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“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Review

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Las Vegas needs a real-life Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, but not the smaller franchise store from the first film. Fans deserve a full recreation of the bigger flagship restaurant, complete with the river ride, as revealed in the new sequel—like only Vegas could build. Mike Schmidt’s encounters in the smaller Freddy Fazbear’s…

“Black Phone 2” Review: After a Stunning First Movie, an Utterly Disappointing Sequel

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Released in 2021, the first The Black Phone was a remarkable horror movie because the director Scott Derrickson, adapting together with C. Robert Cargill a (quite forgettable) short story by Joe Hill, made it personal. He wanted to talk about the social-economical environment in which he was raised, and show how…

BlumFest Thrills the New York Comic-Con with Black Phone 2 and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

©Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki Thousands of horror fans gathered on the Empire Stage last Friday at 5pm for the BlumFest, one of the most celebrated panels at the New York Comic-Con 2025.  On the anniversary of the 15th year of BlumHouse foundation, celebrated with the publication of the book Horror’s New Wave, Jason Blum himself…

‘M3GAN 2.0’ Review : The Film Intelligently Dares to Try New Ways

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures After the remarkable box office success of the first M3gan ($95 million grossed only in the U.S. Market, $180 million worldwide, a huge haul for a production budget of $12 million) it was virtually impossible for Jason Blum‘s Blumhouse and James Wan‘s Atomic Monster to pass up the opportunity for a…

Blumhouse Reportedly In Talks to Acquire ‘Saw’ Horror Franchise

©Courtesy of Lionsgate  Blumhouse is reportedly in the final stages of cutting a deal that would allow it to acquire the rights to the billion-dollar Saw horror franchise from Twisted Pictures. Negotiations have been ongoing since 2023, but for a time were in limbo due to disagreements over the bottom line. Sources say that the…

‘Drop’ Review: A Dun Whodunit That Works with Suspense in a Fashionable Old-Style Mode

@Courtesy of Universal Pictures It is honestly a relief for our cinephile soul to see a movie that uses suspense as the primary means to create entertainment. In contemporary Hollywood, like many other genres, thrillers have unfortunately become more a matter of action, marvelous special effects, raging editing and so on, than creating the tense…

‘Speak No Evil’ Video Review: Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 44

In Universal and Blumhouse’s new horror film, Speak No Evil, two families meet while on vacation in Italy and immediately hit it off, leading to a trip to England’s West country where things begin to get quite dark. Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy play an American couple living in London with their daughter Agnes (Alix…

‘The Blair Witch Project’ Cast Ask Lionsgate For Retroactive Residuals and Consultation on Future Projects

©Photo by Artisan Entertainment – © 1999 Artisan Entertainment Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams, the stars of the original The Blair Witch Project, have come together to release a public response and proposal to Lionsgate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The news comes after the studio recently announced a partnership with Blumhouse to reboot…

The Blair Witch Project Being Revived by Blumhouse and Lionsgate

©Artisan Entertainment/Lionsgate Blumhouse and Lionsgate are set to revive the beloved Blair Witch Project series with a new movie. The feature is part of a multi-film deal between the studios that will allow Blumhouse to reimagine classic horror projects from Lionsgate, according to Deadline. The deal comes after the companies collaborated together on the recent…

Julia Garner Cast In Universal’s ‘Wolf Man’ Remake

@Dirty John Julia Garner has been cast to headline the new Wolf Man remake from Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, Deadline is reporting. The horror film will be released via Universal on Friday, October 25, 2024. Wolf Man will reunite the SAG Award-nominated actress with Christopher Abbott, whose casting was previously announced. The duo last starred…

Night Swim/ A Refreshing Take on a Character-Driven Genre Story

@Photo by Courtesy of Universal Pictures A change in environment doesn’t always wash away people’s insecurities and regrets – it can often instead just bring them to the surface. The story in the new supernatural horror film, Night Swim, thrives on its characters contending with credible motivations and temptations. Their harrowing emotions are exasperated when…