Salem’s Lot has a legendary status not unlike the vampire creatures that are the chief antagonists therein. While we are finally getting the newest movie adaptation this month after what seemed like an eternity in development and then an unceremonious shelving, the original continues to have a cult classic aura around it. There was a second TV miniseries that came out on TNT in 2004 but the quality of that one varies depending on who you talk to. Even with all the cache that the original miniseries brings to the table, it had been years since I had watched it. It deserved a revisit and make no mistake, this addition to the King cinematic universe needed a remake more than nearly anything else he has put out.
Originally Salem’s Lot was going to be a theatrical experience but Warner Brothers, who had purchased the rights, had a hard time settling on the story and the personnel.
Originally Salem’s Lot was going to be a theatrical experience but Warner Brothers, who had purchased the rights, had a hard time settling on the story and the personnel.
- 10/3/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
“The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected, nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day. For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.” When I joke about movies being very loosely based on a true story, that opening dialogue from John Larroquette and the wild popularity is what I’m referring to. While it may not be the first...
- 8/28/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
While the home featured in the 1982 classic Poltergeist (watch it Here) sits on the market, looking for a buyer with more than $1 million to spare, Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with the Poltergeist TV series we first heard about back in October of last year. Variety reports that the in-development project has just found the duo that will serve as the show’s writers, showrunners, and executive producers: Kalinda Vazquez and Robbie Thompson.
Variety notes that Vazquez has previously worked on the shows Fear the Walking Dead, Star Trek: Discovery, Once Upon a Time, Prison Break, and Nikita. She has also written for Marvel Comics, teaming up with Carlos Gomez for the comic book series America Chavez: Made in the USA. As for Thompson, he was a writer and co-executive producer on Supernatural and was also creator and showrunner of the prequel series The Winchesters. He has Marvel Comics experience of his own,...
Variety notes that Vazquez has previously worked on the shows Fear the Walking Dead, Star Trek: Discovery, Once Upon a Time, Prison Break, and Nikita. She has also written for Marvel Comics, teaming up with Carlos Gomez for the comic book series America Chavez: Made in the USA. As for Thompson, he was a writer and co-executive producer on Supernatural and was also creator and showrunner of the prequel series The Winchesters. He has Marvel Comics experience of his own,...
- 8/19/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Have you ever watched the 1982 classic Poltergeist (watch it Here) and wished you could live in the house that belonged to the Freeling family? Well, if you have around $1 million to spare, now you can! A Zillow listing reveals that the house used for the Freeling family home in Poltergeist, located at 4267 Roxbury Street in Simi Valley, California, is now up for sale, going for the price of $1,174,999.
Here’s the information from the Zillow listing: For the first time in 45 years, the legendary house from the movie Poltergeist is back on the market! Yes this is the home where much of the first movie of the series was filmed but “This house is clean.” Seriously, it is! Well-loved by its original owners, this charming 4 bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom home is ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise! Enjoy a thoughtfully designed layout perfect for entertaining, relaxing,...
Here’s the information from the Zillow listing: For the first time in 45 years, the legendary house from the movie Poltergeist is back on the market! Yes this is the home where much of the first movie of the series was filmed but “This house is clean.” Seriously, it is! Well-loved by its original owners, this charming 4 bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom home is ready to welcome a new family, without the ghostly antics, we promise! Enjoy a thoughtfully designed layout perfect for entertaining, relaxing,...
- 8/14/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fans of Terror Films get ready for a full three seasons of their binge-worthy anthology series “The Dead Hour”, which is streaming right now on Screambox!
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”.
The series stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive, and tons more. January’s lineup included modern classics Horror in the High Desert and its...
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”.
The series stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive, and tons more. January’s lineup included modern classics Horror in the High Desert and its...
- 2/2/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
A new episode of the Revisited video series has just made its way online, and with this one we’re celebrating the birthday of the late, great director Tobe Hooper by looking at one of his more underrated horror films: the 2004 release Toolbox Murders (watch it Here)! You can hear all about it in the embed above.
Toolbox Murders is technically a remake of the 1978 film The Toolbox Murders, but it’s very different from the source material. Written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch, this one has the following synopsis: Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable, but now decaying, apartment block in Los Angeles, and soon realise that a number of young female residents have met unusually violent deaths. Before long, Nell makes some disturbing discoveries about the building’s manager and her fellow tenants.
The film stars Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Marco Rodríguez, Rance Howard,...
Toolbox Murders is technically a remake of the 1978 film The Toolbox Murders, but it’s very different from the source material. Written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch, this one has the following synopsis: Young couple Steve and Nell move into a once fashionable, but now decaying, apartment block in Los Angeles, and soon realise that a number of young female residents have met unusually violent deaths. Before long, Nell makes some disturbing discoveries about the building’s manager and her fellow tenants.
The film stars Angela Bettis, Brent Roam, Marco Rodríguez, Rance Howard,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fans of Terror Films get ready for a full three seasons of their binge-worthy anthology series “The Dead Hour”, which has been unloading over the past few weeks.
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
The first and second seasons are streaming right now on Screambox with a new season landing each Friday.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”.
The series stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive,...
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
The first and second seasons are streaming right now on Screambox with a new season landing each Friday.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”.
The series stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive,...
- 1/19/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Found footage films are usually at their best when they keep the authenticity high and the complexity low, with the best of the best found footage movies favoring chilling simplicity above all else. The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity are two of the all-time greats for a reason, both stripped down, low-budget found footage efforts that still terrify to this day.
Filmmaker Dutch Marich has been tapping into those vibes with his own bone chilling found footage franchise, which kicked off with Horror in the High Desert in 2021 and now continues this year with sequel Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva. The unsettling found footage franchise delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness.
These deeply effective found footage movies bring maximum terror with their minimal approaches to the sub-genre, and they’re Both now streaming on Screambox today!
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva is a Screambox Exclusive!
Filmmaker Dutch Marich has been tapping into those vibes with his own bone chilling found footage franchise, which kicked off with Horror in the High Desert in 2021 and now continues this year with sequel Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva. The unsettling found footage franchise delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness.
These deeply effective found footage movies bring maximum terror with their minimal approaches to the sub-genre, and they’re Both now streaming on Screambox today!
Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva is a Screambox Exclusive!
- 1/16/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox is heading into the deep dark once again with Underground, which is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered streaming service!
