Author: Jacob Dressler

The current anthology subgenre of horror owes a lot to Amicus, a production company out of Britain in the 1970s that spawned a lengthy series of gruesome anthology movies. In what could almost be considered an act of coming full circle, a new British anthology horror film called Ghost Stories is being produced, and it certainly looks enticing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6BZo6WiOX0&feature=youtu.be Ghost Stories is co-written, co-directed by, and co-stars Andy Nyman. Nyman plays a skeptical psychologist who investigates ghost sightings. His story acts as a wraparound for the three main segments of the flick. Marvel actor Martin Freeman stars as Mike Priddle,…

The upcoming Halloween movie continues to generate interest from fans. While many are skeptical of the filmmakers involved, and their ideas which include ignoring every other Halloween sequel and bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis (as well as the original Michael Myers actor), it does seem refreshing just to get away from the current plethora of ghost movies. As such, it’s been exciting to get any new information on the film as possible. And now with filming underway, we can finally start to get an idea of how this movie is supposed to work. It also means getting a closer look…

It appears that the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spin-off, Solo: A Star Wars Story, will be receiving a series of reshoots toward the end of January. These aren’t the only reshoots the film has had, however, as Ron Howard re-shot nearly 80% of the film after original directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord were fired. This new round of principal photography concluded in October of 2017, with plans for the film to be released this coming May. The news comes from Reddit user Hufflepuffins, who previously reported that the film would resume shooting in July after the original directors…

Adam Green and his Hatchet franchise are clearly following in the steps of their slasher film predecessors. And like all good slashers, they tend to leave a bloody path of sequels as time goes on – and now Hatchet will soon have its fourth movie released in Victor Crowley. The film already had a theatrical roadshow last year, where it was received positively by fans all over. And if you missed out on that, don’t worry, because Dark Sky will be releasing the movie on DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD on February 6, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAY1YKne0RQ&feature=youtu.be While we already had a teaser…

It was announced previously that Kevin Smith would begin working on an anthology horror film entitled Killroy Was Here, a movie inspired by the famous Kilroy WWII graffiti. The film first started shooting in Sarasota, Florida, last summer. With the aid of the Ringling College of Art and Design, it’s continued shooting into 2018. Starting 2018 the fun way: on a movie set! pic.twitter.com/IKh7QhVyVj — KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) January 2, 2018 We know this because Smith quickly tweeted a behind the scenes shot for the film to start off the new year. In it we see that his daughter Harley Quinn…

Godzilla is coming to Netflix in a way we’ve never seen before with his first feature-length anime film – Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. The Japanese branch of Netflix has released the following announcement, which declares a release for the film on their streaming services starting Wednesday, January 17. While this doesn’t include the US release date, one can assume it’ll be on the same day if not extremely close to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3do2pM4pM&feature=youtu.be Until then, we have a rather juicy synopsis to hold us over. The last summer of the 20th century. On that day, the human race realized that…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has easily become one of the most successful franchises of all time. It’s not only the highest-grossing franchise, but it manages to receive endless acclaim from both fans and critics. As such, the franchise has also gained its fair share of haters – one of which is rather unexpected. Brian Taylor, who co-directed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, was very vocal recently about how much he dislikes the MCU. In an interview with ComicBook, he explained his perspective: “The Marvel [Studios] movies, I just don’t understand at all. I have to be honest, they seem very…

Todd McFarlane has spoken a lot about his upcoming Spawn reboot – which is said to bring the character back to its horror roots. What may be interesting to learn, however, is that McFarlane has no intentions on giving Spawn any dialogue in his film. While in an interview with AZ Central, he explains his reasoning for writing Spawn without dialogue. And he uses the movie Jaws as a way to justify it. “I like to explain that it’s my Jaws,” McFarlane said. “Spawn doesn’t say a word the entire movie, and it’s the same way with “Jaws.” It’s about the…

Apparently, Day of the Dead: Bloodline will feature villains beyond just the zombies, as a new clip shows a would-be rapist getting attacked by a member of the undead. As one would suspect, the upcoming horror movie in with the original Day of the Dead’s knack for social commentary and displaying the results that the stress of a zombie apocalypse has on different stereotypes as they clash in tight situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Vh1e-GuoA&feature=youtu.be Unfortunately, considering we already had a previous remake and some kind of sequel, both of which were universally hated, it’s probably safe to say that this new film won’t be…

If you’re like me, then you’re probably getting tired of the endless ghost-possession-jump-scare types of movies that have been out in abundance over the years. Well, director Charlie Steeds and writer Christopher Lombard seem to have us covered; their upcoming film The Barge People looks like it belongs straight in HP Lovecraft’s bibliography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI6e3YFszMA&feature=youtu.be As you can see from the trailer, the film is chock-full of violence, suspense, and what appears to be some of the creepiest mutated fish-people since Stuart Gordon’s 2001 Lovecraft adaptation Dagon. It’ll be great to see a horror film that isn’t afraid to take risks…