Body horror
Subgenre of horror fiction
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| April 30 2025 | Theatrical release of the film in France by Pyramide Distribution. |
| April 25 2025 | The film will expand to nationwide release in the United States. |
| April 18 2025 | The film will open in New York and Los Angeles theaters. |
| 2025 | Janki Bodiwala won Best Supporting Actress at the 25th IIFA Awards |
| 2025 | Jyothika nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Popular Choice at the Showsha Reel Awards 2025 |
| March 31 2025 | Released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom. |
| March 2025 | Kodansha USA announces a new black-and-white paperback edition of Parasyte for Q4, featuring updated translation and design. |
| 2025 | Demi Moore receives nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Substance. |
| 2025 | Nominated for Best Game Writing at Nebula Awards (pending outcome) |
| 2025 | Shaitaan was nominated for Best Film at the 25th IIFA Awards |
| January 21 2025 | Home media release of The Substance on 4K, DVD, and Blu-ray in the United States. |
| January 17 2025 | The film returned to theaters in the United States as part of its awards season campaign. |
| 2024 |
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Release of 'Still Wakes the Deep', a narrative psychological horror game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode.
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| 2024 | The film was selected for TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024, recognizing it as one of the top Canadian films of the year. |
| 2024 | The film receives nominations for Best Editing and Best Sound at the 11th Platino Awards |
| 2024 | Director Coralie Fargeat storyboarded all prosthetics and birth sections before production, focusing first on the birth scene during pre-production. |
| 2024 | Filming of the theater scenes took nearly three weeks, involving a complex blood spray sequence that required significant technical planning. |
| 2024 | Fargeat personally performed a syringe injection on her own arm, doubling for Demi Moore in a shot. |
| 2024 | The film was cited by multiple notable filmmakers including Ana Lily Amirpour, Edward Berger, Davy Chou, Kelly Fremon Craig, Robert Eggers, Adam Elliot, Hannah Fidell, Michael Gracey, Kitty Green, Laurel Parmet, and Juel Taylor as one of their favorite films of the year. |
| 2024 | The film achieved over $10 million in box office revenue in Mexico after its theatrical run. |
| 2024 | The film grosses $77–82 million on an $18 million production budget, becoming Mubi's highest-grossing film. |
| 2024 | During production, Demi Moore contracted shingles and lost 20 pounds while filming The Substance. |
| 2024 | During its first week of PVOD (Premium Video on Demand) release, the film ranked #3 on iTunes and #6 on Fandango at Home. |
| 2024 | The birth sequence for The Substance took 15 days to film. |
| 2024 | Margaret Qualley learned choreography for The Substance, finding the process challenging and overwhelming, particularly when working with professional dancers. |
| 2024 | Jessica Andrews adapted 'Saint Maud' for stage with director Jack McNamara, to be performed by the Live Theatre Company. |
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Release of body horror film 'Grafted'
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| 2024 | Won Chumley's Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem at New York Game Awards |
| 2024 | Received Honorable Mention for Excellence in Narrative at Independent Games Festival |
| 2024 | Won World Soundtrack Awards Game Music Award |
| 2024 |
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Upcoming release of Zoochosis, a first-person survival horror indie game where players take on the role of a zookeeper creating vaccines and curing mutated animals.
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| 2024 |
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Upcoming body horror films I Saw the TV Glow and The Substance scheduled for release.
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| 2024 |
The Skin I Live In
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino names the film one of the best films of the 21st century.
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| December 31 2024 |
The Beast Within
Kino Lorber reissued the film on Blu-ray in North America as part of their Kino Cult line.
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| December 5 2024 | Nightdive Studios remastered The Thing video game, releasing it across multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The remaster includes trophy support for PlayStation and achievements for Xbox and Steam players. |
| November 2024 | Slay the Princess surpassed 500,000 copies sold, establishing itself as a notable indie game success. |
| November 6 2024 | The film is theatrically released in France by Metropolitan Filmexport. |
| October 2024 | Selected for screening at the 29th Busan International Film Festival in the 'Special program in focus' Teenage Minds, Teenage Movies section. |
| October 31 2024 | Release of The Substance on MUBI's streaming platform and VOD in selected markets. |
| October 30 2024 | Lionsgate announced a film adaptation of the video game Outlast, with Roy Lee as producer and J. T. Petty (the original game's writer) writing the screenplay. |
| October 29 2024 |
Baby Blood
Kino Lorber issued a newly-restored 4K UHD Blu-ray edition through their Kino Cult line.
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| October 24 2024 | Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut was released for consoles, published by Serenity Forge, with a free update also provided for existing game versions. |
| October 11 2024 | Theatrical release of the film in Spain. |
| October 8 2024 | First volume of spin-off manga released digitally by Kodansha USA. |
| September 2024 | Tumbbad 2 was officially confirmed during the theatrical re-release of the original film. |
| September 20 2024 | Theatrical release of The Substance in the US, UK, Latin America, Germany, Canada, and Netherlands. Simultaneously, the film's soundtrack was released digitally through Waxwork Records. |
| September 20 2024 | The film is theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States by Mubi. |
| September 13 2024 | Booger was released in limited theaters and on video-on-demand (VOD). |
| September 5 2024 | The film was played at the Toronto International Film Festival. |
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