valentine's Day, the most ridiculous of holidays, one that seemingly only exists to sell overpriced heart-shaped boxes of disappointing chocolates. If the onset of Valentine's Day has you in a romantic mood but you're still craving the blood and guts of the horror genre, you're in luck! This month's horror streaming column is devoted to romance-tinged horror flicks you can watch with your significant other, or all by your lonesome.

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Audition

Streaming on Shudder, The Criterion Channel, Tubi, Kanopy.

It's probably fair to say that "Audition" is the film that really introduced filmmaker Takashi Miike to a wider Western audience. In this nasty piece of work, a middle-aged man named Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) who lost his wife seven years ago teams up with his friend,...

In 1976, Brian De Palma mounted the first film adaptation of a Stephen King novel with "Carrie." This was long before the author was a household name, so there was no noticeable hue and cry over the alterations the filmmaker made to the narrative. Even if some literalists did throw a fit over the film not being an overly-faithful recreation of King's original story, most fans of the book to this day will tell you that De Palma and screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen served up with admirable concision a movie that is enthrallingly true in spirit to the tragic journey of Carrie White.

It might be hard for many to imagine someone making a better movie out of "Carrie" than a filmmaking legend like De Palma, but there's always room for different interpretations of a great novel. After all, there are multiple classic adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women...

Multiple film adaptations of Stephen King's iconic horror novel Carrie have been made. However, the first attempt at adapting the novel in 1976 remains one of the most acclaimed takes on the story. That version of Carrie is arriving on Tubi to stream for free.

On January 1st, Carrie will be available for streaming on Tubi. Released on November 3rd, 1976, the original Carrie was a box office success, garnering $33.8 million in North America. The film was directed by Brian De Palma, who would later direct Scarface and the first Mission: Impossible.

Related Every Version of Stephen King's Carrie (Including the Book), Ranked

Carrie is one of author Stephen King's most famous novels. It has been adapted into many movies and even a musical, but only one version is the best.

Carrie stands out among other horror killers due to her sympathetic story. Carrie, played by Sissy Spacek, is a bullied...

The killers in the slasher sub-genre have been predominantly male, but occasionally we’re treated to the sight of a female blade-wielding maniac – and lately, it seems like we’ve been seeing more and more female slashers, which is a fun change of pace. Pearl is one example of the recent slasher resurgence on the big screen, and the title character was one killer lady! So it seemed like this would be a good time to look back at the previous female slashers and pick some favorites. Who had the best kills, the best reason behind her kills, and who was the mother of them all? Here’s our list of the top 5 best female slashers, based on preferences and impact on the genre.

Friday the 13th (1980): Pamela Voorhees

The original slasher matriarch, Pamela Voorhees. The Friday the 13th franchise has been built around her son, Jason, who quickly became a genre icon.

It's hard to be down in the dumps when the start of the work week brings the news that horror maestro and Stephen King aficionado Mike Flanagan has been tapped to adapt the King's monumental first novel, "Carrie," as a TV series. Flanagan has consistently knocked it out of the park with his adaptations of King's work, like turning the seemingly unadaptable "Gerald's Game" into one of the best King movies ever made and doing the impossible with "Doctor Sleep" by bridging King's novel with the imagery of Stanley Kubrick's take on "The Shining." As of publication, Flanagan is set to release "The Life of Chuck" in 2025 after a successful premiere out of the Toronto International Film Festival, and is working to crack the script for his take on "The Dark Tower." Flanagan is a magician when it comes to picking and choosing which aspects of King's books to...

Carrie, the subject of author Stephen King’s first published novel and one of the greatest female icons in the horror genre, is coming back – and this time Mike Flanagan will be the one taking her to prom. Deadline reports that Flanagan is working with King to turn the story of Carrie into an eight episode series that will be released through Amazon’s Prime Video service. Flanagan will be executive producing the series with Trevor Macy. Deadline notes, “They’re opening a writer’s room, so this one’s happening quickly.”

Flanagan has previously directed film adaptations of the King novels Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep. His upcoming film The Life of Chuck is another King adaptation – and he’s also known to be developing the author’s Dark Tower saga as a Prime Video series.

Published in 1974, King’s novel Carrie served as the inspiration for the classic...

Mike Flanagan and Stephen King are partnering on a new project — an eight-episode adaptation of King’s beloved novel, “Carrie.” The series will go to Amazon, TheWrap has learned.

Flanagan will serve as the showrunner, writer and executive producer of the upcoming series with Trevor Macy also attached as an EP. Melinda Nishioka will oversee the project for Intrepid Pictures.

