Film novelizations have existed for over 100 years, dating back to the silent era, but they peaked in popularity in the ’70s and ’80s, following the advent of the modern blockbuster but prior to the rise of home video. Despite many beloved properties receiving novelizations upon release, a perceived lack of interest have left a […]
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Encyclopocalypse Publications has joined forces with Shout Factory to novelize the cult classic 1986 horror film Chopping Mall, Bloody Disgusting has learned this morning. Chopping Mall: The Novelization will be available November 19, 2024! Since acquiring the rights to Roger Corman’s library in 2018, Shout Factory has been exploring innovative ways to bring these classic […]
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For decades, Stephen King has been known as the Master of Horror. By now the prolific Maine author is a household name, known to genre fans and normies alike. He’s a central pillar of American folk horror and a major contributor to the modernization of genre fiction. But fifty years ago, Stephen King was a […]
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Described as Goosebumps meets Nancy Drew, Shawn M. Warner’s book Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor is headed to the screen, Deadline reports. The website reports that Stars Collective has optioned the novel, which was a worldwide #1 Amazon bestseller and also became “TikTok famous with millions of views.” Stars Collective is said […]
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By now, the outcome of 1986’s April Fool’s Day is well known: an heiress’ guests are misled to believe their party is being picked off by a killer among them. However, had the producers not requested a last-minute change, the film would have turned the tables on the elaborate prank’s orchestrator; she would have died […]
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With The Angel of Indian Lake, author Stephen Graham Jones tackles one of the most daunting tasks in horror: bringing a trilogy to a satisfying close. Making it even more challenging is that the final entry in Jones’ slasher trilogy endcaps two perfect entries in horror lit, with 2021’s My Heart is a Chainsaw recontextualizing the slasher formula and last […]
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In 2019, the documentary of 80s horror In Search of Darkness became an instant hit with horror fans. Now, a beautiful coffee table style companion book is available and is a must-own for all fans of one of horror’s greatest eras. The book is a walk down the horror aisle of the best mom and […]
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A spinoff of the film franchise, “Freddy’s Nightmares” was an anthology series starring the original Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund. Airing from 1988 to 1990, each episode told a different story of a dark rooted and grim nature that takes place in this fictitious town on Elm Street, and now a brand new book will take […]
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New supernatural horror novel Pay the Piper, set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, is heading our way later this year, and it hails from the minds of legendary director George A. Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus. With 2020’s The Living Dead, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus took on the Herculean task of […]
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Legendary’s epic-sized Monsterverse returns to the big screen on March 29 with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and the official movie novelization won’t be too far behind. Written by Greg Keyes, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – The Official Movie Novelization will be released in paperback, e-book, and audio book versions on April 16 via Titan Books. The […]
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Beetlejuice returns to the big screen this September in Tim Burton’s long awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and an official coloring book for the first movie is also on the way. The creator of the best-selling coloring book series The Beauty of Horror, Alan Robert intricately illustrates the most recognizable and beloved scenes of the ghost with […]
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The producers at New Line Cinema had the opening fatality of Final Destination 3 in their back pocket well before the movie’s 2006 premiere. In fact, talks of a deadly theme park ride made the rounds before creative partners James Wong and Glen Morgan returned to write the script. After the disappointing return on 2003’s […]
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I was a kid just as the drive-in craze was coming to a close. I can recall packing into our giant boat of a Chrysler station wagon and trekking out to see some first-run movies with my family back in the early 80s. I vividly remember seeing The Muppets Take Manhattan, Superman III (which terrified […]
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Fans of the 2009 sci-fi/horror movie Splice from director Vincenzo Natali will be happy to hear than an official novelization is on the way, with Fangoria first reporting the news this week. Based on the screenplay by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, and Doug Taylor, Splice: The Novelization is written by Claire Donner and published by […]
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“Darkness Falls wasn’t much different from any old-fashioned town on the Atlantic Ocean from Nantucket to Key West. Except for one thing.” That one thing, of course, is Matilda Dixon, better known as the Tooth Fairy. Most horror fans likely recognize this in-your-mouth ghost from her 2003 big-screen vehicle, but what they might not realize […]
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