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Hey all! John Fallon here aka The Arrow. Our docu-series, Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian: 80’s Horror Memories (binge it here), which thoroughly explores the decade in horror, is now 15 episodes in. We just wrapped 1980, 1981 and 1982 and we are about to go in balls deep into 1983 this coming Monday, August 28 on our JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channel.

A series of this ilk doesn’t happen by itself, it takes an army of producers, writers, editors and our sole narrator to make the magic happens. So we thought it would be dandy to get our core staff to share with you their 10 favorite (not best) horror movies from the 80’s. Yes, it was tough on all of us to pick just 10 – but we knocked a few back and did what we could. Scroll down and peep our choices!

John “The Arrow” Fallon (Producer / Ball Breaker)

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With the Halloween season finally on the horizon, streaming services are pulling out their best content for horror fans, though one platform is boasting a particularly massive lineup.

Peacock, the premiere streaming service of NBC Universal, recently revealed their list of incoming films and television shows for September, with various horror franchises taking the spotlight. From classic monster movies to iconic slashers, the streamer is gearing audiences up for spooky fall viewing. Starting on Sept. 1, Peacock is rolling out dozens of horror films, many of which are brand new to the platform and some of which are completing its collection of entries to entire franchises.

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For fans of 80s-era slasher movies, the many sequels to Child's Play are headed to the streamer, including the more comedic entries, Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky, as well as the second season of the...

When looking for a good fright, watching a horror flick is an easy way to get some sufficient scares, but walking off of a sandy beach and wading into the salty waters of the sea can just as easily be its own chilling experience. Oceans make up 71 percent of the Earth's surface, and with over 4/5ths of those waters still uncharted, the unknowns that may lurk in those vast waters may be just as frightening as the fictional films inspired by them.

Horror movies that are set at sea take the mysteries of the murky depths below the ocean's surface and add their own additional horrors to create a sinking feeling in one's gut. Whether employing an existing oceanic fear of a shark attack as the iconic film Jaws did or creating a new marine monstrosity like the Cthulhu-like creature in Underwater, taking a dip in the water has never been more terrifying.

The most wonderful time of year is nearly upon us! With Halloween season just around the corner, Peacock unveiled an impressive lineup today of more than 100 Halloween, horror, thriller, and spooky season titles hitting the platform this September.

Get ready, the list is massive…

Whether you’re looking for recent releases like Hypnotic, or cult gems like Slither, Peacock invites you to face your fears in September. Binge complete freakish franchises like Chucky, Saw, and Amityville, or tune-in for fun family fare that includes Ghostbusters and Casper. Look for a variety of classic horror to arrive on the streaming service mid-September.

Speaking of “Chucky,” if you’re looking to catch up on the series ahead of season three, Peacock brings “Chucky” season two to their Halloween HQ on September 4. That gives you a whole month to catch up before the October 4 premiere of “Chucky” season three.

Full Peacock Halloween horror highlights below.

Netflix is reshuffling its streaming offerings once again, and the latest round of movies set to leave the platform includes a few new horror classics. More specifically, if you're looking for a scary movie to watch in September, you'll have to cross Oren Peli's 2009 horror phenomenon "Paranormal Activity" off your to-watch list before then, as it's due to leave the streamer at the end of this month.

"Paranormal Activity" may not be the most enduringly scary horror touchstone of the past two decades (its slow burn scares were polarizing even upon initial release), but it's certainly among the most replicated. The shoestring-budget flick about a couple who set up security cameras to pinpoint the source of unusual happenings in their home was inescapable upon its release, earning nearly $200 million at the box office and spawning six sequels and spinoffs and counting. Along with J.J. Abrams' "Cloverfield," the film...

Some of the worst Netflix horror movies have predictable plots, uninteresting characters, and pacing issues that detract from the viewing experience. Even popular source material like Stephen King stories can suffer from poor execution in Netflix adaptations, leading to disappointing horror movies. Some Netflix horror movies have intriguing premises but fail to deliver on their potential, with anticlimactic finales or an overuse of tropes, making them fall flat.

Horror movies tend to get a bad rap and don't often reach critical acclaim, but some of the worst Netflix horror movies have few saving graces. Many critics initially balked at horror movies that are now considered to be classics like John Carpenter's The Thing, so fans of the genre typically know better than to judge a film based only on its critical reception. Yet when it comes to Netflix's original horror content, critics and viewers seem to agree that some of it is pretty unimpressive.