The series is being described as “a bold and timely reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White.”

Flanagan and King have already proven that they can make some spooky magic together. Based on the 2020 novella of the same name, “The Life of Chuck” was well-received at TIFF, winning the People’s Choice Award. The film starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay will be released in the United States by Neon in 2025.

It’s a fitting collaboration between these literary and television masters of horror.

Mike Flanagan is headed back into the world of Stephen King with a brand new small screen adaptation of King’s classic novel Carrie for Amazon, Deadline reports this morning.

The plan? An eight-episode television series adaptation of the iconic horror tale.

Deadline recaps, “The 1974 novel put the young author King on the map, and also bolstered his worth as an author whose genre storytelling was most translatable to the big screen in 1976. Brian De Palma was the first director to adapt King’s coming of age story. Several follow-ups came later, including The Rage: Carrie 2, a 2002 telepic, and a 2013 remake.”

Previous filmmakers to tackle the story for screens big and small include the aforementioned Brian De Palma as well as Katt Shea, David Carson & Bryan Fuller, and Kimberly Peirce, with the titular role being played by Sissy Spacek, Angela Bettis, and Chloe Grace Moretz.

In Carrie, “a friendless...

Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.

To celebrate the release of The Woman/Offspring – available on 4K Uhd 26th August from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs!

Win The Woman / Offspring on 4K Uhd

The Woman is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilise” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy. The Cleeks will soon learn,...

This Spring saw the 50th anniversary of the book that made Stephen King an instant household name. In 1974, his first published novel, Carrie, became a bestseller. In 1976, Brian De Palma gave it a smash-hit adaptation. King's tale of a sensitive outsider with a deadly gift continues to resonate with new generations of fans, inspiring two remakes and even a sequel. None of these films quite manage to recapture the magic of the original, but there is clearly a reason why filmmakers can't stop trying to take Carrie White to Prom.

It is ironic that a story about the world's least popular teenager would become so popular itself, but King's compelling prose and De Palma's captivating style secured Carrie's fame. The Oscar-nominated performances of Sissy Spacek in the title role and Piper Laurie as her fanatical mother are unrepeatable, and Carrie's telekinetic take-down of her treacherous classmates can't be beat.

Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, an instant cause célèbre on its Sundance premiere.

To celebrate the release of The Woman/Offspring – available on 4K Uhd 26th August from Arrow Video – we have a copy up for grabs!

The Woman (Pollyanna McIntosh; The Walking Dead) is the last surviving member of a deadly clan of feral cannibals that has roamed the American wilderness for decades. When successful country lawyer Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers; Room) stumbles upon her whilst hunting in the woods, he decides to capture and “civilise” her with the help of his seemingly perfect all-American family, including his wife Belle and daughter Peggy (Lauren Ashley Carter; Darling). The Cleeks will soon learn,...

From the executive producer of Rick and Morty and the Oscar-nominated animated feature Anomalisa comes The Weird Kidz, an animated creature feature that’s being billed as a love letter to ’80s coming-of-age movies and “late night cinema frights.” The film was Written/Directed and single-handedly animated by Zach Passero over a period of eight years!

Exclusively watch the official trailer for the 2D-animated The Weird Kidz below!

Producers for The Weird Kidz include master of horror Lucky McKee and Charles Horak.

In the film, “A trio of preteen boys have their friendship tested when a camping trip they thought would be all boobs and booze turns into an epic night of misdemeanors, monsters, and ritual sacrifice.”

“After 8 years of animating nights after finishing ʻday jobsʻ, itʻs a dream come true to be sharing a taste of The Weird Kidz’s universe with Bloody Disgusting! Itʻs a movie experience forged...

Almost a decade after Lucky McKee burst upon the indie horror scene and became a ‘Master of Horror’ in the making thanks to his directorial debut May, he teamed up with legendary cult author Jack Ketchum for his most shocking and brutal film to date: The Woman, which was itself a sequel to a previous Ketchum film adaptation titled Offspring.

Both films get the 4K Uhd treatment in a brand new double feature release from Arrow Video on August 26, allowing you to experience Ketchum’s uncompromisingly twisted vision of the dark side of the American family in a definitive edition that includes a 4K remaster of The Woman plus a bonus disc featuring a restoration of its 2009 predecessor.

Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the official trailer for the upcoming 4K restoration of director Andrew van den Houten’s Offspring. Check it out below.

4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Limited...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Universal Monsters Toony Terrors from Neca

Neca is adding four Universal Monsters to its Toony Terrors line of figures in the style of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

The wave includes Dracula (with candle), Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man. Each 6″ scale toy comes on blister card packaging with a cutout backdrop.