Inspired by true events, Lars Janssen‘s found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
“In the midst of a spirited bachelorette party celebrating their friend’s upcoming wedding, a tight-knit group finds themselves on an unexpected and harrowing journey through an underground bunker, a long-forgotten fortification from World War 2. What began as a night of laughter, dancing, and unforgettable memories takes a nightmarish turn that none of them could have anticipated.”
Underground is the perfect double feature with Screambox favorite Deep Fear, in which a post-graduation celebration turns into a fight for survival in the catacombs of Paris.
If you’re enjoying your experience with Screambox, we encourage you to leave a review. Your feedback matters, and helps us enhance our service for all users.
Inspired by true events, Lars Janssen‘s found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
“In the midst of a spirited bachelorette party celebrating their friend’s upcoming wedding, a tight-knit group finds themselves on an unexpected and harrowing journey through an underground bunker, a long-forgotten fortification from World War 2. What began as a night of laughter, dancing, and unforgettable memories takes a nightmarish turn that none of them could have anticipated.”
Underground is the perfect double feature with Screambox favorite Deep Fear, in which a post-graduation celebration turns into a fight for survival in the catacombs of Paris.
If you’re enjoying your experience with Screambox, we encourage you to leave a review. Your feedback matters, and helps us enhance our service for all users.
- 1/9/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox is heading into the deep dark once again with Underground, which joins the Bloody Disgusting-powered streaming service tomorrow.
Inspired by true events, Lars Janssen‘s found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
“In the midst of a spirited bachelorette party celebrating their friend’s upcoming wedding, a tight-knit group finds themselves on an unexpected and harrowing journey through an underground bunker, a long-forgotten fortification from World War 2. What began as a night of laughter, dancing, and unforgettable memories takes a nightmarish turn that none of them could have anticipated.”
Underground is the perfect double feature with Screambox favorite Deep Fear, in which a post-graduation celebration turns into a fight for survival in the catacombs of Paris.
If you’re enjoying your experience with Screambox, we encourage you to leave a review. Your feedback matters, and helps us enhance our service for all users.
Inspired by true events, Lars Janssen‘s found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
“In the midst of a spirited bachelorette party celebrating their friend’s upcoming wedding, a tight-knit group finds themselves on an unexpected and harrowing journey through an underground bunker, a long-forgotten fortification from World War 2. What began as a night of laughter, dancing, and unforgettable memories takes a nightmarish turn that none of them could have anticipated.”
Underground is the perfect double feature with Screambox favorite Deep Fear, in which a post-graduation celebration turns into a fight for survival in the catacombs of Paris.
If you’re enjoying your experience with Screambox, we encourage you to leave a review. Your feedback matters, and helps us enhance our service for all users.
- 1/8/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fans of Terror Films get ready for a full three seasons of their binge-worthy anthology series “The Dead Hour”, which will be unloading over the next few weeks.
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
The first season is streaming right now on Screambox with a new season landing each Friday.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”, and stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive,...
Each episode features a mysterious late-night radio host (Melissa Holder) who delves into different horrifying tales each episode.
The first season is streaming right now on Screambox with a new season landing each Friday.
“The Dead Hour”, created by Daniel B. Iske & Scott Coleman, was inspired by “The Twilight Zone”, and stars Melissa Holder, Mark Booker, Cheri Bloomingdale, Aleksey Solodov, Nic Roewert, Peris Stapleton, Wendy Iske, Gina Cederberg, Sabrina Kinney, Mandy Barkurst, and Jordin Fitch.
Check out the trailer below.
If you are new to Screambox, welcome! December was jam-packed with chaos, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena, Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Four new Dark Sky Films titles have been added to our massive Screambox library, which already includes Willow Creek, Minor Premise, and The Deeper You Dig (details); Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary, Landlocked, and Possum (details); Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1 & 2, and Emelie (details); Stake Land, Summer of Blood, & Bitter Feast (details); and Wake Wood, Eaten Alive and Sleep Tight (details). Holy shit, right?!
The final batch of films is now streaming on Screambox and begins with Pollyanna McIntosh‘s Darlin’ (review), which she wrote, directed and stars in(!).
“In this sequel to Bloody Disgusting’s The Woman, a feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.”
“Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ (Lauryn Canny) is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl.
The final batch of films is now streaming on Screambox and begins with Pollyanna McIntosh‘s Darlin’ (review), which she wrote, directed and stars in(!).
“In this sequel to Bloody Disgusting’s The Woman, a feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.”
“Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ (Lauryn Canny) is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl.
- 1/2/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in January 2024, including modern classics Horror in the High Desert and its sequel Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, as well as Lamberto Bava’s Demons 1+2 and the Screambox Exclusive Underground.
But first, a cultural crusader strikes in L.A. Slasher on Screambox January 5. The black comedy stars Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Danny Trejo (Machete), and comedian Andy Dick as the voice of the killer.
Screambox Exclusive Underground streams on January 9. Inspired by true events, the found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
Horror in the High Desert and its new sequel, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, join Screambox on January 16. The unsettling found footage franchise delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness.
But first, a cultural crusader strikes in L.A. Slasher on Screambox January 5. The black comedy stars Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), Danny Trejo (Machete), and comedian Andy Dick as the voice of the killer.
Screambox Exclusive Underground streams on January 9. Inspired by true events, the found footage nightmare finds a bachelorette party trapped in a World War II bunker complex.
Horror in the High Desert and its new sequel, Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva, join Screambox on January 16. The unsettling found footage franchise delves into mysterious disappearances in the Nevada wilderness.
- 1/2/2024
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Dario Argento’s classic Phenomena has just landed on Screambox, courtesy of Synapse.
Also known as Creepers, the 1985 Giallo stars Jennifer Connelly and Halloween‘s Donald Pleasence.
Connelly portrays an American at a Swiss finishing school who calls on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Pleasence) fight a monster.
Phenomena has been celebrated several times here on Bloody Disgusting, including a remembrance of Igna, the extremely smart chimpanzee owned by Pleasence’s character.
Other Argento classics on Screambox include Deep Red, Tenebrae, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and The Wax Mask.
Screambox’s December has been jam-packed, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive! Get all of the details here.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Samsung, Comcast, Cox, and Screambox.
Also known as Creepers, the 1985 Giallo stars Jennifer Connelly and Halloween‘s Donald Pleasence.
Connelly portrays an American at a Swiss finishing school who calls on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Pleasence) fight a monster.
Phenomena has been celebrated several times here on Bloody Disgusting, including a remembrance of Igna, the extremely smart chimpanzee owned by Pleasence’s character.
Other Argento classics on Screambox include Deep Red, Tenebrae, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and The Wax Mask.
