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I believe it takes a well-developed sense of humor to be a horror fan. After all, none of us would be able to sleep if we actually thought that Freddy Krueger could show up in our dreams at night – and yet we always play along when the time comes to enjoy spooky stories about supernatural killers and mutated monsters.

That’s why the rise of horror comedies was all but inevitable, as most horror hounds were already willing to laugh alongside their favorite filmmakers instead of at them. That being said, some of these humorous scares are more popular than others, and today we’d like to shine a light on six criminally underseen horror-comedies that deserve a second chance at success!

As usual, this list is based on personal opinion, but don’t forget to comment below with your own underrated favorites if you think we missed a particularly...

The Valentine’s Day-set slasher movie Heart Eyes is set to reach theatres on February 7th – but that’s not the only horror movie that Cinemark theatres will be celebrating the holiday with. The cinema chain has revealed that they’ll be running a series called “Love You to Death” from February 1st through the 5th, bringing The Silence of the Lambs, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Midsommar, the 1981 slasher classic My Bloody Valentine, and Shaun of the Dead back to the big screen!

On the Love You to Death page, Cinemark writes, “Got a bleeding heart for horror? Our lineup of frightful flicks is swoon-worthy, with plenty of tortured love—and actual torture—to satisfy the most die-hard fans.“

The Silence of the Lambs will be showing in Cinemark theatres on February 1st. Directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay by Ted Tally and based on a novel by Thomas Harris,...

Exclusive: Zygi Kamasa, the veteran film executive who launched True Brit Entertainment 15 months ago, is on a scary mission to bring back Britain’s horror film heritage. Today, he reveals that his company will release period shocker The Dreadful starring Game of Thrones duo Sophie Turner and Kit Harington and Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden in the UK.

“I feel very much that I want to go further in trying to encourage the UK industry to make more horror movies because horror still works consistently well in cinemas,” Kamasa insists, citing the success of last year’s occult horror Longlegs.

Sophie Turner, Kit Harington

But Longlegs, and many other recent horror movies, were American made.

“If we’re going to do horror in this country, go back. I mean we were dominating horror in the Sixties and Seventies, the Hammer horror and all that.

Funko‘s has launched pre-orders for new Pop! figures from Motel Hell and Shaun of the Dead.

Kudos to the company for digging into the annals of horror for deep cuts like Motel Hell. The 1980 horror-comedy stars Rory Calhoun as a farmer who harvests travelers for his human sausages.

Brandishing with a bloody chainsaw, the pig-headed Vincent Smith is eager to expand his garden in your toy collection.

Shaun of the Dead‘s Simon Pegg first received the Pop! treatment in 2015 and again last year in conjunction with Funko Fusion, but don’t stop Shaun now.

Cue up Queen for the Specialty Series exclusive, equipped with a pool cue to fend off zombies. A bloody chase variant is also up for grabs.

Due out in March, each 4″ vinyl collectible costs $11.99.

The post Funko Gets Bloody with ‘Motel Hell’ & ‘Shaun of the Dead’ Pop! Figures appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

‘Hell of a Summer’ is a 2023 comedy-horror movie written and directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk, marking Bryk’s first time as a director. The film features Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Billy Bryk, Finn Wolfhard, Pardis Saremi, and D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai.

The movie focuses on the night before campers arrive at Camp Pineway, as a masked killer starts targeting the staff. You know the drill.

The film premiered back in 2023 at Toronto International Film Festival, but if you’re not an avid festival-goer you will be able to watch it on Neon on April 18, 2025.

As we are nearing release, the first trailer for the movie has been released:

Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk invite you to Camp Pineway. Get ready for a Hell Of A Summer.

Starring Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, D'Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, and many more. In theaters April 18. pic.twitter.com/YCqT9IFc7G

— Neon (@neonrated) January 22, 2025

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In another decade or so, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy will gain a new taste. Who’s ready for some prune ice cream?

When Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost first started making comedy projects together in the late 1990s, the young bucks started with a surreal, roommate-focused sitcom called Spaced that ran for two seasons and earned the trio enough critical clout to eventually pull off one of the most ambitious and only-thematically-related film trilogies of all time, the aforementioned Three Flavours Cornetto series. Pegg is the senior-most member of the comedy collective, having been a decrepit 29 years old by the time Spaced premiered on U.K.’s Channel 4, but Frost believes that he can keep working that geezer until he’s absolutely ancient.

In a recent talk with The i Paper, Frost revealed that he “definitely” believes the Three Flavours Cornetto trio will reunite and continue...

Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that an audience member "almost had a heart attack" during a screening of 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'.The 56-year-old filmmaker is once again behind the camera on the latest movie in the Tom Cruise-led franchise and revealed how one of the picture's intense action sequences nearly led to a medical emergency.McQuarrie told Empire magazine: "We had a small screening, and someone said, 'I was suffocating throughout the entire sequence. I almost had a heart attack.' And I thought, 'I guess we did something right.'"The director promised that the franchise's eighth film – set for release in May – will give fans the chance to see more of the characters Grace (Hayley Atwell), Degas (Greg Tarzan Davis) and Paris (Pom Klementieff) and discover their complex relationships with Cruise's agent Ethan Hunt.He said: "I can only say that the end of the world makes strange bedfellows.

Netflix has a great way of churning out excellent original series. The films the streamer does can be great, too. Or some of them can be purely fluff.

The great thing about having a Netflix subscription, though, is that you don't only need to see Netflix Originals. You see a whole scope of movies made by other studios. That can be both good and bad.

But writing optimistically, there are 12 examples below of why you should be grateful to have a Netflix subscription. Each of these films is a winner. You will not be disappointed.

12 movies you should not miss streaming on Netflix in January 2025Paddington 2

Paddington 2 is a perfect movie. This is not written as a fan of children's films solely, as the film is entertaining for people of all ages. There are enough heart-warming moments, more than enough laughs, and a bad guy played wonderfully by Hugh Grant.

Universal Pictures has revealed a new How to Train Your Dragon promo, which debuted during the NFL Playoffs. Similar in structure to the teaser trailer, the spot features more footage from the highly anticipated live-action film opening in theaters on June 13.

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast, Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon.

Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. With the fierce and ambitious Astrid and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding.

As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they...

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will be at Awesome Con. The actors shot to stardom together with a series of winning projects—most made with celebrated writer/director Edgar Wright—including the sitcom Spaced, the “zom-com” Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End. Both actors have also thrived in their own rights, with Frost appearing in projects like Attack the Block, Truth Seekers, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and Pegg in the Mission: Impossible series, the J.J. Abrams Star Trek series, and The Boys. Their breakout film, Shaun of the Dead, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024.

ScreenRant is happy to announce that frequent Simon Pegg and Nick Frost will appear at Awesome Con on both Saturday and Sunday. The pair will be available for autographs and photo ops, and will also take part in a panel on the Main Stage. Attendees can expect to get to ask...

The greatest zombie movie to feature weaponized Sade albums, Shaun of the Dead, marked its 20th anniversary last year. In addition to making a lot of people feel super-old, this milestone also meant that we got a new “remastered” version of the film, which was released on 4K Uhd Blu-Ray this past December.

While the film is mostly identical to the version that came out in 2004, director Edgar Wright did subtly tinker with one memorable scene. In the original film, Shaun visits his local shop for a soda and a Cornetto ice cream cone, and is completely oblivious to the apocalyptic carnage around him. After failing to notice two bloody handprints on the cooler, he slips on what we can only assume is a puddle of blood.

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Of course, we don’t actually see the blood that he slips on, because it’s not really necessary. But now, in the remastered edition,...

South Korean films and television shows have delivered some no-holds-barred spectacles, with lacerating violence and soul-rattling twists. "Squid Game," which recently premiered its second season is no exception, and one of the show's key actors, Gong Yoo, previously starred in another South Korean genre gem.

In "Squid Game," Gong plays the Recruiter, the enigmatic and well-dressed agent who lures in potential players by challenging them to a game of ddakji. The Recruiter's handsome face and friendly demeanor make it easy for his character to convince unsuspecting debtors to try their luck -- both at ddakji, and then at the mysterious higher-stakes game.

In "Train to Busan," that same magnetism draws you in and makes you root for Seok Woo, a divorced workaholic who tries to escape a zombie outbreak with his young daughter, Su-an. By now, zombie flicks are a tried and true genre; we've seen every sort of take on zombies,...

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For those who've only known an existence with home gaming consoles, it might feel wild to realize that the video game movie genre is still quite young. The first movie to be based on a pre-existing video game was Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel's mangled-by-studio-interference adaptation of "Super Mario Bros.," a massive box office flop that caused studios to tap the brakes on future excursions in this newfangled genre. While 1995's sensibly budgeted "Mortal Kombat" turned a sizable profit for New Line, video game movies weren't viewed as potential blockbusters by the studios until "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" grossed $275 million worldwide in 2001. The floodgates opened over the next decade, but the movies were, with very few exceptions (Paul W.S. Anderson's first "Resident Evil" and Christophe Gans' "Silent Hill"), about as bad as movies get.

