February 2025

This 2016 Romantic Fantasy Flop Is Netflix’s Latest Obsession

You just never know what’s going to make it onto Netflix’s top charts. This week’s example? A 2016 teen romance fantasy that flopped hard in theaters.

Friday, February 14 – These 8 New Horror Movies Released This Week

It’s Valentine’s Day, and this week brought plenty of new horror movies for you to cuddle up on the couch with. In addition to Terrifier 3 slashing its way into streaming, Scott Derrickson’s latest horror movie is now available at home, and that’s just the beginning of the lineup.

Here’s all the new horror that released February 10 – February 14, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.


What if the horror movie’s audience served as the monster menacing its characters in real-time? The fourth wall won’t protect you from Delicate Arch, now streaming on SCREAMBOX.

Director Matthew Warren shatters reality with his feature debut in which four college kids with fracturing relationships take a camping trip in order to escape an ecological disaster.

Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems and soon realize they’re being watched.

William LeonKelley Mack (“The Walking Dead”), Kevin Bohleber (V/H/S/Beyond), and Rene Leech star.

Filmed on location in Salt Lake City and Moab, Utah, the SCREAMBOX Exclusive film leveraged the natural beauty of Arches National Park to contrast with the untold horrors that await.


The latest film from Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label DREAD is A Knight’s War, a medieval horror movie that was released onto VOD outlets at home this past Tuesday.

A fearless knight braves a deadly realm to save the Chosen One’s soul. Facing witches, demons, and brutal foes, he discovers her return could ignite chaos and doom humanity.

A Knight’s War is written and directed by Matthew Ninaber (Death Valley, Transference, Extraction Day). Jeremy Ninaber (Transference, Best Friend from Heaven, Forest Fairies), Matthew Ninaber, and Kristen Kaster (Death Valley, If I Should Die) lead the cast.

Of particular note, Matthew Ninaber played the title character in Psycho Goreman!

A Knight’s War is a testament to what can be achieved with passion, creativity, and an incredible team. This film holds a special place in my heart because of the sheer determination and effort that went into every aspect of its creation,” says director Matt Ninaber. “The grit and love that went into this film are undeniable when you see it on screen.”


Netflix returns to the universe of “The Witcher” with the brand new animated movie The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, wherein humans, monsters and merpeople collide.

The dark animated fantasy is now streaming.

“Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on friends — old and new — to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into all-out war.”

Sirens of the Deep takes place between episodes 5 and 6 of “The Witcher” Season 1.

Doug Cockle will be voicing Geralt in the movie. The spinoff film is directed by Kang Hei Chul and written by the series’ writers Mike Ostrowski and Rae Benjamin.

“The Witcher” series stars Anya Chalotra and Joey Batey will also reprise their roles as Yennefer of Vengerberg and Jaskier for the new Netflix animated movie.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep comes from South Korean animation studio Studio MIR, who was also behind Netflix’s The Legend of Korra and Voltron: Legendary Defender.


Schitt’s Creek” actress Emily Hampshire shows that a mother’s love never dies in the indie horror film Mom, now available on VOD outlets from Uncork’d Entertainment.

The postpartum horror tale follows a struggling mother who’s abandoned by her family after a horrific incident. As she falls further into isolation, she begins to be haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to make her relive her darkest moments.

Adam O’Brien delves into the darker side of motherhood for his feature directorial debut, written by Philip Kalin-Hajdu (Game of Death).

François Arnaud (“Midnight, Texas”), Christian Convery (Cocaine Bear), Erika RosenbaumMariah Inger (“Transplant”), Tristan D. Lalla (“Ghosts”), and Cat Lemieux round out the cast.


One of last year’s hottest horror movies, Damien Leone’s record-breaking unrated slasher sequel Terrifier 3 is now streaming exclusively on SCREAMBOX!

SCREAMBOX is also now streaming a 10-minute first look at ART ATTACK! The Dissection of Terrifier 3 – a new behind-the-scenes documentary feature offering fans an insider’s look into the making of Terrifier 3, which will debut in full on SCREAMBOX on March 14.

