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The horror-comedy has always been an interesting subgenre. Effectively working on a spectrum, with horror at one end and comedy at the other, it allows for so many unique approaches that lean more towards one genre or the other, or are planted squarely in the middle. It's fair to say that the majority of horror-comedies lean closer to the comedy side of things, and that their ultimate goal is to be the cinematic equivalent of a carnival ghost train. The likes of Scary Movie made this the popular choice, while movies like Hatchet strike more of a balance between the elements. Spooky, yes, but more lightly entertaining, and never too serious.

Australian indie horror director Sean Byrne has a new shark attack film that has struck global distribution deals. Dubbed a "shark-meets-serial-killer" movie, the film will see a shark-obsessed serial killer (Suicide Squad's Jai Courtney) abduct a free-spirited surfer named Zephyr, played by Hassie Harrison (Yellowstone). He takes her out to sea in a boat, where she has to figure out how to escape before he "ritualistically feeds her to the sharks below," according to the plot. Joining the cast is Josh Heuston (Dune: Prophecy), who will play Zephyr's boyfriend, Moses. It sounds like a clever plot.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film was shot last year on the Gold Coast of Australia, and was written by newcomer, Nick Lepard, who also wrote Keeper, Osgood Perkins' new film following The Monkey. The majority of the theatrical rights to the international market have already been sold by Mister Smith Entertainment.

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Adam Green is best known for directing three of the four films that make up the Hatchet slasher franchise, but many fans feel that his best movie is actually the 2010 survival thriller Frozen. And while we’re anxiously waiting to hear when Hatchet 5 is going to go into production, it was welcome news when it was announced last week that Green is taking a step back into Frozen territory to helm a survival thriller called Ascent. Now, Deadline reports that the film’s cast includes Inanna Sarkis (Marked Men), Gregg Sulkin (Six Triple Eight), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), and Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie).

When the project was first announced, it was under the title The Ascent, but it seems the “The” has been dropped. The first announcement also referred to the film as a shark thriller, providing the following synopsis: A group of friends arrive in Europe for a glamorous but daring destination wedding.

Inanna Sarkis (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween), Gregg Sulkin (“Runaways”), Timothy Granaderos (“13 Reasons Why”), and Paris Berelc (Hubie Halloween) will star in Ascent for director Adam Green, Deadline reports.

The survival thriller follows a group of friends attending a destination wedding in Europe who find themselves stranded on a hot air balloon 3,000 feet in the air.

A previous report suggests that shark-infested waters may be waiting below.

“I’m incredibly excited to be returning to the survival thriller genre,” said Green. “Ascent’s story about a recreational activity gone terribly wrong is going to play with people’s real life fears and be a total thrill ride for the audience.”

Production is set to begin shooting in Malta later this month under Simple House Films.

“The film is a high-intensity thriller, set entirely in real time,” said Simple House’s Volodymyr Artemenko. “The gripping and anxiety ridden experience will...

Exclusive: Inanna Sarkis, Gregg Sulkin, Timothy Granaderos and Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie) are set to star in survival thriller Ascent by Adam Green.

The production, which is set to begin shooting in Malta later this month, follows a group of friends attending a destination wedding in Europe who find themselves stranded on a hot air balloon 3,000 feet above the ground.

“I’m incredibly excited to be returning to the survival thriller genre,” said Green. “Ascent’s story about a recreational activity gone terribly wrong is going to play with people’s real life fears and be a total thrill ride for the audience.”

The film is being produced by Simple House Films’ and is the first title to be sold under its recently announced international sales unit, spearheaded by Anastazja Bankowska.

The...

Shark movies are a breed of their own. Ever since Steven Spielberg turned many people off beach holidays, filmmakers have constantly attempted to keep the fear of sharks alive, with varying results. From the simple premise of Open Water, to the bonkers insanity of Sharknado and its many sequels, spinoffs and ripoffs, there is no denying that shark movies have their own place in the world. Now Frozen (not that one) and Hatchet director Adam Green is about to make everyone afraid to go to a wedding.

As reported by Deadline, The Ascent is described as following “a group of friends who arrive in Europe for a glamorous but daring destination wedding. The fun and games turn into a nightmare when they find themselves precariously suspended above shark-infested waters and in a battle for survival.” All sounds plausible and standard stuff, right?

The film is set to be the first...

Adam Green is best known for directing three of the four films that make up the Hatchet slasher franchise, but many fans feel that his best movie is actually the 2010 survival thriller Frozen. And while we’re anxiously waiting to hear when Hatchet 5 is going to go into production, it makes the wait a little easier to know that Green is taking a step back into Frozen territory to helm a survival thriller called The Ascent. While Frozen had its characters in danger of being eaten by wolves, The Ascent is going to be putting its characters in a dangerous situation involving sharks.