The video game movie turns 32 this year,...

Over two decades after the release of the genre-defining zombie film 28 Days Later, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland are returning to the realm of horror with the long-awaited 28 Years Later. Essentially helping to jump-start the zombie craze of the 2000s, 28 Days Later follows an average bicycle courier named Jim (Cillian Murphy) who awakens from a month-long coma to find all of London has been besieged by a zombie rage virus. Eschewing the tropes of earlier zombie media, the walkers of 28 Days Later were faster, meaner, and more frightening than their predecessors.

Though Garland and Boyle were only involved peripherally, a sequel was released in 2007 entitled 28 Weeks Later which continued the post-apocalyptic story and was well-received. Meanwhile, the 28 Days Later franchise helped to bring the zombie film back into vogue, and is directly responsible for movies like the Dawn of the Dead remake, spoofs like Shaun of the Dead,...

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) is directing a new take on Stephen King’s The Running Man, and the adaptation has found its game show host in actor Colman Domingo per Deadline.

The Running Man will now release in theaters on November 7, 2025 after shifting from its original November 21 date.

King’s novel, published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, was released in 1982, loosely adapted into the same-titled Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring film in 1987. The story follows “Ben Richards, a desperate man who participates in violent reality show called The Running Man in order to win enough money to revive his gravely ill daughter. The show follows Richards being chased by numerous hunters sent to kill him.”

Glen Powell leads the film. Karl Glusman (Watcher), Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding) and Daniel Ezra (“A Discovery of Witches”) also star. Furthermore, Josh Brolin was cast to play the central...

An almighty twist and a demented finale rescue the Shaun of the Dead actor’s cartoonish homage to folk horrors – but co-star Aisling Bea deserves better

The trouble with Nick Frost’s knowingly cartoonish and silly comedy paying homage to folk horrors such as The Wicker Man and Midsommar is that Frost has done this kind of movie before, and better. His hugely enjoyable collaborations with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End, had a perfect command of comedy horror. The tone here feels less good natured, more self-congratulatory, the comedy not quite so light on its feet. Though it comes into its own with a cheerfully gruesome gorefest in the last half-hour.

Frost writes and stars alongside Aisling Bea (who really does deserve a better horror film). They play Richard and Susan Smith, an ordinary-seeming middle-aged couple with the irritating habit of calling...

Why do pantomime when you can do Alien? A very amateur dramatics group led by Dorset Bus Drivers spent a year creating a serious stage adaptation of the sci-fi, horror film, Alien. Their village-hall show is a crushing flop; it seems their hard work was for nothing but fate gives them a second chance to perform their homemade homage in a West End theatre, for one night only. With wobbly sets, awkward acting and special effects requiring ‘more luck than judgement.’ Will it be alright on the night?

Out now to stream Alien on Stage is the debut feature documentary from the hugely talented duo of Danielle Kummer and Lucy Harvey and we chatted to the pair about the movie and more.

After its world premiere in SXSW, Alien on Stage has had a hugely successful film festival season, screening at over 60 festivals worldwide, winning 4 audience awards and 2 jury awards.

From other zombie comedies like Shaun of the Dead to other Jim Jarmusch-directed absurdist horror films like Only Lovers Left Alive, there are a ton of great movies like The Dead Don’t Die to check out. Now streaming on Netflix, The Dead Don’t Die tackles the familiar setup of a small-town zombie invasion in a completely unfamiliar way. As usual, the local cops are tasked with fending off the undead, but this movie has cops that know they’re in a movie, a zombie-slaying samurai played by Tilda Swinton, and a hefty dose of Jarmusch’s signature deadpan humor.

There’s no other movie quite like The Dead Don’t Die — it’s a very unique cinematic experiment — but there are movies with similar tones and styles. There are other movies that take a quirky comedic approach to a zombie apocalypse, like Life After Beth. There are other horror films with a refreshingly offbeat voice,...

If you’ve ever found yourself knee-deep in a conversation about dystopian thrillers, there’s a good chance The Running Man has popped up at least once. Remember that 1987 classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger? The man who practically defines ‘action hero’ took on crazy villains like Fireball, Dynamo, and Subzero in a blood-pumping race for survival.

Well, the original was a blast, no doubt, but let’s be real—it was more about the spectacle than the substance. That said, the new adaptation is going to be a whole different beast. Starring Glen Powell, The Running Man is getting the overhaul it deserves, ready to elevate the story to an entirely new level.