Wyatt Russell and his father, Kurt Russell, will be playing the same character in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a new Godzilla series that spans two different time periods. Many children of famous actors, like Glenn Close's daughter Annie Starke and Mila Jovovich's daughter Ever Anderson, have followed in their parents' footsteps and even played younger versions of their parents' characters. Michael Gandolfini had to audition for the role of young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark and perfectly captured his father's iconic performance in The Sopranos.

Wyatt Russell and his father, Kurt Russell, are playing the same character in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which is the new Godzilla series, and there are many other examples of actors who played younger versions of their parents. While AppleTV+ is remaining tight-lipped about the upcoming Godzilla show, it will follow the mysterious Army officer Lee Shaw and take place in two different time periods.

John Carpenter is responsible for directing some of the greatest films of all time, including horror hits like "Halloween" and "The Thing," as well as action favorites like "Escape form New York" and "Big Trouble in Little China." But Carpenter often doesn't only sit behind the camera as a filmmaker. The legendary director is also one hell of a composer, and he's been responsible for creating the music for most of his own films. That iconic "Halloween" theme? You can thank Carpenter for creating that on a tight deadline. And the haunting piano-heavy composition from the genre-defining slasher is just one of many tracks that will be found on John Carpenter's latest "Anthology" vinyl compilation album.

John Carpenter's "Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988" is arriving on vinyl on October 6, following the first volume of music released several years ago, and it features a collection of Carpenter's most famous movie themes...

John Carpenter is back.

He doesn’t have a new movie, but he does have a new album, which might be just as exciting. “Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976 – 1988,” is a follow-up to his 2017 album “Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998” and was once again recorded with his constant musical collaborators, son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies.

They take classic moments from his earlier scores and rearrange them with modern instrumentation and additional flourishes. It is out on Oct. 6 from Sacred Bones.

But what makes “Anthology II” particularly thrilling is that it contains three unreleased tracks from “The Thing” that were recorded by Carpenter before he hired Ennio Morricone to work on the movie. There are still a bunch of Carpenter cues in the finished version of “The Thing,” with Morricone using some of his unreleased music from the 1982 film (recently named the second-greatest movie of that decade by IndieWire) for Quentin Tarantino...

Six years ago, John Carpenter released an album called Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998, on which he teamed up with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies to re-record music from his films In the Mouth of Madness, Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog, Prince of Darkness, Vampires, Escape from New York, Halloween, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, The Thing, Starman, Dark Star, and Christine. (A limited edition version also contained tracks from Village of the Damned and Body Bags.) Now Sacred Bones has announced they’ll be releasing a new album from Carpenter and his cohorts that’s called Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976-1988! The release date is October 6th, and you can listen to the first track – a re-recording of “Chariots of Pumpkins” from Halloween III: Season of the Witch – in the embed at the bottom of this article.

John Carpenter had this to say about “Chariots...

John Carpenter has announced Anthology II, a collection of newly-recorded versions of his movie themes from 1976 through 1988 dropping on October 6th via Sacred Bones Records. As a preview, the famed filmmaker and composer has shared “Chariots of Pumpkins” from 1982’s Halloween III. Stream it below.

Carpenter teamed with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies to re-record some of his career highlights, including songs from the Halloween franchise, Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, and Assault on Precinct 13. The new album also includes updated versions of three lost tracks from The Thing, which originally saw Carpenter handing over scoring duties to fellow legend Ennio Morricone.

See the artwork and full tracklist below. Pre-orders are ongoing.

In a statement, Carpenter shared his memories about making the original “Chariots of Pumpkins” and explained how he and his longtime collaborators approached their re-recording. “This piece was made for someone else’s movie,...

Master of horror John Carpenter and his musical collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies have announced the hotly anticipated forthcoming sequel album Anthology II (Movie Themes 1976-1988), set for release on October 6, 2023 via Sacred Bones.

The press release details, “By this point Carpenter is widely renowned as a celebrated filmmaker and musical maestro whose soundtracks have become synonymous with the genres of horror, suspense, and science fiction while also serving as a foundational influence on modern electronic music and beyond. Anthology II celebrates his compositional genius via a perfectly sequenced collection of some of the most iconic pieces of music from his extensive filmography, all newly recorded with his longtime collaborators.

