With Tricks and Treats, the Halloweenies answer your questions. In this installment — their first in nearly a year, mind you — co-hosts Michael Roffman, “Wolfman Mac” Gerber, and Rachel Reeves shares their favorite Xenomorph designs, sidecasts they’d want to record, hot takes on past franchises we’ve covered, and much much more. To kick it […]
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Why is Freddy Krueger scary? And yes, that’s a serious question. There are obvious reasons, like the burned face, the knife fingers, and his hideous fashion sense, but what’s at his core that makes him terrifying? Like some of horror’s best creations, Freddy is a byproduct of secrets. He’s the untold truth that people kept […]
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With no recent news on that rumoured new Friday The 13th game, what are fans to do? Well, if you’re like indie developer Steve McCall, you make your own. Not only that, but you take your existing game, along with other slasher games that you’ve made, and you demake it into the style of an […]
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Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Rachel Reeves lists the five baddest teen queens of 1989. Bridging the gap between the ’80s and ’90s, 1989 was an interesting year […]
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Presented by Lisa Frankenstein, 1989 Week is dialing the clock back to the crossroads year for the genre with a full week of features that dig six feet under into the year. Today, Alex DiVincenzo revisits the great slasher slump of 1989. While horror fans often look back on the ’80s with a nostalgic glow, […]
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Bloody Disgusting’s exclusive preview of Trick or Treat Studios’ Halloween 2024 offerings rolls on with the return of Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger to the Halloween season! This Halloween season, Trick or Treat Studios will be releasing brand new Halloween masks based on Jason Goes to Hell and the original A Nightmare on Elm Street! […]
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Originally put up for pre-order late last year, the official A Nightmare on Elm Street energy drink formula from G Fuel is now available for purchase from GFuel.com, and the company has celebrated with a killer promo video for the product that pays tribute to the franchise. G Fuel honors the blood-spattered legacy of horror […]
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The original Freddy Krueger glove armour – seen in Wes Craven’s horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street – has been located and put up for auction by Propstore this week. This prop has been screen-matched, meaning Propstore was able to verify that it’s the very same metal glove armour and razor blade fingers worn by […]
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We told you last week about an awesome Chucky clothing collection that was put up for grabs by Shoe Palace, and they’re back this week with two more brand new horror collections. Shoe Palace continues their Halloween celebration with a collection of apparel inspired by the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises, […]
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In the wake of their officially licensed Friday the 13th energy drink, dubbed Hack ‘N’ Slash, the folks over at G Fuel have now unleashed a Nightmare on Elm Street energy drink! The Nightmare on Elm Street-inspired “Dream Demon Tart Fruit Punch” flavor will be available in a special Collector’s Box on Tuesday, October 17, […]
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“I’ve been guarding my gate for a long time, bitch!” This is one of many wholesome one liners Freddy Krueger drops in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. And when we’re here talking about the 35th anniversary of the fourth film of the franchise? He’s right. And The Dream Master only gets better […]
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I have mixed feelings on fan films. I’d prefer to see indie filmmakers invest their resources in an original concept rather than someone else’s intellectual property, but I also understand the reality that content with an established fanbase guarantees more engagement. Moreover, when beloved properties like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th […]
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I was somewhat of a late bloomer when it came to my exposure to horror. I lacked the cool older relative or friend that seems to serve as a customary gateway for many genre fans. I had seen a few horror movies growing up (Child’s Play and Scream each terrified me at different points in […]
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Maybe more than any other character in the pantheon of horror villain legends, Freddy Krueger was custom built to put the fear of god into us. Nothing about his presence was thrown together haphazardly. Instead, nearly every aspect of his design had a tremendous amount of thought put into it. From makeup effects great David […]
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Happy #RobertEnglundDay! About one third of the 150+ acting credits accumulated over the course of Robert Englund’s 50-year career fall under the horror genre. SCREAMBOX is streaming five of them, along with the all-new documentary, Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story. Here are six Robert Englund movies you can watch on SCREAMBOX now… […]
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