The opening for Paramount Pictures’ new adaptation of Stephen King‘s classic Pet Sematary (read our review) was anything but sour. Directed by Starry Eyes filmmakers Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, the modern take opened to a strong estimated $25M domestic take on a reported $20M budget. It added another $17.3M internationally for a globally opening of $42.3M. The film needs to top $70M globally in order […]
This post discusses plot elements from the novel and both film adaptations, so obvious spoilers ahead. Stephen King’s beloved novel sat in a drawer for years until he reluctantly turned it over to a publisher to fulfill contractual obligations. It was a bleak novel that hit too close to home; King based much of it […]
Ahead of his big match at WrestleMania this Sunday night, we’ve learned tonight that Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) will be starring in Zack Snyder‘s upcoming big-budget zombie movie for Netflix, Army of the Dead! The film is expected to shoot later this year. “The adventure is set amid a zombie outbreak in Las […]
With horror industry heavy hitters already in place from the 1970s, the 1980s built upon that with the rise of brilliant minds in makeup and effects artists, as well as advances in technology. Artists like Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Tom Savini, Stan Winston, and countless other artists that delivered groundbreaking, […]
Just last week some news circulated that wasn’t news. A writer at Deadline speculated that Ridley Scott‘s next installment of Alien was still in the cards. It was picked up by several sites and reported as fact, when in fact, it was not. However, tonight’s news is that of fact and comes from the ongoing […]
A graphic at the ongoing CinemaCon has revealed a September 11, 2020, release date for The Conjuring 3, which is the next film in the ongoing universe following this year’s The Curse of La Llorona and Annabelle Comes Home. Michael Chaves will be handed the baton to direct The Conjuring 3 (Atomic Monster’s James Wan is still producing). While the […]
Much like the first trailer, this teaser poster for Annabelle Comes Home is pretty fun as it brings entire Conjuring franchise full circle and returns to the Warren family’s Occult Museum from the James Wan-directed first film. The sixth title in The Conjuring franchise picks up with the Warrens bringing the Annabelle doll to a place where she can no longer […]
Jordan Peele‘s slasher hit Us (read our review) continues to tether together audiences across the world. After opening to a massive $70M here in the States ($86.9M globally), in its second weekend of release, the Lupita Nyong’o starrer added another estimated $33.6M domestic and is now sitting at $174M worldwide. As we noted last week, Us should easily break $250M in […]
Chucky has been reborn in Orion Films’ Child’s Play reboot, and he’ll be voiced by none other than Mark Hamill (Star Wars)! The news was announced at Orion’s panel presentation today at WonderCon, in Anaheim, says Deadline. “Fans bellowed their excitement when Hamill appeared on overhead video screens in a taped greeting.” I was skeptical, to say the least, […]
In Andre Ovredal’s movie adaptation of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the book itself is an actual character in the film. A scene screened for reporters last night showed the book scrawling the story “The Big Toe” in blood red letters as Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) frantically tried to read it to Auggie […]