For this month’s installment of “TV Terrors” we revisit USA Network’s “Frankenstein,” which was produced by Lions Gate Films and originally aired on October 10, 2004.
After “The X-Files” (originally) came to an end, other genre properties popped up in an effort to fill the hole it left behind. One of them was the USA Network’s “Frankenstein.”
This TV movie wasn’t so much about Frankenstein as it was an attempt at a murky cop procedural that so happens to involve undead monsters and mutants lurking in Louisiana.
From executive producer Martin Scorsese, “Frankenstein” originally aired as a means of setting the stage for an elaborate horror thriller with a monster-of-the-week approach, following two cynical detectives on the hunt for the mythical mad doctor.
Engineered by famed author Dean Koontz, the movie was a twist on the Mary Shelly story for a more contemporary setting that, at the very least,...
After “The X-Files” (originally) came to an end, other genre properties popped up in an effort to fill the hole it left behind. One of them was the USA Network’s “Frankenstein.”
This TV movie wasn’t so much about Frankenstein as it was an attempt at a murky cop procedural that so happens to involve undead monsters and mutants lurking in Louisiana.
From executive producer Martin Scorsese, “Frankenstein” originally aired as a means of setting the stage for an elaborate horror thriller with a monster-of-the-week approach, following two cynical detectives on the hunt for the mythical mad doctor.
Engineered by famed author Dean Koontz, the movie was a twist on the Mary Shelly story for a more contemporary setting that, at the very least,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Felix Vasquez Jr
- bloody-disgusting.com
The adventures of Conan the Barbarian are not, in their purest form, for children. Created by pulp author Robert E. Howard in 1932, the Cimmerian warrior inhabits a cruel world ruled by those who are handiest with a sword or endowed with the power of sorcery. Though Conan is uncommonly chivalric, he is utterly ruthless in combat — and Howard's battle scenes are described in invigoratingly vicious detail. There are impalements and beheadings and wholesale eviscerations. There are also orgies and elements of bondage. But the presence of wizards and dragons and all kinds of nasty monsters means Conan's tales are catnip for kids.
There have been efforts to tone down the sex and violence of Conan's tales, but they are essential to his appeal. Howard wrote with a boundless fury; he roared and raged as he bashed away at his typewriter. The savagery is the point. If you want sanitized, kid-friendly fantasy,...
There have been efforts to tone down the sex and violence of Conan's tales, but they are essential to his appeal. Howard wrote with a boundless fury; he roared and raged as he bashed away at his typewriter. The savagery is the point. If you want sanitized, kid-friendly fantasy,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
The end of the 1990s was an odd time for cinema and in general. We were in the midst of Y2K, a panic over clocks and computers needing to roll over from 99 to 00, something people feared more than monsters and cults, something people really feared and fearmongered about. It was expected to be something of an apocalypse by some. So of course, Hollywood ran with it. Technology gone wrong, end of days, Satan coming to Earth, etc. We got films like Strange Days, Stigmata, eXistenZ, Virus, The Matrix, and End of Days (watch it Here), our movie today.
Following a dry patch of work for Arnold Schwarzenegger following Batman & Robin and heart surgery, he didn’t get all that many offers and eventually, it seemed like he would not be coming back. Then, End of Days came his way, and it seemed like a good, if darker than his then-recent work,...
Following a dry patch of work for Arnold Schwarzenegger following Batman & Robin and heart surgery, he didn’t get all that many offers and eventually, it seemed like he would not be coming back. Then, End of Days came his way, and it seemed like a good, if darker than his then-recent work,...
- 1/8/2024
- by Emilie Black
- JoBlo.com
The mythology for the long-running "Friday the 13th" film series has been notoriously shabby and amorphous. At the end of Sean Cunningham's 1980 original slasher, it was revealed that Pamela Voorhees (Betsy Palmer) had witnessed her developmentally disabled son Jason drown in Crystal Lake years earlier, largely thanks to the neglect of the boy's randy, sex-distracted counselors. Pamela set about getting madness-inspired spiritual revenge by murdering any new counselors who deigned to have sex at Camp Crystal Lake. Luckily, Pamela was killed before she could commit any more murders than she already did.
In Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 2," however, it was revealed that Jason (Steve Daskewisz and Warrington Gillette) was still alive, living in the woods for decades, presumably unbeknownst to his mother. But Jason, it is revealed, knew his mother was killing people and witnessed the events of the first "Friday." Why, one will immediately ask,...
In Steve Miner's "Friday the 13th Part 2," however, it was revealed that Jason (Steve Daskewisz and Warrington Gillette) was still alive, living in the woods for decades, presumably unbeknownst to his mother. But Jason, it is revealed, knew his mother was killing people and witnessed the events of the first "Friday." Why, one will immediately ask,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
As of this writing, there are nine movies in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series, and sussing out their chronology is one of the more herculean tasks a horror fan may find themselves undertaking. Like the "Halloween" movies, the "Texas Chainsaw" flicks abide by a choose-your-own-adventure structure, with some movies following a definite timeline, and others merrily ignoring previous chapters. Confoundingly, several of them have almost identical titles. The only consistent element of "Texas Chainsaw" is that they are all horrifically violent and unbearably disturbing. But, y'know, in a good way.
The premise of the "Texas Chainsaw" movies is simple. Thanks to rampant American poverty, entire families have been forced to live off the grid in remote, rural parts of the country. One of these families, largely inbred and blissfully detached from conventional morality, has taken to kidnapping passersby, stripping them for meat, and using their skin and bones as construction materials.
The premise of the "Texas Chainsaw" movies is simple. Thanks to rampant American poverty, entire families have been forced to live off the grid in remote, rural parts of the country. One of these families, largely inbred and blissfully detached from conventional morality, has taken to kidnapping passersby, stripping them for meat, and using their skin and bones as construction materials.
- 11/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The legend of Dracula is explored from a new angle with The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on “The Captain’s Log,” the seventh chapter in Bram Stoker’s influential novel.
The film’s home video release includes an audio commentary with director André Øvredal and producer Bradley J. Fischer, among other special features.
Here are eight things I learned from the Last Voyage of the Demeter commentary:
1. The Last Voyage of the Demeter spent 21 years in development.
Phoenix Pictures acquired the rights to the film, originally titled Demeter, over two decades before the movie made its way to the screen.
“It’s been a solid 21 years since my producing partners, Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer, and I, optioned the screenplay that we adapted into this film,” Fischer explains at the beginning of the commentary.
“And I’ve been part of it for something like three years, I think,” adds Øvredal.
The film’s home video release includes an audio commentary with director André Øvredal and producer Bradley J. Fischer, among other special features.