Due out in October, the set of four costs $64.99.

The Woman + Offspring 4K Uhd from Arrow Video

The Woman is coming to 4K Ultra HD alongside its precursor, Offspring, on August 27 via Arrow Video. A booklet featuring writing by Michael Blyth, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, and Kevin Kovelant is included.

2011’s The Woman is directed by Lucky McKee (May), who co-wrote the script with Jack Ketchum,...

Clockwise from top left: Eileen (Neon), Sympathy For The Devil (Rlje Films), The Promised Land (Magnolia Pictures), Ferrari (Neon)Image: The A.V. Club

As the summer movie season gets ready to kick off in theaters, Hulu highlights some A-list stars in indie films for its May calendar. In Eileen, Anne Hathaway...

The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast closes out April with another trip to prom with Carrie White, only this time there’s no Brian De Palma, no Sissy Spacek, and no Amy Irving. Instead, they dial back to 2002, when NBC aired a new vision of Carrie that may or may not have been the backdoor pilot for a would-be TV series.

Join Jenn Adams, Ashley Casseday, Dan Pfleegor as they jump in the limo to burn through this early aughts nightmare. Together, they discuss Bryan Fuller‘s “vision”, the digital aesthetics, the garish CGI, Angela Bettis and Patricia Clarkson’s performances, how it hews closer to the page, and more. Never seen it? It’s streaming on Tubi.

Stream the discussion below and stay tuned next week for their coverage on Mr. Mercedes. For further adventures, join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit Showtime’s “Masters of Horror,” which was created by Mick Garris and aired for two seasons between 2005 and 2007.

It seemed like a horror fan’s wet dream: a horror anthology series with some of the greatest horror filmmakers of all time lensing short format horror films for premium cable. Although horror icons had teamed in the past to bring us series like “Tales from the Darkside” and “Tales from the Crypt,” there wasn’t a modern series that brought them all together to have a chance to tell their stories in the anthology format. “Masters of Horror” seemed like a prime opportunity to re-invent the waning anthology horror format, and while it didn’t quite re-invent the wheel as planned, it brought with it a lot of great content from some bonafide horror icons.

“Masters of Horror” was originally envisioned...

A new episode of the Revisited video series has just made its way online, and with this one we’re celebrating the birthday of the late, great director Tobe Hooper by looking at one of his more underrated horror films: the 2004 release Toolbox Murders (watch it Here)! You can hear all about it in the embed above.

Toolbox Murders is technically a remake of the 1978 film The Toolbox Murders, but it’s very different from the source material. Written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch, this one has the following synopsis: Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable, but now decaying, apartment block in Los Angeles, and soon realise that a number of young female residents have met unusually violent deaths. Before long, Nell makes some disturbing discoveries about the building’s manager and her fellow tenants.

The film stars Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Marco Rodríguez, Rance Howard,...

Clockwise from left: The League (Magnolia Pictures), The Last Rider (Roadside Attractions), Black Ice (Lionsgate)Image: The A.V. Club

It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...

In 2012, twenty-six directors from across the globe banded together to create a horror anthology movie based on the alphabet, The ABCs of Death. This horror-comedy features segments from big names in horror like Adam Wingard (You're Next), Ben Wheatley (Kill List), Angela Bettis (who played the titular May), and Yoshihiro Nish (Tokyo Gore Police) — as well as spawned a sequel and even a "2.5" version.

Clockwise from top left: Prey (20th Century Studios), Hellraiser (Spyglass Media Group), Titane (Neon), Parasite (Neon) Graphic: AVClub

Thrills and chills await movie buffs on Hulu, the streaming service that’s making its case to be synonymous with the horror genre. That’s especially this Huluween month, which has brought sadomasochists everywhere with Hellraiser 2022,...

Shudder decks the halls with horror this Halloween, ensuring no shortage of new and repertory offerings available to pad out your spooky season watchlists.

This month’s programming highlights bring brand new releases you won’t want to miss and a few older titles themed around the best holiday of the year. Need help trying to decide what to watch? Sam Zimmerman, VP of programming for Shudder, will bring back the Shudder Halloween Hotline on October 27 for all your horror needs during the holiday weekend.

Viewers can call the hotline for personalized recommendations. In the meantime, we’re here today to recommend a few highlights worth seeking out for Halloween.

Here are eight newly added (or soon to be added) horror movies you won’t want to miss on Shudder in October 2023.

Lake Mungo

Using a faux-documentary setup, Lake Mungo follows a family still reeling over the unexpected drowning of the eldest daughter.