Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

There’s no better time than now to be a fan of Stephen King’s IT. While the novel was previously adapted for television way back in 1990, there’s now more attention being given to the property than ever before. Aside from the new adaptation which was released late last year, we are also getting a documentary based on the making of the original miniseries! The documentary will be titled Pennywise: The Story of IT, and will closely analyze the entire production of the miniseries which was directed by the great Tommy Lee Wallace. The whole plan for the documentary is to…

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Netflix is already deep into the production of their upcoming and untitled series based on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It’s intended to reimagine Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a darker, more horrific property in the vein of The Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. Netflix has so much faith in the project they’ve actually already ordered two seasons for a total of twenty episodes. Now we’re getting more looks at the show as production continues – after we were already given the first look at Salem the Cat recently. Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa already shared our first look at Kiernan Shipka as…

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The Grudge franchise has never really gone quiet, and much like how The Ring was rebooted last year, The Grudge will be getting the same treatment. According to Deadline, in 2019 (August 16th, to be exact) we’ll be getting treated to another remake of the original Japanese film, and The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi will once again produce. Raimi has recently spoken about how exciting it is that the film is coming together. According to him, “We are so excited about this new adaptation,” he begins. “We went back to the original source material to deliver a relentless supernatural…

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October 2017 was an exciting time for horror fans, we not only got to see the new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT – but the return of the Saw franchise after a seven year absence. The latest film was called Jigsaw, and with such a title it was suspected that the film would reinvigorate the franchise and produce a new series of sequels. Now it seems that’s indeed the plan, with Jigsaw writers Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg returning to pen the next installment. The news comes from Bloody-Disgusting, who’ve also reported that Jigsaw directors Michael and Peter Spierig will…

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There are plenty of fans excited for the upcoming Halloween movie, and while we’ve learned a lot about the film over the last few months – there’s still one major detail that remains unknown. We have no idea what Michael Myers’ mask for the movie is supposed to look like. But now we have a description from Christopher Nelson, the makeup effects artist who’s designed the new Myers mask. In an interview with Halloween Daily News, he explained that the new mask will look like the original albeit aged forty additional years. “The first order of business, of course, was…

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The upcoming Predator movie, The Predator, seems to be having a lot of ups and downs. While it’s been delayed several times since its production started, we’re finally seeing the results as the new release date approaches. Director Shane Black, who also co-wrote the film and starred in the original, recently tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo. Shhhh…. He’s coming. pic.twitter.com/iaQty5wy3Y — Shane Black (@BonafideBlack) March 30, 2018 As you can see, Black is teasing the audience, with a caption that reads, “Shhhh…. He’s coming.” With all this behind-the-scenes content being released, and the release date fast approaching, it’s expected that we’ll…

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It looks like we can expect Stephen King’s previously-adapted The Tommyknockers to get the remake treatment. The new adaptation will be using the combined forces of James Wan, best known for The Conjuring, Insidious, and Saw, as well as IT producer Roy Lee. The news comes from THR, who reveals they’ll also be working with the original Tommyknockers miniseries producer Larry Sanitsky. According to THR, the film was recently pitched to potential buyers, with a statement from Sanitsky who holds the screen rights. “It is an allegorical tale of addiction (Stephen was struggling with his own at the time), the…

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One of the most iconic elements from Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, who will also be returning in 3 From Hell, is Sid Haig’s character, Captain Spaulding. While Spaulding is best known as a tough-talking clown who leads tourists to the Firefly Family in the original film, his character became more developed by the time The Devil’s Rejects was released. Now it seems like 3 From Hell will be testing Spaulding’s character with an all-new clown teased by Rob Zombie on his Instagram account. The character is apparently named Mr. Baggy Britches, and without any…

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Blumhouse’s upcoming Halloween movie has a lot of reasons for fans to be excited, one of which is the return of original Michael Myers actor Nick Castle. When Castle was first announced, there was plenty of confusion regarding how he would handle the role, considering he wasn’t as young as he was in 1978. The announcement also revealed he’d be sharing the mask with stunt actor James Jude Courtney, who most assumed would simply handle the more physical scenes of the film. Now it turns out that isn’t the case. In an interview with Halloween Daily News, Courtney explained he…

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One of director Uwe Boll’s most well-known films happens to share a name with an upcoming blockbuster – Rampage. While the two films are completely different, Boll has taken to Twitter to complain that the new film not only stole his title, but that the font on the poster was the same as his as well. “Fuck this new fake Rampage movie,” Boll posted on Friday. “Uwe Boll is going to sue Warner Bros. asshole. Totally serious. Will update soon.” Boll moved matters to his official website, where he ranted almost incoherently about the new Rampage. “We are living now…

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