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Bloody Disgusting is the official sponsor of this year’s Yorkiethon IX from horror filmmakers Adam Green (Hatchet) and Joe Lynch (Suitable Flesh) and their podcast The Movie Crypt, and the 48-hour live broadcast kicks off tonight (July 25) from 5pm – 10pm Pst. The show continues Saturday (7/26) 9am Pst – 8pm Pst, and Sunday (7/27) 9am Pst – 5pm Pst.

One of the highlights of the annual Yorkiethon every year is Arwen’s Silent Auction, where horror fans can bid on donated items ranging from autographed movie memorabilia, screen-used wardrobe, and rare vinyl box sets to toys, games, and dates with the three hosts.

One of this year’s auction items is particularly special, as makeup effects master Christopher Nelson has donated a Michael Myers mask pulled from the original mold that was created for Halloween Kills. The mask being auctioned off is from the fan favorite 1978 flashback sequence, and Nelson says that less...

Ice Nine Kills have released a short film for “The Great Unknown,” a new single inspired by The Matrix.

The horror-inspired metalcore act is comprised of vocalist Spencer Charnas, guitarists Dan Sugarman and Ricky Armellino, bassist Joe Occhiuti, and drummer Mike Cortada.

The band members stars in the video alongside Terry Kiser (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood), Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), Paul Soter (Super Troopers), Joel David Moore (Hatchet), and special effects artist Christopher Nelson (Halloween trilogy).

The latest installment in the Ink cinematic universe is directed by Jensen Noen and written by Charnas, Soter, and Andrew Justin Smith.

“‘The Great Unknown’ optimizes aggression and melody in a format our core user base consistently engages with,” Charnas said in a statement. “This audio file represents a genre expansion protocol, targeting action and sci-fi verticals proven effective via cross-platform sentiment analysis. ‘The Great Unknown’ is designed to...

Ice Nine Kills Drop "A Work Of Art" Video: "Ice Nine Kills has unleashed “A Work of Art.” Filmed at the band’s recent sold-out show at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena, the bloodthirsty video offers a visceral examination of Ink’s latest single, which was featured in the No. 1 horror blockbuster Terrifier 3 and has slayed Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for 18 weeks and counting.

“A Work of Art” has already racked up over 35 million streams and debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart. Its extended-cut music video—featuring System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian, Terrifier franchise icons David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown) and Catherine Corcoran, SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell and Richard Christy (Drummer for Death, Control Denied, and Charred Walls of the Damned). The blood-soaked massacre is directed by Jensen Noen with special effects from Oscar-winner Christopher Nelson...

A Work Of Art: "Ice Nine Kills have today unleashed new single, “A Work of Art”, the official track for the highly anticipated slasher sequel, Terrifier 3, which hits theaters nationwide today. Along with the single, the band has dropped a brand new, blood-soaked,14-minute extended-cut of the accompanying music video, the original version of which debuted in over 300 theaters nationwide during exclusive, one-night-only, back to back screenings of Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 last night at select AMC and Marcus theaters. Fans can stream the track Here and watch the full 14-minute extended cut video Here, featuring an extra 7 minutes of never-seen before footage.

The music video, a cinematic spectacle in its own right, is directed by longtime collaborator Jensen Noen, and stars stars David Howard Thornton (Terrifier’s infamous Art the Clown), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Leah Voysey (Terrifier 2), Sirius Xm’s Jose Mangin and Vincent Rockwell, Richard Christy (Drummer for Death,...

Fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise ripped open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift last night when the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video debuted nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters. It’s now available online!

The Ice Nine Kills x Terrifier 3 music video is titled “A Work of Art,” and it features David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown. Watch the Not Safe For Work video below, wherein Art slaughters his way through an Ink concert and, well, takes absolutely no prisoners!

And listen to the track on Spotify and wherever you get your music now!

The art of dying brings us to life…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

In 2 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

And while you wait, check out the music video’s bloody disgusting trailer below…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

In 8 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same, and we heard...

Step into the Afterlife with the New Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Collection by Vixen by Micheline Pitt & La Femme en Noir: "It’S Showtime! Los Angeles-based apparel sister companies Vixen by Micheline Pitt and La Femme en Noir has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch an exclusive new collection of apparel and accessories inspired by the original 1988 classic “Beetlejuice” and the newly released, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters now.

“We have an amazing collection of apparel and accessories inspired by both of the feature films”, said Vixen CEO & Designer Micheline Pitt of the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice™ collaboration, based on both the 1988 film and 2024 sequel. “Each collection, like the films on which they are based, has its own story to tell and we’re excited to celebrate Beetlejuice through fashion.”

