Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Although iconic actor Sid Haig was expected to make a recovery from a recent “accident”, the unfortunate news has now been reported that actor Sid Haig is dead at 80 years old. The statement comes from his wife Suzie who posted it to their Instagram account. “On Saturday, September 21, 2019, my light, my heart, my true love, my King, the other half of my soul, Sidney, passed from this realm on to the next,” begins the statement. “He has returned to the Universe, a shining star in her heavens. He was my angel, my husband, my best friend and…

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Hollywood is in an interesting place right now regarding most of its franchises. The US copyright laws state that writers can reclaim ownership of their works after 35 years. Because of this, many franchises have been reverting back to their original writers. A few of these transitions have gone smoothly, such as James Cameron with Terminator. And a few have gone not so smoothly – as the case with Friday the 13th, in which writer Victor Miller is still struggling in lawsuits with Sean Cunningham. Now it appears the A Nightmare on Elm Street rights have been reclaimed by Wes…

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The Craft is one of many upcoming films being rebooted by Blumhouse. The 1996 film is the basis for a new movie being written by Zoe Lister-Jones who will also direct. While fans have been waiting anxiously to see who will portray the girls in this new installment, the wait is finally over. Thanks to Deadline, we now know the main cast of witches will be played by Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, and Zoey Luna. Blumhouse have announced the full main cast for the upcoming remake of the ‘The Craft’. Previously announcing Cailee Spaeny, she will now be…

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One of the more popular franchise horror films of the early 2000’s happened to be The Grudge, a remake of the Japanese horror series titled Ju-On. Although the American series eventually landed in a purgatory of direct-to-video sequels, a larger-scale remake is in production with involvement once more from producer Sam Raimi. Nicolas Pesce is the director of the latest interpretation, and spoke to EW who featured several new images from the film. Pesce explains the role of Andrea Riseborough, and how she gets led to a house that “has been grudged.” “We follow her, as well as two other…

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It’s been a long time since the Creepshow franchise had a proper installment put into production. Now, as if to make up for lost time, we’ll be getting an entire television series! The new show’s first season will consist of six episodes for a total of twelve segments – two per episode. The show will premiere on the Shudder horror streaming service and now they’ve unveiled a brand new Creepshow trailer. The first episode will consist of two episodes titled Gray Matter and House of the Head. Greg Nicotero directs Gray Matter which was based on the Stephen King story…

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It’s almost Halloween season and everyone is getting into the festivities – even one particular dog. A new video has been going viral and for good reason – this adorable dog is dressed up as Chucky from Child’s Play. The video was uploaded to Twitter with only a mere ten seconds of footage on an account named My Favorite Horror. The dog in the video is wearing the iconic Good Guy doll costume, with red hair and even fake arms that sport a foam knife. As he scurries down a hallway, you can see the little arms move along with…

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The 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has seen a multitude of sequels, remakes, and even a prequel. The franchise has spanned across different styles of genres, sometimes being a parody, and sometimes forcing itself to blend in with the torture porn flicks of the early 2000’s. Nevertheless, the simple concept of Leatherface and his deranged family has endured throughout the decades – and now it looks like they’ll be getting ready for another reign of terror. That’s right, it looks like there’s another Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot on the way. According to Bloody-Disgusting, they’ve discovered that not…

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It’s not uncommon for celebrities to undergo controversies, but one recent Internet uproar has some people debating whether or not it’s worth being upset at all. Actress Amber Heard recently posed in a semi-nude photograph which prompted plenty of divisive responses, as such things usually do. The image came around as a result of the #freethenipple campaign, itself being something of a divisive issue where some people just don’t see the point in arguing it at all. And, in her contribution to the movement, Amber Heard uploaded a photo of herself wearing only an open jacket and slacks. View…

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It’s not unusual to find footage of supposed “UFOs” – Unidentified Flying Objects. But for the first time ever, the US Navy has confirmed that there are three videos which they’ve labeled as official UFO sightings. The three videos were confirmed as official UFOs after being reported by Vice. Here’s what Joseph Gradisher had to say to them: “The Navy considers the phenomena contained/depicted in those 3 videos as unidentified,” Navy spokesperson Joseph Gradisher told Vice’s Motherboard. It turns out that the videos were filmed by US Navy pilots in November 2004 and January 2015. The footage was finally released…

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The Rambo franchise has endured over the decades with action star Sylvester Stallone retaining the lead role in every installment. And in a few days, Rambo: Last Blood will hit theaters and bring John Rambo back to the big screen for another round of violent action. And, in order to celebrate the new film, Lionsgate has unveiled that Los Angeles now considers September 18th to be Rambo Day! What’s more, even Sylvester Stallone has joined in on the fun. He’s shared not only a new video on Instagram announcing the event, but an image where he’s holding a Certificate of…

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