Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The horror genre contains numerous classics that have terrified audiences for generations. Naturally, many of these classics are revisited for newer viewers, and that happens to be the case with one beloved horror movie. This particular horror movie is receiving a remake of sorts from a pair of popular filmmakers. The two filmmakers, Joseph and Vanessa Winter, are a married couple that previously crafted the found footage horror movie Deadstream. However, following the success of that particular endeavor, they’re now headed in a very different direction for their next horror entry. This movie isn’t exactly a traditional remake, and it…

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The Friday the 13th franchise is being rejuvenated under the Jason Universe label. One of the new projects coming from the label includes the television series Crystal Lake produced by A24 for release on Peacock. The new series stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees and, excitingly enough, an actor has just been cast to portray franchise antagonist Jason Voorhees in Crystal Lake. The iconic hockey mask wearing killer wasn’t introduced as an antagonist until Part 2, and he didn’t even get his trademark mask until Part 3, but fans have been a fan of Jason for decades. Since 2009, fans…

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Director Ari Aster is known for making his very own unique movies including Hereditary, Midsommar, and the upcoming film Eddington. However, it looks like he once had the opportunity to add a very different kind of movie to his resume. Specifically, Ari Aster reveals that he was offered the chance to direct Sony’s Marvel adaptation Morbius. The final version of Morbius that hit theaters, as we all know, became a box office flop. It was one of several failures in Sony’s efforts to adapt Spider-Man characters with their own major Marvel franchises, and Jared Leto’s portrayal of the titular character…

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The Judge Dredd character featured throughout the 2000 AD comic universe and his own Dredd comics never got the opportunity to truly shine on the big screen. Aside from a 1995 feature film starring Sylvester Stallone that was considered a flop and an underperforming 2012 adaptation that has since become a cult classic, he never quite got his due. Now a new Judge Dredd movie is in the works with director Taika Waititi attached. Fans will recognize Waititi for a number of major film and television projects, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love & Thunder.…

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Sadly, HBO Max has made the decision to cancel one of their series after releasing only one season on their platform. The series finale was released not even a full week before the announcement was released. The network obviously didn’t want to keep fans hanging for more. This news may be disappointing for viewers who tuned into the series since it first started airing in May. Now, after a mere two months following its initial release on HBO Max, the series has come to a complete end without any possibility of a continuation. For such a quick cancellation, it can…

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Every so often, Marvel will take a risk and replace one of their characters, and now the label will be replacing a beloved character for an all-new project. Details have been released regarding which character will take the iconic mantle of their predecessor, and fans are certainly going to be eager to learn more. The replacement will be the focus of a new miniseries as part of a new revamp of the X-Men mythos. A new storyline is in the works and this miniseries will revolve around one of the team’s most important members and the legacy they’ve left behind.…

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The allegedly haunted doll known as “Annabelle,” that horror fans may recognize from The Conjuring and its follow-ups, was the focus of a “Devils on the Run Tour” when the paranormal investigator hosting the tour suddenly died. Dan Rivera, who was only 54-years-old, passed away unexpectedly during the tour. As reported by the NY Post, the US Army Veteran was hosting the tour in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the time of his death. Firefighters and medics were dispatched to his hotel, and while CPR was performed on Rivera, attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Dan Rivera is said to have been…

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The success of Mortal Kombat following its theatrical release in 2021 meant that a sequel to the blockbuster was inevitable. Now fans will get to see Mortal Kombat II hit theaters later this year, and with its release fast approaching, the first trailer for the sequel has been officially released online. After his absence in the first film of this new series, Mortal Kombat II will finally bring fan-favorite character Johnny Cage into the mix, with none other than The Boys and Dredd star Karl Urban portraying the character. Fans can get a taste of Urban as Johnny Cage in…

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The Resident Evil film franchise has taken some unique directions over the years while loosely adapting the iconic video game series of the same name. While some of these adaptations are closer to the games than others, Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger has been tapped to do his own take that will respect the lore while also taking creative liberties. Cregger revealed his plans for the new reboot while speaking with SFX Magazine. He first emphasized that he’s a big fan of the video games, and that he’s “played them all,” while Resident Evil 4 is one title in…

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The long-awaited follow-up to I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is nearly here. The new film will ignore the events of the third film in the series as well as the stand-alone Amazon Prime series, with original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. set to reprise their roles. Now Jennifer Love Hewitt is urging fans to stay for the credits when watching the new sequel also titled I Know What You Did Last Summer. Naturally, it’s unknown what exactly will happen during the credits for the sequel, but…

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