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There is a pecking order in Hollywood that determines which actors and directors get first crack at the hottest material in town. When agents and managers (relying on the perspicacity of their underpaid assistants and readers) come across a script that could be a launching pad for a billion-dollar franchise or an awards season thoroughbred, they fire that sucker off to their top client (even if they're not exactly right for the lead role). This is how you get Tom Cruise embarrassing himself in "Far and Away" with the worst Irish accent you'll ever hear outside of a community theater production of "The Plough and the Stars" (and even then).

But every A-list screenwriter's gotta start somewhere, and if you find yourself in a fertile creative environment that hasn't been completely overrun with apex industry predators, you might uncover a...

If you’ve ever rooted for a brooding guy with scissors for hands or found yourself strangely obsessed with a skeleton falling in love, well, congrats, because you’ve officially entered the wonderfully weird world of Tim Burton.

The man, the myth, the maestro of macabre, Burton has been serving us with his spooky yet sweet cinematic goodness since the 1980s. From creepy Christmas towns to gothic fairytales and even a Batman who low-key looks like he shops at Hot Topic, Burton’s movies have never been your average Hollywood fare. They’re literally whimsical, weird, and wickedly fun. And well, that’s exactly how we love them, ain’t it?

While the 2000s had some Burton misses, he came roaring back in 2024 with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel we didn’t know we still needed. And guess what? He’s not done yet. Burton teased that he’s diving back into animation.

Most of us are pretty used to the idea that horror movies are a great way for up-and-coming actors to get a foothold in the film industry. That's primarily thanks to the horror boom of the 1980s, giving opportunities to numerous thespians who went on to become A-list actors; folks like Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Meg Ryan, and others. Yet the notion of horror giving a first chance to future stars is not relegated to the last 40-odd years. Sure, horror's reputability certainly wavered during the classic Hollywood years, meaning that studio horror films weren't as prolific as Westerns were, and thus many more young actors found themselves riding a horse more often than running around a spooky castle. Yet horror's always been popular, and during the 1950s, the studios began to get excited about a new gimmick which would briefly revitalize the genre: 3D.

1953's "House of Wax" is,...

Horror icon, Jeffrey Combs, best known for his roles in the Re-Animator franchise and most recently Michael Leavy's Stream, is set to star in Mystery of the Mothman, a creature-feature about the notorious Mothman, a cryptid of North American Folklore. The film will mark the feature length debut of Canadian director, Austin Birtch, best known for his short horror films, Giant Skeleton and Paws.

According to Variety, Mystery of the Mothman aims to explore the bizarre events surrounding the 1967 Silver Bridge Collapse in Point Pleasant, West Virginia with Combs set to play Adam Lubin, "the only paranormal investigator left in Point Pleasant after the Silver Bridge collapse. His character is the anchor to the Mothman folklore in the film, tying the narrative to the legend's origins."

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As an avid fan of Jeffrey Combs, I can't wait to see him return to our screens.

Charles Bronson could not happen today. Born to Lithuanian immigrants in 1921, Brosnan began working in a Pennsylvania coal mine at the age of 12 to help maintain the family's income after the death of his father. It was a miserable existence. The Great Depression hit his family hard. Meals could be scarce and shelter seemed ever endangered. Despite these hardships, Bronson managed to graduate from high school and ultimately left Appalachia to serve as an aerial gunner in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

After the war, Bronson moved to Hollywood and studied acting. At 5 '8," he was not an overpowering presence, but there was a coiled intensity to his early performances that must've been rooted in the tension of his hard-working childhood. Bronson felt determined, formidable -- and, in many of his early roles, shockingly vulnerable.

Bronson was not a method actor, but he took his craft very seriously.

Like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I Am Legend is among the most enduring, flexible, and durable stories in all of horror. It continues to be remade in both official and unofficial capacities with each generation giving Richard Matheson’s seminal novella its own unique twist suited to its current fears. The first, and to date most faithful, adaptation of I Am Legend is The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price in the central role of Robert Morgan. Ironically, this adaptation was disowned by its original creator for several reasons and, though it is the oldest filmed version of the story, perhaps rings truest to us today over sixty years after its making.

Richard Matheson was first hired by England’s Hammer Studios to write a screenplay based on his novella. Unfortunately, the script he turned in was blocked by the British censors who, Hammer believed, were keeping an...

In addition to an Ultimate action figure and a Toony Terrors toy, Neca is adding Terrifier to its Head Knockers line.

Art the Clown isn’t the only horror icon getting a bobblehead; Vincent Price and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘s Leatherface are also on their way.

