Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Apparently two teenage TikTok users got more than they bargained for when they discovered two dead bodies in a suitcase. The two victims were Jessica Lewis, 35, and Austin Wenner, 27. The duo had been shot and killed ten days before they were discovered by the TikTok users on June 20, as revealed by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. It seems that while also using TikTok, the two teenagers were using the Randonautica application, which sends users on “random adventures.” They just so happened to be exploring the city on one such adventure when they discovered the bodies of…

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The Netflix Original movie Bird Box turned out to be one of the most popular film releases in 2018. It was so popular, in fact, that author Josh Malerman – who wrote the novel that Bird Box is based on – decided to write a sequel to the novel titled Malorie. Now it seems Josh Malerman’s Malorie wasn’t the only sequel being developed, however, as he’s confirmed a sequel to the Netflix version of Bird Box is also in the works. Unfortunately, it’s unclear whether or not Netflix’s Bird Box sequel will follow the novel Malorie or take an entirely…

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In the age of the internet and especially cancel culture, it isn’t hard to see celebrities get targeted for what they post on social media or decide to do with the internet. And with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there have been plenty of celebrities taking advantage of social media – and thus many more users have  been targeting them for criticism. This now includes actress Brie Larson, known for having portrayed Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, many fans are calling Brie Larson “fake” and calling her out for supposedly deleting YouTube comments and flagging videos that criticize…

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The legal battles between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife actress Amber Heard continue to go on, especially now that Johnny Depp has finally entered court with The Sun. If you’re unaware, The Sun ran a publication which claimed Johnny Depp was abusive towards his ex-wife Amber Heard when the two were married. While Heard continues to insist this is accurate, Depp states otherwise, claiming that Heard was actually the abusive one. Obviously this fight continued after Depp decided to enter a lawsuit with The Sun, claiming the false report was an act of defamation. Now an attorney for The…

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Today marked the devastating announcement that Halloween Kills would be delayed until next year. While the release date change is upsetting, some new details have still been released regarding the new film. Both composer/executive producer John Carpenter and director David Gordon Green were able to open up about Halloween Kills and its apparently massive kill count. According to John Carpenter, who recently had the chance to sit down with Indiewire: “The cut is done. They’ll mix it in New York in the next week or so. Then it will be in the can. My work is all done,” the horror…

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There have been plenty of exciting announcements recently for Batman fans, one of which now appears to be a direct spin-off that’s being developed for director Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman. The spin-off series is intended to follow the Gotham PD, and Matt Reeves will be overseeing the show alongside Terrence Winter. As revealed in the official press release, the show “will be set in the world Reeves is creating for the feature film “The Batman,” and it’ll apparently be one of multiple attempts to further expand the universe as shown in the upcoming movie. The following statement was…

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The Coronavirus pandemic has been a tough and horrible time for all of us around the world. Of course, one of the good things that can be said about this time is that it has forced an additional surge of creativity from some people. One of those people happens to be Rob Sheridan, who has started a line of horror themed face masks appropriately named “Movie Monsters”, and they can now be ordered through Threadless! The masks are incredibly fun and vivid with their designs. Each one boasts a colorful and clearly loving interpretation of a classic horror icon -…

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It goes without saying that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 is considered one of the worst films in the franchise, especially seeing how it follows the critically acclaimed film Spider-Man 2. One such reason is blamed on the film’s interpretation of Venom, which was brought to life by a rather miscast Topher Grace. On top of that, Venom was portrayed via CGI which already looked questionable by the time the film was released way back in 2007. However, it seems that wasn’t always the plan. In fact, there was a pretty impressive animatronic Venom built for Spider-Man 3. As you can…

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At this point in time, the debacle between star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife actress Amber Heard is probably well known. The two divorced back in 2017, and ever since have accused one another of domestic abuse throughout their short marriage. Now Johnny Depp has finally had the opportunity to stand in court after suing News Group Newspapers, the publisher for the Sun, and their executive editor, Dan Wootton. In 2018, the Sun ran an article which suggested Johnny Depp abused Amber Heard during their marriage, and Depp has since been fighting against those claims. In fact, he’s insisted that…

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Audiences have been waiting for a followup to The Haunting of Hill House since the first season was released back in 2018. Luckily, Mike Flanagan didn’t disappoint – he announced that The Haunting of Hill House would merely be the first in an anthology series, and that the next season would be The Haunting of Bly Manor. The second season will thus be an adaptation of a completely different ghost story, and now Flanagan has opened up about how exactly it compares to the first. Mike Flanagan revealed the exciting details regarding The Haunting of Bly Manor and how it…

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