Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Marvel Studios and Sony have been developing the MCU’s fourth Spider-Man film. The movie will once again see Tom Holland as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man. However, it’s now been reportedly revealed that two familiar MCU villains also nearly appeared in Spider-Man 4 before being scrapped. The allegedly scrapped villains were reported by insider Daniel Richtman. Interestingly, these characters would have been ones we’ve seen before in the MCU. However, it seems as though the studios ultimately went in another direction. It’s unclear which new characters will be taking their alleged places. As for the identities of the supposed characters, here’s…

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The 2024 sci-fi horror movie Alien: Romulus brought fans back to a very particular time in the film franchise. After various prequels over the years, we finally returned to the time period associated with Alien and Aliens. Ultimately, however, this also led to a controversial scene which has been fixed for the home video release of Alien: Romulus. Alien: Romulus takes place in a very specific period of time set between Alien and Aliens. As such, there are plenty of references to both films throughout the movie. One of these references includes the unexpected return of an actor, or more…

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Sadly, for subscribers of the streaming service Peacock, it’s just been announced that the platform has canceled a fan-favorite series. What’s worse is that this particular series only received one season on the service. The history of this series can be traced back to 2022 when it was first picked up by Peacock in a straight-to-series order. It was actually an adaptation of a 1988 novel by Robert McCammon. While the book had plenty of potential to fuel multiple seasons of storytelling potential, it seems that just wasn’t in the cards. As shared by Deadline regarding the cancellation: “The horror…

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Netflix once again has viewers glued to their screens with another binge-worthy series. This time it’s the latest season of a series that first premiered in 2023. Fortunately, the new season released this month seems to be another hit. While streaming services have allowed television shows to be more quickly watched than ever before, it’s also led to some major gaps in between seasons. As such, while this particular series first premiered on Netflix in May 2023, it wasn’t until January 8 2025 that the second season was dropped. Now fans are already taking to social media to discuss the…

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Fans have been devastated with the news that legendary filmmaker David Lynch has died at age 78. His incredible body of work spans film, television, and a variety of other artistic mediums. However, for those wanting to revisit Lynch’s works during this time, they can do so by streaming a true David Lynch movie classic on Max. Fortunately, Max actually has several David Lynch movies available for streaming. This movie in particular, however, is quite special for its place in Lynch’s filmography for a number of reasons. As such, it should certainly be one of the first considerations for any…

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been constructed around an ensemble of recurring characters. However, there are some characters that have appeared far less than others. Now Marvel Studios is going all the way back to Phase One so that a familiar character can return in a new MCU series. This surprising news was shared via Deadline, which revealed that a character not only from Phase One – but the very first MCU movie, Iron Man – will be making their return in Vision Quest. The Disney Plus series is a spin-off of WandaVision and will revolve around Paul Bettany’s Vision.…

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Author Stephen King is known for his decades’ worth of stories that have formed various interconnected arcs over the years. However, he doesn’t often create direct sequels to his works. Now, after twenty years, Stephen King has just confirmed that he is, in fact, working on a sequel to one of his iconic stories. King, whose works include such hits as Carrie, The Shining, Pet Sematary, Misery, and more recent releases like Holly, confirmed the new sequel on Threads. He previously teased his work on the sequel, which was enough to get fans hyped, but now it’s satisfying to know…

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There’s been quite a bit of drama between celebrities Justin Baldoni, Ryan Reynolds, and Blake Lively lately. Now it’s reached a new level with Baldoni filing to sue both Reynolds and Lively. Now he’s seeking $400 million from the celebrity couple as a result. As shared by Variety, Baldoni claims that Lively and Reynolds are attacking him with false allegations of sexual harassment. This was mentioned in Baldoni’s 179-page complaint filed in the Southern District of New York. Accusations include “civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy,” as summarized by the outlet. The lawsuit filed by Baldoni includes the following…

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A majority of Stephen King’s early written works have been adapted for either film or television over the years. However, one of the author’s short stories is being adapted for the first time. The Monkey, a short story featured in Skeleton Crew, is being adapted by Longlegs director Osgood Perkins – and the newest trailer can be viewed below. The Monkey already received a teaser several months ago, but this full-length red band trailer is much more gruesomely detailed. Fans will get glimpses at some of the various murders expected to be depicted in the film, and if the tone is…

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Production is officially underway on Scream 7, the next installment of the long-running horror franchise. The new Scream sequel will refocus on Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott and explore her new family. This now includes actor Joel McHale who has been announced as Sidney’s husband in Scream 7. Interestingly, many fans were expecting to see actor Patrick Dempsey reprise his role as Detective Mark Kincaid from Scream 3. A subtle reference in 2022’s Scream revealed that Sidney was married to someone named Mark, and fans believed it meant Mark Kincaid. While this could have been the idea at one point, it…

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