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The only thing scarier than Freddy Krueger, is another Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Another remake? Please wake me from this nightmare! As if the 140 plus remakes in the works wasn’t bad enough, New Line is doing another revamp of one of our most beloved horror franchises. David Leslie Johnson, the writer of 2009’s ‘Orphan’, is set to pen the script for the presently unnamed movie. No directer has been named as of yet. Reportedly the new movie will bypass the 2010 remake, completely. Too bad another reboot couldn’t be bypassed completely. As far as I’m concerned, there is only one Freddy, Robert Englund, so, unless he’s signed up, I’m not interested. Just in case you were wondering how Robert Englund felt about the 2010 remake, this should clear things up.
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Viewers were fainting in the aisles and vomiting during the recent premier of a new horror movie. The new film ‘Bite’ had their debut screening at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. People assumed that the barf bags given out were all for show, like the advertising ploy used for many horror movies in the 1970’s and early 1980’s , but it didn’t take long for the bags to come in handy. ‘Bite’ is already being compared to the 1986 classic ‘The Fly’, only more vile and graphic. The word is, ‘Bite’ is even harder to stomach than ‘The Human Centipede’. If you are wondering what mind created this twisted tale, that would be writer-director Chad Archibald,who also wrote and directed ‘The Drownsman’. ‘Bite’ follows Casey, played by Elm Begovic, a bride-to-be. When she joins her bridesmaids and friends for a bachelorette trip to an island, she is bitten by a strange insect and soon starts to transform into
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The Halloween Horror Nights has already announced that mazes based on the horror movies ‘Insidious‘ and Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak‘ . The news has now come that ‘The Walking Dead’ will once again have it’s own feature at the attraction. Horror Nights had a Terminus inspired maze last year. This time around more of the Walking Dead universe will be explored, including a “Wolves Not Far” inspired section of the maze. Watch out for those hungry walkers, they’ll be chasing after visitors, looking for their next bite to eat. The Halloween Horror Nights attraction, at Universal Orlando Resort, will open September 18th. The Maze, titled ‘The Walking Dead: The Living and the Dead’, will put visitors right into the flooded food bank scene where soggy, half rotten walkers are waiting for you in the water, as well as in many other scenes from the hit show. Visit the Halloween Horror Nights website for more details and tickets.
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Horror shows, like Supernatural, Grimm, The Walking Dead and The Strain, have been big money makers for networks lately. NBC will be adding a new show, ‘Monstropolis’, to their line up after winning a bidding war . ‘Monstropolis’ will be written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the writers who penned ‘Saw VI’ and ‘Saw 5’ and who also wrote the upcoming Michael Myers movie, ‘Halloween Returns’. I doubt there is any connection, but Monstropolis is also the name of the city where monsters live, in the animated movie ‘Monsters Inc.’ In ‘Monstropolis’, monsters are very real and are living beside humans in New Manhattan aka ‘Monstropolis’. When someone begins killing the city’s monsters it’s up to a disgraced detective to catch the serial killer. The show is still in early pre-production. There is no word at this time who will star in ‘Monstropolis’. Stay tuned for more details.
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There are thousands of horror collectibles out there. Companies from Funko to McFarlane have collectibles that cover just about every horror movie and show out there, save for one, ‘An America Werewolf in London’. For the past thirty-three years fans have been waiting for a figure that captures the brutality of the beast, in detail. Now thanks to Pop Culture Shock Toys fans will have to wait no longer. The beast stands at 21.5 inches with a base designed to mimic the theater steps where the werewolf went on a rampage. The figure will be available in two versions, one with an open mouth and a second figure with a closed mouth. They will also come with a miniature bag of popcorn. Pre-order begins on Monday, August 10th. Don’t wait, the Kessler Wolf statues are limited to a 300 figure run and will likely sell out. The limited edition figure is not a cheap investment. They begin at a retail
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On Halloween 1989, two friends, Sam and Josh are enjoying their last Halloween as high schoolers wit their friends, but the night takes a disturbing turn when on their way to a rock concert, the friends find an abandoned barn and wake the evil inside. It’s up to Sam and Josh to battle the evil and save their friends. Justin M. Seaman both wrote and directed ‘The Barn’, which pays homage to the low-budget horror films of the 1980’s. The cast of ‘The Barn’ includes Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Mitchell Musolino (The Men Who Built America), Will Stout (Without an Alibi), Lexi Dripps, Nikki Howell and Cortland Woodard. Seaman needs your help to finish ‘The Barn’. He is currently running an Indiegogo campaign to cover the remaining filming costs and they’re offering some very cool perks like signed photos, posters and video games.
