Hush Mike Flanagan has had a meteoric rise on the horror scene with well acclaimed entries such as Oculus, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Before I Wake, Gerald’s Game, and Doctor Sleep. He also directed the poplular Netflix series’ The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. And now, Flanagan has been entrusted with taking over the upcoming Exorcist …
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The Many Ideas of David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green Is A Busy Little Bee Say what we might about David Gordon Green, we can’t throw shade at his accomplishments. True, there are quite a few horror fans who were more than a little irritated with his foray into the Halloween franchise, and outraged with his attempt to shoe horn the sensibilities of “modern audiences” into The …
Read More »Why Horror Reboots and Remakes Don’t Work
40 Horror Remakes And Counting… Since 1980, there have been somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 horror reboots and remakes, and arguably more if you include films like Halloween (2018), which retconned Halloween II, Halloween: 20 Years Later, which retconned Halloween 4, or Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn unofficially being the first remake of The Evil Dead. Yet for every …
Read More »“The Spirit of Haddonfield” Fan Film REVIEW
Writer/Director Rene Rivas’s “Spirit of Haddonfield” brings Halloween back to its roots. The Spirit of Haddonfield (TSOH) opens with various shots of a suburban neighborhood: carved pumpkins, leaves scattered on the sidewalks, houses dressed in Halloween decor, trick or treaters, the sun setting behind the fall trees, the stillness, the uneasiness, etc. It’s classic Haddonfield and this introduction was very …
Read More »Halloween: A New Hope?
A new Halloween film wrapped principal photography and is slated for a nationwide release on October 19th, 2018. Understandably, there will be some eyes rolling after learning of yet another installment in the fading Halloween (faded?) franchise. Who’s making it? And, uh…why…especially after the bad taste that ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ left the Halloween faithful? The Halloween sequels have systematically gnawed away …
Read More »REVIEW: “Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon”
“Behind the Mask” is an underrated gem for horror fans. Are you a horror movie junkie? Have you watched so many bad slasher movies over the years? “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” is the movie that justifies all those hours you’ve spent watching those run-of-the-mill, any-holiday-under-the-sun formulaic sub-par slashers by letting you in on every joke and …
Read More »The One Question with Wednesday 13
Much like “The One Ring” from Lord of the Rings, “the one question” is an epic in and of itself. It’s one of my personal favorites, I typically use it as an ice breaker with just about every person that I meet, and I believe it serves its purpose. I’m also pretty sure that it’s the reason I even have friends. …
Read More »HOT ITEMS: Horror Adult Coloring Books!
Lilith here to bring you some HORRORIFIC News! There are 3 NEW adult coloring books that have hit the market that will surely bring all your blood curling nightmares to a reality! So head on over to House of Mysterious Secrets and pick you up some of these awesome coloring books! You have 3 to choose from: Friday The 13th Halloween …
Read More »Halloween Returns! Will Gillian Jacobs Be The Lead?
Lilith here with some super exciting Halloween News!!! Dimension Films and Director Marcus Dunstan will be bringing fans Halloween Returns! The last news I heard on this, they hope to start shooting this Fall. Also, Louisiana was rumored to be the movies location. But it is to my understanding that has not yet been confirmed. Dunstan recently said, “I really …
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