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Earlier this year, we heard that A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder was working on a 4K remaster of his movie. Now that Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema have confirmed that a Nightmare on Elm Street franchise box set will be released on September 30th, Sholder has talked to our friends at Bloody Disgusting about his endeavor to make sure the 4K version of Freddy’s Revenge would be “basically the same” as the original version of the film, “except it’s better.”

Sholder said the 4K remaster “looks gorgeous. It’s beautifully photographed, and all of that comes out. I was able to do a bunch of little tweaks and corrections that were impossible to do when you were just on film. It’s basically the same, except it’s better. There are little, minor tweaks. For instance, in the opening scene with the bus ride,...

In celebration of the A Nightmare on Elm Street 4K Uhd box set, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder chatted with Bloody Disgusting about his notorious sequel, its legacy after 40 years, and the new 4K restoration.

“Wes Craven was supposed to direct it, and he dropped out about six weeks before the start of production. The train was going down the track when New Line asked me if I would do it,” Sholder recalls.

“There wasn’t a whole lot of time to really think about legacy or anything other than how the hell am I gonna get this movie made in six weeks with, like, a hundred special effects, none of which I knew how to do, and a whole bunch of other things.

“I knew New Line was hoping for another sequel, but nobody had any idea that it was going to be...

Mark Patton, who of course starred as Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and more recently told his life story in the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, is currently battling a few serious health conditions, with an official family-run Go Fund Me underway to help get him the treatment he needs.

The Go Fund Me has been organized by Mark Patton’s niece Ida Patton, with horror fans thus far coming together to raise over $18,000 to help get Patton back up on his feet.

Ida Patton writes, “Many of you know my uncle Mark from his iconic role as Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Over the years, he’s become a powerful figure in the horror community and a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ representation in film. But to me, he’s simply Uncle Mark — kind, generous, funny,...

Actor Mark Patton has a fan following thanks to his performance in the 1985 horror sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge – and sadly, he’s now facing such serious health and financial issues that he’s having to reach out to his fans for help. His niece Ida has launched a GoFundMe campaign at This Link, aiming to raise $15,000 to aid Patton “in his fight for wellness.” As of this writing, $10,453 has been raised.

Ida wrote, “Many of you know my uncle Mark from his iconic role as Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Over the years, he’s become a powerful figure in the horror community and a trailblazer for LGBTQ+ representation in film. But to me, he’s simply Uncle Mark — kind, generous, funny, and full of heart. Right now, he needs our help. Mark is currently battling serious...

The Massage Parlour Massacre, an upcoming horror/comedy film with an all star cast of horror icons, has dropped its first trailer.

The film boasts a cast stacked with horror royalty and cult favourites Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), August Kyss, Sandy Johnson (John Carpenter’s Halloween), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge) and Robert Allen Mukes (Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses). Written and Directed by cult filmmaker Nigel Hartwell (The Demented).

The film’s synopsis reads: In 1999 in New York City a man murders the owner of a Massage Parlour as two children watch and hide. One of the Children become a Detective in search of their mothers killer. 20 years later another Massacre at the same location.

The cast is rounded out by Dakota House (North of 60) and Barry J. Gillis (Things).

“Massage Parlor Massacre is an 1980s style grindhouse throwback,” Hartwell said in a statement.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and a new 4K restoration is in the works under the supervision of director Jack Sholder.

“I just spent last week on the Warners lot working on the restoration of Nightmare on Elm Street 2. The remastered 4K picture off the original 35mm negative looks fantastic, and I was able to make adjustments and corrections only possible thanks to the incredible digital tools now available,” the filmmaker wrote on Facebook.

“The original mono mix from 42 years ago was brought into Dolby Atmos and blew me out of my seat. I heard things in Chris Young’s score I never knew were there and that, combined with some added sound fx work, really lift the film into another dimension. We were careful not to change the look and feel of the film, but even the rather lame scene...

I’m still reeling from A Nightmare on Elm Street turning 40 last year, but Gutter Garbs is already kicking off a 40th anniversary celebration for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.