Best of all? For a limited time you can get yourself a SCREAMBOX subscription for just $2.99/month for the first three months, so you can watch all of the above for just $2.99 now!

In Terrifier 3, “After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives…

“As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they’re safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.”

Produced by Phil Falcone and written and directed by Damien Leone, Terrifier 3 stars David Howard Thornton, Lauren Lavera, Elliott Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Antonella Rose, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson, Alexa Blair, Mason Mecartea, Krsy Fox, Clint Howard, Jon Abrahams with Chris Jericho, Daniel Roebuck, and Jason Patric.


Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy play elite snipers who fall in love during a top-secret mission in Scott Derrickson’s The Gorge, which debuted only on Apple TV+ today.

In The Gorge, “Two highly-trained operatives (Teller and Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy.

“When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.”

Sigourney Weaver also stars in Scott Derrickson’s (Sinister, The Black Phone) latest.

Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War) wrote the script.


A woman ghosted by her charming dating app suitor refuses to let go of their relationship in director Elric Kane’s The Dead Thing, which debuted exclusively on Shudder today.

Blu Hunt (The New Mutants) and Ben Smith-Petersen (Mad Max: Fury Road) star with John Karna (“Scream”), Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and Brennan Mejia (“Power Rangers Dino Charge”).

The indie film marks the solo feature directorial debut of Elric Kane, co-host of Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark podcast, who wrote the script with Webb Wilcoxen.

In the movie, “Alex is trapped in a downward spiral of shallow hookups and tepid connections, but she is caught off guard when her dating app swipes lead her into the arms of a mysterious, charming young man Kyle. Despite their passionate night, when the sun rises, the mystery man is nowhere to be found.

“Alex then sets out to find the one person who made her feel alive. Through her investigation, she reconnects with Kyle, but also digs up a ghastly supernatural secret. The pair quickly descend into a whirlwind of obsession, dependence, lust, and infatuation that has grave consequences. ”


The latest release from Gravitas Ventures, director Matt McClung’s supernatural horror movie Inhabitants is the final new horror movie unleashed onto VOD outlets today.

In Inhabitants, “A young woman moves in with her lapsed Catholic boyfriend, only to discover that they’re being haunted by the vengeful ghost of his childhood youth minister.”

Anna Jacoby-Heron, Josh Andrés Rivera, Ana Auther, and Kevin Nealon star.

Matt McClung wrote the script and also directed Inhabitants.

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Lifetime’s ‘Trapped in the Spotlight’ Finds Music in Sisterhood [Review]

Trapped in the Spotlight, the new Lifetime film about the tumultuous relationship of fictitious R&B singing duo Luscious, begins with a break-up.

On the cusp of releasing of their new album ‘Phoenix’, Lupita (Melyssa Ford) – the older, more seasoned performer – asks her boyfriend Marcel (Romaine Waite) to leak a story that Luscious is parting ways. This comes after Lupita sees younger member Neveah (Monique Coleman, who also executive produces) drinking to excess and making out with their manager Lenny (Glen Michael Grant) right before they take the stage.

With this slight bit of context, Lupita pulls the plug on not just the event, but the whole act. Just like that, Luscious is over.

The action picks up 15 years later: Lupita has retired from singing and has started a family with Marcel that includes pre-teen daughter Simone (Eden Cupid). Neveah, meanwhile, is still struggling to relaunch her music career, which means taking auditioning with up and coming producers like Quentin (Scott Cavalheiro), who dismisses her as a has-been the moment she walks in the door.

After Quentin and Neveah’s angry clash goes viral on social media, she’s called back in for a late-night meeting. Before Neveah can even react, however, she’s drugged by an unknown assailant and, less than ten minutes into Trapped in the Spotlight, she wakes up in a glass cage, shackled and imprisoned with Lupita.