Art the Clown, covered in blood per usual, stands over 8″ tall and is estimated to release in November.

Leatherface, donning his “Pretty Woman” mask and wielding his signature chainsaw, is 9″ and is due out in September.

Vincent Price, complete with a base featuring a skull, a dagger, and a raven, measures 8″ and is expected to ship in October.

Leatherface and Price cost $36.99 each, while Art is $39.99.

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William Dozier's 1966 TV series "Batman" is a brilliant, sublime comedy series, and may easily be one of the best ever made. Its title hero (played by the genius Adam West) and his sidekick Robin (equal genius Burt Ward) delivered their lines in an ultra-earnest fashion that was clearly satire, but that never once winked or hinted to the audience that they were in on the joke. They were square-jawed stalwarts who stood for righteousness in the face of cartoon anarchists who represented counterculture, sexuality, or just good old-fashioned prankstership. The world of Batman was broad and ridiculous, and "Batman" presented a TV series that somehow both vaunted and ridiculed that universe. 

The villains on Dozier's show were typically played by well-regarded actors who took the opportunity to cut loose a little, or were hard-working professionals who loved sinking their teeth into goofy-ass comedic roles. The Joker was played...

Macabre: The Horror Film That Came With A $1,000 Life Insurance Policy ( Photo Credit – Prime Video )

Macabre marked the beginning of something strange but clever in the world of horror. In 1958, when William Castle released the film, he didn’t rely on the movie’s thrills alone. He made fear into a game and sold tickets with a bizarre promise that if anyone died of fright, their family would walk away with $1,000, backed by a real insurance policy.

It sounded like madness, but it worked. He had mortgaged his home to fund Macabre and this gimmick pulled in crowds. The nurses waited in theater lobbies, the insurance slips were filled out and the idea of fear turned into an event. Talk about marketing gimmicks!

William Castle's first "gimmick" movie, MacAbre (1958). pic.twitter.com/VNs1MZWw4V

— Psychotronic Daily (@dmathches) March 9, 2015

William Castle’s First Stunt Involved Nazis and Fake Headlines...

Australia’s Imprint Films will release four limited edition Alfred Hitchcock Blu-ray collections — totaling 16 films plus a season of television — on August 27.

The Hitchcock Nine (1925-1929) collects the filmmaker’s nine surviving silent movies: The Pleasure Garden, The Lodger, The Ring, Downhill, The Farmer’s Wife, Easy Virtue, Champagne, The Manxman, and Blackmail.

Each film has been restored by the BFI National Archives. The feature documentary I Am Alfred Hitchcock is also included.

The 10-disc set is housed in hardbox packaging. Limited to 1,500, it costs $150.30.

Disc 1 – The Pleasure Garden (1925):

A selfish London chorus girl’s relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to a point where it nearly causes her death.

1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray Solo Piano Score by composer Neil Brand (new) Theater Organ Score by Lee Erwin Audio Commentary by editor of the Hitchcock Annual, Sidney Gottlieb (new) Introduction by film historian Charles Barr Interview with BFI silent film...

It’s already been a hell of a summer for horror withI Know What You Did Last Summer and M3GAN 2.0 only looking to add to the sun-soaked screams. However, genre fans don’t just have to look for their scares on the big screen as horror merchandise has been hotter than ever. Companies like Funko, McFarlane Toys, and Neca have spent the last half-decade celebrating a ton of popular horror franchises. Thanks to his recent hit series, Chuckyis one slasher icon getting the most love at the moment. Now, Neca and this killer Good Guy Doll are back with their latest beach-worthy figure.

A part of Neca’s Ultimate seven-inch-scale horror line, this new figure is “Surf’s Up Chucky.” While it may seem like an odd choice for the average fan, this figure is actually a deep cut from the franchise’s past. This version is based on...

You have your monsters like zombies, vampires, and werewolves and then you have your monsters like Dr. Frankenstein, Ardeth Bay, and Jack Griffin. While we may gripe that Werewolves and certainly Mummies don’t get nearly the representation they are due, they still show up at a higher frequency than we give them credit for either in things like The Monster Squad or their own series like the Brendan Fraser Mummy films or the Underworld flicks. The two classic series monsters that most seem to be forgotten about either with their film output or quality of roles are undoubtedly The Phantom of the Opera and The Invisible Man. While I could talk all day about Phantom of the Mall or Phantom of the Paradise, 2025 marks a 25th anniversary for a bonkers and yet somehow faithful in tone mad scientist that breaks the laws of physics and makes not only his physical appearance,...

