The 24 Most Terrifying Puppets in Film, Ranked

By Johnny Brayson September 5, 2017

  With the prevalence of CGI special effects in movie production today, the art of puppetry and animatronics has become extremely rare. The vast majority of filmmakers now prefer the slicker, more versatile work of a computer over a craftsman, and while certain CGI creations are undoubtedly amazing, there’s just something about the old school charm of a...

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‘It’ Sequel Will Explore Book’s ‘Cosmic Dimension’ & Still Feature the Kids

By Johnny Brayson September 1, 2017

  It hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but the buzz for the movie is so great that its director is already talking about the sequel. And fans of Stephen King’s original novel are really going to like what he has to say.   When we first heard plans for Andy Muschietti’s It reboot, the plan...

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‘The Blob’ Is Real and It Lives in Vancouver

By Johnny Brayson September 1, 2017

  Think The Blob is fiction? Think again. A living, throbbing, alien-like blob has turned up in a lagoon in Vancouver, British Columbia, but unlike its alien counterpart from the movies, this blob hasn’t eaten anyone… yet.   The blob we’re talking about has nothing to do with the planned film reboot starring Samuel L. Jackson....

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The Trailer for Takashi Miike’s ‘Blade of the Immortal’ Is Crazy Violent

By Johnny Brayson August 31, 2017

  Few directors have had the opportunity to make as many films as Takashi Miike. The Japanese filmmaker is about to release his 100th(!) movie, and judging from the new trailer, it looks like it could be his best.   Miike has earned a reputation as a controversial director thanks to his incredibly violent films —...

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Ever Wanted to Dress Like Elvira? Now You Can!

By Johnny Brayson August 30, 2017

  Few personalities in entertainment have a more distinct style than Elvira, and now you can cop her look for yourself because the Mistress of the Dark has just released her own line of clothing.   Cassandra Peterson, the actress behind the character, has teamed up with Pinup Girl Clothing to create “Elvira for Couture for Every...

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Stephen King Regains the Rights to Some of His Best Works

By Johnny Brayson August 30, 2017

  Stephen King’s books are all of a sudden hot properties again like it’s the 1980s, with big budget movie productions of It, The Dark Tower, 1922, and Gerald’s Game, along with new TV versions of The Mist, Mr. Mercedes, and Castle Rock, all seeing release this year alone. And it looks like that trend will...

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Watch the Birth of a New Replicant in this Prequel to Blade Runner 2049

By Kieran Dickson August 29, 2017

To fill the gap between the events of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049, Warner Bros. is releasing a trilogy of short films that serve as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s hotly-anticipated Fall release. Set in the year 2036, the first of those shorts has just been released and it gives us a look at the sinister...

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Tobe Hooper, Director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, Dies Aged 74

By Kieran Dickson August 27, 2017

Tobe Hooper, one of Horror’s true pioneers, has passed away at the age of 74.   Reports in the media broke late Saturday that the Texas-born director had passed away at his home in Sherman Oaks, California. At the time of writing, there has been no word from the LA County Coroner’s office as to what the...

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Who Wants to Go to an All-Clown Screening of ‘It’?

By Johnny Brayson August 25, 2017

  It already looks like it could be the scariest film of 2017, but just imagine how much scarier it would be if you watched it in a theater full of clowns? Well, it turns out you’ll get the chance to do just that — provided that you’re a clown, too.   Movie theater chain...

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Bruce Campbell Battles Werewolves in This Never Before Seen 1974 Short

By Johnny Brayson August 25, 2017

  Bruce Campbell is probably regarded as the most legendary B-movie actor of all time, but like all actors, he didn’t start out on top. Before his breakthrough in Sam Raimi’s 1981 classic The Evil Dead, Campbell acted in several short films made by Raimi and eventual Evil Dead 2 screenwriter Scott Spiegel, as the three...

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