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It’s ironic that we’ve only now gotten around to diving deep into the original Castlevania after delving into retrospectives for its two sequels. At 35, the series has seen its up and downs. The current trend seems to be to lament over “the good old days” of when Konami first bestowed greatness on Nintendo’s Famicom Disc System back in 1986, then porting it over to the NES. And given the current prospects of many of Konami’s classic series, it’s not out of the question. But hey, instead of mourning for...

For all the questions surrounding the potential remake of Capcom’s Resident Evil remake, a fan finally decided to do something about it, and threw in something special, to boot. PerroAutonomo has released a beta version of his Resident Evil remake in the Unity Engine, which features a first-person camera perspective. Keep in mind that this isn’t the same game as Capcom’s official Resident Evil remake, but rather the OG version. Meaning, this is closer in look and gameplay to the PlayStation, Saturn and PC versions released in 1997. However, as mentioned,...

If there was ever a day of the year that deserved the horror movie treatment, Black Friday is the one. We’ve all seen the news footage of angry, zombie-like shoppers storming retail stores, desperate to get their hands on the latest deals with absolutely no regard for the overworked staffers. While this has been less of a common occurrence in the age of online retailers, it doesn’t make the true accounts of some of these violent incidents any less horrifying. Casey Tebo‘s Black Friday turns the metaphorical zombies into literal...

James Wan is producing a new take on Stephen King‘s vampire story Salem’s Lot for Warner Bros. and New Line, with Gary Dauberman (It, The Nun, Annabelle Comes Home) attached to write the script and also direct the film. THR reports tonight that Pilou Asbæk (Overlord, “Game of Thrones”) has come on board, set to play the pivotal character Richard Straker. THR details, “Asbæk takes on the role of Richard Straker, the vampire’s familiar who prepares for the arrival of his master and does plenty of dirty work.” Salem’s Lot will take a bite out of theaters on September...

Free streaming service Tubi will be celebrating the spooky season all October long with their “Terror on Tubi” lineup, which includes original shows, movies, and specials. Here’s everything you need to know about the month-long event. Tubi, FOX Entertainment’s free streaming service, announced today “Terror on Tubi,” it’s scary good streaming Halloween celebration, which kicks off this October. All month long, Tubi will offer thousands of hours of scares from streaming’s biggest free Halloween movie collection, with more than 5,000 horror and paranormal titles from which to choose. As part of “Terror...

John Carpenter‘s graphic novel series is back this Halloween season with Tales For a HalloweeNight Vol. 7, featuring more twisted tales masterfully crafted for your terror. The latest issue from Storm King Comics will be on shelves September 22, 2021! John Carpenter himself wrote one of the stories featured in the new volume, which is titled “Aliens Among Us.” In advance of the release, artist Luis Guaragna has whipped up a piece of a retro-style movie poster art for Carpenter’s latest tale, presenting “Aliens Among Us” as if it’s a new movie...

More info is trickling in for the still-unannounced Castlevania Advance Collection. Over the weekend, it was revealed that the collection would be coming to PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, and now thanks once again to Gematsu, the titles have been confirmed, as per the Korean Ratings Board entry, and now the ESRB. As many assumed, the collection will contain the three Game Boy Advance titles in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. However, there will be a fourth title in the collection...

Nostalgia is a curious thing, especially when it comes to film. Multi-media empires have been built on filmmakers revamping the entertainment of their youth for new audiences, but it’s extremely difficult for modern productions to capture the spirit of older movies without turning into exaggerated parodies. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule, and every now and then we’re treated to a film that truly understands the material it’s based on and provides us with genuine old-fashioned thrills. Ten years ago, Jason Eisener gave us one of these rare...

Looney Tunes. After back-to-back weeks of visually sumptuous horror films with Germany’s Der Samurai and Detroit‘s It Follows, Trace and I are tackling a franchise entry with the 30th anniversary of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991). Joining us is Mark O. Estes, host of the Midnight Social Distortion podcast, who has strong nostalgic feelings for the film. Naturally, the Rachel Talalay-directed sixth entry in the Nightmare on Elm Street series was not its last, but the film is certainly set up as one. The film deceptively follows amnesiac teen John Doe (Shon Greenblatt)...

For two and a half decades, Aborted have been a constant force of death metal ferocity. With their 11th studio album ManiaCult having released last week, the band once again delivers a visceral presentation of bloodthirsty riffs, skull annihilating blast beats, and soul-splitting shrieks. Among their contemporaries, Aborted not only stands as one of the more prominent bands in death metal, but also one of the most chilling. ManiaCult is not only one of the heaviest records of 2021, but easily an album of the year contender. In a conversation...

The Temptations brand is back at it this Halloween season with a set of commercials promoting their new cat treat flavor called “Tasty Human.” Yes. Tasty. Human.  The commercials aim to remind you that, based on a study conducted in 2014 by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, your cat probably wants to eat you. (Well okay, maybe not eat you, but the study does point out several similar personality traits between our beloved feline companions and their bigger, more ferocious counterparts, such as snow leopards and African lions.) Temptations...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife will begin haunting theaters on November 19, 2021, and the first wave of rave reviews from movie critics suggest we’re all in for a treat later this year. Critic Scott Menzel tweeted, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the Ghostbusters sequel that I’ve been waiting all my life to see. It is nostalgia done right. A perfect blend of classic Ghostbusters moments with a fresh & unique twist for a whole new generation to enjoy.” It’s an opinion returning star Sigourney Weaver agrees with. Weaver is back as Dana Barrett in the sequel to the original...

It’s already been an insanely packed year for genre offerings, and the Halloween season is about to compound that tenfold with some major anticipated releases still on the horizon. It’s a continuing trend from last year, in which a steady stream of horror content made it tricky to keep up with all of the titles. In case you missed some worthwhile 2020 releases or wanted to wait until they were available on streaming, now’s your chance. This week’s streaming picks belong to some 2020 highlights. Here’s where to stream them…....

Few storytellers kill their darlings as well as Mike Flanagan. Or more to the point, few storytellers make you care so much about the story’s characters. It causes their trauma, pain, heartbreak, and often worse, to hurt that much more when the horror hits. Flanagan’s only sharpened that skill to a sharp, pointy edge with long-form storytelling, letting you get even more deeply attached over multiple episodes. And Netflix’s limited series Midnight Mass cuts deep. Riley Flynn (Zach Gilford) returns home to the small community of Crockett Island to pick up the...