It was back in 1998 that rock legend Dee Snider wrote and starred in the horror movie Strangeland, which has become something of a cult hit here in the horror world. Snider played villain Captain Howdy in the John Pieplow-directed horror movie, a sadist specializing in body modification rituals who lures his teenage victims through the internet.
All these years later, Dee Snider has revealed over on Twitter tonight that he’s getting ready to make a brand new horror movie, both writing and directing the mysterious project.
Snider tweets, “Wanna talk about a major distraction? My next scary movie (I wrote & I’m directing) is green lit & starts pre-production in 4 weeks!”
“In between I’ve got 3 week pre-planned vacation (two years ago before covid, cancelled twice),” Snider’s tweet continues. “When I get home I leave next day! Yes/Yikes!”
Snider had told Bloody Disgusting just last year, “I’ve currently got a movie called My Enemy’s Enemy that is in development with the people who produced the Halloween films, Malek Akkad, and I’m going to be directing that in the spring.” That could be the project Snider is referring to in his tweet this afternoon, but that’s only speculation on our part at this time.
Snider also told BD in the same chat that he’s still keeping the hope alive for a Strangeland sequel, which has been on again, off again many times over the years. Stay tuned for more.
Wanna talk about a major distraction? My next scary movie (I wrote & I’m directing) is green lit & starts pre-production in 4 weeks! In between I’ve got 3 week pre-planned vacation (two years ago before covid, cancelled twice). When I get home I leave next day! Yes/Yikes!
— Dee Snider🇺🇸 (@deesnider) May 9, 2022