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I have very sad news to report tonight. It has been announced that Tony Todd has died at the age of 69. The legendary actor is best known for his roles in Candyman, Final Destination, Platoon, The Crow, Night of the Living Dead, and his many appearances in the Star Trek franchise. He was a massively talented actor whose incredible baritone voice made every project so much better. This is a huge blow.

Todd’s wife, Fatima, told THR that he died on Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey after a long illness. New Line Cinema, the studio which produces the Final Destination franchise, wrote on Instagram: “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family.“

After studying theater at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute, Todd made the leap to the silver screen, making...

Welcome back to Dead Time. A group of terrifying, hulking horror villains getting together to hunt ghosts may sound like the plot of a movie, but it’s not.

Meet the Hollywood Ghost Hunters. The paranormal team includes actor and stuntman R.A. Mihailoff, as well as actor and stuntman Rick McCallum, who co-founded the group with actor Kane Hodder more than a decade ago.

Hollywood Ghost Hunters co-founder Rick McCallum has been an actor, stuntman, and stunt coordinator for more than 42 years. He’s worked on countless horror movies like Deepstar Six (1989), DarkWolf (2003), and the Hatchet series under makeup in character and coordinating the stunts on set. When McCallum discovered his longtime best friend Kane Hodder shared his love of the paranormal, they decided to form the paranormal team Hollywood Ghost Hunters with friend and fellow actor R.A. Mihailoff.

McCallum travels all over the world to hunt for ghosts...

Dark Sky Films has announced that they’re launching Dark Sky Selects, “a new specialty label bringing some of our best films to the collector’s market with limited edition packaging, restored transfers and new special features. These new limited editions will offer die-hard fans and collectors new upgrades of many of their longtime favorite Dark Sky Films, produced for the purpose of making the definitive edition of these classics and modern favorites.” Their first release through this label is the Hatchet: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Steelbook, which brings all four films in the Hatchet franchise together in one package for the first time. This steelbook will be released in June, and copies are available for pre-order on the Dark Sky Selects website.

The 5-disc Hatchet: The Complete Collection Limited Edition Steelbook will include nearly two hours of new bonus features. Here’s the information: Unleashed at a time...

Not to be confused with the 1986 Gary Paulsen novel that was on your fifth-grade reading list, Adam Green's 2007 slasher "Hatchet" was intended to be an homage to the plentiful stalk-and-kill movies from the 1980s. The first "Hatchet" takes place deep in the swamps of Louisana where feckless city-dwellers get lost while taking a swamp tour. They trade stories of Victor Crowley, a local kid with facial differences who, years ago, was trapped in a burning house set ablaze by prankster teens. Crowley was accidentally killed by his father when he recklessly used a hatchet to free him from the fire. Victor's spirit is now said to haunt the swamp and murder interlopers. Of course, Victor will appear to start the predicted murders. 

Victor Crowley was played by stuntman Kane Hodder, perhaps best known for playing the masked killer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,...

Screambox is headed back into the swamp with Victor Crowley, as the Bloody Disgusting-powered streamer has added a trio of Hatchet sequels, all courtesy of MPI/Dark Sky Films.

The following Hatchet films are now streaming on Screambox…

Hatchet II, which was directed by Adam Green, serves up a ferocious and exceptionally gory dose of splatterific entertainment with groundbreaking make-up effects, a wildly twisted sense of humor, and an even darker and bloodier ride than the first film. In the film, Marybeth (Danielle Harris) manages to escape the clutches of the bayou-butcher Victor Crowley and returns to the swamp with an army of hunters and gunmen, determined to end Crowley’s reign of horror forever.

In Hatchet III, directed this time by Bj McDonnell, the murderous slasher Victor Crowley takes on an entire police department, paramedic team, and heavily armed S.W.A.T. unit, forcing Marybeth and the troops into an epic showdown.

Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of Adam Green’s Victor Crowley, the great director shares his personal tragedies, George Romero’s inspirational words, the importance of genre comedy and hints that the Bayou Butcher may rise again…

Adam, you’re back on the UK’s Horror Channel this Friday night with your latest ‘Hatchet’ instalment Victor Crowley. Excited?

I’m always thrilled to hear that another one of my films will be playing on the UK’s Horror Channel! It’s crazy to think that the Us hasn’t had a horror specific television channel in 6 years now, only horror themed subscription platforms like Shudder. Then again- look at the real life horror we’re dealing with here as far as our current President goes. Clearly our country has made far worse decisions than doing away with our horror television network.

