Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects have to this day been two of Rob Zombie’s most popular and successful movies. The characters these films introduced, notably Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood, and Captain Spaulding, have been nothing short of cinematic icons since their big screen debuts. As such, fans have been clamoring for their return. And they’ll be happy to hear it’s closer now than ever! Rob Zombie is finishing up the follow-up to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, titled 3 From Hell. As Zombie finishes up the movie’s final stages of sound mixing in post-production,…

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The Scooby-Doo franchise has seen no shortage of feature-length movies. This includes the endless home-video releases beginning in 1998 with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and even live-action attempts like Daphne & Velma. But the last theatrical release happened way back in 2004, with Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Now Warner Bros. is finally working on another theatrical adaptation of the iconic franchise – but this time it isn’t going to be another live-action flick. Rather, it’ll be an animated movie featuring other Hanna-Barbara characters besides the popular Scooby gang. In another interesting move, they seem to be casting some major stars…

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Are your Tromatons tingling? They should, because we’re getting ready to head back to Tromaville! That’s right, Legendary’s The Toxic Avenger remake that was previously announced is finally headed closer to production. According to Variety, the film has locked in director Macon Blair to write and direct the reboot of the cult classic schlock franchise. If you don’t know who Macon Blair is, he started in both Blue Ruin and Green Room. He also showed his writing chops with Netflix’s Hold the Dark and wrote and directed their hit film I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore… Macon…

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Castle Rock was something of a hit with Stephen King fans. While the overall storyline for the first season might’ve left much more to be desired, it still did a fantastic job of tying together Stephen King’s multitude of stories and making them feel like an actual on-screen universe. Because of this, fans have been curious just how Season 2 would continue and expand upon this concept. Now we know how – and it includes iconic villain Annie Wilkes from Stephen King’s Misery. It seems the disturbed nurse-turned-kidnapper once played by Kathy Bates will now be portrayed by actress Lizzy…

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It’s no secret that the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary is taking multiple artistic liberties from the source material. This includes reversing the roles of Ellie and Gage from the story, thus giving a modern twist of the material for fans. But one theory from suggests an even bigger twist, implying that we may have a new villain this time around. According to the theory’s author over at Dread Central, who snagged a set visit for the film during its production, he believes that John Lithgow’s Jud Crandall could actually turn out to be an overarching villain for the…

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The newest biopic based on notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has one significant difference from its predecessors. The titular Ted Bundy is actually played by a former Disney star – Zac Efron – and to make this major career change even more controversial is how the biopic has been rated. And for fans of dark, violent pieces based on serial killers – you will no doubt be pleased to hear the news. The biopic, titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, has been given an R rating. This will likely ease those who thought the film would have a lighter…

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The Conjuring franchise is quickly shaping up to be a horror movie powerhouse. Aside from the main series of films focusing on the Warrens, we’ve already seen a variety of spin-offs since the franchise’s creation in 2013. The most popular character of these spin-offs, who has become something of a mascot for the series, is Annabelle – a haunted porcelain doll. Annabelle was the focus for two movies, with plans for a third soon announced after the second movie’s success. Now in a new teaser video, Warner Bros. has revealed the title for the latest movie – Annabelle Comes Home.…

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Rob Zombie’s iconic cult classics House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects have no shortage of hit rock and roll soundtracks. Whether it’s Zombie’s own particular brand of metal or a more laidback, classic rock variety, they’ve become a trademark of the franchise. The latest entry in the series, 3 From Hell, appears to continue the tradition in a new still that Rob Zombie shared on Instagram. Here is how he captioned the picture of Otis holding up a radio in his prison cell: “Otis may be spending his days behind bars but at least he’s still got his…

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The upcoming remake of Child’s Play has many fans curious. While its announcement and production came seemingly out of no where, it continues to elude fans even with an official teaser trailer and posters. One major element that fans have been eager to know is who could be voicing the new Chucky – or if he’ll even have a voice at all. According to a new rumor escalated by supposed test screenings, Orion is actually seeking to cast an “A-list actor” to voice the killer doll. YouTuber Jimmy Champane had this to say on the matter: “The one thing that…

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Pet Sematary is one of many of Stephen King’s iconic novels. Although the story was previously adapted in 1989, it’s being reimagined for another modern day adaptation. And despite several major changes from the source material, it still focuses on the grief and fragile sanity behind Louis Creed – this time played by actor Jason Clarke. We’ve been given some new photos – as well as a very creepy new TV spot that you can check out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXtfeAyJWo Now Games Radar (via Total Film) has shared two new stills featuring Louis Creed, and they’re full of crisp, eerie atmosphere.…

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