Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

As fans of the original Candyman movie know, the film follows protagonist Helen Lyle as she struggles to understand the legend of the titular Candyman. It’s a beautiful adaptation of Clive Barker’s story, and stars Tony Todd as the Candyman while actress Virginia Madsen was responsible for portraying Helen. The two created a wonderfully eerie dynamic, and according to a new report, it looks like we can expect something similar in the upcoming spiritual Candyman sequel. It’s a bit foggy regarding what exactly is going on with the new Candyman film. But it appears that it is somehow connected to…

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One of the most popular films from master of horror John Carpenter is his adaptation of Christine, a novel which was penned by fellow master of horror Stephen King. The overall story for both the film and novel is that Christine is a killer car, a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury that slowly corrupts its new teenaged owner. Obviously both the film and novel have become classics in their own right, and projected the popularity of the signature Plymouth Fury as well. So if you’ve ever wanted to own one, now’s your chance. It turns out one of the few surviving…

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It’s been an exciting time as we’ve finally gotten Sony Pictures’ first trailer for the brand new Morbius movie, a film which sees Jared Leto in the title role as Morbius, the Living Vampire. But as comic book fans know from the new trailer – he isn’t the only Marvel character making an appearance. Aside from a neatly placed Spider-Man reference, the Morbius trailer also concludes with a cameo from Michael Keaton’s character Adrian Toomes aka Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming. Of course, while the cameo does seem to suggest that Morbius – and therefore Sony’s Venom film – take place…

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It’s been an interesting time to be a Spider-Man fan. While the beloved superhero has been having a successful run in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man’s other related characters have been making appearances in Sony’s own personal cinematic universe. This includes the films Venom and its sequel that is currently in production, as well as the upcoming film Morbius. Now you can read on below to see how Morbius may actually connect to Spider-Man. That’s… not the right Spider-Man. #Morbius pic.twitter.com/Pq2ayBPzHx — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) January 13, 2020 While it seems like these two cuts of the Spider-Man franchise may be…

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It seems that the Hannibal Lecter franchise is coming back with another new installment. Unfortunately for most fans, it’s not the long desired continuation of the prematurely canceled series Hannibal. Instead it looks like we’ll be getting a series entirely about Clarice Starling, the protagonist from The Silence of the Lambs. As revealed by Deadline, the new series will focus on Clarice Starling following the events that take place in The Silence of the Lambs: “Clarice” is set in 1993, a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. The series is a deep dive into the untold…

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Sony has been having a successful run with their portion of Spider-Man adaptations. While they’ve leased the character out to Disney and Marvel to allow Tom Holland’s version of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man to interact with his fellow Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they have been focusing on their own brand of comic book adaptations. Aside from the animated flick Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, they’ve produced a rather successful adaptation of Venom featuring the iconic symbiote alien of the same name. Now they’re trying their luck with Morbius, the Living Vampire, and you can see the first official trailer…

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After a lengthy development period, it’s now been announced that Syfy has officially ordered the long-anticipated Chucky TV series! After the remake received mixed responses from fans of the franchise, many were interested in seeing a return to the original continuity. It seems that this new interpretation of the original Child’s Play storyline will take place in a new suburban story. And, if you’re tired of killer robots, you’ll be excited to know that this will take a deeper look into the history behind serial killer Charles Lee Ray. Here’s what was stated: “In the new Chucky television series, after a vintage…

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While the Halloween franchise has been rather uneven regarding the consistency of returning cast members, actress Jamie Lee Curtis has still managed to appear in almost half of the franchise’s installments. Her character Laurie Strode has remained one of the most beloved and iconic final girls in horror film history, and she’s no doubt part of why the 2018 Halloween film was as successful as it was. While her role in the franchise has become synonymous with her evil counterpart, Michael Myers, it turns out she actually also participated in the only installment that had nothing to do with Michael…

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Robert Downey Jr. recently gave his farewell to superhero fans everywhere when he played the role of Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame. The character offered himself as a sacrifice to defeat Thanos, a move which seemed to indicate that Tony Stark aka Iron Man was now dead and gone for good. But in a new interview while speaking with Extra, it appears that Robert Downey Jr. still believes Iron Man could always make a return for another appearance within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s what he said specifically, which includes the notion that “anything could happen” down the life for…

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Sony has had an interesting run with their take on the Spider-Man franchise and its characters over the last few years. They’ve not only teamed up with Disney to allow Tom Holland’s version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they’ve been busy making their own film adaptations as well. First they released the well received animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and followed it up with Tom Hardy as the antihero Venom in a film adaptation of the same name. Now in that same style they’ve been working on an adaptation of Morbius, The Living Vampire with…

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