The man of your dreams is back with a fiery design by Sam Coyne on T-shirts for $32, Comfort Colors tees for $34, long sleeves for $40, zip-up hoodies for $55, and 12×18 posters for $30.

The collection also includes a shirt based on the film’s VHS cover for $32 and a blood-splattered all-over print oversized tee for $52.

Finally, you can accessorize with a set of five buttons for $7 and a Freddy Krueger enamel pin by Matthew Skiff for $13.

Pre-orders are open through this Sunday, January 19, and will start shipping the week of February 16.

Directed by Jack Sholder, the 1985 slasher sequel stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger.

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There hasn't been a new chapter in the Nightmare on Elm Street movie series since the ill-fated 2010 remake, though it's likely just a matter of time before the franchise is rebooted. In the meantime, fans are wondering what a legacy sequel might look like with a modern scream queen in the lead role.

Kh Studio on YouTube has shared a fan-made concept trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street, a film imagined to be a new legacy sequel coming next year. Using footage of Ortega from her other roles along with some AI-generated imagery, the trailer features Jenna Ortega as the lead character, a new Elm Street resident who's being terrorized in her dreams. Robert Englund is also imagined as reprising his role as Freddy Krueger once again, with the help of clips from his various films along with his appearance on The Goldbergs. The video can be viewed below.

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.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 1-3 Vinyl from Mondo

A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ soundtracks are available on vinyl for $40 a piece from Mondo.

Each expanded 2xLP album features the original soundtrack on the first disc and additional themes and cues on the second disc. Shipping in November, they feature artwork by Mike Saputo.

A Nightmare on Elm Street is composed by Charles Bernstein. It’s pressed on 140-gram “Boiler Room Blast” colored vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket with liner notes by Bernstein.

Freddy’s Revenge is composed by Christopher Young. It’s pressed on 140-gram...

The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise has been dormant for over a decade now, and despite the fact that people like Mike Flanagan and Elijah Wood are interested in making Elm Street movies, there are no new films on the horizon. Freddy Krueger’s extended vacation is going to continue a while longer. At least we have several films to revisit – and as part our of Halloween celebrations here at JoBlo and Arrow in the Head, we decided to put together a list ranking those films from worst to best. So keep scrolling down to see our take on Nightmare on Elm Street Movies Ranked.

A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

The production company Platinum Dunes went on a reboot and remake spree for a while, and some worthwhile movies came out of that. Their version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre holds up. I like that movie’s prequel. I love the...

Robert Englund has been known for playing one of horror's most celebrated characters for four decades, and he's been asked a lot of questions about his work on the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise during that time. By now, there's one particular question that he hopes to never hear again.

In a new interview with ComicBook.com to promote the film's release on Digital and 4K Uhd, Englund was asked about the one question he always gets asked about playing Freddy Krueger that he'd like to never be asked again. The horror legend explained how that would be how long it takes for the makeup process to transform the actor into the Freddy Krueger character. After providing the answer for decades, Englund is surprised it hasn't been more common knowledge.

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It's been almost four decades since fans were introduced to Freddy Krueger's unique brand of terror in A Nightmare on Elm Street. To mark the milestone, actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund, who played Nancy Thompson and the dream-invading killer respectively, reflected on the character's legacy.

Speaking to ComicBook, the actors talked about how Freddy would adapt to the age of social media."I almost think it's impossible to have a scary character with social media, because by the time you've already put out the scary side, there's like 100 memes of you being ridiculous, and they've figured out a way to humiliate you, so I don't know if Freddy could even exist today," Langenkamp said.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street is headed to a new streaming home ahead of Halloween 2024.

Per Max, Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is officially headed to the streaming giant just in time for Halloween. The 1984 original will be joined by its first four sequels, as well as the fan-favorite crossover feature film, Freddy vs. Jason. All six films we be available on Max beginning on October 1.

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Two of the biggest names in horror come together for a blood-soaked experience aboard the Hayride to Hell from Breaking Glass Pictures.

Written and directed by the late horror legend Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street introduced the world to Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger, an undying child murderer who returns for another killing spree carried out in the dreams of the now teenage children of the people...