Deadline reports that Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, and Volodymyr Artemenko’s production banner Simple House Films is launching an international sales arm, headed up by Anastazja Bankowska, at the European Film Market this year, and the first project on Bankowska’s slate is The Ascent, which will...

The director of horror films including the Hatchet franchise, Digging Up the Marrow, and the chilly survival nightmare Frozen (2010), Adam Green is set to direct his first feature in eight years with The Ascent, being described as a survival thriller… with sharks!

Deadline details, “The picture follows a group of friends who arrive in Europe for a glamorous but daring destination wedding. The fun and games turn into a nightmare when they find themselves precariously suspended above shark infested waters and in a battle for survival.”

The Ascent is the first project on a new international sales slate from the production banner Simple House Films, run by Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton and Volodymyr Artemenko.

Deadline’s report notes that another survival thriller titled Zipline is in the works at Simple House Films. Ioan Gruffudd (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Ross Butler (Shazam!), Holland Roden (Teen Wolf) and Sonia Ammar (The Equalizer 3) star,...

Fall in love with Art the Clown all over again when Damien Leone‘s record-breaking Terrifier 3 streams on Screambox February 14!

If you’re not already subscribed to the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror streaming service, this Screambox Starter Pack highlights ten terrifying titles to tide you over until Terrifier 3.

Project Wolf Hunting

Project Wolf Hunting is a hyper-violent South Korean genre bender that packs action, sci-fi, horror, and thriller aspects into a gory mashup of Con Air, The Raid, and Resident Evil. According to writer-director Kim Hong-Sun, the production went through 2.5 tons of blood — enough to make Art the Clown blush.

The high-octane gorefest is set aboard a cargo ship transporting dangerous convicts who orchestrate an escape attempt against the heavily armed guards. But the fugitives aren’t the most dangerous thing aboard the ship, as below deck there lurks a superhuman killing machine dubbed Alpha.

For more hyper-violence, Screambox has Blood Feast,...

"Harley Quinn meets Elvira" in Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert's new superslasher comic book series Jumpscare. Set in the expanding universe of Bunn and Luckert's Beyond Mortal series and featuring lettering by Jim Campbell, Jumpscare follows a horror fan-turned-vigilante who can channel her weapon of choice from any horror movie she's ever seen to help her fight evil forces in Empire City (including the aptly named mobster-turned-monster Grindhouse).

Before the first issue of Jumpscare slashes its way into comic shops on February 26th, Daily Dead is thrilled to exclusively reveal Luckert's character designs for the titular horror-loving hero, complete with machetes, chainsaws, a killer selfie, and an undying love for horror movies! You can check out the exclusive character designs below, as well as Luckert's eye-catching cover art for the first issue of Jumpscare.

If you're looking to add this superslasher to your collection, be sure to preorder Jumpscare from your local comic shop,...

Once upon a time, the most popular monsters of filmdom were linked to certain actors. Though other individuals would play these roles over time, ask any movie buff to name the performers best known for portraying Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man, and they'll fire back with, respectively, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Karloff again, and Lon Chaney Jr. But while these roles were spoken for in the public's consciousness, one of these actors was famous, at least among seriously committed horror fans, for having played all four of Universal's marquee monsters -- and that actor was Chaney Jr.

Nearly 40 years after these fearsome characters' heydays, a new batch of beasts sprung up to terrify audiences the world over. These were the slashers, the most prominent being Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and Freddy Krueger. Combined, these characters have appeared in, to date, 42 movies. Yet while these murderous...

Patrika Darbo’s recent return to Days of Our Lives had fans cheering for her return, which was all too brief. Her character, Nancy, had mainly returned to introduce her daughter Joy, played by AlexAnn Hopkins. Feeling her daughter was good because she landed a gig on the soap-within-a-soap Body & Soul, Nancy left. But that doesn’t mean Darbo doesn’t have anything to do. She recently shared a mysterious yet hilarious-sounding new project coming up on social media.

Living the High Life

Darbo shared a photo of her and General Hospital’s Adam Huss (Nikolas) on Instagram, captioning it, “So grateful to be asked to participate in the reading of the pilot script of 2 Stoned Old Ladies with so many talented performers. Thank you, too, Hennessey Studios. What a great facility. And look who was one of those fabulous performers, Adam Huss, can you say hunky!!!! And the wonderful Kate Linder as my co-star.

Iconic actor Tony Todd has died at the age of 69, it has been confirmed. As reported by THR, the Candyman, Platoon, and Star Trek: The Next Generation star, who amassed in excess of 250 professional credits over the course of an astonishing, five decade spanning career, passed away on 6 November at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with illness.

