Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Sam Raimi is currently busy promoting The Grudge, an interesting little tie-in to the first American remake he helped produce back in 2004. Of course, Sam Raimi’s impact on the horror genre goes back to the beginning of his career, when he directed The Evil Dead in 1981. The incredibly successful horror film has found its way back in Raimi’s career several times, with two sequels, a remake, and a television series. Now it looks like there’s still more Evil Dead content on the way, according to Sam Raimi. Sam Raimi recently participated in a Reddit AMA, where he explained…

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is continuing to expand with its fourth phase of superhero films and television shows. One of the upcoming films that fans are looking out for is The Eternals, and it turns out that there is in fact a reference to said movie secretly planted away in Thor: Ragnarok. One fan was able to spot the easter egg and shared it on Reddit for all to see. As you can see down below, the easter egg in Thor: Ragnarok which references the upcoming film The Eternals is actually a reference to the Jack Kirby era of the…

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While most horror fans would consider The Conjuring and its various spin-offs and sequels the biggest genre franchise to spawn from the last decade, there’s actually another horror series James Wan helped create that was nearly just as big. The Insidious films managed to be extremely popular with audiences, and so far there have been four films altogether. But while we still have new Conjuring films in development, there seems to be nothing going on with the Insidious franchise at the moment. Now while speaking with The Boo Crew, Insidious star Lin Shaye spoke up about the future of the…

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As fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe know, Avengers: Endgame follows one of the biggest tragedies to occur within the massive superhero franchise. The movie takes place several years after “The Snap” that we see at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, a moment which sets the darker tone throughout most of Endgame. And while much of the movie follows in that direction, it turns out that there’s actually a reference to a completely different Marvel Cinematic Universe incident. An Easter egg that we know about from the Captain America comics. The reference shows up not long after Captain America…

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While there are plenty of films and shows being produced for Marvel’s next phase of superhero films we still have to wait quite awhile for, Black Widow is already nearly here. And in a new image for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Widow – we get a new action scene featuring actresses Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh. The new Black Widow image isn’t an incredibly revealing one in regards to the film’s overall plot, but it does show Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha and Florence Pugh’s Yelena working together against the villainous Taskmaster. While we don’t understand the exact nature of…

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The fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is continuing to expand with projects in production for both the big and small screen. As it turns out, Thor: Love and Thunder, the next entry in the Thor franchise of films, finally has a date for when production will start. According to the film’s director, Taika Waititi, we can expect the production schedule for Thor: Love and Thunder to start in August, as he revealed in a new interview. Taika Waititi previously directed the last installment in the series, Thor: Ragnarok, which received mostly positive reviews from both fans and critics.…

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It’s been an interesting time for Star Wars fans ever since Disney purchased the rights to the massive space opera franchise. One of the first things Disney announced after the purchase was made is that they’d be producing a sequel trilogy of Star Wars films. And now with the recent release of The Rise of Skywalker, that trilogy has been completed. But, as you could have probably guessed, that doesn’t spell the end for the Star Wars franchise. It’s being reported that Disney is working on a new series of Star Wars films which will take place during the “High…

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It’s been an interesting New Year for horror fans, as January ushered in an all new installment in The Grudge franchise. The new film, simply titled The Grudge, isn’t actually a remake but rather a little tie in that takes place simultaneously with the original 2004 American remake. While some fans were interested in the new incarnation of The Grudge, which attempted to transfer the Japanese style of ghosts over to the United States, it appears that it just isn’t doing very well with audiences or critics. In fact, The Grudge received a rare F rating on CinemaScore. If you…

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Marvel is continuing to create a more diverse and inclusive Marvel Cinematic Universe with their latest phase of superhero movies and television shows. As it turns out, one of their latest attempts in this area – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – will boast a cast that is quoted as being “98% Asian”, as revealed by Kevin Feige. Kevin Feige continued to explain that the movie will be “so much more than a Kung Fu movie,” which is an interesting statement. Especially when you consider the film’s titular character is intended to be a world class fighter…

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It’s been a long time waiting for Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, the film which finally brought the View Askewniverse back after Clerks 2 seemingly concluded the franchise in 2006. Kevin Smith had unsuccessfully made several other attempts at reviving the franchise before Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, however, including Clerks 3 and a televised sequel to Mallrats titled MallBrats. Although now it appears that both Clerks 3 and a different Mallrats sequel now titled Twilight of the Mallrats are both in the scripting phase. Kevin Smith announced both of the projects in an Instagram post while wishing his fans…

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