Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Filmmaker Darren Bousman recently brought the Saw franchise back with Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and now it appears he’s working with the writing team behind The Conjuring to finally get the previously announced The LaLaurie Mansion off the ground. The film is intended to be a start of a new horror film franchise, and one inspired by the real-life LaLaurie Mansion. Chad and Carey Hayes, the writers responsible for The Conjuring, will be working with Faster Horse Pictures to produce the film with director Darren Bousman. As revealed via Deadline: “Bousman, who has directed four of the Saw movies…

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Marvel fans have a lot to look forward to, especially now that Square Enix has announced their new Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy video game based on the popular franchise of the same name. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy video game, which is being developed by Eidos, had its first trailer released at E3. The game clearly has an influence from the Mass Effect series of games, and it looks like both an expected and unique direction for the beloved characters. With Marvel games being somewhat hit or miss lately, with Marvel’s Spider-Man being a hit and Marvel’s Avengers being…

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Although there a variety of legal technicalities going on with the Predator franchise at the moment, it seems things are still moving forward on the next film in the franchise. In fact, things are moving so forward, that it appears the next Predator film is actually being eyed by Disney for a release on Hulu. This would mean fans of the iconic science-fiction/action franchise would be able to see the next entry in the franchise straight from their living room. As confirmed by Bloody-Disgusting, reports shared by AvP Galaxy seem to suggest that the next Predator film will be distributed…

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The Resident Evil franchise is currently being expanded upon in all sorts of interesting new ways. This includes Netflix’s upcoming live-action Resident Evil series, which is now currently in production. What’s more, the cast for the new series has been announced. According to a newly released cast photo, as shared via Netflix’s Geeked Week, actor Lance Reddick has been cast as Albert Wesker in the new Resident Evil series. You can see the photo yourself down below, with Lance Reddick and the other Resident Evil cast members standing together: https://twitter.com/NetflixGeeked/status/1403390633096536073?s=20 Aside from actor Lance Reddick, the upcoming Resident Evil series…

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While we wait for the latest installment of the Child’s Play franchise, a TV series titled Chucky that’s currently filming, two new teasers have been released. While they don’t quite reveal much about the series, they do feature the return of Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly – or, at the very least, their voices. And it goes to show just how much life these two really give both Chucky and Tiffany. As you can see below, the Chucky teasers were shared via Don Mancini himself on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealDonMancini/status/1402762861957558275?s=20 https://twitter.com/RealDonMancini/status/1402778892478431233?s=20 With filming on the series still currently underway, it’s unclear when…

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Elijah Wood has become quite a successful producer in recent years, having both starred in and produced a variety of newer horror films. Now Elijah Wood has discussed his interest in producing a reboot of either the Nightmare on Elm Street or Children of the Corn horror film franchises. While Children of the Corn is still seemingly going strong, the Nightmare on Elm Street series has been dormant for quite some time. As such, there are probably plenty of fans that would love to see Elijah Wood tackle that property in particular. Here’s what Elijah Wood had to say about…

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It’s time for fans to prepare for a massive Lord of the Rings comeback. While we’ve already been expecting Amazon’s upcoming live-action Lord of the Rings television series, which will act as a prequel to the classic stories we’ve already seen, it appears that another prequel is also on the way. According to a new announcement, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Animation are pairing together to create The War of the Rohirrim – an animated Lord of the Rings prequel that will be going to theaters. This will be a nice way to keep the franchise going forward on…

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Hollywood has quite an interesting reboot on the way, as they’re finally preparing to tackle a new take on The Toxic Avenger. That’s right, the classic Troma film will be getting a new big-budget makeover. This includes a stellar new cast, which so far features the likes of Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, and Taylour Page. According to a more recent announcement, however, it looks like actor Kevin Bacon has just signed on to play the main villain in the new Toxic Avenger film. This is an excitingly impressive development, and one can only imagine the chaos that will soon take…

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It’s been a long wait for the next chapter in the Evil Dead franchise, especially for those of us who were left wanting more after the cancellation of Ash vs Evil Dead. Luckily, the wait will soon be over. According to a new announcement, Evil Dead Rise has finally started shooting. What’s more, it’s been revealed that Evil Dead Rise will be released directly on HBO Max! The director of the film, Lee Cronin, gave posted the following photo on his Twitter account: Day 1. #EvilDeadRise pic.twitter.com/bWNpC8Ex3b — Lee Cronin (@curleecronin) June 6, 2021 As revealed via Variety, we also…

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Warner Bros has released the second trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the upcoming sequel and reboot to the original 1996 film Space Jam. The new trailer shows off quite a bit of new footage compared to the last one, and we even get a better glimpse at the new CGI renditions based on our favorite Looney Tunes characters. With a little over a month until the film’s release date in both theaters and on HBO Max, it’s the perfect opportunity to release another big look at the film. Here’s the new trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9A5BgSWGwo While there are plenty of…

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