Anthony Tiran Todd was born in Washington D.C. on 4 December, 1954 to Evetta Lyons Gaither. At the age of just three a young Tony Todd moved to Hartford, Connecticut where his auntie, Clara Elliston, took custody of him and nurtured his adolescent curiosity with the arts. Having enrolled Todd in summer acting courses as a boy, Elliston supported her nephew — artistically, financially, and emotionally — as his interest in theatre led to spells at both Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute in Connecticut and Trinity Repertory Company in Rhode Island.

Candyman star Tony Todd, who died Wednesday after a long illness, is being remembered by his co-star Virginia Madsen.

The Oscar nominee, who played graduate student Helen Lyle who’s stalked by Todd’s titular hook-handed killer while investigating urban legends at a Chicago housing project in the 1992 horror film, paid tribute to Todd with a series of posts on Instagram.

Madsen initially shared a brief video post after she heard the news of Todd’s death, in which she said she didn’t “know what to say” but called Todd her “beloved.”

“May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven,” Madsen wrote in the caption alongside a video. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can’t right now. I love you.”

In the video, she shared that she “just found...

Tony Todd at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023 Photo: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA

The actor Tony Todd has died, aged 69, after many years of illness, it was announced today. Widely admired for his versatility yet often cast for his deep, resonant voice, he was a popular member of the genre community who enjoyed attending events and meeting fans.

Perhaps most widely known for his iconic performance in Candyman, Todd appeared in numerous horror films, including the Final Destination series, Wishmaster, Hatchet, The Crow, Hell Fest and The Final Wish. He also made an impression in more mainstream far, however, such as Platoon, Le Secret and The Rock.

On the small screen, he endeared himself to fans as Klingon character Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as making appearances in Scooby-Doo and Xena: Warrior Princess. His voice work included being the...

Tony Todd, the prolific actor who brought an evil presence to the horror movie franchises Candyman and Final Destination, has died at the age of 69.

Todd’s rep confirmed the actor’s death to Variety, adding that he died Wednesday at his home in Marina Del Rey, California. No cause of death was provided.

Over a career that spanned five decades, Todd accrued hundreds of on-screen and voice-acting credits, beginning with a role in the 1986 Vietnam War classic Platoon. Following a leading turn in the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead,...

The horror community is in mourning after the loss of a true icon of the genre.

Tony Todd, known for his distinctive voice and chilling performance as Candyman in addition to numerous other roles, has sadly passed away at the age of 69. The actor reportedly died on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness.

Todd made his film debut in 1986’s Sleepwalk, beginning a career that spanned more than 200 film and TV credits. His most famous role is the eponymous hook-handed killer in the Candyman movies, but he's also appeared in the likes of Final Destination, the '90s Night of the Living Dead remake, The Crow, Hatchet, Frankenstein and Hell Fest.

His none horror projects include The Rock, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, 21 Jump Street, Night Court, MacGyver, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Law & Order,...

I have very sad news to report tonight. It has been announced that Tony Todd has died at the age of 69. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Candyman, Final Destination, Platoon, The Crow, Night of the Living Dead, and his many appearances in the Star Trek franchise. He was a massively talented actor whose incredible baritone voice made every project so much better. This is a huge blow.

Todd’s wife, Fatima, told THR that he died on Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness. New Line Cinema, the studio which produces the Final Destination franchise, wrote on Instagram: “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family.“

After studying theater at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute, Todd made the leap to the silver screen, making...

Tony Todd, an actor who starred in the Candyman and Final Destination horror franchises, has died. He was 69.

He died Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness, his wife, Fatima, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family,” New Line Cinema, which produced the franchise, wrote on Instagram.

Born on Dec. 4, 1954, in Washington, Todd went on to study for two years at the University of Connecticut before getting a scholarship for the Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Institute. His time there helped lay a foundation for his stints at the then-Hartman Conservatory in Stamford, Connecticut, and the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

Todd made his film debut in 1986’s Sleepwalk, launching an acting career that would span more than 200 television and movie credits. His most notable role was in 1992’s Candyman,...

After a storied legacy of nearly 45 years on screen, Candyman star Tony Todd has passed away at the age of 68. Todd holds a unique distinction in Hollywood in having over 200 acting credits to his name, though the horror genre was arguably what he was known best for. This not only stemmed from his carrying the Candyman mantle across its first three installments, but also thanks to his supporting roles in everything from the Final Destination franchise to Hatchet and beyond.

Deadline has brought word that Tony Todd has died at the age of 68, though were not given a cause of death by the actor's representatives. Their sources did, however, confirm that Todd passed away in his own home in Los Angeles on November 6. At the time of reporting, it's unknown how many projects Todd was lined up to star in, or that were already filmed, at the time of his death,...

