Author: Jacob Dressler

It’s been months of anticipation waiting for Ash vs. Evil Dead to return, and while its usual October release date was delayed till February, they’ve made up for it by releasing the trailer on Halloween! It’s a natural escalation for the franchise, now blending high school life with the terrors of the Evil Dead. We get to see some new monsters, including a possessed high school mascot, and learn that Ash now has a daughter! You know the nightmares you have about going back to high school? They’re about to get a lot worse. #AshvsEvilDead returns 2/25 on @STARZ. pic.twitter.com/ofAn79zKbt…

John Carpenter’s 1978 film Halloween was one of the most groundbreaking films released under the horror genre. It took elements from several decades before it and combined them together to create a new genre of terror – the slasher film, to be exact. And it managed to launch its antagonist Michael Myers aka the Shape into the consciousness of moviegoers everywhere. A sequel titled Halloween II was released in 1981, attempting to meet the expectations of fans after the success of the original and its copycats (Friday the 13th being a popular one). Although it was met with a mid…

The iconic DC villain Darkseid was given an interesting and scary new form as a baby with the DC Rebirth, but Darkseid is already growing up to be quite the monster. Though, after giving Batman a gender change, we can’t say we’re not expecting surprises from DC. With the latest issue of DC’s Wonder Woman series, we get to find out that Darkseid is no longer a terrifying infant but a troublesome teenager. We also learn that he requires souls to grow, and so far he’s doing a pretty good job at that. If you’re interested in seeing the adolescent…

It took years for Amityville: The Awakening to find a release date since filming for the movie took place in 2014. And as if adding insult to injury, the film was released to theaters last Friday where it received one of the worst opening weekends of all time. According to Box Office Mojo, the latest installment in the Amityville franchise managed to only make a small $742 nationwide. What a devastating number. Considering the prices of tickets these days, it would mean that 83 people saw the movie nationwide. But it makes sense considering how often the film was delayed,…

IT director Andy Muschietti has already expressed interest in the past about wanting to direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, but it looks like Paramount had a different idea. It’s been reported by Deadline that writer/director duo Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch have been tapped to revive King’s story. The novel was previously adapted in 1989, in which the film later spawned a sequel in 1991 starring Terminator 2’s Edward Furlong. You may remember the writer/director duo’s 2014 film Starry Eyes, so although they may not have experience with King’s works, they sure know their horror. Starry Eyes…

The Resident Evil franchise came to life in 1996, where it quickly exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. It not only spawned a series of games, anime, movies, and endless other merchandising opportunities – but helped create the survival horror genre of gaming as we know it today. Now we know there was once also going to be a television series thrown into the mix with the title Arklay. A pilot for the series called DAVE was recently uploaded to Vimeo. It follows a detective named Reinhardt as he works to solve the case of his brother’s death. There aren’t any…

A still of the new Pinhead has been released for Hellraiser: Judgment, the latest entry in the classic horror franchise. While most of the previous nine installments were direct-to-video and nowhere near the power of the original Clive Barker-directed film, this new entry is being reported as a return to form. New photo of Paul T. Taylor as Pinhead in Hellraiser: Judgment! #promotehorror @promotehorror #hellraiser #horror #pinhead @BDisgusting pic.twitter.com/SNJME8CCq8 — Gore Gab (@GoreGabPodcast) October 25, 2017 We were given teases of the character, as well as set photos, but this is the first official look. The movie was written and…

Although some have lost hope since Trick ‘r Treat 2, the sequel to 2007’s Trick ‘r Treat, was announced several years ago with no progress made, Michael Dougherty still hopes to start production soon. Trick ‘r Treat quickly became a cult classic after its direct-to-video release, spawning comic books and even short webisodes for the now defunct FEARnet. It only took a few short years before Legendary Pictures announced that an official film sequel would go into production – but that still has yet to happen. Dougherty has been keeping himself busy with projects like Krampus and the upcoming sequel to…

If there’s one crazy fad from last year, it was that of the killer clowns. It seemed reports were coming in from everywhere about people dressed in clown costumes stalking innocent bystanders. It’s been relatively quiet since, but now the problem seems to have shifted to the United Kingdom. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that British officials have taken action against the clowns. With the massive success of this year’s IT movie, it’s not really surprising that the trend has come back. iNews has reported that the clown incidents began in Kent, when a group of youths appeared wearing…

A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of my all-time favorite horror films. It was created in a time period when slashers dominated the genre, and audiences were exhausted with the same traditionally masked psychopaths. But Wes Craven’s introduction of Freddy Krueger changed all of that. It wouldn’t be until 26 years later that his masterpiece would be completely remade, and audiences everywhere would be disappointed. But why? I’ll tell you one thing – it’s not the fact it’s a remake. That shouldn’t have mattered with a timeless concept like A Nightmare on Elm Street. The series was already technically…