Mattel’s popular line of “Monster High” dolls has been catering to monster kids since 2010, the dolls depicting the daughters of iconic movie monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein. More recently, pop culture properties including The Shining and Stephen King’s IT found their way into the Monster High line, and up next Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice joins the […]
Day: August 6, 2021
Ultra-Violent Animated Movie ‘The Spine of Night’ Coming Home Just in Time for Halloween Viewing
Fresh from its SXSW premiere, the animated fantasy-horror movie The Spine of Night was acquired for U.S. release by RLJE Films and Shudder, and it’s headed home for Halloween! Via RLJE Films, The Spine of Night is coming to theaters, Digital, and On Demand on October 29, 2021, with a release through Shudder to follow likely sometime next year. […]
‘RoboCop’ Video Game Adaptations You’d Buy For a Dollar (or Not) [Based on the Hit Film]
Part classic 80s action film, part social satire (that sadly has become reality with each passing year), the RoboCop franchise has done capitalism right from toys, TV shows, comic books, cartoons, and of course, video games. And as is the norm, the video game adaptations run the gamut in quality, much like the later film […]
‘Head Count’ Director Elle Callahan is Back This October for a ‘Witch Hunt’
Up next from Head Count director Elle Callahan comes the new horror movie Witch Hunt, coming to theaters, Digital and On Demand October 1 via Momentum Pictures. In the film, “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by US authorities, teenager Claire and her family are part of an intricate […]
Sequel to Found Footage Movie ‘Chronicle’ in the Works; “It’s the Next Generation Getting These Powers”
Hugely profitable back in 2012, the found footage sci-fi movie Chronicle never did spawn a sequel, but now just under ten years later, it looks like that’s about to soon change. Speaking with Forbes this week, producer John Davis (Jungle Cruise) revealed that Chronicle 2 is currently in the works, and this time it’ll be […]
The Teasers for Netflix and Mike Flanagan’s New Horror Series “Midnight Mass” Have Begun [Videos]
More small screen horror is on the way from Netflix and Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”), with Flanagan directing new series “Midnight Mass.” The marketing campaign for the upcoming series is now underway, with two very short teaser videos being shared to Twitter today (interestingly enough, on the official account for […]
“American Horror Story: Double Feature”: An Alien and a Sea Creature Have a Wrestling Match on New Poster
The tenth season of the FX series, “American Horror Story: Double Feature” will be broken up into two parts, featuring “one story by the sea” (Part 1: Red Tide) and “one story by the sand” (Part 2: Death Valley). The new season premieres on August 25, and it looks like the first half will center […]
Writer Peter Briggs Opens the Puzzle Box to Discuss His Unmade Sequel ‘Hellraiser: Lament’ [Phantom Limbs]
phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly […]
Now You Can Own an Exact Replica of the Sweater Worn by Olivia Hussey in Bob Clark’s ‘Black Christmas’!
Sometimes characters in movies wear clothing you can’t actually purchase in the real world, and that’s long been the case with the iconic sweater worn by Olivia Hussey in Bob Clark’s slasher masterpiece, Black Christmas. Well, nearly 50 years after the release of the holiday horror movie, Ama Lea‘s Poltergeists and Paramours has just released […]
‘Dead Space’ Remake Will Be “Fully Rebuilt” From Original; Some Elements That “Didn’t Work” Will Be Cut
If you’ve been itching for more details on the recently-announced Dead Space remake, EA has dropped more details on the game in a new interview with new developers Motive Studios. The devs appear to be making all of the right steps, going so far as to bring on former Visceral Games staff for guidance, as […]
“Wednesday”: Luis Guzmán Reportedly in Talks to Play Gomez in Tim Burton’s ‘Addams Family’ Series
It was officially announced in February that Tim Burton is headed to the small screen with a new live-action series centered on Wednesday Addams, coming soon from Netflix. The series, which is simply titled “Wednesday,” will follow the beloved Addams Family character’s “spooky coming-of-age.” Eight episodes have been ordered up by Netflix. Jenna Ortega (The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Scream) has signed on […]
Listen to Succumb’s Ridiculously Brutal New Single “Okeanos”
While this dropped back in July, I wanted to highlight an absolutely brutal new track from Succumb that comes off their sophomore entry XXI, set for release on September 24th via San Francisco-based record label The Flenser. Succumb shares “Okeanos”, a fiery new song that highlights one of the best up-and-coming metal bands around. “Plumbing […]
‘The Last Matinee’ Clip Turns Violent; Now In Theaters! [Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures]
Theaters have opened with a bang and horror fans are in for a brutal treat with the ultra-violent and extremely gory neo-Giallo slasher The Last Matinee, now in limited theaters ahead of its Digital HD and VOD release on Aug. 24th. With Honeydew and Dementia Part II now on VOD platforms, we’re focusing our attention on the next Bloody Disgusting […]
‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ 4K Ultra HD Release Will Celebrate the Film’s 25th Anniversary in October
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez collab From Dusk Till Dawn, a true mashup of styles from two of the coolest filmmakers out there. The 1996 vampire film notably put the big screen spotlight on a young George Clooney, who starred alongside Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek and of course, Tom Savini. From Dusk Till Dawn spawned two […]
Cinedigm Rebooting Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network For Streaming!
Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network has done a ton of cool horror-related events over the years, but the best thing they achieved was a full-blown “From Dusk Till Dawn” series that ran for three seasons from 2014-2016. Now, Rodriguez has taken the once a linear cable TV channel and reformatted the Latino-focused brand for the […]