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‘Final Destination 6’ Update – New Details Emerge

The Final Destination franchise has some of the most creative kills we’ve ever seen. Fans have been asking for another sequel for a long time and they are finally getting it, sort of. Final Destination 6 is on its way and we have learned more details about it. Being described as part sequel, part reboot, the film was first announced back in January with Saw franchise writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan attached to pen the script. Recently, producer Craig Perry and creator Jeffrey Reddick have teased that the movie is both familiar and very different and that the movie will center on first responders. We’re toying with having it take place in the world of first responders: EMTs, fireman, and police. These peopke deal with death on the front lines every dy, and make choices that can cause people to live or die…We rely on good judgement expertise and calm demeanor. So why not put those people in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2020
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Into The Dark’s Thanksgiving Themed Episode “Pilgrim” Debuts Trailer

Hulu is ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with the trailer for “Into the Dark‘s” November episode “Pilgrim“. Pilgrim is directed by none other than Feast, The Collector, and Saw‘s Marcus Dunstan. “Inspired by true events, in an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim re-enactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the ‘actors’ refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude.” Antonio Raul Corbo, Peter Giles, and Elyse Levesque star in the episode written by Patrick Melton and Noah Feinberg. “Pilgrim” premieres November 1, 2019, on Hulu.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2019
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First Image From The Set Of ‘The Collected’

Patrick Melton, co-writer of the next installment of The Collector franchise, has taken to social media to share an image from the set of The Collected, co-written and directed by Marcus Dunstan. https://twitter.com/PatrickWMelton/status/1176719083632390144 Josh Stewart (interview) reunites with Emma Fitzpatrick for the movie and are joined by horror legend Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Randy Havens (Stranger Things), Dot-Marie Jones (3 From Hell), and Navi Rawat (The Collection). Marcus Dunstan co-wrote alongside Melton. In 2012’s The Collection Stewart’s character Arkin, after escaping the Collector in the first film (The Collector), is hired to go back into the killer’s mazelike lair to rescue a young woman (Fitzpatrick). The last we see of Arkin he’s captured the Collector. No plot has been announced, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime here’s a look back at The Collection trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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‘Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark’ Arriving Just In Time For Halloween

Get ready to be absolutely terrified when Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD™ this October just in time for Halloween from director André Øvredal and Academy Award® winner Guillermo del Toro (2017, The Shape of Water, Best Director) who produced. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the iconic book series brings the thrills and chills of some of Alvin Schwartz’s scariest stories to life. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Margaret Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, “Rubicon”), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, “Wayward Pines,” “Timeless”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Claws,” “Scandal”), Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, “Into the Badlands,” “Orange Is the New Black”), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, “Wonder Pets!,” “Kidding”), and Natalie Ganzhorn (“The Stanley Dynamic,” “Make it Pop”). “It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
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‘The Collector 3’ Gets An Official Title

The sequel to 2009’s The Collector and 2012’s The Collection is headed our way. While the film’s working title was The Collector 3, the official title has now been revealed as The Collected. Many from the franchise are returning for the third installment including Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton who have returned to pen the script, with Dunstan back in the director’s chair. Josh Stewart (interview) and Emma Fitzpatrick will both be reprising their roles as Arkin and Elena, from The Collection. In The Collection, Arkin escapes from the vicious grips of the serial killer known as “The Collector” and is then forced to help rescue an innocent girl from the killer’s booby-trapped lair. Filming is set to begin this Fall on The Collected. Will keep you updated. In the meantime, here are the trailers for the first two films of the franchise.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2019
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New ‘Final Destination’ Movie Is Headed Our Way

Final Destination fans have been begging for a new installment for years and they’re finally getting their wish, sort of. THR is reporting that Final Destination is getting a “re-imagining”. New Line Cinema has hired horror writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to pen the script. The duo is most recognized for writing four of the Saw films as well as Piranha 3DD. Dunstan is also working on the upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film. The first Final Destination debuted in 2000 and was hit, bringing in $122 million. That’s not bad for a film made on a $23 million dollar budget. With non-stop thrills and seriously epic kills, I’m not surprised it made fans happy. There is still a question as to whether or not Tony Todd will be reprising his role, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon. In the meantime, here’s the original’s trailer.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2019
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The Neighbor Finds A Release Date And Trailer

The co-writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind Saw IV, V and Saw VI, and The Collector, team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement. Shaun Redick, Ray

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2016
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Halloween Returns Put On Hold Again, But This Time It May Be Permanent

We’ve be waiting for news about the new Michael Myers film, Halloween Returns, and news has finally come, unfortunately it’s not good news. Halloween Returns has been put on hold. The reason for it’s second delay, Dimension Films has lost the rights to the Halloween franchise. Miramax is currently eyeing the rights. Until someone purchases the rights the movie will be in limbo, if not discarded completely. Marcus Dunsten was to direct the film, based on the script penned by Patrick Melton, and had planned to start production in July. Malek Akkad, long term producer for the franchise and the son of the original Halloween’s producer Moustapha Akkad, told Daily Dead that the previous delay was for the good of the film. In the current Halloween Returns script the 18-year-old kid of one of Michael’s victims and the kid of a cop, obsessed with the murders, arrive at the prison along with their friends, where Michael is held on death

