The popular Disney attraction The Haunted Mansion is headed back to the big screen, with Justin Simien (Dear White People, Bad Hair) directing a new live action movie. LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, and Rosario Dawson are already part of the cast, and THR reports tonight that Danny DeVito has now also come on board! The dark ride attraction, which […]
Day: October 18, 2021
Nicolas Cage Shaves His Head for Upcoming Western ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ [Image]
With recent roles in Willy’s Wonderland, Pig, and Prisoners of the Ghostland under his belt, Nicolas Cage is on a roll here in 2021, and he’s not slowing down any time soon. Up next from Cage is a “frontier epic” titled Butcher’s Crossing, an adaptation of the same-titled 1960 novel written by John Williams. Saban Films has acquired the project. Check […]
David Gordon Green Teases a 4-Year Time Jump for ‘Halloween Ends’
In the wake of Halloween Kills we’re getting David Gordon Green‘s Halloween Ends, the final film in this new trilogy. Halloween Ends is currently dated for October 14, 2022. Gordon Green recently told Bloody Disgusting, “Halloween Ends is complete, and actually, I’m getting John Carpenter’s notes on the new draft later. So, I’m excited about that. There is resolve. Like any […]
Is ‘Back 4 Blood’ Haunted By its Prestigious Past? [Safe Room Podcast]
Legacy is a double-edged sword when it comes to sequels and spiritual successors. Legacy can provide a day one fanbase, but often at the cost of raised expectations. This has proven insurmountable for some games, having made the fatal error of resting too heavily upon the laurels of past successes. Nostalgia and reverence can cloud […]
How the ‘Halloween’ Young Adult Novels from the ’90s Surprisingly Parallel the Current Films
I have a deep love of horror novelizations and tie-ins. I’ve written about them several times. Anything that expands the story beyond the films, even for a franchise as largely simplistic as Halloween or Friday the 13th, I’m there. That love started in a very specific place, when I walked into Mr. Paperback with my dad in 1998 and […]
‘The Collector’: John Fowles’ Novel Gets a Stunning Limited Edition Release from Suntup Editions
Suntup Editions has announced a brand new signed limited edition of The Collector by John Fowles, featuring a new exclusive introduction by Bradford Morrow, and six illustrations by David Álvarez. The edition is highly limited with a very low print run, and is now available for pre-order here. “Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, […]
TikTok Now Has a ‘Scream’ Feature That Reads Your Text in Original ‘Ghostface’ Actor’s Voice
It was Roger Jackson who provided the iconic “Ghostface” voice in Wes Craven’s original four Scream movies, and he’s back for a fun new TikTok promotion for the new movie! An official marketing stunt for next year’s Scream, you can now have the text in your own TikTok video read off by Ghostface, taking your […]
Australian Shark Attack Movie ‘Great White’ Swims Exclusively to Shudder in November
From “Executive Producers of the 47 Meters Down series,” Tucker and Dale vs. Evil actress Katrina Bowden stars in Great White, which was released on VOD over the summer. It’s now headed to Shudder, we’ve learned today, exclusively streaming in November. Great White swims to Shudder on November 18, 2021. As a Shudder exclusive, the platform will be the only subscription service […]
[Watch] Ghostface Drops in on ‘Call of Duty’ With “The Haunting” Official Trailer
Right on schedule, Ghostface will be making his way into Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone tomorrow as part of the Halloween-themed event “The Haunting”. And to celebrate, Ghostface decides to call up a player for a little fun in the new trailer. The time-limited event will have players completing challenges and […]
This Week’s “Creepshow” Features an Animated Tale Starring Mark Hamill and Danielle Harris
Shudder‘s “Creepshow” is back with a brand new episode this Thursday, October 21st, and we’ve learned today that the latest episode will include an animated tale of terror. Season 3 continues with an animated story, “The Things In Oakwood’s Past,” featured in the upcoming episode (305) starring Mark Hamill, Danielle Harris, Ron Livingston, Fayna Sanchez, Kate Thulin and Andy […]
‘Halloween Kills’: Classic Character’s Return Was Achieved Entirely Through Practical Makeup Effects! [Images]
Warning: this article contains Halloween Kills spoilers. While the movie has proven to be quite polarizing, one aspect of David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills that most fans of the franchise seem to have enjoyed is the opening sequence, which takes us back to 1978 to show us what happened directly after the events of John […]
‘Dying Light’ Rated For PS5, Xbox Series by ESRB; ‘Hellraid’ DLC Receives Free Update
In a “makes sense” move, it would appear that Techland is bringing the original Dying Light to next-gen consoles to join the still-in-development Dying Light 2: Stay Human. Spotted on the ESRB website, a listing for Dying Light has added the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, along with the Nintendo Switch, which will be seeing […]
Three Years Later, How Does ‘Halloween’ Hold Up? [Horror Queers Podcast]
We Need to Talk About Cameron…. After touring the streets of Los Angeles in David Lynch’s masterpiece Mulholland Drive, we went all the way back to the ’30s to check in with Countess Zaleska in Lambert Hillyer’s queer horror classic Dracula’s Daughter, before hitting the road with Steve Zahn and Paul Walker in Joy Ride. Now, in celebration of […]
10 New Horror Movies and Shows Releasing This Week Including ‘Slumber Party Massacre’ Remake!
For daily release updates delivered straight to your feed, follow @HorrorCalendar. It’s the second to last week of October, and while this week isn’t as heavy on horror releases as recent weeks have been, we’re still getting a bunch of new horror in the coming days. For starters, the virtual Salem Horror Fest kicks off on […]
Sam Raimi’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Moves to May 2022
Production has wrapped on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will technically be Sam Raimi’s first horror movie in more than 10 years and first Marvel superhero movie in nearly 15 years… but the wait is going to be a little while longer. Raimi’s return to the world of Marvel had been set […]