Category: Horror

“Halloween” Alt Poster by Chris Koehler!

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John Carpenter’s Halloween was a little independent film that jumpstarted the slasher genre.  Actually it poured gas on all horror films due to it’s success.  Although many would follow in Carpenter’s footsteps none was as good.

Chris Koehler  has created an alt Halloween poster worthy of the film.  I love how this red variant makes Michael Myers “pop”.

“Nightmare” (1964) / Z-View

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Nightmare (1964)

Director: Freddie Francis

Screenplay: Jimmy Sangster

Stars: David Knight, Moira Redmond, Brenda Bruce, Jennie Linden.

Tagline: THREE SHOCKING MURDERS…did she DREAM them? …or DO them?

The Plot…

Six years ago Janet Freeman saw her mother stabbed to death.  Janet was eleven.  Nightmares have haunted her since.  Now seventeen, the night terrors have become so bad that Janet has been sent home from boarding school to recover.

At home, the nightmares become worse and even more realistic.  Is Janet dreaming of murders or commiting them?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

There are worse ways to spend 82 minutes…

Nightmare (1964) rates 2 of 5 stars.

BLOOD AND MAGICK by James R. Tuck / Z-View

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BLOOD AND MAGICK by James R. Tuck

First sentences…

I should have known.

There were signs.  I’m supposed to be the damn expert.  I should have caught the warnings.

I should have.

But I was completely clueless until the minute the restaurant exploded in a wave of eldritch flame and burning glass.

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

Deacon Chalk knows the truth about things that go bump in the night.  Chalk looks like a stereotypical biker.  Bald head.  Tats. Tall, broad-shouldered and muscular.  But Chalk is anything but stereotypical.  Several years ago, he almost died along with his family.  Vampires took them out.  But Chalk was saved by an angelic blood transfusion.  Yeah, angel’s blood.

Now Chalk and the small circle of friends that surround him are monster hunters.

But not tonight.

Chalk, his girlfriend Tiff, and their friends are having a quiet dinner.  Then all hell explodes.  Literally.  Members of a coven known as the Wrath of Baphomet attack.  They’re after the “Blood of the Trinity”.

Chalk and his team are no longer the monster hunters… tonight the monsters hunt them.

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BLOOD AND MAGICK is the third book in James R. Tuck’s Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter series.  I’ve read and enjoyed all three.

I love crime, noir and detective/anti-hero stories. Add the right mix of humor and violence and I’m on board. The tales don’t normally feature werewolves, vampires, witches or demons.  But Tuck’s Deacon Chalk yarns do, and they work.

Chalk is the type of anti-hero I like. Smart (but not brainy), tough and with enough attitude to get him in tight jams as he tries to (mostly) do the right thing. While I’m not ready for a constant diet of this genre, when I do want another taste, I know James R. Tuck is open for business with other tales.

 

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“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” – The Poster & Teaser Trailer are Here!

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The poster and teaser trailer for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is here!

Deal me in.

Some things are meant to stay buried.

#LeeCroninsTheMummy only in theaters April 17, 2026.

Hot off the record-setting resurrection of EVIL DEAD RISE, writer/director Lee Cronin turns to one of the most iconic horror stories of all time with an audacious and twisted retelling: LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY.

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace — eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

The film stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, with Veronica Falcón. The film is written and directed by Cronin, and produced by James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. The executive producers are Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Macdara Kelleher and Lee Cronin.

Cronin is supported behind the camera by a team of sterling film artisans, including director of photography Dave Garbett, production designer Nick Bassett, editor Bryan Shaw, costume designer Joanna Eatwell, music by Stephen McKeon and casting by Terri Taylor and Sarah Domeier Lindo.

New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse Present, A Wicked/Good Production, A Lee Cronin Film: LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in theaters and IMAX in North America on April 17, 2026, and internationally beginning 15 April 2026.

“They Will Kill You” directed by Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz, Heather Graham & Patricia Arquette – The Posters and Trailer are Here!

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Here we have three posters and a trailer for They Will Kill You directed by Kirill Sokolov, starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.  This looks like crazy fun.

Deal me in!

From New Line Cinema and Nocturna comes THEY WILL KILL YOU. The film unleashes a blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy in which a young woman must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult’s mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering in a uniquely brazen, big screen battle of epic kills and wickedly dark humor.

THEY WILL KILL YOU stars Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.

Directed by Kirill Sokolov and written by Sokolov & Alex Litvak, the film is produced by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Dan Kagan, and executive produced by Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, Carl Hampe, Litvak and Sokolov.

Behind the camera, Sokolov is joined by director of photography Isaac Bauman, production designer Jeremy Reed, editor Luke Doolan, costume designer Neil McClean and visual effects supervisor Marc Smith. The composer is Carlos Rafael Rivera, the music supervisor is Andrea von Foerster and the casting director is Richard Delia.

New Line Cinema and Nocturna present THEY WILL KILL YOU, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in theaters in North America on March 27, 2026, and internationally beginning on 25 March 2026.

“Frankenstein” (1931) Alt Poster by Sahin Düzgün!

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This alt Frankenstein poster was created by Sahin Düzgün, a graphic designer and poster artist from Berlin, Germany.  Sahin is also a movie enthusiast with great taste.

Here is what Sahin had to say about his design: From the lab’s shadows to the silver screen — a design honoring one of cinema’s most iconic creations.

Dr. Frankenstein: Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… IT’S ALIVE!

“Osiris” (2025) directed by William Kaufman, starring Max Martini and Linda Hamilton / Z-View

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Osiris (2025)

Director: William Kaufman

Screenplay: William Kaufman, Paul Reichelt

Stars: Max Martini, Linda Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand, LaMonica Garrett, Michael Irby, Linds Edwards, Jaren Mitchell and Tyler Galpin.

Tagline:  None.

The Plot…

One night in the middle of an intense fire fight, a US Special Forces squad led by Sergeant Kelly, is suddenly transported away.  Kelly and his team awaken aboard an alien craft.  As they come to grips with what occurred, they see skinned corpses and strange weapons all around.

As the soldiers gather their weapons and scavange others, aliens attack.  The creatures are huge, armored, eyeless beings with sharp teeth, claws and energy weapons with shields.  Kelly leads his soldiers as they retreat.  Suddenly Ravi, a Russian soldier appears to direct the team to a safe location.

Ravi explains that she has survived by hiding throughout the ship.  The aliens collect humans for food… but she has a plan to kill them all as well as their ability to communicate with their home planet.  If they can live long enough to pull it off.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)… 

Osiri draws inspiration from Aliens, Predator and even Planet of the Apes.  Sadly, it falls far short of all of them. (And the Planet of the Apes nod, made me groan.)

Osiris (2025) rates 2 of 5 stars.