Boo Bros VA- The Weekly Fright : 5/4/2026
Sorry for missing last week, crazy week at work! But, we are back to….
Your weekly rundown of horror, paranormal, and the unexplained!
Movies & Streaming
The Evil Dead: Burn trailer dropped, and it’s already lighting up horror circles with its brutal, grime-soaked visuals and a return to unapologetic splatter horror. Early reactions praise it as closer in tone to Evil Dead (2013) than the more comedic entries [ihorror.com]
The Evil Dead universe is officially expanding again, with confirmation that a Mummy-centered spinoff film is now in development—an unexpected but bold genre crossover that suggests Raimi’s horror playground is far from done growing [ihorror.com]
Don Mancini confirmed Chucky is heading back to theaters, marking the killer doll’s first proper theatrical return in over twenty years. Mancini promises the scariest iteration yet, clearly aiming to recapture the franchise’s darker origins [ihorror.com]
Industry fallout from CinemaCon 2026 continues, with multiple studios signaling a renewed push for mid-budget theatrical horror, rather than relegating genre films solely to streaming platforms [ihorror.com]
Horror Gaming
Bloody Disgusting Games confirmed Phasmophobia is receiving a major player character update on May 5, introducing enhanced animations, models, and immersion improvements aimed at modernizing the core experience without losing its tension [bloody-dis...usting.com]
Team Junkfish officially announced Wilderdark, a stealth horror title blending infected dinosaurs with oppressive survival mechanics—early reactions are already comparing it to Dino Crisis through a Lovecraftian lens [relyonhorror.com]
Remedy shared new details on Control: Resonant this week, including New Game Plus design philosophy that focuses on psychological escalation rather than simple enemy scaling [relyonhorror.com]
Shoutout to Control, its made by the Studio who made the Alan Wake games, and if you havent played them, theyre absolutely amazing. Cant recommend those games enough if you like the small town / horror vibe. Real black coffee at a local diner looking into strange happenings vibe.
Fans of extreme horror got good news as Dark fantasy boomer shooter Gravelord locked in a May 21 full launch, promising relentless combat and grotesque enemy design [bloody-dis...usting.com]
Books & Podcasts
This Is Horror’s weekly roundup (ending May 1) highlighted several major releases, including Dance of Necromance: Poetry Book of the Dead by Sumiko Saulson—an Afrosurrealist exploration of death, memory, and ritual now available from Mocha Memoirs Press [thisishorror.co.uk]
Ito Romo’s debut vampire novel Filth Eaters began making waves, described as a centuries-spanning reinvention of vampire mythology rooted in Aztec lore and historical horror [thisishorror.co.uk]
On the podcast side, The Magnus Archives continues its strong momentum, with new episodes of The Magnus Protocol dropping in the past week and reaffirming its position as one of the most influential modern horror audio dramas [goodpods.com]
Real‑World Paranormal & Unexplained
Newsweek reported a resurgence of Bigfoot sightings, with multiple reports clustered closely in time, renewing debates over pattern phenomena versus viral influence [newsweek.com]
Ongoing viral footage of unexplained activity—including CCTV videos of objects moving without visible cause—continued circulating widely on social media and paranormal news outlets this week [newsweek.com]
In the Mid‑Atlantic region, Virginia-based paranormal groups are reporting increased public interest heading into late spring, traditionally one of the busiest seasons for investigations and historical hauntings [odughosthunters.com]
UFO and UAP discussions also spiked again, fueled by renewed political commentary and public speculation over potential federal disclosures later in 2026 [paranormal...spatch.com]
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