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Vampire Films Every New Horror Fan Should See

Nosferatu (1922) Director: F.W. Murnau Written By: Henrik Galeen, based on Bam Stoker’s Dracula Stars: Max Schreck, Greta Shroder, Gustav Von Wangenheim Synopsis: Vampire Count Orlok fakes interest in a new a property to get closer to real estate agent Hutter’s wife. Silent Film Thoughts: You may be wondering why an old black and white silent film made it on this list. That’s simple, ‘Nosferatu’ was the first vampire movie ever made, therefore, it’s the most important. Fright Night (1985) Director: Tom Holland Written By: Tom Holland Stars:Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art Evans, Stewart Stern Synopsis: A teenager discovers that his neighbor is a vampire, but no one believes him, until it’s almost to late. Thoughts: ‘Fright Night’ was great then and is still great now. There was a remake in 2011, but it’s very different than the original. The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher Written By: Jan Fisher,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 5, 2015
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Big Apes, Big Cynema

Dino! “When Jaws die, nobody cry . When my Kong die, everybody cry.” – Dino DeLaurentiis, producer Younger viewers have almost no idea who legendary producer Dino DeLaurentiis was. Some saw him as the Italian forerunner of Michael Bay; creator of expensive, big budget, soulless films followed by similar producers like Alexander and Ilya Salkind, Peter Guber and Jon Peters, Jerry Bruckheimer as well as Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. DeLaurentiis said this about his humble beginnings in film: “After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole city destroyed. No money. No studio. No film. No camera. No equipment. We would shoot in the street. We had no actors. Nothing. But we wanted to do movies. And we did the best movies in the world. If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to do in the evening but go to the movies with your friends, the

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Capt McNeely
Aug 21, 2015
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Cynema: Fright Night or…Why Remake When You Can Retitle?

A Valentine To Old School Horror Remaking a film falls under the old adage: “Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.” Netflix reviews or more accurately, article comments are dotted with such phrases like: “the film is old” or “it’s dated.” Better yet, “it’s foreign.” All three signify a concern in American pop culture: a fixation on the superficial and a refusal to give anything deemed “old” a chance, largely by a generation that prides itself on ignorance and is unappreciative for the previous work done by others that affords it the indifference it treats anything deemed unworthy of its attention. Horror is a breeding ground for remakes, but the focus of this article will be the 1985 horror hit “Fright Night.” The recent 3D remake of yet another 80’s horror film underscores not just the needless exercise in remaking films, but shows that audiences have become truly cynical in the product they pay for. There is

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Capt McNeely
Aug 19, 2015
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‘The Mummy’ Is Coming Back To Life In A New Universal Adaption

We reported last year that Universal will be remaking all of their classic monster movies. Plans are already in place for a ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon‘ remake, but also an adaption of ‘The Mummy’. ‘The Mummy’ is set to be released on March 23, 2017 and will be direct by Alex Kurtzman, with the screen play written by Jon Spaihts, who worked on the movie ‘Prometheus’. The original ‘The Mummy’ movie was released in 1932 in black and white and starred Boris Karloff. In 1999 another version of ‘The Mummy’ was released, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brandon Frazier, which ended in a four movie franchise. In both the original and 1999 movie the Mummy stalks a beautiful woman, who he thinks is the reincarnation of his lost love. There is no word yet if the new version will follow the same story. Universal has made the statement that the new movie will be both action packed and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 16, 2015
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‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ Is Getting A Sequel !

After twenty five years, the 1988 psychedelic horror-comedy ‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ is getting a sequel. ‘Killer Klowns For Outer Space’ starred Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, Michael S. Siefel and John Allen Nelson. Director Stephen Chiodo did a fantastic job of balancing the goofiness and horror in ‘Killer Klowns’. In the movie a group of aliens, dressed as clowns, land in a small town to feed. The clowns roamed the town, in-casing their victims in cotton candy like cocoons and take them back to their ship, which looked like a circus big top, to be consumed. ‘Killer Klowns’ is one of the most unique movies of the horror genre. Luckily, Stephen Chiodo will be returning to direct ‘The Return of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space’. Grant Cramer will also be returning for his role as Mike. The sequel is set to be released some tine in 2016. I have to say, I’m looking forward to seeing the sequel,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 27, 2015
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‘The Hallow’ aka ‘The Woods’

Financial problems forces a family to move to the countryside and take a job working deep in an Irish forest. When the family arrives, a local farmer warns them about the legends and dangers of the forest, but they have no choice but to stay. One night their new home is invaded by vicious creatures from inside the dark forest. Felipe Marino along with Corin Hardy, who also directed the film, wrote the script for ‘The Hallow’, also known as ‘The Woods’. Stephen Cromwell (From the Dark), Joseph Mawle (Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell) and Michael Smiley (The World’s End) serve as cast for this dark film. ‘The Hallow’/ ‘The Woods’ will be released on June 26, 2015.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 24, 2015
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Sam Is Back To Have A Little Fun In ‘Trick ‘r Treat 2’

Most every horror fan remembers the 2007 cult classic anthology ‘Trick ‘r Treat’, that starred Dylan Baker (Selma), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), among others. The movie follows Sam, a spirit of Halloween, so to speak, who ties the movies sections together.Now it appears, ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ is finally getting it’s sequel. On October 28, 2013 Beyond Fest’s held a screening of Michael Dougherty’s ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ at the Egyptian Theater. During the panel section of the event Sam delivered a note saying “Make a sequel.” to Michael Dougherty. Dickson stated “Dougherty says it’s not his call…it’s Thomas Tull from Legendary’s call.” Tull stood up in the audience and proclaimed “I can’t say no to Sam. Let’s make a sequel!“. At that moment a banner with “Trick ‘r Treat 2” appeared on the screen and the crowd went wild. Dougherty later made a statement about the sequel, “I think we’ll shake

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2015
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25 Little Known Facts About Our Favorite Horror Movies

I have put together a list of 25 interesting, little known facts about our favorite horror movies. Some of the facts are strange, some disturbing and some completely awesome. You may never look at these movies the same way again. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) *The movie was loosely based on a true story. *The original name was not The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The original name was “Head Cheese”. *The bones that were used to decorate the interior of the house were actually real human bones. Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) *In Nightmare On Elm Street it shows Nancy watching tv to stay awake. The clip she is watching is actually the trailer for The Evil Dead. *The words “Elm Street” are never said in the movie and only appear during the opening and closing credits. An American Werewolf In London (1981) *An American Werewolf In London was the first movie to win an Academy Award for Best Makeup. Child’s

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 19, 2014