This week on Development Hell , host Josh Korngut teams up with horror filmmaker Dima Barch to summon the untold terrors of Sam Raimi’s unmade projects. From abandoned Batman sequels to unrealized Bermuda Triangle nightmares, we dig into the blood-soaked what-ifs that never made it to screen. Together, Josh and Dima unravel the history of these long-lost titles and imagine the genre landscape had they actually been made. It's a deep cut into one of horror’s most chaotic creative minds—and a cele...
Jun 11, 2025•53 min
In this special episode of Development Hell , we're joined by Matt Palmer , the visionary director and co-writer behind Fear Street: Prom Queen , the newest entry in Netflix’s beloved horror anthology. While our show typically digs into the haunted history of unmade horror projects, we also regularly detour to spotlight the most exciting voices working in the genre today. Matt is exactly that. We chat about the legacy of Fear Street , translating teen screams to the screen, and what it was like ...
May 27, 2025•44 min
On this episode of Development Hell, host Josh Korngut is joined by Dread Central's Editor-in-Chief, Mary Beth McAndrews, to dive into the sudden cancellation of SAW XI. Together, they explore the troubled development history behind the highly anticipated 11th installment, uncovering the behind-the-scenes conflicts, studio hesitations, and creative differences that potentially led to the project's demise. Join them as they combine insider information, fan theories, and expert insights to reveal ...
Mar 25, 2025•40 min
On this inaugural IN REVIEW episode of Development Hell , horror journalist Chad Collins joins Josh Korngut to break down one of the most talked-about genre films of the year so far— The Rule of Jenny Pen . Is The Rule of Jenny Pen destined to be a new cult classic, or will it fade into horror obscurity? Tune in to find out. Subscribe to Development Hell for more deep dives into horror’s most fascinating films—both the ones that made it to the screen and those that got lost along the way. Follow...
Mar 12, 2025•40 min
The Development Hell podcast discusses some of the scariest and wildest horror movies premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central staff writer Chad Collins to discuss THE UGLY STEPSISTER, OBEX, DEAD LOVER, and THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE. Follow guest Chad Collins and check out his reviews here . For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror produ...
Feb 04, 2025•50 min
Sorry, Jack, but space is sacked. We return to the cosmos on the latest TO HELL AND BACK with everyone’s favorite Good Guy for CHUCKY IN SPACE. While it was likely never more than an idea, 'Child's Play' franchise creator Don Mancini has discussed his idea of how to make 'Chucky in Space' on more than one occasion. We're joined by returning guest judge Sharai Bohannon ( co-host of Nightmare On Fierce Street & Blerdy Massacre) to imagine what Chucky in space would look like. We also look at t...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 2 min
To Hell & Back is when Development Hell revisits classic episodes with iconic guests. First up: Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Movie In 2019, Nickelodeon announced a feature film version of their classic 90s series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Horror mainstay Gary Dauberman was reportedly attached to write, yet nothing has made it to the screen. Will we see an AYAOTD full-length film? Hear what Rainier Croft of Horror4Kids thinks on this very spooky episode. Special guest Rainier Croft , a...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On this rerun of a Development Hell classic, we uncover JASON NEVER DIES, a still unmade follow-up to JASON LIVES by writer-director Tom McLoughlin. Following a group of misfit Catholic school girls, this snowy Jason sequel would pit the icon against an all-woman ensemble. With special guest, author, and journalist Jinx! Follow Jinx: Twitter - @Jinx1981 Podcast Twitter - @ScreamAddicts www.screamaddicts.com Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod Instagram - @DevelopmentHellPod Facebook...
Dec 31, 2024•50 min
It’s the most wonderful time for fear. This Holiday season, we’re revisiting one of our most festive episodes of Christmas is Cancelled: The New Nightmares Before Christmas with Jinx! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 23, 2024•39 min
Wear good boots and don’t forget that map; this Tuesday, we’re headed into the woods north of Burkittsville to hunt down unmade/canceled BLAIR WITCH PROJECT sequels. Taped live from @sohohorrorfest See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Dec 10, 2024•41 min
Today, our Winnebago takes a detour out of hell and into FROMville, where we are joined by series creator John Griffin and showrunner Jeff Pinkner, the creative forces behind TV's hit horror-mystery phenomenon ... FROM. Learn why Dread Central lists the series as their #1 favorite horror show of 2024 by checking out the Dread Central December Cover story. Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod Instagram - @DevelopmentHellPod Facebook - DevelopmentHellPod Subscribe to the Development He...