All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are devastated to learn that horror icon Tony Todd, the legendary actor who played the title character in Candyman (1992) and its sequels, passed away on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69. Deadline first reported the news.

The prolific actor amassed more than 240 film and TV credits spanning his four decade career. While the actor’s big break came when he was cast in Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War epic Platoon, he would secure his name in the genre pantheon just a few short years later.

Todd starred in Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead as Ben, the role played by Duane Jones in George A. Romero’s iconic 1968 original. Todd’s warm, commanding performance was one of the primary reasons this remake was so successful and it was a precursor to his turn as Candyman. Despite...

Prolific actor Tony Todd, especially popular with horror fans for his roles in the genre, passed away on Nov. 6 at his Los Angeles Home. Per Deadline, Todd's death was confirmed by his reps, but the cause of death is not yet known. He was 69 years old.

Todd was born on Dec. 4, 1954. After studying theater at the Eugene O'Neil National Actors Theatre Institute, he began appearing in movies and TV shows by the mid-1980s. One of his very first roles was in Oliver Stone's acclaimed 1986 war film Platoon alongside Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp, and Willem Dafoe. The film won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, among other Oscars, helping to further launch Todd's career.

In 1990, Todd took on one of his most recognizable horror roles by starring as Ben in Tom Savini's remake of George A. Romero's zombie movie Night of the Living Dead. He'd follow this...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Terrifier Apparel from Fright Rags

In celebration of the release of Terrifier 3, Fright Rags has launched a franchise-spanning collection of apparel dedicated to Art the Clown’s gory exploits.

The line includes T-shirts ($33), baseball tees ($40), and zip-up hoodies ($55) designed by Kyle Crawford, socks ($13) designed by Sara Deck, and 32-ounce souvenir cups ($7) featuring art by Crawford and Deck.

The Exorcist Ouija Board from The Op Games

A Ouija board plays an integral role in The Exorcist, and now the film has its own mystifying oracle from The Op Games.

Priced at $29.99, the glow-in-the-dark Ouija board comes with a planchette to summon spirits. Watch out for Captain Howdy.

Hatchet Halloween Tales Comic from American Mythology

Victor...

The horror genre has proven to be incredibly versatile since its creation, but it has surprisingly little crossover with action movies. Where science fiction, fantasy, comedy, and even Westerns have been merged with the genre, one of the most underrated mash-ups is that of horror and action. Despite a great deal of violence in both genres, there's a relatively short supply of horror-action movies, despite their tendency to yield great results.

Horror action movies typically pit heavily armed heroes against the stuff of nightmares, sending protagonists on a mission to take on zombies, aliens, ghosts, and more. The two genres naturally go hand-in-hand, and these movies allow audiences to see horror heroes as something other than mere helpless victims for a change. Allowing good and evil to go toe-to-toe in direct combat allows for some great fanservice, and some movies prove this better than others.

Hatchet 2 and 3 Are Silly...

Fan-favorite Friday the 13th star Kane Hodder and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Bill Moseley unite for a new holiday horror experience.

Breaking Glass Pictures' latest horror-comedy, Hayride to Hell, recently unveiled its first full trailer on YouTube. The film follows the brutal one-man crusade led by Moseley's Farmer Sam against the cold, calculating community members who are out to steal his land. Hayride to Hell stars Hodder as Sheriff Jubel, with Graham Wolfe portraying Deputy Dermot Nixler. The film also features appearances by Shelby Hightower, Chris James Boylan, Allyson Malandra, Brooke Stacy Mills, and Denise Parella.

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Directed by Dan Lantz, Hayride to Hell had its premiere at the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania back in 2022 and was lauded by audiences in attendance.

Hulu’s adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere premiered at the very beginning of the 2020 Covid lockdown, and although it was nominated for several big Emmys that fall, the miniseries has become very fuzzy in my memory. One thing I do remember, however, is that in selecting the daughters of Reese Witherspoon’s character, the casting team found a pair of young actresses — Jade Pettyjohn and Megan Stott — who absolutely bore an uncanny resemblance to Reese Witherspoon.

Actually, I’d forgotten even that detail before sitting down to watch the new Netflix drama Penelope and immediately recognizing Stott — in large part because, if you’re going to make what is essentially an eight-part YA version of Wild, selecting a certifiable Reese Witherspoon doppelgänger as your lead makes a lot of sense.

Presumably, it isn’t wholly a coincidence. Penelope was created by Mark Duplass, who co-stars with Witherspoon on The Morning Show,...

