The week's most share-worthy genre news, gathered for OtherWorldly Culture: Warner Bros.' Nightmare on Elm Street reboot is dead after the Paramount deal, Robert Eggers' Werwulf is officially rated R, Ron Howard takes Robopocalypse to television, Sam Raimi sponsors a new horror short film award, Paramount's next Star Trek movie shifts genres, The Fin unleashes mutated mermen, The Devil's Hour returns December 4, Wilderdark launches on Steam, Parkway Drive unleash a cinematic metal odyssey, and Rush announce a 2027 Las Vegas Sphere residency.
Warner Bros.' Reboot of 42-Year-Old Horror Classic Dead After Paramount Deal
Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has claimed a Freddy Krueger casualty. CBR reports the two studios had been developing rival A Nightmare on Elm Street reboots: Paramount working with the Wes Craven estate through Paramount Primal, and Warner Bros. holding only international rights with Lee Cronin in talks to direct. With the merger closed on October 6, the Warner Bros. version is now dead, per Dread Central. Paramount confirmed to CBR that its own film remains alive, describing a story set in the world of Elm Street and based on Craven's original screenplay rather than a straight remake.
Source: CBR
Robert Eggers' New Horror Film Werwulf Officially Rated R for Disturbing Violence, Gore & More
Robert Eggers' next nightmare has its rating. CBR reports Werwulf, the medieval werewolf film Eggers co-wrote with Sjón, has been rated R by the MPA for strong bloody and disturbing violent content, gore, sexual assault, graphic nudity and strong sexual content. Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as a man cursed to transform into a werewolf in 1305 England, with Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson rounding out the cast. The rating lands ahead of the film's theatrical release on December 25, 2026, giving horror fans a very un-merry Christmas Day option from the director of Nosferatu and The Witch.
Source: CBR
'Robopocalypse' TV Show in the Works With Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman
Daniel H. Wilson's robot-uprising novel Robopocalypse is rising again, this time on television. The Hollywood Reporter says the book Steven Spielberg once developed as a feature film is now being developed as a series, with Ron Howard set to direct the pilot and Akiva Goldsman writing and serving as showrunner. Imagine Entertainment and Weed Road are developing the project, and Spielberg's Amblin Television is executive producing. No network or streaming service is attached yet, but the pedigree is formidable: Howard, Goldsman and Spielberg circling a story about humanity's war against its own machines.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Sam Raimi Sponsors New Horror Short Film Award
Sam Raimi is putting his name and money behind the next generation of horror filmmakers. Fangoria reports Decentralized Pictures has partnered with Raimi on the Sam Raimi Horror Award, which will give one winning filmmaker $25,000 to produce a short horror film, along with mentoring, marketing support and distribution on the nonprofit's forthcoming streaming platform. Entries cost $25 and require a one-page lookbook plus a video sample, with submissions open through December 31. A judging panel including Raimi, Roman Coppola and Eduardo Sánchez will select the winner.
Source: Fangoria
Paramount's Next Star Trek Movie Confirms Major Genre Shift for the Franchise
Paramount's next Star Trek movie is changing course. CBR reports directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are shaping the franchise reboot, built around brand-new characters in a new time period, as a full thriller — a first for the series. The pair cite Training Day and Crimson Tide as tonal reference points, with a story leaning into institutional power and corruption rather than traditional science fiction action-adventure. It is a bold genre shift for one of sci-fi's most durable franchises, and a signal that Paramount wants this new crew's first voyage to feel dangerous in a different way.
Source: CBR
'The Fin' Trailer Unleashes Mutated Mermen Nightmare
A new trailer for The Fin promises one of the year's strangest nightmares. Fangoria reports Kani Releasing is bringing Park Syeyoung's science fiction thriller to screens, set in a post-war unified Korea where mutated mermen known as Omegas are pushed into disposable labor. The film's theatrical run launches with screenings at New York's Roxy Cinema on November 27 and 29, with Park Syeyoung appearing in person. Blending body horror, political allegory and creature-feature dread, The Fin looks like exactly the kind of unsettling international genre discovery that rewards adventurous horror fans.
Source: Fangoria
The Devil's Hour Returns December 4 on Prime Video
The Devil's Hour is coming back for a third season of temporal dread. SciFiNow reports Prime Video has unveiled a first look at the new run of the supernatural thriller, which returns December 4. This time Lucy Chambers finds herself teaming with her old adversary Gideon Shepherd, an uneasy alliance formed to hunt a child-killer who has somehow evaded her across multiple lifetimes. The premise has always played with time, memory and guilt, and pairing heroine and foe together suggests the new season will blur its moral lines even further when it arrives next month.
Source: SciFiNow
'Wilderdark' Launches on Steam Today
Dinosaurs and dread collide in Wilderdark, a new survival horror game now available on Steam. Bloody Disgusting reports developer Team Junkfish has launched the title, which strands players in a world of apex predators that hunt by both sight and sound. Survival leans heavily on stealth rather than firepower, forcing you to move quietly, stay hidden and think twice before running. It is a natural fit for fans of dinosaur horror and tense, atmosphere-first survival games, and it arrives as a complete release rather than an early-access tease. The launch is accompanied by a new trailer.
Source: Bloody Disgusting
Parkway Drive Unleashes 'Home': A Cinematic Metal Odyssey
Australian metal heavyweights Parkway Drive are bringing their biggest show to the big screen. The Gauntlet reports Parkway Drive: Home, a feature documentary directed by Allan Hardy and Macario De Souza, opens in select Australian cinemas November 12 before reaching North America on November 18 through Evan Saxon Productions. The film follows the band's journey toward a one-night-only performance at the Sydney Opera House, performed with a full symphony orchestra. A companion live album is due December 4 via Epitaph Records, making this a full cinematic concert event rather than a standard tour film.
Source: The Gauntlet
Rush Announce 2027 Las Vegas Sphere Residency
Rush are taking their reunion to the most futuristic room in music. Loudwire reports the band has announced 'Elevate From the Norm,' a five-date residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in May 2027, with shows on May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30. The Sphere's wraparound visuals should suit a band long famous for ambitious staging and deep-cut setlists. Tickets for the residency go on sale November 13, and demand is expected to be intense for what amounts to a destination event: progressive rock legends inside Las Vegas' landmark immersive venue.
Source: Loudwire
That’s the week in briefs — see you next Saturday.
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