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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 very soon they will be in sparkling new 4K editions courtesy of Warner Home Video (check out the specs Here) coming out on September 30th. To mark the occasion, 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...

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,...

John Gulager's 2005 goopy horror/comedy flick "Feast" was the resulting film wrought by season three of "Project Greenlight." For those unfamiliar with "Project Greenlight," it was a documentary series on HBO (previously on Bravo in 2005) overseen by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Each season, the two stars would host a screenwriting competition, seeking the best scripts they could find from amateur or unproven authors. The winner would then see their script made into a feature film. Sometimes the writer would direct their own film, sometimes a first-time filmmaker would be paired with the screenplay. "Project Greenlight" then followed the filmmaking process, from casting through final editing, detailing the way a low-budget film is made. The finished movies each got limited theatrical runs.

The idea behind "Project Greenlight" was to offer aspiring filmmakers their "big break," adding new voices to the filmmaking community. It's a neat idea, although the films...

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This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of the comedy series, Utopia, to The Terminal List‘s prequel series. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Blow Out (August 1) Rt Score: 88% Credit – Viscount Associates

Blow Out is a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1981 film follows Jack Terry, a sound engineer for a slasher film, who accidentally records evidence that proves that a seemingly ordinary accident is actually murder, and he soon finds himself hunted because of it.

In the wake of Scream Factory’s 4K SteelBook, Dan O’Bannon’s horror-comedy classic The Return of the Living Dead shambles back to life with a new release from Arrow Video.

Arrow Video brings the 1985 horror movie The Return of the Living Dead to Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2025.

4K Ultra HD Limited Edition contents include:

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena Perfect bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Gary Smart and a preview of the forthcoming sequel comic Revenge of the Living Dead Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena

Here’s the full lineup of included Special Features…

Disc One – Feature (4K Ultra HD)

4K restoration from the original negative 4K (2160p) Uhd Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original lossless mono...

After "Gunsmoke" paved the way for adult westerns on television, the floodgates opened up with every network trying to ride the success wave with oaters of their own like "Rawhide," "Bonanza," and "Wagon Train." Chief among them was "The Virginian," which holds the honor of being the third longest-running network western of all time. The NBC series ran for nine seasons and 249 episodes from 1962 to 1971. The distinction it holds over most of its cowboy television counterparts is that it was the first 90-minute Western series, with episodes running for 75 minutes plus commercials.

Loosely based on Owen Wister's 1902 novel "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains," "The Virginian" had been adapted four times into feature films, with the version starring Gary Cooper considered among his best movies. Almost three decades later, James Drury performed a test drive for the character in a 1958 episode of the half-hour anthology series "Decision." Considerable...

Forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead, and while the film reached theatres on August 16, 1985, many of its fans will be watching it today or tomorrow, as they do every year, since the film begins with text on the screen showing that its events begin at 5:30pm Eastern time on July 3, 1984 and stretch on into the morning of July 4th. To celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary (and the 41st anniversary of the events depicted in the film), Bull Airs has announced that they will be accepting pre-orders on two different limited edition Return of the Living Dead-inspired shoes: the Punk Caddy short horn low top and the Tarman short horn low tops. You can see images of the shoes at the bottom of this article. They’re expected...

The Return of the Living Dead officially turns 40 next month, but July 3 has become an annual celebration of the film, as it takes place on this day in 1984.

Bull Airs is celebrating with custom, limited edition sneakers along with other apparel.

Tarman low-tops are limited to 40, while Punk Zombie low-tops are limited to just 25. Priced at $399, both styles come in men’s sizes 4-18.

Tarman and Punk Zombie Lace Faces shoelace accessories are available separately for $19.99 per set.

The collection also includes three shirts for $30 each and a Madballs-style Tarman 5″ foam ball, limited to 100, for $15.

All items go on sale today at 5:30pm Et.

In the 1985 directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, when an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains.

Thom Mathews, James Karen, Clu Gulager, Don Calfa, Beverly Randolph, and Linnea Quigley star.

