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It’s been a long time since we have heard any news about Jeepers Creepers 3. New artwork has now been released and the film is finally in development after what feels like a twenty-three year wait. Jeepers Creepers 3 is expected to launch in Vancouver soon (via Dread Central). Myriad Pictures will be backing the follow up to 2003’s Jeepers Creepers 2, which they plan to take the European Film Market in Berlin. All three Jeepers films were written and directed by Victor Salva. The franchise follow a creature who feeds for 23 days every 23 years. It’s meal of choice, human parts. The winged creature consumes the parts to regenerate it’s own organs. Jonathan Breck will once again put on the Creeper’s hat and duster (coat) to terrorize the film’s cast, including Brandon Smith, returning to his role as Sergeant Tubbs. “Jeepers Creepers 3 will show events on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three day feeding frenzy, as
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Bruce Campbell returned to his iconic role of Ash Williams, from the Evil Dead Franchise, for the first season of STARZ’s Ash vs Evil Dead last year. Fans were thrilled and the series a great success. We were all over-joyed to learn that the series had been renewed for season two. Lee Majors and Ted Raimi, one of the series’ executive producers, have joined the cast for the upcoming season. Raimi, who will play Ash’s childhood friend, Chet, is no stranger to the Evil Dead franchise, he appeared in all three of the films. In fact, his brother Sam directed the Evil Dead trilogy. Raimi, a horror genre legend, has been involved with films such as The Grudge, Midnight Meat Train and in TV series such as Supernatural and Twin Peaks. Majors, who will co-star as Brock, Ash’s father, has appeared in series such as Dallas, The Game, Weeds, The Six Million Dollar Man and many more. Season 2 will
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Japan’s Aokigahara Forest was recently the setting for Jason Zada’s horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones). The real horror of the “Suicide Forest”, the decaying bodies of those who ended their lives alone, sometimes found years later. In the photo above is a sign on a path in the forest asking people to reconsider suicide and to please think of their families. In the location over one hundred lives are lost every year, due to suicide. Both residents from Japan and tourist have been been flocking to the deep woods at the base of Mount Fuji to commit suicide for a many years. Deaths are so frequent that police are sent in on a regular basis to search for bodies with the help of volunteers. Of course land scared by so many deaths would be haunted. Legend goes that if you stay after the sun goes down you will see the spirits of those who died
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The Purge 3, written and directed by James DeMonaco, is rumored to take place 15 years after the events of The Purge: Anarchy. The wealthy elite have been using the purge to rid society of the poor and troubled. Sergeant has teamed up with a senator (Elizabeth Mitchell) to help bring an end to the yearly blood bath, but first they must survive the night themselves. Frank Grillo returns to his role as “Sergeant” and will star along side Betty Gabriael, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Ethan Phillips, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, David Aaron Baker and a long list of others. The Purge 3: Election Year has already begun production and is set to invade theaters on July 1st of this year.
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In a collaboration with AMC, Entertainment Weekly for six variant covers featuring our favorite Walking Dead characters to celebrate the premiere of the second half of season six this Sunday (Feb 14th). In an interview with EW Andrew Lincoln, who plays Sheriff Rick Grimes, made a statement about the season finale that has many worried about what’s coming in the upcoming episodes and the fate of our favorite characters. “I felt sick to my stomach when I read the script. It was the first day in the whole six years of working on The Walking Dead that I was late for work because I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn’t get back to sleep. I was so angry and frustrated and I felt sick. And that was just after reading it.” A few weeks ago in a featurette Norman Reedus, aka Daryl, commented that “We don’t all survive.” We know that Negan, played by Jeffery
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News has come via Deadline that Johnny Depp has officially signed on to star in Universal’s upcoming revival of 1933’s The Invisible Man. The original film was an adaption of the novel by the same name, penned by H.G. Wells. The film follows a mysterious man named Griffin. Griffin had great success in turning himself invisible, but not in turning himself back. Universal is building a world where all their classic monsters share universe. Depp is not the only A-lister to recently join Universal’s monster project, Tom Cruise has been cast for the reboot of The Mummy, which is set to arrive in theaters on June 9th, 2017.