Dec 03, 2024•34 min
For close to twenty years, Guillermo del Toro has been attempting to get a cinematic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" off the ground. Multiple studios have gotten entangled, Tom Cruise was once attached to star and James Cameron even became involved as a producer. Unknowable evils, cities of unnatural dread, and creatures so nasty they drive you insane, "A the Mountains of Madness" is a tale of isolated, snowy monstrousness. Find out if del Toro stands a shot at getti...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min
It may be November, but we're still headed back to camp. Today, we are diving into the choppy waters of the A24 FRIDAY THE 13TH television series CRYSTAL LAKE for Peacock. Special guest: Tyler Doupe' Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod Instagram - @DevelopmentHellPod Facebook - DevelopmentHellPod Subscribe to the Development Hell podcast! For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror pr...
Nov 12, 2024•59 min
*FIXED AUDIO VERSION* Usually, we unearth never-made horror movies from development hell ... but sometimes we tackle some of the most troubled productions in horror history, and that’s what we’re doing today with Scream 7 . After two hit reboots, who could’ve guessed Ghostface’s seventh outing would face this much trouble? A lead actor fired, the new director’s loud exit, a socially-charged boycott — and filming hasn’t even started. Today, we dive into all the Scream 7 chaos. We are joined by sp...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Wondery+ and DREAD present you an excusive sneak peek of the terrifying audio anthology series DARK SANCTUM. Tune into terror for a new season of Dark Sanctum , the premier horror anthology audio series from the DREAD Podcast Network, available exclusively on Wondery+ From the twisted team responsible for top-charting horror podcasts like Inside JAWS and Inside THE EXORCIST , Dark Sanctum is an award-winning scripted anthology with seven new shocking chapters that are as fun as they are frighten...
Nov 01, 2024•5 min
Welcome to Halloween Reruns , where we revisit the most iconic Michael Myers-themed episodes of Development Hell. Before Thorn... Before Rudd... Before Curse... There was: QUENTIN TARANTINO VS. MICHAEL MYERS Quentin Tarantino and collaborator Scott Spiegel nearly teamed up to make Miramax the wildest Halloween ever. Today, we revisit the most troubled production in franchise history: Halloween 6. Learn all about the bonkers journey through Hollywood. We were jjoined by extra special guest Jason ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 45 min
Welcome to Halloween Reruns , where we revisit the most iconic Michael Myers-themed episodes of Development Hell. First up... HALLOWEEN RETURNS WITH PATRICK MELTON AND MARCUS DUNSTUN Before Blumhouse took the reigns, another Myers reboot nearly took shape. Halloween Returns is a cancelled 2016 recalibration from filmmakers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan ( Saw 4, 5, 6, 7, The Collector ) The filmmakers themselves join the podcast to discuss whatever happened to this lost "recalibration" of the...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Development Hell is joined by Lex Briscuso, one of the world's premiere Art the Clown digital influencers, for a very special TERRIFIER 3 review episode. Tune in to hear your host, Josh Korngut, and journalist/Dread's social media manager, Lex, unearth their long-lasting relationships with the TERRIFIER franchise before getting knee-deep into discussing and disecting Damien Leone's TERRIFIER 3 ! Be warned, there are spoilers in this review! Follow Lex on Twitter and Instagram Follow Development ...
