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Burnt Offerings Special Edition Blu-ray Coming February for Classic Horror Mystery Movie

Dan Curtis’ 1976 horror mystery movie Burnt Offerings is getting a special edition Blu-ray release from Kino Lorber. Burnt Offerings Special Edition Blu-ray Details Evil Has a New Home! Step inside a vacation house of horror in this terrifying thriller that does for summer homes what Jaws did for a dip in the surf. Karen… Read More: Burnt Offerings Special Edition Blu-ray Coming February for Classic Horror… »

Loop Track Director Talks Monsters in the New Zealand Wilderness

Loop Track, a mind-bending survival horror movie released earlier this month deals with the unknown of the New Zealand wilderness. The film, backed by Dark Sky Films, was shot in the New Zealand bush, and tells a twisty-turny tale of isolation and paranoia. Director Thomas Sainsbury helped Dark Sky end ”Loop Track Week” by discussing the… Read More: Loop Track Director Talks Monsters in the New Zealand Wilderness »

Best of 2023: Outstanding Horror Movie Performances

Not only was it a fine year for horror movies, but it was also punctuated by a variety of intriguing, interesting, enticing, and downright mesmerizing performances in them. From scenery-chewing villains to heartbreaking characters of tragedy, here are some of the best horror movie performances of 2023. Alyssa Sutherland (Ellie in Evil Dead Rise) Credit:… Read More: Best of 2023: Outstanding Horror Movie Performances »

The Nun II’s Best Set Piece Shows Good Horror Requires Craft and Consistency

I can’t say I expected much out of The Nun II. The first film did very well for itself at the box office and made the character a new horror icon of sorts, but as a horror film, its content struggled to match the lofty vision of its Gothic European setting and atmosphere. The Nun… Read More: The Nun II’s Best Set Piece Shows Good Horror Requires… »

The Last Voyage of the Demeter Cut a Van Helsing Cameo and Werewolf Transformation

As we sail towards the end of 2023, it’s an excellent time to remind ourselves of what could have been with a big horror movie that underperformed for various reasons. The Last Voyage of the Demeter brought us a new Dracula adaptation and a memorable-looking Drac in the shape of Javier Botet. Still, it could… Read More: The Last Voyage of the Demeter Cut a Van Helsing… »

Batman Returns Screenwriter Reveals There Were Two Very Different Plans for Catwoman Spinoff

Fresh off revealing he thought Tim Burton’s Batman sucked, Batman Returns screenwriter Daniel Waters divulged how a potential Catwoman spinoff could have gone in two very different directions. Speaking during a screening of Batman Returns at the Egyptian Theater earlier this month, Waters revealed he and Burton had distinct personal visions for the spinoff that… Read More: Batman Returns Screenwriter Reveals There Were Two Very Different Plans… »

Creepshow 4K SteelBook Release Arriving in February

George Romero and Stephen King’s E.C. Comics-inspired horror anthology classic Creepshow will be getting a Walmart-exclusive 4k SteelBook release in February 2024. The 1982 movie directed by Romero and written by King brings five tales of terror with a cast that includes Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Harris, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Savini, and… Read More: Creepshow 4K SteelBook Release Arriving in February »

The Missed Opportunity of Evil Dead Rise

Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise is a fine addition to the Evil Dead canon, but I must admit to being a touch disappointed it didn’t use its setting in a different way. Much of Evil Dead Rise’s runtime takes place in a dilapidated, near-empty apartment complex, with a Deadite outbreak being unleashed after an unholy… Read More: The Missed Opportunity of Evil Dead Rise »

Kickboxer SteelBook Blu-ray Release Hits Early 2024 for Jean-Claude Van Damme Classic

Jean-Claude Van Damme‘s 1989 action movie Kickboxer will receive a Walmart-exclusive SteelBook Blu-ray release in early 2024. Kickboxer SteelBook Blu-ray Details Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong… Read More: Kickboxer SteelBook Blu-ray Release Hits Early 2024 for Jean-Claude Van… »

Best of 2023: A Salute to Meg 2, The Big Dumb Blockbuster That Could

In a summer where Barbie battled Robert Oppenheimer, and it was somehow a serious thing to say out loud, the big dumb box office gem of 2023 was lurking below the surface, chomping away at the fallout. Meg 2: The Trench lacked narrative teeth and swam against the current of logic, but hot damn, if… Read More: Best of 2023: A Salute to Meg 2, The Big… »