Author: Jacob Dressler

I’ve seen a good amount of Hellboy fans who happened to enjoy the latest adaptation of Mike Mignola’s beloved Hellboy comics. Whether it was too much of a niche concept or mainstream audiences only wanted to see another outing with Ron Perlman, the new movie turned out to be a flop. It earned about $46 million worldwide on a production budget of at least $50 million – not good at all. As you’d expect, this means a sequel is likely to never happen. So if you’re were one of the fans that enjoyed the latest Hellboy installment – appreciate what…

Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House was a major success for all parties involved. As would be expected, a second season was announced, appropriately titled The Haunting of Bly Manor. While the first season focused on author Shirley Jackson’s titular novel, the second season will instead adapt Henry James’s Turn of the Screw. Now it appears that actress Victoria Pedretti from the first season will take on a new character in the lead role for Bly Manor. Pedretti will be playing a governess named Dani, who is looking after two orphans within an isolated country mansion. She did an excellent…

The DCEU continues to grow despite the constant changes in Warner Bros.’ superhero movie output. Next year will see the release of director Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey, a movie which will bring Margot Robbie back as Harley Quinn after the events of Suicide Squad. She’ll be joined by cast members Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress. And to give the film a stellar villain of its own, Ewan McGregor has been cast as Black Mask – and word is he’s the best villain in the DCEU yet. In fact, there’s praise that he’s now…

Although many fans have disliked most if not all recent efforts in the Hellraiser franchise, it’s a series that continues to keep kicking and sprawling in an attempt to stay relevant. The latest development in the long-running franchise based on Clive Barker’s novella The Hellbound Heart and his original adaptation titled Hellraiser now appears to be a TV series. The news comes from Deadline, which reveals that producers Roy Lee and Dan Farah are working on bringing Hellraiser to the small screen. “They have joined forces with producer/rights holders Lawrence Kuppin, David Salzman and Eric Gardner, who have controlled those…

One of Hollywood’s most popular trends from recent years has been reviving franchises based on nostalgia. Blumhouse proved how successful this move can be when their Halloween revival broke records in 2018. And original works like Netflix’s Stranger Things have also proven the popularity of 1980’s nostalgia. And because of these similar trends, horror fans have been asking, where’s the reboot for one of horror’s biggest 80’s franchises – A Nightmare on Elm Street? It turns out fans aren’t the only ones thinking about the possibilities. Actress Heather Langenkamp who played Nancy Thompson in the original A Nightmare on Elm…

It’s not surprising that some people are overwhelmed by the current saturation of streaming platforms. While it might be understandable for someone to get confused with a Netflix or Amazon series, it’s shocking to hear that a number as large as 20,000 people were so easily confused. It turns out that the Amazon series Good Omens based on the work of Neil Gaiman was enough to spawn a petition to get it shut down. The only problem? The petition is incorrectly directed towards Netflix, not Amazon which is the actual company releasing it. According to the petition which was started…

Avengers: Endgame was released over two months ago, where it quickly became one of the biggest Marvel movies of all time. The epic blockbuster was a majorly anticipated movie for fans of the comic book franchise, and eagerly avoided spoilers while the cast and crew were held to high expectations to avoid leaking anything themselves. But it seems that even they couldn’t always follow the directions created to keep things quiet. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo created the “Thanos demands your silence” campaign as a way to avoid leaking spoilers. It was a rule for cast and crew members to…

The Shining has remained one of the most notable Stephen King novels and adaptations for decades, being quoted, parodied, and loved by horror fans ever since their respective releases. In fact, it became one of the few King novels to receive a sequel – titled Doctor Sleep – which revisited the character Danny Torrance and showed us his life since the fateful events at the Overlook Hotel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2msJTFvhkU4&feature=youtu.be Now Doctor Sleep is getting a film adaptation from director Mike Flanagan – and it turns out it’s actually doubling as a sequel to the original 1980 film! That’s right, while they…

The Conjuring franchise continues to expand. While Annabelle Comes Home will bring Ed and Lorraine Warren back to the big screen, their next massive outing will be next year when The Conjuring 3 hits theaters. Stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their iconic interpretations of the real-life paranormal investigators, the Warrens. While James Wan won’t be directing this installment – that honor goes to Michael Chaves – the movie is still shaping up to follow in its predecessors’ spooky footsteps. In fact, Vera Farmiga herself has voiced her excitement with EW now that filming has started. “Conjuring 3…

One of the many series given up on by Fox in recent years was Lucifer. But luckily for the show’s fans, the series was quickly rescued by streaming giant Netflix. They produced a fourth season of the series back in May. Now they’ve made the announcement that the next season will be the last one for the show. Here’s what Netflix had to say on the matter. “We’re thrilled that Lucifer fans around the world have embraced this series on Netflix, and we can’t wait to give them the big finish they’ve all been waiting for,” said Netflix. The show’s executive…