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Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross To Release An Early ‘Halloween’ Treat

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, my Little Monsters. We often associate this day with a movie series that began with a murderously vengeful mother and evolved to feature a death dealing juggernaut…his name was Jason. However, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be releasing a music track on Friday October 13th, that is associated with another beloved day we will all be observing at the end of the month – Halloween. Reznor and Ross are taking a stab (get it…STAB) at covering the iconic theme from John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, Halloween. The track is being released by way of Sacred Bones and Reznor’s own record label, The Null Corporation. A sample track had been available earlier at Amazon (I know this, because I listened to it), but has since disappeared and is now replaced with an error message that is accompanied by a random picture of one of the “dogs of Amazon”. Hopefully, after the build up I’ve seen

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Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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We Need To Talk About Michael

News of Jamie Lee Curtis’s return to the long-running Halloween franchise almost broke the Internet a few weeks ago. Some online posts were akin to The Beatles US arrival or the announcement of The Force Awakens. Blumhouse has taken the reigns and hopes to run with it. Part of this Cynema post asks, “to where?” There is nothing wrong with what Blumhouse is doing. Films get made, they get sequels, they get remakes. Hats off to any franchise that lasts forty years and remains relevant. However, there are a number Cynema-like elements to this. While everyone gushes about what this means to horror, I am going to look at just what this means to horror. Fan Reaction Details trickled in not long after the initial euphoria. Would this new film ignore the events after Carpenter’s original ’78 film? The news of Judy Greer joining the new film as Laurie Strode’s daughter sent a new wave of concern among online nerd-dom.

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Capt McNeely
Oct 7, 2017
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John Carpenter Unveils ‘Chirstine’ Video Ahead Of New Album Release

Set to release this October from Sacred Bones, the new compilation album ‘John Carpenter Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998’, features some of Carpenter’s best themes including Halloween and Christine. After 34 years, John Carpenter has breathed new life into Christine with a new music video which we have to share with you below. The video was directed by Carpenter himself and is considered his first narrative work in 7 years. The album’s tour is set to begin this October. For tour dates and cities visit Carpenter’s official website. The album will be released on October 20, 2017. You can pre-order your copy now from Sacred Bones Recording in several versions including Standard LP, Limited Edition LP, and CD. Check out the video below.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Enjoy The Sounds of ‘Halloween’ for Free with Halloween Returns

It’s now September my Little Monsters, and Halloween is 60 days away. Yeah, I know how you feel, it just can’t get here fast enough. Like many of you, I am already compiling my list of movies and music for the Hall-iday season, as it were. And while Halloween is a perennial favorite on my roster of frightening feature films, there’s a digital album I added to my playlist today…and it was absolutely FREE. Halloween Returns is an album composed by Tony McKee, featuring 8 tracks of music inspired by the film. The entire album is available at for download at Amazon, but you Little Monsters better hurry since there’s no telling how long it will be available to download for free.

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Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2017
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Two New Horror Series Coming From Master Of Horror John Carpenter

Horror fans, you’re going to want to sit down for this. Two new series, titled Tales for a Halloween Night and Nightside, have entered development from master of horror John Carpenter. Both series will be executive produced by Carpenter and his wife and partner Sandy King under the banner of their company Storm King Productions, in conjunction with Universal Cable Productions. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 6, 2017– Universal Cable Productions (UCP) today announced an overall development deal with John Carpenter, the celebrated director of horror films including Halloween, The Thing, and Escape from New York. Under the new deal, Carpenter will executive produce scripted programming with UCP for the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio, as well as for external networks and streaming services, along with his producing partner, Sandy King, under their Storm King Productions banner. The announcement was made today by Dawn Olmstead, Executive Vice President, Development at UCP. “John Carpenter is an incredible creator whose

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 6, 2017
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Danny McBride Reveals More About The New HALLOWEEN Film

A few days ago we reported that Danny McBride and David Gordon Green are making Michael Myers mortal again. Since then, McBride appeared on the Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show to reveal more details surrounding their upcoming Halloween movie and confirmed that filming is set to begin this fall. It is not a reboot; it’s not gonna be a rehash,” said McBride. “It’s a continuation of Michael Myers – where we’re choosing to continue it from, you’ll have to see when the movie comes out. I’d already seen all these movies, but I’ve really been studying them now and just thinking about all the people that have been hired to make a Michael Myers movie. Just trying to avoid any mistakes that those people might’ve made. The first Halloween is scary as shit. And the second Halloween is scary, but not as scary. And then from there, it isn’t as scary. And I really think that what happens with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Master Of Horror John Carpenter Has A New Comic Coming Out This Summer

Master of horror John Carpenter may have retired from directing, but he continues to work within the genre. In fact, Carpenter is working on something brand new, a comic series. Titled ‘Tales of Science Fiction’, the monthly comic anthology series will “show us the darkness and wonder of everything the genre has to offer.” That’s right, we said monthly. Carpenter and his wife, Sandy King, will be working together to deliver the comic through King Comics, Carpenter’s Asylum, and Tales For A Halloween Night, JoBlo reports. The first issue “Vault” was written by James Ninness with art by Andres Esparza and will arrive on shelves on July 26, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2017
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John Carpenter Confirms ‘Escape From New York’ Director

