Author: Jacob Dressler

In 1995 a movie was released titled Deadly Run. The film was the result of a collaboration between movie producer Samuel Rael who used to be an attorney and his formal legal client Gary Michael Hilton. Rael desperately needed a story about a serial killer, and Hilton was eager enough to come up with the plot – to “let some beautiful women out in the woods, and then they could be hunted down like prey.” As it turns out, however, Gary Michael Hilton would later confess to committing a murder much like those depicted in the movie he helped invent…

After years of dormancy, Stephen King’s iconic horror novel The Shining has been seeing a surge in popularity over the last decade. First, Stephen King published his novel Doctor Sleep which acted as a direct sequel to the events told in The Shining. Then, more recently, filmmaker Mike Flanagan finally adapted Doctor Sleep for the big screen in a film that not only retells the events in the book, but acts as a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1980 film based on The Shining. Now it seems the franchise is still maintaining relevance with the newly announced Overlook, a brand…

The whole world has pretty much been united in an effort to quarantine against the spread of the Coronavirus. As such, many individuals have been struggling to deal with the limited social contact along with being stuck inside all day. Luckily, however, that’s also prompted new attempts at entertaining one another – and now legendary horror author Stephen King has offered his own suggestions for those stuck inside during the quarantine. In fact, Stephen King has suggested 11 different movies/shows for people to check out on Netflix. Stephen King’s different recommendations for movies/shows available on Netflix is quite a varied…

It has sadly been reported that actor Brian Dennehy, known for his roles in films like Tommy Boy, To Catch a Killer, as well as the original Rambo movie titled First Blood, has died at age 81 on Wednesday. The news comes from one of Brian Dennehy’s representatives, Kate Cafaro, at ICM Partners. According to his representative, his death was due to natural causes and that there will not be any kind of autopsy. His career continued to support roles in films like F/X: Murder By Illusion, its sequel F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion, Best Seller, The Belly…

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to be a stressful and difficult time for everyone. As the quarantine continues, most people are being advised to wear some type of mask over their face in order to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. While that can be a bit of a drag for most people, others have taken the opportunity to be creative and design their own unique masks. One person happened to use their love for the Alien films and franchise as inspiration for creating their own Facehugger Coronavirus mask. As you can see, the Facehugger Coronavirus mask was created by…

It has been a rough time for all of us while the world essentially shuts down and goes into quarantine during the spread of this Coronavirus pandemic. While things should be okay as long as people try their best to stay inside and practice social distancing, it’s still going to likely take some time before everything can truly go back to normal. As such, plenty of us are no doubt starting to feel bored of staying inside all day. Luckily, however, the internet can allow for all sorts of exploration – including a visit to one of the creepiest places…

One of the most notorious locations for those interested in cryptid sightings and the like is Skinwalker Ranch, an area located in the state of Utah. The place has become famous for reported sightings of UFOs, among other things, and now it seems something similar to some previously reported UFO sightings was captured during a recent live stream held at the Skinwalker Ranch. You see, the History Channel recently set up a live stream at the Skinwalker Ranch as a means to promote their latest upcoming series: The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. Interestingly, the live stream lasted for a total…

We’ve been seeing an increase in popularity recently with adaptations based on the works of author Joe Hill, and his novel NOS4A2 was only one of the more recent adaptations to be made based on his works. Instead of being a film adaptation, however, NOS4A2 ended up becoming a television series for AMC. While the Coronavirus has put a stop to a lot of things in the entertainment industry, NOS4A2 is not one of them – and now horror fans should be excited to know that Season 2 of NOS4A2 is on the way. In fact, you can see the…

It’d be a bit of an understatement to say horror filmmaker Wes Craven has at least a few underrated movies in his filmography. One that I’d say is most definitely underrated would be his 1991 horror comedy The People Under the Stairs, an eerie horror movie which reunited Twin Peaks stars Everett McGill and Wendy Robie as a pair of demented children abductors among other things. It’s an incredibly fun albeit twisted movie which takes place mostly in the massive house owned by McGill’s and Robie’s characters. Now the aforementioned house featured in The People Under the Stairs is up…

It is no surprise that horror fans have waited what seems like ages for a new big budget Hellraiser film to be released. It’s something that Dimension seemed to be working on while simultaneously releasing endless straight-to-video sequels, and now that the rights are with Spyglass Media, things are finally starting to pick up. It’s not only been revealed that a new Hellraiser reboot is finally headed into production, but it has also finally been revealed that director David Bruckner is attached to helm the project. David Bruckner has become something of a popular horror director in recent years, having…