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10 Great Horror Movies That Avoid the Director Sophomore Slump

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Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]

Kevin Williamson announces start of production on Scream 7

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Scream 7 has begun production with director Kevin Williamson making the announcement over Instagram, giving us the first look at the film’s logo. Williamson is the creator of the Scream franchise after writing the original, its first sequel and Scream 4. He worked with iconic horror director Wes Craven on the films and thanked him in his Instagram […]

A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Supernatural Slasher

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Wes Craven’s iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street on its 40th anniversary… A Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film that requires little introduction. The movie introduced audiences to one of most iconic horror villains with Robert Englund’s malevolent, razor-clawed Freddy Kreuger and also launched […]

Five films to watch in preparation for Nicolas Cage’s Sympathy for the Devil

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We offer up five films that will warm you up perfectly for the upcoming (and bound to be a cult hit) Nicolas Cage film Sympathy for the Devil… Nicolas Cage is a gift from the cinema Gods. His Cagenaissance in recent years has seen him in an array of colourful films like Color Out of […]

Wes Craven teaming with Syfy for The People Under the Stairs TV series

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Not content with bringing Scream to the small screen, it is now being reported that Wes Craven is teaming with Universal Cable Productions and Syfy to adapt his 1991 horror classic The People Under the Stairs, in what is being described as “a contemporary Downton Abbey meets Amityville Horror“. The logline for the series reads: […]

Wes Craven: The Ultimate Horror Groundbreaker?

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at three milestones in Wes Craven’s career, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare and Scream… In cinema there are plenty of great films. There are examples of exceptional filmmaking and populist films which become a cultural phenomenon. Some directors might be fortunate enough to create a groundbreaking film. These could […]

Scream 2 slashes its way onto 4K Ultra HD for 25th anniversary

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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Scream 2, Paramount has announced that Wes Craven’s slasher horror sequel will arrive on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray with a newly-remastered transfer on October 4th. Check out the cover artwork and bonus content details below…   Away at college, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) thought she’d finally put […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

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The Hills Have Eyes, 1977. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Dee Wallace, Michael Berryman, John Steadman, Russ Grieve, Janus Blythe, Martin Speer. SYNOPSIS: Wes Craven’s seminal mutant cannibal shocker inexplicably gets the Arrow Video 4K UHD treatment. No, you are not going mad; you have seen a review of Arrow Video’s […]

The Most Meta Moments from the Scream Franchise

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As audiences get ready for another trip to Woodsboro, George Nash takes a look at the most playful moments from the influential slasher film franchise…  “Hello Sidney … it’s an honour,” crackles the now-iconic tones of Roger L. Jackson’s voice in the trailer for the forthcoming Scream film. Twenty-five years since Neve Campbell’s smart, resourceful […]