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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We had learned this past October that Miramax landed the TV rights to the Halloween franchise, joining forces with Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films to bring Michael Myers to the small screen. Miramax will be developing and co-producing the Halloween saga’s first ever TV series, and Miramax head Marc Helwig provides an update to Deadline […]
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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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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, 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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Remember those classic Ben Cooper Halloween costumes? The plastic masks? The vinyl smocks? The iconic American symbol of Halloween is being celebrated by NECA this year! Previewed at Toy Fair earlier this year was a line of Ben Cooper-inspired action figures from NECA, and this week the company has unveiled the full line with official photos. […]
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Halloween may be over, but AMC FearFest is holding on for one more day. To help you get through the day, AMC is airing a special “Halloween Hangover” marathon all day long. Michael Myers will be hanging out on AMC for one more day before FearFest officially wraps up, with a handful of the Halloween […]
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Bloody Disgusting’s very own podcast network, Bloody FM has a little something for everyone, including immersive audio dramas, true crime, paranormal, film discussion and more. We’re always plugging new horror shows into your ears on Bloody FM, and today brings a very special Halloween announcement that we’re incredibly excited to share with you all. Talk […]
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Who doesn’t love a good side character? Side characters – or secondary characters – are usually those funny guys and gals who hang around our leads and give us moments of levity and brevity as the movie unravels. More often than not, as the credits roll on these films, we sometimes end up loving the […]
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I found my way into the Halloween universe through an old VHS tape collecting dust on my father’s bookcase. He’d recorded Halloween II when it once played on HBO (back when the now-streaming giant was part of basic cable), and the crackle of static was part of its charm. I couldn’t tell you when I […]
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Michael Myers is slashing his way onto your smart phone in Halloween: A Match Made in Terror, a brand new mobile game that just launched in the app store in time for Halloween. “In this fun, thrilling “Match 3″ game, you’ll collect items to escape from Michael Myers. Michael gets closer with every wrong move […]
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Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Oldboy 4K UHD from Neon Oldboy is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a 4K Ultra HD set on December 12 via […]
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This year’s AMC FearFest event was “Shocked by Shudder“ for a massive two-month celebration, with over 700 hours of films, series and specials curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streamer for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, for the very first time. Here in the final weeks of October, you might be wondering what you can watch ON Halloween […]
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Conventional wisdom would have you believe that Yuletide is the unquestionable highlight in everyone’s calendar and, for a lot of westerners, that is probably true. After all, who can argue with the universal appeal of eating yourself into a stupor (with an excessive intake of gingerbread) and pretending to be enthused about the fourth bloody […]
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The Halloweenies are back in Haddonfield to kick off a new October tradition! After carving out the franchise for a whole year in 2018, then proceeding to slice through the Hallogreen trilogy in 2021 and 2022, they’re finally turning to the stacks. Specifically, the novelizations. So, each spooky season, they’ll dust off those vintage novelizations […]
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