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Who is the Best Final Girl in Horror?

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EJ Moreno looks at ten influential and badass final girls… Did Carol J. Clover think we’d have endless discourse around the term she coined in her 1992 novel Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film? God, no, but thankfully she’s given horror fans endless conversations about who is the real screaming queen […]

Halloween TV series lands at Miramax, plans for cinematic universe

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The horror industry has long been the mold for plenty of other genres. But now, the Halloween franchise will turn to the superhero landscape and attempt to build its version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a new report from Deadline, the bidding war for the television rights to Halloween is over, with Miramax stepping […]

The future of the Halloween franchise looks to be in television as rights deal heats up

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What would a televsion series filled with the murderous mayhem of Michael Myers feel like? That’s the question fans and studios are asking themselves right now as a new era of the Halloween franchise is upon us. Bloody Disgusting notes in their report that Malek Akkad’s Trancas International Films currently holds the rights for a […]

Halloween franchise up for sale as Miramax listens to offers for Michael Myers

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Michael Myers is never really dead is he? Even following the definitively titled Halloween Ends, we all kinda knew that the Shatner-masked slasher would return, especially when you consider the fact that the David Gordon Green-directed Universal/Blumhouse trilogy earned almost $500 million at the worldwide box-office.  Now that the rights have reverted back to Miramax, […]

Michael Myers stalks Riverdale on new Archie Horror Halloween prints

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The Shape is heading to Riverdale as Archie Comics marks the 45th anniversary of the iconic Halloween franchise with two brand new limited edition art prints from Matt Talbot, both of which are set to go on sale at the upcoming H45 Convention in California. “Every so often, if you’re really fortunate, a dream project […]

Halloween with film critic Tom Percival | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #66

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Tom Percival discusses John Carpenter’s early slasher classic Halloween… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Tom Percival stops by for a chat about Halloween […]

Halloween’s Michael Myers gets a Bishoujo makeover courtesy of Kotobukiya

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Sideshow has released promotional images for Kotobukiya’s Bishoujo Horror Series Michael Myers statue, which reimagines the iconic Halloween killer and is available to buy now, priced at $89.99; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Kotobukiya reimagines Freddy Krueger with new Bishoujo Series statue The embodiment of pure, limitless darkness, a dangerous force that lacks the […]

Michael Myers returns in new Halloween image

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A new image has arrived online, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, from David Gordon Green’s hotly-anticipated slasher sequel/reboot Halloween, which gives us another look at the movie’s iconic killer Michael Myers; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Halloween producer reveals why the 2018 film is not a reboot SEE ALSO: Danny McBride wanted to shoot two Halloween movies back-to-back Master […]

Danny McBride on bringing the dread back to the Halloween franchise, discusses his favorite horror flicks

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This is usually the part, when talking about a film in early production, where one writes: “While there isn’t that much information to go by just yet… “. However, that really isn’t the case with Danny McBride’s upcoming Halloween reboot. McBride has offered a wealth of information on the project since its announcement. So far, we’ve […]