Still from The Running Man (1987) | Credit: Tri-Star Pictures

Behind the camera, we’ve got Edgar Wright—the director whose name is practically synonymous with slick, stylish thrillers; a master storyteller responsible for hits like Shaun of the Dead,...

When most people think of Christmas, they envision sentient snowmen, houses with elaborate light setups synced to songs performed by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and elves on shelves in various compromising positions. In my house, it’s all about cozy movie marathons leading up to the big day. While films like Die Hard, Scrooged, and The Nightmare Before Christmas always make the rotation, it’s John McPhail’s 2017 musical zombie horror Anna and the Apocalypse that turns the most heads. McPhail’s delightfully deranged, snow-sprinkled symphony of holiday cheer and coming-of-age angst shambles onto screens like High School Musical mixed with Shaun of the Dead, giving audiences the gift of an off-the-wall Christmas-themed comedy with rhythm, gore, and grim tidings.

Anna and the Apocalypse focuses on a group of students from the sleepy town of Little Haven. What begins as an awkward start to a holiday break before graduation quickly escalates...

The world is full of underrated zombie movies that you really need to see, and when one of them was made by Jim Jarmusch and features a laundry list of Hollywood's finest actors, there's no shame in being doubly intrigued. The movie in question is none other than the 2019 horror comedy "The Dead Don't Die," which is currently seeing plenty of success on Netflix. In fact, the decidedly un-seasonal film is sitting at a very respectable third position on the streaming platform's Top 10 daily most viewed movies as of December 22, 2024 (per FlixPatrol).

In many ways, "The Dead Don't Die" is a perfect movie for the streaming age. A decidedly off-kilter film with a slow pacing and thematic choices that made it difficult for audiences and critics to swallow (as evidenced by its 54 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes), it failed to set the box office ablaze during its original theatrical run.

A24 has unveiled the new Death of a Unicorn poster, a dark comedy formerly titled Death of a Unicorne, ahead of the trailer reveal tomorrow.

The dark comedy, according to the poster below, will arrive in Spring 2025.

Death of a Unicorn stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega (Scream, X, “Wednesday”). But the talent doesn’t stop there. Not only is the dark comedy produced by Ari Aster (Beau is Afraid, Misommar), but horror master John Carpenter will compose music for the film.

In Death of a Unicorn, “A father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.”

It marks writer/director Alex Scharfman’s directorial debut. The film also stars Téa Leoni (Jurassic Park III, Spanglish), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Anthony Carrigan (Bill & Ted Face the Music,...

A scene from Get Away. Courtesy of IFC/Shudder

Despite a growing sense of fatigue from too many serious and darkly comic gore-fests, I signed up to cover Get Away for two reasons – Nick Frost and Aisling Bea. Glad I did. Frost became a celeb primarily from serving as Simon Pegg’s lovable sidekick in Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz (one of my all-time faves). Both were written by Pegg and Edgar Wright, leading to several other worthy collaborations from the three pals.

This time Frost as writer and star proves he can stick the landing in that genre just fine on his own. Delightful Irish stand-up/actress Bea plays his wife, as they and their two (typically surly) teenagers travel from England to Sweden for the eponymous vacation. They decided on a remote island, timing the visit with an arcane festival and program that’s an homage to its history.

Nick Frost is all too familiar with the feeling of being an unwanted tourist. The comedian’s latest film “Get Away,” which he wrote and stars in, tells the story of a bumbling British nuclear family who takes a summer vacation to the fictional Swedish island of Svälta. The insular island is best known for staging an annual pageant that depicts the cannibalistic murder of four English soldiers — and believe it or not, the locals who stage this play aren’t thrilled to see four English guests in their town.

In a recent conversation with IndieWire, Frost explained that the genesis of the project emerged from his own family vacations to a similar Swedish island that never seemed particularly happy to see him.

“I spent a lot of time on a really small, very beautiful Swedish island over the last kind of 25 years. We have family who have a house on a tiny island,...

The highly anticipated and long-awaited 3rd film in the 28 Days Later series debuts next summer.

Opening in cinemas on June 20, 2025 is 28 Years Later and Sony Pictures has dropped the first poster for the film starring Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell. The film is directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland.

Both 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later were box office successes. Danny Boyle’s 2002 sleeper hit grossed $64,232,714 worldwide. It starred Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson. The “Rage Virus” origin story made Bravo’s 100th spot on their list of ‘The 100 Scariest Movie Moments’ in a four-episode 2004 television series.

Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s follow-up took in $65,048,725 globally. Twenty eight weeks after a virus has wiped out all human life in the UK, the island is declared safe, and people start to move back, only to be attacked...

It’s one of the most timeless setups in the horror pantheon: a group of unsuspecting travelers visit a remote and insular community, only to find themselves sucked into a ritual that places their lives in danger. From “The Wicker Man” to “Midsommar,” the folk horror subgenre has thrived by exploiting our fear of interrupting a tradition that we were never meant to be a part of. The juxtaposition of ignorant tourism and seemingly backwards folk religions produces the kind of gruesome friction that horror filmmakers love to exploit. Now, Nick Frost is ready to find out if audiences are willing to laugh about it too.

Frost writes and stars in “Get Away,” a new horror comedy from director Steffen Haars that applies a dry, British sense of humor to the Pagan Ritual Gone Wrong genre. Best known for his collaborations with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg on the Three...

New Year’s Eve felt a bit different in 1999. Not simply because it was a different time but because of the pesky “year 2000 problem” that’s more commonly referred to as Y2K. The world anticipated global computer system failures that would cause the shutdown of technology everywhere, including power. It created a widespread panic that entailed people prepping for an actual apocalypse. Except, once the clock struck midnight, nothing happened. The computers adjusted just fine, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the world moved on in a blink.

Y2K director/co-writer Kyle Mooney and co-writer Evan Winter imagine what could’ve happened had the Y2K bug actually triggered catastrophe, marrying an apocalyptic horror movie with a raucously entertaining teen comedy.

Mooney, a millennial making his directorial feature debut with Y2K, remembers that specific point in time well. He recalls, “I mean, it was just such a disappointment.

Shea Whigham has promised ‘Mission: Impossible' fans that 'The Final Reckoning’ will be “amazing”.The 55-year-old actor will be reprising his role as United States Intelligence Community enforcer Jasper Briggs - who was introduced in 2023’s ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning’ - in the upcoming sequel, and has now stressed the movie won’t disappoint because of Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie’s commitment to the project.In an interview with MovieWeb, Whigham said: “I think it's going to be amazing. I really do, because of [Tom] and McQuarrie there ... I've got to be careful. I can't give away too much. I get in trouble. I've gotten in trouble already. “I think one of the great things is just to be around these guys that love cinema. I mean, Tom, there's nothing phoney about him when he says how much he loves and he wants people to come to see movies.

A familiar premise initially unfolds in Get Away, a collaborative effort realized by Dutch director Steffen Haars alongside writer, producer, and star Nick Frost. In short, Anglophones travel to Sweden with the hopes of enmeshing themselves in a reclusive commune and observing one of their secret rituals. Whether or not...

Presented by Steven C. Miller’s Werewolves, Bloody Disgusting is looking to the stars and howling at the moon with Werewolves Week. Today, Luiz H.C. grabs a handful of silver bullets as he revisits six iconic werewolf deaths in horror history.

Personally, I’ve always found monster movies to be more thrilling when they give the protagonists a fighting chance. This tiny sliver of narrative hope usually comes in the form of a specific weakness that can be exploited in order to defeat whatever creature happens to be attacking, with one of the most famous examples being werewolves’ “allergic reaction” towards silver – with even young children being aware of this fatal weakness.

However, there’s more than one way to skin a cat (or a lycanthrope), and in honor of Steven C. Miller’s upcoming Werewolves, which depicts a world where a Supermoon event has turned millions of people into monsters,...

History dictates that any space adventure set in a galaxy far, far away needs to have its compulsory comedic robot to join in on the action. In the case of "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," that duty falls to burley, one-eyed mechanoid, Sm-33. Lurching his way through every episode and battering any villain that dares cross the show's heroes and their captain, Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), some keen-eared viewers might've already realized who is responsible for the raspy voice ringing through the wires of this hulking bot. Indeed, Disney and Lucasfilm turned to Nick Frost, the co-star of the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, to help bring this thuggish, grouchy companion to life.

Frost's breakout role came in the cult series "Spaced" alongside Simon Pegg, before the two and the show's director, Edgar Wright, forever changed horror-comedies with 2003's "Shaun of the Dead." Wright, Pegg, and Frost would later reunite for the...

This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" season 1, episode 2.

Everything can seem dangerous when you're a kid lost in space, and the pirate droid Sm-33 makes no exceptions. "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" certainly takes care to frame him as a potential threat. When the clunky, partially malfunctioning robot with an alien critter residing in its empty eye socket regains power and shuffles into the frame, you'd be forgiven for thinking you've accidentally tuned in to a space-themed horror movie and witnessing the main antagonist.

