10 Upcoming Horror Movie Rumours You Need To Know

Rumors running around the world of dark cinema.

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With the recent revitalization of horror in mainstream media, plus its long-standing ability to attract dedicated fanbases, there are a lot of horror films in the works slated for a release across 2021 and beyond.

However, with recent pandemic struggles and the strange place the film industry is in - with franchises planned out years in advance, the saturation of the market via streaming services, major controversies surrounding A-list actors/filmmakers and so on - a lot of things have changed about how an audience learns about upcoming movies.

The excitement we allow ourselves to feel now comes alongside potential cancellations, delays, tensions, controversies and more - all of which are rife in the world of cinema. Thus, it’s good to stay on top of confirmations and rumors when it comes to the horror scene so you can prepare yourself for anything that happens.

Scouring the horror zeitgeist, lets look at various rumors and confirmations about upcoming releases. Whilst you should definitely take this information with a grain of salt as anything could change at any time, its good to spread some hype and excitement for these upcoming flicks in our favorite genre.

10. Ari Aster's Four Hour Nightmare Comedy

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After the major success of Midsommer in 2019, Ari Aster has become the new face of horror. His fans eagerly await his next project that will once again redefine what the genre is capable of. However, Aster’s response to a new project was very polarizing with many unsure over whether he is telling the truth, or just trolling his audience.

Aster has revealed many times during interviews post-release of Midsommar that after making two very serious horror films, he’s going to be taking a crack at a horror-comedy, and it’s going to be four hours long.

Whilst Aster’s last movies are quite lengthy in their own right, with Midsommar clocking in at two hours forty minutes, four hours seems far too long for a horror-comedy. Many fans are vocally skeptical because, although there have been quite a few hits in the genre, Aster has no experience in making a comedy feature.

Regardless of the length and the fact that Aster has never made a comedy before, there are still people who believe that he’ll be able to pull it off where others have failed. Some other people, however, say that Aster’s just trolling and intends to subvert our expectations.

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