Jeff the Killer is officially headed toward the big screen, Parker Finn’s Possession remake has a theatrical release date, and The Influencer Project brings online obsession into found-footage horror. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Paramount sets Parker Finn’s Possession for June 11, 2027, starring Margaret Qualley, Callum Turner, Paul Dano, Madeline Brewer and Nicholas Alexander Chavez. • The Influencer Project stars Chiara King in a found-footage nightmare about online fame, stalking and surveillance, produced by The Blair Witch Project creators Eduardo Sánchez and Gregg Hale. • TikTok filmmaker Savanah Moss and Tongal begin developing Jeff the Killer into a feature film, bringing one of creepypasta’s most recognizable characters to theaters. We’re also excited to have Bloodstream as a streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut. Check out their current horror releases, see what’s coming next, and watch for more from HMUNCUT on Bloodstream. Programming note: The Final Cut will take a Labor Day break beginning Friday, September 4. We’ll also be off Labor Day Monday and the full week of September 7–11 before returning the following week. Subscribe for The Final Cut every weekday. Read more at HMUNCUT.com and send horror news tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #JeffTheKiller #Possession #HorrorNews #HMUNCUT

Halloween Horror Nights just added one of horror’s biggest breakout characters. Today on The Final Cut – Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Obsession’s Nikki joins Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood. • Apple orders Ascension, a new psychological horror series from Alfonso Cuarón starring Caitríona Balfe. • Universal Studios Hollywood reveals its complete 2026 Halloween Horror Nights lineup. 🎬 Also… We’re excited to officially welcome Bloodstream as the newest streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut. Be sure to check out Bloodstream for current horror releases, upcoming premieres, and more HMUNCUT content coming soon. 📅 Programming Note: We’ll be taking a short Labor Day break beginning the Friday before Labor Day through the following week. We’ll remind everyone as we get closer. Subscribe for new episodes every weekday. Visit HMUNCUT.com for horror news, reviews, interviews, and festival coverage. #TheFinalCut #HMUNCUT #HalloweenHorrorNights #Obsession #Bloodstream #HorrorNews

The Crawl sequel is officially moving forward with Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd starring, Alexandre Aja returning to direct, and the alligator action moving from Florida to New York City. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Paramount sets Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd to lead the next Crawl, where a hurricane unleashes alligators into New York’s streets and sewers. • Lee Cronin responds to the UK advertising ban involving The Mummy with one perfectly dark joke. • Lionsgate takes another shot at reviving Leprechaun, with horror veterans Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan writing the new film. Do you want the next Leprechaun to play it scary or completely embrace the franchise’s horror-comedy insanity? Subscribe for new episodes of The Final Cut every weekday. Visit HMUNCUT.com for horror news, reviews, interviews and festival coverage. Send breaking horror news and story tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #Crawl2 #Leprechaun #HorrorNews #HMUNCUT

Eli Roth has admitted that generative AI was used in Ice Cream Man after initially describing the film’s animated sequences as traditionally created. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Eli Roth corrects the record about generative AI being used in a small portion of Ice Cream Man. • Advertising for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is ruled unsuitable for outdoor display in the United Kingdom after complaints that its poster resembled a deceased child. • Saban Films acquires North American rights to The Caged, a British haunted-house movie involving a cottage built over a medieval prison for people accused of witchcraft. Was the use of AI the real problem, or was it Roth’s original explanation? Subscribe for new episodes of The Final Cut every weekday. Visit HMUNCUT.com for horror news, reviews, interviews and festival coverage. Send breaking horror news and story tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #EliRoth #IceCreamMan #TheMummy #HorrorNews

TIFF has officially unveiled its 2026 Midnight Madness lineup, including 10 late-night screenings, six world premieres, a special presentation of Na Hong-jin’s Hope, and the return of Curry Barker’s breakout hit Obsession. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • TIFF reveals its complete Midnight Madness 2026 program. • Apple TV brings the final three episodes of breakout horror-comedy Widow’s Bay to select AMC Theatres for a free one-night fan event. • John David Washington signs on to star in Mime, a mysterious supernatural horror thriller from Nanny director Nikyatu Jusu, with The Black Phone filmmaker Scott Derrickson producing. Which TIFF Midnight Madness movie is already on your watchlist? Subscribe for The Final Cut every weekday. Visit HMUNCUT.com for horror news, reviews, interviews and festival coverage. Send breaking horror news and story tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #TIFF2026 #MidnightMadness #HorrorNews #HMUNCUT ⸻

Jessica Rothe heads into the Amazon in Beware Boiúna, Shudder serves up a bloody new sports horror movie, and The Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals his final film. Today’s stories: • Jessica Rothe stars in Beware Boiúna, inspired by Brazilian folklore. • Shudder acquires Bloody Tennis, blending elite sports with psychological terror, body horror and blood-sucking leeches. • Tom Six announces The End of Tom Six, his final project, filmed during his battle with multiple sclerosis. Watch The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror every weekday for the latest horror news, trailers, casting, streaming and festival updates. Visit HMUNCUT.com for even more horror coverage. Follow @HMUNCUT and send us your horror tips and breaking news. #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #JessicaRothe #Shudder #TomSix

Kumail Nanjiani is directing and starring in Howl, a new horror comedy about a troubled actor who announces that he will transform into a werewolf during a live television appearance. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Kumail Nanjiani makes his feature directing debut with Howl for Orion Pictures. • The restored 1982 German cult horror film Der Fan receives its first-ever U.S. theatrical release. • V/H/S/Mixtape combines found-footage horror and music with segments from RZA, Flying Lotus, Ernest Dickerson, David Moreau and Renee Zhan. The new anthology also features GWAR, Ghost frontman Tobias Forge and original puppets created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Which project has your attention? Subscribe for new episodes of The Final Cut every weekday. Read the latest horror news, reviews, interviews and festival coverage at HMUNCUT.com. Send breaking horror news and story tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #VHSMixtape #KumailNanjiani #Howl #HorrorNews

Welcome to August and a new week of The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror. Today’s episode covers three very different upcoming horror projects: • The Day of the Cicadas, a locally produced Flint creature feature about a father and daughter facing mutated, flesh-eating insects. • Stephen King’s Desperation, which is being adapted for Searchlight by Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, with Sam Raimi producing. • She Saw Us, a British supernatural horror film about documentary filmmakers who discover a cursed two-headed doll and awaken a vengeful witch. Which project has your attention? Subscribe for new episodes of The Final Cut every weekday. Read more horror news, reviews, interviews and festival coverage at HMUNCUT.com. Send breaking horror news and story tips to @HMUNCUT. #TheFinalCut #StephenKing #Desperation #HorrorNews #HMUNCUT