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Image via Paramount Pictures Slither in, all you ghouls, goblins, and ghosts — because another Terrifying Tuesday is finally upon us! As mentioned in yesterday’s roundup, it’s officially Scream week! And while that knowledge in itself is definitely exciting, an assortment of goodies sprinkling out about the upcoming movie is enough to keep genre fanatics completely thrilled and searching for more. As always, these intriguing treasures will be carefully explored in today’s daily horror roundup right here at We…

via 20th Century Fox As one of the longest-running and most iconic sci-fi franchises in the industry – never mind one that’s been gathering new fans for generations – the prospect of Disney breathing new life into Alien as the legendary property’s new overlords has been creating plenty of worries among longtime Xenomorph enthusiasts. Director Fede Álvarez might have plenty of experience in the horror genre, where he’s delivered solid work through The Evil Dead remake and Don’t Breathe in particular, but the…

Image via Paramount Pictures Crafting an ideal slasher spectacle is often at the forefront of the majority of directors’ minds — especially when it comes to the notion of creating a worthy sequel that duplicates the hype and success of a knockout original. And while there are certain instances when this concept somehow works and a sequel is hailed as a worthy chapter in a dwindling franchise, there are other times where a follow-up film falls flat on the hype train and the sequel’s name is completely…

In the new film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, AA Milne’s beloved storybook bear embarks upon a murderous rampage, driven to homicidal madness by Christopher Robin’s abandonment for adulthood.As explained by a prologue in crude stick-figure animation, a cold winter in the Hundred Acre Wood left Pooh and the rest of the gang with no choice but to cannibalize melancholic donkey Eeyore for survival, which marked a nightmarish surrender of all civility for a return to their basest beastly natures. A warped Pooh and Piglet,…

Image via Jagged Edge Productions In terms of blood-splattering sequences and fear-inducing scenarios, there’s nothing more enthralling than a bonafide slasher. And while the colossal horror genre is chock-full of delicious sub-genres, there’s something sinister and magical about sitting down to witness a slasher classic that is sure to have the hair on the back of your neck standing up — especially when that slasher staple receives an equally brutal sequel. So with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey mesmerizing…

The horror genre was built on long-running franchises, and many of the best horror movies have returned to theaters thanks to reboots and sequels. That includes the slasher series Scream, which recently produced two new movies in quick succession. Scream VI is just a few months away from theaters, and the marketing is definitely picking up. Now the directors are teasing the “ride” of the new installment, and some big changes to the villainous Ghostface.The 2022 Scream movie was the first installment since the death of…

Image via ScottGames Thirsty Thursday is finally here, thrill seekers! What a thrilling (no pun intended) couple of months it’s been thus far, with M. Night Shyamalan’s apocalyptic horror Knock at the Cabin and slasher flick Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey set to highlight the spooktacular box-office over the next several weeks. And while those two movies have undoubtedly been the talk of the town lately, today’s daily horror roundup here at We Got This Covered is set to deliver a healthy dose of sparkling…

Image via Lionsgate If there’s one aspect within the horror umbrella that is almost guaranteed to be a sure-fire success, it would be the ever-popular slasher sub-genre. One of the reasons the slasher category is such a beaming piece of cinema is due to the traditional tropes that are perfectly implemented — including psychopathic killers, the innocent final girl, and the uncertainty of whether the carnage is truly over or not. And while most horror parodies completely fail to miss the mark, 2011’s The Cabin in…

via Warner Bros. Slasher movies generally don’t tend to find much favor during the thick of awards season, but as a star-studded musical of a beloved stage production that saw Tim Burton diving back into the macabre with a star-studded cast in tow, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street proved to be an exception. The murderous medley of show tunes and stabbings ended up winning an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, while it was also shortlisted in the Best Costume Design category, with Johnny Depp in…

Image via Tri-Star-Pictures When it comes to some of the internet’s more irritable nuances, there are few more reliable hotbeds than r/horror; the subreddit is rife with clickbait titles, reactionary bait, “unpopular” opinions, “hot” takes, and a general disregard for the sentiment of the community, which can be either a virtue or a vice depending on the subject. One post recently managed to capture the best and the worst of all of the above by bringing a discussion of The Hitcher to the table. The film, widely…