Here are eight things I learned from the Last Voyage of the Demeter commentary:
1. The Last Voyage of the Demeter spent 21 years in development.
Phoenix Pictures acquired the rights to the film, originally titled Demeter, over two decades before the movie made its way to the screen.
“It’s been a solid 21 years since my producing partners, Mike Medavoy, Arnie Messer, and I, optioned the screenplay that we adapted into this film,” Fischer explains at the beginning of the commentary.
“And I’ve been part of it for something like three years, I think,” adds Øvredal.
- 10/30/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
Director Tobe Hooper's 1974 low-budget feature "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is not just loved by those who embrace the horror genre; it's one of the most cherished examples of truly independent cinema ever produced. Made for just tens of thousands of dollars, Hooper's film birthed a horror legend for the ages in Leatherface, as well as a franchise that is actually still going to this day. That franchise would hit its apex in 2003 with a gritty, bigger-budget remake of Hooper's iconic classic.
Oddly enough, it was "Armageddon" and "Bad Boys" director Michael Bay who got the ball rolling on "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" remake, a movie that might have seemed like sacrilege for those who cherished the original. But...
Director Tobe Hooper's 1974 low-budget feature "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is not just loved by those who embrace the horror genre; it's one of the most cherished examples of truly independent cinema ever produced. Made for just tens of thousands of dollars, Hooper's film birthed a horror legend for the ages in Leatherface, as well as a franchise that is actually still going to this day. That franchise would hit its apex in 2003 with a gritty, bigger-budget remake of Hooper's iconic classic.
Oddly enough, it was "Armageddon" and "Bad Boys" director Michael Bay who got the ball rolling on "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" remake, a movie that might have seemed like sacrilege for those who cherished the original. But...
- 10/21/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The episode of The Black Sheep covering The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Brandon Nally, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
When did the Texas Chainsaw movies get so muddled with so many timelines? It’s not a hard thing to do. People get lost in Texas and end up victims of Leatherface and his family. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be a story line or a variation on things from time to time, hell, that’s what made Freddy, Michael, and Jason so popular. You could have even done something like the legacy sequel for Halloween, at least the first one. Oh wait, you did, and it didn’t turn out well with characters that made terrible decisions and weren’t likeable in the first place? Oh yeah, I remember that one.
When did the Texas Chainsaw movies get so muddled with so many timelines? It’s not a hard thing to do. People get lost in Texas and end up victims of Leatherface and his family. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be a story line or a variation on things from time to time, hell, that’s what made Freddy, Michael, and Jason so popular. You could have even done something like the legacy sequel for Halloween, at least the first one. Oh wait, you did, and it didn’t turn out well with characters that made terrible decisions and weren’t likeable in the first place? Oh yeah, I remember that one.
- 10/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Just as the "Halloween" movies all take place in the fall, the "Friday the 13th" movies are summer films.
For the most part, all 12 extant "Friday" movies take place around Camp Crystal Lake, an overnight camp in the woods of New Jersey. Jason Voorhees, the campfire story goes, was left to drown in Crystal Lake as a boy when the counselors tasked with watching him were distracted by their libidos. He's now back to revenge-kill all horny teens. Once the summer is over, however, the campfire story ends.
However, Friday the 13th -- that is, the famously unlucky calendar date -- doesn't always fall in the summer. 2021 had a Friday the 13th in August, but the next one wouldn't arrive until May of 2022. 2023 was strange in that it had a Friday the 13th in both January and in October.
If Jason Voorhees prefers to attack camp counselors on the title date,...
For the most part, all 12 extant "Friday" movies take place around Camp Crystal Lake, an overnight camp in the woods of New Jersey. Jason Voorhees, the campfire story goes, was left to drown in Crystal Lake as a boy when the counselors tasked with watching him were distracted by their libidos. He's now back to revenge-kill all horny teens. Once the summer is over, however, the campfire story ends.
However, Friday the 13th -- that is, the famously unlucky calendar date -- doesn't always fall in the summer. 2021 had a Friday the 13th in August, but the next one wouldn't arrive until May of 2022. 2023 was strange in that it had a Friday the 13th in both January and in October.
If Jason Voorhees prefers to attack camp counselors on the title date,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Remakes were all the rage in the 2000s. Halloween, Friday the 13th, Black Christmas, The Amityville Horror, House of Wax, The Crazies, My Bloody Valentine, The Hills Have Eyes – and the list goes on and on. And then there’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
A Platinum Dunes creation, the 2003 remake did what most remakes fail to do: honor the original while doing something wildly unique and equally as cool. Director Marcus Nispel, also behind the Friday the 13th remake, carves out a special place in the pantheon of horror by trusting his instincts and letting the cast play (and scream along the way). 20 years later, the bright spot in the sea of mediocre remakes still operates on all cylinders, and in many respects, outpaces the 1974 original.
From the opening frames, the film presents itself as based on real-life events. Grainy police footage shows bodies behind transported, officers taping off the crime scene,...
A Platinum Dunes creation, the 2003 remake did what most remakes fail to do: honor the original while doing something wildly unique and equally as cool. Director Marcus Nispel, also behind the Friday the 13th remake, carves out a special place in the pantheon of horror by trusting his instincts and letting the cast play (and scream along the way). 20 years later, the bright spot in the sea of mediocre remakes still operates on all cylinders, and in many respects, outpaces the 1974 original.
From the opening frames, the film presents itself as based on real-life events. Grainy police footage shows bodies behind transported, officers taping off the crime scene,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last Friday, which happened to be a Friday the 13th, screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift shared some pages from the script they wrote for the unmade sequel to the 2009 version of Friday the 13th (watch it Here). In those pages, we got to read the description of a scene where a character would have been killed by iconic masked slasher Jason Voorhees while riding down a zip line. But those weren’t the only pages Shannon and Swift shared from the script last Friday. They also unveiled a couple pages that reveal what happened to Jason’s dad – and you can read them in this embed:
Ok, since it's #FridayThe13th how about one more? Our sequel script had lots of stuff for long time fans, including returning characters! Let's reveal two of them now: https://t.co/WhNTVuo2Nx pic.twitter.com/yUdnv2L6bL
— ShannonSwift (@shannonandswift) October...
Ok, since it's #FridayThe13th how about one more? Our sequel script had lots of stuff for long time fans, including returning characters! Let's reveal two of them now: https://t.co/WhNTVuo2Nx pic.twitter.com/yUdnv2L6bL
— ShannonSwift (@shannonandswift) October...
- 10/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
If you’re searching for new movies to watch on Max in October, you’ve come to the right place. This month on the streaming platform, a host of wonderful horror and Halloween-themed movies have become available to stream just in time for the holiday. We’ve curated a selection of the best of the best, including a couple of high-profile horror movie remakes that are better than you might expect. If you’re a fraidy cat, don’t worry – we’ve got some non-spooky picks too.