Screambox’s December has been jam-packed, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive! Get all of the details here.
Start screaming now with Screambox on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Prime Video, Roku, YouTube TV, Samsung, Comcast, Cox, and Screambox.
- 12/15/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Yet another batch of Dark Sky Films titles have made their way onto Screambox, joining previously dropped classics Willow Creek, Minor Premise, and The Deeper You Dig (details), as well as Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary, Landlocked, and Possum (details), Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 1 & 2, and Emelie (details), and even Stake Land, Summer of Blood, & Bitter Feast (details).
First, from master of horror Tobe Hooper, Eaten Alive has now taken a bite out of Screambox.
The ’70s killer crocodile flick features The Addams Family‘s Carolyn Jones, a pre-Freddy-Krueger Robert Englund, and Halloween‘s Kyle Richards.
In the film, “Deep in the swamps of Louisiana, disfigured psychotic Judd (Neville Brand) manages a sleazy, decaying motel. Upon learning that one of his guests is a prostitute, he promptly impales her with a pitchfork and tosses her to the crocodile that stalks the nearby waters. This is just the first in a series of slayings,...
First, from master of horror Tobe Hooper, Eaten Alive has now taken a bite out of Screambox.
The ’70s killer crocodile flick features The Addams Family‘s Carolyn Jones, a pre-Freddy-Krueger Robert Englund, and Halloween‘s Kyle Richards.
In the film, “Deep in the swamps of Louisiana, disfigured psychotic Judd (Neville Brand) manages a sleazy, decaying motel. Upon learning that one of his guests is a prostitute, he promptly impales her with a pitchfork and tosses her to the crocodile that stalks the nearby waters. This is just the first in a series of slayings,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
December is here and Screambox has announced their lilneup of programming. There is a lot of Argento, a lot of festive holiday horror treats and some festival faves coming this month. Screambox December Streaming Line-Up Includes Adam Chaplin, Santastein, Devils, Phenomena, Eaten Alive Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in December, including Adam Chaplin, Santastein, Devils, Phenomena, and Eaten Alive. Fresh off its Beyond Fest premiere, the extended cut of Adam Chaplin is streaming exclusively on Screambox now. Drawing comparison to The Crow, Fist of the North Star, and Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, the unrated Italian splatterfest is a must-see for gorehounds. Santa Claus has come to Screambox in Rare Exports. From Sisu...
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- 12/3/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in December, including the goriest film you’ve never seen, Adam Chaplin, as well as the “Frankenstein”-inspired Santastein, body-swap thriller Devils, and classics Dario Argento’s Phenomena and Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive.
Fresh off its Beyond Fest premiere, the extended cut of Adam Chaplin is streaming exclusively on Screambox now! Drawing comparison to The Crow, Fist of the North Star, and Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, the unrated Italian splatterfest is a must-see for gorehounds.
Santa Claus has also come to Screambox in Rare Exports, also now streaming. From Sisu director Jalmari Helander, the Finnish film joins Screambox’s Yuletide Fear collection alongside exclusives like Secret Santa and Night of the Missing and such classics as Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night 2.
Violent South Korean thriller Devils streams exclusively on Screambox on December 5. It...
Fresh off its Beyond Fest premiere, the extended cut of Adam Chaplin is streaming exclusively on Screambox now! Drawing comparison to The Crow, Fist of the North Star, and Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, the unrated Italian splatterfest is a must-see for gorehounds.
Santa Claus has also come to Screambox in Rare Exports, also now streaming. From Sisu director Jalmari Helander, the Finnish film joins Screambox’s Yuletide Fear collection alongside exclusives like Secret Santa and Night of the Missing and such classics as Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night 2.
Violent South Korean thriller Devils streams exclusively on Screambox on December 5. It...
- 12/1/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Last year, Amazon closed an $8.5 billion acquisition of the film studio MGM, giving them ownership of the studio’s thousands of films and TV shows. Earlier this year, we heard that Poltergeist was one of the six MGM properties Amazon was most interested in doing something with… and now Variety has discovered that a Poltergeist TV series is in early development at Amazon MGM Studios! There are no plot details to share at this time, but Variety has been told “the show will be set within the world of the film”.
Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are set to executive produce the series for Amblin Television.
Tobe Hooper, who had previously made The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Eaten Alive, Salem’s Lot, and The Funhouse, directed Poltergeist from a screenplay Steven Spielberg wrote with Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Spielberg also crafted the initial story. The film has the following synopsis: Strange...
Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are set to executive produce the series for Amblin Television.
Tobe Hooper, who had previously made The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Eaten Alive, Salem’s Lot, and The Funhouse, directed Poltergeist from a screenplay Steven Spielberg wrote with Michael Grais and Mark Victor. Spielberg also crafted the initial story. The film has the following synopsis: Strange...
- 10/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The scene where Robert Shaw gets eaten in “Jaws” is one of the most thrilling moments in movie history. After all of Steven Spielberg’s virtuoso framing and cool ’70s Hitchcock scare tactics, the shark’s big-mouthed consumption of a man who fully deserves to be eaten had a shockingly raw “Look, there it is!” exploitation-film brazenness. (One not inaccurate way to describe “Jaws” would be to call it the greatest B-movie ever made.) “The Flood,” an alligator-attack movie that’s also a violent prison-break thriller, takes its cue from that scene. Set in a backwater Louisiana police station during a hurricane, the film isn’t shy about serving up its big, nasty human-torso-meets-jaws moments. It’s basically a slasher movie with teeth.
The alligator thriller, of course, was always a bargain-basement knockoff of “Jaws” — literally, since the alligators are inevitably slithering out of some basement somewhere. But it was...
The alligator thriller, of course, was always a bargain-basement knockoff of “Jaws” — literally, since the alligators are inevitably slithering out of some basement somewhere. But it was...
- 7/16/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Written by Gary Smart, Neil Morris | Directed by Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story picks up with a 12-year-old Robert being sent to theatre camp getting attention from girls and being complimented by talk show host Steve Allen. That, especially the female attention, pointed him toward his career. And really, what better motivation can a young man have?
Best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Robert Englund already had a long history in the genre. dating back to Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive in 1976. Who could forget his entrance announcing “My name’s Buck, and I’m here to fuck!” and the criminally underrated Dead and Buried in 1981 as well as Galaxy of Terror and a host of others. And it’s continued well past his time as Freddy, most recently doing voice acting in the bizarre puppet film Abruptio.
