From master of horror Wes Craven, Deadly Friend will be released on Blu-ray in the UK on November 14 from Arrow Video — and we have your first look at the new trailer below. Featuring new artwork by Robert Hack, the 1986 sci-fi horror film is presented in high definition with original lossless mono audio. […]
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Fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street are certainly no strangers to this franchise’s nine films, and they might have also seen the television show, but do they know about all the novels in existence? In fact, there are more books than there are movies. And similar to Halloween and Friday the 13th, the near […]
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Warner Bros. has finally upgraded the entire original A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise to 4K in one massive 7-movie collection, and the 4K Ultra HD set is NOW AVAILABLE! From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge […]
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Few directors can legitimately lay claim to one major horror franchise. Wes Craven is the rare mastermind behind two. The genre icon not only envisioned one of the most imaginative slasher entries of all time with 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, he reinvented the genre once again in 1996 with Scream. Both films birthed […]
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In celebration of A Nightmare on Elm Street’s 4K restoration — available on Digital today and on 4K Ultra HD on October 15 — living legend Robert Englund spoke to Bloody Disgusting about 40 years of Freddy Krueger and if he has one more performance left in him. The actor had a feeling that A […]
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From the genre-defining classics A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream to such transgressive works as The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes to cult favorites like The People Under the Stairs and The Serpent and the Rainbow, Wes Craven’s reign of terror spanned not only decades but generations. But there’s […]
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Just in time for the iconic film’s 40th anniversary, Wes Craven’s original horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street will be making its 4K Ultra HD debut this Halloween season! The 1984 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15, […]
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I am rarely affected by celebrity deaths, but when it was revealed that Wes Craven had passed away on August 30, 2015, weeks after his 76th birthday, I was devastated. Never before had I been so moved by the loss of a person I’d never met. I’ve written several tributes to horror icons over the […]
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Wes Craven’s Scream 2 returns to the big screen for a special interactive screening at the Music Box Theatre on Thursday, July 25, and fans in Chicago won’t want to miss this one. The screening will feature a “real time recreation of the movie’s opening scene”! The Music Box Theatre previews, “If you love scary […]
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From Harker Press, the publisher behind Taking Shape, House of Rejects, and Reign of Chucky, comes The Soul of Wes Craven, a brand new book that is NOW AVAILABLE! You know him as the Sultan of Slash, the Guru of Gore, and the Father of Freddy. Now get to know the real person behind some […]
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“You killed my son! And, now, I kill you and I can’t think of anything more rational.” Compared to traditional slasher fare, there are many things that set the Scream franchise apart: multiple survivors, metatextual commentary, Matthew Lillard, the list goes on and on. But one of the most unique aspects of this beloved string […]
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Several of our favorite horror franchises have gotten upgraded 4K collections, but one franchise that you can still only own on Blu-ray is A Nightmare on Elm Street. The bad news? A full franchise collection hasn’t yet been announced. Good news? The original is coming to 4K! Wes Craven’s original horror classic is getting a […]
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Anyone remember The Breed? Released in 2006, the Nicholas Mastandrea-directed killer dog movie is notable for being produced by the late Wes Craven, though it’s been largely forgotten in the many years since its release. Almost 20 years later, The Breed gets a remake! Variety reports this week that Grace Caroline Currey (Fall) will star […]
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The Omen was a blessed success upon its release, earning a spot among the top 10 highest-grossing films of 1976. One of those ticket buyers was Wes Craven, who had already made his debut with The Last House on the Left and was gearing up for his sophomore film, The Hills Have Eyes. “I remember […]
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Netflix kicked off their Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection initiative back in January with a 50th anniversary collection paying tribute to the movies of 1974, which notably included Larry Cohen’s horror movie It’s Alive. We were also promised collections celebrating 1984, 1994 and 2004 in the coming months, and the 1984 collection is now live. […]
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