Check out our list of the best new movies to stream on Max in October below.
Beetlejuice Michael Keaton in “Beetlejuice” (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tim Burton’s comedy classic is a great watch pretty much anytime, but even moreso in October. “Beetlejuice” revolves around a couple who die in a car accident (played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) and become ghosts...
Check out our list of the best new movies to stream on Max in October below.
Beetlejuice Michael Keaton in “Beetlejuice” (Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)
Tim Burton’s comedy classic is a great watch pretty much anytime, but even moreso in October. “Beetlejuice” revolves around a couple who die in a car accident (played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) and become ghosts...
- 10/15/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Damian Shannon and Mark Swift were the writers who cracked the Freddy vs. Jason story and pulled that project out of development hell, where it had been trapped for a decade. Six years later, when Warner Bros. teamed up with Paramount and Platinum Dunes for a Friday the 13th reboot, Shannon and Swift were again the writers. (You can hear all about that Friday the 13th in our latest Wtf Happened video.) Since the reboot made over $91 million at the global box office on a budget of $19 million when it was released in February of 2009, it was no surprise when it was announced that it was going to receive a sequel, to be shot in 3-D and released on August 13, 2010. Then the studios couldn’t agree on the money split, so the sequel was shelved… but not before Shannon and Swift had already written the full script. Today, to celebrate Friday the 13th,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s time for another episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? video series, and with this one we’re celebrating Friday the 13th by looking back at the most recent entry in the Friday the 13th film franchise, the 2009 movie that’s simply called Friday the 13th (watch it Here)! To hear all about it, check out the video embedded above.
Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who share a story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th (2009) has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police, Clay scours the eerie woods surrounding Crystal Lake for his missing sister. But the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp are not the only things he finds. Hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees lies in wait for a chance to use his razor-sharp machete on Clay and the group of college students...
Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who share a story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th (2009) has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police, Clay scours the eerie woods surrounding Crystal Lake for his missing sister. But the rotting cabins of an abandoned summer camp are not the only things he finds. Hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees lies in wait for a chance to use his razor-sharp machete on Clay and the group of college students...
- 10/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jason Momoa has acted in a number of well-received, high-grossing movies. Not every one of his projects can be a box office or critical success, though. Unfortunately for Momoa, one of his favorite on-set experiences became a mess once the cameras stopped rolling. He discussed why he thought the 2011 film Conan the Barbarian was a disaster.
Jason Momoa didn’t like the way one of his movies turned out
In 2011, Momoa starred in a remake of the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian. This was one of his early roles, and he immensely enjoyed the experience of filming it. Unfortunately, though, the finished product was a massive disappointment to him. He believed the film ran off the rails once the cameras stopped rolling and his direct involvement ended.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” he told...
Jason Momoa didn’t like the way one of his movies turned out
In 2011, Momoa starred in a remake of the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian. This was one of his early roles, and he immensely enjoyed the experience of filming it. Unfortunately, though, the finished product was a massive disappointment to him. He believed the film ran off the rails once the cameras stopped rolling and his direct involvement ended.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” he told...
- 9/3/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“The Last Voyage of the Demeter” is many things – it’s a cracking good horror movie that is set almost entirely on a doomed ship traveling from Transylvania to London; it’s a refreshing expansion of “Dracula” lore; and it also is a nice nod to Universal Pictures’ classic monster-filled past. It’s existence, though, feels like a bit of a miracle, especially if you had followed the project’s development over the past 20 – yes, 20 – years. That might be the blink of an eye to an immortal creature of the night like Dracula, but in moviemaking terms, that’s an eternity.
Let’s take a look at where “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” started, with a spec script that shook up Hollywood, and where it ended up, as a big studio movie from Universal, with commentary from the eventual film’s director André Øvredal.
Just be warned: there are choppy waters ahead.
Let’s take a look at where “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” started, with a spec script that shook up Hollywood, and where it ended up, as a big studio movie from Universal, with commentary from the eventual film’s director André Øvredal.
Just be warned: there are choppy waters ahead.
- 8/11/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
A chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, set upon a ship, is expanded to a gory 2-hour film, an idea that works better in theory than in practice
As Universal continues to find creative ways to rework its iconic monster movies in the shadow of the iconically disastrous Dark Universe (a set of interconnected horrors cancelled after Tom Cruise’s Mummy wrapped up with a loss), there’s an alluring elevator pitch at the heart of their latest offering. Rather than retelling Bram Stoker’s Dracula in full once again, why not take one chapter, The Captain’s Log, detailing his journey on boat from Romania to England, and dig into what happened to the crew members he feasted on?
But coming just months after Renfield, this year’s other novel spin on Dracula, focused on the cursed count’s even more cursed aide, it’s another idea that works...
As Universal continues to find creative ways to rework its iconic monster movies in the shadow of the iconically disastrous Dark Universe (a set of interconnected horrors cancelled after Tom Cruise’s Mummy wrapped up with a loss), there’s an alluring elevator pitch at the heart of their latest offering. Rather than retelling Bram Stoker’s Dracula in full once again, why not take one chapter, The Captain’s Log, detailing his journey on boat from Romania to England, and dig into what happened to the crew members he feasted on?
But coming just months after Renfield, this year’s other novel spin on Dracula, focused on the cursed count’s even more cursed aide, it’s another idea that works...
- 8/10/2023
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Reflecting on the making of his debut feature Shivers, David Cronenberg once remarked that he figured his vision for an ultra-modern horror film exploring current anxieties would be commercially unviable due to the genre being primarily associated with the gothic castle settings of the Universal and Hammer pictures of the sort. Well, now in an age where the genre is nothing if not modern explorations of the age of smartphones, Trump’s presidency, generational trauma, pandemic-inspired doomerism, etc., the gothic seems highly unique. So one partly wants to welcome André Øvredal’s maybe-out-of-touch The Last Voyage of the Demeter, based on a lone chapter from Bram Stoker’s vampire urtext, yet there’s a modern anxiety at play here too: the ubiquity of intellectual property.
Of course, this is the second Dracula movie released by Universal this year (after Renfield), with the vampire reskinned from caped romantic anti-hero to Nosferatu-esque gargoyle,...
Of course, this is the second Dracula movie released by Universal this year (after Renfield), with the vampire reskinned from caped romantic anti-hero to Nosferatu-esque gargoyle,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Have you ever had a vacation so iconic that people are still talking about it over two centuries later? Mary Shelley sure did, with her infamous getaway alongside Percy Shelley, John Polidori, Claire Clairmont and their host Lord Byron resulting in some of the most influential genre fiction of all time. And while Byron’s Darkness and Polidori’s The Vampyre have their merits, it’s pretty clear that Frankenstein remains the most enduring product of that fateful literary holiday.