We reported last year that Fox has a remake of Escape From New York planned. Now, it seems it is finally moving forward and they have a director, none other than Robert Rodriguez. John Carpenter has just confirmed, via his Facebook page, that Rodriguez will indeed direct from the script penned by Neil Cross (Pacific Rim). Carpenter, the original director, will be serving as executive producer. Word is he will be playing an important role in the film’s development. This will be Rodriguez’s fourth collaboration with the studio, including Machete, Machete Kills, and Predators, which he produced, and is currently filming Alita: Battle Angel, with James Cameron producing. Rodriguez has many other titles to his credit including: El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and series such us From Dusk Till Dawn. His book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ has influenced many filmmakers. The 1981 original Escape From New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2017
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The Writers Of Halloween (2018) Drop A Few Hints

Last month news came via Master of Horror John Carpenter that the upcoming Halloween movie would be in hands filmmaking team Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, with Green directing. Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce the project. Did I mention that John Carpenter will be serving as executive producer? He is. Are you psyched yet? …So you say you want a Revolution? You want to shake things up and bring back Halloween and make it rock David and Danny both came to my office recently with Jason Blum and shared their vision for the new movie and…WOW. They get it. I think you’re gonna dig it, They blew me away. I might even do the music. Maybe. It could be kind of cool. And you’ll get to see it in theaters on October 19th, 2018.” The next day Danny McBride revealed even more about the film: You know, it’s not a remake. It’s actually, it’s gonna continue to story

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 10, 2017
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More Details Surface About The New Halloween From Writer Danny McBride

Yesterday, we reported that John Carpenter, who is on as executive producer, unveiled not only the names of the writers, the director, but the release date for the new ‘Halloween’ movie as well. Today, we have more details. Funny man Danny McBride (Pineapple Express) will co-write the new script along with David Gordon Green, who worked with McBride on ‘Pineapple Express’ and other projects. Green will also be in the director’s chair for the film. So, what can we expect? While speaking with CinemaBlend, McBride revealed more details about ‘Halloween’. You know, it’s not a remake. It’s actually, it’s gonna continue to story of Michael Myers in a really grounded way. And for our mythology, we’re focusing mainly in the first two movies and what that sets up and then where the story can go from there.” McBride continued. “Green and I are definitely going to [do] a straight-up horror. Halloween has always been one of my favorite movies of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 10, 2017

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Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross To Release An Early ‘Halloween’ Treat

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, my Little Monsters. We often associate this day with a movie series that began with a murderously vengeful mother and evolved to feature a death dealing juggernaut…his name was Jason. However, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be releasing a music track on Friday October 13th, that is associated with another beloved day we will all be observing at the end of the month – Halloween. Reznor and Ross are taking a stab (get it…STAB) at covering the iconic theme from John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, Halloween. The track is being released by way of Sacred Bones and Reznor’s own record label, The Null Corporation. A sample track had been available earlier at Amazon (I know this, because I listened to it), but has since disappeared and is now replaced with an error message that is accompanied by a random picture of one of the “dogs of Amazon”. Hopefully, after the build up I’ve seen

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 13, 2017
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We Need To Talk About Michael

News of Jamie Lee Curtis’s return to the long-running Halloween franchise almost broke the Internet a few weeks ago. Some online posts were akin to The Beatles US arrival or the announcement of The Force Awakens. Blumhouse has taken the reigns and hopes to run with it. Part of this Cynema post asks, “to where?” There is nothing wrong with what Blumhouse is doing. Films get made, they get sequels, they get remakes. Hats off to any franchise that lasts forty years and remains relevant. However, there are a number Cynema-like elements to this. While everyone gushes about what this means to horror, I am going to look at just what this means to horror. Fan Reaction Details trickled in not long after the initial euphoria. Would this new film ignore the events after Carpenter’s original ’78 film? The news of Judy Greer joining the new film as Laurie Strode’s daughter sent a new wave of concern among online nerd-dom.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Oct 7, 2017
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John Carpenter Unveils ‘Chirstine’ Video Ahead Of New Album Release

Set to release this October from Sacred Bones, the new compilation album ‘John Carpenter Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998’, features some of Carpenter’s best themes including Halloween and Christine. After 34 years, John Carpenter has breathed new life into Christine with a new music video which we have to share with you below. The video was directed by Carpenter himself and is considered his first narrative work in 7 years. The album’s tour is set to begin this October. For tour dates and cities visit Carpenter’s official website. The album will be released on October 20, 2017. You can pre-order your copy now from Sacred Bones Recording in several versions including Standard LP, Limited Edition LP, and CD. Check out the video below.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2017
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Enjoy The Sounds of ‘Halloween’ for Free with Halloween Returns