“We approached this collection with the same duality as last time for both brands to take characters from the film, and...

Officially announced at Silver Scream Con III over the weekend, the band Ice Nine Kills is joining forces with Terrifier 3 for the film’s official song and music video! It’s fittingly titled “A Work of Art,” and we’re thrilled to announce that the video will be premiering at the upcoming Fantastic Fest as part of the world premiere screening of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3.

Spencer Charnas, frontman and creative force behind the cinematic horror metal band Ice Nine Kills, announced the music collaboration at Silver Scream Con this past weekend.

You can watch the official announcement video below.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same,...

Jamie Kennedy has opened up on one franchise star returning to Scream after another's controversial exit.

After starring in two Scream movies as Sam Carpenter, Melissa Barrera was fired from the upcoming sequel, Scream 7, because of remarks she made on social media about the Gaza war. It was later revealed that Neve Campbell had signed on to return for Scream 7 with original Scream writer Kevin Williamson directing. Courteney Cox is now in talks to return as well. In an interview for The Thing With Two Heads podcast, Scream star Jamie Kennedy addressed the situation with co-hosts Sean Clark and Christopher Nelson, and he put his support behind both Campbell and Barrera.

Related 'A Lot of Things Would Have to Happen': Fired Scream 7 Star Addresses Possible Return Former Scream film series star Melissa Barrera admits her firing makes her "sad" and reveals what it would take for a return as Sam Carpenter.

One of my all-time favorite movie quotes comes from David Arquette as Dewey Riley in Scream 2 when he says, “How do you know that my dimwitted inexperience isn’t merely a subtle form of manipulation, used to lower people’s expectations, thereby enhancing my ability to effectively maneuver within any given situation?”

There’s something about Land of Dead that just screams this quote at me. Pardon the pun. My point is that George A. Romero’s 2005 zombie return looks on the surface like any B-movie fly-by-night mid-2000s zombie fest. And it’s dressed that way on purpose. Those familiar with the subtle and effective way Romero was able to land haymakers in our faces without ever telegraphing as much as a jab will assume I’m talking about the socio-political nuances of the film. While true that Romero is a master at that, I will leave that to those smarter than myself.

Best Picture favorite “Oppenheimer” and “The Holdovers” were the drama and comedy editing winners at the 74th Ace Eddie Awards, March 3 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. “Oppenheimer” editor Jennifer Lame is now a step closer to winning the Oscar for deftly balancing Christopher Nolan’s interlocking, subjective POVs of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Best Actor nominee Cillian Murphy) in color and adversary Admiral Lewis Strauss (Best Supporting Actor nominee Robert Downey Jr.) in black-and-white.

The other Oscar nominees are “The Holdovers” (edited by Ace president Kevin Tent), Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Anatomy of Fall,” and “Poor Things.”

“Spider-Man: Across the Universe” won the animation award, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” earned theatrical documentary honors, and “Escaping Twin Flames” took the non-theatrical prize.

TV editing winners included “The Last of Us” for drama series, “Beef” for limited series, “How I Met Your Father” for multi-camera comedy series, “The Bear” for single-camera comedy series,...

Universal’s Oppenheimer and Focus Features’ The Holdovers won the top theatrical prizes Sunday at the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Ace president Kevin Tent, who presided over the event, won best edited feature film, comedy, for The Holdovers, while the drama feature award went to Oppenheimer editor Jennifer Lame.

Other theatrical winners include animated feature winner Michael Andrews for Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and documentary winner Michael Harte for Apple’s Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Television winners include The Bear‘s Joanna Naugle, who won for the acclaimed episode “Fishes” that featured a star-studded lineup of guest actors led by Jamie Lee Curtis; The Last of Us‘ Timothy A. Good, for the episode “Long, Long Time;” Beef‘s Harry Yoon and Laura Zempel; and How I Met Your Father‘s Russell Griffin.

The team...

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie in ‘Barbie’ ((Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Oppenheimer, The Bear, and Barbie are among the nominees for the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in film, television, and documentaries. In addition to the 14 competitive categories, the American Cinema Editors (Ace) will honor filmmaker John Waters and editors Kate Amend, Stephen Lovejoy, and Walter Murch with special awards during this year’s ceremony.

Winners will be announced at the Ace Eddie Awards to be held on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Drag queen, performer, and queer activist Nina West (Hairspray) will handle hosting duties.

2024 Ace Eddie Awards Nominees:

Best Edited Feature Film:

Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal

Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker, Ace

Maestro, Michelle Tesoro, Ace

Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame, Ace

Past Lives, Keith Fraase

Best Edited Feature Film:

Air,...