“Along with the announcement the trio have shared the album opener “Chariots of Pumpkins” from Halloween III, a track that perfectly captures the eerie essence of the cult classic with its pulsating synths and haunting melodies, engulfing the listener...

“Star Wars: Ahsoka,” the highly anticipated live-action series starring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, debuts this week on Disney+.

Dawson reprises the role after appearing in Season 2 of “The Mandalorian,” though the character made her debut in the 2008 animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and the subsequent animated series of the same name.

Ahsoka is the former padawan of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), the Jedi who turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. She in turn had her own apprentice, Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) but the two had a falling out.

“Star Wars: Ahsoka” includes other characters from “The Clone Wars” and its sequel series “Star Wars: Rebels,” including Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Huyang (David Tennant). Although teased, fans have yet to see images of Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfadi) or Anakin Skywalker.

There’s also a slew of new characters, including Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson...

One of the most foundational pillars of horror also happens to be one of its more nebulously defined subgenres: the creature feature. At its most ubiquitous of definitions, the creature feature is simply a horror movie in which a monster plays a prominent role as the primary antagonist; the term says it all. It’s the creature part that’s loose for interpretation, of course.

A creature feature could be anything from carnivorous aliens from space to manmade monsters that turn on their makers, and everything in between. Often, a creature feature highlights nature running amok. This week’s streaming picks are dedicated to the horror movies that bring the monster mayhem in various ways, but all showcase excellent practical effects.

More specifically, this week belongs to underseen creature features that deserve more attention. As always, here’s where you can stream them this week.

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Check Out All Our Episodes Of ’80s Horror Memories Here!

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. Now we’re making our way through 1982 with looks at Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom. With the newly released fifteenth episode, we’re digging into the Tobe Hooper / Steven Spielberg team-up Poltergeist (watch it...

Clockwise from upper left: Superman II (Warner Bros.), Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Paramount), Gremlins (Warner Bros.), The Last Airbender (Paramount), Twister (Warner Bros.), Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time (Disney)Graphic: AVClub

What we think of today as summer blockbuster movies arguably began in 1975 with Jaws.

What is the most terrifying alien film? That should be an easy question to answer, right? Of course, there are some iconic ones. Will anything ever beat Ridley Scott's iconic Alien, where we first see the creature burst out of John Hurt's chest in a geyser of blood? Who could forget the first time they saw M. Night Shyamalan's Signs and the scene where Merril (Joaquin Phoenix) first sees the alien on the TV? There are huge '80s classics like The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers that are rightly held high, both remakes of '50s classics that acted as allegories for the Red Scare. Then there are a few underrated modern films like Dark Skies and Phoenix Forgotten, which largely went under the radar, but feature some intense cosmic horror like the Ezekiel Wheel and up-close and personal encounters with the shadowed figures of the aliens.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, known for her roles in films like "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" and "Birds of Prey," will portray Hera Syndulla in Ahsoka. Winstead is married to Ewan McGregor, who famously played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise. Despite being her first venture into the Star Wars galaxy, Winstead's connection to the franchise through her marriage and her impressive acting resume make her the perfect choice to bring Hera Syndulla to life in Ahsoka.

Ahsoka will include the character of Hera Syndulla in Star Wars live-action, but who is the actress responsible for bringing the character to life and what connection does she have to Obi-Wan Kenobi? After Ahsoka was announced as an installment in Lucasfilm's New Republic era of the Star Wars timeline, it quickly became clear that the show would be a continuation of Star Wars Rebels. The creator of both shows, Dave Filoni,...

Kurt Russell played a sentient planet a couple of years ago, but it turns out that his connection to outer space runs much deeper than that. In fact, it was Kurt Russell – one of Hollywood's best actors – who first reported one of America's most famous ever UFO sightings, the Phoenix Lights, in between making his best movies.

Thousands of people reported seeing lights over Phoenix on March 13, 1997. It's one of the most widely reported UFO incidents in history, though only one of those who called it in was a pilot. And that pilot? Kurt Russell, star of The Thing, the MCU, and that sexy Santa movie for Netflix.

The actor told the story on Jimmy Kimmel Live, explaining that he was flying his son to Phoenix when he noticed "six lights in the shape of a triangle" over the airport and mentioned the phenomenon to air traffic control. He said:...

