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Final Destination: Bloodlines brings in franchise best box office opening weekend

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Who knew the sixth Final Destination would be such a massive hit? With Bloodlines dropping this past weekend, we saw the long-running horror franchise hit new heights.With the fourth-best opening of the year so far and one of the top ten overall best horror openings ever, Final Destination: Bloodlines sits nicely at the top of […]

Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones set for Netflix’s Here Comes the Flood

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Netflix just nabbed an all-star for Here Comes the Flood as Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones have all been tapped to star in the upcoming heist film.Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) will direct the film, which is written by Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith). Meirelles will produce the movie alongside Kinberg and Audrey […]

Jason Voorhees is reintroduced with new Jason Universe redesign

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It’s been far too long since slasher fans had a Friday the 13th film. While the wait for the film is seemingly a bit longer, we have an A24 series titled Crystal Lake on the way. The hockey-masked killer has a brand-new look ahead of that relaunch for the iconic franchise.Adweek dropped an exclusive first […]

Taylor Sheridan teams with Brandon Sklenar for action thriller F.A.S.T.

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Taylor Sheridan is returning to cinemas, after making Paramount+ his home for many years, as the Yellowstone creator is producing the action thriller, F.A.S.T., with 1923 star Brandon Sklenar and director Ben Richardson attached.Based on a script initially written by Sheridan in the mid-2010s, F.A.S.T. focuses on a former special forces commando, down on his […]

James Van Der Beek joins Legally Blonde prequel series Elle

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The Legally Blonde prequel series just added TV royalty to its cast. James Van Der Beek is back, joining the upcoming series Elle alongside Lexi Minetree, who will star as Elle Woods during her high school years. Van Der Beek will play Dean Wilson, described as “the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district […]

10 Great Modern Horror Classics You Have To See

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EJ Moreno with ten essential modern horror classics…Horror has hit a different level in recent years. While the genre has always been solid, we have mainstream audiences embrace horror just as much as the diehard fans. That’s led to quite a few genre entries becoming bonafide classics.We’ll look at ten of the most notable recent […]

In a Violent Nature and Other Slasher Movies That Subvert the Genre

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EJ Moreno looks at the slashers that changed the game…What does it take for a slasher to stand out? It would help if horror films could shake things up, and we’ve collected films that prove that a good slasher movie needs a little spice.As a celebration of a new slasher that’s subverted the genre expectations, […]

Horror Video Games We Need As Movies

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EJ Moreno looks at what could be next for horror video game adaptations…We are currently in the prime of video games becoming movies. It took years, but for the most part, it seems like the studios and filmmakers are aiming to give gamers some quality entertainment with these adaptations.One of the latest trends has been […]

Krysten Ritter’s Jessica Jones set for MCU return in Daredevil: Born Again season 2

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The Netflix Daredevil era never left us, and now all the pieces are coming back together for the new Disney+ series.After starting to bring the universe over with Daredevil: Born Again, a crucial piece of the puzzle is back in the form of Jessica Jones. It was confirmed at the Disney upfront presentation that Krysten […]