1937. Emily (Gwyneth Evans) is close to becoming an adult but her forthcoming eighteenth birthday won’t be much of a cause for celebration as, due to chronic agoraphobia. she has never left the rambling, crumbling gothic pile which is her home. Haunted by visions of a gnarled, black hand, Emily longs for the day her long absent father will return home and save her, but her strict, overbearing mother (Jill Priest) insists that he is gone forever and that Emily needs to be more concerned with the terrors lurking outside…

In an era with so much horror that’s cranked up to eleven in terms of sound and fury, it’s pleasing to take the odd detour into a simpler, more measured time. Warren Dudley’s Fright, presented in black and white and performed in that slightly mannered method of many a 1950s Brit chiller, evokes the atmosphere of those...

Terrifier actor Michael Leavy speaks about his new horror film, fandom in indie film promotion, and assembling the "Avengers of horror." His new movie, Stream, features a cast including Tim Curry, Jeffrey Combs, Danielle Harris, David Howard Thornton, Dee Wallace, Tony Todd and Bill Moseley, and more.

Leavy's new film follows a family of four on a vacation meant to iron out tensions that goes horribly wrong when they find they can't leave their hotel and have been roped into a game of cat and mouse being broadcast to the world. The film faced hardship due to Covid, but Leavy banked on his fans to back him up. As he told Variety, Covid hit us right in the middle of production and we had used all of our funds for PPE and the Hepa filters [...] So we ended up saying, Lets bring this to the horror community. And we offered...

Patrick Lussier's 2011 film "Drive Angry" might belong to a genre hereby designated "neo-grindhouse." There was a wave of films in the late 2000s and early 2010s that sought to evoke the style or the content of a very specific type of exploitation movie that was popular in the 1970s. In addition to the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez 2007 twofer "Grindhouse" and its spinoffs, films like "Redline," "The Man with the Iron Fists," "Turbo Kid," "Kung Fury," "Hatchet," "Torque," "Deathgasm," "House of the Devil," and "The Love Witch" popped up on the regular. 

"Drive Angry" gleefully embraced its goofy, action/horror premise with aplomb. A dead race car driver named (sigh) John Milton (Nicolas Cage) escapes the clutches of Hell having stolen Satan's persona gun, a device called the Godkiller. On his tail is Satan's Accountant (William Fichtner), assigned with nabbing John and dragging him back to Hell. John,...

Twitch is the biggest livestreaming platform in the world. But while it’s the gathering place for some of the world’s biggest creators and their millions of fans, it’s not profitable–and right now, employees are worried owner Amazon will let it become a “zombie brand,” abandoned without resources for future development (and with more rounds of potential layoffs chipping away at its staff).

We know all this because of internal documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, but now, new information is giving us more context about why Amazon executives might be taking a dismal view of Twitch.

Data from both Stream Hatchet and Streams Charts shows Twitch losing significant market share in Q2 2024 to competitors like Kick and YouTube–and we think Twitch’s update policy on simulcasting might have something to do with it.

Numbers across both data analysis companies differ slightly, but they both...

“It’s not a remake. It’s not a sequel. And it’s not based on a Japanese one.”

Hatchet‘s festival tagline — a quote from a major studio’s rejection of the film — served as a rally cry for horror fans. Despite its roots planted firmly in practical effects-driven ’80s slashers a la Friday the 13th, Hatchet felt fresh and exciting when it arrived in 2006; a gory but lighthearted reprieve from torturous studio horror littered with janky CGI and cheap scares.

Willed into existence by writer-director Adam Green based on a character he conceived as an 8-year-old summer camper, the Hatchet franchise centers on Victor Crowley — the hulking, vengeful spirit of a deformed boy that haunts the swamps of New Orleans. Kane Hodder brings a similar physicality to the role as he did to Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Parts VII-x, but Crowley is more ferocious. The casting...

Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Alexander Murphy Jr., Tom Candela, Frederick Neumann, Michael Sullivan, Paul Ehlers, Tom Veilleux, Stephen Clark, Vicki Kenneally, Shelley Mathes, Lori Mathes | Written and Directed by Joe Giannone

Urban Legends and camp-fires are the perfect way to start a horror film. Point to an old abandoned house and say that a crazy old man still lives there, you must not shout his name or he’ll come and get you. Perfect start to a slasher right? This is the basic plot for Madman, an early 80s genre flick which has had the Arrow Video Blu-ray treatment.

When a group of camp counsellors are telling scary stories around a campfire, they are warned not to say the name of Madman Marz, a crazy old farmer who is still said to haunt the woods around his abandoned home, conveniently close to the camp.

Welcome back to Dead Time. A group of terrifying, hulking horror villains getting together to hunt ghosts may sound like the plot of a movie, but it’s not.

