With deranged trailers, gritty sequels, and creepy video games, the horror world isn’t slowing down — it’s getting weirder, bloodier, and more fascinating by the minute.
Ben Wheatley’s BULK is the kind of film that leaves you a little dizzy and a lot confused — and that’s before you even see it. A new trailer for the surprise Midnight Madness entry dropped like a slab of raw meat this week, offering up strange silhouettes, shapeless rage, and whispers that almost feel like they’re aimed straight at your bones.
It’s one of several wild horror announcements flooding out across film, TV, and gaming. Between Black Phone 2’s hard R rating, Wednesday’s edgier second season, and Netflix’s serial killer drama All the Sinners Bleed, genre fans are eating good — if what they crave is a little bit sick and a whole lot twisted.
Wheatley’s “Bulk” Trailer Is a Fever Dream With Muscles
The trailer for BULK barely lasts a minute, but it hits like a ten-pound dumbbell to the head. No real plot. No proper dialogue. Just eerie flashes, ambient roars, and a towering creature of a man whose body looks less like it was sculpted and more like it was punished into existence.
There’s no release date, no cast list, and barely a logline.
And yet horror boards and X (formerly Twitter) are exploding.
Wheatley, best known for films like Kill List and A Field in England, has always leaned weird. But BULK feels almost… anti-movie. A midnight ritual. A nasty secret between the projector and whoever dares show up.
Not Just Blood — It’s Getting Personal in Horror Sequel Season
Elsewhere in the horror multiverse, things are getting oddly emotional. But don’t worry — it still hurts.
The Black Phone 2 is coming this October, with Universal confirming an R rating for “strong violent content and gore.” Ethan Hawke returns, but the focus reportedly expands beyond one killer to something more supernatural and psychological.
Meanwhile, The Ugly, the latest feature from Train to Busan’s Yeon Sang-ho, is set for a September theatrical run. Sang-ho seems to be moving away from zombies, into slower, more psychological horror with disturbing familial tension. Korean horror continues to blend trauma and terror better than most.
And NEON just acquired Exit 8, the Toho-produced live-action film inspired by the eerie liminal spaces of the viral walking simulator. Yes, it’s exactly as weird as it sounds.
Also worth a mention:
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The Long Walk, now rated R for “strong bloody violence and grisly images.”
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MGM+ and Eli Roth’s documentary series Let the Devil In, which looks genuinely unsettling — and that’s just the trailer.
Horror TV Has a New Favorite Word: Lynchian
Over on the small screen, Wednesday Season 2 is back — darker, bloodier, and with a bit more bite. Critics say the show leans harder into the Addams family’s gothic roots, though some say the season is still working out the kinks in its tone.
Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things teased a potential spinoff this week that, according to him, would be “like Twin Peaks if it got hit in the head.” Nobody’s quite sure what that means, but Netflix is clearly feeling brave.
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (His House) will take the lead in Netflix’s new series All the Sinners Bleed, a southern gothic serial killer drama based on the novel by S.A. Cosby. Early stills suggest heavy darkness and just a touch of moral rot.
And MGM+ quietly dropped The Trouble With Tessa, an original series about a girl, a haunting, and a mysterious figure called the Bone King. All six episodes are now streaming. No marketing push, just pure creep factor.
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And yes, the Bone King is already trending on horror TikTok.
The Games Are Getting Sicker — And Fans Love It
Gamers aren’t left out of the madness. If anything, they might be getting the most twisted stuff of all.
Trailers dropped this week for:
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Dying Light: The Beast, a brutal new DLC with gory combat and dark mythos.
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KARMA: The Dark World, set in a cyberpunk hellscape with psychological horror overtones.
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VILE: Exhumed, a previously banned first-person nightmare now released for free.
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Spirit Catcher 93’, a retro-futuristic throwback with liminal vibes and VHS-style aesthetics.
A few of these lean toward the abstract — KARMA, for instance, is less about survival and more about slow-burn existential horror. You’re not just trying to live — you’re trying to figure out what kind of monster you’ve already become.
Quick table of upcoming horror game releases that matter:
| Title | Platform | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| KARMA: The Dark World | Xbox Series | Sept 10, 2025 |
| Dying Light: The Beast | PC, PS5, Xbox | Oct 2025 |
| Turbo Kid | Nintendo Switch | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Spirit Catcher 93’ | PC | Late 2025 (TBA) |
Turbo Kid, a bloody BMX brawler based on the 2015 cult film, also just hit the Nintendo Switch. It’s part platformer, part gorefest, all chaos.
Horror Isn’t Getting Softer. It’s Getting Weirder — and That’s Good News
You’d think, maybe, after a decade of elevated horror and metaphor-laced trauma flicks, the genre would cool off a bit. Get a little more polite.
Nope. It’s getting gnarlier.
Zach Cregger’s new movie Weapons just premiered and people are calling it “a dementedly funny crowd-pleaser for sickos.” That’s a compliment. The reviews are in and apparently, it’s gross in all the right places.
Over in the niche corners of horror lit, Hot Croc Summer — an editorial round-up of crocsploitation novels (yes, that’s a thing) — is gaining weird momentum. And there’s a rewatch campaign underway for The Hills Have Eyes Part II, which turns 40 this year. Not because it’s a good movie, but because… well, horror people are like that.
One last thing? Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, Troma’s other forgotten superhero, is somehow getting a reappraisal in the horror blog scene.