There’s no denying that the 1980s were a phenomenal decade for horror movies. But take a stroll through any horror convention these days and you might leave convinced that it was the only decade for horror movies.

In addition to standalone classics like “The Shining” and “The Thing,” the ‘80s saw the birth of virtually ever major franchise that continues to dominate horror iconography. Wes Craven introduced us to Freddy Krueger in “Nightmare on Elm Street,” Jason Voorhees (eventually) emerged as the invincible antagonist of the “Friday the 13th” movies, Sam Raimi brought “The Evil Dead” into the world, and ‘70s films like “Halloween” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” cemented themselves as bona fide franchises with an endless stream of popular sequels.

It was a thrilling time to be a horror fan — and many of those movies are still worth revisiting — but what should have been a fun decade...

Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters cleverly tackles the CGI de-aging issue by casting Kurt and Wyatt Russell to play the same character in different time periods. Kurt Russell, a legendary actor, teams up with his real-life son Wyatt Russell to bring the character Lee Shaw to life in the new series. Lee Shaw is a mysterious Army officer who will be a central figure in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and his knowledge poses a threat to the Monarch agency, raising questions about his role as a hero or villain.

Apple TV's Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has come up with the best possible solution to avoid one of the most common pitfalls of CGI. The new series will follow the Monarch organization that has acted as a common thread between the movies of the ever-growing MonsterVerse that features Kong, Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, and a number of other well-known kaiju.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is part of the MonsterVerse franchise. The series has a unique casting arrangement, featuring both Wyatt Russell and his father Kurt Russell playing the same role, Army officer Lee Shaw. The story takes place in two separate time periods, the 1950s and half a century later.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the new series from the MonsterVerse, features a unique casting arrangement. The series is part of the extended universe franchise that began with Gareth Edwards' Godzilla in 2014. Since then, the franchise has expanded to a total of five titles, including the movies Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong., as well as the animated Netflix series Skull Island. There is also a Godzilla x Kong sequel on the way in addition to Monarch.

Per Deadline, the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters series includes a unique storyline that takes place in two separate time periods.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a huge box office failure, grossing only $6.5 million in its opening weekend and projected to be one of the biggest flops of the summer. The film attempts to add new characters and a hopeful ending, but the depressing source material and lack of creative direction make it seem depressing and pointless. The film's dark and gloomy tone alienates both a horror audience and a more sophisticated audience, similar to how Crimson Peak failed to appeal to a mainstream audience. The rejection of the Dracula character in the marketplace is a stake in the heart for Universal's classic monster-verse.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a box office disaster. In its opening weekend of release, the film, which is based on the seventh chapter of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula, titled “Captain’s Log,” grossed a dismal $6.5 million at the domestic...

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a new science fiction drama series that will premiere on Apple TV+ in 2023. The series is based on the world of Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise, which features iconic kaiju such as Godzilla, King Kong, Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. The series will explore the history and secrets of the Monarch organization, a covert group that studies and protects these giant creatures.

The series will star Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell, who are father and son in real life, as the same character over a period of 50 years. They will play Lee Shaw, a former Monarch agent who had a mysterious connection to Godzilla. The series will follow his two children, who embark on a quest to uncover the truth about their father’s involvement in Monarch and his relationship with the King of the Monsters.

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Kurt Russell is an acclaimed actor who has...

John Carpenter may not be a real-life carpenter, but he sure has built himself a legacy. It's just one made of movies, not wooden sticks.

Seriously though, any genre movie fan will probably tell you that John Carpenter has made a staggering number of classic motion pictures. "Halloween" may not have invented the slasher genre, but it defined it. "The Thing" may not have invented gory monster effects, but it raised the bar and few films have even nudged it in the decades that followed. "Big Trouble in Little China" is one of the most subversive films of the 1980s, tearing down the whole "badass" genre of cinema by placing a musclebound white American hero in the center stage and then revealing him to be nothing more than a comic relief sidekick in a story about Chinese mythology that he's too damned ignorant to comprehend. And We could go on.

“It’s a very innovative show…everything in front of the camera is designed by somebody, is created by somebody,” describes Dean Cundey of “The Mandalorian, “There’s nothing off the shelf. It’s all a product of human artistry and imagination.” The film legend picked up an Emmy nomination for Cinematography for a Series (Half Hour) for his work on the Disney+ series, and he admits to having a ball playing inside the “Star Wars” universe. “It’s such a wonderful change of pace from shooting against real backgrounds,” he reveals. Watch the exclusive video interview above.