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...

Rucking Fotten is celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Return of the Living Dead with apparel from the zombie classic as well as its first two sequels, Return of the Living Dead Part II and Return of the Living Dead 3.

The line includes T-shirts ($33.99), long sleeves ($43.99), all-over print tees ($59.99), sweatshirts ($59.99), hoodies ($64.99), socks ($12.99), embroidered dad hats ($36.99), and 60×50 woven blankets ($62.99).

The collection is only available through Sunday, May 11, and will ship in 6-8 weeks. Select pieces are limited in quantity and may sell out before the weekend is over.

In the 1985 directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, when an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains.

Thom Mathews, James Karen, Clu Gulager, Don Calfa, Beverly Randolph, and Linnea Quigley star.

The post Celebrate 40 Years of ‘Return of the Living Dead’ with Apparel from Rucking Fotten appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!

1985 gave us one of the most important zombie movies of all time. It was a sequel to the movie that gave us zombies as we know them and probably signaled the end of the world on screen. Day of the Dead you say? As much as I love that slow-paced close-out to George Romero’s original trilogy, I’m talking about something a little different. I’m talking about running zombies that can’t be killed, rabid weasels, Burt and Ernie, partying when it’s party time, and a true return of the living dead. Dan O’Bannon horror comedy expertly walks the line between the two genres with genuine laughs and frightening thrills. It could have been a very different experience for audiences who now know it as a perfect summer horror film and celebrate July 3rd every year. It could have been more like the very obscure book it...

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...

The Return of the Living Dead is back from the grave (again) on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 10 from Scream Factory.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the 1985 zombie classic marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon.

The three-disc set includes the 4K resorption from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision and special features — including a workprint of the film and the 2011 documentary More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead — from Scream Factory’s previous edition.

Disc 1 – 4Khd:

4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (Hdr-10 Compatible) Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Gary Smart (Co-Author of The Complete History Of The Return Of The Living Dead) And Chris Griffiths Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Dan O’Bannon And Production Designer William Stout Audio Commentary With Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin And Make-Up Effects Artist Tony Gardner Audio Commentary With Production Designer William Stout And Actors Don Calfa,...

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,...

August of 1985 saw the release of one of the great zombie movies of all time. And we’re not talking about George Romero’s Day of the Dead, though some will argue that particular sequel deserves to be in the conversation. We’re talking about Dan O’Bannon’s punk-rock horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead, which introduced the world to speedy, brain-craving zombies – who also have a thing or two to say when they’re feeling chatty. The movie was by no means a blockbuster, but it did very respectable business, making around $30 million worldwide off of a budget in the low single digits. Naturally, a follow-up would be necessary in the eyes of that film’s producer Tom Fox, who assumed the Living Dead title was due for the franchise treatment in the vein of Friday the 13th. It would take three years, but we did eventually get...

The Return of the Living Dead is back with a new requel in spite of previous rights related issues.

On December 13, WithAnO Productions published a brand new teaser trailer for the long-awaited Return of the Living Dead reboot/requel. The film, which is set 18 months after the events of the 1985 original, will ignore the events of previous sequels in the series to offer its own unique spin on the franchise. Return of the Living Dead is currently slated to arrive in theaters in time for Christmas 2025.

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1985's original The Return of the Living Dead was directed by Dan O'Bannon from a script written by John Russo, Rudy Ricci, and Russell Streiner. The film's initial inception began as...

Brains! That's what it takes to make a good zombie movie these days. While the horror genre had a renaissance in the early 2000s, the leg-dragging flesh feasters have waned in popularity recently. Writer/Director Steve Wolsh of Living Dead Media is hoping to turn that around with a holiday twist on the Return of The Living Dead franchise. While details on the production are scant, Wolsh is getting some interesting pieces in order.

Wolsh spoke with The Hollywood Reporter and said that the film won't be a reboot but a sequel to the 1985 original, directed by Dan O’Bannon, and called the installment "a brand new adventure." He also confirmed that this film will use practical effects and real locations instead of greenscreen, which some may argue has robbed the potency and visceral power of the zombie genre in this century. Wolsh reflected on the practical effects teased in the...