You’ve called Victor Crowley your most personal movie ever.

(Aotn)- Smt Heads, the Holidays may have found us, but that doesn’t mean you need to be jolly. IFC Midnight’s “Devil’S Gate” promises to keep something special under the tree.. Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia and Jonathan Frakes (!!) make our Yuletide glee complete.

Trailer is Here:

Devil’S Gate: Directed by: Clay Staub Starring: Amanda Schull, Milo Ventimiglia, Shawn Ashmore, Bridget Regan, Jonathan Frakes Set in the small town of Devil’s Gate, North Dakota, the film examines the disappearance of a local woman (Regan) and her young son. Schull plays an FBI agent who helps the local sheriff (Frakes) search for answers. Partnering with a deputy (Ashmore), they track down the missing woman’s husband (Ventimiglia) and find that nothing is as it seems.

Opening in theaters January 5th

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It’s going on 10 years since Adam Green and Co. first launched their blood-drenched Hatchet series and still, the name Victor Crowley is enough to send a chill down our spine.

And now, after an extended hiatus, Green is getting the gang back together for a fourth instalment in the cult slasher series simply titled…Victor Crowley. Indeed, it was only last week when we brought you the news that Crowley had narrowed its release window to 2018, and today, the folks at Bloody Disgusting have gone one step further to nail down a specific date: February 6th, 2018.

That’s right, Dark Sky will unleash the demented, strangely deformed Victor Crowley upon Blu-ray, DVD and VOD just in time for Valentine’s Day, and if you’re curious, the official synopsis is as follows:

Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays...

Tagline: "Return to His Swamp." Victor Crowley just wont die! This is the fourth film in the Hatchet franchise. The film debuted at a secret preview, this past Summer. Since then, Victor Crowley has gone on a travelling road show with director Adam Green. The road trip might be over, but the show goes on. Now, Victor Crowley is set for a home entertainment release. In early February, this fourth film in the franchise will be available on various formats. As well, this latest sequel stars: Laura Ortiz (The Hills Have Eyes), Dave Sheridan (Scary Movie), and Brian Quinn ("Impractical Jokers"). The home entertainment release will be hosted by Dark Sky Films. A preview, for the film's upcoming release is available here, including the film's official poster. The official graphic shows Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley. A plane burns in the background. The tagline promises a "return to his swamp...

Dark Sky Films has announced that they will be releasing Adam Green’s Victor Crowley (review) on February 6, 2018. It will be released on VOD, digital, Blu-ray, and DVD formats. No special features have been announced yet but we hope to see some deleted scenes and hopefully a featurette about the practical FX that went […]

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Back in August, Adam Green surprised horror fans when his Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration turned out to be a special screening of Victor Crowley, a secret fourth film in the franchise that's been screening in select theaters across the Us. If you haven't made it to a big-screen showing of the new film yet, or you're already looking forward to watching it again, you won't have to wait long, because Dark Sky Films announced a February 6th home media release date for Victor Crowley, along with their unveiling of a new poster that invites you to "return to his swamp."

Press Release: Dark Sky Films today announced the official release date of Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. The film will be released on VOD, Digital and Blu-ray and DVD on February 6, 2018. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher reboot unexpectedly debuted this past August.

In the tradition of many secretly-shot sequels to come out recently, Adam Green revealed earlier this year that he’d filmed a fourth Hatchet movie entitled Victor Crowley. He proceeded to show the pic during special one-night screenings from August into November, and fans who’ve been unable to attend have been wondering ever since when the sequel would be properly released.

Well, now we have our answer, as Dark Sky Films’ official Twitter account has announced that Victor Crowley will be with us in 2018, and they even promised that further release info and poster art will be here soon. Unfortunately, they didn’t give us anything more than that, but it’s definitely nice to know that those who haven’t yet seen Green’s latest effort will be able to do so next year.

If you’re unfamiliar with Victor Crowley, the plot synopsis reads as follows:

Set...

Produced by Lucky McKee (May, The Woman, All Cheerleaders Die), director Richard Zelniker’s new thriller Don’t Look There is set to begin filming this winter.

A mystery/thriller about a clinical psychologist (Emmanuelle Vaugier) who’s on a downward spiral as she treats a new patient (Kenny Johnson) that suffers from premonitions. As their sessions deepen, a detective (Kirk Acevedo) solicits her help in hunting down an elusive serial killer terrorizing Detroit during the holiday season.