“The Mandalorian” is a largely virtual production, shooting many scenes on a stage called The Volume. The set consists of a curved screen which allows digital environments to be projected on it and move with the camera in real-time. Cundey has worked with all manner of evolving film technology in his decades-long career,...

Over forty years on from its original release, John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London remains one of the best werewolf movies of all time, and Vice Press is celebrating the 1981 horror classic with a limited edition poster release on Thursday, August 17.

“There have been plenty of amazing posters released for the movie over the years, but none as iconic as the original 1981 International One Sheet. For us it stands up there as one of the best examples, of poster art alongside Drew Struzan’s The Thing and Roger Kastel’s Jaws and on the 17th of August, Vice Press will be making it available to add to your collection as a limited edition poster release,” Vice Press explains exclusively to Bloody Disgusting this afternoon.

The art will be available in two sizes, a 24×36 inch screen print, limited to an edition of just 100, and a smaller fine art pigment print,...

Whether or not you agree with Quentin Tarantino’s unsparing assertion that “’80s cinema is, along with the ’50s, the worst era in Hollywood history,” there’s a curiously undeniable truth to his follow-up statement: “Matched only by now! Matched only by the current era.” Revisiting the defining movies of the ’80s from our current perspective at the height of Barbenheimer summer, two things become abundantly clear.

The first is that modern Hollywood would probably need a Barbenheimer every month in order to equal the creative output of a studio system that used to be capable of releasing “Blade Runner” and “The Thing” on the same night as if it were just another Friday. The second is that, in a wide variety of different ways both negative and not, the ’80s provide a perfect match for the movies of our current moment — if not the current moment itself.

Perhaps that...

Check Out All Our Episodes Of ’80s Horror Memories Here!

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian and continued with The Thing and an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom. Now the fourteenth episode of the series takes a look at the oddball Halloween sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch (watch it Here) – and to hear all about it,...

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Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1988 to look at ten underrated movies which deserve more love…

It’s 2023 and that means that the cinematic year of 1988, stuffed with some classics and cult favourites like Beetlejuice and Die Hard, was 35 years ago. Pick yourself up off the floor and shake the shock of that off. Whilst it’s well established that Die Hard is unsurpassed in the action genre (I’ll fight to a bloody nose to defend that one), there are some films from a stellar year which don’t quite get the attention they deserve. Let’s take a deep dive back into the big blue of 1988 (spoiler alert – Big Blue isn’t on the list) and take a look….

Amsterdamned

A big reason this one is slightly unheralded is that it has a pretty small cult following outside of its native Holland.

This post contains spoilers for "The Last Voyage of the Demeter."

Dracula might have been around for centuries as of the beginning of Bram Stoker's "Dracula," but the latest film featuring the undead vampire -- "The Last Voyage of the Demeter" -- represents something of a dying breed these days. Much will (and has) be written about the obvious parallels drawn between this and 1979's "Alien," but there remains an important lesson to be learned from the success of Ridley Scott's horror masterpiece. By and large, the genre thrives in simplicity. And when writers constrain themselves by setting a story in one location, those limits paradoxically allow for more storytelling possibilities to leap off the screen.

"Demeter," directed by Norwegian filmmaker André Øvredal from a script by Bragi F. Schut and Zak Olkewicz, takes full advantage of its ship-bound parameters. With the exception of the opening flashforward on...

If you've been paying attention to the genre space, you know that 2023 is a gigantic year for David Dastmalchian. The prolific character actor has already worked on "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," "Boston Strangler," "The Boogeyman," and "Oppenheimer," and our fingers are crossed that "Late Night with the Devil," a banger that debuted at this year's SXSW Film Festival, will also get a release before the year is over. But that's not all: Dastmalchian also plays a major role in "The Last Voyage of the Demeter," a spooky vampire story taken from a chapter of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and plays out largely on what Ron Burgundy might call "an old, old wooden ship."

Dastmalchian plays Wojchek, the stoic first mate to Liam Cunningham's steadfast captain. When they set sail for London, they soon make the horrifying discovery that the crew is being attacked when night falls. With paranoia...