Almost forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here)… and in the process, spawned a franchise. There was the goofy comedy of The Return of the Living Dead Part II, the “Romeo and Juliet with zombies” love story Return of the Living Dead ///, and a couple sequels nobody paid much attention to, Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave. The franchise has been dormant for nineteen years – but last year, it was announced that Muck and Kill Her Goats director Steve Wolsh, who also happens to be the CEO of the company Living Dead Media, was developing a reboot of The Return of the Living Dead. And now, the official website has revealed that a teaser for the reboot will be dropping online tomorrow,...

Does anyone else remember Project Greenlight? The Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-produced show about giving amateur filmmakers a chance to make a feature-length film with “studio” resources? In its third (and final) season, they would focus on the horror genre, delivering the high energy and quite bonkers, Feast. While it’s sequels are considerably more Grindhouse, there’s still a lot of charm with that first film and a lot of that has to do with director, John Gulager. On the show, Gulager always came across as a bit eccentric. Son of actor Clu Gulager, it’s always been evident that John has a great knowledge of the world of cinema. So it’s not surprising to see him remix the story of the Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven into one with zombies and the supernatural. And the humor allows Seven Cemeteries to switch things up just enough.

Talking...

What are the defining traits of a character actor? Why is a shapeshifting virtuoso like Daniel Day-Lewis considered a full-blown movie star, while a chameleon-like genius like Giancarlo Esposito is routinely relegated to supporting player status? As previously discussed here at /Film, there are multiple factors at play: box office, deeply ingrained cultural notions of physical attractiveness, distinctive utility, and the Borgnine Paradox.

It should come as no surprise that my solo endeavor to arrive at a solid-ish definition of "character actor" is not the first in the history of the written word. There have been many, many attempts by whole groups of esteemed journalists to get at some kind of reasonable understanding of this term/concept, and, having read more than a few of them, I can assure you that there is no hard-fast rule. You could call just about everyone outside of Britney Spears a character actor --...

Many classic film noirs have been successfully remade for modern audiences, adding new elements to the beloved stories. Through remakes like "The Killers" and "Cape Fear," filmmakers have found ways to update and intensify the dark themes of film noir. The 2021 version of "Nightmare Alley" is a visually stunning and gripping remake that pays tribute to the original film noir classic.

Film noir may have had its heyday during the 1940s and 1950s, but since then, many genre classics have been remade for modern viewers. Through dark, gritty, and incredibly creative concepts, film noirs enthralled audiences with their sinister portrayals of urban environments, shocking criminal happenings, and alluring femme fatales, meaning its no surprise that filmmakers want to revisit these stories time and time again. While its often hard to outdo the original, plenty of remakes of classic noirs were worthy follow-ups that added something new to the previously told story.

Almost forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). A company called Living Dead Media LLC claims to own the copyright to the original screenplay and the underlying script for that film, as well as other trademarks, which is why they announced last year that they’re moving ahead with a reboot. But last month, a new company called Rotld Originals LLC was formed, with Return of the Living Dead cast member Beverly Randolph, a.k.a. Beverly Dawn Hartley, signing the formation document. Judging by Randolph’s social media, it appears that some of her co-stars are involved in this company as well, their mission being to “gain back our rights of our images” and, from the looks of it, launch a website where fans will be able...

Last year, Trick or Treat Studios released an officially licensed 1:6 scale figure of the zombie known as the Tarman from the 1985 zombie horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). That figure is still available for purchase at This Link, going for the price of $159.99. Now Trick or Treat Studios is accepting pre-orders for another officially licensed The Return of the Living Dead item, one that works as a standalone display or can be used as an accessory for the Tarman figure: a 245 Trioxin barrel set! This one costs $99.99 and can be pre-ordered on the Trick or Treat Studios website.

