Reel Horror News Roundup: July 7 - 13, 2025

 🔪 This Week in Horror

Strings of Death: Teen’s Bizarre Sleepwalk Ends in Fatal Drop

Springwood, OH — A teenage patient was found dead outside Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital early Wednesday morning after what officials are calling a “severe sleepwalking accident.”

Phillip Anderson, 17, had reportedly been struggling with recurring nightmares and was undergoing experimental group therapy at the time of his death. 

According to hospital staff, Phillip’s body was discovered in the courtyard directly beneath a locked tower window. 

While the official report lists the cause as suicide, several patients in the ward claim the teen had been asleep moments before his fall — and that his movements were “not his own.”

“We saw him moving through the hallway like a puppet,” one anonymous source told Reel Horror News. “It was like… something was controlling him.”

Hospital administrators have declined to comment on the security breach or the presence of any physical injuries beyond blunt-force trauma.

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Critical Bloodbath: 2025 Horror Releases Face Brutal Reviews

A wave of box office shrieks turned to groans as critics handed out some of the year’s nastiest reviews, and not for the reasons horror fans hoped.

According to a new roundup from ScreenCrush, 2025’s horror slate has been plagued by creative misfires and squandered potential. 

While horror often thrives on low budgets and big ideas, this year’s worst offenders missed both marks, leaving viewers more bored than bloodied.

🎞️ Want the gory details? Read: The Worst Horror Movies of 2025 (So Far)

New ‘Halloween’ Edition Slashes Onto Shelves

🎃 Evil never dies… but it does get reissued. Halloween fans, get ready to stalk the aisles: a new edition of John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic is on the way.

This collector’s release of the genre-defining Halloween promises enhanced packaging, fresh extras, and the kind of glossy treatment that makes your current Blu-ray feel like a forgotten babysitter.

Timed to capitalize on enduring fan loyalty and Michael’s immortality, this edition gives horror collectors one more excuse to double (or triple) dip.

🎞️ Thinking about upgrading your copy before the next fog rolls in?
Here’s how to get your hands on the new Halloween release