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For a symbol that’s often regarded as the true mascot of the Halloween season, it’s strange that pumpkins aren’t the focus of more horror movies – especially when you consider the spooky folklore surrounding jack ‘o lanterns. Sure, pumpkins are featured in several popular franchises, but they’re usually relegated to atmospheric set dressing meant to enhance the seasonal mood.

However, that’s not always the case. And with Halloween finally upon us, we’ve decided to come up with a list celebrating six of the scariest pumpkins in horror! After all, it’s only a matter of time before these autumn gourds begin fighting back against the folks who gleefully mutilate them year after year.

In order to keep things interesting, we’ll only be including a single pumpkin per franchise while also disregarding the overall quality of the movies that they appear in. We also won...

Hammer Films is back with the brand new movie Doctor Jekyll starring Eddie Izzard (now available on VOD outlets at home), and we’ve learned that a documentary about the legendary studio is also coming soon. It will celebrate the 90-year anniversary of Hammer Films.

Deadline reports this morning that Sky has joined forces with Deep Fusion Films on Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, a feature documentary releasing in November 2024.

“The 90-minute feature doc will track Hammer’s progression from a back off in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre,” Deadline previews.

The outlet continues, “Deep Fusion co-founder Benjamin Field is helming the doc, with the director revisiting the people in front of and behind the camera who made the operation a byword for horror, and will include numerous key contributors, unseen archive footage and interviews with the likes of Tim Burton, John Carpenter and Joe Dante.

Screenager Productions, the team behind 2021’s Satan’s Servant, is back later this month with the brand new indie horror movie Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology.

The film, a co-production with Gory Cory Productions and Zomboy Productionz, premiered at 2024’s Salem Horror Fest and will release worldwide on Blu-ray and all major digital retailers on August 30. The film will have sneak previews in select theaters across the US throughout the month of August.

Exclusively watch the official trailer for Welcome Week: A College Horror Anthology below.

“After a relentless masked killer interrupts their plans to attend a frat party, this horror anthology follows Andrew and his bumbling roommate Josh as they set out across their dangerous campus to save their kidnapped friend. As the duo creeps closer to uncovering the killer’s dark secret, Andrew reveals terrifying tales of college from his family’s dark history.”

Following its premiere...

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the beloved 1992 horror-comedy Death Becomes Her is headed to the stage with a brand new musical adaptation, Deadline reports this afternoon.

Deadline writes in their report, “the world premiere of Death Becomes Her will run at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre from April 30 – June 2, 2024.”

Megan Hilty (Wicked, TV’s Smash) stars as the character “Madeline Ashton” alongside Jennifer Simard (Company, Once Upon A One More Time) as “Helen Sharp.”

“Death Becomes Her follows actress Madeline Ashton and author Helen Sharp as they experiment with a youth-and-beauty potion that also grants eternal life.”

Check out a teaser trailer for the musical adaptation below.

“The musical comedy features an original score by Noel Carey and Julia Mattison and book by Marco Pennette. Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies) directs and choregraphs. The design team for includes Derek McLane (Sets), Paul Tazewell (Costumes), Justin Townsend (Lights), Peter Hylenski (Sound...

You can’t talk about the history of horror without talking about Hammer Horror, with Hammer Film Productions over the years releasing countless classics including their own takes on iconic monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy, and their movies solidifying the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as true icons in the horror genre.

Variety reports this morning that British theater producer John Gore has acquired Hammer Films and Studios, and he’ll lead a new team aiming to revitalize the legendary brand.

“Under Gore’s management, the plan is to invest significantly in Hammer Films to breathe new life into the studio, blending the nostalgic charm of Hammer with modern cinematic style and innovation, while preserving its heritage and library,” Variety’s exclusive report details. “A new slate of films and projects will be unveiled imminently.”

First up is the Eddie Izzard-starring Doctor Jekyll, set for release later this year.

Scream Factory has released so many Hammer Horror movies in recent years that we have a whole column dedicated to them – Paul Farrell’s endlessly informative and insightful series Hammer Factory – and they’ve just announced a brand new upcoming release today. Also titled Captain Clegg, 1962’s Night Creatures is next coming to Blu-ray! “In […]

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Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson was once again in Austin, Texas for Fantastic Fest, and in between world premiere screenings and interviews with the casts and crews of films playing at the fest, she was joined by special guests from the Dead Ringers and Horrorversary podcasts on a new episode of Corpse Club!

Live from Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, it's a special film festival episode of Corpse Club! Co-host Heather Wixson is joined by Horrorversary podcast host Adrian Torres and Dead Ringers podcast co-hosts Emily von Seele, Kat Adams, Paul Farrell, and Nolan McBride to discuss the most memorable movies they saw at the festival, including Color Out of Space, Vfw, The Lighthouse, In the Tall Grass, Synchronic, The Long Walk, First Love, Jojo Rabbit, and Dolemite is My Name. The co-hosts also reflect on some of the shared themes from the films featured at Fantastic Fest, such...

