Sean Wilson presents a selection of spooky film scores that make for the ideal 31st October playlist… The scariest night of the year, Halloween, is upon us once again and, in addition to all the cosplay and trick or treating, a playlist of horror hits is also essential to the big night. Horror allows film […]
Funko’s new horror range includes Carrie, Psycho, It, The Shining, Gremlins, The Conjuring and Bride of Chucky
Funko has revealed a new line of horror movie themed merchandise which includes Pop! Vinyl figures for Carrie in her iconic bloodied prom dress from the 1976 horror, Norman Bates dressed as Mother from Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Psycho, Tiffany from Bride of Chucky, and possessed doll Annabelle from The Conjuring. Also included is a new range […]
First trailer for Bates Motel season 5, Austin Nichols to play Sam Loomis
With the fifth and final season of Bates Motel set to premiere next month, A&E has debuted a trailer for the Psycho prequel series entitled ‘Check-In On Norman Bates’; take a look below… It has also been announced that The Walking Dead star Austin Nichols has joined the Psycho prequel in a reoccurring as Sam […]
Why Music In Films Matters
Neil Calloway argues that soundtracks and scores can make or break films… This week, Flickering Myth’s own Oli Davis made the persuasive case that Suicide Squad‘s various cuts could be seen in the music they used; with David Ayer’s original version using different styles of music to the final cut by Trailer Park. There was […]
Freddie Highmore channels Anthony Perkins in Bates Motel promo image
As we await the fifth and final season of Bates Motel, the official Facebook page has shared a new promo image for the Psycho prequel series featuring Freddie Highmore’s Norman Bates, which pays homage to a promotional photo for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic. Here’s the original image featuring Anthony Perkins… The fifth season of Bates Motel will […]
It’s Okay To Prefer A Remake, Really
Edward Gardiner on why it’s okay to prefer remakes… If it’s not a sequel, it’s a remake. Always a hot topic in film discussion, the phenomenon of film remakes is something many of us still can’t entirely wrap our heads around. It’s been going on for decades, to varying degrees of quality, but only in recent […]