Meet the Hollywood Ghost Hunters. The paranormal team includes actor and stuntman R.A. Mihailoff, as well as actor and stuntman Rick McCallum, who co-founded the group with actor Kane Hodder more than a decade ago.

Hollywood Ghost Hunters co-founder Rick McCallum has been an actor, stuntman, and stunt coordinator for more than 42 years. He’s worked on countless horror movies like Deepstar Six (1989), DarkWolf (2003), and the Hatchet series under makeup in character and coordinating the stunts on set. When McCallum discovered his longtime best friend Kane Hodder shared his love of the paranormal, they decided to form the paranormal team Hollywood Ghost Hunters with friend and fellow actor R.A. Mihailoff.

McCallum travels all over the world to hunt for ghosts...

In A Violent Nature subverts typical slasher tropes by telling the story from the killer's perspective, creating a surprisingly sympathetic protagonist. The movie's unusual storytelling style enhances the impact of its brutal death scenes, making it a savage slasher film unlike traditional ones. Despite the lack of tension and predictability in the storyline, the eerie atmosphere and haunting setting of the film keep viewers on edge throughout.

While In A Violent Nature might technically follow a standard slasher template, the subversive horror movie changes the perspective of its story. As the main characters of 1996s Scream famously noted, horror movies have a fairly rigid set of genre tropes they can sometimes rely on heavily. Specifically, slasher movies are often seen as trashy fare where partying teens are picked off one at a time by a seemingly unstoppable masked killer who doesnt talk but does come up with increasingly elaborate and...

Dear Mr. Henshaw offers a unique twist on kids' books with a diary-style narrative and poignant themes of divorce and longing. Wayside School Is Falling Down is a clever, absurd book with sly humor and deeper messages hidden beneath the wacky stories. Hatchet teaches resilience and growing up through the story of a stranded 13-year-old in the Canadian wilderness, tackling tough emotions.

Despite hitting the height of their popularity decades ago, there are a number of classic kids' books from the 1980s that are still well worth reading today. Kids' books and TV shows are often erroneously dismissed as being frivolous and fluffy, full of easy stories of colorful characters. While that's certainly true, the best kids' books whether for young kids or for teenagers mix messages with deep meaning among the elements geared for a younger audience.

The very best weave stories that last for generations, both resonant and relevant no matter the era.

Dark Sky Films has announced that they’re launching Dark Sky Selects, “a new specialty label bringing some of our best films to the collector’s market with limited edition packaging, restored transfers and new special features. These new limited editions will offer die-hard fans and collectors new upgrades of many of their longtime favorite Dark Sky Films, produced for the purpose of making the definitive edition of these classics and modern favorites.” Their first release through this label is the Hatchet: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Steelbook, which brings all four films in the Hatchet franchise together in one package for the first time. This steelbook will be released in June, and copies are available for pre-order on the Dark Sky Selects website.

The 5-disc Hatchet: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Steelbook will include nearly two hours of new bonus features. Here’s the information: Unleashed at a time...

Dark Sky Films has announced Dark Sky Selects, a new label “committed to delivering a meticulously curated selection of high-quality, limited edition film releases and exclusive merchandise to the collector’s market.” First up? Hatchet: The Complete Collection SteelBook.

The Limited Edition Blu-ray set collects together all four of creator Adam Green’s Hatchet films for the very first time on Blu-ray, and it’s set to be released on June 25, 2024.

Here’s the full rundown…

Disc 1: Hatchet Disc 2: Hatchet II Disc 3: Hatchet III Disc 4: Victor Crowley Disc 5: Exclusive Blu-ray Bonus Disc with nearly 2 hours of brand-new bonus features Hatchet: Swamp Tales Production Journals

You can pre-order your copy from Dark Sky Films today.

“Old-school American horror is back as Adam Green’s iconic Hatchet series returns in a blood-soaked, fully Unrated collection, uniting all four films for the first time.

“Unleashed at a time...

Dark Sky Films Announces The Launch Of Dark Sky Selects: "Dark Sky Films today announced the launch of their newly created, Dark Sky Selects, a new specialty label bringing some of our best films to the collector's market with limited edition packaging, restored transfers and new special features. These new limited editions will offer die-hard fans and collectors new upgrades of many of their longtime favorite Dark Sky Films, produced for the purpose of making the definitive edition of these classics and modern favorites.

The first official release from Dark Sky Selects will be Hatchet: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Steelbook, which is being released in June and will be available for pre-order at Texas Frightmare Weekend starting tomorrow. This marks the first time all four of Adam Green’s iconic Hatchet films will be available together in one package.

Green's iconic Hatchet series returns in a blood-soaked, fully Unrated collection,...

