Saturday, 17 January 2026

The Rotting Zombie's News Anthology for Saturday 17th January 2026


This week has been the first of four in which I work on my blog full time. It's a learning process, mainly as I nap an awful lot! Roughly two and a half hours a day of blogging time is interrupted by not being able to keep my eyes open and going for a snooze, quite annoying. Anyway, my second news post of the year and it's a real doozer...though I say that not having actually looked at what will be included.

January 20th sees the release of horror film House Sitter, announced by Cleopatra Entertainment and coming from Reaper Films. Directed by Christopher Leto (Death Blow, Creeper in the Woods), the press release states this is a throwback to horror films of the 90's, and that it is a home invasion thriller with a twist. The synopsis sees three friends house sitting for a rich and mysterious man. It is while doing that that the friends find themselves being hunted by a masked killer, and clues found around the house point to something more sinister being in play. House Sitter stars Cristina Méndez (Sorry For Your Loss, Frost Park), Evan Eiglarsh (48, Frost Park) and David Varrieur (Do Not Open, Diary of a Serial Killer).


Written and directed by Keke Soikkeli comes Isle of Doom; a horror about a group of friends who find an island with a sinister history is deserving of that mythos, after they make the fateful decision to go on a camping trip to the place. Isle of Doom is now available on Digital platforms in the USA and Canada, including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime.


Finally for today, Fighting Owl Films have revealed the official trailer for Demon Squad: Tooth and Claw. A sequel to cult indie horror-noir Demon Squad (featured on season 13 of Mystery Science Theater 3000), this sees a spate of violent deaths in a Southern city pointing to evidence of a werewolf being on the loose.

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