Four decades ago, Robert Englund made horror history when he debuted in the role of Freddy Krueger. He has since retired from playing the character, but one of his franchise co-stars believes he shouldn't be hanging up the fedora just yet.

Recently, Heather Langenkamp was interviewed by Bloody Disgusting to help promote the all-new 4K release of A Nightmare on Elm Street in honor of its 40th anniversary. She commented on the possibility of a new movie happening, something many fans have been asking for as other major slasher film franchises are being revived. Langenkamp, who played final girl Nancy Thompson in the original film, shared her hopes that the next step after the 4K release will be for the studio to pursue an all-new feature film.

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Sure, irradiated zombies and bloodthirsty apocalypse bikers can be pretty scary. Draculas and Frankensteins? Scary. Cthulhus… Mothmen… Graboids? The absolute worst. But for indie content creators, no boogeyman or cryptid is quite as hair-raising as the many great and monstrous leviathans ritualistically summoned by the occult and alchemical ritual known as filmmaking. Look: there’s Shaky Financing dragging itself out of the swamp, eyes burning blood red! And there: Collapsing Theatrical Market, unfurling its batwings in the rafters of the old abbey! And so on and so on.

But! As the Cryptkeeper, Vaultkeeper and Old Witch have reminded us many times before, misery loves company. So rather than hanging on the edge of your seat anxiously peering through ragged knuckles at the current (but only temporary!) dumpster-fire state of your latest film project, instead console yourself with the fact that many of your Halloweentime horror favorites have had their own very bumpy rides.

A movie doesn’t have to be good for it to be Good. Better yet, it doesn’t have to be good for it to be meaningful.

For many, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge is more than a so-bad-it’s-good rewatch; it’s a film to rally around for its gay subtext (and just plain text). Though it was widely panned at its 1985 release, Freddy’s Revenge has since found a vocal audience in the queer community that celebrates much of what it was initially criticized for.

This week on Bloody FM’s Guide to the Unknown, Kristen and Will discuss the movie alongside the super illuminating documentary Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street. The documentary focuses on lead actor Mark Patton’s experience shooting the film as a closeted gay man at the time, going through the inner turmoil of being tasked with playing a...

It may just be a matter of time before Freddy Krueger is back from hell to haunt movie screens once again. For when the inevitable next film gets made, director Jon Watts is hoping to be at the helm.

Of course, Watts may be best known for his work on the McU's Spider-Man movies. After working with Tom Holland on Homecoming and Far From Home, Watts would helm the hit crossover film Spider-Man: No Way Home. He's since gotten involved with Star Wars as creator of the upcoming Disney+ series Skeleton Crew. Per Collider, Watts was present for a Directors on Directing panel at Ccxp Mexico City when he was asked by David Leitch (The Fall Guy) about which IP he'd want to take on next. While Watts suggested he most enjoys creating original stories, he admitted that he'd be interested in taking on A Nightmare on Elm Street.

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Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

There’s an uneasy tension in Amityville in the Hood (2021) between intentional parody and uncomfortable racism. How much of the film’s stereotypical depiction of Compton, which includes gangs, gun violence, drugs, and sex work, is making fun of the conventions of Hollywood films? Or is this just lazy screenwriting and uninspired scenarios?

Let’s give writer/director Dustin Ferguson the benefit of a doubt and go with the former. Of the three titles he’s made in the Amityville “franchise,” In the Hood is by far the most self-aware. There are even a few moments that play like genuine (read: intentional) comedy!

To be clear, there are still plenty of hiccups here. Like his other films in the “franchise,” Ferguson is...

Legendary actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, best known for her roles in gothic soap opera Dark Shadows as Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, will be appearing at The Mad Monster Expo in Atlanta 17th – 19th November 2023! TV Guide lists Dark Shadows as one of the all-time Top Cult Shows! What’S Mad Monster Expo 2O23 It’s a Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy themed convention that brings the world’s top genre celebrities and vendors together with their fans to trade stories, attend informative panels, buy autographs, and fun merchandise, and visit with old friends – and meet new like-minded monsters. Kathryn Leigh Scott is an author and actress. She played four roles, including Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, in the original Gothic series, Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows (1970). She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood and Dark Shadows Movie Book, among other books about the hit series. Her recent feature films include,...

inst.mp: Some movie franchises have successfully revived themselves after weak installments, leading to popular movies in the franchise. Reboots, remakes, and traditional sequels have all proven effective in bringing dead IPs back to life. Franchises like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Star Wars, and Mission: Impossible have all experienced upswings in quality after disappointing entries.