The 2024 American Cinema Editors (Ace) Eddie Award nominations have been unveiled.

As announced today, January 25, the 74th Annual Ace Eddie Awards will recognize Thelma Schoonmaker’s work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Jennifer Lame’s editing skills on “Oppenheimer,” Nick Houy’s vision for “Barbie,” Laurent Sénéchal for “Anatomy of a Fall,” and more nominees across drama and comedy.

The annual awards ceremony honors outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, and documentaries. The winners will be announced live during the Ace Eddie Awards on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall at a special brunch celebration, with “Hairspray” actress, drag queen, and queer activist Nina West hosting.

TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Succession,” “Barry,” “Ahsoka,” “The Last of Us,” and “Beef.”

“Hairspray” director John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, which recognizes filmmakers who exemplify distinguished achievement in the art and business of film.

The American Cinema Editors unwrapped the nominees for its 74th Eddie Awards.

Ace’s live-action theatrical feature competition is divided into two categories, for drama and comedy. Nominees in the category for best edited dramatic theatrical feature are Laurent Sénéchal for Anatomy of a Fall, Thelma Schoonmaker for Killers of the Flower Moon, Michelle Tesoro for Maestro, Jennifer Lame for Oppenheimer and Keith Fraase for Past Lives. Nominees for best edited comedic theatrical feature are William Goldenberg for Air, Hilda Rasula for American Fiction, Nick Houy for Barbie; Kevin Tent for The Holdovers and Yorgos Mavropsaridis for Poor Things.

The Eddie nominees include the five nominees for the Oscar in film editing: Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer (from the drama category); and The Holdovers and Poor Things (from the comedy category). With the nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s longtime...

The American Cinema Editors (Ace) have nominated “Anatomy of a Fall,” Killers of the Flower Moon,”

“Maestro,” “Oppenheimer” and “Past Lives” in the category of feature film drama for the 74th annual Ace Eddie Awards. “Air,” “Barbie,” “American Fiction,” “Poor Things” and “The Holdovers” received nominations in the best edited comedic feature category.

The TV nominees include “The Bear,” “Barry,” “Succession,” Only Murders in the Building” and “Ahsoka.” Also landing a nomination for editing was the team behind “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.”

As previously announced, John Waters will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Film editors Kate Amend, Ace and Walter Murch, Ace will receive career achievement awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing. Stephen Lovejoy, Ace will receive the Heritage award for his unwavering commitment to Ace.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni and star of “Hairspray” Nina West will emcee the event. The winners...

Following the success of their Halloween trilogy, writer/director David Gordon Green and Blumhouse re-teamed to tackle another esteemed horror property: The Exorcist.

The Exorcist: Believer possesses home video with an audio commentary by David Gordon Green, co-writer Peter Sattler, special makeup FX designer Christopher Nelson, and executive producer Ryan Turek, among other extras.

Here are 15 things I learned from The Exorcist: Believer commentary…

1. The film’s opening soundscape is inspired by a meditation app.

The film’s opening logos are accompanied by droning sounds inspired by calming music on a meditation app that Green uses.

“I am a fan of the mid-afternoon meditation shutdown, and I listen to a little app that’s full of singing bells and chimes and little brain cleansers, so I thought nothing better for our brainwaves than to open our movie with some of the same.”

‘Brainwaves’ was also the code name adopted for the production.

Exclusive: Charlie Gillespie (Julie and the Phantoms), Kyla Kenedy (Mr. Mayor) and Sterling Beaumon (Your Lucky Day) are attached to star in Shattered Ice, a New England hockey drama from director Alex Ranarivelo.

Written by Jake Miskin, the film finds high school hockey bruiser Will Mankus (Gillespie) more lost than ever following the unexpected loss of his best friend and star player, Danny (Beaumon), to suicide. As his alcohol consumption intensifies and his mental health declines, Mankus must lift himself up from rock bottom with the help of his small-town New England community to find hope and pursue his dreams of playing college hockey.

Set to round out the cast of Shattered Ice are Oscar Wahlberg (Manchester by the Sea), Pat Shea (Behind the Cage: The Real Life of a College Hockey Player) and Cole Tristan Murphy (The Holdovers).

Dan Sheldon, Ben Stephen, Christopher Nelson and Miskin will produce, with...