That’s why it’s no surprise that we’re still seeing fresh adaptations of The Modern Prometheus well into 2023, with Yorgo Lanthimos’ Frankenstein inspired Poor Things proving that there are still new ways of exploring the tragic horror of Shelley’s immortal yarn. And with so many great adaptations to choose from, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the best modern Frankenstein retellings for your viewing pleasure.
That’s why it’s no surprise that we’re still seeing fresh adaptations of The Modern Prometheus well into 2023, with Yorgo Lanthimos’ Frankenstein inspired Poor Things proving that there are still new ways of exploring the tragic horror of Shelley’s immortal yarn. And with so many great adaptations to choose from, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the best modern Frankenstein retellings for your viewing pleasure.
- 6/9/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
For most horror franchises, a decent fifth film seems to be harder to find than a Necronomicon and usually about as dumb as the guy who’d read it out loud. According to those who have seen Evil Dead Rise (now playing in theaters!), however, it looks like the franchise is now home to the rare fifth entry that actually rules. Hail to the King, baby.
It shouldn’t come as a big surprise to Evil Dead fans because this franchise doesn’t miss. Introducing time travel? No problem. Remake? Kicks ass. Fifth sequel curse? Come get some.
Now, let’s take a look at a handful of other fifth entries that have enjoyed that same rarified air. Here are in no particular order some of my favorite fifth horror movies….
Final Destination 5 (2011)
Nobody is accusing Final Destination 5 of being The Godfather II. But for this particular franchise,...
It shouldn’t come as a big surprise to Evil Dead fans because this franchise doesn’t miss. Introducing time travel? No problem. Remake? Kicks ass. Fifth sequel curse? Come get some.
Now, let’s take a look at a handful of other fifth entries that have enjoyed that same rarified air. Here are in no particular order some of my favorite fifth horror movies….
Final Destination 5 (2011)
Nobody is accusing Final Destination 5 of being The Godfather II. But for this particular franchise,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Mike Holtz
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter is bringing Dracula back to theaters on August 11, 2023, and the film’s official trailer sinks its teeth into the internet this morning.
Based on Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, the horror movie will tell a unique Dracula story on the high seas, and the trailer gives us our first look at this film’s incarnation of the iconic blood-sucker. Unlike many adaptations that depict Dracula as a human being, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is leaning into Dracula being a full-on bat monster, and we love to see it.
Watch the official trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter below.
Writer Bragi Schut’s script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been floating around for many years now, with several different directors attached at various points. The director who eventually ended up board the ship is André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe,...
Based on Bram Stoker’s classic horror novel, the horror movie will tell a unique Dracula story on the high seas, and the trailer gives us our first look at this film’s incarnation of the iconic blood-sucker. Unlike many adaptations that depict Dracula as a human being, The Last Voyage of the Demeter is leaning into Dracula being a full-on bat monster, and we love to see it.
Watch the official trailer for The Last Voyage of the Demeter below.
Writer Bragi Schut’s script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been floating around for many years now, with several different directors attached at various points. The director who eventually ended up board the ship is André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe,...
- 4/13/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Horrornews.net and legendary former Fangoria magazine editor Tony Timpone have formed a partnership to create the Screamings Screening Series, providing free advance showings of upcoming horror films and TV series in multiple cities. This new venture will give the horror genre a theatrical presence like never before, boasting celebrity appearances and highlighting films from the major studios to independent companies to streaming services.
For over 25 years, Timpone has previewed 200+ genre films from Universal, Columbia, Warners, Fox, Blumhouse, Lionsgate, IFC, Magnolia, Cinedigm, Gravitas Ventures, Screen Media and more. He forged some incredible horror memories with showings of Trick R Treat, 28 Weeks Later, Land of the Dead, It Follows, The Host, Hostel Part III, The Descent, Insidious: Chapter 3, Night of the Demons, Prevenge and American Zombie, just to name a few. Special in-person appearances included memorable directors and popular stars. The legacy will continue with Hnn!
“Nothing beats seeing...
For over 25 years, Timpone has previewed 200+ genre films from Universal, Columbia, Warners, Fox, Blumhouse, Lionsgate, IFC, Magnolia, Cinedigm, Gravitas Ventures, Screen Media and more. He forged some incredible horror memories with showings of Trick R Treat, 28 Weeks Later, Land of the Dead, It Follows, The Host, Hostel Part III, The Descent, Insidious: Chapter 3, Night of the Demons, Prevenge and American Zombie, just to name a few. Special in-person appearances included memorable directors and popular stars. The legacy will continue with Hnn!
“Nothing beats seeing...
- 2/28/2023
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
I thought I was done buying The Texas Chain Saw Massacre after upgrading to the 40th anniversary edition Blu-ray in 2014. Between the crisp presentation and the copious extras, I was certain it was the definitive version of Tobe Hooper‘s 1974 masterpiece. Yet here I am, nearly a decade later, ready to sing the praises of Dark Sky Films‘ 4K Ultra HD edition.
Long before “gritty” was an industry buzzword, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre epitomized the term. As such, one might be wary that a 4K restoration could hinder the viewing experience, but that is not at all the case. Utilizing the 4K scan from the aforementioned Blu-ray, which was approved by Hooper, and now with a wider color gamut courtesy of Hdr, the picture is presented in staggering clarity while maintaining the 16mm film grain. The oppressive heat is virtually palpable.
Co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, the plot...
Long before “gritty” was an industry buzzword, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre epitomized the term. As such, one might be wary that a 4K restoration could hinder the viewing experience, but that is not at all the case. Utilizing the 4K scan from the aforementioned Blu-ray, which was approved by Hooper, and now with a wider color gamut courtesy of Hdr, the picture is presented in staggering clarity while maintaining the 16mm film grain. The oppressive heat is virtually palpable.
Co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, the plot...
- 2/21/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fourteen years have gone by since the last time a Friday the 13th movie was released (check out a ranking of the franchise Here) – and this Friday the 13th, the folks at Cavity Colors are celebrating the 2009 Friday the 13th (watch it Here) with a couple T-shirts, a long sleeve shirt, and a hoodie. These items can be ordered at This Link – but if you want them, make sure to go over to Cavity Colors this weekend, because they will only be sold for a period of 72 hours. And we’re already several hours into that 72 hour period as I type this. Images of the Friday the 13th 2009 items can be seen at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who also receive story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th 2009 has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police,...
Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (who also receive story credit with Mark Wheaton), Friday the 13th 2009 has the following synopsis: Against the advice of locals and police,...