It’s now September my Little Monsters, and Halloween is 60 days away. Yeah, I know how you feel, it just can’t get here fast enough. Like many of you, I am already compiling my list of movies and music for the Hall-iday season, as it were. And while Halloween is a perennial favorite on my roster of frightening feature films, there’s a digital album I added to my playlist today…and it was absolutely FREE. Halloween Returns is an album composed by Tony McKee, featuring 8 tracks of music inspired by the film. The entire album is available at for download at Amazon, but you Little Monsters better hurry since there’s no telling how long it will be available to download for free.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Sep 1, 2017
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Two New Horror Series Coming From Master Of Horror John Carpenter

Horror fans, you’re going to want to sit down for this. Two new series, titled Tales for a Halloween Night and Nightside, have entered development from master of horror John Carpenter. Both series will be executive produced by Carpenter and his wife and partner Sandy King under the banner of their company Storm King Productions, in conjunction with Universal Cable Productions. From the Press Release: UNIVERSAL CITY, CA- July 6, 2017– Universal Cable Productions (UCP) today announced an overall development deal with John Carpenter, the celebrated director of horror films including Halloween, The Thing, and Escape from New York. Under the new deal, Carpenter will executive produce scripted programming with UCP for the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio, as well as for external networks and streaming services, along with his producing partner, Sandy King, under their Storm King Productions banner. The announcement was made today by Dawn Olmstead, Executive Vice President, Development at UCP. “John Carpenter is an incredible creator whose

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 6, 2017
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Danny McBride Reveals More About The New HALLOWEEN Film

A few days ago we reported that Danny McBride and David Gordon Green are making Michael Myers mortal again. Since then, McBride appeared on the Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show to reveal more details surrounding their upcoming Halloween movie and confirmed that filming is set to begin this fall. It is not a reboot; it’s not gonna be a rehash,” said McBride. “It’s a continuation of Michael Myers – where we’re choosing to continue it from, you’ll have to see when the movie comes out. I’d already seen all these movies, but I’ve really been studying them now and just thinking about all the people that have been hired to make a Michael Myers movie. Just trying to avoid any mistakes that those people might’ve made. The first Halloween is scary as shit. And the second Halloween is scary, but not as scary. And then from there, it isn’t as scary. And I really think that what happens with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 17, 2017
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Master Of Horror John Carpenter Has A New Comic Coming Out This Summer

Master of horror John Carpenter may have retired from directing, but he continues to work within the genre. In fact, Carpenter is working on something brand new, a comic series. Titled ‘Tales of Science Fiction’, the monthly comic anthology series will “show us the darkness and wonder of everything the genre has to offer.” That’s right, we said monthly. Carpenter and his wife, Sandy King, will be working together to deliver the comic through King Comics, Carpenter’s Asylum, and Tales For A Halloween Night, JoBlo reports. The first issue “Vault” was written by James Ninness with art by Andres Esparza and will arrive on shelves on July 26, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 11, 2017
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John Carpenter Confirms ‘Escape From New York’ Director

We reported last year that Fox has a remake of Escape From New York planned. Now, it seems it is finally moving forward and they have a director, none other than Robert Rodriguez. John Carpenter has just confirmed, via his Facebook page, that Rodriguez will indeed direct from the script penned by Neil Cross (Pacific Rim). Carpenter, the original director, will be serving as executive producer. Word is he will be playing an important role in the film’s development. This will be Rodriguez’s fourth collaboration with the studio, including Machete, Machete Kills, and Predators, which he produced, and is currently filming Alita: Battle Angel, with James Cameron producing. Rodriguez has many other titles to his credit including: El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and series such us From Dusk Till Dawn. His book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ has influenced many filmmakers. The 1981 original Escape From New

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2017
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The Writers Of Halloween (2018) Drop A Few Hints

Last month news came via Master of Horror John Carpenter that the upcoming Halloween movie would be in hands filmmaking team Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, with Green directing. Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce the project. Did I mention that John Carpenter will be serving as executive producer? He is. Are you psyched yet? …So you say you want a Revolution? You want to shake things up and bring back Halloween and make it rock David and Danny both came to my office recently with Jason Blum and shared their vision for the new movie and…WOW. They get it. I think you’re gonna dig it, They blew me away. I might even do the music. Maybe. It could be kind of cool. And you’ll get to see it in theaters on October 19th, 2018.” The next day Danny McBride revealed even more about the film: You know, it’s not a remake. It’s actually, it’s gonna continue to story

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 10, 2017
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More Details Surface About The New Halloween From Writer Danny McBride

Yesterday, we reported that John Carpenter, who is on as executive producer, unveiled not only the names of the writers, the director, but the release date for the new ‘Halloween’ movie as well. Today, we have more details. Funny man Danny McBride (Pineapple Express) will co-write the new script along with David Gordon Green, who worked with McBride on ‘Pineapple Express’ and other projects. Green will also be in the director’s chair for the film. So, what can we expect? While speaking with CinemaBlend, McBride revealed more details about ‘Halloween’. You know, it’s not a remake. It’s actually, it’s gonna continue to story of Michael Myers in a really grounded way. And for our mythology, we’re focusing mainly in the first two movies and what that sets up and then where the story can go from there.” McBride continued. “Green and I are definitely going to [do] a straight-up horror. Halloween has always been one of my favorite movies of

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 10, 2017
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