Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Cassandra Peterson, the woman behind iconic horror host Elvira, recently surprised fans by coming out. As it turns out, she’s managed to hide her relationship with another woman named Teresa “T” Wierson for the past 19 years. The truth was revealed in her upcoming memoir Yours Cruelly, Elvira, and now she’s given her first interview since revealing the relationship. As revealed on The Tamron Hall Show: “It is scary and exciting, but also I’m very relieved and so is my partner. Holding in secrets all the time gives you gas,” Peterson told Hall. “I mean it’s, I was just reading…

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With Halloween Kills finally on the way, the hype for the film continues to grow. As a result, Universal Pictures is now offering an exciting opportunity for one special contest winner. The Halloween Kills contest will allow one lucky Halloween fan to be “killed” by Michael Myers in Los Angeles ahead of the film’s October release date. Yes, you read that correctly. As noted below via Universal Pictures, to enter the Halloween Kills contest is simple: “To be the lucky victim, record a video explaining why you are the biggest fan of the franchise and include your best horror scream.”…

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We’re nearing October – and that means it’s the perfect time to start preparing for the Halloween season (assuming you haven’t already.) With that in mind, it’s a good idea to start finding the best horror films and shows to watch. Luckily, Netflix is now offering their 2021 Netflix and Chills lineup – and it’s loaded with exciting originals and exclusives, as well as some familiar classics. What’s more, Netflix even has specific categories dedicated to different subgenres – that way you can always find something good to binge for whatever mood you might be in. Whether you’d like to…

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We’re approaching a time when copyright law is allowing more and more creators and their estates to reclaim certain characters, stories, and other properties. We’ve seen it happen recently with franchises like Friday the 13th, Fright Night, and Predator to name a few – some of which are still in legal debacles. Now it looks like Marvel will be entering the same game. Interestingly, a wide variety of Marvel characters are soon to be up for grabs by their original creators and their estates. But as noted, Marvel will be suing these estates in an effort to retain these characters.…

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As horror fans should already know, The Conjuring is indeed based on a true story. There is indeed an allegedly haunted house in Burrillville, Rhode Island as shown in The Conjuring. And, once again, the home is now being offered for sale. While its current owners only bought the house two years ago for $439,000, they’re now asking $1,200,000 for the house. But considering they’ve turned it into quite the hotspot for visitors and paranormal investigators throughout their ownership – the price inflation does make sense. As stated by one of the house’s owners, Jennifer Heinzen, via Fun 107: “Owning…

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With the highly anticipated sequel Halloween Kills on the way, it’s a perfect time to revisit the beloved franchise. Now fans will have a great opportunity to do so – as three classic Halloween films will be returning to theaters this October. This also includes the original 1978 Halloween directed by John Carpenter. The other two films returning to theaters are none other than Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. As noted in a statement via Collider by CineLife Entertainment’s Executive Vice President: “We are thrilled to return the legendary Halloween…

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It was recently announced that Chris Pratt would be lending his voice to play the character Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros animated movie. This was a very massive announcement, especially considering how iconic of a character Mario is. However, many fans were displeased with the news – and even claimed that Chris Pratt being given the role of Mario is actually “italiaphobic.” Many fans were further upset that he was chosen over actor Charles Martinet, who has previously voiced the character in his video game appearances for several decades now. As you can see in some of the…

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The incredibly popular Super Mario Bros property is getting an all-new animated feature film adaptation. Now we know what the voice cast for the upcoming Super Mario Bros film will be! As it turns out, there are plenty of big Hollywood stars involved – including Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World actor Chris Pratt. He’ll be voicing Mario, the lead character of the film. As for the rest of the Super Mario Bros cast, as revealed at the Nintendo Direct presentation via THR: “Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi), Jack Black (Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), Seth Rogen (Donkey…

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Before Andy Muschietti had the chance to adapt Stephen King’s titular novel as IT: Chapter One and IT: Chapter Two, filmmaker Cary Fukunaga was on the job. He developed an adaptation of IT for several years before he was removed and the project moved to New Line Cinema. Now he’s opened up more about the project, and Cary Fukunaga has revealed his IT film would have actually been “more like The Shining.” Here’s what he had to say via THR: “I was on that for four or five years with Warners and then it got moved to New Line, right…

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It’s well-known at this point that Johnny Depp’s career suffered quite the blow after his various legal issues with ex-wife Amber Heard. The two have both made allegations of domestic abuse at one another, and while some of these cases are still ongoing, it’s mostly been Johnny Depp facing any consequences. In fact, he seems to have been boycotted by Hollywood – while Amber Heard is still happily working. Now Johnny Depp has given a statement regarding “cancel culture,” something which has quite negatively impacted his career for the time being. As revealed via Deadline, this is what Johnny Depp…

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