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story picks up with a 12-year-old Robert being sent to theatre camp getting attention from girls and being complimented by talk show host Steve Allen. That, especially the female attention, pointed him toward his career. And really, what better motivation can a young man have?
Best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Robert Englund already had a long history in the genre. dating back to Tobe Hooper’s Eaten Alive in 1976. Who could forget his entrance announcing “My name’s Buck, and I’m here to fuck!” and the criminally underrated Dead and Buried in 1981 as well as Galaxy of Terror and a host of others. And it’s continued well past his time as Freddy, most recently doing voice acting in the bizarre puppet film Abruptio.
- 6/1/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Just yesterday, we shared the news that the “nature run amok” horror thriller The Flood is going to receive a theatrical, VOD, and digital release on July 14th, courtesy of Saban Films. With the release date so close, we knew a trailer would be available soon – we just didn’t expect it to be this soon! The trailer for The Flood is now online, and you can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.
The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...
Directed by Brandon Slagle (Attack of the Unknown) from a screenplay by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers), this project could be described as “Crawl meets Assault on Precinct 13”. Here’s the synopsis: A horde of giant hungry alligators is unleashed on a group of in-transit prisoners and their guards after a massive hurricane floods Louisiana.
The film stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Louis Mandylor (Rambo: Last Blood), Devanny Pinn...
- 5/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
What if your imaginary friend was a killer from a slasher film? Set in Scotland in 1994, the new comic book series The Nasty answers this compelling question with blood-splattered results as it follows 18-year-old Graeme “Thumper” Connell, who enjoys watching notorious "video nasties" with his friends in The Murder Club, until one night when they come across a cursed videotape that just might bring its cinematic nightmares to lethal life.
With the first issue of The Nasty coming out on April 5th from Vault Comics, we caught up with writer John Lees and artist Adam Cahoon (who contributed art in the first two issues before stepping in as the main illustrator in issue #3) to discuss the making of The Nasty, including exploring how horror can be comforting, taking a subversive approach to the concept of imaginary friends, and creating their own "video nasties" for this series!
Below, you can check...
With the first issue of The Nasty coming out on April 5th from Vault Comics, we caught up with writer John Lees and artist Adam Cahoon (who contributed art in the first two issues before stepping in as the main illustrator in issue #3) to discuss the making of The Nasty, including exploring how horror can be comforting, taking a subversive approach to the concept of imaginary friends, and creating their own "video nasties" for this series!
Below, you can check...
- 3/3/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
On what would’ve been Christopher Reeve’s 69th birthday, Google honored the late Superman actor with a Doodle on its search page.
Appreciative of the gesture, his family noted Reeve’s courage, optimism, and achievement of impossible goals. No mention was made of Reeve’s involvement with the Church of Scientology or why he lost faith in the controversial religion.
A brief bio of Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve in 1978 | Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images
Born Christopher D’Olier Reeve in New York City on September 25, 1952, Reeve honed his acting skills at Cornell University. He moved on to the prestigious Juilliard School and various European stages before turning his talent and good looks to the American soap opera Love of Life.
Reeve started working on the New York-based soap in 1975. According to his autobiography, Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life, ’75 was the same year he looked into (and lost interest in) Scientology.
Appreciative of the gesture, his family noted Reeve’s courage, optimism, and achievement of impossible goals. No mention was made of Reeve’s involvement with the Church of Scientology or why he lost faith in the controversial religion.
A brief bio of Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve in 1978 | Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty Images
Born Christopher D’Olier Reeve in New York City on September 25, 1952, Reeve honed his acting skills at Cornell University. He moved on to the prestigious Juilliard School and various European stages before turning his talent and good looks to the American soap opera Love of Life.
Reeve started working on the New York-based soap in 1975. According to his autobiography, Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life, ’75 was the same year he looked into (and lost interest in) Scientology.
- 2/17/2023
- by Produced by Digital Editors
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Cindy Williams, who played the perky, positive Shirley in the hit ’70s sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, the Associated Press reported Monday. She was 75.
According to the Associated Press, Williams’ children Zak and Emily Hudson confirmed the news through a statement to the publication. Williams reportedly passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday, following a short illness.
“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement to the AP reads. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”
Williams originally played her most famous character of Shirley Feeney in three episodes of “Happy Days” Season 3, with her and her roommate, the more tomboyish Laverne DeFazio (Penny Marshall), serving as friends and supporting...
According to the Associated Press, Williams’ children Zak and Emily Hudson confirmed the news through a statement to the publication. Williams reportedly passed away in Los Angeles on Wednesday, following a short illness.
“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement to the AP reads. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”
Williams originally played her most famous character of Shirley Feeney in three episodes of “Happy Days” Season 3, with her and her roommate, the more tomboyish Laverne DeFazio (Penny Marshall), serving as friends and supporting...
- 1/31/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Glenn Danzig is getting anxious for a return to “normal.” A year ago, the heavy-metal singer turned horror filmmaker was editing his new feature, a blood-soaked “vampire spaghetti Western” called Death Rider in the House of Vampires, when the Covid-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdown. Now that the film is complete, and quarantine protocols are loosening up, he’s hoping to get it into theaters within the next couple of months.
“We’ve already got a plan to go to theaters with it around the country,” he says one day in late March.
“We’ve already got a plan to go to theaters with it around the country,” he says one day in late March.
- 4/29/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Castle of the Creeping Flesh
Blu ray
Severin
1968 / 77 Min. / 1.66:1
Starring Howard Vernon, Janine Reynaud, Michel Lemoine
Cinematography by Jorge Herrero
Directed by Adrian Hoven
Just in time for the holidays, it’s Castle of the Creeping Flesh. The film’s director, Adrian Hoven, helmed a mere seven films but one of them made grindhouse history. The movie was Mark of the Devil and the campaign for that 1970 stomach-churner was a perfect compliment to the degenerate nature of the product—for once there was truth in advertising. Hallmark Releasing made their name with bottom-feeding fare like Last House on the Left and Slaughter Hotel and if a film wasn’t truly debauched they could make it appear so—in 1972 they retitled Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood to Twitch of the Death Nerve—incomprehensible but portentous. For Mark of the Devil they arranged a give-away—a sack that could double...