Despite weak installments, including major box office failures, some movie franchises have managed to bounce back and retain their original popularity. Movie sagas can sometimes continue longer than they arguably should, which often leads to disappointing installments. However, sometimes not giving up on an IP has led to some of the best movies in the franchise, from superhero sagas like Batman to the ever-expanding Fast and Furious timeline.

Some movie franchises seem to continue forever, producing a series of subpar sequels ad nauseam. While many of these offer diminishing returns with each release, a...

In 1978, John Carpenter released his iconic slasher movie Halloween. Following the story of masked killer Michael Myers and his return to Haddonfield, where he left a trail of bodies in his wake. Culminating in a harrowing confrontation with Laurie Strode, the movie has gone down as one of the greatest slashers in horror history, and Michael has earned a spot as one of the greatest horror icons. However, there are many great villains of the genre scarier than Michael.

Michael Myers has some fierce competition when it comes to his fellow on-screen horror villains, who range from other slashers to ghosts and everything in between. The rich diversity of horror villains is what keeps the genre so entertaining, and plenty of horror creators love being able to outdo their rivals with the latest, scariest villain. Michael may be an icon of his genre, but plenty of villains have offered up...

A couple weeks ago, the shoe company Bull Airs revealed that they had created a shoe that was designed to look like the Blade character from the Puppet Master franchise. (You can take a look at that shoe Here.) Now they have unveiled a new collection of items that are inspired by the Jesse character from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (watch it Here)! This includes the button-up shirt Jesse was wearing during his famous bedroom dance scene, a Freddy-slashed recreation of the hat he wears in the same scene, and… best of all… a shoe that is designed to look like Jesse in that scene, featuring a mixture of his shirt, his jeans, and Freddy’s sweater. Images of the shoe can be seen at the bottom of this article, and more can be found on the Bull Airs website.

You can see Jesse’s Bedroom Hat at This Link,...

The latest edition of Fantast Fest is set to commence at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX, from September 21st – 28th, unleashing a slew of face-melting premieres, cinema celebrations, and live events. That includes a special event from Bloody FM’s Horror Queers Podcast, marking their return to the festival.

“We are so thrilled to be returning to Fantastic Fest, the home of our first live show. And what better way to celebrate than to take a tour of the last decade of queer horror at the festival,” Horror Queers’ hosts Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman said in a statement.

Each week hosts Lipsett and Thurman discuss a horror film with LGBTQ+ themes, a high camp quotient, or both. For their special A Decade of Queer Horror Live Event, the hosts will take attendees on a tour of the past ten years of queer horror. More specifically, they...

It’s not even October, but Massachusetts is already being spoiled with horror events. A mere week after Silver Scream Con took place in Danvers, Terror Con slashed into the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough on September 15-17.

Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, had the longest lines throughout the weekend. He was joined by several other A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise alumni: Part 1’s Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Ronee Blakeley; Part 2’s Mark Patton and Kim Myers; Part 4’s Lisa Wilcox and Nicholas Mele; Part 5’s Erika Anderson, Whit Hertford, and Beatrice Boepple; and Freddy vs. Jason‘s Monica Keena.

Other big draws included Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Edward Furlong (Terminator 2), pro wrestling legend Mick Foley, The Walking Dead‘s Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Chandler Riggs, Emily Kinney, and Katelyn Nacon, Danielle Harris (Halloween), Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks), John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt), and a Fright Night reunion with Chris Sarandon,...

