Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

John Carpenter’s Halloween, the iconic horror classic from 1978, continues to be a major topic of discussion even all these decades later. It proves that the movie has left its mark on the genre and that new details can still be noticed. For example, Convention king and Horrors Hallowed Grounds host Sean Clark may have discovered a major new piece of trivia regarding the 1978 horror film – and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Sean Clark was one of the individuals allowed to see the original Nightmare on Elm Street house which was used for exteriors and the interior of…

Read More

When asked about the writing process of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and if there were any moments that Marvel felt went too far, writing duo Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely did have one sequence come to mind. It turns out there was a scene cut from Avengers: Infinity War that really did go too far. According to writer Christopher Markus, the scene that came to mind happened to be too much for Kevin Feige in particular. And it had to do with bloody mashed potatoes. “There was one scene, it was in Infinity War,” Markus began. “We wrote…

Read More

The digital market is beginning to get very crowded as different streaming services continue to pop up around the internet. While Disney Plus is notably one of the bigger services coming out soon, it looks like it will have some decent competition from WarnerMedia’s own streaming service – HBO Max. Before we declare an end to this epic day, here are the details you’ve all been waiting for: pic.twitter.com/BUW6RTd6Fy — HBO Max (@hbomax) October 29, 2019 No more searching. The most beloved TV, movies, and family favorites, plus new originals, all on #HBOMax pic.twitter.com/7ZKfi0mWLj — HBO Max (@hbomax) October 29,…

Read More

While the main whole of the Star Wars saga is coming to an end, that doesn’t mean the franchise is ending any time soon. Disney has already planned a variety of spin-off projects to make sure that Star Wars remains a yearly theatrical and television event. One of the planned projects was a trilogy of films intended to be helmed by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. However, it looks like their trilogy has now been canceled. According to a new report, it looks like the duo decided to walk away from the project according to scheduling…

Read More

The new Joker movie has been a continued success with both fans and critics, as well as at the box office. And as those types of films tend to do, it has since sparked endless discussions. One of the topics continually mentioned is the titular character’s relationship with Sophie, a character played by Zazie Beetz. The character had an interesting outcome by the third act of Joker, which appeared to be left open-ended as to whether or not she was murdered by Arthur. But now cinematographer Lawrence Sher has shed some light on Sophie’s ultimate fate. Read what Lawrence Sher…

Read More

It was previously revealed that the upcoming film The Grudge was actually not a separate film, but rather a concurrent continuation of the first 2004 The Grudge remake. The movie is intended to take place at the same time frame, yet allowing the franchise to move into the United States rather than stay in the traditional Japanese setting. But now that we have the first official trailer for The Grudge, director Nicolas Pesce has explained in further detail how The Grudge is connected to that original 2004 film. And, truthfully, it sounds like an intriguing way to both revive the…

Read More

One of the most iconic vampires of literature, film, and television is Count Dracula – an undead menace who has survived over a century through the collective imagination of artists and fans. There’s always an appeal in seeing a new interpretation of the character, and one of the latest projects is a BBC/Netflix miniseries promptly titled Dracula. Now you can view the first Dracula teaser trailer below! The new miniseries stars Claes Bang as the titular Count Dracula, the bloodthirsty vampire who invaded London on a conquest for hunger and romance. The series also stars John Heffernan, Dolly Wells, Joanna…

Read More

It’s no surprise that a majority of people in the United States are effected by sexually transmitted infections and diseases (STD’s). But according to a new report, it looks like women are the most effected by the epidemic. According to Dr. Hunter Handsfield, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Washington Center for AIDS and STDs, “STDs are biologically and psycho-socially sexist at all levels.” “Women bear the largest burden of these diseases,” agreed Dr. Edward Hook, co-director of the Center for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “Chlamydia and gonorrhea,…

Read More

One of the biggest surprise cult classics of the 2000’s has been director Michael Dougherty’s straight-to-video horror hit Trick ‘r Treat. The film has become a mainstay in Halloween decor and celebration since its initial release, and every year since there’s been talks of a sequel or continuation. While a sequel was officially announced several years ago in 2013, there’s been little progress since. Now Michael Dougherty has given an update on the sequel and how he feels about it. Read on to see his statements on Trick ‘r Treat 2 in an interview with CBM: “Oh man, it’s that…

Read More

One of the more interesting planned film releases coming up is the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. When the film’s first trailer was originally released, the design for the titular Sonic was so badly criticized that Paramount actually pushed back the movie to redesign him. It was a massive surprise to see a studio respond to fans to such an extent, and ever since everyone’s been curious to see how the redesign would turn out. Now the new Sonic design has been spotted on a movie theater standee. https://twitter.com/TailsChannel/status/1188296223209467905?s=20 As you can see from the design depicted on the standee, this…

Read More