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#Horror focuses on a group of twelve year old girls. After a social media game and a moment of cyber-bullying, the girls face a night of horror. Actress and fashion designer Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with this horror movie with an anti-bullying message. Subkoff also penned the script for the film. Actress Taryn Manning stars along side her ‘Orange is the New Black’ fellow cast member Natasha Lyonne in #Horror. Chloe Sevigny (American Psycho), Bathazar Getty (Feast), Lydia Hearst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) and Haley Murphy (Silent House) also serve as cast with veteran actor Timothy Hutton (Leverage) and others. #Horror will debut in 2015. IFC Midnight should announce #Horror’s release date soon.
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Jason Stange, wanted in Tacoma, Washington, in connection bank robbery was captured this week. Federal agents stumbled across an article in the local paper about the low-budget horror film ‘Marla Mae’, being filmed in the nearby town of Olympia. The officers were surprised to see a photo of the wanted man in the article, listed as playing the role of a Planned Parenthood doctor. The photo showed a tattoo on his arm, which was used to confirm the man was indeed Stange. Stange was also dumb enough to use his real name when interviewed for the article. He was still on the set of the film, when he was arrested. The film’s director said the footage shot of Stange in his role will still be used in the film, which will be out in 2016.
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AMC has unleashed a horde of teasers and trailers for their new series ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ in preparation for it’s August 23rd premier. The latest teaser shows LA going dark and all hell breaking loose. To watch all the ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ trailers visit our previous article .
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Mathew Fox (Lost) stars along side Jeffrey Donavan (Burn Notice) in ‘Extinction’, the latest zombie movie, which opened in theaters on Friday July 31st. This apocalyptic tale is directed by Miguel Angel Vivas, the man behind ‘Kidnapped’. In ‘Extinction’ Patrick (Fox), Jack (Donavan) and his daughter Lu (Quinn McColgan) have survived the zombie apocalypse in ‘Harmony’, a small empty snowbound town. For nine years the three have survived with little trouble from people or zombies. Patrick discovers while out on a supply run that the creatures have not only returned but are also evolving.
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The only thing scarier than Freddy Krueger, is another Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Another remake? Please wake me from this nightmare! As if the 140 plus remakes in the works wasn’t bad enough, New Line is doing another revamp of one of our most beloved horror franchises. David Leslie Johnson, the writer of 2009’s ‘Orphan’, is set to pen the script for the presently unnamed movie. No directer has been named as of yet. Reportedly the new movie will bypass the 2010 remake, completely. Too bad another reboot couldn’t be bypassed completely. As far as I’m concerned, there is only one Freddy, Robert Englund, so, unless he’s signed up, I’m not interested. Just in case you were wondering how Robert Englund felt about the 2010 remake, this should clear things up.
Continue reading →
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Viewers were fainting in the aisles and vomiting during the recent premier of a new horror movie. The new film ‘Bite’ had their debut screening at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. People assumed that the barf bags given out were all for show, like the advertising ploy used for many horror movies in the 1970’s and early 1980’s , but it didn’t take long for the bags to come in handy. ‘Bite’ is already being compared to the 1986 classic ‘The Fly’, only more vile and graphic. The word is, ‘Bite’ is even harder to stomach than ‘The Human Centipede’. If you are wondering what mind created this twisted tale, that would be writer-director Chad Archibald,who also wrote and directed ‘The Drownsman’. ‘Bite’ follows Casey, played by Elm Begovic, a bride-to-be. When she joins her bridesmaids and friends for a bachelorette trip to an island, she is bitten by a strange insect and soon starts to transform into
Continue reading →
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The Halloween Horror Nights has already announced that mazes based on the horror movies ‘Insidious‘ and Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak‘ . The news has now come that ‘The Walking Dead’ will once again have it’s own feature at the attraction. Horror Nights had a Terminus inspired maze last year. This time around more of the Walking Dead universe will be explored, including a “Wolves Not Far” inspired section of the maze. Watch out for those hungry walkers, they’ll be chasing after visitors, looking for their next bite to eat. The Halloween Horror Nights attraction, at Universal Orlando Resort, will open September 18th. The Maze, titled ‘The Walking Dead: The Living and the Dead’, will put visitors right into the flooded food bank scene where soggy, half rotten walkers are waiting for you in the water, as well as in many other scenes from the hit show. Visit the Halloween Horror Nights website for more details and tickets.
