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To: New Line Cinema From: B Harrison Smith Re: Friday the 13th: Tommy Jarvis vs. Jason Vorhees Make Tommy vs. Jason. You’re sitting a goldmine. I am told the rights to Friday the 13th are a mess. Paramount owns some, you own some. Some are parceled out to TV while the films retain others and the characters. I’ve heard one tale that both studios share custody over the franchise like a divorced couple. I have no idea if this is true. What I do know is that the ownership of rights has become so convoluted that no one seems to have a definitive answer. The legal octopus is strangling you from making another killing and I’m willing to bet it could be straightened out. At the risk of shooting myself in the foot and giving away my thoughts for someone to steal, here is a proposal to get Jason out of development hell. I attended two meetings in Los Angeles
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The Alamo Drafthouse and Firestone Walker Brewing have announced the release of their collaboration on a beer inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s new film ‘Crimson Peak’. The limited beer will be available in stores and on taps nation-wide this month. The light-bodied red beer will look great in the Crimson Peak pint glasses, which features original artwork by Guy Davis. The beer gets it’s red hue from Hibiscus flowers. “Sourcing Hibiscus flowers and integrating them into a brew was an eye-opening experience,” Brynildson stated “But it created the perfect effect: a ruby-crimson color, limony-tart and berry-rich flavor and a clean citrus-flowery finish that begs for another sip.” Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak‘ will open in theaters on October 16. ‘Crimson Peak’ is a dark, Gothic horror that focuses on the story of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is
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We all know what a Ouija board is and we’ve all heard the warnings of what can happen, hauntings, possessions, ect… For Patricia Quispe, a girl in Lima, Peru, the repercussions of dabbling with the occult have become very real. Allegedly, the girl became possessed after using an Ouija app on her phone. Quispe was brought to the local hospital by ambulance at the request of her family. There it took over an hour to restrain her due to her convulsions. Nurses reported that the young woman was abnormally strong. In the video you can hear her groan and shout for the Devil to “Let [her] go”. The girl’s friends told the hospital staff that Quispe downloaded the Ouija app this past weekend. Soon she began convulsing and foaming at the mouth, which is when an ambulance was called. She has now been committed to a psychiatric hospital. Doctors are still investigating Ms. Quispe’s condition and her claims of possession.
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Director Jack Heller’s 2014 film ‘Dark Was the Night’ has now been released on DVD and is currently available on Netflix. This dark film stars ‘The Strain’ star Kevin Durand, Steve Agee (The New Girl), Nick Damici (Late Phases), Lukas Haas (Inception), Bianca Kajlich (Vanished), Ethan Khusidman (The Cobbler), Joe Pallister (Idol Hands) and Billy Paterson (Refuge), among others. In ‘Dark Was the Night’ Durand plays the role of Sheriff Shields, a man mourning the death of one of his young sons. While separated from his wife and son the Sheriff struggles to keep it together while his small town falls under attack from an unkown creature that comes from the woods. After a logging operation begins animals and pets begin to disappear, then something leaves strange tracks through the town. The tracks are like nothing they have seen before. When hunters are attacked the Sheriff and his deputy find their bodies high up a tree adding more mystery to
Continue reading →
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Director James Wan has just filming ‘The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist‘. It has recently been announced that he will also be serving as producer for the movie adaption of ‘The Boy Who Drew Monsters’. Newline has hired Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing to pen the script for the film. Goldberg will also be serving as a producer. The novel, by the same name, was written by the ‘New York Times’ Best Selling author Keith Donohue. The book follows a young boy who Asperger’s. The boy almost drowned several years before and has since developed agoraphobia. As a coping mechanism, he draws, mostly monsters. The boy’s illustrations begin to come to life, including the monsters he has drawn. As someone who has a young family member with Asperger’s, I can only imagine the terror that the boy in the novel faces. For those of you who are not familiar with Asperger’s, let me fill you in. Asperger’s is a disorder
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Simon Pegg will play the devil in the new horror-comedy anthology ‘The Gathering’. Pegg will star alongside a “who’s who” of the horror genre and a cast of incredibly talented actors and actresses. Jeffrey Combs (The Re-Animator) will once again play Edgar Allen Poe, who he also played in “The Black Cat” episode of Masters of Horror. Other names you will recognize: David Naughton (An American Werewolf In London) will be playing the role of H.P. Lovecraft. Freddy Krueger will be played by non other than Robert Englund, Hellraiser’s Doug Bradley will play Bram Stoker . The movie will also star Bill Moseley of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’, Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Clint Howard (Halloween 2007), Debbie Rochon (Killjoy 2), Udo Kier (Blade), William Sadler (The Mist), Mathew Tompkins (Sicario), and Lin Shaye (Insidious) . It blows your mind doesn’t it? So many incredible horror icons in one movie! ‘The Gathering’ will revolve around a host of literary icons like
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In this intense paranormal thriller Madison, a single mother, and her two children are the targets of a dark entity. Madison contacts paranormal experts, but they are too frightened to face the spirit. Madison and her scientist boyfriend, Nikolai, must find a way to destroy the entity before it’s to late.Madison is played by ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ actress Ali Larter. Arjun Gupta (Nurse Jackie) plays Nikolai. Alistair Legrand directed and co-wrote ‘The Diabolical’ along side writer Luke Harvis. ‘The Diabolical’ will arrive in select theaters in the U.K. and V.O.D. on October 16th. It will be released on DVD on October 19th.