The film, which stars Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted, Gotham), Kirk Acevedo (Insidious: The Last Key, Band of Brothers, Fringe), Emmanuelle Vaugier (Saw 2, CSI: NY), Keesha Sharp (Marshall, Lethal Weapon), Michelle Krusiec (The Invitation) ,Kenny Johnson (Swat, Bates Motel), Patrick Sabongui (Homeland, Drones), Shane Graham (AMC’s The Son, Ride), Kevin Johnson (Ozark), Erin O’Brien (Tremors, Clinton Road), Dave Sheridan (Victor Crowley, Ghost World), Cj Valleroy (Unbroken) and Pip Dwyer (It,...

Victor Crowley, the fourth film in the Hatchet slasher franchise, has scored a trio of deals at Afm. Mpi Media Group locked down sales with Tiberius for Germany, Raven Banner in Canada and Njuta for Scandinavia.

Set a decade after the events of the first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood) and Parry Shen (Better Luck Tomorrow) for an all-new horrifying journey into the haunted, blood-drenched bayou, with creator Adam Green returning to the director’s chair.

This story first appeared in The Hollywood Reporter's Nov. 5 daily issue at...

Sideshow Collectibles has added another imposing (and beautifully crafted) character to the ranks of their Court of the Dead with the new Mortighull Premium Format Figure that's featured in today's Horror Highlights, which also includes an update on Space Goat Productions' Evil Dead 2 Kickstarter campaign, a teaser trailer for Lilith (starring Jessica Cameron), a new clip from the anthology series By Night: Origins, details on the world premiere of The Redeeming, the first short film from the new anthology series Ao-Terror-Oa, The Gatehouse release info, the cast for Killer Kate!, and UK and Ireland release details for Whispers.

Sideshow Reveals New Reaper Premium Format Figure: From Sideshow: "Sideshow is proud to present Mortighull: The Risen Reaper General Premium Format™Figure, a terrifying new addition to our original Court of the Dead collection…

The Reaper General Mortighull is far from a mirror image of his mentor, the resolute Demithyle. Mortighull...

We’re in the last remaining days of October, meaning many of us will be trying to cram in as many horror movies as possible between now and Halloween. For my last round of Shudder picks this month, I thought I’d go with a much looser theme: there’s nothing that ties these titles together except that they’re really good movies I think you should watch. Some you may recognize, others may be less familiar to you. All of them are worth streaming on Shudder.

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, dir. James Whale) It’s not officially October without the Universal Monsters, so big thanks to Shudder for adding most of the big ones to their expanding library of streaming options. There’s no wrong choice when it comes to the classics, but I’ll make the case that Universal never got better than The Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale...

St. Louis fiends! We worked with Dark Sky Films to book a one-night only showing of Adam Green’s new film, Victor Crowley, at the Moolah Theatre & Lounge this Thursday!!

Ten years ago, forty-nine people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

If you want to see Victor Crowley on the big screen here in St. Louis, I’d highly recommend coming out this Thursday, October 26 at 9:30pm for our one-night, one showtime engagement at the Moolah Theatre & Lounge!

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DestroytheBrain.com is proud to team up with Dark Sky Films to bring Adam Green’s latest entry in the Hatchet (film) franchise, Victor Crowley, to St. Louis! The screening is this Thursday, October 26 at 9:30pm at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Mo 63108). Ticket information can be found Here

In 2007, forty-nine people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Ten years after the events of the original movie, Victor Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and proceeds to kill once more. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew Yong’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy, but when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Yong must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.

A Facebook invite for the screening...

Chicago horror fans and Daily Dead readers, don’t miss your chance to see Adam Green’s Victor Crowley on the big screen!

This Saturday, Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Con presents the Chicago premiere of Victor Crowley, the latest film from writer/director Adam Green and the surprise fourth installment in the popular Hatchet franchise. It’s the only scheduled Chicago stop on the Victor Crowley Roadshow Tour, meaning it will be your only opportunity to see the film in Illinois until its Blu-ray/DVD release. Daily Dead’s own Patrick Bromley will be on hand to moderate the Q&A with Adam Green, who will be in attendance at this very special event.

Daily Dead has its own unique connection to both the Hatchet franchise and Flashback Weekend, as it was while attending Flashback in 2007 that writer/director Adam Green (there to promote the release of the original Hatchet...