If you didn't see it in theaters or want to experience it again from the comfort of your couch (and perhaps in the warm glow of the lights from your Christmas tree), The Exorcist: Believer is coming to Digital on December 1st and 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD on December 19th via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, and we have a look at the cover art and full list of bonus features for the home media release, including a feature-length commentary with David Gordon Green, Ryan Turek, Peter Sattler, and Christopher Nelson:

Press Release: Universal City, California, November 27, 2023 – Discover what makes Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer horrifying with never-before-seen bonus content available on Digital December 1, 2023, and 4K Uhd, Blu-rayTM and DVD on December 19, 2023, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The all-new bonus content with cast and filmmaker interviews gives a behind-the-scenes look at making the film, including editing an exorcism,...

Amazon listings had previously said that The Exorcist: Believer (our review can be read Here), the latest entry in the Exorcist franchise, wouldn’t be reaching physical media until July of 2024, but thankfully that’s not the case. The movie is available on PVOD – you can buy it from Amazon’s Prime Video at This Link – and will be available to watch through the Peacock streaming service as of December 1st. But if you’re holding out for physical media, you’ll only have to wait until December 19th for The Exorcist: Believer to get its 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release.

Director David Gordon Green crafted the story for The Exorcist: Believer with Danny McBride (who wrote all three of his recent Halloween sequels with him) and their Halloween Kills co-writer Scott Teems, then wrote the screenplay with Peter Sattler (Broken Diamonds). Here’s the synopsis: Since the death of...

David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer comes exclusively to Peacock on December 1, and today brings word about the film’s Digital and physical media releases.

Discover what makes Blumhouse’s The Exorcist: Believer horrifying with never-before-seen bonus content available on Digital December 1, 2023, and 4K Uhd, Blu-ray and DVD on December 19, 2023, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The all-new bonus content with cast and filmmaker interviews gives a behind-the-scenes look at making the film, including editing an exorcism, the stages of possession, and featured commentary.

Bonus Features on 4K Uhd, Blu-raytm, DVD And Digital:

Making A Believer ­­– Filmmakers and cast reveal their collective approach to bringing differing perspectives into this drama about synchronized possessions. Ellen And Linda: Reunited – The Exorcist: Believer expertly weaves the fates of Chris and Regan MacNeil into its story. Witness a moment of cinema history as these two Hollywood icons meet on-set for the first time in years.

This article contains spoilers for "Halloween Ends."

Like all slasher films, David Gordon Green's "Halloween" trilogy will be heavily debated between generations of horror fans until the sun burns out, with people still screaming out "Team Corey!" or "It sucked!" with their last, gasping breaths. Regardless of how anyone personally feels about the trilogy, there's one thing we can all agree on — there are some pretty damn gnarly kills on display. "Halloween Ends" is home to some particularly shocking kill sequences, with the massacre at the salvage yard easily one of the best. During the scene, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) gets revenge on a gang of bullies who torment him, including Terry Tramer (Michael Barbieri), Stacy (Destiny Mone), Margo (Joey Harris), and Billy (Marteen). Terry takes a blowtorch to the face, Stacy gets her head smashed by a wrench, Billy gets a drumstick stabbed through his head, and Margo...

The Exorcist: Believer (our review can be read Here), the latest entry in the Exorcist franchise, is now available on PVOD – you can buy it from Amazon’s Prime Video at This Link – and to mark the occasion, special effects artists Christopher Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke have taken to Instagram to share full body images of the demon that is only briefly glimpsed in the film! Since these are full body shots and demons don’t wear clothes in Hell, these images might be considered Nsfw, so I’m just going to link to them. Van Dyke’s post can be found Here and Nelson’s is over Here. One image of the demon can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Director David Gordon Green crafted the story for The Exorcist: Believer with Danny McBride (who wrote all three of his recent Halloween sequels with him) and...

Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, Silver Scream Con returned to the Doubletree Boston North Shore in Danvers, Massachusetts on September 8-10 — ’cause let’s face it, baby, these days you gotta have a sequel!

Created by horror-inspired metalcore band Ice Nine Kills, Silver Scream Con has quickly established itself as a top-tier horror convention among celebrity guests and attendees alike. “Everybody’s been really nice, and I’m enjoying myself immensely,” said Tommy Lee Wallace, who created Michael Myers’ iconic mask for the original Halloween before going on to direct Halloween III: Season of the Witch. “I hope everyone gets the shit scared out of them!”

Not even severe thunderstorm alerts could stop the rabid fans, who traveled not just from all over North America but as far as Finland, Scotland, and England to attend. Ticket sales reportedly doubled from the previous year’s already-commendable showing,...

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!

Subspecies V: Bloodrise from Full Moon Features

Ancient vampire Radu is back in Subspecies V: Bloodrise. The long-awaited fifth installment in the Subspecies franchise will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 13 via Full Moon Features.