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The USA Network and Universal Cable have teamed up for ‘TheWilding’. USA has ordered the two hour pilot for the supernatural drama from Tim Kring and Silka Luisa, the Executive Producers of ‘Heroes’. Ciaran Foy (Sinister 2) will be directing the pilot that will soon begin filming in Vancouver. The show is set in North Carolina and revolves around the Hayes family. The family is trying to make a new start after Kayla, their 17 year old daughter, has recently been released from a mental institution after her ten year stay. Kayla is not out long before apparitions of the dead begin plague her once again.
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Geena Davis, the actress who played the role of the newly-departed Barbra in ‘Beetlejuice’, told ETonline that she would love to return for the upcoming sequel Beetlejuice 2. “I did hear that it’s really happening.” Davis continued “No one’s talked to me about it. I would love to! That was one of my favorite movies, too.” Davis did bring up one problem that could keep her character and her character’s husband, played by Alec Baldwin, from reprising their rules. “Ghosts probably don’t age, and it’s going to be 30 years now. Of course, I haven’t aged, but I think Alec Baldwin maybe has ages, perhaps,” she joked. Winona Ryder confirmed last month that a sequel is indeed in the works. Tim Burton, Ryder and Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice himself, have already signed up to return for the project. “It’s Showtime!”
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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ has been hailed as one of the most important horror films of the past decade. At the end it appeared the world was coming to an end, or was it? Lionsgate has now approached the original film’s director, Drew Goddard, about doing a sequel. I’m not sure exactly how they would pull it off, but I would be happy to watch it. In an interview with Den of Geek, Goddard revealed part of his discussion with the studio about doing a sequel. “The studio has approached me and they want to do a sequel, funny part is, I don’t think we planned that movie to do a sequel, you know? But that being said, the fun thing about Cabin is, that rules are pretty crazy. We get away with a lot of stuff,” Goddard continued “So, I’me sure we could figure it out if we got inspired to. I know Joss and I both feel
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To: New Line Cinema From: B Harrison Smith Re: Friday the 13th: Tommy Jarvis vs. Jason Vorhees Make Tommy vs. Jason. You’re sitting a goldmine. I am told the rights to Friday the 13th are a mess. Paramount owns some, you own some. Some are parceled out to TV while the films retain others and the characters. I’ve heard one tale that both studios share custody over the franchise like a divorced couple. I have no idea if this is true. What I do know is that the ownership of rights has become so convoluted that no one seems to have a definitive answer. The legal octopus is strangling you from making another killing and I’m willing to bet it could be straightened out. At the risk of shooting myself in the foot and giving away my thoughts for someone to steal, here is a proposal to get Jason out of development hell. I attended two meetings in Los Angeles
Continue reading →
NewsReviews
The Alamo Drafthouse and Firestone Walker Brewing have announced the release of their collaboration on a beer inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s new film ‘Crimson Peak’. The limited beer will be available in stores and on taps nation-wide this month. The light-bodied red beer will look great in the Crimson Peak pint glasses, which features original artwork by Guy Davis. The beer gets it’s red hue from Hibiscus flowers. “Sourcing Hibiscus flowers and integrating them into a brew was an eye-opening experience,” Brynildson stated “But it created the perfect effect: a ruby-crimson color, limony-tart and berry-rich flavor and a clean citrus-flowery finish that begs for another sip.” Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak‘ will open in theaters on October 16. ‘Crimson Peak’ is a dark, Gothic horror that focuses on the story of an aspiring writer who is torn between her love for an old friend and the appeal of a mysterious stranger. While struggling to cope with her past, she is
Continue reading →
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We all know what a Ouija board is and we’ve all heard the warnings of what can happen, hauntings, possessions, ect… For Patricia Quispe, a girl in Lima, Peru, the repercussions of dabbling with the occult have become very real. Allegedly, the girl became possessed after using an Ouija app on her phone. Quispe was brought to the local hospital by ambulance at the request of her family. There it took over an hour to restrain her due to her convulsions. Nurses reported that the young woman was abnormally strong. In the video you can hear her groan and shout for the Devil to “Let [her] go”. The girl’s friends told the hospital staff that Quispe downloaded the Ouija app this past weekend. Soon she began convulsing and foaming at the mouth, which is when an ambulance was called. She has now been committed to a psychiatric hospital. Doctors are still investigating Ms. Quispe’s condition and her claims of possession.