Today's Comics Corner begins in the demimonde with the return of Penny Dreadful! Also: Dark Nights: Metal #3, Wolfenstein #2, Adam Green's Hatchet #1, Back to the Future #23, Hellboy and the Bprd 1955 Occult Intelligence #2, Betty and Veronica Halloween Annual Digest #257, Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #8, Sacred Creatures #4, and Harrow County #26.

Penny Dreadful: The Awaking #2.6: "Continues the story directly after the shocking events of Penny Dreadful’s season three TV finale!"

On Sale: 11 Oct 2017

Writer: Chris King

Artist: Jesus Hervas

Type: Comic

Series: Penny Dreadful

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

Age: 17+."

The Penny Dreadful comic sequel is back from a mini break with issue #6. To learn more, visit:

https://titan-comics.com/c/1089-penny-dreadful/

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Dark Nights: Metal #3: "Superman is pulled into the mystery of the Dark Multiverse while the Justice League follows the trail to a weapon that could keep the forces of the Dark Multiverse at bay!"

Artist: Jonathan Glapion,...

Last week, I gave you guys a few lists from Amazon and Netflix in regards to what they have to offer via their streaming services this fall. As a newbie to Hulu, I only discovered over the weekend that they, too, beyond just being an amazing resource for television programming, offer up a killer selection of genre movies that are free to stream with a standard Hulu membership.

Here’s a look at an assortment of 31 films from Hulu that I think would be great movies to stream this October. I tried to give you guys a wide variety, too, hitting various sub-genres, so hopefully there’s a little bit of something for everyone in this list.

The Faculty

As far as high school horror films go, The Faculty has remained one of my very favorites for years now. Essentially, it’s Robert Rodriguez riffing on The X-Files, and who can resist that?...

Few people give more back to their fans than Adam Green, and if you’re one of the lucky ones catching Victor Crowley (review) when it hits the road this October courtesy of Dark Sky Films, you’re gonna have your choice of… Continue Reading →

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One of the best new horror icons of this generation returns in Victor Crowley (read our review), Adam Green’s fourth installment in his Hatchet franchise that surprised the hell out of us when it was recently announced out of the blue. Green is taking the new installment in the franchise on tour, dubbing it The […]...

The 60th episode of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio is in the books, and this week we had joining us one of the few people who actually may be sexier than either Joe, Creepy, Barkan, or Dark… Tiffany Shepis… Continue Reading →

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The 60th episode of Brainwaves: Horror and Paranormal Talk Radio, is upon us and this week we have one of the few people who actually may be sexier than either Joe, Creepy, Barkan, or Dark… Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley, Tales… Continue Reading →

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*Updated* Back in August, Adam Green surprised horror fans when his Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration turned out to be a special screening of Victor Crowley, a secret fourth film in the franchise. If you weren't in attendance at Hollywood's ArcLight Cinema that historic night, don't despair, because Crowley is emerging from Honey Island Swamp and could be coming to a city near you in the Victor Crowley theatrical roadshow, with additional tour dates and cities announced by Dark Sky Films.

You can read the latest round of roadshow dates and cities in the image below. Select roadshow screenings will include appearances by filmmaker Adam Green and members of the cast. Is Crowley coming to a town near you? Stay tuned to Daily Dead and visit victorcrowleylives.com for more updates.

Press Release: Dark Sky Films proudly announces Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly...

"You believe in something long enough, it becomes reality." Featuring a creepy rendition of a familiar nursery rhyme, the official trailer for Itsy Bitsy has been released in conjunction with a Kickstarter campaign for the new horror film directed by Micah Gallo, executive produced by Cory Neal, and co-written by Daily Dead contributor Jason Alvino. The trailer for Itsy Bitsy teases a sinister spider that's big enough to bypass any water spout in favor of crawling through your bedroom window...

Press Release: Hollywood, CA---September 6, 2017—Filmmakers Cory Neal and Micah Gallo have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the original horror film Itsy Bitsy to the silver screen. Gallo hopes die-hard horror fans are excited to help make a new horror classic, and to resurrect this genre of suspense films that become a film event cult phenomena.

Their overall goal is to raise $40,000 from fan support via the Kickstarter campaign https://www.

Indie horror hero Adam Green will bring his new, secret Hatchet (film) sequel, Victor Crowley, to Nightmares Film Festival as their NFF17 Opening Night Film. Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th 7 – X’s Jason Voorhees) and Parry Shen […]...

