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Matt Reeves Producing 1940s Set Horror Movie ‘Switchboard’ Alongside ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer

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While we continue waiting for The Batman, we’ve learned tonight via THR that director Matt Reeves is on board to produce a new horror movie titled Switchboard. (Not to be confused with 1986 horror movie Witchboard!) THR details, “Devon Graye’s spec is set in the late 1940s and centers on a young female switchboard operator […]

[31 Days of Halloween] Day Twenty-Five: ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Delivers Fun Scares in the ’80s

In Search of the Original Self: Ken Russell’s ‘Altered States’ Turns 40

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Ken Russell’s film version of Paddy Chayefsky’s only novel, Altered States, is one of the most visionary pieces of early 1980’s cinema. It is a bold exploration into consciousness, religious experience, evolution, and the very meaning of humanity itself. It was also plagued with a number of production woes centering around the strong personalities of […]

[R.I.P.] ‘Phantasm’ Actor Ken Jones Has Passed Away

Cronenberg’s ‘Eastern Promises’ Getting a Follow-Up With ‘Small Dark Look’; Jason Statham in Talks to Star

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Well this is an interesting one. David Cronenberg’s 2007 movie Eastern Promises, which starred Viggo Mortensen, is getting a follow-up film with the upcoming Small Dark Look. Mortensen, it would seem, is not returning to star, and the movie isn’t exactly a sequel either. Rather, THR notes, it’s set in the same world, with Jason […]

5 Years Later: ‘Goosebumps’ Brought R.L. Stine’s Twisted Imagination to the Screen With Epic Execution

WB Considered Bringing ‘Mortal Kombat’ to HBO Max But Theatrical Release Currently Expected

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The most recent release date we were provided with for the new Mortal Kombat movie from Warner Bros/New Line was January 15, 2021, but as you probably figured by now, that’s no longer the plan thanks to the ongoing pandemic upending the film industry. The movie currently has no release date, but WB is reportedly still planning […]

5 Years Later: ‘Goosebumps’ Brought R.L. Stine’s Twisted Imagination to the Screen With Epic Execution

Peter Dinklage Starring in Legendary’s ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Reboot!

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Troma is finally going big time with their reboot of The Toxic Avenger being produced by Legendary Pictures, the company behind Godzilla, Jurassic Park, Crimson Peak, Krampus, Trick ‘r Treat, the forthcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, among many others. Big breaking news ahead of the holiday season as Deadline reports that Peter Dinklage (“Game of […]

Legendary Entertainment Announces They’re Remaking ‘The Toxic Avenger’!

The Man Behind the Shadows: The Horrors of Val Lewton

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It’s easy to cite dozens upon dozens of directors, icons, and even writers that shaped the genre over the decades when looking back at the evolution of horror cinema and its history. But very few producers manage to achieve horror stardom in quite the same way, save for a notable handful of pioneers whose vital […]

Jason Blum Talks ‘The Invisible Man,’ Which Will Be “Lower Budget” and “Character Driven”

Facing the Elements: The Chilling Horrors of Adam Green’s ‘Frozen’ Ten Years Later

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When I was in junior high and high school and involved in things like scouts and youth groups, we would play a slightly sadistic game. We would dare each other to watch the most inappropriate movies we could think of before heading out on big trips—just to psych each other out. Before a big camping […]

‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ Beat Out Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ In Korea

‘Skinned Deep’: One of the Most Completely Bonkers Horror Films of the 2000s [You Aughta Know]

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Hello, true believers, and welcome to You Aughta Know, a column dedicated to the decade that is now two full decades behind us. That’s right, it’s time to take a look back at one of the most overlooked decades of horror. Follow along as I do my best to explore the horror titles that made up […]

In 2018, the Trend of Horror Films Being Labeled “Not Horror Films” Continued… But Why?

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Visit’ Voices the Importance of Forgiveness [Formative Fears]

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Formative Fears is a column that explores how horror scared us from an early age, or how the genre contextualizes youthful phobias and trauma. From memories of things that went bump in the night, to adolescent anxieties made real through the use of monsters and mayhem, this series expresses what it felt like to be […]

M. Night Shyamalan Teases That His Two New Original Thrillers for Universal Are Both “Weird and Dark”