John Carpenter’s The Thing – New Poster!
Fans of John Carpenter’s The Thing are gonna love this very clever poster. For my money, it’s better than the one used for the movie’s release!
Source: Vic’s Movie Den.
Category: Horror
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Director: Tod Browning
Screenplay: Hamilton Deane & John L. Balderston from the play by Garrett Fort based on characters created by Bram Stoker
Stars: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan.
The Pitch: “Hey, let’s bring Dracula to the silver screen!”
Tagline: Carl Laemmle Presents The VAMPIRE THRILLER!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
THE classic! Bela Lugosi is the evil vampire Count Dracula who has journeyed to England with plans to make the lovely Nina is bride!
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The 50 Best Monster Movie Posters of All Time
Yesterday we took a look at Classic Universal Monster Movie Posters. Today we have The 50 Best Monster Movie Posters of All Time presented by IndieWire.
“Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman” – Two of the Universal Biggies in One Movie!
When I was a child I loved horror movies. I still do. Back then we’d stay up late on weekends to Sammy Terry (Indiana’s Horror Host) present a monster movie double feature. It was a great time to be a kid. Especially when Sammy presented a movie like Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman. Two of the big Universal monsters in one movie. Truth be told, I still get a bit of excitement when I cue it up.
Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan (2016)
Director: Sang-ho Yeon
Screenplay: Joo-Suk Park and Sang-ho Yeon
Stars: Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung and Dong-seok Ma
The Pitch: “Hey, let’s make a zombie movie!”
Tagline: None
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Passengers on a train to Buscan (including a father and his young daughter, a husband with his very pregnant wife and others) have to come to grips that a zombie apocalypse has begun and there are infected on the train!
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Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
Director: Gordon Douglas
Screenplay: Ted Sherdeman and Russell S. Hughes from a story by George Worthing Yates
Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Fess Parker, Richard Deacon and Leonard Nimoy.
The Pitch: “Hey, let’s make a movie about giant ants!”
Tagline: FANTASTIC MONSTERS ATTACK EARTH!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Nuclear testing in the desert has turned ants into gigantic killing machines. Before the nests are discovered some of the ants make their way to the LA sewer system. If they’re not all destroyed it could be the end of mankind.
What could have been another silly movie about giant bugs is actually one of my favorite horror movies of all time. It’s played straight with an excellent cast. Fans of my age will love that you get Matt Dillon, Davy Crockett and Spock in the same movie!
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Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Screenplay: Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly from a story by John Gatins based on the character created by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly and John Goodman
The Pitch: “Hey, let’s make a King Kong movie!”
Tagline: All hail the King!
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
A group of scientists led by a military team are brought together to chart a mysterious island. Immediately they encounter Kong and get the worst of it. Trapped on the island they must fight their way to a pickup location. To get there the survivors will have to deal with natives, the island’s giant monsters and Kong!
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“Dedalo” Short But Tension-Filled!
If your heart can stand a little over 8 minutes of tension, then you might want to give Dedalo a look.
“The Strain” Trailer for the Final Season!
Here’s a trailer for the final season of The Strain. While I will hate to see the series end, there’s something cool to being able to tell a story over several seasons with an end in mind.
Nights of the Living Dead by Jonathon Maberry and George Romero
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology, edited by Jonathon Maberry and George Romero, has a pretty cool framework. All of the stories take place during the first 48 hours of the zombie outbreak that started it all…. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.
I love this concept. To me, zombie stories are the most exciting when things are just starting to happen and no one knows quite what is going on.
Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology will feature…
…Brian Keene, Carrie Ryan, Chuck Wendig, Craig E. Engler, David J. Schow, David Wellington, Isaac Marion, Jay Bonansinga, Joe R. Lansdale, John A. Russo, John Skipp, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Max Brallier, Mike Carey, Mira Grant, Neal and Brenda Shusterman, and Ryan Brown. Plus original stories by Romero and Maberry!
“Preacher” Seasons 2 Kicks Off with a 2 Night Premiere!
Preacher has surprised me with how much I like it. Never read the comic and the story is way out there, but I’m diggin’ it. Season two kicks off with a two night premiere event on June 25th!
George A. Romero Presents: Road of the Dead
George Romero and zombie movie fans might be happy to hear that a new “…of the Dead” movie is being prepped.
George A. Romero Presents: Road of the Dead will be co-written by Romero and Matt Birman who will also direct. Birman has served as second unit director on Romero’s last three “… of the Dead” movies.
Sounds good so far, right?
Here’s where it literally goes off the tracks for me.
The story is set on an island where zombie prisoners race cars in a modern-day Coliseum for the entertainment of wealthy humans. Birman describes the project as “Road Warrior” meets “Rollerball” at a Nascar race, with significant inspiration from “Ben-Hur.”
Sounds more like Death Race 2000 meets Dawn of the Dead. I can’t imagine this being more than a Netflix viewing for me. Or maybe instead I’ll just rewatch Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead. You can never go wrong with NOTLD.
Source: IndieWire.
The 20 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century
David Ehrlich, Eric Kohn and IndieWire present The 20 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century.
Since I’ve just seen over half of the list (12 of the 20), I’m going to have to check out the ones I’ve missed. At this point my top three in alpha order would be…
- 28 Days Later
- Descent
- The MIst
“John Carpenter’s The Thing” – Who Sabotaged the Blood Bank?
Many fans of John Carpenter’s The Thing have wondered who sabotaged the blood bank. Roger Ager thinks he has the answer and lays it out in the video below.