Here’s the description of the barrel set: Trick or Treat Studios is proud to present the officially licensed, The Return of the Living Dead – 245 Trioxin Barrel Set. This set is a fun standalone and a perfect display accessory for the 1:6 scale Tarman figure. Carefully...

Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s bittersweet 1966 novel of the same name by McMurtry and director Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show delineates the quiet, desperate lives of the citizens of Anarene, Texas, from November 1951 to October 1952. The film is a pure Janus-headed product of the New Hollywood. Bogdanovich pours the new wine of sexual frankness available to filmmakers after the inauguration of the MPAA ratings system into old bottles borrowed from the cellars of classic Hollywood cinema, namely those older films’ expressive visual grammar and obliquely suggestive dialogue.

As an erstwhile film critic and historian, Bogdanovich drew formal and technical inspiration from his years spent programming films from Hollywood’s Golden Age at MoMA. He also solicited advice from houseguest Orson Welles when it came to shooting the film in black and white, and employing long, unbroken takes rather than break up important scenes. As Welles reportedly put it:...

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...

Judy Nugent, who portrayed one of the twins on the early TV sitcom The Ruggles and a girl who flies around the world in the arms of the Man of Steel on a heartwarming Adventures of Superman episode, has died. She was 83.

Nugent died on Oct. 26 “surrounded by family at her Montana ranch after a short battle with cancer,” according to a family statement shared by her daughter-in-law and Battlestar Galactica and Chicago Fire actress Anne Lockhart (the older daughter of Lassie and Lost in Space star June Lockhart).

The younger daughter of a prop man at MGM, Nugent also appeared in two films directed by Douglas Sirk: as a wise-cracking tomboy who tries to get a blinded widow (Jane Wyman) to snap out of it in Magnificent Obsession (1954), and as one of the daughters of Fred MacMurray and Joan Bennett’s characters in There’s Always Tomorrow (1956).

Nugent also...

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,...

Jeff Burr, director of “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “From a Whisper to a Scream” and “Straight Into Darkness,” has died. He was 60.

Director-writer Jim Wynorski shared the news of Burr’s death on Facebook, writing that he “passed away last night [Oct. 10] in his sleep.”

Burr helmed New Line’s “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” starring former pro wrestler R.A. Mihailoff as the villain in the 1990 installment. He later directed several entries in the “Pumpkinhead” and “Puppet Master” franchises, including “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings” (1993), “Puppet Master 4” (1993), “Puppet Master 5” (1995) and “Puppet Master: Blitzkrief Massacre” (2018).

Burr was born in Aurora, Ohio, on July 18, 1963, and grew up in Dalton, Ga. He attended USC, but dropped out after his third year alongside fellow director Kevin Meyer to finish their American civil war short “Divided We Fall.” His feature-length directorial debut was 1987’s “From a Whisper to a Scream,” starring Vincent Price, Clu Gulager and Terry Kiser.

Halloween is almost here and Screambox has revealed the new films that are joining the horror streaming service in October, including Shaky Shivers, More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead, HeBGB TV, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and more!

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead exclusively joins Screambox’s extensive collection of horror documentaries on October 3. It chronicles the 1985 zombie classic The Return of the Living Dead with cast and crew, including stars Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, and Linnea Quigley, Night of the Living Dead co-creator John A. Russo, and the final interview with director Dan O’Bannon.

Tune in to the Screambox Exclusive horror-comedy HeBGB TV on October 13. For fans of V/H/S and Wnuf, the hyperactive anthology about a multidimensional cable box has drawn comparisons to Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Goosebumps, Rick & Morty, and I Think You Should Leave. Do...

If you're in the LA area this weekend, you won't want to miss out on a 12-hr horror and cult film marathon, dedicated to Grindhouse Releasing titles, including Pieces, Cannibal Holocaust, and more! Starting at noon at Lumiere Cinema, we have all the details and ticket links:

"Grindhouse Releasing will present a 12-hour horror and cult film marathon this Saturday August 12 at the Lumiere Cinema in Los Angeles.

