Saturday 31 December 2022

The Rotting Zombie's Round-up of Horror News for December 2022


The final post of the year, and the third news post of the week. In general terms I don't think 2022 will be remembered as one of the better ones, but that has been the case for the last few years now so I'm pessimistic 2023 will be any better.

I may not have seen the latest entry in the Scream franchise, but it is still one that excites me. Scream VI has been announced and follows the path of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Leprechaun 5: In the Hood by moving the action to New York. In this one, the survivors of the latest Woodsboro Ghostface massacre head to New York to start over, but it seems the latest iteration of the Ghostface killer has decided to come along for the ride. Cast members include Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere and Courtney Cox. This is to be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, with a story by James Vanderblit and Guy Busick.

Two Dash One is an interesting sounding romantic drama directed by Nate Hapke. Two young lovers become reunited in the afterlife where they are given a second chance for their relationship. However, stuck in an eternal version of their vacation cabin, the two women struggle to 'find life amidst the monotony'.


Switching over to music news, Dark Delirium have a new album out titled New Era. This is a descriptive album title as it is the band's first output since David Jakob Ekse left as the vocalist and lyricist. The new album is '...darker, more brutal and experimental'. Track Echo Chamber features David on vocals (the last song written before he left), with the rest sung by Simeon.


A brief look at the JustWatch UK Christmas charts. With the top 10 films in the streaming chart I can see the classic Christmas horror Gremlins in at number seven. Over in the top 10 TV shows streaming chart, the excellent Wednesday is in at number two, while 1899 is at the tenth spot (a sci-fi period piece that I haven't really heard much about).

FredHeads is A Nightmare on Elm Street documentary that is releasing in February 2023 from Bayview Entertainment. This follows a group of friends who found each other thanks to the franchise. They set out to share other stories of fans whose lives were changed by the series.


The Legend of the Dark Clown is a new comic from Matthew Martino, available on Amazon. This comic  tells the sinister story of how a birthday clown became an evil super villain after joining the 'Killer Clown Mafia'.


I had intended to do more for this final news post of the year, but it turns out that Christmas has made me busier than usual and so I ran out of time to write more. The same will likely affect next week's posts due to having New Years Eve plans for a change.

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