The “Screenlife” movie has become a bona fide subgenre here in the horror world, with films including Searching, Missing, and Unfriended paving the way for other movies that uniquely play out their stories entirely on computer screens. Timur Bekmambetov is the producer of all of the above, and he’s launched a new initiative to foster new talents in the screenlife space.

Deadline reports this week that Bekmambetov has created the Black List-style “Screenlifer” platform, which will “identify, support, and promote screenlife content from emerging filmmakers, and give it exposure to both audiences and industry professionals.”

“Projects that meet the platform’s standards will receive a Black List-style mark of distinction, signifying their alumni status, which Bekmambetov believes will enhance their industry credibility,” Deadline adds. “The best concepts will be published on the project’s website.”

One of the first projects that’s been given the Screenlife seal of approval is a film titled Howdy, Neighbor!, and you can check out a first look image from the upcoming movie above.

Deadline details the Allisyn Snyder-directed project, “the film stars Matthew Scott Montgomery alongside Debby Ryan (Jessie, The Resort), as former child star and currently struggling actor Benjamin. As he is preparing for the relaunch of the TV show that once made him famous, a mysterious new neighbor Chase (Grant Jordan) moves in across the hall.”

Learn more about the Screenlifer platform over on Deadline now.

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The next Creepypasta tale to make the leap to the screen is The Third Parent, with Deadline reporting today that Crispin Glover will be starring alongside Rob Lowe in the film.

Crispin Glover (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Willard, Smiley Face Killers) will play villain Tommy Taffy, with Roselyn Sanchez also on board to star in The Third Parent.

Bleecker Street has acquired North American distribution rights, with a nationwide theatrical release planned. Bleecker Street’s Andrew Karpen and Kent Sanderson said in a joint statement, “Crispin Glover’s Tommy Taffy will be the next great horror villain.” “We believe this will be a singular and terrifying theatrical experience,” the statement continues.

The Third Parent takes place amidst a Fourth of July celebration when a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges, disguising himself as a human to infiltrate a suburban neighborhood and impose authoritarian rule over an unsuspecting family.

The original Creepypasta is the work of writer Elias Witherow. Originating on Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit, Witherow’s The Third Parent saga now spans several short stories and a novel.

David Michaels (Surveillance) will be writing and directing The Third Parent.

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Only the faithful will be rewarded when Frogman Returns.

Watch the ribbiting teaser for the found footage cryptid horror sequel below, along with a poster illustrated by Easton Hawk.

Astute horror fans will recognize the clip as a send-up to the Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III teaser, itself a play on the legend of King Arthur.

Rotten Press is set to enter production on the sequel in May.

There’s unfinished business in Loveland. Dallas, Amy, and Frogman are back to settle the score.

Anthony Cousins is returning to the director’s chair from a script he penned with his Frogman co-writer John Karsko.

Nathan Tymoshuk and Chelsey Grant are expected to reprise their roles as Dallas and Amy, respectively.

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Cannibal Comedian‘s jokes kill… literally.

Ahead of the film’s premiere tomorrow on SCREAMBOX, satisfy your cannibalistic urges with an exclusive clip below that causes a splitting headache.

By day, Charlie serves killer meatball subs made from unsuspecting travelers. By night, he turns his victims into dark comedy bits at the local club. But when the owner tries to steal the twisted schtick, he becomes Charlie’s next bloody punchline.

Blending gut-busting laughs with gory kills, the horror-comedy is written and directed by Sean Haitz (Big Top Evil).

Aaron Prager, Austin Judd, Robert Dunne, David Vega, and Mis Sadistic star with appearances by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre icons Edwin Neal and Allen Danziger.

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The very concept of aliens plays on our collective fear of the unknown; there’s no telling what horrors await in the cosmos. While there are plenty of horror movies that explore that horror by sending humans into space, alien invasion horror movies induce paranoia, tension, and fear by bringing extraterrestrials earthbound to invade in various unsettling ways.

It’s home invasion horror on a massive scale, with humanity often facing apocalyptic doom against the threat of intelligent life from beyond our galaxy.

This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to alien invasion horror movies that unsettle for the eerie, inhuman invaders and their even creepier means of assimilation.

As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers – Hoopy, Kanopy, MGM+

This update of the 1956 sci-fi film Invasion of the Body Snatchers is regarded as one of the best remakes, for good reason. Strange pods land on Earth, grow, and invade San Francisco. They take over humans while they’re asleep, creating emotionless duplicates to take over the world. It’s a story that should feel quite familiar at this point, considering it’s been remade so many times, but it’s hard to shake the imagery from this version. The cast is stacked here, too: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, Leonard Nimoy, and Jeff Goldblum star.

No One Will Save You – Hulu

A young woman’s social alienation becomes physical when her home is invaded by extraterrestrials in Brian Duffield’s No One Will Save You. It follows Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman living alone, ostracized from her community after a fateful and tragic incident. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up—until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders. It’s a frenetic, impressively crafted sci-fi action thriller that’ll leave you on edge and breathless, so much so that you’ll hardly notice the lack of dialogue.

The Puppet Masters – Hoopla

This adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s 1951 novel shares a very similar premise to the more well known Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in which extraterrestrial beings crash land and rapidly take control of the human populace, rendering them emotionless puppets. After the CIA agents sent to investigate go missing, agency leader Andrew Nivens (Donald Sutherland) leads a team of top-level government agents to the crash site to stop the escalating crisis before it’s too late. Action and paranoia ensue. The film also boasts an impressive cast that also includes Keith David, Will Patton, Yaphet Kotto, Julie Warner, and more. The Puppet Masters has a more optimistic outlook than Body Snatchers; just don’t expect a faithful novel adaptation.

Save the Green Planet! – Kanopy

This twisty genre bender builds paranoia through ambiguity: is there an impending alien invasion, or is it all in the mind of an unreliable narrator? Byeong-gu believes Earth is on the verge of an alien takeover and that he’s the only one who can save it. With his loyal girlfriend’s help, he kidnaps and brutally tortures corporate execs and politicians he believes to be aliens in disguise. A complete genre hybrid, toggling between sci-fi, comedy, and horror with paranoia and extreme violence, Save the Green Planet has many shocking moments and unexpected twists. Now is a great time to watch, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ remake, Bugonia, releasing this November.

Significant Other – Paramount+

An alien invasion movie on an intimate scale. Ruth (Maika Monroe) and Harry (Jake Lacy) set out for a remote backpacking trip in the Pacific Northwest woods, unaware that something has fallen from the sky nearby. Naturally, things get strange fast, leaving the young couple questioning not just their love for each other but their very identities. Significant Other is written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, the duo behind the under-seen 2019 gem Villains, a signal to expect some major narrative turns here. Monroe and Lacy make for compelling leads as they navigate their characters’ relationship amidst paranormal happenings, though the wild tonal shifts can be divisive.

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