Blumhouse Celebrates 15 Years of Fear — With Explosive Surprises
New York Comic Con erupted this weekend as BlumFest 2025 delivered the biggest horror announcements of the year. From chilling first footage to brand-new cast reveals, Jason Blum made sure fans left shaking with excitement — and fear.
Blum, the mastermind behind modern horror classics, reflected on the studio’s monstrous rise and teased a future packed with bold, terrifying new visions. “Working with young people who have vision and energy — that’s the most exciting part,” he told the roaring crowd.
A Message From The Further: Insidious Returns
Fans nearly screamed when the lights flickered and a mysterious message from The Further announced that Insidious: The Red Door is creeping back into theaters next fall. The Further is far from finished with us.
Gaming Enters a New Nightmare
Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails stormed the stage to reveal Sleep Awake — a full-motion video horror game where falling asleep means vanishing forever. Players must navigate a fractured world filled with panic, shadows, and relentless chase sequences.
Finck promised a soundtrack dripping with doom, debuting soon via Milan Records.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: A Deadly New Upgrade
Megan Fox Joins the FNAF Universe
The crowd exploded as Blum revealed the main event — Megan Fox is officially voicing Toy Chica in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2.
Director Emma Tammi confirmed that Fox’s children are massive fans of the franchise: “She wanted to honor the games while making Toy Chica her own. She’s absolutely incredible.”
More animatronics — including Toy Freddy and Toy Bonnie — will stalk the screen this time, with actor Matthew Lillard teasing “more lore, more jump scares, more everything.”
With YouTube star MatPat and fan-favorite Kellen Goff joining the voice cast, this sequel is shaping up to be FNAF’s most chaotic nightmare yet.
Black Phone 2: Trauma Returns… With a Vengeance
Producer Jason Blum united stars Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and author Joe Hill to unveil bone-chilling exclusive footage of Black Phone 2 — a sequel that digs deeper into emotional scars and paranormal terror.
Hawke recalled pacing an airport in awe as director Scott Derrickson pitched the sequel’s spine-tingling premise: “Just the dream of the movie… it was breathtaking.”
Thames and McGraw revealed their characters have been forever changed — traumatized, haunted, and trying desperately to survive what the Grabber left behind.
Actor Miguel Mora emphasized the sequel’s emotional core: “Grief is heavy. This is about what horror leaves behind.”
Blumhouse Proves Horror Never Sleeps
From resurrected franchises to new nightmares, BlumFest 2025 confirmed one thing: Blumhouse is nowhere near done with us.
As the studio enters its next era of fear, fans are strapped in for a future of darker sequels, bold risks, and stories designed to haunt us long after the credits roll.
The scares are only beginning.