- 1/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In this installment of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Jonathan Liebesman’s unfairly maligned prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
While the production company is now mostly known for movies like The Purge and A Quiet Place, it was originally a series of horror remakes that put Platinum Dunes on the map. Flicks like 2005’s The Amityville Horror and 2009’s Friday the 13th made big money at the box office, but it was the astounding success of the 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake that made this endeavor possible in the first place.
And with the success of that initial remake convincing Hollywood that brutal horror was still a sound investment, it makes sense that TCM would be the first movie in Platinum Dunes’ repertoire to garner a sequel. So where might a filmmaker go after a no-holds-barred splatterfest that ends with most of the cannibal family being...
While the production company is now mostly known for movies like The Purge and A Quiet Place, it was originally a series of horror remakes that put Platinum Dunes on the map. Flicks like 2005’s The Amityville Horror and 2009’s Friday the 13th made big money at the box office, but it was the astounding success of the 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake that made this endeavor possible in the first place.
And with the success of that initial remake convincing Hollywood that brutal horror was still a sound investment, it makes sense that TCM would be the first movie in Platinum Dunes’ repertoire to garner a sequel. So where might a filmmaker go after a no-holds-barred splatterfest that ends with most of the cannibal family being...
- 12/20/2022
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
After a decade of false starts, the director of Solomon Kane and Silent Hill Revelation is actually filming a Red Sonja film right now in Romania with the backing of Millennium Entertainment who produced Marcus Nispel's Conan with Jason Mamoa.
Matilda Lutz, star if the French thriller Revenge, is taking on the role of Red Sonja.
Red Sonja is based on the comic book of the same name from Dynamite Entertainment.
“I’ve wanted to make a Red Sonja movie since I was a teenager — she has been a powerful presence for me and a character that I have always wanted to bring to the screen with my ow...
Matilda Lutz, star if the French thriller Revenge, is taking on the role of Red Sonja.
Red Sonja is based on the comic book of the same name from Dynamite Entertainment.
“I’ve wanted to make a Red Sonja movie since I was a teenager — she has been a powerful presence for me and a character that I have always wanted to bring to the screen with my ow...
- 8/26/2022
- QuietEarth.us
Karl Urban has brought several seminal characters to life. Apart from playing the complex, unhinged role of Billy Butcher in "The Boys," Urban has been a part of several major franchises over the course of his career, including "Star Trek" and "The Lord of the Rings." Peter Jackson's 2002 film "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was a breakout film for Urban, in which he played Éomer, a leader of the Riders of Rohan who went on to become the King of Rohan. Almost every scene featuring Éomer is battle-intensive, as his character is instrumental in the Battle of Helm's Deep. While one would think that "The Two Towers" would be one of the most challenging shooting experiences for Urban, the actor revealed in a 2007 interview with IGN that it was not the case.
In 2007, Urban starred in an overlooked summer film named "Pathfinder," directed by Marcus Nispel,...
In 2007, Urban starred in an overlooked summer film named "Pathfinder," directed by Marcus Nispel,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Earlier this week, we learned that one of the many movies that will be premiering at this year’s edition of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas will be director Phillip Escott‘s documentary The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which “presents a journey into The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, exploring the elements that garnered the film its cult status.” With Fantastic Fest set to run from September 22nd through the 29th, the premiere of The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is just over a month away at this point – and a trailer has arrived online to give a preview of what Escott has in store for viewers! You can check it out in the embed above.
The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre was set on August 18, 1973, so today is the perfect day to share this trailer.
The trailer reveals that The Legacy of The Texas Chain...
The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre was set on August 18, 1973, so today is the perfect day to share this trailer.
The trailer reveals that The Legacy of The Texas Chain...
- 8/18/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Premiering at Fantastic Fest next month, director Phillip Escott‘s The Legacy of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has unleashed a trailer, cutting deep into Tobe Hooper‘s horror classic.
In the 83-minute documentary, “Fest alumnus Phillip Escott presents a journey into The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, exploring the elements that garnered the film its cult status.”
The documentary features insights from critics and filmmakers alike, including Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro, alongside Fangoria’s editor-in-chief, Phil Nobile Jr.
The Daily Dead’s Heather Wixson, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) producer Fede Alvarez, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) director Marcus Nispel, master of horror Mick Garris, Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus, and more are featured in the trailer, found below.
“You feel a sense that the people making this movie may not be okay,” Mick Garris comments in the documentary’s trailer, pitch perfectly describing Tobe Hooper’s game-changing vision.
In the 83-minute documentary, “Fest alumnus Phillip Escott presents a journey into The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, exploring the elements that garnered the film its cult status.”
The documentary features insights from critics and filmmakers alike, including Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro, alongside Fangoria’s editor-in-chief, Phil Nobile Jr.
The Daily Dead’s Heather Wixson, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) producer Fede Alvarez, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) director Marcus Nispel, master of horror Mick Garris, Jason Goes to Hell director Adam Marcus, and more are featured in the trailer, found below.
“You feel a sense that the people making this movie may not be okay,” Mick Garris comments in the documentary’s trailer, pitch perfectly describing Tobe Hooper’s game-changing vision.
- 8/17/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Don’t expect Jason Momoa to participate in future anniversary celebrations of his role in Conan The Barbarian.
Speaking to British GQ for a profile piece, Momoa slammed the 2011 film, which he starred in as the sword-swinging character of legend in a remake of the film that featured Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa told British GQ. “Conan was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had, and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of s***.”
The film did have a somewhat rocky beginning. The film was stalled at Warner Bros. before Lionsgate bought the rights. Brett Ratner was prematurely announced as director before German filmmaker Marcus Nispel was enlisted in June 2009. Momoa was cast in Jan. 2010.
The film had a 90 million budget was and released in 3D.
Speaking to British GQ for a profile piece, Momoa slammed the 2011 film, which he starred in as the sword-swinging character of legend in a remake of the film that featured Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa told British GQ. “Conan was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had, and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of s***.”
The film did have a somewhat rocky beginning. The film was stalled at Warner Bros. before Lionsgate bought the rights. Brett Ratner was prematurely announced as director before German filmmaker Marcus Nispel was enlisted in June 2009. Momoa was cast in Jan. 2010.
The film had a 90 million budget was and released in 3D.
- 8/11/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jason Momoa isn’t holding back while barreling into the “Conan the Barbarian” criticisms.
Over a decade since the reboot film premiered in 2011, Momoa admitted that the movie “really sucked” during an interview with GQ.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa dished. “‘Conan [the Barbarian’] was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of shit.”