Following her Academy Award win for Anora, Mikey Madison has found her next project in an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story The Masque of the Red Death. She was reportedly offered the villain role in Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter, but allegedly passed on the movie over a pay disagreement. Madison can pick whatever project she wants and seems to have found the perfect follow-up to Anora, one that was first published in 1842.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Madison has signed on to star in director Charlie Polinger's adaptation of The Masque of the Red Death for A24. She will play twin sisters in a story that follows a mad prince who takes the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. A long-lost twin living among the lower class finds her way into the castle and stumbles upon a decadent world. The...

Mikey Madison is set to replace Sydney Sweeney in what sounds like a pretty out-there adaptation of Masque of the Red Death.

The work of Edgar Allan Poe has been adapted for the big and small screen numerous times over the years, with several of the legendary writer's stories influencing Mike Flanagan's recent retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher.

The acclaimed Netflix miniseries put its own unique spin on The Masque of the Red Death, and we recently got word that a feature adaptation was in the works, with A24 and Picturehouse developing the project, and Charlie Polinger set to write and direct.

Sweeney was in talks to play the lead role - believed to be a gender-switched take on Prince Prospero - but has now been forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict, with the Anora Oscar-winner stepping in as her replacement.

Nexus Point News broke the story,...

The A24 adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque Of The Red Death is to shoot this year, with Mikey Madison replacing Sydney Sweeney in the lead.

In a story that we covered in January, A24 and Picturestart are teaming to tackle an adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic short story, The Masque Of The Red Death. It centres on a group of privileged nobles who lock themselves away for endless revelry while a plague decimates the outside world. You can probably imagine that not everything goes to plan for the wealthy partygoers.

It’ll be the feature debut of New York filmmaker and theatre director Charlie Polinger, and the project is said to be ‘wildly revisionist and darkly comedic.’

The whole ‘eat the rich’ genre continues to surge, and should this project not deviate too far from the source material, we could be looking at another film...

THR reports that Mikey Madison is in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death, the upcoming reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale from filmmaker Charlie Polinger. Sydney Sweeney was initially set to star in the movie, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

Sources tell THR that Madison would play “twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge and decapitations.” Sounds like a blast. The film comes from A24, which will handle global distribution, with production by Picturestart. The Masque of the Red Death will shoot at the end of the year or in early 2026.

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Mikey Madison is in negotiations to star in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most chilling tales. The AnoraOscar-winner is in talks to star in a reimagining of The Masque of the Red Death, Poe's 1842 tale of decadence, disease, and decay. The dual role was previously set to be played by Madison's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood castmate Sydney Sweeney, who has left the project. The Hollywood Reporter says that the film is due to shoot late this year or early next year.

In the film, Madison would play a pair of twin sisters. One is a princess who retreats with the rest of the aristocracy into a mad prince's castle, while a devastating plague, the Red Death, devastates the countryside. The other twin is hidden among the lower classes, and sees firsthand how the Red Death (which makes its victims agonizingly bleed from every orifice before...

It was announced earlier this year that A24 and Picturestart were developing a new adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. Today, THR reports that it may have found its new star.

Oscar winner Mikey Madison is in talks to star.

Sydney Sweeney (Immaculate) was previously attached to the film but dropped out due to scheduling issues.

Charlie Polinger is writing and directing The Masque of the Red Death for A24, said to be a “wildly revisionist and darkly comedic take on the short story.”

Madison would play “twin sisters in a story that sees a mad prince take in the noble class into his castle while a plague devastates the peasantry. The story sees a long-lost twin, hidden among the lower class, enter the castle and into a decadent world of orgies, opium, power schemes, revenge and decapitations.”

THR also describes the project as “a quintessential A24 movie,...

The picturesque hills of the Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz, might not seem like the kind of place you'd find an icon of horror and sci-fi cinema, but that's exactly what sits at 2607 Glendower Avenue.

There's plenty of Hollywood history in Los Feliz, which is also home to the most famous movie high school in America. But Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House is surely one of the most striking sites in the neighborhood, which borders Griffith Park and is overlooked by the LA tourist spot where the Terminator became a sci-fi icon. The Ennis House is one of Wright's most celebrated architectural achievements and has, according to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, been used throughout cinema history as a location for more than 80 productions.

As such, even if you've never even heard of the Ennis House, chances are you've seen it before. In fact, if you happen to...

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!

Jaws Inflatable from BigMouth

Dive into Jaws’ 50th anniversary with BigMouth’s giant shark pool float that lives up to the company’s name.

Priced at $99.99, the limited edition inflatable measures 50” tall, 44” wide, and 45” deep.