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Today on Rob Zombie’s Instagram account he posed an interesting question in the caption under an image of The Devil’s Rejects poster, “Just curious would anyone be interested in watching another movie starring these three characters?” Of course many of 341,000 plus followers liked the post, with 3,321 comments screaming yes (in more words or less). Hell, I was one of them. Does this mean that Zombie is considering a sequel or prequel? It’s possible. Then again, it could simply mean that Zombie wants to reunite Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie and Bill Moseley in another film. Either way, I’m sure fans of Zombie’s work and of the cast would be happy to see the trio together again, after all they did have great chemistry.
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We thought Jigsaw had met his end and the Saw franchise was complete, but we were wrong. Lionsgate now has the eighth Saw film in the works. The writing due of Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, the team behind Piranha 3D and Piranha 3DD, has been tapped to pen the script for Saw VIII: Legacy. The details of the sequel have not been revealed. But I’m curious what comes next and how Jigsaw’s legacy will continue.
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Wynonna Earp, brought to life in Beau Smith’s comic book series, is getting her own live-action show on the SyFy channel. The supernatural series follows Wynonna Earp, descendant of “the” Wyatt Earp, who is a special agent for the U.S. Marshalls’ Monster Squad. Earp battles supernatural threats including vampires, zombies, demons and mummies. Wynonna Earp will be played by Melanie Scrofano, who has appeared in films such as 2014’s RoboCop, Saw VI and Wolves. Scrofano will also be appearing in the upcoming series Damien. Tim Rozon (End of the Line) will play the role of Doc Holliday and Defiance actor Shamier Anderson has been cast as Agent Dolls. The Synopsis of the new series: “After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town’s only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must chose which side of the
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Most horror fans have heard of or have seen The Gallows, which opened in theaters last summer. In the paranormal film, a young man died during a freak accident in a school production. On stage in front classmates and parents he was hung. The Gallows 2015 Now, that scene seems to have come to life. On January 30th 27 year-old Italian actor Raphael Schumacher met a similar fate. During a production at the Pisa’s Teatro Lux a medical student in audience noticed that the actor, who was meant to be hung in the scene while wearing a sack over his head, was really in distress not acting. Along with another medical student they removed the noose, but Schumacher was unresponsive. The scene originally called for a gun, but was changed at the last minute by the actor leading many to question if the accident was a horrible accident or a suicide attempt. Schumacher has since been declared brain dead. His
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It’s been a long time since we have heard any news about Jeepers Creepers 3. New artwork has now been released and the film is finally in development after what feels like a twenty-three year wait. Jeepers Creepers 3 is expected to launch in Vancouver soon (via Dread Central). Myriad Pictures will be backing the follow up to 2003’s Jeepers Creepers 2, which they plan to take the European Film Market in Berlin. All three Jeepers films were written and directed by Victor Salva. The franchise follow a creature who feeds for 23 days every 23 years. It’s meal of choice, human parts. The winged creature consumes the parts to regenerate it’s own organs. Jonathan Breck will once again put on the Creeper’s hat and duster (coat) to terrorize the film’s cast, including Brandon Smith, returning to his role as Sergeant Tubbs. “Jeepers Creepers 3 will show events on the last day of the Creeper’s twenty-three day feeding frenzy, as
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Bruce Campbell returned to his iconic role of Ash Williams, from the Evil Dead Franchise, for the first season of STARZ’s Ash vs Evil Dead last year. Fans were thrilled and the series a great success. We were all over-joyed to learn that the series had been renewed for season two. Lee Majors and Ted Raimi, one of the series’ executive producers, have joined the cast for the upcoming season. Raimi, who will play Ash’s childhood friend, Chet, is no stranger to the Evil Dead franchise, he appeared in all three of the films. In fact, his brother Sam directed the Evil Dead trilogy. Raimi, a horror genre legend, has been involved with films such as The Grudge, Midnight Meat Train and in TV series such as Supernatural and Twin Peaks. Majors, who will co-star as Brock, Ash’s father, has appeared in series such as Dallas, The Game, Weeds, The Six Million Dollar Man and many more. Season 2 will
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Japan’s Aokigahara Forest was recently the setting for Jason Zada’s horror film The Forest, starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones). The real horror of the “Suicide Forest”, the decaying bodies of those who ended their lives alone, sometimes found years later. In the photo above is a sign on a path in the forest asking people to reconsider suicide and to please think of their families. In the location over one hundred lives are lost every year, due to suicide. Both residents from Japan and tourist have been been flocking to the deep woods at the base of Mount Fuji to commit suicide for a many years. Deaths are so frequent that police are sent in on a regular basis to search for bodies with the help of volunteers. Of course land scared by so many deaths would be haunted. Legend goes that if you stay after the sun goes down you will see the spirits of those who died
Continue reading →
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The Purge 3, written and directed by James DeMonaco, is rumored to take place 15 years after the events of The Purge: Anarchy. The wealthy elite have been using the purge to rid society of the poor and troubled. Sergeant has teamed up with a senator (Elizabeth Mitchell) to help bring an end to the yearly blood bath, but first they must survive the night themselves. Frank Grillo returns to his role as “Sergeant” and will star along side Betty Gabriael, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Ethan Phillips, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, David Aaron Baker and a long list of others. The Purge 3: Election Year has already begun production and is set to invade theaters on July 1st of this year.