Blu ray
Severin
1968 / 77 Min. / 1.66:1
Starring Howard Vernon, Janine Reynaud, Michel Lemoine
Cinematography by Jorge Herrero
Directed by Adrian Hoven
Just in time for the holidays, it’s Castle of the Creeping Flesh. The film’s director, Adrian Hoven, helmed a mere seven films but one of them made grindhouse history. The movie was Mark of the Devil and the campaign for that 1970 stomach-churner was a perfect compliment to the degenerate nature of the product—for once there was truth in advertising. Hallmark Releasing made their name with bottom-feeding fare like Last House on the Left and Slaughter Hotel and if a film wasn’t truly debauched they could make it appear so—in 1972 they retitled Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood to Twitch of the Death Nerve—incomprehensible but portentous. For Mark of the Devil they arranged a give-away—a sack that could double...
- 12/22/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
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By Todd Garbarini
I’m a sucker for black and white horror films and thrillers. Hold That Ghost! (1941) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) are the closest I ever got to an actual horror film when I was a child. The latter actually frightened me and gave me more than a handful of nightmares while in kindergarten. As I got older, I thrilled to the suspense-filled Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Wise’s The Haunting (1963), and George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) on network television viewings. I picked up a VHS copy of John Llewelyn Moxey’s masterful The City of the Dead under the insipid title of Horror Hotel and discovered a classic that I love to this day. There is an overall spookiness that I associate with black and white that I wish contemporary horror film directors would go back to.
By Todd Garbarini
I’m a sucker for black and white horror films and thrillers. Hold That Ghost! (1941) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) are the closest I ever got to an actual horror film when I was a child. The latter actually frightened me and gave me more than a handful of nightmares while in kindergarten. As I got older, I thrilled to the suspense-filled Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Wise’s The Haunting (1963), and George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) on network television viewings. I picked up a VHS copy of John Llewelyn Moxey’s masterful The City of the Dead under the insipid title of Horror Hotel and discovered a classic that I love to this day. There is an overall spookiness that I associate with black and white that I wish contemporary horror film directors would go back to.
- 10/28/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The name Tobe Hooper is synonymous with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but the writer/director’s filmography is vast: In addition to unleashing the horror icon Leatherface upon the masses, Hooper is responsible for Eaten Alive, Salem’s Lot, Poltergeist, Lifeforce, Freddy’s Nightmares […]
The post This Day in Horror History: Tobe Hooper’s Underrated Masterpiece The Funhouse Was Released in 1981 appeared first on Dread Central.
The post This Day in Horror History: Tobe Hooper’s Underrated Masterpiece The Funhouse Was Released in 1981 appeared first on Dread Central.
- 3/13/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
The casting announcements continue to roll out for director David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills, and this one reveals that another traumatized child from the original 1978 John Carpenter movie is returning to be traumatized all over again.
According to Halloween Movies, Kyle Richards, who played one of the two kids that was babysat in the first film while Michael Meyers was out murdering people, will reprise her role of Lindsey Wallace all these years later.
Wallace had roles in horror films such as Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980). Lately, though, she appears in the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
It was previously revealed that Anthony Michael Hall was cast in the film as Tommy Doyle, who is another character that was a kid in the first movie. In the film Tommy was being babysat by Laurie Strode,...
According to Halloween Movies, Kyle Richards, who played one of the two kids that was babysat in the first film while Michael Meyers was out murdering people, will reprise her role of Lindsey Wallace all these years later.
Wallace had roles in horror films such as Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980). Lately, though, she appears in the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
It was previously revealed that Anthony Michael Hall was cast in the film as Tommy Doyle, who is another character that was a kid in the first movie. In the film Tommy was being babysat by Laurie Strode,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) wasn't the only person to live through the night He came home in John Carpenter's Halloween, as the two children she babysat, Tommy Doyle and Lindsey Wallace, also survived their encounter with Haddonfield's very own boogeyman. Following the reveal that Anthony Michael Hall will play a grown-up Tommy in Halloween Kills, it's now been reported that Kyle Richards will reprise her role as Lindsey in the sequel to 2018's Halloween.
The news of Richards' return as Lindsey comes from HalloweenMovies.com, who shared the following press release details, including a comment from producer Malek Akkad:
No stranger to the genre, Richards previous roles include (in addition to Halloween) the horror flicks Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980), although fans of reality TV may more recognize her from her appearances in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
The news of Richards' return as Lindsey comes from HalloweenMovies.com, who shared the following press release details, including a comment from producer Malek Akkad:
No stranger to the genre, Richards previous roles include (in addition to Halloween) the horror flicks Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977) and The Watcher in the Woods (1980), although fans of reality TV may more recognize her from her appearances in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, in which she portrays herself.
- 8/31/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Kyle Richards of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” will reprise her role as Lindsey Wallace in the upcoming “Halloween Kills.”
Richards appeared as a child actress in John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” in 1978 as Lindsey Wallace — one of the children being babysat by the Annie Brackett and Laurie Strode characters. In the movie, villain Michael Myers has escaped on the night before Halloween in Haddonfield, Ill., where he attacks high-school student Strode, memorably played by Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut.
Universal announced in July that it would release back-to-back “Halloween” sequel movies that will open in 2020 and 2021. Last year’s “Halloween,” starring Curtis and directed by David Gordon Green, went on to become the highest-grossing installment in the horror franchise at more than $250 million worldwide.
In the 2018 film, Curtis’ character has a final confrontation with Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing...
Richards appeared as a child actress in John Carpenter’s original “Halloween” in 1978 as Lindsey Wallace — one of the children being babysat by the Annie Brackett and Laurie Strode characters. In the movie, villain Michael Myers has escaped on the night before Halloween in Haddonfield, Ill., where he attacks high-school student Strode, memorably played by Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut.
Universal announced in July that it would release back-to-back “Halloween” sequel movies that will open in 2020 and 2021. Last year’s “Halloween,” starring Curtis and directed by David Gordon Green, went on to become the highest-grossing installment in the horror franchise at more than $250 million worldwide.
In the 2018 film, Curtis’ character has a final confrontation with Michael Myers, who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing...
- 8/31/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
In the new horror movie “Crawl,” a pack of enormous alligators invades a sleepy Florida town during a violent hurricane and proceeds to rip the cast apart, limb by limb. These nasty gators aren’t the first critters of their kind to terrify audiences, however. Here’s our list of ravenous reptiles, ranked in order from scariest to silliest.
1) Alligator (1980)
Two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Sayles penned this gruesomely entertaining monster mash about a baby gator named Ramón who gets flushed down a toilet and mutates into a 36-foot behemoth lurking in the Chicago sewer system. When his appetite for human flesh gets the better of him, Ramón bursts through the sidewalk and chows down on a horde of terrified locals. Featuring colorful performances from cult film superstars Robert Forster and Henry Silva, plus witty direction from the ever-dependable Lewis Teague, “Alligator” is more than just the best rampaging reptile movie...