Uzumaki Plushes from Great Eastern

Great Eastern Entertainment has turned Junji Ito’s Uzumaki characters into 8″ plush toys.

Azami Kurotani is selling for $19, while Kirie Goshima costs $14.97.

Vincent Price Shirt from Fright-Rags

Not only did Vincent Price’s birthday yield The Vincent Price Legacy trailer, but Fright-Rags celebrated with a shirt.

Kyle Crawford’s “The Merchant of Menace” design is printed on 4.5oz pre-shrunk ringspun cotton tees for $33.

Fallout Statues from Dark Horse

Dark Horse has released a series of...

There have been a ton of horror icons over the years that captured the haunted souls of fans across the globe. Yet, when we're talking classic genre fare, none are arguably as unique as Vincent Price. The actor has starred in some of the most beloved spooky films that were released throughout the mid 20th century. Now, The Vincent Price Legacy is celebrating the actor's scream-worthy life and its new trailer highlights the all-star cast involved.

The two-minute-long teaser is laced with some of Price’s more memorable movie moments from classics like The Last Man on Earth and Edward Scissorhands. This is peppered with clips featuring the actor’s daughter Victoria Price (also a producer), Rob Zombie (Halloween), Joe Dante (The Howling) and John Landis (An American Werewolf in London). There will also be interviews with music legend Alice Cooper and David Dastmalchian (Late Night With the Devil). The...

Vincent Price is a name that echoes through the halls of classic horror. With his distinctive voice, sharp features, and inimitable flair for theatrical finesse, he left his mark on generations of filmmakers, actors, artists, and movie fans.

The Vincent Price Legacy, billed as the world’s first feature-length documentary about The Master of Menace, explores the man behind the legend through conversations with his family, friends, colleagues, historians, and fans.

It features interviews with Price’s daughter Victoria Price, filmmakers Rob Zombie (The Devil’s Rejects), Joe Dante (Gremlins), John Landis (Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”), Mick Garris (The Stand), William Malone (House on Haunted Hill), Mark Goldblatt (Dead Heat), and Kenneth Johnson (An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe), and screenwriters Dana Gould (“The Simpsons”), C. Courtney Joyner (From a Whisper to a Scream), and Steve Haberman (Dracula: Dead and Loving It).

The line-up also includes actors David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil...

Over the course of a screen acting career that lasted 55 years, the legendary Vincent Price racked up more than 200 credits – and many of the films he worked on have since achieved classic status. Price has been gone for more than 30 years now, having passed away in 1993 at the age of 82, but he lives on in the hearts and minds of his fans, who continue to watch many of his movies on a regular basis. And soon, we’ll be able to celebrate the man’s life and career with viewings of the documentary The Vincent Price Legacy, which just unveiled a trailer. You can check it out in the embed above.

The Vincent Price Legacy is expected to be released sometime before the end of the year. According to the official website, the documentary has a running time of 136 minutes. Here’s the description: Vincent Price—a name that echoes...

By the mid-1960s, things were getting weird. At the movies, the French New Wave was reaching America’s shores and inspiring the first move toward experimental filmmaking in Hollywood. On the fringes of this, rogue independent filmmakers were finding ways to be experimental and artistic while also managing to make plenty of money through exploitation films, a charge led by William Castle and Roger Corman. Jack Hill came up through the earliest days of what would eventually be called the “Corman School” and made his debut feature for next to nothing under the title Cannibal Orgy or The Maddest Story Ever Told.

When the film eventually saw the light of day, it retained its subtitle but garnered the new, and perhaps more esoteric, moniker Spider Baby.

The film was made during an unusual time in the history of horror. The classic monster movies had long-since fallen out of vogue...

What does the end of the world look like? It's a question that's been asked by many a genre filmmaker, especially as the post-apocalyptic (and just plain apocalyptic) film rose in popularity following the invention of nuclear weaponry. For most filmmakers, the setting for the apocalypse tends to fall into one of two categories: It's either a sprawling urban ruin, with once-gleaming skyscrapers now in disarray, or a vast desert landscape where the detritus of the old world is scattered throughout miles of sand and rock. Very few films depicting the end of the world decide to make the apocalypse look like an idyllic ocean view vacation.

Yet, that's precisely what 1968's "Planet of the Apes" did, as the production chose to stage its climactic twist on and around Malibu's Point Dume. Sitting on the outskirts of Los Angeles in Southern California, the combination of beach and a prominent rock...

Watching a “Final Destination” movie is like watching a Looney Tune where the anvils keep dropping, but all the characters can die. These are sick, twisted comedies about the futility of mortality and the loosey-goosiness of internal organs. The only reason they’re funny is because at their best — which is most of the time — they have perfect comic timing. They may be grim films that revel in death and misery, but they’re also some of the most enjoyable cinematic spectacles ever made.

