Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Mortal Kombat is a pretty massive video game franchise, one which has already spawned a variety of film adaptations. While they’ve all been something of a mixed bag, it’s this latest upcoming installment that has fans excited. There’s a lot of potential for a Mortal Kombat reboot, especially when you consider the possibilities of the video game franchise making its way to the big screen for modern audiences. Now actor Lewis Tan has gave fans another reason to be excited. According to Tan, the Mortal Kombat reboot will do justice to one of the video game franchise’s signature elements -…

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It seems an unfortunate incident occurred, when a young woman named Mara had her backpack stolen. Its contents included an iPad, but more importantly, it also included a rather sentimentally valuable teddy bear. It appears that the teddy bear was a gift from Mara’s deceased mother, who had recorded messages for the teddy bear’s voice box which told Mara she was both proud of her and loved her. Now popular Marvel franchise actor Ryan Reynolds has offered a $5,000 reward for whoever can return the teddy bear to Mara, no questions asked. As explained in the initial Twitter post which…

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HBO has released the latest trailer for Lovecraft Country, the upcoming series that blends social commentary with the works of HP Lovecraft. And as you can see in the below trailer, they really emphasize the HP Lovecraft connection – in fact, they even have Cthulhu! It definitely appears to be that the series will include some massive scope judging by what they’re teasing here in this new Lovecraft Country trailer. No doubt that fans should be excited for the show to hit HBO next month. Especially if it manages to include as much crazy, lovecraftian mayhem and dark social commentary…

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The 2000 horror film Final Destination has remained one of the most popular horror flicks of the early 2000’s. One of the reasons it’s continued to remain so popular with audiences, aside from the series of sequels that have continued on in the years since, is that the original movie itself is a pretty smart little film. It goes without saying that the concept in itself is very original and creative – so no doubt audiences like watching the franchise when in need of something unique and interesting. But there’s another reason that Final Destination stands out so well -…

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Many horror fans have quickly become attached to the character Art the Clown – a murderous, psuedo-supernatural clown that has a tendency to perform all sorts of horrifying and grotesque murders each Halloween. After he got his own solo film with Terrifier, fans were quickly eager for more, and now director Damien Leone is delivering. He’s not only completed shooting Terrifier 2, but you can check out the new trailer for the film down below! It’s exciting to finally see footage from the film, considering how long fans have been waiting since production started to get a proper trailer. But…

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There are few things that go along with the horror genre like clowns do. Perhaps creepy motels are another element that go along so well with the horror genre. Well, imagine combining them for a creepy clown motel? As it turns out, there’s a real clown motel you can visit in Tonopah, Nevada! And on top of that, the clown motel is even allegedly haunted by ghosts. The motel’s owner, Hame Anand, who likes to be referred to as the CEO of the Clown Motel, recently spoke with Thrillist about his journey into acquiring the one of a kind location.…

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Many horror fans have been hopeful that the next film in the Wrong Turn franchise, a reboot of sorts titled Wrong Turn: The Foundation, will be the movie to both reinvent and rekindle the long-running film series. Of course, fans also have no idea when to expect the film’s release. It was expected to come out sometime this year, but considering how crazy 2020 has been, there’s no guarantee what might happen. Now director Mike P. Nelson has opened up about when we might be able to expect the movie to come out. He was recently asked by iHorror regarding…

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It seemed highly likely that Disney would be announcing some kind of streaming release date for The New Mutants at their virtual Comic-Con panel. As everyone knows by now, the film which was originally completed in 2017, has been forced through a variety of release date changes. The most recent release date change occurred this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. And while it seemed likely the film would instead be sent to Hulu or Disney Plus, it seems the plan is to still have the film in theaters. On top of this, Disney also revealed a new trailer for…

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Although it was almost a given, actor Brad Dourif has been officially confirmed to be returning as the voice of Chucky for the upcoming TV series of the same name. Brad Dourif voiced the character in all seven film installments of the original Child’s Play franchise, so it’s fitting that he’d be the first cast member to be officially announced. While Brad Dourif is returning to voice Chucky in the new series, as revealed by TV Line, it’s worth mentioning that actress Jennifer Tilly had been teased for the series earlier this year in February. It makes sense, considering she’s…

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It was incredibly exciting to see that Scream 5, after nearly a decade since Scream 4 hit theaters in 2011, was finally officially announced for development. Of course, many details regarding the new sequel have been kept under wraps. This has been frustrating for fans eager to see just how the film will tie into the original saga of satirical slasher films. While there still haven’t been any official announcements on that front, a new rumor has come forward with possible plot details for the upcoming Scream 5. The rumored plot details for Scream 5 come via a brief logline…

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