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Although Wes Craven's 1984 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is typically lumped in with slasher movies -- it came out right when the genre was cresting in popularity -- it doesn't quite follow the same structure as its contemporaries in the horror genre. The "Nightmare" movies, because they take place largely within dreams, are slightly more cerebral, bizarre, or imaginative than many of the stalk-n-stab movies that infested theaters at the time. The series also attracted interesting and notable directors who went on to other projects. Chuck Russell directed part 3. Renny Harlin director part 4. Stephen Hopkins directed part 5. And Rachel Talalay directed "The Final Nightmare." 

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" marathons are common around Halloween, and steamrolling through all nine extant "Nightmare" films is an experience the series' fans have likely forced themselves through at least once. Having done it,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge star Mark Patton examines his legacy in Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, now streaming on Screambox.

Featuring interviews with Robert Englund, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, and Jack Sholder, the poignant documentary tells the story of Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge star Mark Patton and his own personal experience with the film’s reception and legacy. Bringing necessary context to the time period the 1985 film was made in, the doc offers a powerful and beautiful look at one man’s journey to set the record straight and rewrite the legacy of the horror sequel.

“Through interviews with the cast and crew of NOES2, as well as film and queer culture luminaries like Peaches Christ, directors Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen are unafraid to revel in the love and fandom that has grown for the film, while also confronting...

Mark Patton has a brilliant idea on how the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise should continue. Patton starred alongside Kim Myers in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, which made a profit at the box office but was widely panned upon release. Patton’s poor treatment behind the scenes and the inappropriate comedic use of homoerotic sub-text forced the actor to leave Hollywood for nearly three decades, but he is slowly making a comeback. Freddy’s Revenge is also now more widely appreciated today than it was during the transphobic times of the '80s.

When asked by Screen Rant at Mad Monster Party Arizona if he would consider returning to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Patton confirmed that he would and also gave an idea of how Freddy Krueger could return. The actor stated that he thinks Ryan Murphy should be hired and give Freddy...

In the modern era of legacy sequels, you can count in Mark Patton and Kim Myers of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge if a new legacy sequel is made for the Elm Street franchise.

In the first sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, Mark Patton played Jesse Walsh, a teenager who starts having nightmares about Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) after moving into a new home on Elm Street in Springwood, Ohio. Kim Myers also starred as Lisa Webber, one of Jesse's best friends. Per ScreenRant, Patton and Myers were present for a panel at the Mad Monster Party Arizona convention, and they were asked if they'd be interested in potentially revisiting their roles in a legacy sequel, even for quick cameo appearances. As it turns out, the actors wouldn't need to be asked twice.

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Don’t fall asleep! Nearly 40 years have passed since Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returned to cinemas as the infamous dream slayer in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985). The first sequel to the late Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) picks up five years after the seminal film takes place in the story's timeline. But instead of pursuing Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp), Freddy now terrorizes the dreams of Jesse (Mark Patton) and his love interest Lisa (Kim Myers), and both actors are more than ready to sign on for another shot at Mr. Krueger.

Myers said in an exclusive interview with Screen Rant at the Mad Monster Party:

I absolutely would. I wouldn’t have felt that way a few years ago, but I think seeing, feeling the impact of our film and these films on the people who support them like you guys, it’s amazing.

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Two of the stars from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge want to return for another film in the horror franchise. After the booming success of Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema immediately started work on a sequel. Freddy’s Revenge, despite being a commercial success, received mixed to negative reviews upon release, partly because of the Elm Street sequel's obvious homoerotic subtext. In recent years, however, the film has become a bit of a cult classic in the horror and LGBTQ+ communities.

During a panel at Mad Monster Party Arizona, two of the films' stars, Kim Myers and Mark Patton, were asked by Screen Rant if they would return for a future movie, even if it was in a cameo capacity. Both seemed overly enthusiastic about reprising their roles of Lisa and Jesse, with Patton making it clear he fully expects the franchise to continue.

Popcorn Frights Film Festival returns for its ninth edition of sun-soaked, blood-splattered cinematic scares this August in South Florida, and following the reveal of their scary good first wave of programming, the second wave of must-see screenings for the festival has been announced, including Clive Barker's Nightbreed: Director's Cut with star Anne Bobby in attendance, a special screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on the 50th anniversary of the day on which the shocking events of the movie take place, a 60th anniversary presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds under the stars, and much more!