“Final Destination Bloodlines” is no exception. The franchise may have taken a 14-year hiatus, but it hasn’t lost a step. If anything, “Bloodlines” may be a new high point for the series. Like always, it’s about a group of people who were supposed to die but slipped through death’s fingers. And, like always, death is pretty pissed off about that and will stop...

There's a lot to love about the classic detective series "Columbo," and over the years, people have tried to figure out exactly what has made it so darn watchable. Seriously, it's incredibly easy to turn on an episode of the series on streaming and end up losing a whole afternoon to hanging out with television's comfiest-dressed and most comforting police detective, Lieutenant Columbo. Played by Peter Falk, Columbo spends each lengthy episode solving a crime that the audience is already privy to, as each episode begins with the murder itself. Sometimes these murder sequences can be rather extensive, setting up characters and backstories and running for up to 30 minutes before Columbo himself even appears. 

In a retrospective from Peacock, archival interview footage with Falk reveals his opinion on why people loved "Columbo" so much, and it actually has more to do with those opening murders and less with Columbo or Falk.

This article contains spoilers for "Until Dawn."

Most cinematic adaptations have a blatantly obvious and fairly mundane relation to the material they're adapting: Put simply, they're just another version of the source material. The best adaptations eschew that mundanity, putting a special spin on the story, world, or characters to make the adaptation unique, but even in those instances, the relation between adaptation and source is still fairly rote. For example, even though Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" films are distinctly his, they're still a version of Frank Herbert's novel. For another example, despite the many films and TV shows that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe, those works do not typically connect to or cross over with the comic books they're inspired by.

Yet there have been experiments with multimedia franchises over the years, in which the works of disparate mediums are actually meant to tie-in together rather than remain separate.

Just a few days after the surviving members of the original Alice Cooper band announced a reunion album and tour, the first single from that record has been released.

Starting with a spooky spoken-word recitation that confirms Cooper as the Vincent Price of his generation, “Black Mamba” finds the 77-year-old Cooper slipping back into his demon-seed role of old (“I’m so beautiful to look at, baby/But so dangerous to touch”). Behind him, guitarist Mike Bruce, drummer Neal Smith, and bassist Dennis Dunaway, all founding members of the classic Seventies band,...

Jon Hamm will return to host Saturday Night Live for the fourth time this weekend. And while there’s no Four-Timers Club, maybe we’ll get another sketch about the joy of eating cured meats while you’re taking a dump?

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Hamm first appeared on the show way back in 2008. In addition to “Jon Hamm’s John Ham,” the Halloween episode also found the actor impersonating James Mason for a Vincent Price-themed sketch, playing the unfortunately-named Butts City Council candidate Pat Finger, and interrogating a trick-or-treater who may or may not be a registered sex offender.

But coming just one year after Mad Men premiered, there were obviously a number of sketches dedicated to the award-winning AMC drama. Like “Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women,” which featured helpful tips such as “look fantastic in a suit,” “lie to everyone about everything” and “drink and smoke constantly.

Horror streaming service Screambox is diving headfirst into April with a line-up that refuses to play it safe. From long-lost slasher oddities and surrealist nightmares to new exclusives and unclassifiable cult gems, the horror streaming platform continues to double down on bold, brutal, and bizarre content. With Project Mkhexe, The Coffee Table and the notorious R-rated cut of Tammy and the T-Rex all making their mark, this month’s selections are tailored to viewers with a taste for the unexpected.

Perhaps the most talked-about addition is The Coffee Table, the Spanish black comedy that’s already earned a fearsome reputation from early festival runs. Directed by Caye Casas, the film delivers a harrowing domestic spiral that defies genre convention. It begins with a petty marital squabble over furniture and ends in an act so bleak that Stephen King himself called it, “horrible and also horribly funny.” Hitting Screambox on 11 April,...

Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the Bloody Disgusting-powered horror streaming service in April, including Project Mkhexe, The Coffee Table, and Tammy and the T-Rex.

Nothing can prepare you for The Coffee Table, traumatizing Screambox on April 11. Stephen King said it best: “My guess is you have never, not once in your whole life, seen a movie as black as this one. It’s horrible and also horribly funny.”

Classic horror icons Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and John Carradine star together for the first and only time in House of the Long Shadows. The murderously funny mystery with a twist streams April 11 on Screambox.

It’s too late for prayers when Alice, Sweet Alice comes to Screambox on April 25. Also known as Communion, the ’70s proto-slasher stars Brooke Shields in her film debut.

