I don’t need to inform anyone that mainstream Hollywood entertainment is still in the grips of a franchise and IP based fervor. Mega franchises, sequels, reboots, requels, remakes – all of these have been the lion’s share of high profile releases for well over a decade now. Everything from the most recognizable franchises in film
Month: October 2023
The final movie in Lucio Fulci’s “Gates of Hell” trilogy, The House by the Cemetery is getting a brand new 4K Ultra HD release from Arrow Video this Halloween season. Both the Limited Edition 4K and the Limited Edition Blu-ray sets will be releasing in the UK on October 9, and there’s also an Arrow Store Exclusive
When it comes to iconic 2000s movie moments, especially in the comedy-horror genre, few scenes are more memorable than Carmen Electra’s striking appearance in the cult classic Scary Movie. As Drew Decker, the stunning actress parodied the infamous opening scene from Scream featuring Drew Barrymore. Electra’s character meets a hilarious, albeit gruesome fate as she
We told you yesterday that the very first teaser for Damien Leone’s upcoming Terrifier 3 will be playing only-in-theaters on November 1, attached to Bloody Disgusting and Cineverse’s big screen re-release of last year’s box office hit Terrifier 2. And in a tweet this afternoon, Leone promises that you’ll be getting your money’s worth if
Released into Early Access last October, developer Smidge Games’ haunted house management game Horror Tycoon has received a new update that introduces an array of enhancements, bug fixes, and new content for those burgeoning haunted house managers. “I’m incredibly grateful for the dedicated community that has supported Horror Tycoon since its launch,” says Smidge Games’
The filmmaking trio collectively known as RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) have not one but two features making their rounds in the festival circuit: mean slasher Wake Up (our review) and charming horror-comedy We Are Zombies (our review). We Are Zombies, an adaptation of Jerry Frissen and Guy Davis’ comic book series “The Zombies That Ate the World,” follows three
Released into Early Access last October, developer Smidge Games’ haunted house management game Horror Tycoon has received a new update that introduces an array of enhancements, bug fixes, and new content for those burgeoning haunted house managers. “I’m incredibly grateful for the dedicated community that has supported Horror Tycoon since its launch,” says Smidge Games’
We told you yesterday that the very first teaser for Damien Leone’s upcoming Terrifier 3 will be playing only-in-theaters on November 1, attached to Bloody Disgusting and Cineverse’s big screen re-release of last year’s box office hit Terrifier 2. And in a tweet this afternoon, Leone promises that you’ll be getting your money’s worth if
American Horror Story: Delicate has been off to a strong start with its unique season. After an encouraging pair of introductory episodes, “When the Bough Breaks” proves to be the season’s slowest, most atmospheric, and least substantial entry. American Horror Story at least understands that Jennifer Lynch is the right person to get behind the
The filmmaking trio collectively known as RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell) have not one but two features making their rounds in the festival circuit: mean slasher Wake Up (our review) and charming horror-comedy We Are Zombies (our review). We Are Zombies, an adaptation of Jerry Frissen and Guy Davis’ comic book series “The Zombies That Ate the World,” follows three
I am the type of Trick ‘r Treat fan who does not merely believe that it is one of the best horror movies of its time, but that the cult-favorite horror-comedy movie is cinema’s most passionate (but, admittedly, not quite its most grounded) representation of Halloween. Furthermore, I think its mischievous flagship character, Sam, should
I’ve been told time and time again that Arrival is a masterpiece, and it’s one of the best sci-fi movies of all time. I have absolutely no reason for waiting seven years to watch this film. I love Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Denis Villeneuve also blew me away with Dune. I knew I’d like
Mario Lopez, who may be best known for the very specific ’90s TV memory of him playing the oh-so-cool AC Slater on Saved by The Bell, has become synonymous with his charismatic and charming red carpet interviews. In an exclusive interview, he revealed a candid moment from his illustrious career. Despite interviewing numerous A-list celebrities,
The recent separation of Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness continues to be a shocking bittersweet turn of events. With the couple now in the midst of separating, details like Hugh Jackman’s net worth, as well as further rationale for the couple’s split are going to start coming into frame. But now Jackman himself is reportedly
