Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

In another fascinating update from the ever growing lawsuit between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife actress Amber Heard, it looks like Amber Heard might actually end up in prison after she allegedly faked her injuries. If you don’t already know the story, Amber Heard initially sued her ex-husband Johnny Depp after claiming he had physically and verbally abused her throughout their short time married to one another. The case took another shocking turn after Johnny Depp sued her back with a defamation lawsuit, stating that he was the one actually being physically and verbally abused and that her claims…

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The horror genre has always had a healthy amount of films dealing with the prospect of a haunted house. While the concept is not at all a new one, it’s still a comforting enough subgenre that many horror fans love returning to. It’s a classic trope for a reason, and the upcoming new horror film The Haunted seems to fit the bill as well enough as its predecessors did. As you can see in the trailer for The Haunted down below, the movie promises a “disturbingly clever, psychological horror.” The movie stars actress Sophie Stevens as Emily, a young woman…

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It certainly is an exciting time to be a fan of the classic animated series Animaniacs. The Amblin-produced series is getting a new revival in the near future that’s set to debut on Hulu. What’s more, the new Animaniacs series will have even more of a bonus for fans of the original – it will include the voice cast from the original show! What’s more, the Animaniacs revival will also include a return from two of the show’s most popular characters: Pinky and the Brain. The news was revealed by ComicBook after they spoke with voice actor Rob Paulsen. He…

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As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, so does the enforcement for people to stay inside in an effort to stop the virus. Because some people are still ignoring the issue and continuing about their days, it’s forced a variety of different law enforcement tactics – and for Crowley, Louisiana, their law enforcement team relied on a very interesting tactic. Apparently they thought it was a good idea to use the siren sound effect used in The Purge to signal curfew hours. The curfew is intended by the county to keep residents inside from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM every…

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The Coronavirus has been impacting everyone throughout its spread across the globe, and that includes both the average citizen and even the world’s biggest celebrities. Absolutely everyone is being informed about the importance of quarantine and social distancing. And while people continue to indulge these strategies in an effort to stop the Coronavirus from spreading further, some people have been offering means of entertainment for those stuck inside. Horror author Stephen King is one such person, and he offered an iconic visual inspired by one of his most successful stories – IT – with a nicely placed Coronavirus twist. As…

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One of the more interesting subgenres to make a comeback across the horror genre has been the shark attack movie. Steven Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975 was the first major killer shark movie, and while its concept is arguably b-movie-ish, the movie was an A-list hit and immediately became one of the biggest movies of all time. Jaws was so successful, in fact, that aside from spawning several sequels – it also inspired a subgenre of similar shark attack movies, along with killer animal copycat films like Orca: The Killer Whale or further yet, Grizzly with a killer bear. The subgenre…

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The unfortunate spread of the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone – both large and small. Most people are being told to stay inside and practice social distancing, and it’s a strategy that’s even postponed a wide variety of theatrical releases and film productions from happening for the time being. While we continue to fight against the Coronavirus, and stay inside, horror actor Robert Englund has brightened things up a bit with a fun new PSA. In the video, Robert Englund tells people some of the biggest ways to maintain the spread of the Coronavirus; which includes staying inside, washing your…

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The ongoing lawsuit between star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife actress Amber Heard has apparently taken another interesting turn after Heard attempted to dig up some kind of dirt against Depp. Amber Heard’s legal team apparently hired a private investigator – Paul Barresi – to locate individuals that had been emotionally or physically abused by Johnny Depp so that Heard could get them as witnesses in court. However, according to DailyMail, it appears that everyone contacted by private investigator Paul Barresi had only nice things to say about Johnny Depp. If anything, there were actually complaints from them about Amber…

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One of the most exciting aspects about the upcoming Morbius movie isn’t just how it potentially connects with Disney’s very own Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also how it further expands Sony’s own movie franchise. Obviously fans know from the first official trailer for Morbius that somehow actor Michael Keaton’s character Adrian Toomes aka Vulture makes a sneaky appearance, a new set photo now throws Sony’s Venom movie into the mix. As you can see in the new set photo, shared over on the Reddit subreddit r/SUMC, there’s some graffiti that should easily stand out to Marvel, Sony, and Spider-Man fans…

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By now you’re likely familiar with the filmography of filmmaker David F. Sandberg. Aside from making a variety of horror shorts that have since gone viral across the internet, he directed the film Lights Out (based on one of the aforementioned shorts), Annabelle: Creation, and perhaps most surprisingly he directed the DC superhero film Shazam. Now that he’s seemed to have climbed the entire mountain of Hollywood, David F. Sandberg has returned to his roots with a new horror short film titled Shadowed. As you can imagine by the title, it does in fact have a lot in common with…

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