Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Jurassic Park has seen a massive resurgence in recent years under the Jurassic World banner. The 2015 reboot not only reintroduced the film franchise to modern audiences, but inspired a new wave of games, toys, and merchandise much like the original 1993 film once did. Interestingly, it looks like Jurassic World will now expand into one area the original film never had a chance for – an all-new animated series. It’s not the first time an animated Jurassic Park series was considered. The idea was brought up in the 90’s until Steven Spielberg decided against the concept. But now it…

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark already had an awesome first teaser, but now even more footage and monsters have been teased in the newest trailer. And it promises a movie that actually takes the source material seriously – eager to present something that doesn’t tread lightly over topics like nasty spiders or killer scarecrows. In fact, the trailer goes over all of the monsters and even shares more of the plot. While it does raise some similarities with films like Goosebumps, in terms of having the stories actually come to life, this movie looks like it’ll be taking…

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Although Orion is on the cusp of releasing their very own Child’s Play remake, the original franchise is still alive and kicking. Franchise writer and more recently director Don Mancini has been prepping a television series, currently titled “Chucky”, which will be produced by Channel Zero creator Nick Antosca. Many fans have been excited for the series, given that it continues the original series of films and their characters versus the remake which takes an entirely new approach. And, if you weren’t already excited yourself, Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif had some strong words to share that may change your…

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Although Terrifier wasn’t the first outing for Art the Clown, that would’ve been 2013’s All Hallows’ Eve, it did place Art on the map as an all-new horror icon. And, as fans of these films usually do, everyone quickly begged for another installment to continue Art’s spree of terror. Now Terrifier 2 is prepping for production only months after the script was completed. The news was revealed by writer/director Damian Leone. Here’s what he revealed via Facebook: “Thank you all very much for your patience! We are thrilled to finally announce that Terrifier 2 is funded and slated to begin…

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Leo the cat was one of several Maine Coon cats that brought the character Church to life in this year’s Pet Sematary adaptation. Leo was the main cat responsible for whenever Church was undead on screen, and unfortunately Leo has now passed away only a few months after the film’s premiere. The saddening news was revealed by Kirk Jarrett, who was Leo’s owner and ran a popular Instagram page for the cat. Here’s the quote from Leo’s Instagram: “It is with deep sadness that we tell you that Leo has passed away. He will forever be missed by his human…

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While notorious horror author Stephen King is often involved with social media, he recently did something special for his followers on Twitter. The grandmaster of the macabre decided to share a special story just for his readers, and it was enough to give everyone the creeps. Stephen King began by teasing his fans, “Want a little bedtime story?” “My friend felt he had a hair caught between his eye and his glasses. He couldn’t get rid of it, so he looked in the mirror. A tick was crawling on his eyeball.” And, in true Crypt Keeper-themed fashion, he finished by…

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The Candyman franchise is getting a revival from producer Jordan Peele and director Nia DaCosta, although in what form is not exactly clear. Many first assumed that the new movie would simply be a remake, but it was announced as a “spiritual sequel” and since then things have gotten more interesting. It was first suggested that actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II would play the new interpretation of Candyman. But this was later corrected by DaCosta, who revealed in an interview that original Candyman portrayer Tony Todd would not be replaced. “Well, it’s been slightly misreported,” DaCosta previously stated. “I can’t say…

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It’s not the first time a horror film has been quoted as “making people sick”, but now we can add the first Netflix movie to be referred to as such. The Perfection, which is a new horror film from director Richard Shepard, is the first of its kind for Netflix. Viewers are expressing their utter sickness from having seen the film which contains scenes such as a woman vomiting up maggots. i actually feel physically sick after watching the perfection, i couldnt take the bugs man, i was about to turn the movie off but im glad i didnt, the…

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It’s been a massive year for fans of comic book movies. While Marvel is hitting it big with Avengers: Endgame and the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home, DC isn’t far behind with their own hits. Aside from Shazam which was extremely successful for DC and Warner Bros., they do have an upcoming stand-alone film based on the Joker. Many fans have been extremely curious when it comes to the new movie simply titled Joker. It’s not only unique by taking place in its own continuity outside of the DCEU, but the movie seems to be taking big risks both stylistically…

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Now that we’ve had Avengers: Endgame officially conclude the initial 22 films in the MCU, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is due for a makeover. While much of the discussion has gone to the superheroes and how they’ll adapt for future movies, one such element that fans continue to theorize about is the Avengers Tower. As many of you fans already know, the tower was damaged during the events in The Avengers. By Avengers: Age of Ultron, the tower was largely modified. And, as revealed in Spider-Man: Homecoming, we know that Tony Stark decides to finally sell the iconic tower. Thus…

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