Writers Derick Ackerley, Jag Gill and Alberto Halfeld waste no time establishing the conflicts in the film before circling back to flesh out the characters. This new environment, which looks like it was designed by YOU’s Joe Goldberg, is actually a recording studio and it’s here that the majority of the film takes place.

In short order, it’s revealed that the two women have been abducted by Lenny’s adult son Izaak (Emmanuel Kabongo), a passionate fan of Luscious who pledges to keep them locked up until they write and record the three missing tracks from ‘Phoenix’ in time for its fifteenth anniversary in a few days’ time.

The remainder of the film follows the two women hashing out their complicated past, working on the new tracks, and plotting their escape. Izaak uses a variety of physically and emotionally abusive tools to motivate them, including shock collars around their necks and threatening to hurt Lupita’s family, as well as positive reinforcement in the form of exuberant fan reactions on YouTube where he uploads the new material.

Considering the lengthy periods in between violent set-pieces, Trapped in the Spotlight could be stilted and boring, but Coleman and Ford’s chemistry is the film’s main selling point. Lupita and Neveah’s have very different personalities: the former has a weary motherly vibe compared to the latter’s more volatile, emotionally fragile nature.

The film gets a lot of mileage exploring what went unsaid and their respective motivations at the time of the break-up, which is surprisingly emotional and often extremely compelling to watch. In this capacity, the sisterhood is the backbone of the narrative and the two actresses sell these moments just as well as the film’s more conventional thriller aspects.

This comes into play when Lupita’s family make note of her absence. This brings Marcel and Lenny into the physical mix, as well as Simone and babysitter Roxanne (Sammy Jo Higgins), who are tasked with deciphering the clues that Lupita and Neveah have embedded in the new songs that reveal their location.

For the most part, though, the action often centers around the film’s male characters, including an early intervention by Marcel and Lenny. The former is well-meaning, but bland while the latter is an ogre, which means their rescue efforts are far less interesting than what the women are doing. The scenes in which Lenny and Marcel try to mount a rescue ultimately don’t carry a great deal of tension, because a) it’s early in the film and b) the women are clearly the heroes of the text, which means the responsibility for escaping will naturally fall to them.

The other factor in this equation is the film’s antagonist, Izaak. Alas Kabongo isn’t always believable as a threat. This is, in part, because the character is often beaten up or thwarted by the women, but also because of his tortured backstory, which presents Izaak in a sympathetic light that often contrasts his more violent moments.

Ackerley, Gill and Halfeld are caught between presenting Izaak as both a victim and a villain, which in theory should make him more complicated. Because Trapped in the Spotlight is less interested in him than Lupita and Neveah, however, the result is an uneven character whose role in the film is a bit murky.

Kabongo is better suited to the scenes when Izaak is trying to seduce Neveah to go along with his plan (after all her career stands to profit from the renewed interest in Luscious, even if she adamantly resents being associated with Lupita after being abandoned by her).

Thankfully the human drama within the glass cage is still plenty entertaining. Director Nicole G. Leir and editor Angelina Falco keep the film visually engaging, so even during the long stretches when the women are composing and singing, there are plenty of music video-esque sequences and montages to keep the film’s energy up.

It doesn’t hurt that the original songs – “One Life”, “Phoenix”, and “Angel Shot” – are believably catchy and well-produced (think early Destiny’s Child). It should be noted that the actresses are not singing (vocals are performed by Kibra Tesfaye and Vaness Alegacy) which means Coleman and Ford are lip-synching and not always believably. Still, both of them sell the musical sequences with their enthusiasm.

Overall, Trapped in the Spotlight is worth a watch. The thriller aspects are slight compared to some other Lifetime films, but that’s arguably to the film’s benefit because the narrative is fully invested in the human drama.

Trapped in the Spotlight is at its best when it is exploring Lupita and Neveah’s complicated relationship; the imprisonment, murder and mayhem is there to compliment and reinforce what’s important in the film. And that’s sisterhood forever.