(Aotn) Ok, Smt heads, tonight’s offering “The Hatred” may seem like heavy subject matter… But don’t worry, if Thursday Trailers is going to get deep, we’ll be certain to do it indie horror style!

Anchor Bay’s “The Hatred” comes right here:

The hits just keep on coming!

Coming Attractions: Victor Crowley Update

Dark Sky Films proudly announces Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher sequel unexpectedly debuted in La shocking fans, celebrities, and industry professionals who gathered to celebrate at an event coined as a “Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration.” The film will now be available to fans in select theaters beginning October 2017, as Victor Crowley hits the road. Writer/director Adam Green (and other cast) will travel with and introduce the film at special one-night screening events across America. Additional tour dates will be added.

Adam Green shocked the horror world just a few weeks back with the reveal that Victor Crowley (read our review) the fourth installment in the Hatchet franchise, is in the can and headed our way this Halloween season. Prior to the announcement, we had no idea a new sequel was even in the works! Now, via […]...

Raven Banner has picked up Canadian distribution rights to Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kalyn attended the world premiere and wrote in her review that it’s “the gory slasher you’ve been craving.” Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder […]...

Fans of Adam Green's slasher series Hatchet had reason to celebrate this week. A surprise announcement came that Green and Kane Hodder shot a fourth film for the series, in secret, titled Victor Crowley.    Raven Banner Entertainment have picked up the Canadian distribution rights for the film and will soak Canadian cinemas with blood and gore in October. There is the "Victor Crowley Road Show" going on where Green, and other cast members, will travel with the film and introduce it during special one-night screening events across North America. Not just America. North America. So keep your eyes peeled for an announcement of Canadian dates.    Top-secret production from Dark Sky Films and ArieScope Pictures - starring Kane Hodder and helmed by Adam Green...

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Earlier this week, Adam Green celebrated the 10th anniversary of debut feature Hatchet by dropping the super huge surprise reveal that brand new film Victor Crowley was not only shot in secret, but it’s heading out on the road this year! So what better time to revisit Crowley’s 3-film reign of terror thus far, which […]...

(Aotn) Ok Smt heads, you know, you loved Hatchet. I mean Kane Hodder? C’mon… Well, this week’s surprise news about Victor Crowley, the upcoming sequel to the 90’s slasher crowd pleaser should have you beside yourself. Literally…

Check the trailer right here!

Dark Sky Films announced Thursday the release of Victor Crowley, the surprise fourth film in the fan-favorite Hatchet franchise. Kept tightly under wraps for over two years, the slasher reboot unexpectedly debuted tonight at Hollywood’s ArcLight Cinema, shocking fans, celebrities, and industry professionals who gathered this evening to celebrate at an event coined as a “Hatchet 10th Anniversary Celebration.” Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th 7 –X‘s Jason Voorhees) and Parry Shen (Better Luck Tomorrow) for an all-new, horrifying journey into the haunted, blood-drenched bayou. In 2007, forty-nine people were...

"It's coming for all of us." Surprise - he's back! A teaser trailer has debuted for a brutal slasher horror titled Victor Crowley, which is the name of the villain in the Hatchet series of horror movies. Victor Crowley is indeed the fourth Hatchet movie, made in secret by filmmaker Adam Green, the same guy who started the series back in 2006. Set a decade after the events of the first three films, the story follows the one-and-only survivor who has been trying to get people to believe his story for years. But he ends up back at the place where it all started, and Crowley is mistakenly resurrected. Starring Kane Hodder and Parry Shen, along with Laura Ortiz, Dave Sheridan, and Brian Quinn. Bloody Disgusting (who premiered the trailer) also just reviewed the film, saying it's "the Gory Slasher Film You’re Craving!" Yes, it looks brutal and very gory.

It’s been a long time since the Bayou Butcher slugged his hatchet through the marshes of this spooky Louisiana territory, but make no mistake – this is his swamp, and if you listen real hard, you can still hear Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) on the wind at night, crying for his daddy. What began as […]...

Last night Dark Sky Films and director Adam Green pulled off an epic coup, revealing they secretly filmed Victor Crowley, the highly anticipated return to the Hatchet franchise that brings horror fav Kane Hodder back as the title character. Set a decade after the events of the series’ first three films, Victor Crowley reunites Hatchet mainstays […]...