Oct 15, 2024•57 min
Welcome to a lost world of gods and monsters. This fall, Development Hell is teaming up with The Monsters That Made Us podcast for the brand new limited audio series DARK UNIVERSE. In the 2010s, Universal Studios was developing an MCU-style ecosystem of action movies, rebooting their Universal Classic Monsters films. But after the first film's failure, the entire franchise was scrapped. When the moon rises ... the legend comes alive! On DARK UNIVERSE PART IV as we unleash all things THE WOLFMAN!...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 32 min
Welcome to a lost world of gods and monsters. This fall, Development Hell is teaming up with The Monsters That Made Us podcast for the brand new limited audio series DARK UNIVERSE. In the 2010s, Universal Studios was developing an MCU-style ecosystem of action movies, rebooting their Universal Classic Monsters films. But after the first film's failure, the entire franchise was scrapped. The monster rises in DARK UNIVERSE PART III as we revive all things FRANKENSTEIN! Episode Art: Javier Bardem, ...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to a lost world of gods and monsters. Development Hell is teaming up with The Monsters That Made Us podcast this fall for the brand new limited audio series DARK UNIVERSE. In the 2010s, Universal Studios was developing an MCU-style ecosystem of action movies, rebooting their Universal Classic Monsters films. But after the first film's failure, the entire franchise was scrapped. In DARK UNIVERSE PART II, we unearth the never-made reboot of THE INVISIBLE MAN that was supposed to star Johnn...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Welcome to a lost world of gods and monsters. Development Hell is teaming up with The Monsters That Made Us podcast this fall for the brand new limited audio series DARK UNIVERSE. In the 2010s, Universal Studios was developing an MCU-style ecosystem of action movies, rebooting their Universal Classic Monsters films. But after the first film's failure, the entire franchise was scrapped. In DARK UNIVERSE PART I, we unearth the movie that first financial and critical failure to put DARK UNIVERSE in...
Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Parasitical penetrations, deadly detectives, frightening fairytales, and creeping cryptids await you on Tuesday’s brand-new episode. Discover the strangest and scariest horror movies to premiere at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival as we wrap up our coverage. Dread Central Editor in Chief and filmmaker Mary Beth McAndrews joins us to discuss HELL HOLE, STEPPENWOLF, RITA, and KRYPTIC. Following guest Mary Beth McAndrews. For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Developmen...
Aug 27, 2024•39 min
For two weeks, the Development Hell podcast discusses some of the scariest and wildest horror movies to premiere at the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central staff writer Chad Collins to discuss Witchboard, 4 PM, The Soul Eater & The Dead Thing, Join us again next week as we cover two more films from the Fantasia Film Festival. Following guest Chad Collins . For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podc...
Aug 20, 2024•40 min
Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Final episode: JAMES WAN'S LEATHERFACE Around 2006, James Wan and Stephen Susco were approached to develop a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film for Twisted Pictures. The project began to unfold into a three-picture deal, with James Wan potentially directing the first entry. Learn why this fantasy project...
Jul 30, 2024•52 min
Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Third up: SLEEPAWAY CAMP 4: THE SURVIVOR Ever wonder what really happened to the murderous maniac Angela Baker? Well, same. This episode tackles the semi-completed sequel 'Sleepaway Camp 4: The Survivor'. With only 30 minutes of footage shot, Double Helix Rainboy Films went bankrupt in the middle of pr...
Jul 23, 2024•57 min
Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Second up: JOE DANTE'S JAWS 3, PEOPLE 0 Jaws 3 almost looked just a little bit different. Joe Dante was once in talks to direct a Jaws spoof by screenwriter John Hughes. The title? Jaws 3 People 0 This week have a very special guest: Juliana Bruyn. Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod Insta...
Jul 16, 2024•46 min
Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! First up: NICK ANTOSCA'S FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE GREATEST FRIDAY SEQUEL NEVER MADE A few years back, iconic author Jason 'Jinx' Jenkins and I were gobsmacked to uncover Nick Antosca's and David Bruckner's 2015 'Friday the 13th' reboot for Platinum Dunes and Paramount. When the project fell apart, Antosca ...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min
DEVELOPMENT HELL presents STEPHEN KING UNSEEN , a 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost, canceled, and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror. Part IV: REVIVAL For the series finale of STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, we take a shocking look at one of the darkest King stories yet to receive an adaptation. REVIVAL was published in 2014, and there have been two major attempts to bring this cruel and mean horror story to the screen. The book concerns two men whose lives have been interconnected o...
Jul 02, 2024•50 min
DEVELOPMENT HELL returns with STEPHEN KING UNSEEN , a 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror. Part III: THE LONG WALK Written under the Richard Bachman pen name, THE LONG WALK is a dystopian horror drama surrounding a group of 100 teenage boys who participate in a brutal competition that will leave just one of them standing. Stephen King wrote THE LONG WALK as a teenager and published it in 1979. While there have been multiple attempts to a...
Jun 25, 2024•58 min