3.5 out of 5

Trapped in the Spotlight airs Saturday, February 15 on Lifetime.

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Captain America: Brave New World Leaves One Massive Question Unanswered

Harrison Ford as Thaddeus Ross is a game changer for Marvel’s newest movie, but the end of Captain America: Brave New World left us with a burning question.

Thai Horror Movie ‘Death Dial’ Tells a Bloody Tale of Supernatural Vengeance

It all begins with a scam phone call in upcoming Thai horror movie Death Dial, with Deadline reporting that Night Edge Pictures is bringing the project to the European Film Market.

Sanya Kunakorn (How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies) and Penpak Sirikul (Home for Rent) will star in Death Dial, and you can check out a first look image above.

Deadline details, “Inspired by true stories of devious call center gangs mercilessly victimizing people all over the region, Death Dial tells the story of Chaba (played by Sirikul), an elderly woman with a gift of mediumship as she avenges her brother and niece’s get after being victimized by a call center gang.

“A simple scam phone call turns into a bloody supernatural vengeance story as she tracks down the ring that runs the scam ring in the city.”

Napas Taleangcapun is on board to direct Death Dial, expected to arrive sometime in 2026.

Hans Audric Estialbo, CEO of Night Edge Pictures, previews, “Death Dial is both a powerhouse of a horror film and will echo a relatable storyline across the globe as it’s an ongoing crisis that everybody faces, especially in Asia. Chaba is a character everybody will root for.”

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Sam Raimi’s Horror Return ‘Send Help’ Arrives in Theaters January 2026

Director Sam Raimi heads back into the horror genre with his next movie Send Help, and we’ve learned today that 20th Century Studios is bringing the film to theaters in 2026.

Send Help is scheduled for theatrical release on January 30, 2026.

Rachel McAdams (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) will star alongside Dylan O’Brien (Love and Monsters), with Dennis Haysbert and Chris Pang also confirmed.

Deadline details the upcoming 20th Century Studios project, “The film is a survival horror thriller about two colleagues (O’Brien and McAdams) who become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.”

Damian Shannon & Mark Swift (Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th 2009) wrote the screenplay. Raimi will produce alongside Zainab Azizi under Raimi Productions.

Sam Raimi most recently directed Marvel’s horror-heavy sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but he hasn’t directed a full-on horror movie of his own since Drag Me to Hell. That film was also a return to horror for Raimi back in 2009, and it similarly came in the wake of Raimi putting his own stamp on superhero cinema with his three Spider-Man movies.

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Set Photos Reveal Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man in ‘Masters of the Universe’ Film

The first images of Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, along with the Power Sword, from Masters of the Universe have appeared online, courtesy of Deuxmoi.

Production on the live-action film is currently underway in London for a June 5, 2026 release via Amazon MGM Studios.

Galitzine stars with Camila Mendes as Teela, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Idris Elba as Duncan/Man-at-Arms, Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Malcom/Fisto, Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, James Purefoy as King Randor, and Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena.

Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is directing from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman), reworked from earlier drafts by David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Aaron & Adam Nee (The Lost City).

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the movie is expected to follow a young man who discovers his secret legacy as the prince of an alien planet. He must recover a magic sword and return home to protect his kingdom.

Mattel launched Masters of the Universe with a toy line in 1982 followed by the “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” cartoon from 1983-1985. The franchise now spans multiple animated series, toy lines, comics, video games, and books, along with a 1987 live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren (pictured above).

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The Biggest Captain America: Brave New World Cameo Raises All Kinds Of Questions

A cameo in Captain America: Brave New World has us asking all sorts of questions about an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

Captain America: Brave New World Post-Credits Scene Explained

Another entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe means another post-credits scene to dissect. Here’s what Captain America: Brave New World sets up for the future.

Star Trek: What Does LCARS Stand For?

The LCARS computer graphical interface is one of the more noteworthy nerdy details in the sci-fi franchise. Here’s the meaning behind its acronym.