Momoa starred as the title character first brought to the big screen in Robert E. Howard’s 1982 film with Arnold Schwarzenegger. To prepare for the role, Momoa underwent an intensive six-week training program at a stunt and martial arts academy before even officially signing on for the film. “Bullet Train” director David Leitch and “John Wick” helmer Chad Stahelski helped Momoa gain over 10 pounds of muscle to become Conan.
Over a decade since the reboot film premiered in 2011, Momoa admitted that the movie “really sucked” during an interview with GQ.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa dished. “‘Conan [the Barbarian’] was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of shit.”
Momoa starred as the title character first brought to the big screen in Robert E. Howard’s 1982 film with Arnold Schwarzenegger. To prepare for the role, Momoa underwent an intensive six-week training program at a stunt and martial arts academy before even officially signing on for the film. “Bullet Train” director David Leitch and “John Wick” helmer Chad Stahelski helped Momoa gain over 10 pounds of muscle to become Conan.
- 8/10/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jason Momoa is not holding back. The Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom actor, 43, shared that there is one film that he believes was ruined for him. "I've been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it's out of your hands," he told British GQ Aug. 8. "Conan [the Barbarian] was one of them. It's one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of sh--t." While Jason didn't expand on why the Marcus Nispel-directed movie is not one of his favorites, the film—which currently holds a 25 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes—did not receive great reviews after its 2011...
- 8/10/2022
- E! Online
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Jason Momoa is opening up one particular career misfire that still cuts deep.
The actor, set to appear in such forthcoming films as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Fast X, spoke to British GQ for a recently published interview about the fact that a project can be enjoyable to shoot and still end up not being well-liked, due to problems in post-production.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa told the publication. “Conan [the Barbarian] was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of shit.”
The 2011 Marcus Nispel-directed swords-and-sandals fantasy film, which was released the same year that the actor made his Game of Thrones debut as Khal Drogo, was based...
Jason Momoa is opening up one particular career misfire that still cuts deep.
The actor, set to appear in such forthcoming films as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Fast X, spoke to British GQ for a recently published interview about the fact that a project can be enjoyable to shoot and still end up not being well-liked, due to problems in post-production.
“I’ve been a part of a lot of things that really sucked, and movies where it’s out of your hands,” Momoa told the publication. “Conan [the Barbarian] was one of them. It’s one of the best experiences I had and it [was] taken over and turned into a big pile of shit.”
The 2011 Marcus Nispel-directed swords-and-sandals fantasy film, which was released the same year that the actor made his Game of Thrones debut as Khal Drogo, was based...
- 8/10/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vikings don’t lack for precedent in the movies, yet the Old Norse boatmen have never quite taken hold in the collective filmgoer unconscious the same way as cowboys, pirates or mafiosi. The explanation may well be their inherent associations with paganism, cannibalism, rape and pillaging, traits understandably sanitized (if acknowledged at all) in late studio-era Viking narratives like Richard Fleischer’s The Vikings or Jack Cardiff’s The Long Ships. In 1984, Hrafn Gunnlaugsson—the supposed “bad boy” of Icelandic cinema—brought a pop-traditionalist sensibility to When The Raven Flies, which revisits Nordic mythology under the influence of spaghetti westerns, Kurosawa films and Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest. Gunnlaugsson’s stated aim was to make “the ultimate Viking movie”, and his trilogy deserves to be far better known; they are miniature epics, and the few outside of Scandinavia who know them probably have also heard them termed as “cod westerns.
- 5/10/2022
- MUBI
Actress Kathy Lamkin, who held her own opposite Javier Bardem’s hitman Anton Chigurh as No Country for Old Men‘s Desert Aire trailer park manager, died on April 4 after a short illness, her family told Deadline. She was 74.
“Kathy will be missed by her family and friends,” the family says, “and left an impact on all she that encountered during her life on this Earth.”
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Born on December 10, 1947, in Graham, Texas on Lamkin landed a SAG Award as part of the cast of the Coen Brothers’ acclaimed 2007 film. She appeared in a total of 46 film and TV projects between 1990 and 2014, and is otherwise best known for her role as The Tea Lady in both Marcus Nispel’s 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jonathan Liebesman’s 2006 film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Over the course of her career, Lamkin also...
“Kathy will be missed by her family and friends,” the family says, “and left an impact on all she that encountered during her life on this Earth.”
Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery
Born on December 10, 1947, in Graham, Texas on Lamkin landed a SAG Award as part of the cast of the Coen Brothers’ acclaimed 2007 film. She appeared in a total of 46 film and TV projects between 1990 and 2014, and is otherwise best known for her role as The Tea Lady in both Marcus Nispel’s 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jonathan Liebesman’s 2006 film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Over the course of her career, Lamkin also...
- 4/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dead By Daylight‘s next major update is shaping up to be one of its best yet.
As revealed earlier this week, the upcoming chapter in Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetrical fright fest is titled A Binding of Kin and brings with it two brand new playable characters. The first of these, Élodie Rakoto, is a survivor described by the developer as cunning, smart and haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her parents. Resolved to uncover the circumstances that led to their likely death, Rakoto has turned to the occult for answers, a path that has ultimately led her down a dangerous path indeed.
As for the headline killer joining Dead by Daylight‘s existing cast of unspeakable monstrosities, The Twins – Charlotte and Victor Deshayes – have formed familial bonds so strong that their lives have become symbiotic in nature, to the extent that both share a body. While considered a single...
As revealed earlier this week, the upcoming chapter in Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetrical fright fest is titled A Binding of Kin and brings with it two brand new playable characters. The first of these, Élodie Rakoto, is a survivor described by the developer as cunning, smart and haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her parents. Resolved to uncover the circumstances that led to their likely death, Rakoto has turned to the occult for answers, a path that has ultimately led her down a dangerous path indeed.
As for the headline killer joining Dead by Daylight‘s existing cast of unspeakable monstrosities, The Twins – Charlotte and Victor Deshayes – have formed familial bonds so strong that their lives have become symbiotic in nature, to the extent that both share a body. While considered a single...
- 11/12/2020
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
Blumhouse have become synonymous with modern horror, and the production company have built their reputation by churning out low budget movies that do big business at the box office, making them one of the most profitable outfits in the industry. While the vast majority of their efforts tend to be original content, in recent years, head honcho Jason Blum has shown that he’s not above tackling a reboot or two.
After the Dark Universe experiment failed spectacularly, Blumhouse delivered the critical and commercial smash hit The Invisible Man, and are now poised to finally revive Universal’s classic stable of monsters. 2018’s Halloween was also a massive success, while they’ve also tackled Fantasy Island, Black Christmas, The Town That Dreaded Sundown and others to more mixed results.
