A loose 2026 horror roundup with news, banter, and enough context to stay engaging.
Fright Central looks ahead to upcoming 2026 horror shows, films, and television projects, while also touching on news about Camp Crystal Lake tours.
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Covering all things Horror. Movies, TV Shows, Haunts, Events and more...
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Fright Central connects horror reviews and franchise news to the craft and industry decisions shaping what reaches the screen.
Fright Central turns horror coverage into an easygoing conversation between Brandon Keck and Kevin Dock, moving between film and television news, upcoming releases, reviews, and the industry's labor disputes.
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With Brandon Keck and Kevin Dock, your Kurt Russell question gets the urgency it deserves.
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- a Friday the 13th conversation that makes room for fan films and Crystal Lake interviews
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Best episodes of Fright Central
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose Fright Central horror catch-up with best-of-2025 talk, Friday the 13th banter, and a few franchise detours.
Fright Central stays informal as Brandon Keck and Kevin Dock mark Friday the 13th with best-of-2025 picks, genre news, and a few stops along Friday the 13th lore.
A plainspoken look at the writers strike and the streaming-money questions underneath it.
Writers Strike takes a plainspoken look at the labor fight behind the writers strike, laying out who the WGA is striking against and why the vote totals matter.
A direct strike conversation that keeps the labor stakes behind horror in clear view.
Fright Central uses a SAG-AFTRA strike check-in to ground a horror-industry labor conversation in plain realities: who gets paid, what gets scanned, and how AI likenesses introduce fresh problems beside older union fights.
Escape from New York sequel talk gives way to the Megan discussion, where the behind-the-scenes detail is the main attraction.
Fright Central starts with Escape from New York sequel talk and Kurt Russell's return, along with the familiar question of whether a requel is really just a reboot with smarter branding.
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Episodes
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Upcoming releases for 2026
A 2026 horror calendar gets messy in the fun way.
Feb 20, 2026·1h 12m·5 clips - 2
Best of 2025
Friday the 13th sets the mood.
Feb 14, 2026·1h 34m·7 clips - 3
Predator BADlands?
The hosts introduce their horror movie discussion podcast, addressing spoiler concerns and diving into a film with spoilers.
Nov 25, 2025·1h 27m - 4
Weapons
Hosts Doc and Keck discuss their Halloween experiences and introduce the show's focus on horror media.
Nov 7, 2025·1h 11m - 5
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
The hosts discuss winners and losers of the Chainsaw Awards and share news about a potential sequel to It Follows.
Oct 31, 2025·1h 32m - 6
Alien: Earth
Oct 20, 2025·1h 26m - 7
Dexter Resurrected?
Oct 15, 2025·55m - 8
28 years later
Sep 13, 2025·1h 22m - 9
Sweet Revenge
Aug 29, 2025·52m - 10
Final Destintions
Aug 16, 2025·1h 9m - 11
Dexter Resurrection part 1
Aug 9, 2025·37m - 12
The Head
Jul 26, 2025·1h 11m - 13
Predator Killer of Killers
Jul 16, 2025·1h 49m - 14
Severance 2
Jul 8, 2025·1h 22m - 15
News and things
Jun 9, 2025·1h 4m - 16
The Monkey
Jun 1, 2025·56m - 17
Silo(s)
May 20, 2025·1h 3m - 18
Dune Prophecy
Apr 5, 2025·1h 4m - 19
Dune Prophecy
Apr 5, 2025·1h 4m - 20
Dexter's origin
Mar 3, 2025·1h 2m - 21
Nosferatu
Feb 3, 2025·48m - 22
Best of 2024
Jan 22, 2025·57m - 23
Alien 1.5
Jan 13, 2025·1h 3m - 24
Smile for the Camera
Jan 6, 2025·58m - 25
FROM season 3
Dec 23, 2024·51m - 26
The Substance
Dec 16, 2024·1h 1m - 27
Terrifier 3 & Strange Darling
Dec 10, 2024·57m - 28
Chainsaw Awards 2024
Nov 11, 2024·53m - 29
Fallout
Nov 3, 2024·1h 12m - 30
3 body Problem
Sep 22, 2024·1h 4m - 31
News updates
Aug 25, 2024·1h 14m - 32
Godzilla
Jul 14, 2024·1h 12m - 33
News update
Jun 12, 2024·55m - 34
NIght Country & Constellation
Apr 10, 2024·1h 1m - 35
Looking Forward
Mar 12, 2024·59m - 36
Best of 2023
Feb 27, 2024·49m - 37
House of Usher
Dec 5, 2023·1h 20m - 38
SAG Strke deal
Nov 27, 2023·35m - 39
From Season 1 & 2
Nov 8, 2023·1h 37m - 40
Witcher season 3
Oct 21, 2023·1h 20m - 41
WGA Strike deal & News
Oct 12, 2023·1h 7m - 42
News & Reviews
The hosts discuss how New York legislation could deny tax breaks to productions using AI, and its potential impact on the film industry.
Aug 14, 2023·1h 8m - 43
Evil Dead Rise
Aug 6, 2023·37m - 44
Writers Strike
Hidden gemThe strike starts by naming the studios.
Aug 6, 2023·1h 6m·4 clips - 45
SAG Strike
Strike Night keeps rolling.
Aug 6, 2023·1h 14m·5 clips - 46
Yellowjackets
Jul 29, 2023·53m - 47
Cabinet of Curiosities part 2
The hosts discuss the second part of their review of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, focusing on the episode 'Pickman's Model' based on Lovecraft.
Jul 9, 2023·37m - 48
Cabinet of Curiosities part 1
Jul 2, 2023·37m - 49
Chainsaw Awards 2023
Jun 12, 2023·38m - 50
The Menu & Megan review
Hidden gemDoc and Keck open with Escape from New York requel news and the question of whether Kurt Russell's return makes the whole thing feel more like a sequel than a reboot.
Mar 21, 2023·36m·2 clips