Starting at noon, the event includes 35mm screenings of Lucio Fulci's The Beyond, Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust, J.P. Simon's chainsaw slasher classic Pieces, and the incredible Trailer Apocalypse, a feature-length compilation exclusive to theaters featuring 4 dozen rare and insane exploitation movie trailers.

Also showing are David Durston's drive-in horror classic I Drink Your Blood; Umberto Lenzi's Eurocrime smash The Tough Ones; the '70s cult classic An American Hippie In Israel, starring Asher Tzarfati and Shmuel Wolf...

Bloody Disgusting has learned that Grindhouse Releasing is hosting a 12-hour horror and cult film marathon this Saturday, August 12 at the Lumiere Cinema in Los Angeles.

Starting at noon, the event includes 35mm screenings of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond, Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust, J.P. Simon’s chainsaw slasher classic Pieces, and the incredible Trailer Apocalypse, a feature-length compilation exclusive to theaters featuring 4 dozen rare and insane exploitation movie trailers.

Also showing are David Durston’s drive-in horror classic I Drink Your Blood; Umberto Lenzi’s Eurocrime smash The Tough Ones; the ’70s cult classic An American Hippie In Israel, starring Asher Tzarfati and Shmuel Wolf; and Clu Gulager in the acclaimed short film Vic, directed by Sage Stallone.

The event is part of a three-day Grindhouse Celebration to launch Jason Rutherford’s documentary Masters Of The Grind, an epic many years in the making that tells the shocking...

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...

Almost forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here)… and in the process, spawned a franchise. There was the goofy comedy of The Return of the Living Dead Part II, the “Romeo and Juliet with zombies” love story Return of the Living Dead ///, and a couple sequels nobody paid much attention to, Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave. The franchise has been dormant for eighteen years – but it may be revived very soon. It has come to our attention that Muck and Kill Her Goats director Steve Wolsh, who also happens to be the CEO of the company Living Dead Media, is developing a reboot of The Return of the Living Dead.

The only information on this reboot can...

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.

Here’s everything you need to know…

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...

Clockwise from top left: True Lies (20th Century Fox), M3GAN (Universal Pictures), Air (Amazon Studios), Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features)Image: The A.V. Club

June is Pride Month (hooray!) and it’s also Month Two of the 2023 summer movie season (hooray?), so Prime Video is turning up the heat with...

The 1985 zombie horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here) has some awesome poster art, featuring green-skinned zombies that are “back from the dead and ready to party”. Now the folks at Super7, a company that’s described as being “the premier pop-culture design house and producer of lifestyle-oriented collectibles, toys and apparel”, have taken to social media to reveal that they have turned a couple of those poster zombies into ReAction Figures! These figures will be available for purchase sometime this summer, but for now you can take a look at a picture of them at the bottom of this article.

Written and directed by Dan O’Bannon, The Return of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville,...

From The Big Red One to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, some Lee Marvin movies rank among the greatest films ever made. Marvin first rose to prominence in the 1950s and early 1960s with his villainous roles as “the heavy” in Westerns and film noirs, but he eventually transitioned into lead roles and revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with the introduction of the antihero. Marvin’s most iconic characters, like Walker in Point Blank and Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen, helped to bring morally gray protagonists into mainstream productions, paving the way for characters like John Wick and Snake Plissken.

Throughout his storied career, Marvin won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and a Golden Globe. Decades after he passed away, Marvin remains a timeless icon of the silver screen whose performances continue to thrill audiences to this day. Marvin is one of the few “tough guy” movie stars to have real-life grit,...

It’s time for a new episode of The Arrow in the Head Show, and in this one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance are looking back at the 1987 sci-fi horror film The Hidden (watch it Here). To find out what they had to say about the movie, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Jack Sholder from a screenplay written by Bob Hunt, The Hidden has the following synopsis: Something hideous is changing law-abiding citizens into monstrous, hyperviolent psychopaths. A series of bizarre, inexplicable robberies and murders have L.A. police detective Tom Beck totally baffled. And it doesn’t help when mysterious FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher tells him that a demonic extraterrestrial creature is invading the bodies of innocent victims – and transforming them into inhuman killers with an unearthly fondness for heavy-metal music, red Ferraris and unspeakable violence!