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After the Dark Universe experiment failed spectacularly, Blumhouse delivered the critical and commercial smash hit The Invisible Man, and are now poised to finally revive Universal’s classic stable of monsters. 2018’s Halloween was also a massive success, while they’ve also tackled Fantasy Island, Black Christmas, The Town That Dreaded Sundown and others to more mixed results.
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- 10/30/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Conan the Barbarian is coming to Netflix…and we don’t mean its movie archive! Rather, the streaming giant is moving forward with a live-action television series adapting the swords, sorcery and loincloths-laden mythos created by Robert E. Howard, famously depicted as comic book art from Barry Windsor-Smith and cemented in history as portrayed onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Pathfinder Media, of Fredrik Malmberg and Mark Wheeler, have conceived the Conan television project, which has been put into development by Netflix, according to Deadline. The project stems from a deal between Netflix and IP owner Conan Properties International, yielding the streaming giant exclusive rights to the multimedia archives—be it books, television and films—to adapt as new works. Indeed, it’s a strategy that mirrors widely-encompassing exclusive deals Netflix made in recent years to produce serial adaptations of author Roald Dahl’s work, and comic book titles under Mark Millar’s Millarworld branding.
Pathfinder Media, of Fredrik Malmberg and Mark Wheeler, have conceived the Conan television project, which has been put into development by Netflix, according to Deadline. The project stems from a deal between Netflix and IP owner Conan Properties International, yielding the streaming giant exclusive rights to the multimedia archives—be it books, television and films—to adapt as new works. Indeed, it’s a strategy that mirrors widely-encompassing exclusive deals Netflix made in recent years to produce serial adaptations of author Roald Dahl’s work, and comic book titles under Mark Millar’s Millarworld branding.
- 9/30/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
We haven’t seen Jason Voorhees on our screens for over a decade since director Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th remake, and despite virtually every other major horror brand having been rebooted at least once since then, the complex legal and copyright issues surrounding the franchise have seen any plans put on hold even though a new installment has been rumored since as long ago as 2011.
If the rights battle ends up being resolved, then you would imagine that whoever winds up tackling the next Friday the 13th movie would take their cues from how David Gordon Green and Danny McBride approached Halloween, which resulted in the best reviews Michael Myers had seen in 40 years and the highest box office take yet by a huge distance.
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If the rights battle ends up being resolved, then you would imagine that whoever winds up tackling the next Friday the 13th movie would take their cues from how David Gordon Green and Danny McBride approached Halloween, which resulted in the best reviews Michael Myers had seen in 40 years and the highest box office take yet by a huge distance.
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- 9/8/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Friday the 13th fans will have plenty to celebrate this Halloween as a new Blu-ray box set containing every movie in the series is coming out in October. This bumper collection, which spans a whopping 16 discs, is the handiwork of Scream Factory.
It doesn’t take a math whizz to work out that there are more discs in that complication than there are Friday the 13th movies in the franchise. Including 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, there’ve been 12 instalments in the slasher saga to date, so this new box set will likely contain at least four disc’s worth of special features.
According to Bloody Disgusting, the collection will come with exclusive bonus content such as new commentary tracks for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. The unrated cut of the ninth movie, Jason Goes to Hell, is also said to be included but the full list of extras is yet to be revealed.
It doesn’t take a math whizz to work out that there are more discs in that complication than there are Friday the 13th movies in the franchise. Including 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, there’ve been 12 instalments in the slasher saga to date, so this new box set will likely contain at least four disc’s worth of special features.
According to Bloody Disgusting, the collection will come with exclusive bonus content such as new commentary tracks for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. The unrated cut of the ninth movie, Jason Goes to Hell, is also said to be included but the full list of extras is yet to be revealed.
- 7/14/2020
- by Mark Langshaw
- We Got This Covered
Movies such as “Maleficent” and “Joker” have popularized films that tell a story from the villain’s point of view, but could “Friday the 13th” from Jason Voorhees’ perspective work? It appears Stephen King has already cracked a successful story, as the famed horror author has revealed on social media that his best unused idea is for a novel called “I Jason.” Per King, the “first-person narrative” tells the story of the “Friday the 13th” franchise through Voorhees’ eyes: “Killed over and over again at Camp Crystal Lake. What a hellish, existential fate!”
“Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache,” King added. “And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn’t someone tell Jason’s side of the story? Blumhouse could do it as a movie.”
King’s pitch sounds like a “Groundhog’s Day” spin on the “Friday the 13th” format,...
“Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache,” King added. “And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn’t someone tell Jason’s side of the story? Blumhouse could do it as a movie.”
King’s pitch sounds like a “Groundhog’s Day” spin on the “Friday the 13th” format,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Thompson on Hollywood
Movies such as “Maleficent” and “Joker” have popularized films that tell a story from the villain’s point of view, but could “Friday the 13th” from Jason Voorhees’ perspective work? It appears Stephen King has already cracked a successful story, as the famed horror author has revealed on social media that his best unused idea is for a novel called “I Jason.” Per King, the “first-person narrative” tells the story of the “Friday the 13th” franchise through Voorhees’ eyes: “Killed over and over again at Camp Crystal Lake. What a hellish, existential fate!”
“Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache,” King added. “And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn’t someone tell Jason’s side of the story? Blumhouse could do it as a movie.”
King’s pitch sounds like a “Groundhog’s Day” spin on the “Friday the 13th” format,...
“Just thinking about the legal thicket one would have to go through to get permissions makes my head ache,” King added. “And my heart, that too. But gosh, shouldn’t someone tell Jason’s side of the story? Blumhouse could do it as a movie.”
King’s pitch sounds like a “Groundhog’s Day” spin on the “Friday the 13th” format,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
It’s now been more than a decade since Jason Voorhees was last unleashed upon the moviegoing masses.
Back in 2009, director Marcus Nispel, along with screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, delivered a fresh reboot of Friday the 13th, the age-old horror classic in which a masked serial killer stalks Camp Crystal Lake.
All in all, it was a pretty entertaining reimagining of the legendary tale, one which even convinced the Powers That Be to move ahead with a direct sequel – that is, until said sequel lost any sense of momentum, and was sentenced to life in development hell. Weeks became months, months became years, and Platinum Dunes and Paramount’s pic was ultimately canned in 2015. But had things panned out differently, it would’ve featured the “f*cking terrifying” Pamela Voorhees.
That’s according to Swift and Shannon, who posted the following piece of intel via Twitter:
We talked about it.
Back in 2009, director Marcus Nispel, along with screenwriters Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, delivered a fresh reboot of Friday the 13th, the age-old horror classic in which a masked serial killer stalks Camp Crystal Lake.
