Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Aside from director James Cameron’s involvement, one of the most obvious differences from his first two Terminator movies and the rest that followed, aside from Terminator 3, is that they all had PG-13 ratings whereas the first few films were R. Interestingly, in one of various ways that Terminator: Dark Fate will return to the franchise’s roots, is that it will be Rated R. It turns out that star Arnold Schwarzenegger himself is actually very excited about the R rating, and spoke about it during a Reddit AMA to promote the new film. The best takeaway, however, is how he…

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IT: Chapter One was a massive success at the box office and helped reignite an interest in Stephen King’s bibliography as well as the titular and iconic killer clown. And because of this success, fans have been eager to see the continuation – IT: Chapter 2 – which adapts the other chunk of Stephen King’s massive horror epic. Interestingly, actress Jessica Chastain, who plays an adult Beverly Marsh in the film, has compared the sequel to another Stephen King flick. More specifically, she called it “Carrie on steroids.” Chastain made the comparison while at the Warner Bros. ScareDiego Event, stating,…

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It’s not always surprising when an injury occurs on a movie set. While film productions do take many precautions to make sure that the cast and crew remain safe both off and on the camera – it sometimes doesn’t always work that way. Actor James McAvoy learned that while working on the set for IT: Chapter 2. The actor, who plays the adult version of Bill in the new movie, revealed the true extent of his mysterious injuries at Comic-Con. While he did make an Instagram post during production that he’d strained his thighs, it turns out that the injuries…

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The Conjuring franchise continues to be extremely successful both at the box office and with audience members. The franchise recently saw the release of Annabelle Comes Home, the third spin-off featuring the titular modern horror icon Annabelle. And as what sometimes happens with these movies, there’s a rather disturbing story going around. Apparently a 77-year-old British man died while watching the film at the theater. Here’s what was initially reported by news outlet The Daily Mail: “Bernard Channing, a 77-year-old tourist from Gedling, Notts, had been to see Annabelle Comes Home last night while on holiday in Pattaya, Thailand. The woman…

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In 1982 horror legends Stephen King and George A. Romero paired together to create one of the genre’s most influential anthology films – Creepshow. Now in 2019, the iconic horror franchise is back as a television series with six episodes and twelve segments total. Shudder and The Walking Dead’s executive producer Greg Nicotero will bring us this new series, and today they’ve unveiled the first trailer! The series is already lining up to be a massive hit with horror fans, as you can see from some of the cast they have lined up – Adrienne Barbeau, Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Davison,…

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The horror genre has seen some hefty legal battles and issues in recent years. They’ve essentially locked away the Friday the 13th franchise, allowed MGM to remake Child’s Play, confused everyone about Miramax, and now 2017’s IT adaptation is caught up in the entanglement. Apparently, producers involved in the 1990 miniseries adaptation are trying for a share of the profit. The basis of the lawsuit is that the 1990 miniseries producers Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky were contractually entitled to be a part of any “sequel, series, remake, or spinoff” based on the 1990 miniseries. The duo filed the lawsuit…

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Many fans of the hit series The Walking Dead have been looking forward each year to Comic-Con, where AMC has annually released trailers for each new season. This year’s Comic-Con is no exception, and AMC has released a brand new trailer for the tenth season of The Walking Dead! The trailer boasts a surprising new vision for the series, as this season will no longer feature Andrew Lincoln’s character Rick Grimes who led every other season of the series. The season is also stated to be the last to feature Danai Gurira’s Michonne. AMC is certainly looking to shake things…

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The Halloween franchise roared back to life in 2018 when John Carpenter returned to produce the latest sequel in the franchise directed by David Gordon Green. After an immensely successful run at the box office, fans were eager to know when Michael Myers would strike again. Now Carpenter has informed fans on Twitter that not just one – but TWO – brand new Halloween films are going to be released in 2020 and 2021, respectively. And yes, David Gordon Green is returning in the director’s chair. https://twitter.com/thehorrormaster/status/1152269766398078978?s=21 The new films are titled Halloween Kills, which is scheduled for an October…

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Although the franchise has branched out into more fantastic efforts in recent years, The Conjuring was very much based on allegedly true case files from paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The two had investigated a Rhode Island farmhouse which was owned by the Perron family in 1971. The farmhouse was supposedly haunted by a woman named Bathsheba Sherman. Now its latest residents, a couple who recently bought it, (Cory and Jennifer Heinzen) claim that the farmhouse is indeed still haunted, and that they intend to open the house up to the public. More specifically, “They hope to fix it…

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Many Netflix subscribers were blown away with their original series hit Mindhunter. The series was partially directed by Zodiac director David Fincher, and his true crime knowledge helped paint one of the most haunting and eerily realistic serial killer dramas available. Now after an incredibly long wait, Fincher has revealed the release date for the second season – which is set to hit no later than this summer on August 16, 2019. Here’s what David Fincher stated specifically on a recent podcast appearance: “Yes, there is now [a date]. I’m not sure. I guess I’m allowed to say it, but,…

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