by James Burrell | May 17, 2024 | Cryptic Collectibles, Toys
CRYPTIC COLLECTIBLES: NECA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LOST LON CHANEY CLASSIC “LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT” WITH ITS ULTIMATE PROFESSOR BURKE FIGURE By JAMES BURRELL With his striking performances and remarkable use of makeup, Lon Chaney gave us some of horror’s most iconic and tragic...
by Michael Gingold | May 17, 2024 | News
Grindhouse sets Drafthouse dates for restored ’70s shocker “HOLLYWOOD 90028” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The rediscovered serial-murder opus has won raves from early screenings. Grindhouse Releasing has revealed over a dozen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bookings next month for...
by Deirdre Crimmins | May 17, 2024 | Reviews
Movie Review: Bask in Jane Schoenbrun’s “I SAW THE TV GLOW” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Ian ForemanWritten and Directed by Jane SchoenbrunA24 Very few generalizations can or should be drawn from a director’s...
by Michael Gingold | May 17, 2024 | News
“DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS,” based on true events, gets distribution and an ARG By MICHAEL GINGOLD The movie won enthusiastic reviews at Frightfest last year under the title BLUE LIGHT. Quiver Distribution has announced its acquisition of North American rights to...
by Michael Gingold | May 16, 2024 | Reviews
Movie Review: “THE STRANGERS–CHAPTER 1” does not encourage further viewing By KEN MICHAELS Starring Madelaine Petsch and Froy GutierrezDirected by Renny HarlinWritten by Alan R. Cohen and Alan FreedlandLionsgate It’s hard to say what demonstrates more hubris: The...
by Michael Gingold | May 16, 2024 | Exclusives, News
Exclusive alternative poster art for surreal chiller “HOUSE OF SCREAMING GLASS” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The team behind the movie has come up with a few striking images to promote it. HOUSE OF SCREAMING GLASS is coming to VOD and DVD May 21 from DeskPop Entertainment....
by Michael Gingold | May 16, 2024 | News
Trailer debut for “NEVER LET GO,” Alexandre Aja chiller starring Halle Berry By MICHAEL GINGOLD The star of THE CALL and KIDNAP is back in child-protective mode in the survival horror film. Lionsgate releases NEVER LET GO to theaters September 27. Directed by...
by Grace Detwiler | May 16, 2024 | Exclusives, News
Dima Barch’s “DEAD END” To Screen At Portland Horror Film Festival By GRACE DETWILER In what may likely be the last chance to see it on the big screen, DEAD END (2022) is set to play the ninth annual Portland Horror Film Festival at the Hollywood...
by Rue Morgue Manor | May 16, 2024 | Deep Dives, Retrospective
INTERVIEW: “THE MUTILATOR’S” BUDDY COOPER DISCUSSES THE FILM’S LEGACY AND UPCOMING SEQUEL By Bethany Lake By the late 1970s, slasher movies had been around for a while, originating in films such as Psycho, Peeping Tom, Blood Feast, Bay of Blood and Black...
by Michael Gingold | May 15, 2024 | News
Ghost story “BLACKWATER LANE” is coming next month; trailer and poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD The best-selling novel THE BREAKDOWN by B.A. Paris is on its way to the screen under a new title. Lionsgate has announced that BLACKWATER LANE will be released in select theaters...