Author: Jacob Dressler

Similar to how Halloween was recently rebooted again after the negative reception of Rob Zombie’s remakes, A Nightmare on Elm Street was also supposed to receive another reboot after the 2010 remake starring Jackie Earle Haley was negatively received. The news was first revealed in 2015 when The Conjuring 2 writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick was signed on to write the screenplay. There hasn’t been any news since, however McGoldrick has finally updates fans with the film’s progress – of which there hasn’t been much. Speaking with Gamespot, the writer revealed: “It’s still happening. Nothing is percolating just yet. The Conjuring…

It hasn’t been very long since we heard the sad news that actor Steve Dash, the legend behind Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th Part 2, had an unfortunate death. Now yet another iconic horror film actor has passed away. This time it was The Thing actor Donald Moffat, who according to the New York Times passed away due to complications from a recent stroke. The actor wasn’t just known for John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic The Thing, however. His resume spans decades of various Hollywood films and shows, including Night Gallery, Earthquake, Logan’s Run, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire…

Another legendary Friday the 13th icon has sadly passed away – this time Steve Dash at age 74. He seems to have died after a struggle with diabetes, according to the Monster Mania convention. It’s even more unfortunate because he’d been keeping fans up to date with social media, and even happened to be in good spirits at the time. “I have an update on my condition. They’re amputating my left leg tomorrow afternoon. It’s been pretty tough suffering from diabetes, blood clots and a bad heart over the last year. I welcome the decision I’ve made because I will…

As a lifelong Leprechaun fan, I never thought that we’d get another true entry in the original franchise. While an ideal sequel would once again see Warwick Davis under the makeup, Linden Porco isn’t a bad replacement. And thus Leprechaun Returns functions as the sequel I and many other fans needed. The movie has an edge that no other sequel in the series possesses. That is, it works as a direct sequel to the 1993 original film. It even brings back not just the Leprechaun but fan favorite actor Mark Holton reprises his role as Ozzie. Because of this, there’s…

Are your Tromatons tingling? They should be, because it’s just been announced that Legendary Pictures has acquired the rights to remake The Toxic Avenger. While original Toxic Avenger director Lloyd Kaufman was supposedly working on another sequel, it seems the plans have once again turned to remake the iconic 80’s character. While there aren’t any details on the movie, it’ll be interesting to see how they approach it – especially considering Troma who created the character are best known for being trashy and, frankly, the complete opposite of mainstream cinema. So it will definitely be different seeing the franchise get…

The world may have finally lost its mind. Streaming is usually praised as a convenient alternative to buying or renting physical movies. But now there’s one film available for rent in HD on Amazon that’s a shocking $1,000,000.99! Or, you could save yourself some cash and rent it in standard definition quality for the incredibly lower price of $999,999.99. It’s obviously just the result of some bizarre viral marketing stunt, but clearly it’s worked otherwise it wouldn’t be going viral. Now whether or not anyone would willingly pay that much money for whatever maniacal film Llamageddon might be is another…

James Gunn might be out of Guardians of the Galaxy, but that hasn’t stopped the iconic director from pursuing the superhero genre further. His latest project BrightBurn is something of a superhero-turned-horror film, introducing an origin story not unlike a very well-known DC hero. However, this film takes a very sharp turn from anything you could expect from a Superman story… The film is directed by David Yarovesky, with a screenplay from Mark Gunn and Brian Gunn. It’s definitely eerie seeing such familiar superhero iconography become twisted enough to sport a sinister horror villain. It’s definitely a unique concept so…

Child’s Play is one of the few horror franchises notorious for not being remade or recasting its lead villain. As such, fans were rightfully shocked when MGM announced plans to remake the 1988 original film. While Universal owns and controls the sequels, MGM possesses the first movie and apparently has the right to remake it as well. The original film’s co-writer, Don Mancini, who has remained part of the franchise ever since – understandably wasn’t too happy about the remake. In fact, he had this to say while appearing on the Post Mortem podcast: “MGM retained the rights to the…

Tales from the Crypt is a franchise that doesn’t just deserve to be revived for the modern age. It’s a legacy that demands to be respected. While some were excited to see M. Night Shyamalan rework Tales from the Crypt into a newer format, others were devastated to hear about changes like the Crypt Keeper being removed or John Kassir not returning to voice him. The show was then plagued by rights issues, presumably from attempts to make it closer to the iconic HBO series, and now Shyamalan’s attempt seems to be totally dead. Here’s how he summed it up:…

Screen Media’s latest horror genre film has been released today on Demand and Digital HD. The slasher satire/spoof titled You Might Be the Killer, written by Brett Simmons, (Husk, Animal, The Monkey’s Paw) has been considered something of a cross between Friday the 13th and Scream. According to Bloody-Disgusting, the film’s plot is as follows: You Might Be the Killer sees camp counselor Sam (Fran Kranz, The Cabin in the Woods) on the run from a masked killer at the camp he is employed at. Rather than call the police, he calls his friend Chuck (Alyson Hannigan, Buffy the Vampire…