1) Alligator (1980)
Two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Sayles penned this gruesomely entertaining monster mash about a baby gator named Ramón who gets flushed down a toilet and mutates into a 36-foot behemoth lurking in the Chicago sewer system. When his appetite for human flesh gets the better of him, Ramón bursts through the sidewalk and chows down on a horde of terrified locals. Featuring colorful performances from cult film superstars Robert Forster and Henry Silva, plus witty direction from the ever-dependable Lewis Teague, “Alligator” is more than just the best rampaging reptile movie...
- 7/11/2019
- by Matthew Chernov
- Variety Film + TV
A title is always a good start to piquing my interest; the more bold, clever, or assertive the better. So let’s take a look see at Murder Mansion (1972), an engaging Italian/Spanish co-production with a catchy moniker and even better content to back it up.
Released it Italy in August and Spain in September, with a U.S. release November of ’73, Murder Mansion bounced around under various titles for different regions: Maniac Mansion, Exorcism Mansion, The Scream, Quando Marta urlò dalla tomba, and This House is Too Crowded, Let’s Kill Some People all containing the same neo-Gothic graveyard and fog stomper with a better than usual cast and a plot that just won’t quit. Murder is sly and fun.
Oh boy, where do I even start? We open by meeting a disparate group of folk on an Italian highway: a motorcyclist, Fred (Andre Resino – The Werewolf Versus...
Released it Italy in August and Spain in September, with a U.S. release November of ’73, Murder Mansion bounced around under various titles for different regions: Maniac Mansion, Exorcism Mansion, The Scream, Quando Marta urlò dalla tomba, and This House is Too Crowded, Let’s Kill Some People all containing the same neo-Gothic graveyard and fog stomper with a better than usual cast and a plot that just won’t quit. Murder is sly and fun.
Oh boy, where do I even start? We open by meeting a disparate group of folk on an Italian highway: a motorcyclist, Fred (Andre Resino – The Werewolf Versus...
- 4/27/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
In regards to the dark, the world of giallo is still one that I’m fumbling around in, trying to navigate my way through countless films and directors. As I settle in, I’ve started to make out shapes and patterns; that is, until I saw Sergio Martino’s All the Colors of the Dark (1972), a trippy, surreal head trip beautifully restored in an overflowing Blu-ray from Severin Films. My eyes are still adjusting to what they’ve seen.
I’m still fumbling around with Martino, though; other than this, I’ve only seen Torso (’73) and Screamers (’79), and I enjoyed the latter’s high adventure/splattery mermen over the straight ahead straight razor-isms of the former. Colors is easily my favorite of the three, as it offers a heady mix of hallucinogenic horror with a giallo backbone, all done with ferocious style.
Pity poor Jane (Edwige Fenech – The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh...
I’m still fumbling around with Martino, though; other than this, I’ve only seen Torso (’73) and Screamers (’79), and I enjoyed the latter’s high adventure/splattery mermen over the straight ahead straight razor-isms of the former. Colors is easily my favorite of the three, as it offers a heady mix of hallucinogenic horror with a giallo backbone, all done with ferocious style.
Pity poor Jane (Edwige Fenech – The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh...
- 2/18/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
For this final week of home media releases in January, I hope everyone has prepared their wallets, because we have a lot to get excited about, especially if you’re a cult film fan.
Vinegar Syndrome is doing the dark lord’s work this Tuesday, as they are putting out four different titles, including Cutting Class, Splatter University, There’s Nothing Out There, and Uninvited. Severin is celebrating giallo filmmaking with their releases of All the Colors of Giallo and All the Colors of the Dark, Scream Factory is showing some love to Screamers, and if you missed it in theaters, you can also finally catch up with Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria on Blu-ray this week as well.
Other notable releases for January 29th include a new edition of Willow, Save Yourself, and Dead Silence (1989).
All the Colors of Giallo
'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid...
Vinegar Syndrome is doing the dark lord’s work this Tuesday, as they are putting out four different titles, including Cutting Class, Splatter University, There’s Nothing Out There, and Uninvited. Severin is celebrating giallo filmmaking with their releases of All the Colors of Giallo and All the Colors of the Dark, Scream Factory is showing some love to Screamers, and if you missed it in theaters, you can also finally catch up with Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria on Blu-ray this week as well.
Other notable releases for January 29th include a new edition of Willow, Save Yourself, and Dead Silence (1989).
All the Colors of Giallo
'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid...
- 1/29/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Massive breeding rabbits run rampant in Scream Factory's new Night of the Lepus Blu-ray, and to celebrate the new home media release of the cute creature feature, we've been provided with three high-def copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers!
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Night of the Lepus.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Night of the Lepus Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on June 26th. This contest is only open to those who...
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Night of the Lepus.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:
https://www.instagram.com/dailydead/
2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Night of the Lepus Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on June 26th. This contest is only open to those who...
- 6/19/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
There may not be a ton of genre-related home media releases coming out this week, but the films that are coming to Blu-ray are an impressive bunch all the same. Universal has both Unsane and Pacific Rim Uprising on tap in a variety of formats, including 4K Ultra HD, and Scream Factory has a double dose of classic terror coming your way this Tuesday with Night of the Lepus and Alien Predators. And rounding out this week’s Blu-ray and DVD offerings is the indie thriller The Hollow Child, which comes home courtesy of Lionsgate.
Alien Predators
When Nasa’s Skylab fell to Earth the threat was over ... but five years later the horror is just beginning.
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives...
Alien Predators
When Nasa’s Skylab fell to Earth the threat was over ... but five years later the horror is just beginning.
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives...
- 6/19/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Scream Factory details the June 19th Blu-ray release of Night Of The Lepus, which includes new audio commentary and a 2k scan of the original film elements:
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – How many eyes does horror have? How many times will terror strike? Giant mutant rabbits are on the loose in the campy 70’s cult classic Night Of The Lepus for the first time on Blu-ray on June 19, 2018 from Scream Factory. This release features a new 2K scan of the original film elements and comes complete with new audio commentaries. There was no limit to the horror ... no end to the Night Of The Lepus! A hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning Arizona ranchlands ends up turning them into flesh-eating, 150-pound monsters in Night of the Lepus. Stuart Whitman (Eaten Alive), Janet Leigh (Psycho), Rory Calhoun (Motel Hell) and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek) are among...
