Author: Jacob Dressler

The Ghostbusters franchise has been erratic over the last couple of decades. After the success of the original film, an animated series titled The Real Ghostbusters quickly went into production. The show focused on developing the characters and elaborating on the universe’s lore. Many kids of the 1980’s grew up with it, and so by the time a proper film sequel titled Ghostbusters II was released in 1989, everyone was a little underwhelmed. That hasn’t stopped people from talking about Ghostbusters 3, however. As a result, the franchise has never truly recovered, with its creators constantly talking about doing a…

The slasher subgenre is at the brim of a renaissance with Halloween coming to theaters this October. While it’ll be a sweet surprise for many horror fans to see Michael Myers back for another round of carnage, most can’t help but wonder when we’ll see the likes of icon Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise making a return as well. Unfortunately the Friday the 13th franchise hasn’t had much luck in recent years. Paramount secured the rights to do another reboot but ultimately passed the project up due to rights issues. Friday the 13th: The Game was next…

The Nightmare on Elm Street fanbase has had something of a gift today. Most fans assumed Robert Englund was totally done with his role as Freddy Krueger, a character we haven’t seen since 2010 in a half-hearted remake featuring a new Freddy played by Jackie Earle Haley. The original Freddy was last seen even before that, with 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason. But now Robert Englund is donning the makeup once again for a special guest appearance in The Goldbergs. That’s right, Englund is finally returning as his iconic 1980’s slasher villain for the 80’s-set sitcom. His character will be in…

One of the horror genre’s most anticipated sequels of all time comes out this year – David Gordon Green’s Halloween movie. As we all know, it’s a followup to the 1978 film of the same name. It’s also been no surprise that John Carpenter has been deeply involved with the sequel’s production – his first role in the series since working on Halloween III: Season of the Witch. As such, it’s meant a lot to fans that he finally decided to ensure that the integrity of the original film stays intact for this new sequel. But just how far has…

While Jim Wynorski’s 1986 film Chopping Mall has become a cult classic since its original release, it seems like there’s no better time than now to be a fan. The cheesy robot-focused slasher flick had its first Blu-ray release in 2016, as part of Lionsgate’s Vestron Video Collector’s Series. Then, earlier this year, the film’s original director publicly denounced any possibilities for a remake; meaning the film’s legacy was protected from any disrespectful cash-ins. Now it seems fans of this nostalgic outing can be pleased to know Wynorski is working on a sequel – one that returns to the mall…

The Predator franchise is something fans of the original film can’t help but come back to. While none of the sequels have quite captured that same spark the 1987 film had, they’ve certainly done well in expanding the lore and mysticism of the Predator species. Now, Shane Black, who played in and helped on the script for the original Predator, is writing and directing the newest sequel. It obviously means a lot to fans of the series, because now we can expect extra care to be taken into crafting this new hunt. The film has gotten varied reviews since its…

The Child’s Play series has reached an interesting peak with its franchise. While the original films’ storyline continues to be revisited with new movies and soon a TV series, MGM (who owns the original flick) is planning their very own remake. While the very thought is enough to leave any Child’s Play fan scratching their head, especially when the original franchise is doing so well, it seems to become an even more baffling project with each update. According to ComicBook.com, the new Child’s Play remake won’t even feature the iconic Good Guy doll possessed by Charles Lee Ray. Instead, they’re…

After the massive success with Warner Bros.’ 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, Paramount seemed to put their Pet Sematary remake on the fast-track. The movie has already finished shooting, thanks to Starry Eyes’ directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch who took on this new vision of King’s iconic story. In the new adaptation, John Lithgow will portray Jud Crandall, a character previously played by Fred Gwynne in the 1989 adaptation. Many were wondering how Lithgow would do the familiar character justice, and now we have an idea with a new set-photo that gives us our first look at Lithgow…

While Wes Craven’s 1984 game changer, A Nightmare on Elm Street, is undoubtedly one of the biggest horror classics of all time, there’s quite a few features that continue to be left off modern home video releases. This includes a notable series of deleted scenes that were first revealed to the public with the film’s 1996 LaserDisc release. They were soon released on a special collector’s edition of the film on VHS. While these scenes only lasted a few minutes, they’re actually pretty important and add an unbelievable new layer of context to the film. In the original version of the…

The Godzilla franchise has seen something of a resurgence in recent years. While the 2014 reboot from Legendary Pictures wasn’t completely well-received, it did strongly enough for the company to move forward with their newly-established MonsterVerse. In 2017 they followed up Godzilla in their prequel titled Kong: Skull Island. The King Kong reboot was significantly more successful with Kaiju fans – putting faith in us all for Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Now Warner Bros. has premiered the trailer at Comic-Con; and it’s everything that a Godzilla fan could hope to see. Trick ‘r Treat director Michael Dougherty is at…