Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Shane Black’s reboot of the iconic sci-fi/action Predator franchise in The Predator is one of the most anticipated sequels out there. While the movie won’t be out until the end of this year, it was actually planned for a release this past February. The movie had been delayed for a series of reshoots, and while it has some fans worried, star Keegan-Michael Key assures everyone it’s for the best. In fact, he’s revealed to Cinema Blend that nearly the entire third act was changed. “We just finished [reshoots] last week, and just about three-quarters of the third act was rewritten.…

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Everyone seems to be caught up in the hype for IT and its upcoming sequel, both of which are adaptations of Stephen King’s iconic story. As such, everyone seems to be referencing Pennywise and his horrific story in all forms of pop culture. This applies to the video game industry as well, seeing how Ubisoft referenced IT in Far Cry 5. As of right now, there are only two known Easter eggs; both of which hint at Pennywise with his trademark red balloon and the sense that something dark and evil is going on behind the scenes. Probably a legit…

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There’s no better time than now to be a fan of Stephen King’s IT. While the novel was previously adapted for television way back in 1990, there’s now more attention being given to the property than ever before. Aside from the new adaptation which was released late last year, we are also getting a documentary based on the making of the original miniseries! The documentary will be titled Pennywise: The Story of IT, and will closely analyze the entire production of the miniseries which was directed by the great Tommy Lee Wallace. The whole plan for the documentary is to…

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Netflix is already deep into the production of their upcoming and untitled series based on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. It’s intended to reimagine Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a darker, more horrific property in the vein of The Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. Netflix has so much faith in the project they’ve actually already ordered two seasons for a total of twenty episodes. Now we’re getting more looks at the show as production continues – after we were already given the first look at Salem the Cat recently. Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa already shared our first look at Kiernan Shipka as…

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The Grudge franchise has never really gone quiet, and much like how The Ring was rebooted last year, The Grudge will be getting the same treatment. According to Deadline, in 2019 (August 16th, to be exact) we’ll be getting treated to another remake of the original Japanese film, and The Evil Dead director Sam Raimi will once again produce. Raimi has recently spoken about how exciting it is that the film is coming together. According to him, “We are so excited about this new adaptation,” he begins. “We went back to the original source material to deliver a relentless supernatural…

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October 2017 was an exciting time for horror fans, we not only got to see the new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT – but the return of the Saw franchise after a seven year absence. The latest film was called Jigsaw, and with such a title it was suspected that the film would reinvigorate the franchise and produce a new series of sequels. Now it seems that’s indeed the plan, with Jigsaw writers Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg returning to pen the next installment. The news comes from Bloody-Disgusting, who’ve also reported that Jigsaw directors Michael and Peter Spierig will…

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There are plenty of fans excited for the upcoming Halloween movie, and while we’ve learned a lot about the film over the last few months – there’s still one major detail that remains unknown. We have no idea what Michael Myers’ mask for the movie is supposed to look like. But now we have a description from Christopher Nelson, the makeup effects artist who’s designed the new Myers mask. In an interview with Halloween Daily News, he explained that the new mask will look like the original albeit aged forty additional years. “The first order of business, of course, was…

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The upcoming Predator movie, The Predator, seems to be having a lot of ups and downs. While it’s been delayed several times since its production started, we’re finally seeing the results as the new release date approaches. Director Shane Black, who also co-wrote the film and starred in the original, recently tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo. Shhhh…. He’s coming. pic.twitter.com/iaQty5wy3Y — Shane Black (@BonafideBlack) March 30, 2018 As you can see, Black is teasing the audience, with a caption that reads, “Shhhh…. He’s coming.” With all this behind-the-scenes content being released, and the release date fast approaching, it’s expected that we’ll…

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It looks like we can expect Stephen King’s previously-adapted The Tommyknockers to get the remake treatment. The new adaptation will be using the combined forces of James Wan, best known for The Conjuring, Insidious, and Saw, as well as IT producer Roy Lee. The news comes from THR, who reveals they’ll also be working with the original Tommyknockers miniseries producer Larry Sanitsky. According to THR, the film was recently pitched to potential buyers, with a statement from Sanitsky who holds the screen rights. “It is an allegorical tale of addiction (Stephen was struggling with his own at the time), the…

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One of the most iconic elements from Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, who will also be returning in 3 From Hell, is Sid Haig’s character, Captain Spaulding. While Spaulding is best known as a tough-talking clown who leads tourists to the Firefly Family in the original film, his character became more developed by the time The Devil’s Rejects was released. Now it seems like 3 From Hell will be testing Spaulding’s character with an all-new clown teased by Rob Zombie on his Instagram account. The character is apparently named Mr. Baggy Britches, and without any…

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