Continue reading →
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Horror shows, like Supernatural, Grimm, The Walking Dead and The Strain, have been big money makers for networks lately. NBC will be adding a new show, ‘Monstropolis’, to their line up after winning a bidding war . ‘Monstropolis’ will be written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the writers who penned ‘Saw VI’ and ‘Saw 5’ and who also wrote the upcoming Michael Myers movie, ‘Halloween Returns’. I doubt there is any connection, but Monstropolis is also the name of the city where monsters live, in the animated movie ‘Monsters Inc.’ In ‘Monstropolis’, monsters are very real and are living beside humans in New Manhattan aka ‘Monstropolis’. When someone begins killing the city’s monsters it’s up to a disgraced detective to catch the serial killer. The show is still in early pre-production. There is no word at this time who will star in ‘Monstropolis’. Stay tuned for more details.
Continue reading →
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There are thousands of horror collectibles out there. Companies from Funko to McFarlane have collectibles that cover just about every horror movie and show out there, save for one, ‘An America Werewolf in London’. For the past thirty-three years fans have been waiting for a figure that captures the brutality of the beast, in detail. Now thanks to Pop Culture Shock Toys fans will have to wait no longer. The beast stands at 21.5 inches with a base designed to mimic the theater steps where the werewolf went on a rampage. The figure will be available in two versions, one with an open mouth and a second figure with a closed mouth. They will also come with a miniature bag of popcorn. Pre-order begins on Monday, August 10th. Don’t wait, the Kessler Wolf statues are limited to a 300 figure run and will likely sell out. The limited edition figure is not a cheap investment. They begin at a retail
Continue reading →
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On Halloween 1989, two friends, Sam and Josh are enjoying their last Halloween as high schoolers wit their friends, but the night takes a disturbing turn when on their way to a rock concert, the friends find an abandoned barn and wake the evil inside. It’s up to Sam and Josh to battle the evil and save their friends. Justin M. Seaman both wrote and directed ‘The Barn’, which pays homage to the low-budget horror films of the 1980’s. The cast of ‘The Barn’ includes Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Mitchell Musolino (The Men Who Built America), Will Stout (Without an Alibi), Lexi Dripps, Nikki Howell and Cortland Woodard. Seaman needs your help to finish ‘The Barn’. He is currently running an Indiegogo campaign to cover the remaining filming costs and they’re offering some very cool perks like signed photos, posters and video games.
Continue reading →
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#Horror focuses on a group of twelve year old girls. After a social media game and a moment of cyber-bullying, the girls face a night of horror. Actress and fashion designer Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with this horror movie with an anti-bullying message. Subkoff also penned the script for the film. Actress Taryn Manning stars along side her ‘Orange is the New Black’ fellow cast member Natasha Lyonne in #Horror. Chloe Sevigny (American Psycho), Bathazar Getty (Feast), Lydia Hearst (Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) and Haley Murphy (Silent House) also serve as cast with veteran actor Timothy Hutton (Leverage) and others. #Horror will debut in 2015. IFC Midnight should announce #Horror’s release date soon.
Continue reading →
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Jason Stange, wanted in Tacoma, Washington, in connection bank robbery was captured this week. Federal agents stumbled across an article in the local paper about the low-budget horror film ‘Marla Mae’, being filmed in the nearby town of Olympia. The officers were surprised to see a photo of the wanted man in the article, listed as playing the role of a Planned Parenthood doctor. The photo showed a tattoo on his arm, which was used to confirm the man was indeed Stange. Stange was also dumb enough to use his real name when interviewed for the article. He was still on the set of the film, when he was arrested. The film’s director said the footage shot of Stange in his role will still be used in the film, which will be out in 2016.
Continue reading →
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AMC has unleashed a horde of teasers and trailers for their new series ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ in preparation for it’s August 23rd premier. The latest teaser shows LA going dark and all hell breaking loose. To watch all the ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ trailers visit our previous article .
Continue reading →
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Mathew Fox (Lost) stars along side Jeffrey Donavan (Burn Notice) in ‘Extinction’, the latest zombie movie, which opened in theaters on Friday July 31st. This apocalyptic tale is directed by Miguel Angel Vivas, the man behind ‘Kidnapped’. In ‘Extinction’ Patrick (Fox), Jack (Donavan) and his daughter Lu (Quinn McColgan) have survived the zombie apocalypse in ‘Harmony’, a small empty snowbound town. For nine years the three have survived with little trouble from people or zombies. Patrick discovers while out on a supply run that the creatures have not only returned but are also evolving.
Continue reading →