Fortunately, Sm-33 -- a not-so-subtle nod to Mr. Smee from "Peter Pan," no doubt -- is firmly on the main characters' side, at least after one of the show's young heroes, Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), convinces him that she's killed the former captain of the Onyx Cinder and taken charge. Though old and decrepit, he proves to be a useful (if unnerving) ally who...

The latest Disney+ streaming series, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, continues to immerse viewers in the Star Wars world by having the young cast on a pirate station somewhere off in the galaxy. Minus the dry heat and desert, this is a throwback to the original film.

The world is full of nefarious characters that would rob their own mothers blind. As the children end their run through hyperspace, apparently, you don’t need to wear your seatbelts during such a stretch. They arrive. However, an ominous figure climbs up from the ship’s gallows.

Who comes through the smoke-filled piece of metal junk? It’s a droid wondering why these passengers stole his pirate ship. Their name is Sm-33 and easily Stars Wars: Skeleton Crew’s breakout character.

Related My Old Ass Review — A Hilarious and Tender Coming of Age Tale Disney+’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s Season 1 Episode...

“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” drops finally on Disney+ as the latest live-action entry in the franchise.

The series boasts Jude Law as a mysterious Force user who’s discovered by a group of kids who themselves are lost in space and trying to get home. Law agrees to help them and if they happen to stumble across some treasure on the trip home then all the better. For those who wanted to know what “Star Wars” would have felt like directed by Steven Spielberg, then “Skeleton Crew” is the show for you.

Below, get to know the cast and characters from the latest series set in a galaxy far, far away.

“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” (Credit: Disney+) Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood

Jude Law plays the mysterious Jod Na Nawood in “Skeleton Crew.” He’s the adult who helps the lost kids look for their planet – but he’s...

Zombies have had a diverse array of representation across the history of movies and television. Their portrayal can sink into the terrifying such as in the movies World War Z or Train to Busan. Zombies have also been popularized recently by the long-running series The Walking Dead, which has also had multiple spinoff. Though deemed "the Infected," HBO's acclaimed series The Last of Us portrayed zombies in a pandemic-esque format, warning of a biohazardous disease that affects those bitten by infected humans.

In stark contrast to these portrayals, a number of films feature much more comedic takes on zombies. This includes the hyper-violent yet darkly comedic Edgar Wright movie Shaun of the Dead as well as movies like Zombieland or Warm Bodies. Even the vampire television comedy series What We Do in the Shadows has had its own humorous take on zombies, including them among the supernatural beings in the series.

The young cast of Skeleton Crew might not have grown up with The Goonies and E.T. like the rest of us did. But as revealed in the TVLine video above, they made sure to sneak in a screening of such 1980s Amblin fare before diving into their roles in Disney+’s latest live-action Star Wars series (premiering Monday, Dec. 2 with the first two of eight episodes, followed by weekly drops starting Tuesday, Dec. 10).

Created by Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts and Spider-Man: Homecoming writer Chris For, and set during the same timeframe as The Mandalorian and Ahsoka,...

No longer just a day, Black Friday sales now kick off the week before Thanksgiving.

In fact, Amazon has already launched sales on dozens of horror (and genre-adjacent) 4K Ultra HDs, Blu-rays, and DVD, compiled below.

These discounts aren’t guaranteed to last, so act fast!

4K Uhd Collections:

Dune / Dune: Part Two – $29.99 The Dark Knight Trilogy – $29.99 Rosemary’s Baby / Pet Sematary / Crawl / Smile / Sweeney Todd – $39.99 Friday the 13th Part 2 / Breakdown / World War Z / Orphan: First Kill – $47.39 Jurassic World: 6-Movie Collection – $49.99 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – $54.99 The Ring Collection – $59.29 Mad Max: 5-Film Collection – $69.99 Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment – $80.00 Universal Classic Monsters: 8-Film Collection – $96.98

4K Uhd Movies:

Escape From L.A. – $8.99 Cloverfield – $8.99 Brawl In Cell Block 99 – $9.96 Talk To Me – $9.99 King Kong (2005) – $10.99 Godzilla (2014) – $10.99 Kong: Skull Island – $10.99 Godzilla: King of the Monsters – $10.99 Godzilla vs Kong – $10.99 The Thing – $10.99 Shaun of the Dead – $10.99 The Shining – $10.99 A Quiet Place – $10.99 M3GAN – $10.99 Nope – $10.99 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse...

