The legendary horror master John Carpenter has taken to social media today to tease some upcoming “big news,” which we assume is headed our way within the next couple days. Carpenter tweets that “Big news awaits,” including a photo of himself in the tweet. But it’s the photo tag that likely gives us a good […]
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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, Jenn Adams weighs in on the dreamiest and scariest boyfriends the genre has to offer. We’ve all dated our fair share of bad boys. […]
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This past December marked the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter‘s Christine. To celebrate, the Losers are revisiting the 1983 adaptation of Stephen King‘s 1983 novel — more on that later — with their first Long Watch movie review episode in over a year. Join the Losers and special guest Kayleigh Jensen of the Glitter & […]
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Some horror properties naturally lend themselves to incessant sequels, while others seem to will themselves into existence through sheer will, as if they’re the result of a demonic possession. William Friedkin’s The Exorcist, while over 50 years old, is still considered to be one of the scariest movies of all-time. Various Exorcist sequels and even […]
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Vroom, vroom! This month marks the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter‘s Christine! To celebrate, The Losers’ Club: A Stephen King Podcast and the Music Box of Horrors are hosting a special holiday screening of the King classic at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. After all, what are the holidays without a little rock ‘n’ roll […]
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The horror video game John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando is headed our way in 2024, and Bloody Disgusting has learned this week that a prequel comic is also on the way. Dark Horse Comics partners with Saber Interactive to present John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando: Rise of the Sludge God, a comic prequel to the upcoming game […]
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Debra Hill, the late producer and co-writer of Halloween and The Fog would’ve turned 73 today. Deadline reports this afternoon on perhaps one of the greatest gifts to celebrate the prolific producer’s life: feature documentary Hollywood Trailblazer: The Debra Hill Story is heading into production. The documentary about the trailblazer will be directed by Jim McMorrow and Margaret McGoldrick. Jamie Lee Curtis will […]
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Up for pre-order right now is the ultimate collectible based on John Carpenter’s The Thing, with Mondo offering up a 1/6 scale MacReady figure that is absolutely jaw-dropping. Inspired by 1982’s The Thing from Universal Pictures, Mondo’s MacReady (Kurt Russell) 1/6 scale figure is armed and ready to battle the ultimate in alien terror, complete […]
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There are some fascinating names behind A24‘s dark comedy, Death of a Unicorne, beyond stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega (Scream, X, “Wednesday”). Not only is it produced by Ari Aster (Beau is Afraid, Misommar), but horror master John Carpenter will compose music for the film. In Death of a Unicorne, “A father (Rudd) and […]
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John Carpenter is a busy guy. Don’t let all the talk about video games and basketball fool you. Look, instead, to his output: In the last eight years, he’s released three Lost Themes volumes, re-recorded renowned themes that span two Anthology collections, scored four films for Universal, and performed at venues and festivals all across […]
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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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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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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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Once again, it’s no secret that John Carpenter is a fan of video games. And one of his most beloved films in The Thing made for a pretty good romp in video game form. But Carpenter thinks that one of his other films would make for a good video game adaptation in Big Trouble in […]
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One of the many treats headed our way on Friday the 13th is the new Peacock series “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” an unscripted series that features an episode directed by Carpenter himself. The horror anthology series premieres October 13 on Peacock, and it’s said to be “from the mind of legendary director, writer, and producer, John […]
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