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2015
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‘Halloween Returns’ Has Begun Filming

Michael Myers is back again, in a new film titled ‘Halloween Returns’. Dimension Films has announced that the new ‘Halloween’ has now begun filming. ‘Halloween Returns’ will not be connected to Rob Zombie’s version of the 1979 classic or the original series. Patrick Melton will be co-writing the script along with Marcus Dunstan, who will be also directing. The duo, who have teamed up many times before, are behind several of the ‘Saw’ sequels, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘The Collector’ and it’s sequel. Dunstan and Melton ‘Halloween Returns’ follows a new group of Haddonfield teens. The 18-year-old kid of one of Michael’s victims and the kid of a cop, obsessed with the murders, arrive at the prison. along with their friends, where Michael is held on death row. They are there to watch him be executed, but when Michael escapes, the kids and their friends are in serious danger.‘Halloween Returns’ will begin filming next month (July). The release date has not been

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2015
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‘Halloween’ Is Getting Yet Another Reboot

You may recognize the names of the writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the team are behind several great horror movies of the past decade. Their credits include several of the ‘Saw’ franchise, ‘The Collector’ (2009) and ‘The Collection’ (2012). They also wrote 2013’s ‘Pacific Rim’. Now the duo has been tasked with writing the script for the new ‘Halloween’ reboot (sigh). That’s right, another ‘Halloween’ reboot. At least this time, John Carpenter will (supposedly) be involved. The new version of the 1978 classic horror movie, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, will have nothing to do with the 2007 reboot, by Rob Zombie. Don’t get me wrong, I think Dunsten and Melton have serious writing talent, but do we really need another ‘Halloween’ movie? Dimesnsion Films and The Weinstein Company seem to think we do. Right now this is all we know about the reboot, but we will keep you posted as more details become Available.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2015

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‘Final Destination 6’ Update – New Details Emerge

The Final Destination franchise has some of the most creative kills we’ve ever seen. Fans have been asking for another sequel for a long time and they are finally getting it, sort of. Final Destination 6 is on its way and we have learned more details about it. Being described as part sequel, part reboot, the film was first announced back in January with Saw franchise writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan attached to pen the script. Recently, producer Craig Perry and creator Jeffrey Reddick have teased that the movie is both familiar and very different and that the movie will center on first responders. We’re toying with having it take place in the world of first responders: EMTs, fireman, and police. These peopke deal with death on the front lines every dy, and make choices that can cause people to live or die…We rely on good judgement expertise and calm demeanor. So why not put those people in the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 22, 2020
Horror Fuel

Into The Dark’s Thanksgiving Themed Episode “Pilgrim” Debuts Trailer

Hulu is ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with the trailer for “Into the Dark‘s” November episode “Pilgrim“. Pilgrim is directed by none other than Feast, The Collector, and Saw‘s Marcus Dunstan. “Inspired by true events, in an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim re-enactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the ‘actors’ refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude.” Antonio Raul Corbo, Peter Giles, and Elyse Levesque star in the episode written by Patrick Melton and Noah Feinberg. “Pilgrim” premieres November 1, 2019, on Hulu.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 21, 2019
Horror Fuel

First Image From The Set Of ‘The Collected’

Patrick Melton, co-writer of the next installment of The Collector franchise, has taken to social media to share an image from the set of The Collected, co-written and directed by Marcus Dunstan. https://twitter.com/PatrickWMelton/status/1176719083632390144 Josh Stewart (interview) reunites with Emma Fitzpatrick for the movie and are joined by horror legend Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Randy Havens (Stranger Things), Dot-Marie Jones (3 From Hell), and Navi Rawat (The Collection). Marcus Dunstan co-wrote alongside Melton. In 2012’s The Collection Stewart’s character Arkin, after escaping the Collector in the first film (The Collector), is hired to go back into the killer’s mazelike lair to rescue a young woman (Fitzpatrick). The last we see of Arkin he’s captured the Collector. No plot has been announced, but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime here’s a look back at The Collection trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark’ Arriving Just In Time For Halloween

Get ready to be absolutely terrified when Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark arrives on Digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD™ this October just in time for Halloween from director André Øvredal and Academy Award® winner Guillermo del Toro (2017, The Shape of Water, Best Director) who produced. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the iconic book series brings the thrills and chills of some of Alvin Schwartz’s scariest stories to life. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stars Zoe Margaret Colletti (Annie, Wildlife, “Rubicon”), Michael Garza (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, “Wayward Pines,” “Timeless”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Claws,” “Scandal”), Lorraine Toussaint (Selma, “Into the Badlands,” “Orange Is the New Black”), Austin Zajur (Fist Fight, “Wonder Pets!,” “Kidding”), and Natalie Ganzhorn (“The Stanley Dynamic,” “Make it Pop”). “It’s 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind…but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 25, 2019
Horror Fuel