Ted Nicolaou writes and directs. Franchise favorites Anders Hove, Denice Duff, and Kevin Spirtas return to star. Charles Band produces.

Special features include an audio commentary by Nicolaou, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a photo gallery, and Full Moon trailers.

Resident Evil Prints from Spoke Art

In honor of the recent release of the Resident Evil 4 remake, artist Dakota Randall designed 24×36 screen prints for the game. Two color variants are available, each limited to 100, for $75 from Spoke Art. They’ll ship in 6-8 weeks.

There’s something inherently unsettling about teeth, and the addition of someone prodding at them with sharp instruments is especially invasive. On the other side of that coin, the negative association with dentistry can impact the professionals. Cult filmmaker Brian Yuzna tapped into these fundamental fears with his 1996 direct-to-video film, The Dentist, and its 1998 sequel, The Dentist 2.

In fact, Yuzna knew he could sell the movie based on the title alone, so he solicited writers to pitch him on the concept. It was his old pals Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli — for whom Yuzna had produced Re-Animator and From Beyond — that cracked the script. Charles Finch (who went on to executive produce David Cronenberg’s Spider) was later brought in to punch it up.

Continuing the underlying social commentary Yuzna explored with Society, the film centers on hot-headed dentist Alan Feinstone. After catching his wife (Linda Hoffman) going down...

Warning: spoilers ahead for X-Force #36!As the X-Men and their fellow mutants entered a new era with the founding of their nation of Krakoa, the entire order of their world was upended and reinvented. Old enemies put aside their differences to work towards a better, brighter future together, and Marvel's mutants were tasked with re-evaluating their place in this brave new world. But in his new role safeguarding Krakoa, the road for the X-Men's brilliant and blue scientist, Beast, has only steadily grown darker.

With his peerless intellect, Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy, better known as the X-Men's Beast, was placed in charge of X-Force. This modern iteration of X-Force is essentially Krakoa's equivalent to the CIA, mutantkind's own covert group to identify and neutralize threats to the fledgling nation. Beast's belief in his mission is absolute, and his tenure leading X-Force has seen him increasingly abandon morality in the name of security.

Warning: contains spoilers for X-Force #35The X-Men's paramilitary black-ops agency X-Force is co-led by mutants Beast and Sage, and over the last several months Marvel has handled Sage's escalating alcoholism with genuine respect and sensitivity - coming to a head in X-Force #35 - something the Marvel Cinematic Universe always shied away from.

In Marvel Comics the iconic hero Iron Man is infamous for being a long-time alcoholic in active recovery, with several controversial plots directly addressing Stark's drinking problem in not very respectful or accurate manners. However, the MCU barely incorporated this into Tony Stark's character in the movies - even though in the comics his sobriety is a core part of his identity - only briefly showing Stark drinking irresponsibly during a party scene in Iron Man 2.

Related: Marvel Confirms A Fan-Favorite X-Men Team Is Its Most Brutal

Sage is a telepath whose main mutant ability...

Warning: contains spoilers for X-Force #35!Beast has secretly committed a number of terrible crimes in the latest X-Men reboot, and has justified each one as being for 'the greater good' of Mutantkind. But at long last, it seems his fellow heroes of X-Force have finally caught on to his evil behavior.

Ever since Beast was granted full control over Krakoa’s X-Force division by the Quiet Council, he’s been sending Wolverine, Domino, Kid Omega, Black Tom Cassidy, Sage, Beast, Omega Red, and Deadpool on various missions. His power as the head of Krakoa’s own C.I.A. combined with his overinflated ego has led him to a downward spiral of villainous acts which include attacking unprovoked sailors with biological weapons, releasing a virus that wiped out a country’s entire population, telepathically torturing Colossus, and turning Wolverine back into a mindless killing machine. His unethical streak may...

Chicago – Ten years ago, an Independent film was released in Chicago, co-written and co-directed by Richard Knight Jr., an entertainment fixture in the Windy City. “Scrooge & Marley” offered a bit more than the previous versions of the familiar “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, it was the first to filter the story through same sex coupling and LGBTQ+ themes. A new staged version of the film, complete with the featured songs, will be presented at Chicago’s Center on Halsted on December 12th, 2022, at 7pm. It’s a Free event, register for tickets by clicking Scrooge & Marley.

The 10th Anniversary DVD edition of “Scrooge & Marley” has also been released by Dark Star Pictures, with special features and cast interviews, as well as a new digital download available. Click here for The Trailer.

