While Hammer Studios has been in business since 1934, it was between 1955 and 1979 that it towered as one of the premier sources of edgy, gothic horror. On top of ushering the famous monsters of Universal’s horror heyday back into the public eye, resurrecting the likes of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy in vivid […]
Guillermo del Toro wrapped production on his new movie Nightmare Alley during the pandemic, and Searchlight Pictures is planning a release in theaters on December 3, 2021. While you wait, you’ll be happy to hear that del Toro’s latest has been rated “R”! Nightmare Alley is rated “R” for… “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity and language.” Bradley Cooper, […]
Officially announced by Scream Factory today, the Halloween franchise comes to 4K Ultra HD with individual releases of the first five films in the original series later this year! Yes, John Carpenter’s Halloween, as well as Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, and Halloween 5: The […]
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was a knife slash to cinematic history. It became the point of demarcation that changed how movies were made, exhibited, and viewed. From then on, movies were designated as before Psycho and after Psycho. So naturally, any attempts to make sequels to such a profoundly influential film would be met with trepidation […]
Three releases for September 2021 were announced by Severin Films today, including Giallo movie The Fourth Victim (1971) and Christian slasher A Day of Judgment (1981). In addition, John Russo‘s Midnight will be released on the same day, September 28. Severin explains, “A decade after co-writing Night of the Living Dead, writer/director John Russo gathered […]
Film criticism is meant to help audiences navigate the ever-growing sea of new releases, but there’s an undeniable divide between many professional critics and the general public. The horror genre has an especially troubled history with conflicting opinions, with certain films only being considered “classics” decades after loyal fans insisted that negative reviews were mistaken. […]
It wasn’t until 2015 that the Goosebumps franchise exploded onto the big screen, but as you might imagine, Hollywood had been trying to figure out a way to bring R.L. Stine‘s iconic characters and stories to life for quite a long while prior to that. Tim Burton was at one point attached to direct an […]
Winning was just the beginning. Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room has nicely positioned itself as a sort of Saw-lite franchise, delivering PG-13 thrills with deadly traps in cleverly designed rooms. Robitel is back for this year’s Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, which Sony is releasing in theaters July 16. Fandango has debuted the first official clip from the sequel today, which […]
This week’s ongoing live auction Entertainment Memorabilia: Treasures from Film and Television from Prop Store was kicked off yesterday with a handful of incredible movie props and costumes, with horror highlights including Aliens, Evil Dead 2, and Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Master. The hottest item? A screen-matched mask from Jason Goes to Hell! Worn […]
Home invasion horror movies are so prevalent that it often takes a twist or new angle to stand out from the pack. Till Death doesn’t just add isolating and harsh winter conditions to its battle between a protagonist and dangerous invaders; it tethers her to a corpse. While the explanation behind it dips into melodrama, Till Death quickly […]