Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Stranger Things has continued to be a massive hit for Netflix. Despite the fact that there was a two year gap between seasons two and three, that never slowed down the hype for the series, and now the third season has broken all-new records for the major streaming platform. While one would expect that’d mean the series would continue well past its current state, it appears that might not be the case. According to We Got This Covered, they have a very reliable source that has stated Netflix plans to end the series after its fourth season. And as shocking…

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Netflix’s Stranger Things has had a majorly successful third season, and fans are already wondering what could be in store for the next. Now the Duffer Brothers are finally teasing fans by suggesting what the next chapter will be like. Ross Duffer told EW, “We have the big broad strokes. It’s just now about filling in those lines in the details. We’re pretty excited about where it’s potentially going to go. Again, like we said, it’s going to feel very different than this season. But I think that’s the right thing to do and I think it’ll be exciting.” He…

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The Terminator franchise created one of cinema’s strongest female heroes – Sarah Connor – played by the fantastic Linda Hamilton. Although her last appearance in the role was in T2: Judgment Day, she’s finally returning as the legendary fighter in Terminator: Dark Fate. But she won’t be the only female hero – one such new addition to the franchise will be played by Mackenzie Davis and her character’s name is Grace. We don’t know much yet about Grace, other than she plays a large role in this new Terminator storyline. But director Tim Miller has decidedly shed some light on…

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Although it’d be easier to simply say the Evil Dead franchise is currently dead after the cancelation of Ash vs Evil Dead, that’s apparently not the case. For starters, Bruce Campbell has been reprising his role as Ash in both new and upcoming video game appearances including an all-new Evil Dead game. But the hype doesn’t stop there – according to an all-new interview with Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi, there’s actually been progress on producing a new film installment. “I’d love to make another one. I don’t think TV is in its future but we’re talking about – Bruce…

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The first few seasons of FX’s hit series American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy, became successful because of the great iconic cast members involved. As the seasons continued to evolve, so did the recurring cast members, which included several key players leaving the series altogether. This seems to be the case as well with American Horror Story’s next season titled American Horror Story: 1984. We first learned that series star Evan Peters would be absent from this season, and now it looks like he won’t be the only one. According to a new report, actress Sarah Paulson won’t be…

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe on its own has been a growing success for Disney and everyone involved. Unfortunately certain Marvel properties haven’t been so lucky – mostly due to rights issues which kept them from being properly developed by Disney. Spider-Man was one such property until Sony and Disney came to a contractual deal, and although the specifics are still unknown, it seems the new film in Spider-Man: Far From Home plays a major part. According to the contract between Sony and Disney, “The original Sony/Marvel/Spidey deal to co-produce these movies stipulated that if this Spidey cleared a billion, Marvel…

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The streaming giant Netflix usually keeps their subscribers and followers informed about viewership numbers directly from them. And now they’ve come to announce that their third season of the hit series Stranger Things is breaking all-new records for the platform. According to a new tweet from Netflix, “40.7 million household accounts have been watching the show since its July 4 global launch — more than any other film or series in its first four days.” While that number reveals how many accounts have started watching the series, Netflix did announce that “18.2 million have already finished the entire season.” .@Stranger_Things…

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There hasn’t been any shortage of Mortal Kombat films produced based on the hit video game franchise, but it looks like we’ll finally be getting a proper adaptation of the material. The Conjuring director James Wan will be producing the upcoming flick for New Line Cinema, which already promises plenty of potential. But now we’ve learned, via THR, that actor Joe Taslim has been cast in the film as Sub-Zero. You may recognize in his credits a particular film titled The Raid. That’s right. And so if that also doesn’t promise plenty of awesome action potential for the movie, then…

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The year seems ripe for remakes, reboots, and other such interpretations. The next classic movie to get the treatment is Jacob’s Ladder, a 1990 horror thriller which is best remembered for its surreal visuals and disturbing atmosphere. Now Pet Sematary writer Jeff Buhler, co-writer Sarah Thorpe, and director David M. Rosenthal have teamed up to bring an all-new trippy twist on the concept. Now we finally have the movie’s first trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkwFanLKos The footage definitely promises all sorts of new surreal visuals in the spirit of the original film. And with a modern context, it does seem like a very…

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Although we’re still waiting to see whatever the next Gremlins movie is supposed to be, we do know that Warner Bros. is working on the first major project in decades – an all-new animated series based on the iconic little monsters! The series is being produced for WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, and now we finally have a name and even teaser image for the show! The series will be titled Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. According to Variety, it’s been ordered for ten half-hour episodes. In the series which will act as a prequel to the original films… Set in…

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