The horror film from director André Øvredal, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, feels like it was intended to be a gothic set piece that affected a slow burn on the crew and audience to create a lasting horror experience. Instead, the film proves neither interesting nor scary in the sense that it is ostensibly supposed to be a horror film.

The story is culled from a chapter in the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, that chronicles the journey of the merchant ship Demeter as it transports unmarked wooden crates from Carpathia to London. Once at sea, strange occurrences beset the ship and when the ship finally arrives on the English shores, it is a crewless, derelict wreck.

Working from a screenplay by Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky, and Zak Olkewicz, director Øvredal appears adrift in the maritime horror setting. It ultimately feels as though the story needed a bit...

This Last Voyage Of The Demeter article contains spoilers.

Anyone who has read Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, or seen almost any movies which have been adapted from it, knows the ending to director André Øvredal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter. It is one chapter, and an early one at that, which ultimately provides its titular vampire with a change of scenery. It has a full arc, and no one survives. It’s all in “The Captain’s Log,” with additional information cut from the outside perspective of a character who was never onboard. It really is the most frightening chapter of the book, and does indeed warrant its own individual telling. But we only get smatterings of it from Liam Cunningham’s Captain Eliot, who narrates the bookends of The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

While all the notes are here, Demeter’s basic plot immediately differs by adding several characters,...

In this time of geekery and craft reigning supreme, film critics and academics no longer reject horror movies with the knee-jerk certainty some once did. But even now the specter of “elevated horror” (see that concept’s lambasting in Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s “Scream 5”) looms over discussions of artier explorations of dread and terror — Ari Aster’s “Midsommar,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria,” Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud” — that are clearly distinguished from, well, non-elevated horror. The general gist is that these exceptions to the “horror is bad” rule engage your brain more than just showing brains: eaten by zombies or splattered against the wall.

How can films that fire your adrenal glands, send shivers down your spine, raise goosebumps, and quicken your breath — that inspire such an intense physical reaction — also be cerebral experiences? The answer is obvious enough. Viewers forget all the time that, as Anna Karina...

Hera Syndulla, the best pilot in the Rebellion, will return in the Ahsoka TV series on Disney+. Her presence has big implications for Ahsoka's story and future Star Wars projects. Hera's return completes the reassembly of the Ghost crew in live-action, alongside other Rebels characters Sabine Wren and Grand Admiral Thrawn. Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Hera in Ahsoka, bringing the character to life in live-action. Hera's story will likely focus on her role as the Rebellion's best pilot and her relationship with Ahsoka and Sabine.

Hera Syndulla, the best pilot in the Rebellion, will return in the upcoming Ahsoka TV series on Disney+. This is incredibly exciting for fans who have waited to see Hera return since the finale of Star Wars Rebels, and her presence has big implications for what direction Ahsoka's story will take. Hera plays an extremely significant role in the history of Star Wars,...

The best Netflix horror movies offer something for everyone. On the streaming service, Netflix has both curated content from theatrical releases from the past and several of its own critically acclaimed horror releases made directly for streaming. Netflix has found competition from other streaming services popping up over the years, and it has become even more necessary to ensure that its content not only holds up but surpasses other contenders, so they will keep their subscriptions. Horror movies are one of the areas where Netflix has continued to shine.

The best Netflix horror movies include possession movies, slashers, Stephen King adaptations, and both classics and new modern-day horrors. While not all movies stand as the best in the genre, they all have plenty of scares and will cause many sleepless nights. These include some of the biggest box-office success stories in history and some of the best critically acclaimed horror...

Back at the start of 2022, we heard that Natalia Dyer (Stranger Things) and Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) had signed on to star in a horror thriller called All Fun and Games, which would be executive produced by Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo. Now that movie is ready to make its way out into the world, set to receive a theatrical and VOD release on September 1st. With that date drawing near, a trailer for All Fun and Games has arrived online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

All Fun and Games marks the feature directorial debut of Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu, who also wrote the screenplay (based on an original spec script written by JJ Braider). Here’s the logline: The Russo Brothers’ Agbo presents a terrifying tale about a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon...

The 1980s has gone down as one of the greatest decades in Hollywood's history, thanks to its great focus on action, adventure and comedy. Many of cinema's most iconic careers were built and flourished during the '80s, with plenty of massive hits stemming from the decade. The decade had a great versatility in genres, star power and styles that continues to please fans decades later.

