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Talk To Me — the 2022 Australian supernatural horror from directors Danny & Michael Philippou starring Sophie Wilde — is leaving Netflix on April 25; manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-… @netflix @A24 @themirrorfilm8 #ScreamWire #TalkToMe #A24 #horror #supernatural

ITN Distribution rolls new Night of the Living Dead remake into market with Vivica A. Fox attached — legacy IP remake aiming for genre buyers and international sales. @BDisgusting @MsVivicaFox @ITNFILMS #ScreamWire #NightOfTheLivingDead #zombie #horror bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3947200/…

Netflix acquired Jaume Collet-Serra’s WWII survival thriller Play Dead (starring Noah Jupe and Matthias Schweighöfer), produced by Ghost House… deadline.com/2026/04/play-d… @netflix @ghp_tweets @BoulderLight #ScreamWire #PlayDead #JaumeColletSerra #Netflix #horror

Tubi doubles down on Black-led serialized originals — Surviving Sasha moves from film sequel to series with Clifton Powell and Eva Marcille, a low-cost acquisition play for streaming ad revenue. @Tubi #ScreamWire #SurvivingSasha #Tubi #thriller #horror blexmedia.com/surviving-sash…

Searchlight’s Ready or Not 2 premiered at SXSW with directors Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin and Tyler Gillett and Samara Weaving returning as Grace; michigandaily.com/arts/film/sxsw… @sxsw @searchlightpics @SarahMGellar #ScreamWire #ReadyOrNot #horror #SearchlightPictures

Sony bets on director-driven IP conversion — Ben Leonberg attached to a Grady Hendrix adaptation, signaling studio faith in author-led horror franchises. @FANGORIA eyes merchandising potential here. #ScreamWire #GradyHendrix #SonyPictures #horror fangoria.com/ankle-snatcher…

A Tokyo court found Wataru Takeuchi guilty for running a spoiler site that reproduced extensive content from Godzilla Minus One and Overlord; theverge.com/entertainment/… @toho_movie @ParamountPics #ScreamWire #Godzilla #copyright #horror

Netflix and 21 Laps option Grady Hendrix’s The Blanks — another signal that streaming platforms are buying literary horror IPs to feed franchise and catalog strategies. @netflix #ScreamWire #TheBlanks #GradyHendrix #horror msn.com/en-us/movies/n…

Acquisition news: Neon has picked up U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg’s sci‑fi thriller Possessor… imdb.com/news/ni6283349… @NEONrated @bmcronenberg @possessormovie #ScreamWire #Possessor #BrandonCronenberg #sci-fi

Panic Fest premiere Obsession (dir. Curry Barker) is being hailed as a breakout theatrical-ready horror debut—mixing body horror and consent-driven themes—with a… thepitchkc.com/panic-fest-obs… @PanicFilmFest @NEONrated @UniversalPics #ScreamWire #Obsession #horror #PanicFest

Netflix seeds Stranger Things IP into animation — first six minutes from Tales from 85 is product-extension strategy to mine existing fans and monetize cross-format content. @netflix @BDisgusting #ScreamWire #StrangerThings #horror #animation bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3947294/str…

Netflix's live-action Gundam is now in production with an ensemble led by Sydney Sweeney, Jason Isaacs and Noah Centineo; walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-… @netflix @sydney_sweeney @legendarypics #ScreamWire #Gundam #sci-fi #Netflix

Damian McCarthy’s Hokum, starring Adam Scott and picked up by NEON for wide theatrical release… thepitchkc.com/panic-fest-hok… @PanicFilmFest @NEONrated @mradamscott #ScreamWire #Hokum #horror #NEON

Apple TV+ paces Silo’s long game — Season 3 drops July 3 (weekly windowing) and Season 4 already greenlit, signaling serialized retention strategy for high-end sci-fi subscribers. @DEADLINE @JHenwick #ScreamWire #Silo #AppleTVPlus #scifi deadline.com/2026/04/silo-s…

Canada’s production engine flexes — CMPA reports CAD 10.2B in 2024–25, reinforcing Canada as high-capacity jurisdiction for genre shoots and tax-incentive driven horror production. @cmpamentorship @horreurqc #ScreamWire #Canada #production #horror playbackonline.ca/2026/04/20/pro…

.Hulu taps Ryan Coogler for an X-Files reboot — Danielle Deadwyler attached; Proximity Media/Disney TV pipeline means built-in studio backing and franchise leverage. @hulu @Disney #ScreamWire #TheXFiles #horror #thriller #Hulu knoxvillewolf.com/2026/04/21/hul…

A24 bets big — Alex Garland’s Elden Ring eyed for IMAX on March 3, 2028; sources call it A24’s biggest-ever budget (well north of $100M) and an ensemble play for global box office. @A24 @bandainamcosea #ScreamWire #EldenRing #A24 #darkfantasy #horror kitguru.net/gaming/mustafa…

Indie relationship drama Circles—about a couple trapped in a cabin time loop that resets when they lie—has added Ed Helms, Pamela Adlon and Christine Ko; deadline.com/2026/04/ed-hel… @netflix @unitedtalent @sxsw #ScreamWire #horror #timeloop #Circles

Harold Perrineau (actor/EP) says From Season 4 opens with Boyd at an emotional breaking point and teases expanded mythology around the Man in Yellow… thewrap.com/creative-conte… @TheWrap @HaroldPerrineau @morehorror #ScreamWire #From #horror #HaroldPerrineau

Panic Fest’s virtual edition featured monster and folk‑horror entries — Creature of the Pines (a faux‑doc/found footage cryptid feature from Chris Ruppert & Tyler Transue) and… horrorfuel.com/2026/04/20/spo… @PanicFilmFest #ScreamWire #PanicFest #cryptozoology #folk-horror #horror