Author: Jacob Dressler

Although there hasn’t been a proper Cheech and Chong movie since the 1980’s, that hasn’t stopped the two from having a massive impact on pop culture since their first appearances in the 1970’s. The duo, which consists of Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong, have been featured in a variety of different projects which include movies, studio recordings, and stand-up comedy routines. But as it turns out, there was apparently almost a horror comedy featuring Cheech and Chong. Although the movie ultimately didn’t have a chance at getting made, it appears that Tommy Chong is still making another attempt at…

One of the more bizarre viral sensations this month has been Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest product under her Goop banner, which happens to a candle named “This Smells Like My Vagina”. The candle has become a popular trending topic due to the concept of smelling like Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina, a subject that was even recently brought up to Martha Stewart who essentially scoffed at the idea. Now Gwyneth Paltrow has opened up a little more about the candle and its origin. Gwyneth Paltrow recently appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, and she explained all sorts of interesting tidbits about the…

It’s an exciting time for fans of John Carpenter’s The Thing, its related films The Thing from Another World and the 2011 prequel titled The Thing, and the source they’re adapted from titled Who Goes There? by author John Campbell. As it turns out, there’s a lost extended version of Who Goes There? known as Frozen Hell, and that particular version of the story is now going to be adapted by Universal and Blumhouse. The news was first revealed in a since deleted Facebook post by producer Alan Donnes, who wrote the following: “It’s OFFICIAL! I received my signed contract…

Many superhero and comic book fans have waited a long time for a new solo Batman film to finally go into production and start shooting. And now that wait is over – as director Matt Reeves’ upcoming film The Batman starring actor Robert Pattinson in the title role as Batman aka Bruce Wayne is finally well into production. After adding the caption “#DayOne #TheBatman”, director Matt Reeves shared an image on Twitter with a slate board featuring the film’s logo. It appears that shooting has officially started on the new movie, and that’s incredibly exciting news for those who’ve been…

Todd McFarlane has been talking up his seemingly inevitable Spawn film reboot for years now, and it seems like this time he’ll have some rather big news coming up soon. While he’s made it clear that the last several attempts at bringing Spawn to the big screen were stopped by nervous studio executives that didn’t want to hand over the money or creative control that McFarlane has been seeking, it seems Joker might’ve helped turn that around. Todd McFarlane took to Instagram to tease this exciting news he’ll have to share sometime next month. Here’s what he stated: “Thanks to…

It’s looking like a sad month for horror movies. It hasn’t been very long since The Grudge earned the rare “F” rating from CinemaScore, and now it appears the newly released film The Turning has been next in line to receive the grade. As stated, the “F” rating is generally rare for horror movies when it comes to CinemaScore, so the fact two movies just this month earned such a low grade is incredibly surprising. What’s more, it’s especially shocking when you consider the range of critically acclaimed filmmakers behind the scenes for both films. After all, The Grudge was…

Audiences have been excited for the new comic book adaptation Bloodshot, which sees star Vin Diesel in the lead role. They’ve also been curious about the degree of violence and content which will be depicted in the film, and as we now know, Bloodshot will be rated PG-13. Here’s the official MPAA rating summary: “Intense sequences of violence, some suggestive material and language.” Hopefully the new PG-13 rating won’t have much of an effect on the movie’s ability to translate the content of the comics to the big screen. But given how much PG-13 has been capable of getting away…

In an exciting news announcement, it looks like the killer animal horror franchise that began with Anaconda in 1997 is about to have a big screen revival! It’s been revealed that Columbia Pictures is in fact targeting to reboot the film for the big screen, which would bypass the recent straight to video sequels and Lake Placid vs Anaconda crossover. As explained by THR, who reveals the new Anaconda reboot is intended to take a few notes from the recently released film The Meg: “Sources say Daugherty’s take is not a remake or a sequel but a reimagining. While details…

An interesting new low budget prospect is soon to be coming from Wild Eye Releasing, one which seems to embrace the concept of putting killer sharks into the most bizarre or outlandish scenarios imaginable. As for this outing, it’s all summed up in the film’s title – Ouija Shark. As you can see in the trailer linked down below, the new movie apparently has a rather conventional start. It all begins with a group of teenage girls that decide to mess around with a Ouija board – you know, because nothing bad could ever happen using one of those in…

One of the biggest surprises in the horror genre came in 2018 when Halloween was finally released, itself a direct sequel to the original Halloween film from 1978. While Nick Castle who portrayed Michael Myers in the original Halloween does come back for a quick cameo under the mask and also to give Michael his signature heavy breathing, the slasher icon was mostly played by new actor James Jude Courtney. He ended up being a hit with fans and helped make the new sequel as successful as it was – now James Jude Courtney has opened up about his inspiration…