As previously announced, this year's Popcorn Frights Film Festival will run August 10th–20th, with screenings taking place at Fort Lauderdale's historic Savor Cinema and “The Horror Collective Screening Room” at Miami Beach's O Cinema South Beach (as part of a special partnership between Popcorn Frights and Entertainment Squad's The Horror Collective...

Get ready for a brand new summer slasher when Screambox drops the Lithuanian splatter film We Might Hurt Each Other this July, alongside other gems including the horror comedy Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, the brutal Czech film Repulse, Elvira’s Haunted Hills, and the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street.

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Evil, terror, lust… the Mistress of the Dark really knows how to party! Elvira’s Haunted Hills is now streaming on Screambox, alongside 13 Nights of Elvira and over 10 classic episodes of Elvira’s Movie Macabre.

A masked killer strikes in Screambox Original We Might Hurt Each Other on July 11. Lithuania’s first slasher pays tribute to the golden age of the subgenre while infusing an influence from Eastern European folklore.

A pair of notorious YouTubers make a killer comeback in the Screambox Exclusive Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing on July 18. The...

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

It was with a mix of trepidation and intrigue that I hit play on Dustin Ferguson’s Amityville Clownhouse (2020). The film, first released in 2017 under the title Amityville: Evil Never Dies, is a direct sequel to Amityville Toybox (aka Amityville Terror), the very low budget film about a father who kills his entire family after being gifted a toy monkey for his fiftieth birthday.

Toybox was emphatically not a good film, but it did feature a 10 minute coda that was a) the best part of the film, and b) teased a promising new narrative about a team of paranormal investigators.

Disappointingly this storytelling avenue goes unexplored in Clownhouse, though the sequel does feature a strong opening. First Senator Ty Pangborn (Dan Mauro...

Even if you only have a passing interest in horror films, chances are you've been terrified by Robert Englund. The man who brought Freddy Krueger to life in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise is a living legend, and fans are soon going to be able to peek behind the striped sweater and razor gloves in the new documentary, "Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story." Directed by Gary Smart and Chris Griffiths, who recently won the morbid statue for Best Documentary for "Pennywise: The Story of It" at Fangoria's Chainsaw Awards, the documentary follows the life and career of one of horror's most recognizable and prolific performers.

Ahead of the film's release on the Screambox streaming platform and VOD, I was honored to speak with Englund about the staying power of Freddy Krueger and how one becomes a horror icon. I wore a yellow button-up with black crosses on it,...

From the director of The Ruins, Swallowed is a queer horror nightmare about drugs, bugs and the extremes we are willing to endure to protect the ones we love. Benjamin and Dom have been best friends since they were kids – and Benjamin has been in love with Dom for almost that long. But Benjamin is heading to sunny Los Angeles to pursue a new career. Fearing the worst for his friend in the cutthroat city, Dom concocts a plan to make Benjamin some quick cash. All they have to do is a quick drug run across the border. But all is not what it seems, as the bags of drugs they swallow for their smuggling trip turn out to be something far more deadly and disturbing than they ever could have imagined. Starring Jena Malone, Cooper Koch (They/Them), Jose Colon and Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge...

Another Panic Fest winds down, bringing a hybrid model that offered in-person screenings and virtual premieres including early screenings of Evil Dead Rise and Sisu.

The fest offered a slew of premieres, including nihilistic horrors like Beaten to Death and introspective docs like King on Screen.

While the packed schedule ensured we couldn’t catch it all, here’s a round-up of some of Panic Fest’s feature offerings this year.

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In his feature debut, writer/director John Pata introduces the pitfalls of urban exploration with hallucinogenic psychological horror. Brooke (Agnes Albright) and her pal Tanner (Andrew Bailes) sneak into abandoned, off-limits buildings for art and an adrenaline rush. The pair break into their holy grail: Franklin Hill, a large facility with a history. There, Brooke and Tanner encounter a volatile threat that holds them captive. The longer their attacker keeps them there,...

