Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The first look at The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the next film in the popular horror franchise, has officially been unveiled by Warner Bros. While we still have some time to wait before we get an official trailer for the upcoming horror film, there’s a nice little preview on a newly released featurette titled Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe Behind the Scenes. In the video, you’ll be able to see actual footage from the set of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, aka The Conjuring 3. Filmmaker James Wan, who directed The Conjuring and The…

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After nearly a decade since Scream 4 hit theaters, it was finally announced that we would be getting Scream 5. Although the wait for the new sequel to receive the greenlight took some time, filming is currently already underway. As a result, stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox are back as their iconic characters from the original four installments of the Scream film franchise. In fact, some new photos have been released which reveal actress Courteney Cox on the Scream 5 set, once again reprising her iconic role as reporter Gale Weathers. As you can see in the…

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It seems with every passing year that Hocus Pocus becomes even more increasingly popular with audiences, having become a staple of yearly Halloween viewing for several generations. As you can imagine, the audience for a sequel is there, and one was recently revealed to be in development earlier this year. Although the original cast wasn’t confirmed, it was highly suggested that Disney wanted Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy to all reprise their roles as the Sanderson Sisters from the first Hocus Pocus film for a new sequel. Now Bette Midler has confirmed that Disney wants them for…

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It looks like massive streaming platform Netflix is beginning to develop a live-action series based on the popular Assassin’s Creed video game franchise. This is an interesting announcement, one that reveals Netflix is eager to continue adapting video games as television shows for their service. They’ve already released the massively popular shows based on Castlevania and The Witcher, with further plans to adapt Resident Evil and even Cyberpunk 2077 as TV shows. As such, an Assassin’s Creed live-action series should fit in right at home with Netflix. What’s interesting, however, is that Netflix will actually be developing a variety of…

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One of the biggest shows to have hit Netflix in recent years was Mindhunter, a crime drama series from David Fincher. The series was big enough to have received a second season on the massive streaming platform, but things have since been quiet on that front. In fact, the last update we’ve had about a potential season 3 for Mindhunter is that Fincher claimed the series was on an indefinite hold. That isn’t exactly promising for fans that have been hoping for a third season, and now David Fincher has put another nail in the coffin regarding the possibility of Mindhunter…

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One of the biggest box office surprises of 2018 was The Meg, a movie about a killer megaladon shark based on a novel written by Steve Alten. As you can imagine, with the film having made $530 million globally at the box office, a sequel was no doubt in the cards. However, it’s only just now been announced that filmmaker Ben Wheatley has been attached to direct The Meg 2. This is exciting news, especially for fans of The Meg that have been waiting for an update on the inevitable sequel. Aside from the inclusion of Ben Wheatley, which was…

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As some of you likely already know, the character Valak – one of the scariest of the franchise and otherwise known as The Nun – was a last minute addition to The Conjuring 2. She was implemented as a replacement for a completely separate demonic entity, one which was fully designed and made up for the film. While it’s gone unseen over the years, James Wan has now revealed the original demon animatronic that was replaced by Valak in The Conjuring 2. James Wan revealed the beast via concept images and behind the scenes photos on his Instagram page, where…

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There’s no better time to discuss the horror genre than during the month of October. After all, it is the month of Halloween – and most people, including horror fans, are using the opportunity to binge watch copius amounts of horror movies. But what if you’re eager to watch some of the scariest movies ever made? How could you decide what that list would consist of? Well, a new infographic has been made – one that’s designed to gather the “top 20 scientifically scary movies.” The infographic was created by Broadband Choices, and it’s appropriately titled “The Science of Scare.”…

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It’s no doubt that one of the most exciting announcements in recent history for DC fans is that Justice League would finally be getting the much desired “Snyder Cut.” Fans had been rallying for Zack Snyder’s original interpretation of the film ever since the film was instead finished and released under Joss Whedon’s creative control. Now that production is underway on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the official title for the project, we’re learning all sorts of interesting tidbits for the film. For example, it’s just been revealed that actor Jared Leto will be reprising his role as The Joker from…

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Although The Addams Family franchise has recently seen success on the big screen as an animated feature film franchise, it looks like the iconic characters will also be headed back to television. In fact, it’s been revealed that filmmaker Tim Burton is negotiating to not just executive produce, but potentially direct all of the episodes for this new Addams Family series. As revealed by Deadline: “In what would mark his first major live-action TV series, Tim Burton is setting his sights on The Addams Family, looking to develop a new series focused on the famous clan.” Aside from Tim Burton, it looks like…

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