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with president of the Birmingham Film Festival Kevin McDonagh talking about how he co-founded the festival in England’s 2nd city and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life,” which includes:

Shaun Of The Dead (2004) The Living Daylights (1987) Return Of The Jedi (1985)

3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life is a podcast that explores the transformative power of cinema. From emotional masterpieces to thought-provoking classics, each episode delves into the films that have had a profound impact on our personal growth and perspective. Through engaging storytelling, critical analysis, and cultural commentary, Stuart aims to uncover the lasting influence that movies have had on his guests. Please join him on an emotional journey through the world of film and discover how just three movies can change the direction of a life, cement memories you will never...

Simon Pegg thinks ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ will be “the best one” in the series.The 54-year-old actor is due to reprise his role as secret agent Benji Dunn - a character he has played since 2006’s ‘Mission: Impossible III’ - in the upcoming blockbuster, and has now teased the eighth and last movie in the franchise will be surpass fan expectations when it lands in cinemas next year.During an appearance on the ‘Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum’ podcast, Pegg said: “I have just finished shooting. I have one day left of pick-ups to do. I've seen it. It's bananas. It's absolutely bananas.”The ‘Hot Fuzz’ actor added his co-star Tom Cruise - who leads the films as Ethan Hunt - had worked on some huge stunts for the movie that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. He continued: “What he does in this one,...

A major actor seemingly has no intention of ever returning to Doctor Who. The long-running show has been a dominant franchise for the BBC since it first premiered in 1963. It follows the ever-changing Doctor as he explores time and space, while he meets a variety of new companions and enemies along the way. Numerous stars have appeared in the show throughout its run, including Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother).

While on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast, Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) reflected on his own experience with the show. When prompted to share if he would return to the franchise, Pegg turned down the idea fairly quickly. His refusal was not firm, but he expressed that he was unsure that a reprisal was needed. Check out his quote below:

I don't know. I mean,...

Halloween may be over, but scary movies never go away. The latest chiller coming to streaming service Shudder is the unique ghost story Black Cab. Starring Shaun of the Dead‘s Nick Frost and directed by Bruce Goodison, Black Cab is an unconventional horror movie that harkens back to the supernatural chills of classic frights while also forging a unique story about the unknown. Boasting an original premise and a rate dramatic turn from Nick Frost, Black Cab is worth checking out.

Black Cab follows Anne (Synnøve Karlsen) and Patrick (Luke Norris) as they depart a party with their friends. With a rift between them, they chat up the odd driver of their car (Nick Frost). As the tensions begin to mount in the vehicle, Anne realizes this may not be the ride she expected. Things take a turn involving murder, ghosts, and something far more sinister. You probably think...

Next week we’ll start getting serious awards contenders on streaming when “Emilia Perez” debuts on Netflix. This week, though, it’s a light week. Which is not to say our top pick, coming-of-age comedy “My Old Ass,” isn’t worth watching on Prime Video, because it is — and the film’s young star Maisy Stella received a breakthrough award nomination from the Gotham Awards earlier this month.

Stella stars as Elliott, an 18-year-old who, during a mushroom trip, meets her 39-year-old self, played by Aubrey Plaza. Armed with her older self’s advice — and her phone number, so she can text her follow-up questions — Elliott navigates the excitement and heartbreak of the summer before college. It’s the kind of quirky indie comedy Sundance used to produce in droves. It’s now streaming on Prime Video.

Here are some other movies to stream this weekend:

“Black Cab”: Affable...

The road from comedy to horror is a short one for Black Cab lead Nick Frost, yet unlike past roles, this new one isn’t played for laughs. The Shaun of the Dead star is dead serious as his character, a crazed cabbie, takes two unsuspecting passengers on a nightmarish ride. The hellish route in Bruce Goodison’s movie starts off straightforwardly, however, an eerie element soon closes in on the cast and alters the course.

Things are clearly not good between Anne and Patrick (George Bukhari), and the tension between the couple becomes less and less underlying as the movie progresses. And once Frost enters the picture, that relationship drama briefly takes a backseat to the more pressing problem at hand. After a bad night out, Anne and Patrick hail the cab that carries them off to a creepy and possibly haunted English road.

It should not come as...

A solid little psychological horror film, Black Cab shines a light on a darkness that lurks in the most unsuspecting places. The Shudder exclusive makes its debut this week and features a great performance from Nick Frost. Twenty years after the release of Shaun of the Dead, Frost remains a stalwart in the horror genre. Both Nick Frost and director Bruce Goodison sat down with FandomWire to discuss their collaboration and the process of bringing Black Cab to life.