Continue reading →
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Director Jack Heller’s 2014 film ‘Dark Was the Night’ has now been released on DVD and is currently available on Netflix. This dark film stars ‘The Strain’ star Kevin Durand, Steve Agee (The New Girl), Nick Damici (Late Phases), Lukas Haas (Inception), Bianca Kajlich (Vanished), Ethan Khusidman (The Cobbler), Joe Pallister (Idol Hands) and Billy Paterson (Refuge), among others. In ‘Dark Was the Night’ Durand plays the role of Sheriff Shields, a man mourning the death of one of his young sons. While separated from his wife and son the Sheriff struggles to keep it together while his small town falls under attack from an unkown creature that comes from the woods. After a logging operation begins animals and pets begin to disappear, then something leaves strange tracks through the town. The tracks are like nothing they have seen before. When hunters are attacked the Sheriff and his deputy find their bodies high up a tree adding more mystery to
Continue reading →
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Director James Wan has just filming ‘The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist‘. It has recently been announced that he will also be serving as producer for the movie adaption of ‘The Boy Who Drew Monsters’. Newline has hired Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing to pen the script for the film. Goldberg will also be serving as a producer. The novel, by the same name, was written by the ‘New York Times’ Best Selling author Keith Donohue. The book follows a young boy who Asperger’s. The boy almost drowned several years before and has since developed agoraphobia. As a coping mechanism, he draws, mostly monsters. The boy’s illustrations begin to come to life, including the monsters he has drawn. As someone who has a young family member with Asperger’s, I can only imagine the terror that the boy in the novel faces. For those of you who are not familiar with Asperger’s, let me fill you in. Asperger’s is a disorder
Continue reading →
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Simon Pegg will play the devil in the new horror-comedy anthology ‘The Gathering’. Pegg will star alongside a “who’s who” of the horror genre and a cast of incredibly talented actors and actresses. Jeffrey Combs (The Re-Animator) will once again play Edgar Allen Poe, who he also played in “The Black Cat” episode of Masters of Horror. Other names you will recognize: David Naughton (An American Werewolf In London) will be playing the role of H.P. Lovecraft. Freddy Krueger will be played by non other than Robert Englund, Hellraiser’s Doug Bradley will play Bram Stoker . The movie will also star Bill Moseley of ‘The Devil’s Rejects’, Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Clint Howard (Halloween 2007), Debbie Rochon (Killjoy 2), Udo Kier (Blade), William Sadler (The Mist), Mathew Tompkins (Sicario), and Lin Shaye (Insidious) . It blows your mind doesn’t it? So many incredible horror icons in one movie! ‘The Gathering’ will revolve around a host of literary icons like
Continue reading →
NewsParanormalReviewsTrailers
In this intense paranormal thriller Madison, a single mother, and her two children are the targets of a dark entity. Madison contacts paranormal experts, but they are too frightened to face the spirit. Madison and her scientist boyfriend, Nikolai, must find a way to destroy the entity before it’s to late.Madison is played by ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife’ actress Ali Larter. Arjun Gupta (Nurse Jackie) plays Nikolai. Alistair Legrand directed and co-wrote ‘The Diabolical’ along side writer Luke Harvis. ‘The Diabolical’ will arrive in select theaters in the U.K. and V.O.D. on October 16th. It will be released on DVD on October 19th.
Continue reading →
NewsReviewsStreaming TV
The USA Network and Universal Cable have teamed up for ‘TheWilding’. USA has ordered the two hour pilot for the supernatural drama from Tim Kring and Silka Luisa, the Executive Producers of ‘Heroes’. Ciaran Foy (Sinister 2) will be directing the pilot that will soon begin filming in Vancouver. The show is set in North Carolina and revolves around the Hayes family. The family is trying to make a new start after Kayla, their 17 year old daughter, has recently been released from a mental institution after her ten year stay. Kayla is not out long before apparitions of the dead begin plague her once again.
Continue reading →
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Geena Davis, the actress who played the role of the newly-departed Barbra in ‘Beetlejuice’, told ETonline that she would love to return for the upcoming sequel Beetlejuice 2. “I did hear that it’s really happening.” Davis continued “No one’s talked to me about it. I would love to! That was one of my favorite movies, too.” Davis did bring up one problem that could keep her character and her character’s husband, played by Alec Baldwin, from reprising their rules. “Ghosts probably don’t age, and it’s going to be 30 years now. Of course, I haven’t aged, but I think Alec Baldwin maybe has ages, perhaps,” she joked. Winona Ryder confirmed last month that a sequel is indeed in the works. Tim Burton, Ryder and Michael Keaton, Beetlejuice himself, have already signed up to return for the project. “It’s Showtime!”
Continue reading →
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‘The Cabin in the Woods’ has been hailed as one of the most important horror films of the past decade. At the end it appeared the world was coming to an end, or was it? Lionsgate has now approached the original film’s director, Drew Goddard, about doing a sequel. I’m not sure exactly how they would pull it off, but I would be happy to watch it. In an interview with Den of Geek, Goddard revealed part of his discussion with the studio about doing a sequel. “The studio has approached me and they want to do a sequel, funny part is, I don’t think we planned that movie to do a sequel, you know? But that being said, the fun thing about Cabin is, that rules are pretty crazy. We get away with a lot of stuff,” Goddard continued “So, I’me sure we could figure it out if we got inspired to. I know Joss and I both feel
Continue reading →
