Author: Jacob Dressler

The slasher genre has recently been sneaking back into theaters, one of the most recent attempts being a Groundhog Day-inspired film called Happy Death Day. It was excitingly a financial success, earning over $100 million on a less than $5 million budget. In an economic formula like that, Happy Death Day 2 would no doubt be put into production – as was the purpose of these types of films in the 80’s. The film’s star Jessica Rothe even explained last year how a sequel could begin as she was told by her director. “The sequel, the way he described it…

It’s a good time to be a Halloween movie fan, or more specifically, a fan of the original Halloween. As we all know, Danny McBride and David Gordon Green’s attempt to continue the original film’s story will retcon all other sequels and entries in the series. But interestingly enough, and not unlike Disney with Star Wars, it seems they’ll be pulling elements from all Halloween movies. As Danny McBride explained in an all-new interview with Flickering Myth, “This picks up after the first one. The Halloween franchise has kind of become a little bit of like choose your own adventure,…

The news started in October that director Rob Zombie would be returning to his most famous characters from The Devil’s Rejects and House of 1000 Corpses. It was later revealed that Zombie was aiming for a March 2018 shooting date, with plans for the film to be tentatively titled Devil’s Rejects 2: 3 From Hell. Rob Zombie has now made the news official with his Instagram account, announcing that the title will simply be called 3 From Hell, appropriate enough considering it’s both his third film in the franchise and follows his three most popular characters. It’s all true! Day…

It looks like Starz is having a hard time with Ash vs. Evil Dead. While dealing with the onslaught of pirating and torrenting issues taking away revenue from Starz, their ratings have been hit pretty hard as of late. The third season was postponed from the show’s usual October release date until February, mostly to avoid competition with the season premiere of The Walking Dead. And yet ironically enough, The Walking Dead ended up returning the same day as Ash vs Evil Dead’s premiere anyway. Then the second episode went against the Oscars ceremony – so luck just hasn’t been…

One of Eli Roth’s more recent ventures, aside from the Death Wish remake and The Green Inferno, was a Chilean film he co-wrote, presented, and played in titled Aftershock. The film is an interesting blend of genres – while part of it is a natural disaster film, focusing on an earthquake and its effects on Chile, there is a very human element thrown into the horror. That is, a prison is destroyed, unleashing a legion of criminals that take advantage of the city’s post-earthquake status to rape and pillage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoyGUt5PIQ8&feature=youtu.be Now Aftershock is available on Netflix, giving you a chance…

There’s been plenty of anticipation and interest for a new crossover that’s set to bring Sam and Dean Winchester of Supernatural fame into the Scooby-Doo universe. The episode, which will by titled Scoobynatural, was first announced last year. Now we’ve gotten our first trailer and first images from the special, and it’s definitely exciting. .@cw_spn’s @mishacollins, @jensenackles and @jarpad meet the Mystery Gang in this first look at the @ScoobyDoo crossover: https://t.co/wiHVxAGKeS #Supernatural pic.twitter.com/qxESBGRtQb — Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 8, 2018 Dean wrestles a dinosaur and loves himself some Daphne. I’m already obsessed with #Scoobynatural. Get your first look (+…

The next half of Andy Muschietti’s IT adaptation, IT: Chapter 2, is currently in the casting phase, with Bill Skarsgård returning as Pennywise the Clown and Jessica Chastain in talks to play the adult version of Beverly Marsh. As such, we’re stuck wondering who else could be playing the adult versions of our favorite Losers Club members, and one YouTuber has made a video pitching his preferred cast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sop-ZxGyhbU&app=desktop According to the video made by P. Parker, which uses clips from other movies to portray his vision, these are the actors and actresses he’d like to see in IT: Chapter…

While anything can be said about Tobe Hooper’s later career, one thing is fact – his 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the greatest motion pictures ever filmed. It helped inspire a genre, steering horror films away from dark castles and third world countries and into the reality of our own rural American backroads. Hooper unfortunately passed late last year, not too long after fellow horror filmmaker George A. Romero. As such, it was expected that this year’s Oscars would pay tribute to the two filmmakers during their annual “In Memorium” segment at the end of…

The Strangers are back in an all-new sequel to the cult classic original film from 2008. It seemed like the original would be the perfect launching pad for a modern slasher series, and now with the return of its iconic villains, we can hope The Strangers: Prey at Night will give way to the franchise it deserves. In a new clip that came from Entertainment Weekly, we get to see Dollface prepare to torment some of our unfortunate protagonists. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0zV2uV9-4OM It certainly looks like the film will be a breath of fresh air in a genre filled with boring ghosts…

One of the more popular horror films in recent years happened to be REC, a Spanish movie from director Paco Plaza. It proved that the found footage genre could be rather successful, and many horror fans have been eager to see Plaza’s next foray into the genre. It just so happens to be a film titled Verónica, which premiered on Netflix this Monday. The movie follows the titular character who must take care of her siblings between her father’s death and her mother’s tough working schedule. The film spins into motion once Verónica, along with her friends, activate a Ouija…