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Teacup: Robert McCammon’s Creepy Novel Comes to Peacock

In “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost wrote: “good fences make good neighbors,” but it is unclear whether the poet laureate truly agreed with the sentiment. For the Chenoweth Family and their neighbors, the border a gasmask-clad man draws around and through their properties represents a deadly sinister invisible barrier. The mystery man certainly looks creepy—presumably that…

James Wan Will Reportedly Direct Remake of Universal’s ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures  Horror director James Wan is reportedly set to helm a new adaptation of the Universal Pictures classic 3-D film, Creature from the Black Lagoon, with a script by Will Beall. Originally made in 1954, the film starred Julie Adams and Richard Carlson in a gruesome tale of a scientific expedition to…

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…

‘Aquaman’ Director James Wan ‘On the Mend’ After Hospitalization

Director James Wan is now “on the mend” after a medical emergency that sent him to a Los Angeles hospital this week. According to a statement issued by Wan’s wife Ingrid Bisu, the 46-year-old director had undergone “an extremely rough and scary couple of days and nights” but is now recovering. Her statement continued: “You…

Movie Review: Patrick Wilson Makes a Grand Entrance Into the Directorial Dimension Through Insidious: The Red Door

Embarking on an emotional exploration into the haunted memories of the past to help improve the future is a powerful journey for both the protagonists and filmmakers of gripping, tantalizing horror movies. That’s certainly the case for the Lambert family, which was featured in the first two installments of the horror series, Insidious. as well…

INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR – Official Trailer (HD) : Starring Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor

Sony Pictures has dropped a trailer for “In Insidious: The Red Door,” the 5th installment of one of the biggest horror franchise which began in 2010. The original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga. online pharmacy buy keflex with best prices today in the USA To put their demons…

‘The Conjuring’ Television Series Being Developed at HBO Max

The horror of The Conjuring universe is expanding to television, as Warner Bros. Discovery is developing a drama series based on the iconic film franchise. The show will debut on the media/entertainment company’s streaming service Max, the soon-to-be-rebranded version of HBO Max, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The producer of the acclaimed movie series, Peter…

James Wan Says ‘The Conjuring 4’ May Be the Final Film in the Hit Horror Franchise

After it was announced in October that a fourth Conjuring movie is in development, series creator James Wan revealed that the anticipates sequel may be the last entry in the franchise. The filmmaker, who directed the series’ first two installments and produced the third entry, shared the news while speaking with Collider about his latest…

James Wan Ponders a Merger with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and The Invisible Man Sequel

2023 may prove to be a chill annus horribilis for two Hollywood production companies poised to sink their collective fangs into the macabre: James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse. After talks that occupied much of the bleak December, the pair are poised to announce a deal that would make NBC Universal a major…

‘King Kong’ Live-Action Series In Development at Disney+

A live-action series about the origin of King Kong is in early development by Disney Branded Television. The upcoming show is set to stream on Disney+, Deadline is reporting. Deals have just closed for the drama, whose working title is simply King Kong, and will be produced by James Wan’s production company, Atomic Monster. The…

‘Freaky’ Filmmaker Christopher Landon to Write and Direct ‘Arachnophobia’ Remake For Amblin

Acclaimed horror comedy filmmaker, Christopher Landon is returning to the genre to write and direct a remake of the classic 1990 movie, Arachnophobia. The filmmaker, who’s known for scribing and helming the acclaimed 2020 slasher comedy, Freaky, will be working on the upcoming remake for production company Amblin Partners, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…