The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Richard Brooks,...

Every year the “In Memoriam” tribute at the Oscars leaves off a few fan favorites and 2023 was no exception: Among those who weren’t included in Sunday night’s video montage were Anne Heche, “Saving Private Ryan” star Tom Sizemore and Charlbi Dean, who appeared in this year’s Best Picture nominee “Triangle of Sadness.”

Fans also noted the absence of Cindy Williams: While she was best known for the ’70s TV sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” she notably appeared in two classic films of the era, George Lucas’ “American Graffiti” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation.”

And while the tribute included “Goodfellas” star Ray Liotta, who died unexpectedly on May 26, 2022, his costar Paul Sorvino, who died in July 2022, was left out.

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Sunday’s SAG Awards ceremony will be a streaming event for the first time on the Netflix YouTube channel. One of the highlights each year is the special In Memoriam segment. It’s been a particularly rough year with over 100 deaths of prominent actors and actresses who were likely members of SAG/AFTRA. Show producers typically are able to include approximately 40-50 people in a tribute.

Among that group will certainly be Oscar winners Louise Fletcher, William Hurt and Irene Cara, plus nominees Angela Lansbury (a SAG life achievement recipient) and Melinda Dillon. Emmy champs Mary Alice, Kirstie Alley, Leslie Jordan, Ray Liotta, Stuart Margolin, Robert Morse and Barbara Walters.

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Here is our expansive list of over 100 people who died since last year’s ceremony, several of whom will be honored on Sunday’s event:

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The 1985 zombie horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here) is one of my all-time favorite movies, and every now and then I like to look up the filming locations of my favorites to see what they look like these days. By watching a Sean Clark video on the locations used to bring The Return of the Living Dead to the screen, I learned that the building that stood in for the Uneeda medical supply warehouse in the movie has been converted into a private residence. So I looked up this address – 698 Moulton Avenue in Los Angeles, California – and learned that the Uneeda-building-turned-private-residence is now on the market! The property is listed on Zillow, with plenty of pictures showing off what the place looks like now that it’s a home with three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a private pool. And if any die hard fan of...

It’s time for a new episode of The Manson Brothers Show, which is hosted by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre – Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson) – and in this one the boys are ready to party with the 1985 zombie horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here)! To find out what they had to say about The Return of the Living Dead, check out the video embedded above!

Written and directed by Dan O’Bannon, The Return of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Ky., and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to...

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As announced earlier this month, The Arrow in the Head Show – which used to be released through the JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel – has migrated over to its own YouTube channel. Today, a new episode of the show was released, and in those one hosts John “The Arrow” Fallon and Lance Vlcek are looking back at the maligned 1985 sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (watch it Here) and asking, is the movie even better today? To find out the answer they have to that question, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Jack Sholder from a screenplay written by David Chaskin, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge has the following synopsis:

Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger.

Producers of this Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony have some difficult decisions to make about who to honor during the emotional In Memoriam segment. John Legend will perform “Pieces,” a new song he has written for the tribute. Kenan Thompson will host the 2022 Emmys for NBC at 8 p.m. Et; 5 p.m. Pt.

Our list below includes almost 100 people who made a strong contribution to television and have died since mid-September of 2021 following the previous Emmys ceremony. Only about 40-45 of these people will probably be in the video segment. Certain to be featured will be TV Academy Hall of Fame members actress Betty White and director Jay Sandrich.Other prominent names almost certainly chosen are: Mary Alice (acting winner), Louie Anderson (acting winner), James Caan (acting nominee), Anne Heche (acting winner), Howard Hesseman (acting nominee), William Hurt (acting nominee), Gregory Itzin (acting nominee), Ray Liotta (acting winner), Burt Metcalfe...