Scrooge & Marley

Photo credit: Dark Star Pictures

Ben Scrooge (David Pevsner) – he doesn’t like his given name...

Featuring in-depth interviews with the special effects artists behind Bram Stoker's Dracula, Shaun of the Dead, Gremlins, Star Wars, Interview with the Vampire, Jurassic Park, Predator, The Fly, and countless other beloved horror and sci-fi films, Heather Wixson's new book Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists: Volume 2 is now available from Dark Ink, and to celebrate its recent release, Heather will be at the legendary Dark Delicacies bookstore in Burbank this Sunday!

The Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 2 book signing will take place this Sunday, December 11th at 3:00pm Pt at Dark Delicacies, featuring Heather and special guests Steve Wang and Norman Cabrera, who are both featured in Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 2!

If you're in the Burbank area, be sure to swing by to meet Heather, Steve, and Norman! And if you can't make it, don't despair! You can still purchase a signed copy of Monsters,...

Chicago Fire Season 11 started off on a sad note for “Brettsey” fans: Paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) broke up with firefighter Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) after both previously acknowledged their long-distance relationship (with him in Oregon) wasn’t working. Before his death, Chief Evan Hawkins (Jimmy Nicholas) wanted to introduce Brett to a friend of his; she’d later bump into him and agree to a coffee date. In the fall finale, she mentioned to Violet (Hanako Greensmith) that Dylan (Christopher Allen) invited her to a concert that weekend but that would still be keeping things in the “slow lane” since the tickets were free and she’d meet him outside the venue, then they wouldn’t have to talk much. But is Brett ready for even the “slow lane”? “Brett is gonna have a lot of fun dating going forward,” co-showrunner Andrea Newman tells TV Insider. “She’s gonna have some magical times dating,...

In addition to being one of the co-hosts of Corpse Club and the Managing Editor of Daily Dead, Heather Wixson is also an amazing author, and on this episode of Corpse Club, she joins co-host Derek Anderson to discuss her new book, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists: Volume 2, which is now available from DarkInkBooks.com (along with Volume 1)!

Listen as Heather discusses how her new book celebrates 20 more amazing special effects artists behind some of the most iconic creations in horror and sci-fi cinema, from Chris Walas' mischievous monsters in Gremlins to Michèle Burke's bold designs for Bram Stoker's Dracula to the enduring legacy of the late, great John Carl Buechler, who helped many special effects artists build their careers while bringing his unique style as an effects artist and director to Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood and many other movies!

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Welcome back, dear readers! We’ve nearly made it through another week and December is (quite literally) just right around the corner. And since the holiday season is pretty much upon us, we’re back with another installment of our annual Holiday Gift Guide. For today, I’m celebrating a handful of books that I have either had the chance to check out this year and fell in love with, or several titles that I’m confident genre fans will love that I just haven’t had a chance to check out yet for myself.

To make things easier, I’ve sorted the books into two categories: non-ficton and fiction. And also, just so everything is on the up-and-up, I want to mention that I did include my own latest book in today’s edition of the Hgg just because the artists featured in this second volume of Monsters, Makeup...

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions Presents Quiet Part Loud, A Fictional Horror Podcast with Immersive Audio and Sound Design: "Conservative radio personality Rick Egan (Tracy Letts) lost his platform in the wake of 9/11 for spreading xenophobic rumors surrounding a group of missing Muslim teenagers. Eight years later, a washed-up Rick is slumming it on the convention circuit when a mysterious woman (Christina Hendricks) presents a tantalizing revelation: One of the missing teens is back. This sends Rick on a quest for vindication as he follows a trail of unfathomable events. He is left face to face with the true culprit…The Blank (Taran Killam), a faceless sound parasite that thrives on the air of hatred. Rick receives a Faustian bargain from the mysterious entity and is about to find out exactly how far he will go to claw his way back to the top."

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Soon after each film in director David Gordon Green’s trilogy of Halloween sequels have been released, we’ve gotten to see pictures of what the movie’s version of an unmasked Michael Myers looked like. The unmasked Myers from Halloween 2018 can be seen Here, the unmasked Myers from Halloween Kills is Here. And now special effects artist Christopher Nelson has taken to social media to share pictures of the unmasked Michael Myers from the trilogy capper, Halloween Ends (read our review Here). The pictures can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Green directed Halloween Ends from a screenplay he wrote with Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, and Chris Bernier. The film has the following synopsis:

Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie,...

Unmasked Michael Myers is terrifying in behind-the-scenes images from Halloween Ends. The third and final entry in the H40 trilogy delivered on its promise of a last showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers. It also somewhat bizarrely offered up an unexpected storyline involving young Haddonfield resident Corey Cunningham’s transformation into a killer.