Paul Farrell was a participant on this year's Film Critics Day workshop at the Cinema Rediscovered film festival in Bristol and Clevedon in the U.K., a celebration of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe. Further examples of the writing from the workshop, as well as information about the program, can be found on the Cinema Rediscovered Blog.The thing about poetry is you have to keep doing it.People have to keep making it.The old stuff is no useOnce it's old.It comes out of the instantAnd lasts for an instantTake it nowQuicklyWithout water. There! Tomorrow they'll be something else.—Margaret Tait, Now (1958)In every frame of film there is an image; a moment captured in time, taken from a continuity of events and isolated, flesh to film, cell to celluloid. When combined, these images create a language that communicates moods,...

The global success of Slumdog Millionaire thrust the schoolboy (and his girlfriend Freida Pinto) into the limelight. But has fame been good to him? Seven years on, he talks break-ups, beards and typecasting. Portraits: Paul Farrell. Styling: Aradia Crockett

Dev Patel is tugging away at his hair – his new, unruly, GQ-ish hair – and asking the Guardian photographer which beard oil to buy. The once dorky kid from Slumdog Millionaire, with the wobbly Indian accent and the Oscar team win, is posing gamely in pyjamas in a cramped room in Soho, London, looking very little like the Dev Patel you remember. He’s taller, for one thing. Broader. Beardier. He’s definitely got a swagger on. Is this his man-over?

“It’s for a film,” he explains when we sit down, his arms and legs origamied on a hotel sofa. “My parents hate it, they think I look too messy. I...

We have an exclusive clip from the brand new 40th Anniversary Edition of A Clockwork Orange, which just hit the shelves on Blu-ray today, May 31. Take a look at our exclusive clip below, which deals with the threats director Stanley Kubrick faced after A Clockwork Orange's release.

Click to watch Exclusive: Turning Like Clockwork: Aftermath!

On May 31, Warner Home Video will honor Stanley Kubrick and the film with A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray ($34.99 Srp). The two-disc release includes two newly-produced bonus features: Turning Like Clockwork, a 25-minute documentary about the film's "ultra-violence" and its cultural impact, and a short documentary where Malcolm McDowell reminiscences on working closely with the legendary director. This two-disc edition will also contain the feature-length documentaries, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O Lucky Malcolm! The 40th Anniversary Edition will be packaged in a 40-page Blu-ray book with rare photos and production notes.

Stanley Kubrick is among the handful who come to mind when discussing the greatest directors of all time. Although his career spanned nearly 50 years, he only directed 13 feature films, all of which are considered classics to this day, with titles such as Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket. This year, his unforgettable adaptation of Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange celebrates its 40th anniversary, and Warner Home Video is honoring this occasion by debuting A Clockwork Orange on Blu-ray for the very first time May 31. The studio is also releasing Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection on Blu-ray and DVD May 31, a nine-movie, 10-disc collection featuring the director's finest work, a 40-page collectible booklet, and numerous other special features.

I recently had the chance to speak with two men whose work lies at the...

I recently had the privilege of speaking with actor Malcolm McDowell for the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of A Clockwork Orange, which will be released on high-def shelves everywhere on May 31. While most of our chat was devoted to his experience on the iconic Stanley Kubrick classic, I also asked Malcolm McDowell about two upcoming genre projects, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D and Vamps. Click on the video player below to see what Malcolm McDowell had to say about these horror projects.

Click to watch Exclusive: Malcolm McDowell Talks Silent Hill: Revelation 3D and Vamps!

Be sure to check back for my full video interview with Malcolm McDowell for the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray edition of A Clockwork Orange, which will hit the shelves in 1080p on May 31.

A Clockwork Orange was released December 20th, 1971 and stars Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive, Adrienne Corri, Carl Duering, Paul Farrell.

On May 31, Warner Home Video honors Stanley Kubrick and his controversial masterpeice A Clockwork Orange with a 40th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray!

The two-disc release includes two newly-produced bonus features: "Turning Like Clockwork," a 25-minute documentary about the film's "ultra-violence" and its cultural impact, and a short documentary with Malcolm McDowell reminiscencing about working closely with the legendary director. This two-disc edition will also contain the feature-length documentaries, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O Lucky Malcolm! The 40th Anniversary Edition will be packaged in a 40-page Blu-ray book with rare photos and production notes.

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A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition is also available On Demand and for Download from iTunes., including bonus iTunes. extra content.

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Special Features:

* Malcolm McDowell Looks Back: Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with Kubrick on one of the seminal films of...

Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of "ultra-violence," as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a "good time" - at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel.

This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy. Forty years later, the world is a different place but the film's power still entices, shocks and mesmerizes today.

On May 31, Warner Home Video will honor Stanley Kubrick and...

Stanley Kubrick was one of the great filmmakers of our time and his profound influence on motion pictures continues to this day. His 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange, starring Malcolm McDowell, portrayed an oppressive lawless society where man was reduced to little more than a machine. The film introduced into popular culture the concept of "ultra-violence," as singing, tap-dancing, derby-topped hooligan Alex (McDowell) has a "good time" - at the tragic expense of others. His journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen and back again forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shock vision of Anthony Burgess' novel.

This was a powerful film made by a director at the height of his artistry and its impact generated worldwide controversy. Forty years later, the world is a different place but the film's power still entices, shocks and mesmerizes today.

On May 31, Warner Home Video will honor Stanley Kubrick and...