The notorious R-rated cut of Tammy and the T-Rex stomps onto Screambox...

Bring Her Back: "Do You Want To Meet An Angel?

Watch the official trailer for Bring Her Back, a twisted new possession horror from ‘Talk to Me’ directors Danny and Michael Philippou.

Starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, and Sally Hawkins."

Synopsis: "A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother."

In Theaters Everywhere May 30

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Words To Die By: "Crowdfunding to begin April 1st on the hilarious, haunting new card game where everyone dies! Words to Die By is a party game of theatrical horror flair, dark humor, and absurdly over-the-top death scenes. Players take on the roles of writers, directors, and actors, crafting the most ridiculous final moments imaginable.

Each round, the Director selects a Death Scene card, while players submit Dying Words to fit the moment. The Director adds a surprise Director’s Cut twist—like...

In the new dark horror-comedy from A24, Death of a Unicorn, absurdity meets the macabre in a deliciously fantastical fashion. The feature debut by director-writer Alex Scharfman, the movie centers around a father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while driving to his billionaire boss’s estate. Upon arrival, their host (Richard E. Grant) and his insufferable family become eager to exploit the unicorn’s body for its magical, medicinal properties. As the story unfolds, Death of a Unicorn pokes fun at the elite, reminding us that sometimes the upper crust does actually get a taste of its own medicine—and, in this case, a little extra horn to boot.

As a genre, horror has long offered filmmakers the perfect conduit to interrogate and explore issues of greed, capitalism, systemic inequality, and the often ruthless nature of the elite. With the ability to...

Whether they’re symbols of purity, sarcastic sidekicks, or straight-up murder targets, unicorns have pranced their way into some of cinema’s most memorable moments. Sometimes they’re majestic and wise, sometimes they’re total divas, and sometimes they’re just there to be hunted by some evil king with serious control issues. From animated classics to bizarre indie flicks, unicorns have proven that they can be more than just Lisa Frank stickers brought to life. On the occasion of the release of Death of a Unicorn, we’re diving into the most famous unicorns ever to grace the big screen—whether they’re noble and heroic, tragically misunderstood, or just straight-up weird. Alexa Camp

Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia only seems about as great as the particular segment you happen to be watching in the moment, but it’s is also one of the few Disney movies whose outsized aims marinate tastefully in memory instead of festering.

Making a movie is hard — not just the metaphorical work of writing a script and performing a character, but literally building the world of the film. And what with the rising costs of CGI, big name movie stars and blackmailers these days, studios trim the budget wherever they can. That often means reusing chunks of other movies, even if they’re instantly recognizable. Like…

5 The Golden Idol From ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’

The “Chachapoyan Fertility Idol” is at the center of one of the most iconic action sequences of all time, so you’d think filmmakers would know it’s a little distracting to see it pop up somewhere Indy could never reach. It’s a fun allusion to Harrison Ford in Solo: A Star Wars Story and Andor, but it’s shown up everywhere from The Majestic to Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. It’s...

Plot: A group of journalists are invited to a remote compound where a reclusive pop star (John Malkovich) plans to unveil his first album in thirty years. However, when they arrive, they realize the artist has built himself a cult, which may or may not mean harm to the assembled journalists.

Review: You can tell that Opus’s writer-director, Mark Anthony Green, is a former entertainment journalist (he spent years working at GQ). Having participated in my share of junkets and set visits as part of my work with JoBlo, I certainly find it surreal to be taken into an entertainer’s orbit. It’s an exhilarating experience, and Green, who’s clearly experienced this many times himself, mines it beautifully in the film’s first half, where a young writer at a music magazine, Ariel (Ayo Edebiri), unexpectedly gets invited to singer Alfred Moretti’s (John Malkovich) compound as...

Movies frequently use novels as source material. When authors create rich, vibrant stories inside their pages, it's hard not to want to see them played out on the big screen. Countless fairy tales, children's books, dramas and romance novels eventually become films. For horror movie fans, they can also see their favorite books turned into fantastically scary movies.

Sometimes, a reader's imagination is a lot scarier than that of a movie adaptation. These horror books may have been adapted into entertaining, beloved movies, but they are still worth reading because of the frights they deliver. Horror fans will be missing out if they don't add these terrifying novels to their Tbr lists.

Updated on March 11, 2025, by Robert Vaux: Horror novels provide easy name recognition and a built-in audience. Hollywood has no shortage of horror movie adaptations that can't quite match the terrors evoked by their source material. The article is updated with five new entries,...

