Horror

Midnight movie sendup Popcorn bears all the hallmarks of an ’80s horror movie. Fueled by nostalgia, the slasher features haunting vignettes, films within movies, a melodramatic killer, and a jovial tone amplified by its atypical filming location. Released on February 1, 1991, Popcorn brought the ’80s spirit into the ’90s and delivered one of the most entertaining slashers to
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Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, a seminal horror classic, notoriously made people afraid to go into the water. The blockbuster’s live shark sequences were filmed by legendary marine pioneer Valerie Taylor and her husband, Ron. Their role in the film led to regret once the blockbuster inspired a wave of shark slaughter. It sparked an enduring dedication by
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Cinema has a long history with bad seeds or sociopathic children with a vicious streak. The archetype boasts no shortage of iconic children with corrupted innocence, and coming-of-angst only further compounds the potential for evil in youth. John and the Hole’s eponymous character seeks to join the ranks, but a relatively toothless fable undoes an unnerving
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Scott Derrickson (Dr. Strange, Sinister) is headed back to the horror genre to direct The Black Phone for Blumhouse and Universal, and casting is now underway. THR reports today that Ethan Hawke, who of course starred in Derrickon’s Sinister, has signed on to star. The cast also includes the previously announced Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”). Derrickson and frequent collaborator Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor
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It’s been quite the journey for Rose Glass‘s feature debut. After a highly successful and buzz-worthy festival run, her psychological, religious horror film was scheduled for U.S. release in April last year. Thanks to a pandemic, the release date shifted to July, then the film was pulled from the schedule entirely. Meanwhile, its October 2020 release
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Writer Bragi Schut’s script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been floating around for many years now, with several different directors attached at various points. The director currently on board the ship is André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), who was recently announced as director for the Amblin Partners
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The film has been bumped all over the release calendar ever since it was announced, and today Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room 2 once again has a brand new release date. Columbia Pictures will now release the film in theaters on January 7, 2022. Escape Room stars Logan Miller and Taylor Russell will be returning for the sequel. Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan), Holland Roden (“Channel
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Fresh off HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” we’ve learned tonight (via THR) that Misha Green has been set to write and direct the Tomb Raider feature film sequel for MGM. Green developed, wrote, directed and executive produced “Lovecraft Country” for HBO. She had previously written episodes of “Sons of Anarchy” and created “Underground.” Tomb Raider 2 will
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One of the all-time great horror legends gets his own documentary with the upcoming Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster, soon being released by Voltage Films Ltd. Variety reports this week that the documentary will be released in October 2021, “to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Universal’s Frankenstein in November 2021.” Directed by Thomas Hamilton, the
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One of the big rumors in regards to Godzilla vs. Kong has centered on Mechagodzilla, with many fans speculating that the film will bring the Kaiju character into Legendary’s MonsterVerse. Mechagodzilla first appeared in1974’s Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, presented as a sort of mechanical anti-Godzilla who has frequently served as Godzilla’s adversary. You may have spotted
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