Noted film reviewer and interviewer WorldFilmGeek interviewed actress Dawna Lee Heising on February 22, 2023. At the end of the interview, he announced that Heising would be the third inductee into his prestigious WorldFilmGeek Hall of Fame. Please check out the WorldFilmGeek interview with Heising at: “I am very excited and thankful to be inducted …

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Happy Valentine’s Day! You might not expect the horror genre to have a very strong showing on a day like this one, but the genre’s bloody heart just never seems to stop beating.

In fact, Six brand new horror movies just released for Valentine’s Day!

Here’s all the new horror released on Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

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From Takashi Shimizu, the visionary creator of The Grudge franchise, comes brand new supernatural horror film Ox-Head Village, which is now streaming on Screambox!

In the horror movie, “After watching a viral video, a woman, who believes that she’s the twin of one of the participants, decides to investigate the town where the video was shot.”

A Screambox Original,Ox-Head Village screened at numerous international festivals including the New York Asian Film Festival and Fantaspoa Film Festival.

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Plot: After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church’s account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege, and a disturbing truth about herself.

Review: Hailing from Scotland, Consecration provides a look at grief and identity. Jena Malone stars as Grace, a woman who’s struggling through life, even more so now that her brother has supposedly killed himself. She journeys to Scotland in order to take care of his affairs. But there’s clearly more to his death than it appears and sends Grace on a journey of discovery. What she finds may be surprising to her, but if you’ve seen any sort of horror movie, will be old hat to you. Because unfortunately, while Consecration looks good, there’s not much more beneath the surface.

I really love Jena Malone and could watch her in just about anything.

Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023.

In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this body-horror thriller.”

Jena Malone (The Ruins, Neon Demon), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), Cooper Koch (Blumhouse’s They/Them), and debuting talent Jose Colon star.

We were told last year, “Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

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Swallowed Starring: Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, Jose Colon Directed By: Carter Smith Written By: Carter Smith After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller. Release Date: On VOD and on Digital – February 14, 2023 Run Time: 94 minutes …

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Director Carter Smith and actress Jena Malone have teamed up again, thirteen years after they worked together on Smith’s feature directorial debut The Ruins (watch it Here), on a new horror film called Swallowed – a project Smith has described as a “slimy wild queer horror nightmare of a movie”. (Read our review Here.) We’ve been following the progress of Swallowed for a year and a half, and now we have a very good update to share: the movie is set to receive a VOD and digital release on February 14th! Along with the release date news comes the unveiling a new trailer, which can be seen in the embed above.

Swallowed has the following synopsis: After a drug run goes bad – two childhood friends must survive a horrific night in a backwoods hell of drugs, bugs, and obscene intimacy in this queer horror nightmare.

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"Not for the squeamish." Uh oh. Momentum Pics has revealed an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled Swallowed, the latest from filmmaker Carter Smith. It premiered at a few genre festivals last year, including at Fantasia and Overlook. Not to be confused with the other body horror film Swallow, with Haley Bennett, this one is a bit different. The film follows two best friends on their final night together in a small town, with a nightmare of drugs and bugs and horrific intimacy. "Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie." Starring Jena Malone, Mark Patton, Cooper Koch, and Jose Colon. This trailer seems a bit tame, or they don't seem to want to show all the gross stuff, with only a few quick glimpses near the end. Still seems disgusting. ›››

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Director Carter Smith (The Ruins) is back with Swallowed, a “slimy, wild queer horror movie” that’s just been dated for VOD and Digital release of February 14, 2023.

In the film from Momentum Pictures, “After a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this body-horror thriller.”

Jena Malone (The Ruins, Neon Demon), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), Cooper Koch (Blumhouse’s They/Them), and debuting talent Jose Colon star.

We were told last year, “Dripping with blood and pus, Swallowed is queer body horror with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

Carter Smith wrote and directed Swallowed.

The post ‘Swallowed’ Trailer – Mark Patton and Jena Malone Star in ‘The Ruins’ Director’s Body Horror Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Back in 2008, Carter Smith directed what I consider to be one of the most unsettling movies ever made, The Ruins (based on the equally unnerving book of the same name by Scott Smith), so it's no surprise his new movie, Swallowed, was one of the most nerve-fraying films I saw last year (winning the Jury Prize for Scariest Feature Film at Popcorn Frights). I'm thrilled that Swallowed will be coming to VOD and Digital on February 14th via Momentum Pictures, and we have a look at the tense trailer ahead of its Valentine's Day release!