Since getting his big break crafting jokes for Bette Midler in the early 1970s, Emmy-winning comedy writer and personality Bruce Vilanch has found success writing for the small screen and stage. But by his own admission, the scribe behind 25 Academy Award ceremonies and more than his fair share of Miss Universe and USA pageants has also penned some real flops.

In his new book, “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote,” Vilanch walks readers through some of the most ill-conceived projects he’s been attached to over the years — from 1978’s “The Star Wars Holiday Special” to the now infamous 1989 Oscars ceremony that opened with Rob Lowe and Snow White pirouetting to “Proud Mary.”

“‘It was a terrible idea, and I shouldn’t have gotten involved’ didn’t even occur to us at the time,” Vilanch told IndieWire on a Zoom call,...

As with fellow legendary families like the Barrymores and Fondas, the Bridges are undeniably acting royalty in Tinseltown, with father Lloyd Bridges trailblazing his way in the entertainment industry and sons Beau and Jeff following in his talented footsteps. The big and small-screen star appeared in over 150 feature films throughout his more than 50 years in the business, starring in a slew of hits like Sahara, High Noon, Airplane!, and Hotshots! (among countless others) and programs including Sea Hunt and The Lloyd Bridges Show during his sensational career. In 1965, Bridges continued his television takeover when he headlined the shamefully underrated Western The Loner.

Created by trailblazing producer and screenwriter Rod Serling, the mastermind behind the groundbreaking sci-fi horror series The Twilight Zone, The Loner focused on former American Civil War soldier William Colton as he sets out on a treacherous quest across the country to start a new life and is...

Short stories have always been prime real estate in the world of adaptations. Largely those are relegated to horror anthology TV shows like Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Tales From the Darkside, or the new Creepshow revival but that doesn’t mean exclusively. You can have things like Lawnmower Man, Eight O’Clock in the Morning, or Children of the Corn that are anywhere from 8 to 18 pages and make a whole movie, or in case of Children of the Corn an entire franchise, out of those pages. Today is all about a short story that probably had more legs than you realized. The Fly, written by George Langelaan and published in 1957 would go on to be part of 5 movies. While 3 of those are cash in sequels, one of them is a somewhat slept on late 50s classic while the other is listed at or near the top of any list discussing remakes.

As Disney aficionados can tell you, the 1980s were a rough time for the company's animation department. They had a sizable hit in 1977 with "The Rescuers", but Disney just couldn't recapture the magic. The 1981 film "The Fox and the Hound" cost a hefty $12 million, but brought in only $14.2 million domestically, which was not horrible, but not great. Notoriously, the 1985 fantasy epic "The Black Cauldron" lost a bucket of money, made for $44 million (!), and earning only $21.3 million. "The Black Cauldron" was such a bomb, there was some buzz that Disney might shutter their animation department altogether.

At least Disney racked up a modest hit the following year with "The Great Mouse Detective," a $25 million hit from a $14 million budget. That film was a Sherlock Holmes story, but posited that Holmes' apartment was the home of an anthropomorphic mouse named Basil (Barrie Ingham), a clever creature that, in observing Holmes, became a star detective for mice.

Olive Sturgess, best known to genre fans from Roger Corman‘s The Raven, passed away on February 19 at the age of 91.

She played Estelle Craven opposite horror royalty Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, and Jack Nicholson in the 1963 Edgar Allan Poe adaptation.

The Canadian actress also had roles in two episodes of Karloff’s anthology series “Thriller.”

Outside the genre, Sturgess guested on numerous television shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s, particularly Westerns. She retired from acting in the ’70s to focus on raising her daughter.

Fans can share their remembrances and condolences, send flowers to the family, or plant a tree in memory of Sturgess through Armstrong, Garcia, & McKenzie Mortuary.

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Olive Sturgess, whose many acting credits through the 1950s and ’60s included numerous TV Westerns and the Roger Corman horror spoof The Raven starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson, died February 19 in Los Angeles. She was 91.

Her death was announced by her family.

Although her TV career included guest roles in such comedies as The Donna Reed Show and Petticoat Junction, her forte was the television Western, a genre that was wildly popular in the ’50s and ’60s. During those years, Sturgess made guest appearances on Cheyenne, U.S. Marshal, Sugarfoot, The Texan, Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, Lawman, Buckskin, Rebel, Laramie, Wagon Train, Maverick, The Rebel, Tall Man, Outlaws, Bonanza, Wide Country, Destry, and The Virginian. In 1965 she appeared in the Western feature film Requiem for a Gunfighter.

In an undated interview on the Western Clippings website, Sturgess reflected on the early days of her career.