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – How many eyes does horror have? How many times will terror strike? Giant mutant rabbits are on the loose in the campy 70’s cult classic Night Of The Lepus for the first time on Blu-ray on June 19, 2018 from Scream Factory. This release features a new 2K scan of the original film elements and comes complete with new audio commentaries. There was no limit to the horror ... no end to the Night Of The Lepus! A hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning Arizona ranchlands ends up turning them into flesh-eating, 150-pound monsters in Night of the Lepus. Stuart Whitman (Eaten Alive), Janet Leigh (Psycho), Rory Calhoun (Motel Hell) and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek) are among...
- 5/8/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Here we are: the first Masters of Horror episode from my favorite filmmaker of all time: the late, great Tobe Hooper.
Season 1, Episode 3: “Dance of the Dead”
Director: Tobe Hooper
Original Air Date: November 11th, 2005
One of the coolest things about the Showtime anthology series Masters of Horror is that, in addition to codifying who many of the genre “masters” were (though it didn’t cover all of them; there were no episodes directed by Wes Craven or George Romero or David Cronenberg or a handful of other greats), the series gave opportunities to filmmakers that had fallen somewhat out of the pop culture consciousness to remind fans that they still had it—they just had to be given the chance. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the case of Tobe Hooper, who was something of a punching bag in the horror genre when his season 1 episode aired.
Season 1, Episode 3: “Dance of the Dead”
Director: Tobe Hooper
Original Air Date: November 11th, 2005
One of the coolest things about the Showtime anthology series Masters of Horror is that, in addition to codifying who many of the genre “masters” were (though it didn’t cover all of them; there were no episodes directed by Wes Craven or George Romero or David Cronenberg or a handful of other greats), the series gave opportunities to filmmakers that had fallen somewhat out of the pop culture consciousness to remind fans that they still had it—they just had to be given the chance. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in the case of Tobe Hooper, who was something of a punching bag in the horror genre when his season 1 episode aired.
- 4/24/2018
- by Patrick Bromley
- DailyDead
One of the many great things about Scream Factory's Blu-ray releases is that they often align with the movies of the past that we love to celebrate and discuss on Daily Dead, and their latest batch of Blu-ray announcements are no exception, including two films highlighted in our special features columns: The Curse of the Cat People (featured in Perry Ruhland's Crypt of Curiosities) and Night of the Lepus (spotlighted in Bryan Christopher's Catalog From the Beyond).
Alien Predators Blu-ray: "We are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of the 1985 sci-fi /horror film Alien Predators (also known as The Falling), which makes its Blu-ray format debut in the U.S. & Canada on June 19th!
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives the...
Alien Predators Blu-ray: "We are now taking pre-orders for our upcoming release of the 1985 sci-fi /horror film Alien Predators (also known as The Falling), which makes its Blu-ray format debut in the U.S. & Canada on June 19th!
Three American teens on a European holiday are about to experience their worst nightmare. They are about to be trapped in a quaint Spanish town infested with a parasitic alien virus that drives the...
- 3/7/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Cannibal sub-genre usually divides the viewer in to one of two camps: horror fans who deem it “necessary” as part of their schooling to watch the gut munchers of the decade from the early ‘70s to early ‘80s, and those who completely stay clear after hearing stories of real life animal mutilation and on screen rape, not to mention an anatomical eye for grisly (and gristly) detail in that uniquely unsubtle, very Italian way. If you choose to wade through the jungle, there are simply no better guides than the denizens at Severin Films, who offer up a superb new disc of Umberto Lenzi’s Eaten Alive! (1980). If you’re new to this fascinating facet of horror, you might as well jump in here – there is no shallow end.
Lenzi kick started the craze with 1972’s Man from Deep River, an unabashed “homage” to A Man Called Horse (1970), the...
Lenzi kick started the craze with 1972’s Man from Deep River, an unabashed “homage” to A Man Called Horse (1970), the...
- 3/2/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
It’s a quiet week of horror and sci-fi home entertainment titles, as there are only a handful coming our way this Tuesday. There’s a limited edition release for Umberto Lenzi’s Eaten Alive! that Severin Films has put together, and Scream Factory is giving William Castle’s The Night Walker the HD treatment as well.
Other releases arriving on February 20th include Mom and Dad, Headgame, Downhill, Cannibal Hookers, and season one of Midnight, Texas.
Eaten Alive!: Limited Edition (Severin Films, Blu-ray)
Eight years after he first unleashed the Italian cannibal craze, spaghetti splatter master Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox) returned to the jungle for this "graphic" (Monster Hunter), "sordid" (Geek Legacy) and "extreme" (Horror News) gut-muncher that still packs the power to knock you over. EuroSleaze hall-of- famers Robert Kerman (Cannibal Holocaust), Janet Agren (City Of The Living Dead), Ivan Rassimov (The Man From Deep...
Other releases arriving on February 20th include Mom and Dad, Headgame, Downhill, Cannibal Hookers, and season one of Midnight, Texas.
Eaten Alive!: Limited Edition (Severin Films, Blu-ray)
Eight years after he first unleashed the Italian cannibal craze, spaghetti splatter master Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox) returned to the jungle for this "graphic" (Monster Hunter), "sordid" (Geek Legacy) and "extreme" (Horror News) gut-muncher that still packs the power to knock you over. EuroSleaze hall-of- famers Robert Kerman (Cannibal Holocaust), Janet Agren (City Of The Living Dead), Ivan Rassimov (The Man From Deep...
- 2/20/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Hey everyone. We’ve got a pretty good list this week. That’s not to say it didn’t come without discrepancies. First is Umberto Lenzi’s classic Eaten Alive!, which may not hit shelves until next week, but could have dropped this week. Keep an eye out for it, and I will also remind you again next week. […]
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- 2/13/2018
- by Sean Brickley
- DreadCentral.com
The good folks over at Severin Films just dropped us a line to let us know that Umberto Lenzi’s infamous flick Eaten Alive! (aka Doomed to Die) is coming home to DVD and Blu-ray in the States. Take That all 38 countries who banned it! That’s right! Just in time to bloody up your new […]
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- 12/23/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
During the early 60’s to the mid 80’s Italian horror was in its heyday – directors such as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Joe D’Amato, and Enzo. G. Castellari directed some of the most outrageous terror films ever. Films that, at the time, pushed boundaries, depicting some of the most stylish and horrific on screen images. But at the same time these films included some of the most elegant and beautiful scores, scores which gained a cult following then and to this day – and they remain as popular now as they’ve ever been.
