Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

In a bizarre new movement that’s been picking up steam, a petition has been started to move the date of Halloween. That’s right, parents and other adults have been trying to keep trick-or-treaters from celebrating Halloween on the traditional October 31st date and instead have them celebrate on the Saturday prior. While it can be argued as a “safer” alternative, it seems like a rather pointless endeavor. It just goes to show how few people value Halloween as a legitimate holiday anymore. It’s now become a sole commercialized venture designed to sell candy – and now on a date that…

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While the next Marvel phase is quickly coming together, fans are still very talkative regarding the recently released Spider-Man: Far From Home. The new movie featuring the iconic superhero has been an obvious success for both Sony and Marvel, prompting discussion from fans regarding the flick and its predecessors. In particular, we here at ScreenGeek decided to hold a poll via our Marvel Fans Facebook page (the biggest Marvel fan page currently on FB) and see which Spider-Man/Peter Parker fans enjoyed most – the new Tom Holland version or the older Tobey Maguire incarnation. Andrew Garfield wasn’t in the poll,…

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It’s already been a fast two years since Mindhunter first premiered on Netflix in late 2017. The series was created by David Fincher and quickly became a growing success for the streaming platform. While fans far and wide were anxious for the next season of the captivating narrative, we are only just now being treated to the first footage for the second season of Mindhunter. While fans of the series’ first season can expect a return from creepy regulars like Ed Kemper, it’s also worth noting that new killers and deranged individuals will be introduced as well. For example, Damon…

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One of the most exciting aspects regarding Halloween Kills compared to its 2018 predecessor is the new possibilities for returning characters. While the last film was an opportunity to go back to basics, now is where they can branch out the mythology a little more and start revisiting the roles of other characters. And it turns out a particular character from the original Halloween – Tommy Doyle – is being considered to return in the next Halloween sequel! The news stems from Jeff Sneider’s podcast The Sneider Cut where he discussed the latest rumor that Tommy Doyle would be returning…

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Many Marvel fans have been pleasantly surprised by the Marvel panel at Hall H during this year’s Comic-Con. Aside from the official plethora of announcements regarding new movies and TV series, Kevin Feige did quickly tease a handful of other projects before ending the panel. The quick tease included mentioning Black Panther 2, Captain Marvel 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Altogether, here’s what Feige had to say about the future of the MCU: “We didn’t even mention that we’re making Black Panther 2,” Feige said as the crowd went wild. “And we didn’t mention that Guardians of the…

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James Wan continues to be a big name in the Hollywood industry and more projects continue snatching his talents up. The latest is a TV series based on the 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer which is set to have James Wan attached as a producer. According to the story, there currently is no director involved with the series although James Wan is assisting in location scouting. The plan is to shoot a pilot episode for the series this fall. And, if all goes as planned, the series will premiere on Amazon. It’s being described as…

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Now that Avengers: Endgame has completed its massive theatrical run and the home video releases are being promoted, Marvel has released some really cool bonus material that’s being included with the film. One newly released deleted scene is quite an emotional sequence for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it has to do with Tony Stark’s heroic sacrifice. As we all know, Tony Stark in the film manages to overcome Thanos and steal the Infinity Stones for his own personal gauntlet. Stark then uses the Infinity Stones to snap away Thanos and his army, finally putting his evil tyranny…

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Every so often there’s a film project that comes along with such interesting people involved, it’s hard not to be fascinated. The Fanatic is one such project. The film stars John Travolta as a fan-obsessed stalker named Moose. Even crazier, the movie is directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. While the concept behind The Fanatic has been done before, showing stalkers going after celebrities (in this case it’s a celebrity played by Devon Sawa), the trailer definitely shows a unique spin on the concept. The fact that at one point, John Travolta dresses up like Jason Voorhees, should be…

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The Halloween franchise is still booming with life, now that two new film installments have been announced. The plan is for each of the two movies, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, respectively, to be shot back-to-back. David Gordon Green will be returning to direct each of the upcoming installments and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak are all slated to come back as well. One particular actor that fans weren’t sure would be returning, however, has confirmed that he’ll be coming back. The particular actor is none other than Nick Castle – the man behind The…

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In an interesting turn of events, it’s been announced that fans won’t just be getting one but instead two new sequels in the Halloween franchise. The plan is for Halloween 2018 director David Gordon Green to helm both installments, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, in September for a back-to-back shoot. One exciting piece about this is how it’s going to be an entire story arc planned across two films. While we’ve had “final chapter” sequels before in other horror franchises, Halloween getting its story told in an additional movie before the planned finale is something entirely different for genre…

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