All in all, it was a pretty entertaining reimagining of the legendary tale, one which even convinced the Powers That Be to move ahead with a direct sequel – that is, until said sequel lost any sense of momentum, and was sentenced to life in development hell. Weeks became months, months became years, and Platinum Dunes and Paramount’s pic was ultimately canned in 2015. But had things panned out differently, it would’ve featured the “f*cking terrifying” Pamela Voorhees.
That’s according to Swift and Shannon, who posted the following piece of intel via Twitter:
We talked about it.
- 3/25/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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For the past 17 years, there’s been a Dracula film project trying to get made called The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Well, the project has recently landed at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and it will be directed by André Øvredal, who recently helmed Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
The story centers around the ship that transported Dracula from Transylvania to London in Bram Stoker's classic tale. In that novel, the Demeter washes up on the shores of England, tattered and broken, with one raving mad survivor. Schut's script places the voyage center stage in a tale that is said to be reminiscent of the first Alien movie, in which a crew is slaughtered one-by-one by a mysterious passenger.
The script for the film was originally written in 2002 by Bragi Schut (Season of the Witch), the script tells the tale of that journey.
For the past 17 years, there’s been a Dracula film project trying to get made called The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Well, the project has recently landed at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin and it will be directed by André Øvredal, who recently helmed Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
The story centers around the ship that transported Dracula from Transylvania to London in Bram Stoker's classic tale. In that novel, the Demeter washes up on the shores of England, tattered and broken, with one raving mad survivor. Schut's script places the voyage center stage in a tale that is said to be reminiscent of the first Alien movie, in which a crew is slaughtered one-by-one by a mysterious passenger.
The script for the film was originally written in 2002 by Bragi Schut (Season of the Witch), the script tells the tale of that journey.
- 10/3/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We’re not sure how the hell time passed so quickly but it’s now been almost 10 years since Jason Voorhees was last seen on the big screen, with Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th remake celebrating its 10 year anniversary next year. Crazy, right? Ahead of the remake’s 10th birthday, Neca has unveiled (and detailed) their “Ultimate” version of Voorhees […]...
- 10/31/2018
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Updated with more insight: The horror franchise reboot craze which Hollywood reaped off during the early part of the millennium looked as good as dead last year.
Than this weekend, Universal/Miramax/Blumhouse’s Halloween, the 11th sequel in a 40-year-old franchise, opened to $76.2M, making it the best start ever for the John Carpenter franchise, second-best domestic debut for a horror movie and the second best October opening; Sony’s Venom setting an $80.2M record three weekends ago.
It’s an age old Hollywood business axiom: Say a certain type of movie isn’t possible commercially, until someone proves it is. Moviegoers’ tastes in horror in recent years have escalated to embracing original, smart fare such as Get Out, Split , Don’t Breathe, and A Quiet Place; pics that were quite often critically acclaimed.
Beginning with the Marcus Nispel directed, Jessica Biel 2003 headliner Texas Chainsaw Massacre ($28M opening,...
Than this weekend, Universal/Miramax/Blumhouse’s Halloween, the 11th sequel in a 40-year-old franchise, opened to $76.2M, making it the best start ever for the John Carpenter franchise, second-best domestic debut for a horror movie and the second best October opening; Sony’s Venom setting an $80.2M record three weekends ago.
It’s an age old Hollywood business axiom: Say a certain type of movie isn’t possible commercially, until someone proves it is. Moviegoers’ tastes in horror in recent years have escalated to embracing original, smart fare such as Get Out, Split , Don’t Breathe, and A Quiet Place; pics that were quite often critically acclaimed.
Beginning with the Marcus Nispel directed, Jessica Biel 2003 headliner Texas Chainsaw Massacre ($28M opening,...
- 10/22/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The success of John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place is changing the world for the better.
The film’s production company, Platinum Dunes, announced today that it will no longer be diluting classic horror films. The Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form founded shingle has opted to forego reboots and remakes for original content. In an interview with CinePOP, Fuller explained the company’s new stance on reboots and remakes, saying:
“We’ve rebooted enough. We’ve done all of our [rebooted] horror movies. We’re not going to be doing that anymore.”
Platinum Dunes got its start in 2003 with a remake of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Marcus Nispel, the film was a financial success, grossing $107 million with a budget of just $9.5 million, but failed to garner critical praise – surprise, surprise. Next, the horror-centric production company decided to reimagine Stuart Rosenberg’s 1979 film The Amityville Horror.
The film’s production company, Platinum Dunes, announced today that it will no longer be diluting classic horror films. The Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form founded shingle has opted to forego reboots and remakes for original content. In an interview with CinePOP, Fuller explained the company’s new stance on reboots and remakes, saying:
“We’ve rebooted enough. We’ve done all of our [rebooted] horror movies. We’re not going to be doing that anymore.”
Platinum Dunes got its start in 2003 with a remake of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Marcus Nispel, the film was a financial success, grossing $107 million with a budget of just $9.5 million, but failed to garner critical praise – surprise, surprise. Next, the horror-centric production company decided to reimagine Stuart Rosenberg’s 1979 film The Amityville Horror.
- 4/8/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Since the beginning of cinema, horror movies have graced our screens and thrilled its audiences in a unique way. These new types of movies that emerged brought audience members original and terrifying story lines that had never been thought of before. But in this new modern age where some of these unique horror movies have long been forgotten, some have chosen to remake them in a way that reaches out to new audiences. With that in mind, we would like to share with you five of the best horror remakes around.
5. Quarantine (2008)
Found footage horror movies are new to the genre becoming popular after the emergence of The Blair Witch Project (1999). John Erick Dowdle’s Quarantine may be one of the best found footage horror movies around. It is a remake of the Spanish film Rec (2007). The film stars Jennifer Carpenter as a news reporter who becomes trapped in a...
5. Quarantine (2008)
Found footage horror movies are new to the genre becoming popular after the emergence of The Blair Witch Project (1999). John Erick Dowdle’s Quarantine may be one of the best found footage horror movies around. It is a remake of the Spanish film Rec (2007). The film stars Jennifer Carpenter as a news reporter who becomes trapped in a...
- 10/28/2017
- by Charity Williams
- The Cultural Post
It doesn't seem like it should be all that difficult to get a Friday The 13th film off the ground, but, somehow, it's been over eight years since we last witnessed Jason Voorhees dispatch horny teenagers with his trusty machete. Following the success of Marcus Nispel's 2009 reboot, a sequel was quickly announced, but the project was delayed time and time again and passed through... Read More...
- 10/13/2017
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
In 2009 we saw the Marcus Nispel remake of Friday the 13th (review) from producer Michael Bay and his horror movie remake company Platinum Dunes. For the most part, the film is considered to be one of the better remakes out… Continue Reading →
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- 10/10/2017
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
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