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The virtual edition of the San Diego Comic-Con has come to an end, which means it’s time to set our sights on Halloweentime! “The Simpsons” had its own panel where they revealed this fall’s episode of “Treehouse of Horror” will carry five stories instead of the typical three. In fact, they went as far as to share one of the segments from this year’s “Treehouse of Horror XXXII” Halloween special, which honors both Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price, the latter of which is voice by Maurice LaMarche. In the...

The virtual edition of the San Diego Comic-Con has come to an end, which means it’s time to set our sights on Halloweentime! “The Simpsons” had its own panel where they revealed this fall’s episode of “Treehouse of Horror” will carry five stories instead of the typical three. In fact, they went as far as to share one of the segments from this year’s “Treehouse of Horror XXXII” Halloween special, which honors both Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price, the latter of which is voice by Maurice LaMarche. In the...

Zack Snyder’s zombie movie Army of the Dead is getting two different follow-up projects, including a prequel anime series titled “Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas.” The other project is a live-action prequel movie titled Army of Thieves, which had its own panel at the ongoing virtual Comic-Con@Home tonight. The prequel movie will be coming to Netflix this Fall. “We really like the idea of the fact that it was set at a time where the zombies existed in the world, but it wasn’t a zombie film. Who’s done a prequel where it’s a different...

If season two of Creepshow anthology series left you clamoring for more, season three is already on the way! Horror streaming service Shudder has set September 23 for Creepshow’s third season premiere. The announcement was made during Amazon’s Comic-Con@Home panel today, which saw showrunner and executive producer Greg Nicotero, along with writer Mattie Do, director Rusty Cundieff, and guest cast members Michael Rooker and James Remar as they chat about the series’ newest monsters, stories, and homages. Nicotero teased that Cundieff would direct a segment called “Mums,” written by Nicotero based on the Joe Hill short of the same name...

If season two of Creepshow anthology series left you clamoring for more, season three is already on the way! Horror streaming service Shudder has set September 23 for Creepshow’s third season premiere. The announcement was made during Amazon’s Comic-Con@Home panel today, which saw showrunner and executive producer Greg Nicotero, along with writer Mattie Do, director Rusty Cundieff, and guest cast members Michael Rooker and James Remar as they chat about the series’ newest monsters, stories, and homages. Nicotero teased that Cundieff would direct a segment called “Mums,” written by Nicotero based on the Joe Hill short of the same name...

Timo Tjahjanto is soon to be a legend. It’s a little frustrating that this Indonesian-based filmmaker has yet to break in Hollywood, but it’s comforting to know that he’s set to get behind the camera for the remake of Train to Busan for James Wan’s Atomic Monster and New Line Cinema. He also revealed on social media late last night that he’s attached to a project with the filmmaking team behind Sinister and Doctor Strange, director Scott Derrickson and writer C. Robert Cargill. While he did share a photo of...

James Wan is producing a small screen version of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” that’s coming to Amazon, and today we’ve learned it’s hitting Prime in October 2021! The announcement was made during Amazon’s Comic-Con@Home panel today, where showrunner Sara Goodman provided some teases for what we can expect from the series. Goodman says the series is “Real, dysfunctional, and completely unpredictable,” while also promising it’s packed with “drama, a lot of blood, violence, psychological stuff as well.” “There will be blood… also I’ve put little Easter eggs throughout the...

phantom limb /ˈfan(t)əm’lim/ n. an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been amputated. Welcome to Phantom Limbs, a recurring feature which will take a look at intended yet unproduced horror sequels and remakes – extensions to genre films we love, appendages to horror franchises that we adore – that were sadly lopped off before making it beyond the planning stages. Here, we will be chatting with the creators of these unmade extremities to gain their unique insight into these follow-ups that never were, with the discussions...

The marketing campaign for David Gordon Green‘s Halloween Kills is in full swing, with the hotly-anticipated sequel arriving in theaters in just three months, on October 15, 2021. Today brings a trio of new images from Total Film Magazine, spotlighting a Michael Myers kill scene and the return of the Strode family, who are united in their battle against true evil. “It’s intense and brutal. Just brutal,” Jamie Lee Curtis explains to Total Film. Co-writer Danny McBride adds, “There’s an incredible amount of killing in this movie. It’s so bloody....

Whether you’re in Los Angeles or in the Orlando area, Halloween Horror Nights is the premier event each Halloween season. The massive attraction is set to return to both Universal Studios theme parks this September and has already revealed two major mazes: Beetlejuice and “The House on Haunted Hill”. As we push through summer and head toward the fall, both parks have just pulled back the curtain on two more mazes that horror fans won’t want to miss – prepare for the return of the legendary Leatherface in The Texas...

Netflix is going all-in on the Army of the Dead Universe, which kicked off with this year’s mega-zombie actioneer and will continue with this fall’s prequel Army of Thieves. There’s also an animated prequel series in the works titled “Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas”. Zack Snyder will continue to build the epic Zombie Universe as part of his brand new first-look deal with Netflix, announced this afternoon by THR. While Snyder has openly talked about his aspirations for a sequel, this is the first time it’s been confirmed, with the...

One of the most decorated horror movies ever made, Jonathan Demme‘s The Silence of the Lambs is next headed to 4K Ultra HD, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has announced today. The 30th anniversary release will be available on October 19. 4KUHD DISC 1: • HDR Dolby Vision• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas• 5.1 Surround & 2.0 Lossless Stereo• Optional English Subtitles• UHD 100 Triple Layer Disc BLU-RAY DISC 2: • NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas• Inside the Labyrinth: Documentary (66:28)• Page to Screen: Documentary...

John Milton’s 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost holds a legendary status in the literary world. It not only revisits the Biblical story of the Fall of Man, but provides an added focus to that of Satan – his descent into Hell and rebellion against God. For centuries, Paradise Lost has been a work studied and reimagined, researchers and artists alike enamored by its theme of idolatry – a theme that Kris Esfandiari of King Woman explores in her latest record, Celestial Blues (Relapse Records). King Woman’s 2017 debut record, Created...

A woman fearful she’ll lose all she holds near and dear. A man with a knife or an ax or a couple of lacerating words as his weapon. That’s usually how most horror flicks start. The woman runs for dear life only to not run fast enough. The killer catches her; cue the opening title sequence and creepy theme music. Directly or indirectly, a wide swath of horror focuses on the ills of living in a patriarchal society, one where women are punished for being a little different and for...