Ethan Hawke and Scott Derrickson are officially working on another horror project after Sinister, The Black Phone and Black Phone 2. Also on today’s The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Sony and Spyglass are developing a new reimagining of Pulse • Parker Finn is producing through Bad Feeling • Focus Features launches a major Oscar campaign for Obsession • Inde Navarrette will campaign for Best Actress • Curry Barker is being positioned for Best Director, Original Screenplay and Film Editing This is our final episode before the Labor Day break. The Final Cut will be off beginning Friday, September 4, through next week. While we’re away, follow @HMUNCUT for continued horror news, reviews and coverage. And check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and coming soon. #TheFinalCut #EthanHawke #ScottDerrickson #Obsession #Pulse #HorrorNews #IndeNavarrette #CurryBarker #HMUNCUT

One of 2026’s biggest horror success stories is now facing a legal fight behind the scenes. An executive producer on Obsession has sued Tea Shop Productions and producers James Harris and Mark Lane, alleging she was denied a promised share of the film’s profits. Also on today’s The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Josh Duhamel joins psychological horror Speak • Satan’s Slaves: Origin takes Joko Anwar’s franchise back to the 1500s • Today’s Take • Spotify Poll Check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and coming soon. Follow @HMUNCUT for horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. #TheFinalCut #Obsession #HorrorNews #SatanSlaves #JoshDuhamel #Speak #JokoAnwar #HMUNCUT

David F. Sandberg is returning to psychological horror with Mommy’s Home, a Lionsgate project about a 24-year-old woman who is unfrozen decades later — only to discover her son is now older than she is. Also on today’s The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror: • Isabelle Huppert stars as Elizabeth Báthory in The Blood Countess • Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence sets its October PVOD release • Today’s Take • Spotify Poll Check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and coming soon. Follow @HMUNCUT for horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #MommysHome #DavidFSandberg #TheBloodCountess #IsabelleHuppert #KillerTomatoes #HMUNCUT

How strong is your horror knowledge when the clues are real Jeopardy! questions? Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror, we’re putting horror fans to the test with actual Jeopardy! clues covering A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Blair Witch Project, Little Shop of Horrors and more. Plus: • Can scary movies actually help kids build resilience? • Australian supernatural horror Effigy wraps production and takes its haunting back to 1989 • Today’s Take • Spotify Poll This is also our final week before The Final Cut takes its Labor Day break beginning Friday, September 4. Check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and coming soon. Follow @HMUNCUT for daily horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #Jeopardy #HorrorMovies #Effigy #ScaryMovies #HMUNCUT

Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor makes his feature directorial debut with Tap Twice, a supernatural horror film about an isolated estate where the walls record everything — and something learns to speak using its victims’ voices. Plus, Obsession is taking Halloween Horror Nights even further as Nikki roams Universal Studios Hollywood and directly interacts with guests, while Tara Reid and Johnny Pemberton board the Southern Gothic horror film Scissor Mouth. On today’s Final Cut: • Andrew Bachelor directs and stars in Tap Twice • Obsession brings an interactive Nikki to Halloween Horror Nights • Tara Reid and Johnny Pemberton join Scissor Mouth • Today’s Take 🎙️ The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror Check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and coming soon. Follow @HMUNCUT for horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #TapTwice #KingBach #Obsession #HalloweenHorrorNights #ScissorMouth #HorrorMovies #HMUNCUT

The Donnie Darko universe is expanding. Richard Kelly has written The Philosophy of Time Travel, an approximately 800-page novel continuing the mythology 25 years after his cult classic — and it could be the beginning of a much larger sequel plan. Also on today’s The Final Cut: Your Daily Pulse in Horror: Richard Kelly reveals his plans for the future of Donnie Darko. Nataša Urban explores motherhood and psychological horror with Vagina Dentata. Sony lands Wolf’s Belly, John August’s twisted Little Red Riding Hood reimagining, with Alfonso Cuarón producing. 🎧 Streaming partner: Check out Bloodstream for horror available now and coming soon. 🩸 More horror news, reviews and coverage at Horror Movies Uncut. Question of the Day: Should Richard Kelly continue Donnie Darko, or should the original remain untouched? #DonnieDarko #HorrorNews #TheFinalCut #HorrorMovies #RichardKelly #VaginaDentata #WolfsBelly #AlfonsoCuaron #HMUNCUT

Blumhouse Atomic Monster is coming for another childhood tradition with Sleepover, a new horror film from Insidious: Out of the Further director Jacob Chase. Plus, Thai folklore horror Tame heads to the TIFF market, and The Exorcist, Beetlejuice and Wednesday are getting officially licensed Ouija boards. On today’s show: • Blumhouse sets Sleepover for October 8, 2027 • Thai folklore horror Tame heads to TIFF • The Exorcist gets an official Ouija board • Today’s Take 🎧 The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror Follow @HMUNCUT for daily horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. And check out Bloodstream, the streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror available now and more releases on the way. 📩 Got horror news we should cover? DM @HMUNCUT. Keep the lights on. Hashtags: #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #Blumhouse #Sleepover #Insidious #ThaiHorror #Tame #TheExorcist #Ouija #HorrorMovies #HMUNCUT

Caroline Kepnes, creator of the You novels, is stepping behind the camera for the psychological horror series The Attentionist. Plus, Tubi sets a September 25 release for the sorority slasher-comedy Buzzkill, starring Siena Agudong, Brec Bassinger and Aliyah’s Interlude, while Cole Sprouse heads into TIFF Midnight Madness with Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Vintage Violence. 🎬 On Today’s Final Cut: • Caroline Kepnes directs The Attentionist • Buzzkill brings a drunken twist to the final-girl formula • Cole Sprouse leads Vintage Violence • Today’s Take: Horror keeps finding new paths between creators, streaming and theatrical releases 🎧 The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror Follow @HMUNCUT for daily horror news, reviews, trailers and festival coverage. Check out Bloodstream, the official streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror streaming now and upcoming releases. 📩 Got breaking horror news? DM @HMUNCUT. Keep the lights on. #TheFinalCut #HorrorNews #YouNetflix #CarolineKepnes #TheAttentionist #Buzzkill #BrecBassinger #SienaAgudong #ColeSprouse #VintageViolence #TIFF #HorrorMovies #HMUNCUT

Aliens invade Earth — and humanity’s answer might be Satan. Today on The Final Cut — Your Daily Pulse in Horror, Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun sets his next horror film Vampir, the insane Haunting Skies heads toward the big screen, and Obsession breakout Inde Navarrette gets trapped hundreds of feet in the air in Invertigo. 🎬 TODAY: • Vampir — a contract killer hunts a mysterious pagan group in the next film from Exhuma director Jang Jae-hyun. • Haunting Skies — aliens conquer Earth, abduct a girl possessed by Satan, and the last surviving exorcist plans to turn Hell against the invaders. • Invertigo — Inde Navarrette leads a survival thriller about teenagers trapped hundreds of feet in the air on a roller coaster. Plus, check out Bloodstream, a streaming partner of Horror Movies Uncut and The Final Cut, for horror streaming now and coming soon. 📲 Follow @HMUNCUT for daily horror news, reviews and festival coverage. 📩 Got a horror news tip? DM @HMUNCUT. PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Final Cut begins our Labor Day break Friday, September 4. We’ll be off through the following week before the daily show returns. Keep the lights on. #HorrorNews #HauntingSkies #Vampir #Exhuma #Invertigo #IndeNavarrette #TheFinalCut #HMUNCUT