Author: Hannah Brown

The horror genre has been gracing our screens with strong and empowered female leads for a long time. Some favorites of the final girl trope include Ellen Ripley, Nancy Thompson and of course Halloween’s Laurie Strode. Actress, Jessica Chastain has recently been cast as female-lead, Beverley Marsh in IT: Chapter 2. Chastain revealed in November last year that she wanted the role and fans were certainly not disappointed when she was confirmed. She recently took to Instagram to tease her transformation in the upcoming film: DAY 1 ✔ #BeverlyMarsh #ITmovie🎈 A post shared by Jessica Chastain (@jessicachastain) on Jun 27,…

After the success and critical acclaim of A Quiet Place, screenwriters Bryan Woods and Scott Beck are planning an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, The Boogeyman. Twentieth Century Fox are currently closing a deal for the pitch package and Shawn Levy, Dan Levin and Dan Cohen are set to produce, Deadline have reported. The Boogeyman was first published in 1973 and then released again in 1978 as part of Stephen King’s Night Shift collection. The story is about a man that loses all of his children to a creature lurking in the closet. It has been a popular choice of adaptation for short…

Filmmaker and Podcaster Kevin Smith shocked everyone back in February when he was rushed into hospital following a show, with a major heart attack. At the time of the attack he was only 47 years old and had already started to lose weight, following an incident where he was kicked off an airline flight for being too overweight in 2010. The near-fatal experience drove Smith to completely alter his lifestyle. In the months since the incident occurred he has switched to a completely vegan diet. If you follow his podcasts you have probably noticed the ongoing changes, but Smith shared…

The Predator franchise started back in 1987 under the direction of John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This year director Shane Black hopes to revive the now somewhat stale story. The first trailer appeared in May but certainly left fans with a lot of questions. It would appear that the movie is, in many ways, going in a different direction to its predecessors. Today we got another taste of what to expect, with the release of the second trailer. Although this trailer definitely gives us more of an insight into the action we can expect from this revival and a better…

Jamie Lee Curtis is set to return to our screens once more as the iconic Laurie Strode, in the newest addition to the Halloween franchise. The slasher heroine has previously appeared in 4 of the movies covering 2 separate timelines. This year’s Halloween movie will be a direct re-telling and sequel to the first movie. Set 40 years later, Laurie Strode and Michael Myers are to battle it out one more time. Although there has been much excitement and anticipation over this installment, there has also been some level of speculation as to why Curtis agreed to appear again, after Halloween:…

The Pet Sematary remake, based on the iconic Stephen King novel, is due to be released on April 5th, 2019. Filming has recently begun under the direction of Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch. Jason Clark and Amy Seimetz are set to play Louis and Rachel Creed while Judging Crandall will be played by John Lithgow. Paramount have also revealed who will be playing the Creed children. Jeté Laurence is cast as Ellie Creed, the cute young girl that adores Winston Churchill or ‘Church’, her cat. This feline is important to the story, as you will know if you have read the…

Jordan Peele’s Get Out was one of the biggest horror hits of 2017. Not only does it deal with major issues in society such as racism, but it gained an award for Best Original Screenplay as well as multiple other award nominations, a success which is widely unheard of for a horror movie. The story, which follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) as he meets his girlfriend’s parents for the first time, was both a critical and financial success. Producer Jason Blum revealed yesterday that he would be on board with the idea of a sequel, under one condition. In an interview with…

As speculation surrounding IT: Chapter 2 soars following confirmation of production, two more cast members have been revealed – and they’re involved in a very disturbing scene from the iconic Stephen King book that many fans didn’t expect to see adapted on screen. According to Deadline, Will Beinbrink will play the abusive husband of an adult Beverly Marsh, a character that appeared in the book and miniseries. Xavier Dolan is set to play the role of Adrian Mellon. The casting of this particular character is significant as it indicates that a controversial event from early on in the book will…

IT is returning to our screens with IT: Chapter 2 on September 6th, 2019. It has been confirmed that production has begun with plans to start shooting in Toronto in July. The story is set some 27 years after the first, staying true to the timeline of the book. Although in this sequel the Losers Club are grown and have separate lives, they are united once more to continue their battle against the child killer, Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgård). Jessica Chastain is set to play a grown-up Beverly Marsh, alongside James McAvoy starring as Bill, under the direction of Andy Muschietti. The rest of…

Some of us love a good scare, and that is why we watch horror movies. Most of the time, a movie of the genre will end up a massive disappointment if it doesn’t, at the very least, cause a lingering feeling of unease in the viewer. A while ago Netflix sent Forbes over a list of movies that they have deemed ‘too scary to finish’ due to viewers turning the movies off prematurely. What if they just turned the movie off because it was terrible or they just didn’t like it? I hear your question and I echoed the sentiment…