Not to be confused with the 1986 Gary Paulsen novel that was on your fifth-grade reading list, Adam Green's 2007 slasher "Hatchet" was intended to be an homage to the plentiful stalk-and-kill movies from the 1980s. The first "Hatchet" takes place deep in the swamps of Louisana where feckless city-dwellers get lost while taking a swamp tour. They trade stories of Victor Crowley, a local kid with facial differences who, years ago, was trapped in a burning house set ablaze by prankster teens. Crowley was accidentally killed by his father when he recklessly used a hatchet to free him from the fire. Victor's spirit is now said to haunt the swamp and murder interlopers. Of course, Victor will appear to start the predicted murders. 

Victor Crowley was played by stuntman Kane Hodder, perhaps best known for playing the masked killer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,...

Anime offers unique space opera adventures comparable to the grandeur of Star Wars. Anime series like Astra Lost in Space, Mobile Suit Gundam, and Space Dandy provide diverse narratives for sci-fi fans. Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock offer compelling modern and classic space pirate adventures similar to Star Wars.

The Star Wars franchise may provide fans with a rich setting full of exciting worlds and battles, but anime is no slouch in the Space Opera genre, either. In fact, many fans have come to love the exotic ships and characters brought to life with pen and paper. For those wanting something new, anime has no end of unique worlds and battles between good and evil.

Whether one wants expansive empires battling it out with endless fleets or single adventurers exploring new worlds, there are as many stories that have come out of Japan as modern classics as there are...

Bloody Disgusting has revealed the new films that are joining its Screambox horror streaming service in May, including Life of Belle, México Bárbaro II, and Death 4 Told.

Journey south of the border with México Bárbaro II on Screambox May 10. Michelle Garza Cervera (Huesera: The Bone Woman) and Diego Cohen (Mark of the Devil) are among the anthology’s nine filmmakers exploring Mexico’s most horrific traditions and legends.

One body, two heads, and 6,000 teeth take a bite out of Screambox in 2-Headed Shark Attack on May 10. Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Charlie O’Connell (“The Bachelor”), and Brooke Hogan (Hogan Knows Best) star in the campy creature feature.

Enjoy four wicked tales of terror in Death 4 Told also on Screambox May 10. The 2004 indie horror anthology features Margot Kidder (Black Christmas), Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead), Alicia Goranson (“Roseanne”), Rich Sommer (“Mad Men”), and Lily Pilblad (“Fringe”).

Drawing comparisons to Paranormal Activity and Skinamarink,...

General Hospital spoilers for the week of April 22 are here! Expect Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton) to get into a fight around the time of Gregory Chase’s (Gregory Harrison) medical emergency.

Coming Up On General Hospital

Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) bonds with Ace Cassadine (Joey and Jay Clay). Tj Ashford (Tajh Bellow) is alarmed by Kristina Corinthos-Davis’ (Kate Mansi) behavior.

Plus, Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) gets a bachelor party at the hatchet range. Keep reading to find out what is coming up in the ABC soap opera.

Hamilton Finn’s Fight

Gh spoilers for the week of April 22 reveal that Finn will get into a nasty fight with Gregory. Now, all family members fight.

However, Finn’s fight with Gregory happens around the same time as an Als medical emergency. So, if Gregory doesn’t pull through, Finn might never forgive himself.

General Hospital Spoilers Friday, April 19: Dex’s Danger,...

Little People Big World celeb Zach Roloff is ditching Amy Roloff and Matt Roloff’s fundraiser, according to spoilers. Is this another petty shot at Matt from a bitter Zach over the botched Roloff Farms deal? What else do spoilers say?

Little People Big World: Zach Roloff And Matt Roloff Haven’t Buried The Hatchet Completely

In current Little People Big World Season 25 scenes, Matt Roloff and Zach Roloff are still not in a good place following the botched Roloff Farms deal. Zach took things personally enough that he moved his family more than an hour away to Battle Ground, Washington.

Zach Roloff and Tori Roloff even dropped the bombshell that they were leaving Little People Big World after 25 seasons. In addition to doing their own thing with their new podcast, their leaving the show is one less tether they’ll have to Matt Roloff moving forward.

Little People Big World...

Vipco & BayView Entertainment have released the horror film Dismal, which is now available on Digital Platforms worldwide.

Dismal will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide on 28th May 2024.

For fans of The Hills Have Eyes, Hatchet, and Wrong Turn.

Synopsis:

Dana is failing Biology. To pass she must attend an extra credit assignment with several classmates that will lead them into a remote region of the Great Dismal Swamp, a place teeming with life… and death. While the group keeps one eye out for hungry bear, deadly snakes and lurking gators, they are unaware of the real danger. For the top of the food chain lives in a dingy cabin not too far from their campsite, and he has an appetite for human flesh.

