Hard to believe that anyone reading this right now would need a refresher in the happenings of John Carpenter’s original horror-piece – Halloween but – just in case, the fine folks at Universal Pictures have but together something they have labeled their ‘Heritage Trailer‘ that recaps all the stuff that leads us to the upcoming […]
The PR machine is shifting into high gear is we come into the home stretch of pimping up the new chapter in the Halloween saga. I think we are all suffecintly stoked for what the haunt season holds for us but – those fine folks in the PR department want to make sure. Tonight I’ve […]
The good old PR machine is ratcheting into high gear as we creep ever nearer to the much anticipated release of David Gordon Green’s take on the Michael Myers mythos. In this world – anything that happened after John Carpenter’s original does not exsist which when you think about it – gives the filmmakers a […]
People seem to forget that John Carpenter’s STARMAN was nominated for an Academy Award back in 1984 – actor Jeff Bridges got a best actor nod for his take on alien turned human and let’s be honest – Karen Allen should have been nominated as well – she is amazing as the recently widowed Jenny […]
The Grue-Crew love horror film festivals and Popcorn Frights in Florida is one of the very best! Hot on the bloody heels of their 4th Annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival, the band of horror movie cravens announces their inaugural Wicked Weekend October Event featuring a celebration of films from the one-and-only horror icon director John […]
Going to be another huge year for John Carpenter fans – it would appear. A new chapter in the Halloween franchise hits this fall but before that – it’s time to visit some of the modern masters earlier and in some cases – overlooked works. Enter Scream Factory who have made their name in giving […]
The big news from the Halloween remake camp up to this point had been the fact that we woud finally be getting our much anticipated first look at a full trailer come Friday – and we figured that would have to suffice for the next few days so imagine our surprise when USA Today hit […]
“Do you read Sutter Cane?” It’s the question on everyone’s lips. Well, everyone except John Trent (Sam Neill), an insurance investigator out to find the truth. Always has the upper hand on any situation, including the disappearance of mmega-successfulhorror author Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow). Of course, the world of Cane has so much more to […]
Back at the start of the year – we got the first rumblings that Robert Rodriguez was possibly in the running to helm the rumored reboot of the classic John Carpenter flick Escape From New York. Personally – was intrugedby the idea but as things tend to do in the film world – things went […]
“You are weird. Thank God you’re weird. The last one was so normal, it was disgusting.” Elizabeth Solley (Jamie Lee Curtis) loves herself some weirdos. Including the weirdest man of all: Tom Atkins without a mustache! Halloween is getting pretty foggy for Decades of Horror 1980s as they one of the first horror films […]
If you’ve been paying attention – the fact that horror legend John Caprenter has – of late – been spending time recording music and touring with his band, bringing a new experience for fans of this true icon on the genre. It was announce a few weeks back that a new album would be making […]
“Whoa, whoa. You better watch what you say about my car. She’s real sensitive.” Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is rather protective of his 1957 Plymouth Fury named Christine. He worked hard to restore it, pretty much rebuilding it from the ground up. Arnie doesn’t appreciate when people mince words in front of her. Or worse, […]
Here’s a bit of surprising news on this proposed project. The notion of an Escape From New York retooling has been bouncing around for a while now. A ton of Carpenter’s properties have already undergone that procedure – with varying degrees of success or failure – depending on where you stand on things. One that […]
“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.” Nada (Rowdy Roddy Piper) comes out of his consumer coma and is ready to blow some aliens away. The satirical sci-fi actioner from horror master John Carpenter is a schlocky example of 80s cheese… with an actual brain […]
Good old Micheal Myers – he just can’t seem to leave the horror film scene. Rumors of another chapter in the fan-favorite franchise have been swirling for years with the previous big announcement being that Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton were going to grab the knife by the handle and give it a swing. Well, […]