Halloween Ends’ Corey storyline has indeed proven divisive among fans. Many were confused by the sudden emphasis on this previously unseen character. Others however praised Halloween Ends for diverging from the classic Halloween formula and taking a big swing with new story. Either way, Halloween Ends still ended with Laurie Strode and her granddaughter Allyson squaring off against Myers, unmasking the killer and finally (seemingly) disposing of him forever.

Related: Halloween Ends' Story Isn't What Kills Set Up: Did The Plan Change?

The unmasking of Myers was indeed something fans had been eagerly anticipating to happen in Halloween Ends.

Featuring in-depth interviews with the special effects artists behind Bram Stoker's Dracula, Shaun of the Dead, Gremlins, Star Wars, Interview with the Vampire, Jurassic Park, Predator, The Fly, and countless other beloved horror and sci-fi films, Heather Wixson's new book Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists: Volume 2 is now available from Dark Ink, and we're giving away three signed copies to Daily Dead readers!

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Today is the day, horror lovers! Whether you're a fan of Shaun of the Dead, Gremlins, Star Wars, Silent Hill, Interview with the Vampire, Jurassic Park, Predator, The Fly, or countless other horror and sci-fi films, there is plenty for you to enjoy within the pages of Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson's new book Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists: Volume 2, which is now available from Dark Ink!

Like the first book in this four-volume series, the second volume of Monsters, Makeup & Effects features interviews with some of the most renowned and talented special effects artists in cinema (and television) history, and it also includes a special tribute to the amazing John Carl Buechler.

Having had the honor of reading Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 2, I can personally confirm that each and every chapter in Heather's new book is filled fascinating, inspiring, and altogether entertaining stories...

Haddonfield is finally putting evil to bed in Halloween Ends. The third and final installment in David Gordon Green's sequel trilogy picks up a few years after its predecessor and sees Laurie Strode and Allyson coming to terms with Karen's death at the end of Halloween Kills, only for their efforts to be derailed when Michael Myers surfaces once again.

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to lead the cast of Halloween Ends alongside Andi Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, Kyle Richards, and James Jude Courtney. Once again co-written and directed by Green, the trilogy capper offers a definitive finale for the long-running horror franchise, even as it has divided critics and audiences in the same way Halloween Kills did.

Related: Halloween Ends: Every Franchise Easter Egg & Reference

In honor of the film's release, Screen Rant spoke exclusively with star James Jude Courtney to discuss Halloween Ends, his time as the iconic slasher Michael Myers,...

Last year, Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson released Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists, the first installment of a four-volume series from Dark Ink that shines an insightful, well-earned spotlight on the special effects artists behind some of the greatest creations to ever stalk the silver screen!

Now, with another Halloween season upon us, we're absolutely thrilled to share the news that the second volume of Monsters, Makeup & Effects will be released on October 26th!

Like its predecessor, the second volume of Monsters, Makeup & Effects features interviews with some of the most renowned and talented special effects artists in horror movie and television history, and it also includes a special tribute to the amazing John Carl Buechler.

We have additional details and a look at the cover art below, and to pre-order Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 2, visit:

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Horror journalist Heather Wixson is back with Monsters, Makeup and Effects: Volume 2, the sequel to Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Conversations with Cinema’s Greatest Artists!

The second in the four-volume series from Heather Wixson celebrates both the makeup effects industry as well as the artists who have thrilled millions of movie lovers around the world. Volume 2 features another 20 in-depth conversations with some of the most talented and imaginative minds in Hollywood. Along with a special tribute to John Carl Buechler, this edition features Academy Award winners Christopher Nelson, Phil Tippett, Michèle Burke, Kazu Hiro and Chris Walas as well as many other brilliant creative forces from the world of special effects.

“Gizmo. Michael Myers. Hellboy. Predator. Pinhead. Twisty the Clown. Spielberg’s dinosaurs. Brundlefly. This is just a sampling of the iconic characters that have continued to thrill fans both on the big and small screens for decades now that you’ll read about in Monsters,...

When “Fear Street” writer-director Leigh Janiak recruited Christopher Allen Nelson as special makeup FX designer and department head for Netflix’s trilogy based on the R.L. Stine books, she knew she had the right person to pay homage to ’90s slasher flicks such as “Scream.”

Janiak’s goal was that the “skull mask” killer in the first installment, “Fear Street: 1994,” should be “iconic.” Nelson, a horror veteran and Oscar winner for “Suicide Squad,” cites classic horror films like “Friday the 13th” and “Halloween,” noting the simplicity of the masks.