In comes Vault of Horror – The Italian Connection from Demon Records…
Featuring twenty of the most amazing film Italian genre themes ever, it is a heady mix of funk, disco, electronic and prog rock; featuring composers such as Stelvio Cipriani, Franco Micalizzi, Roberto Donati, Carlo Rustichelli, Nico Fidenco, Ennio Morricone, Fabio Frizzi,...
In comes Vault of Horror – The Italian Connection from Demon Records…
Featuring twenty of the most amazing film Italian genre themes ever, it is a heady mix of funk, disco, electronic and prog rock; featuring composers such as Stelvio Cipriani, Franco Micalizzi, Roberto Donati, Carlo Rustichelli, Nico Fidenco, Ennio Morricone, Fabio Frizzi,...
- 10/26/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Whether he was telling stories of the living dead, the supernatural, or human monsters, filmmaker Umberto Lenzi always found a way to draw you in with his genuine enthusiasm behind the lens and a pure passion for cinema that was evident in his work. It is with great sadness, then, that we share the news of Lenzi's passing at the age of 86.
According to multiple sources, including ISTOÉ, report that Lenzi passed away at a hospital in Rome. The specific reason for his passing has not yet been shared with the public.
Lenzi's prolific career as a writer/director spanned five decades, beginning with 1958's An Italian in Greece and concluding with 1992's Mean Tricks. With a career that was truly eclectic, Lenzi made movies for a wide range of sub-genres. He took viewers into the Bond-esque world of espionage with Super Seven Calling Cairo and The Spy Who Loved Flowers,...
According to multiple sources, including ISTOÉ, report that Lenzi passed away at a hospital in Rome. The specific reason for his passing has not yet been shared with the public.
Lenzi's prolific career as a writer/director spanned five decades, beginning with 1958's An Italian in Greece and concluding with 1992's Mean Tricks. With a career that was truly eclectic, Lenzi made movies for a wide range of sub-genres. He took viewers into the Bond-esque world of espionage with Super Seven Calling Cairo and The Spy Who Loved Flowers,...
- 10/19/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Everyone needs an escape from time to time. A place apart from reality, where the strange whisper with the miraculous, and cheap trinkets are bartered with greasy denizens of the night. What better place to set a horror film than the carnival, where the potential for mystery awaits around every crimson tent and distorted mirror? If you’re so inclined, step right up and buy a ticket to The Funhouse (1981), the late Tobe Hooper’s wonderful tribute to the seedy shadowed world of carnies, caramel apples, and Universal monsters.
Released in March by Universal, The Funhouse underperformed at the box office, but critics (including Gene Siskel) admired it for focusing on suspense and thrills rather than gruesome mayhem. In a landscape littered with severed limbs and phallically inclined urban legends, Mr. Hooper used his genius to once again showcase the underbelly of the American psyche, this time with a major studio’s dollars.
Released in March by Universal, The Funhouse underperformed at the box office, but critics (including Gene Siskel) admired it for focusing on suspense and thrills rather than gruesome mayhem. In a landscape littered with severed limbs and phallically inclined urban legends, Mr. Hooper used his genius to once again showcase the underbelly of the American psyche, this time with a major studio’s dollars.
- 9/2/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Tobe Hooper, who died over the weekend at 74, was a leader in the Vietnam-era boom in independent, ultra-violent horror films. His 1974 “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is considered the last in a trio of low-budget horror breakouts that included George Romero’s 1968 “Night of the Living Dead” and Wes Craven’s 1972 “Last House on the Left.”
Though grosses for these films were unreliably reported, “Texas” appears to have done the best. Its reported $30 million domestic take (adjusted, around $140 million today) was at least 100 times its budget (also a guess, though some reports have it as high as $300,000 in 1974 value). Producers recouped costs and little else from distributor Bryanston (best known for the Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey’s “Frankenstein” and “Dracula” movies, as well as taking over distribution of “Deep Throat”).
Like Romero and Craven, the hit boosted Hooper’s career. But unlike his peers, Hooper struggled to establish his brand after “Texas.
Though grosses for these films were unreliably reported, “Texas” appears to have done the best. Its reported $30 million domestic take (adjusted, around $140 million today) was at least 100 times its budget (also a guess, though some reports have it as high as $300,000 in 1974 value). Producers recouped costs and little else from distributor Bryanston (best known for the Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey’s “Frankenstein” and “Dracula” movies, as well as taking over distribution of “Deep Throat”).
Like Romero and Craven, the hit boosted Hooper’s career. But unlike his peers, Hooper struggled to establish his brand after “Texas.
- 8/29/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Don Kaye Aug 29, 2017
The legendary director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has sadly died at the age of 74.
We're sad to report that filmmaker Tobe Hooper has passed away at the age of 74 in Sherman Oaks, California. The Austin, Texas native was best known for directing 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of the greatest and most influential horror films ever made and one of several films - including 1968’s Night Of The Living Dead, 1972’s The Last House On The Left and 1975’s Shivers - that introduced a raw new intensity to the genre.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was made for around $300,000 and went on to earn more than $30 million at the box office. The story of a group of young friends who fall into the hands of a family of hideous cannibals - led by the...
The legendary director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has sadly died at the age of 74.
We're sad to report that filmmaker Tobe Hooper has passed away at the age of 74 in Sherman Oaks, California. The Austin, Texas native was best known for directing 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, one of the greatest and most influential horror films ever made and one of several films - including 1968’s Night Of The Living Dead, 1972’s The Last House On The Left and 1975’s Shivers - that introduced a raw new intensity to the genre.
See related Spider-Man: Homecoming - director Jon Watts interview
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was made for around $300,000 and went on to earn more than $30 million at the box office. The story of a group of young friends who fall into the hands of a family of hideous cannibals - led by the...
- 8/29/2017
- Den of Geek
Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre may or may not be the scariest horror movie ever made (I think it is) but it’s certainly one of the most referenced, imitated, ripped off, and influential. Hooper claims the film was his reaction to Vietnam and Watergate and he shot it in grainy 16mm which gives the film its gritty in-your-face realism. For a first-timer, Hooper directed with a solid sense of composition and attention to detail and forced some amazing performances from his cast. Audiences and critics at the time responded to it’s high level of gore, but they were wrong. It’s actually a masterpiece of restraint that Hooper made and much of its magic lies in the fact that the audience thinks they saw a no-holds-barred gorefest when they didn’t (the scene of the Hitchhiker (Ed Neal) slicing his own hand with a knife is...
- 8/27/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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