Michael Myers is looking a bit rougher than usual in the upcoming Halloween Kills, burnt up and battle-damaged from his fight with the Strode family in 2018’s Halloween. NECA captures all of those gnarly details in their upcoming “Ultimate Michael Myers” figure based on Halloween Kills, which they’ve fully revealed and detailed via their Facebook […]
Month: August 2021
Monster Movie ‘It Came from Below’ Looks Like a Low-Budget Version of ‘The Descent’ [Trailer]
Uncork’d Entertainment is heading miles below the earth for their upcoming creature feature It Came from Below, previewed with an official trailer and poster art this week. The film is releasing on Digital September 7 from Uncork’d Entertainment. “Jessie and her friends go deep underground to find out what happened to her father who claimed […]
John Carpenter’s ‘Tales For a HalloweeNight Vol. 7’ Releasing in Time for Halloween
John Carpenter‘s graphic novel series is back this Halloween season with Tales For a HalloweeNight Vol. 7, featuring more twisted tales masterfully crafted for your terror. The latest issue from Storm King Comics will be on shelves September 22, 2021! “From the mind of John Carpenter, the man who brought you the classic horror film […]
[Gamescom 2021] Techland to Debut New Gameplay Footage For ‘Dying Light 2’ Later Today
Techland will be debuting new gameplay footage of Dying Light 2: Stay Human today at Gamescom 2021, focusing on the game’s combat, as well as the revamped parkour system you’ll be using to get around the city. In addition, Techland will have a new trailer and a deep dive available for players on Thursday, August […]
‘Candyman IV’: Tony Todd Revisits the Winter-Set Sequel That Was Never Made [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 […]
Nia DaCosta Talks ‘Candyman’ – The Score, The Gore, and the Franchise’s “Darkly Romantic” Monster [Interview]
One of the year’s most anticipated horror releases is finally arriving this Friday, August 27, in theaters. Nia DaCosta‘s Candyman, co-written by Jordan Peele, returns to Cabrini-Green and resurrects the urban legend in a wholly new way, acting as a spiritual sequel to Bernard Rose’s beloved 1992 film. The marketing curiously teases a Candyman “hive,” but what about the […]
Atmospheric New Imagery from Mickey Keating’s ‘Offseason’
Indie filmmaker Mickey Keating (Darling, Ritual, Carnage Park, Pod) is back with his brand new horror movie, Offseason, which both RLJE Films and Shudder will be releasing some time in 2022. Written and Directed by Keating and starring Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil) and Joe Swanberg (You’re Next, The Sacrament), this American Gothic horror follows a woman (Donahue) who travels to […]
‘Scream 3’ Also Couldn’t Escape the Wrath of Woodstock ’99 [Halloweenies Podcast]
Goodbye Windsor College, hello Hollywood! After several months studying Randy’s Recs, the Halloweenies have arrived in Tinseltown, where it’s lights, camera, and … stab! Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro, to be more specific. Production is underway on the highly anticipated sequel, and the hype is quite deadly. Don’t let the props fool you. If you […]
“The Best of the Series” – Social Media Reactions to First ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Screening Are Full of Praise!
Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a sequel to the original classic(s), is currently set for theatrical release on November 11, 2021, and the first screening took place at CinemaCon last night. The screening was a special surprise treat for those in attendance, and the good news for the rest of us is that social media reactions to the […]
Shudder to Deliver Christmas-Set Chills With ‘The Advent Calendar’ [Images]
Shudder has lined up a pair of new horror films that are set to premiere at the FrightFest in London later this month. The streamer acquired Slapface and The Advent Calendar with plans to release the films exclusively in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The Christmas-set The Advent Calendar from […]
“Welcome to the Blumhouse” Teaser Trailer Reloads For of Double Feature [Video]
The partnership between Blumhouse and Amazon Prime continues when “Welcome to the Blumhouse” returns with four brand new horror movies, kicking off on October 1st. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black as Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate […]
[Review] ‘Quake’ Remains a Stellar Dark Fantasy Shooter, 25 Years On
As with the rerelease of any game celebrating more than a decade’s worth of birthdays, I went into this remastered version of Quake; the iconic, important evolution of the first-person shooter, fearing it may have been dulled by the cruel swing of time. Thankfully, I feel foolish for ever doubting it. Quake still rules 25 […]
Limited Run Games Reveals Physical Version of ‘DUSK’, Includes Switch-Exclusive Level
We’re still wondering just when New Blood Interactive’s Switch port of DUSK will be arriving, but at least Limited Run Games has given fans something to chew on. Originally revealed at E3, pre-orders for the physical version of DUSK kick off on August 27, with the period lasting until September 26. The physical version of […]
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Trailer Opens Up the Multiverse and Brings Back Doctor Octopus and Green Goblin!
“The multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little.” The hotly-anticipated first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has debuted out of CinemaCon tonight, busting the MCU’s Multiverse wide open! Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker in the new Jon Watts-directed sequel, whose identity as Spider-Man has been exposed to […]
Freeform’s Drive-Thru Experience “Halloween Road” Returns to Los Angeles in October
As a special little treat to help kick off their annual “31 Nights of Halloween,” Freeform put together a “Halloween Road” drive-thru experience at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles, California last October, serving up tricks and treats for Halloween lovers all weekend long. And we’ve learned today that the “Halloween Road” will be […]