Dismal was Written by Bo Buckley and Directed by Gary King. The film stars Bill Oberst Jr., Lydia Chandler and Tim Morris.

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From the director of Frozen… no, not that one… the better one, comes a throwback horror film to the days when slashers were filled with blood, revenge, and bewbs. Join JoBlo Horror as we take you down to the bayou with Adam Green’s Hatchet (watch it Here).

Welcome to our horror party, kids, where we take some horror films (good or bad) and make a fun game out of it. I’m Mike Conway, and today we break down all the gory bits of Hatchet, released in 2006. Hatchet follows Ben, a recently dumped twenty-something who was taken to a Mardi Gras celebration with his buddies to get over her ex. When Ben decides there’s too much nudity to be had, he and his friend Marcus ditch the group to find a haunted boat tour. However, when their boat gets stranded, they find themselves being hunted by Victor Crowley,...

Danielle Harris feels sad to see her former The Last Boy Scout co-star, Bruce Willis, struggle with ongoing health issues. Harris is writing a book that includes stories about her experiences with Willis on the set of the 1991 film. Harris reveals that Willis once told her, "Kid, this is my movie, don't upstage me," which she now sees as a compliment.

Danielle Harris can’t help but feel “sad” for her one-time co-star, Bruce Willis. As a child actor, Harris starred alongside the Hollywood icon in director Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout. 33 years later, though, Harris finds it “devastating” to see Willis struggle with his ongoing health issues. Harris said in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant:

“Devastating, it's sad. I feel the same way about Christina Applegate, to see these stars that, in your mind, are going to be there forever, and then you start to see them age or pass.

Danielle Harris is an absolute legend in the horror space, having been a part of the genre for nearly 40 years. She always stuck out as a child actor in films such as Halloween 4 and The Last Boy Scout. But she continued that success into her adulthood with films like Hatchet and the Rob Zombie Halloween films. I was lucky enough to talk with Danielle about her latest horror film, Project Dorothy. She plays a rogue AI, so she’s just a voice here, but that’s also something she has plenty of experience with (she was Debbie on The Wild Thornberrys). While she’s a small part of the film, I was also able to talk with her about her podcast with Scout Taylor Compton and their planned trilogy of films. This was a great conversation; she gave some nice insight into the difficulties of acting in something you’re also directing.

This year’s brand new horror releases roll on in the third full week of 2024, and we’ve got five new ones headed our way this week. Some only in theaters, others now available at home.

Here’s all the new horror releasing January 15 – January 21, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The latest original horror movie from Dread is Last Night at Terrace Lanes, a bowling-themed horror movie that was just released onto VOD outlets this past Tuesday, January 16.

Last Night at Terraces Lanes, filmed at an abandoned bowling alley, was written by Adam Cesare (Clown in a Cornfield) and directed by Jamie Nash.

In the new indie horror movie, “When a bloodthirsty cult invades a bowling alley on its final night of operation, a high schooler on a date from hell, must join forces with her survivalist dad to fend off the crazed murderers.

Gravitas Ventures is excited to unlock their 2024 slate with the North American VOD release of Project Dorothy, a new sci-fi thriller from director George Henry Horton starring scream queen Danielle Harris. Project Dorothy is out now on Cable and Digital VOD, including Prime Video, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast.

Project Dorothy was directed by George Henry Horton, from a script by Ryan Scaringe and Horton. Horton produced for Liberty Atlantic Studios and Scaringe under his Kinogo Pictures shingle. Project Dorothy stars genre icon Danielle Harris as the titular AI, alongside Tim DeZarn (The Cabin in the Woods), Adam Budron, Emily Rafala (“Katy Keene”), Olivia Scott, and Horton.

James and Blake, small-time criminals, flee the police and take refuge in an abandoned scientific facility. Their attempt to restore power activates an AI, Dorothy, responsible for the former occupants’ demise. They realize their predicament is worse than evading the law; they must...

The episode of The Black Sheep covering Ghoulies Go to College was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Brandon Nally, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Ok, I’ve thought about this long and hard, discussed with my local priest and therapist, and after much internal strife, I’ve decided it’s time. You hear a lot about rip-offs for franchises, particularly the big ones. We have Jaws rip-offs, Exorcist rip-offs, Halloween rip-offs, and more. What you don’t hear a lot about, and good lord do they exist, are the multiple rip-offs of Gremlins. Gremlins got its own incredible sequel and then finally this year its very own animated show that is… fine… it’s fine. But with Gremlins profitability came the clones. We got the fun and good with the Critters franchise, the bad with both Munchies and Hobgoblins,...