Olive Sturgess, who appeared on about two dozen TV Westerns and got to act alongside Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson in the Roger Corman 1963 cult horror spoof The Raven, died Feb. 19, her family announced. She was 91.

Through two decades starting in the mid-1950s, the fresh-faced Sturgess showed up on (by her count) about 300 episodes of television, including 12 from 1956-59 as the girlfriend of Dwayne Hickman’s character on the NBC-CBS sitcom The Bob Cummings Show.

The Canadian-born starlet also was seen on such series as West Point, Perry Mason, Panic!, The Donna Reed Show, Hawaiian Eye, The Danny Thomas Show, Petticoat Junction, Dr. Kildare and Ironside, but TV Westerns dominated her résumé.

Sturgess appeared on Tales of Wells Fargo, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, U.S. Marshal, Rawhide, Have Gun — Will Travel, Lawman, Laramie, The Rebel, The Tall Man, Bronco, Whispering Smith, Maverick, Wide Country, Destry,...

Bill Hader's Saturday Night Live career generated some of the most memorable sketches in the show's 50-year history. For Hader, the one that sticks out the most is also one that earned high praise from Lorne Michaels.

Hader earned the right to be in any discussion about Saturday Night Live's best performers. He hasn't been shy about sharing how challenging it was to get in front of a live audience every week with millions more people watching at home. But when Hader could put that anxiety to the side, he knew he was on top of his game.

Look no further than Hader's favorite Saturday Night Live sketch: "Vincent Price's Halloween Special." The 2008 sketch was the culmination of Hader's Vincent Price impression, elevated by host Jon Hamm and the start of Hader's collaboration with John Mulaney.

"Jon Hamm was hosting, and John Mulaney—it was his first season on the show—said,...

Step into the eerie elegance of Vincent Price with Fright-Rags‘ officially licensed collection celebrating the silver screen legend’s legacy.

Price breathes life (and death) into Edgar Allan Poe tales with Yannick Bouchard‘s artwork in the style of a spoken word album cover.

Kyle Crawford contributes two new designs: an homage to Price’s feature in Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” and Andy Warhol-style pop art.

All three pieces are available on super soft 4.5oz pre-shrunk ringspun cotton shirts for $33. Bouchard’s design also comes on zip-up hoodies for $55.

Take House on Haunted Hill‘s “Emergo” gimmick to a new level with a souvenir cup. Featuring art by Matthew Skiff, the 32-ounce plastic cup costs $7.

Related: Food, Drink, and Ghosts: An Invitation to the ‘House on Haunted Hill’

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Neca‘s 10th series of Toony Terrors toys features “Silver Screen” black-and-white editions of four classic Universal Monsters.

Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man are modeled in the style of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

Each 6″ scale figure is individually packaged on a blister card with a silver foil logo and a cutout backdrop.

Shipping in April, the set of four is available for $63.99.

Bela Lugosi sunk his teeth into the role of Dracula, Boris Karloff played both Frankenstein’s monster and The Mummy, and Lon Chaney Jr. howled as The Wolf Man.

Neca’s previous wave of “Silver Screen” Toony Terrors included Nosferatu‘s Count Orlok, Vincent Price, Vampira, and They Live’s Alien.

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Few people can match Elvria‘s charisma and appeal, but Harley Quinn could very well be one them.

The beloved pop culture icons are set to crossover in a comic book series from DC, Dynamite Entertainment, and Queen B Productions.

“Recently I’ve gotten the chance to have my Elvira character crossover with some other icons of horror and even personal friends of mine, like H.P. Lovecraft and Vincent Price,” shared Cassandra Peterson, the voice and visage behind Eliva. “My fiendish fans may recall that my entry to comics was with DC, and it’s exciting to be working with them again, and with one of their most revered characters.”

Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiott, who wrote for Harley Quinn from 2013 to 2018, will pen the comic in which the Mistress of the Dark teams up with the Cupid of Crime.

“What do you get when you slam a Maid of...

Since the publication of "Carrie" in 1974, Stephen King's been a consistent hot topic in horror circles. This slim saga of a girl tormented past the point of ever using her telekinetic powers for good landed like a bang, and from the start savvy readers could spot the influences King grew up with. Stories of dangerous mental abilities, vampires, and self-devouring societies quickly point to a childhood of wonderful pulp sci fi and horror, from cheapie Vincent Price classics to the works of "Twilight Zone" veteran writer, Richard Matheson.

It's an all consuming love for both the joy and goopy scares of the horror genre, but more visceral horror sometimes colors his work, too. The vague memories of a four year old King shape "The Body," as one of his friends was killed by a train, and it's not just his magnum opus, "The Dark Tower" that relived King's personal...