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In a collaboration with AMC, Entertainment Weekly for six variant covers featuring our favorite Walking Dead characters to celebrate the premiere of the second half of season six this Sunday (Feb 14th). In an interview with EW Andrew Lincoln, who plays Sheriff Rick Grimes, made a statement about the season finale that has many worried about what’s coming in the upcoming episodes and the fate of our favorite characters. “I felt sick to my stomach when I read the script. It was the first day in the whole six years of working on The Walking Dead that I was late for work because I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn’t get back to sleep. I was so angry and frustrated and I felt sick. And that was just after reading it.” A few weeks ago in a featurette Norman Reedus, aka Daryl, commented that “We don’t all survive.” We know that Negan, played by Jeffery
Continue reading →
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News has come via Deadline that Johnny Depp has officially signed on to star in Universal’s upcoming revival of 1933’s The Invisible Man. The original film was an adaption of the novel by the same name, penned by H.G. Wells. The film follows a mysterious man named Griffin. Griffin had great success in turning himself invisible, but not in turning himself back. Universal is building a world where all their classic monsters share universe. Depp is not the only A-lister to recently join Universal’s monster project, Tom Cruise has been cast for the reboot of The Mummy, which is set to arrive in theaters on June 9th, 2017.
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Today on Rob Zombie’s Instagram account he posed an interesting question in the caption under an image of The Devil’s Rejects poster, “Just curious would anyone be interested in watching another movie starring these three characters?” Of course many of 341,000 plus followers liked the post, with 3,321 comments screaming yes (in more words or less). Hell, I was one of them. Does this mean that Zombie is considering a sequel or prequel? It’s possible. Then again, it could simply mean that Zombie wants to reunite Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie and Bill Moseley in another film. Either way, I’m sure fans of Zombie’s work and of the cast would be happy to see the trio together again, after all they did have great chemistry.
Continue reading →
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We thought Jigsaw had met his end and the Saw franchise was complete, but we were wrong. Lionsgate now has the eighth Saw film in the works. The writing due of Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, the team behind Piranha 3D and Piranha 3DD, has been tapped to pen the script for Saw VIII: Legacy. The details of the sequel have not been revealed. But I’m curious what comes next and how Jigsaw’s legacy will continue.
Continue reading →
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Wynonna Earp, brought to life in Beau Smith’s comic book series, is getting her own live-action show on the SyFy channel. The supernatural series follows Wynonna Earp, descendant of “the” Wyatt Earp, who is a special agent for the U.S. Marshalls’ Monster Squad. Earp battles supernatural threats including vampires, zombies, demons and mummies. Wynonna Earp will be played by Melanie Scrofano, who has appeared in films such as 2014’s RoboCop, Saw VI and Wolves. Scrofano will also be appearing in the upcoming series Damien. Tim Rozon (End of the Line) will play the role of Doc Holliday and Defiance actor Shamier Anderson has been cast as Agent Dolls. The Synopsis of the new series: “After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town’s only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must chose which side of the
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Most horror fans have heard of or have seen The Gallows, which opened in theaters last summer. In the paranormal film, a young man died during a freak accident in a school production. On stage in front classmates and parents he was hung. The Gallows 2015 Now, that scene seems to have come to life. On January 30th 27 year-old Italian actor Raphael Schumacher met a similar fate. During a production at the Pisa’s Teatro Lux a medical student in audience noticed that the actor, who was meant to be hung in the scene while wearing a sack over his head, was really in distress not acting. Along with another medical student they removed the noose, but Schumacher was unresponsive. The scene originally called for a gun, but was changed at the last minute by the actor leading many to question if the accident was a horrible accident or a suicide attempt. Schumacher has since been declared brain dead. His
Continue reading →