Nick Frost stars in Black Cab on Shudder. Bruce Goodison joined because of Frost’s character Related Get Away Fantastic Fest Review — Nick Frost Is Funny as Ever in Uneven Horror-Comedy

While some films bring the director on early, Black Cab started by adding Nick Frost to the crew. He jokes that producers knew exactly what they wanted when they brought him on board. “I think Sony wanted to see what...

Plot: When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the driver has no intention of taking them home. Locked in the cab with no means of escape, the driver transports the couple to a stretch of deserted and supposedly haunted road. But what is his purpose? Is he mad or just plain evil? And why has he selected Anne and Patrick as his victims?

Review: Most of us have had a less-than-enjoyable ride in a cab or an Uber. At least with rideshares, you can tell if the driver has been a creep or not, while a taxi is a complete crapshoot. Jumping into a cab, we generally trust that we are safe, but everyone knows someone who...

Twilight Of The Dead news is starting to roll in as George A. Romero's final zombie movie is heading into production. When Romero died in 2017, he had one last zombie movie planned in the decades-spanning franchise he started with 1968's Night of the Living Dead. While the last three Of The Living Dead movies didn't compare with the first three that Romero directed, there is still great love and anticipation for the zombie movies made by the near-undisputed master of the genre.

Twilight of the Dead is set to be the seventh zombie movie in Romero's franchise. While Romero passed away in 2017, it is based on the treatment he wrote before his death. If it wasn't for Romero's zombie creations, there wouldn't be The Walking Dead, there wouldn't be movies like Shaun of the Dead or 28 Days Later, and soon fans will see how the master had planned...

Halloween is here, which means it’s time to get going on watching classic Halloween movies. If you’re crunched for time and need a cheat-sheet as to where to stream the best of the best, we’ve got you. Below we’ve rounded up a list of where to stream 15 classic Halloween movies right now. This includes true icons like the original “Halloween” and “Scream,” family friendly fare like “Halloweentown” and “Nightmare Before Christmas” and unforgettable ‘80s slashers that’ll have you hiding under your blanket.

Check out our list below, if you dare.

Compass International Pictures/Aquarius Releasing “Halloween” (1978)

Streaming on AMC+ and Fubo

The Og. The classic. The icon. John Carpenter’s “Halloween” was a small-budget indie that spawned a franchise as slow-moving serial killer Michael Myers tormented the sleepy town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night. Jamie Lee Curtis achieved “scream queen” status with her turn...

Lego has proven it can deliver when it comes to animated fare, but what about live-action? Deadline reports that The Lego Group is developing three live-action movies with Universal Pictures and has tapped some major directors to help. Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), and Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) will each direct a Lego movie.

As for the plot of these three movies, they’re under wraps, but I’ll admit that I’m intrigued by what Lego has planned for these live-action projects. Jenkins will direct her project, which she also co-wrote with former DC Entertainment President Geoff Johns and will produce through her Wicious Pictures banner. As for Kasdan, he will direct from a script by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul based on an original idea and a previous draft by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. He will also produce with Melvin Mar...

What Halloween would be complete without some groaning, flesh-eating zombies? We’ve got a list of the eight best zombie movies that are streaming right now.

Whether you’re in the mood for some hard-core, blood-thirsty living dead richness or a flick that will give you a reason to snuggle closer to boo your boo (pun intended), we’re here to deliver the ultimate zombie classics that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Take a look at the eight titles you can watch right now through streaming.

“Dawn of the Dead” (Universal Pictures) “Dawn of the Dead” (2007)

Of course, George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead” will always stand the test of time, but let’s not act like Zack Synder didn’t do his thing with his remake of the film in 2004. In this new vision, an unlikely group of Milwaukeeans come together inside a...

Over the last few years, the Funko craze has swept the world, with everyone able to show off their nerdiest loves in the nerdiest fashion, with these tiny little plastic collectibles becoming the next big thing. I myself have an extraordinary amount peppered around the house, so when Funko Fusion was announced, it was a no-brainer to check it out.

Coming in at 22 IPs (so far), Funko Fusion does its best to nail the feel of so many of our favorite franchises, from Shaun of the Dead to Battlestar Galactica, He-Man to Umbrella Academy, and many more.

A Labor of Love

It’s clear within the first few minutes of playing Funko Fusion that 1010 Games absolutely love the source material(s), both with regards to Funko itself, and the various IPs present.

When starting the game, you’re given the choice of where to start, and like many, I expect,...