‘The Collector 3’ Gets An Official Title

The sequel to 2009’s The Collector and 2012’s The Collection is headed our way. While the film’s working title was The Collector 3, the official title has now been revealed as The Collected. Many from the franchise are returning for the third installment including Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton who have returned to pen the script, with Dunstan back in the director’s chair. Josh Stewart (interview) and Emma Fitzpatrick will both be reprising their roles as Arkin and Elena, from The Collection. In The Collection, Arkin escapes from the vicious grips of the serial killer known as “The Collector” and is then forced to help rescue an innocent girl from the killer’s booby-trapped lair. Filming is set to begin this Fall on The Collected. Will keep you updated. In the meantime, here are the trailers for the first two films of the franchise.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2019
Horror Fuel

New ‘Final Destination’ Movie Is Headed Our Way

Final Destination fans have been begging for a new installment for years and they’re finally getting their wish, sort of. THR is reporting that Final Destination is getting a “re-imagining”. New Line Cinema has hired horror writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to pen the script. The duo is most recognized for writing four of the Saw films as well as Piranha 3DD. Dunstan is also working on the upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film. The first Final Destination debuted in 2000 and was hit, bringing in $122 million. That’s not bad for a film made on a $23 million dollar budget. With non-stop thrills and seriously epic kills, I’m not surprised it made fans happy. There is still a question as to whether or not Tony Todd will be reprising his role, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed. Hopefully, we’ll know more soon. In the meantime, here’s the original’s trailer.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2019
Horror Fuel

The Neighbor Finds A Release Date And Trailer

The co-writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the duo behind Saw IV, V and Saw VI, and The Collector, team up once again to deliver The Neighbor, the crime thriller directed by Dunstan. In the film, set in Mississippi, a man discovers the dark truth about his quiet neighbor and that the man next door is keeping something or someone in his cellar. John Stewart, who also starred in The Collector, leads the cast that includes Melissa Bolona (Shark Lake), Alex Essoe (Starry eyes), comedian Bill Engvall, Ronnie Gene Blevins (Fear, Inc.), Jaqueline Fleming (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), and Luke Edwards (Jeepers Creepers II). Synopsis: In the town of Cutter Mississippi, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, He suspects his neighbor had something to do with her disappearance. When he investigates he discovers the man’s dark secret, including that he is hiding something in his basement. Shaun Redick, Ray

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 17, 2016
Horror Fuel

Halloween Returns Put On Hold Again, But This Time It May Be Permanent

We’ve be waiting for news about the new Michael Myers film, Halloween Returns, and news has finally come, unfortunately it’s not good news. Halloween Returns has been put on hold. The reason for it’s second delay, Dimension Films has lost the rights to the Halloween franchise. Miramax is currently eyeing the rights. Until someone purchases the rights the movie will be in limbo, if not discarded completely. Marcus Dunsten was to direct the film, based on the script penned by Patrick Melton, and had planned to start production in July. Malek Akkad, long term producer for the franchise and the son of the original Halloween’s producer Moustapha Akkad, told Daily Dead that the previous delay was for the good of the film. In the current Halloween Returns script the 18-year-old kid of one of Michael’s victims and the kid of a cop, obsessed with the murders, arrive at the prison along with their friends, where Michael is held on death

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 30, 2015
Horror Fuel

‘Halloween Returns’ Has Begun Filming

Michael Myers is back again, in a new film titled ‘Halloween Returns’. Dimension Films has announced that the new ‘Halloween’ has now begun filming. ‘Halloween Returns’ will not be connected to Rob Zombie’s version of the 1979 classic or the original series. Patrick Melton will be co-writing the script along with Marcus Dunstan, who will be also directing. The duo, who have teamed up many times before, are behind several of the ‘Saw’ sequels, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘The Collector’ and it’s sequel. Dunstan and Melton ‘Halloween Returns’ follows a new group of Haddonfield teens. The 18-year-old kid of one of Michael’s victims and the kid of a cop, obsessed with the murders, arrive at the prison. along with their friends, where Michael is held on death row. They are there to watch him be executed, but when Michael escapes, the kids and their friends are in serious danger.‘Halloween Returns’ will begin filming next month (July). The release date has not been

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 21, 2015
Horror Fuel

‘Halloween’ Is Getting Yet Another Reboot

You may recognize the names of the writing duo of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, the team are behind several great horror movies of the past decade. Their credits include several of the ‘Saw’ franchise, ‘The Collector’ (2009) and ‘The Collection’ (2012). They also wrote 2013’s ‘Pacific Rim’. Now the duo has been tasked with writing the script for the new ‘Halloween’ reboot (sigh). That’s right, another ‘Halloween’ reboot. At least this time, John Carpenter will (supposedly) be involved. The new version of the 1978 classic horror movie, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, will have nothing to do with the 2007 reboot, by Rob Zombie. Don’t get me wrong, I think Dunsten and Melton have serious writing talent, but do we really need another ‘Halloween’ movie? Dimesnsion Films and The Weinstein Company seem to think we do. Right now this is all we know about the reboot, but we will keep you posted as more details become Available.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 11, 2015