Arrives October 11, 2022 In A 3-disc 4K Uhd™ + Blu-ray™ Combo Pack From Scream Factory™ Get ready to devour more brains this October! Writer/director Dan O’Bannon puts an uproarious spin on the zombie apocalypse movie in 1985 cult classic The Return Of The Living Dead, starring Clu Gulager (A Nightmare on Elm Street …

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Scream Factory has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Dan O'Bannon's cult film The Return of the Living Dead (1985), starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, and Beverly Randolph.

The three-disc set will be available for purchase on October 11.

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the cemetery, those brain-eating zombies are back and hungry for more tasty mortals. A fiendish mix of outrageous humor and heart-stopping terror, this "veritable smorgasbord of fun" (L.A. Herald Examiner) delivers skin-crawling jolts, eye-popping visuals and relentless surprises! When an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a raveno...

Horror movie sets can be the happiest places on earth, where air-powered cannons paint fake blood murals and human torsos can bite. At other times, a setback in the VFX department can cause delays and tension on the set. That's how a prosthetic tongue threatened to derail a scene in Jack Sholder's 1985 slasher sequel, "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge."

"Freddy's Revenge" picks up half a decade after the events of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," with new occupants in Nancy Thompson's old home. Among the incoming Walsh family are patriarch Ken, wife Cheryl, daughter Angela (a decades-long fixture on "Days of Our Lives"), and teenage son Jesse, played by Mark Patton. 

Naturally, the sequel also brought back dream manipulator Freddy Krueger, with Robert Englund reprising the role of the kid-killer. Freddy has a habit of ruining any good moment, and he does so in "Nightmare 2" by...

One of the all-time great horror comedies, The Return of the Living Dead is back from the grave and ready to party with a brand new upcoming 4K Uhd release from Scream Factory!

The Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD release is coming on October 18, 2022.

Announced today, the Special Features package includes…

Disc One (Feature Film – 4K Uhd):

New 2022 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (Hdr 10 Compatible) DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Gary Smart (Co-author Of The Complete History Of The Return Of The Living Dead) And Chris Griffiths Audio Commentary With Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin And Make-up Effects Artist Tony Gardner Audio Commentary With Director Dan O’Bannon And Production Designer William Stout Audio Commentary With The Cast And Crew Featuring Production Designer William Stout And Actors Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley, Beverly Randolph, And Allan Trautman Zombie Subtitles In Their Own Words – The Zombies...

Bert Fields, a highly respected entertainment lawyer who throughout his career represented Hollywood heavyweights including Tom Cruise, The Beatles, Edward G. Robinson, Jeffrey Katzenberg and more, has died. He was 93.

The Harvard-educated lawyer with his firm Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger died Sunday night at his home in Malibu with his wife Barbara Guggenheim by his side, a family friend and a representative for his firm told TheWrap.

Guggenheim told TheWrap that Fields had been working up until about three weeks ago, but ultimately succumbed to the long-term effects of Covid, which he contracted in March 2020. Fields, she said, had Bell’s Palsy as an aftereffect of the virus, which led to gradual paralysis of his body, starting from his larynx downward.

“Bert led 10 lives,” she told TheWrap. “All interesting.”

A “who’s who” of an entertainment lawyer, some of Fields’ other clients included Mel Brooks, Dustin Hoffman, Warren Beatty and many more.

Sony/Columbia’s “Bullet Train” kicked off the traditionally slow August box office with a 30.1 million opening weekend from 4,375 theaters. While that is the second-highest opening for an R-rated movie this year, it now faces a long road to turn a profit against its reported 90 million production budget before marketing costs.

While critics reviews have been mixed, audience reception has been more positive with a 78 audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 63 recommend rating on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. Sony anticipates that the film will gain buzz among adults, particularly Gen X men, as a “Deadpool”-esque gory action comedy and leg out with no direct competition coming up this month.

“Bullet Train” is also getting some support from overseas markets, making 32.4 million from 57 territories for a global opening of 62.5 million. The film is tracking similarly to the 2015 R-rated action film “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” which grossed 128 million domestic...