Tom Jolliffe looks over some of the most iconic images in horror… Cinema is full of iconic films and iconic images within those. A moment of hope in Rocky personified by his mangled post fight face screaming ‘Adrian!’ or even in the same film, his victorious beating of those famous steps, holding his arms aloft […]
The Handmaids Tale’s Ann Dowd joins Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn in Blumhouse’s Exorcist sequel
If the idea of Halloween’s David Gordon Green making a legacy sequel to one of the scariest movies of all time doesn’t give you the chills, then how about if we told you that the The Exorcist had summoned character actor extraordinaire Ann Dowd to join its cast. Deadline reports that Dowd will battle demonic […]
The Top 10 Rejected Film Scores
Hasitha Fernando on the top ten rejected film scores… Hans Zimmer once famously quipped that, ‘You haven’t made it as a film composer until you’ve had a film score rejected.’ Hollywood plays nasty like that. So much so that having a film score kicked to the curb, at least once in your career, has become […]
Peacock drops $400 million on new Exorcist trilogy, Ellen Burstyn reprising role from original film
In a deal almost as scary as the film itself, The Exorcist is returning. The scary part? The price tag for the film rights hit $400 million! Peacock and Universal Pictures have reached a new deal to acquire the rights to produce a new trilogy of films in The Exorcist universe. Morgan Creek Entertainment had […]
David Gordon Green confirms The Exorcist will be a direct sequel to the original
The universe of The Exorcist is a surprisingly detailed and well-worn thing for horror fans and it seems like filmmaker David Gordon Green knows that as he wants to take a new approach with his recently announced entry in the franchise. In 2018, Green released his take on Halloween, which ignored the other films released […]
The Exorcist sequel will feel like 2018’s Halloween reboot, says Jason Blum
Back in December 2020, it was announced that Blumhouse and Halloween and Halloween Kills director David Gordon Green are set to develop a sequel to 1973’s The Exorcist. Now, in an interview with Den of Geek, Jason Blum has teased what fans can expect from the upcoming sequel by comparing it to 2018’s Halloween reboot and hopes the film will […]
The Most Powerful Horror Villains Of All Time
Marvelous Videos on the most powerful horror villains… When your genre is predicated on terrorizing your protagonist, it inherently means giving your antagonist an extra oomph. They need some kind of power or ability that allows them to easily scare a group of humans without succumbing to some mishap like a bullet or fall. Horror […]
The Best Religious Horror Movies of All Time
Red Stewart presents religious horror movies… Many of the world’s religions have a sprawling mythos associated with them. Combine that with the general human morality conflict of good vs. evil and you have some fascinating theories and storylines about the way the metaphysical world works. Well, a lot of auteurs in the filmmaking field who […]
Halloween’s David Gordon Green in talks to direct The Exorcist sequel for Blumhouse
Having relaunched the Halloween franchise in 2018, it seems that Blumhouse and director David Gordon Green are now turning their attention to another iconic horror property. As reported by The Observer, Blumhouse and Morgan Creek are currently developing a sequel to the classic 1973 shocker The Exorcist, with Green in talks to direct. No further […]
Movie Review – Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist, 2019. Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. Starring William Friedkin. SYNOPSIS: A journey through the creation and legacy of The Exorcist, straight from the horse’s mouth. There aren’t many horror movies which have been as thoroughly analysed and dissected as The Exorcist. William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece has been […]