Written and directed by Carter Smith, Swallowed stars Cooper Koch, Jose Colon, Jena Malone, and Mark Patton in one of the best performances I've seen in years.

In case you missed it, Mark Patton has a GoFundMe page set up to help him with hospital fees for vital medical treatments. Popcorn Frights will also be...

Momentum Pictures has landed the North American rights to queer horror movie Swallowed from writer-director Carter Smith.

Swallowed is set in a remote township on the border between Maine and Canada and, according to the project’s description, “is a story about friendship and the extremes we are willing to endure to protect the ones we love. Dripping with blood and pus, its queer body horror told in the grindhouse tradition – with all the naked flesh and shocking violations of a classic midnight movie.”

Momentum Pictures is targeting a Feb. 14, 2023 release.

Cooper Koch, Jena Malone, Mark Patton, and newcomer Jose Colon star in the movie that was produced by Smith, Noah Lang, Helio Campos and Ross O’Connor. Josh Senior and Evan Buxbaum executive produced.

Swallowed has made the rounds on the festival circuit, including horror fests Fantasia, Fantastic, and Screamfest. It won the Grand Jury prize for best feature at NewFest,...

Mark Patton, who of course starred as Jesse Walsh in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and more recently told his life story in the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street, is currently in the hospital amidst a health scare, Bloody Disgusting has learned, with an official Go Fund Me underway to help get him the treatment he needs.

Patton’s manager Peter Valderrama explains, “[Mark] has been ill for quite some time now- originally it was thought to be aftershocks of covid and some hefty infections that could potentially be tackled with care and rest. But now it is quite clearly AIDS related ailments that he is managing.”

Valderrama continues, “Mark is currently in a Mexican hospital where they speak very little English- and they are completely overcome with covid cases there. He needs to be transported to an American hospital down there where he...

Mark Patton, the star of 1985 horror film “Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” is hospitalized in Mexico and is asking for the public’s help with his medical costs.

His manager Peter Valderrama set up a GoFundMe account that so far has raised more than 5,000 of the desired 18,000 goal. Patton, who is a regular at horror conventions, has had to cancel recent appearances, Valderrama noted. “Mark was truly looking forward to this show for quite some time ,but sadly his health has taken a drastic turn for the worse.”

Valderrama said that Patton has “been ill for quite some time now,” from what was originally thought to be effects of Covid. “But now it is quite clearly Aid-related ailments that he is managing. He has been quiet for his own privacy, but with the cancellation of his events at the Music Box Theater [in Chicago] and Horror House Shop, he...

Horror has always been a genre for women. In her seminal work "Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film," Carol J. Clover explores the female characters in horror films as well as their impact on traditionally accepted gender norms. Research from the Geena Davis Institute shows that watching strong female protagonists in horror films can help empower women in their own careers. The essay that opens Clover's book is known for coining the term "final girl," the last, usually female, protagonist left alive in a slasher film.

Another beloved genre trope is the "scream queen." An actress known for her lung capacity, the Cambridge Dictionary defines this archetype as "a female actor who plays a main character in a horror movie who gets frightened or attacked." Fay Wray is often named as the first scream queen with many noting her work in the 1933 film "King Kong,...

Warning: The below article contains spoilers for "Halloween Ends."

"Halloween Ends" is finally here. Fans are already taking to their keyboards to debate their conflicting takes on what feels like the most divisive film entry in the franchise since "Halloween III: Season of the Witch." The film takes some big swings and plays with genre expectations, sidelining Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney) to focus on his apprentice-copycat killer, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell). There are themes of evil infecting Corey and the town, and intriguing supernatural elements teased but left purposefully vague. Will this final chapter earn cult classic status over time or remain a source of fan outrage? Only time will tell. Whether you loved this movie or were disappointed and looking for something to hit the reset button, we've got ten killer slashers you should check out next.

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