“I wanted this to look familiar, as if it were something you bought from a Halloween store,” says the FX designer, who also created special makeup effects for the 2018 “Halloween” and for another Stine adaptation, “Goosebumps.”

He went through numerous iterations in designing the skull mask, starting with concept art before experimenting with different shapes and sizes of skulls. “I...

If you want to win an Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, make sure you’re doing work on Jared Leto. That might be one lesson from the Oscars shortlists, where Leto’s film “The Little Things” was included among the 10 semi-finalists in that category. If it ultimately receives a nomination and wins, it would be the third Leto film in less than 10 years to win this exact award.

SEEJared Leto (‘The Little Things’) on creating a character from a ‘blank canvas:’ ‘You become a detective of sorts’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

The first was “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013), which famously won Best Makeup and Hairstyling despite a makeup budget of only $250. Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews prevailed for that film in no small part for transforming Leto into transgender character Rayon, for which Leto also won Best Supporting Actor. Though in the years since, as trans actors, artists and activists have gained more visibility in the industry,...

Despite Joker being the most heavily Oscar-nominated comic book movie in history, in the end it only took home two awards at this year’s ceremony: Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. However, its wins continue a trend of live action movies featuring the Clown Prince of Crime to have picked up at least one of the film industry’s most coveted honors.

First off, no, this sadly doesn’t include 1966’s Batman: The Movie, the Adam Ward TV series taken to the big screen in a ludicrous expansion, which unsurprisingly did not set awards season alight. Outwith that colorful and villain-overloaded campfest, the Joker’s first live action appearance was Jack Nicolson’s gangster in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman movie. The film’s only Academy Award nomination was for Best Art Direction, and was picked up by production designer Anton Furst and set decorator Peter Young.

Halloween 2018 Review Halloween (2018) Film Review, a movie directed by David Gordon Green, and starring Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Virginia Gardner, Will Patton, Toby Huss, Miles Robbins, Jefferson Hall, Haluk Bilginer, Andi Matichak, Omar J. Dorsey, Christopher Allen Nelson, James Jude Courtney, Dylan Arnold, and [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Halloween (2018): A Sequel of Wasted Opportunities; A Mixed Bag of Writing (From Good to Horrid)...

Laurie Strode and Michael Myers may be having one final showdown this fall, but The Shape now has even more potential victims to hunt down in the new Halloween movie, which just began filming in South Carolina.

According to the official Halloween franchise website, Ginny Gardner, Miles Robbins, Dylan Arnold, and Drew Scheid have joined the cast of the new Halloween movie to play the friends of Allyson (Andi Matichak), who is presumably the granddaughter of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and the daughter of Karen Strode (Judy Greer).

To view photos of the new cast members, visit HalloweenMovies.com, and check out a Halloween logo (not confirmed to be the final one for the new movie) from the film set below, courtesy of Blumhouse's Instagram account.

In other casting news, Bloody Disgusting recently reported that filmmaker and actor Nick Castle, who played the masked version of Michael Myers in John Carpenter's Halloween,...

The new Halloween movie is returning to its roots in more ways than one. In addition to bringing back Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode and having John Carpenter on board as an executive producer, the latest film in the Halloween franchise will also bring back the original actor who brought life to The Shape.

Bloody Disgusting reports that filmmaker and actor Nick Castle will reprise his role as Michael Myers in the new Halloween movie. Castle played the masked version of the cinematic killer (credited as "The Shape") in John Carpenter's original Halloween movie (while Tony Moran played the unmasked version of Michael and Will Sandin played a young Michael).

Just as in the original film, Castle won't be the sole portrayer of Myers in the new film, as Bloody Disgusting also reveals that stunt man and actor James Jude Courtney has been cast in the iconic role. Perhaps...

If you’ve been keeping any eye on the BBFC website this news won’t come as that much of a surprise… However, Lionsgate UK have officially announced today the launch of the Vestron Collectors Series line of Blu-rays here in the UK! Yes, no longer will you have to fork over £30-40 to import the well-received Vestron Blus, instead you can get them right here in Blighty. The catch? It looks, at least from this announcement, that we won’t be getting All the Vestron titles – after all, there’s no Waxwork 2 included on the UK Blu.

From the press release:

Blood Diner

Restored and remastered, this Unrated Version has never been on Blu-ray!

Grab a table at the Blood Diner—a cut above the rest! The Tutman Brothers run the most popular restaurant in town. Popular, that is, if you’re the county coroner! The “Head” chef has...