Keke Palmer has had a lot going on in her life. Over the last year and a half she helped lead the cast of Jordan Peele’s horror movie Nope, and she gave birth to her first child in February. But after her relationship with her son’s father Darius Jackson made headlines earlier this year, the
In this week’s edition of The King Beat, I regret that I can’t get write extensively about the exciting 4K UHD release of The Dead Zone that was just announced by Shout! Factory. There also isn’t time to celebrate either 45th anniversary of The Stand (which was on Tuesday) or the 20th anniversary of the
Actress Meryl Streep is widely considered the most acclaimed film star of all time. She’s got an impressive filmography, filled with truly iconic projects that remain vital parts of pop culture. Case in point: playing Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada. After her co-star Anne Hathaway reunited with Streep at an event, she weighed
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are the two biggest action stars who show off their big guns and iconic sayings. While these two may have the long-running film series The Expendables in common (as well as dominating the box office in the ‘80s), they are completely different as people. If you want to know how
Until Star Trek: Picard came along in 2020, the final chapter of The Next Generation saga (onscreen, at least) had been Nemesis, the fourth of the Star Trek movies spotlighting Jean-Luc Picard and his crew. The 2002 movie saw its protagonists clashing with the new leader of the Romulan Empire, Shinzon, who was played by
*NSYNC was at the height of pop music at the turn of the 21st century, with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass dancing and harmonizing their way to four albums and worldwide fame. Nothing good lasts forever, though, and a year after the group released Celebrity — their final album
Recent years have truly witnessed the rise of the female serial killer. Literarily speaking, anyway. From How to Kill Men and Get Away With It to My Sister the Serial Killer, How to Kill Your Family to Bad Men, women are finally breaking through the blood-soaked glass ceiling and joining the ranks of serially murderous
Irish author Amanda Cassidy is a freelance journalist and former Sky News reporter, and she certainly knows how to pull her readers into a story from the get-go. It’s the week before Christmas when a fire breaks out at the Wills family home in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. Returning home to find
Peter Swanson has written a criminous Christmas tale? His twisted, unsettling mysteries such as The Kind Worth Killing and The Kind Worth Saving don’t bend towards sentimentality or good will for that matter. But then this novella is for people who aren’t wedded to the idea that Christmas stories should serve up murder in cosy
Seaside landladies are the stuff of British folklore and the butt of many a 1970s comic’s jokes. They’re depicted as tough, unwielding, no-nonsense types, who delight in cutting corners and have little or no sense of humour. Thankfully, Helen Dexter, the heroine of Glenda Young‘s Seaview Hotel series, set in the English north eastern holiday
Yes, it’s true, we are too close to our subject, but we do love it when mysteries themselves entwine authors, manuscripts, plot lines and other literary elements so that crime fiction begets crime fiction begets crime fiction… and so on. Anthony Horowitz is a master in this respect, and Catriona Ward’s Looking Glass Sound is
In October, November and December, we’ll be carrying an advertising campaign that’s a bit different. The Canadian indie author Ed Green has booked one of our leaderboard positions on the site to promote his novel Murder is a Dying Art. “Nothing exciting about that,” you might think. “It’s straightforward web advertising with an image you
For Phoebe Wong, exchanging the miserable British weather for the balmy Florida Keys with her new boyfriend for a few weeks seems like the ideal vacation, even though she only met Carter 11 months ago on LinkedIn and they haven’t spent much time together. He’s the perfect boyfriend who even gets along with her Malaysian-Chinese
Valley of Refuge, the new thriller by John Teschner, starts off more like a mystery. At least it was a mystery to me, with three intriguing stories evolving at once. First, social media magnate Frank Dalton is doing something big on the Big Island of Hawai`i, then there’s a woman flying to the state who
The Crime Fiction Lover Awards are back for the third year running. We want to celebrate the best in crime fiction, and we are going to involve the people who really matter when we do so. For us, the people who really matter to this fine genre are its readers – that’s YOU! We want
Author Daniel Sweren-Becker must have been well tuned in to the zeitgeist when he conceived Kill Show, his newly published ‘true crime’ novel, as it delves into growing critiques of the genre. Before you think that description is an oxymoron, this is definitely fiction, but written in the style of a television documentary script. It