80's movies and their stars have retained an incredibly dedicated fan base in the modern era, and are still some of the most referenced stories in cinema. Whether it was outrageously cheesy action movies, raunchy comedies or legendary adventure and fantasy movies, many actors helped define the decade. Some of these actors are still riding the success of their '80s careers today. In fact, much of modern cinema is built entirely on '80s nostalgia, both in the stories and the acting talent.

“Stranger Things” star Natalia Dyer stars alongside Asa Butterfield in the upcoming horror movie All Fun and Games, which received a release date and an official trailer today.

All Fun and Games will release in theaters and on VOD on September 1, 2023.

Watch the trailer below to begin the twisted games…

The cast also includes Keith David (They Live, The Thing), Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (Pinocchio), Annabeth Gish (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Laurel Marsden (“Ms. Marvel”), and Kolton Stewart (Lock & Key).

The Russo Brothers’ Agbo presents a terrifying tale about a group of Salem teens who discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.

All Fun and Games explores the elements of cruelty inherent in children’s games – Flashlight Tag, Hangman, Hide & Seek – and what happens when the games go too far.

Check Out All Our Episodes Of ’80s Horror Memories Here!

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian and continued with The Thing. With the thirteenth episode of the series, we’re digging into the ’80s 3-D boom, which included movies like Friday the 13th Part III, Jaws 3-D, and Amityville 3-D, among others. To hear all about it,...

The upcoming Universal horror movie, The Last Voyage of the Demeter featuring Count Dracula looks ready to provide a uniquely fearsome and terrifying perspective on the character. It will depict the events contained within a single chapter from Bram Stoker's renowned novel and will center around the events described in Captain Elliot's log entries from aboard the Demeter. As he and his crew make the journey by sea from Varna in Bulgaria to Whitby in England, they experienced the true horror that is Dracula.

Unlike many previous onscreen adaptations, Dracula will have no need to blend in with society and is free to indulge in his thirst for blood and carnage till his blackened heart's content. All indications point towards it being a gorier and bloodier Dracula movie than any that audiences have seen before and appears to be a horror movie, first and foremost. The Last Voyage of the Demeter,...

The 2000s were a time when Hollywood was remaking just about every movie in existence, but one we unfortunately never got is Rob Zombie's re-imagining of The Blob. The original classic is a prime example of a great '50s monster movie, with teens running around, trying to make their town aware of an oncoming threat. The '80s version of The Blob would be in line with remakes of other '50s monster movies like The Thing and The Fly, with an absolutely disgusting, vicious, terribly gory version of the titular monster wreaking havoc on a small town. Then, there's Zombie's ill-fated version, one that would have come in the wake of his Halloween films. All of that has fallen away to time, though. Now, we only have a few descriptive quotes and some leaked concept art to make our imaginations run wild. Would Zombie's Blob actually have...

Marvel Studios' Fantastic Four reboot will feature the giant Galactus as the main supervillain.

The news was announced on The Hot Mic podcast with scoopers Jeff Sneider and John Rocha that Galactus is the antagonist of the new Fanastic Four movie, along with the reminder that Antonio Banderas has been offered the role of the giant supervillain. Galactus was previously featured in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As a gigantic being, Galactus is powerful and terrifying, capable of mass destruction in the form of destroying planets.

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Galactus Depicted as Cosmic Cloud in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Galactus first appeared as an alien in the Fantastic Four franchise in comic book form created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Fantastic Four issue, #48, began a trilogy around the gigantic alien being, resulting...

The Night of the Living Dead (1990) episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? was Written by Emilie Black, Narrated by Adam Walton, Edited by Victoria Verduzco, Produced by Andrew Hatfield and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Horror remakes are everywhere these days, but back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were quite a few less, in fact, they were pretty rare. Of course, some had come and gone, with varying degrees of quality and success. Some of the better ones are well remembered to this day, including The Thing, The Fly, and The Blob. In 1990, another remake came out to a bit less joy. In fact, it was downright hated by many, with Roger Ebert even putting it on his “Most Hated” list, something that was not entirely surprising as he had high regards for some of the George A. Romero originals that came before.

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Some John Lennon songs and Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” sound like the same era. John compared Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” to tunes by an early rocker. He also discussed the influence of 1950s music.

Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” inspired John Lennon songs. The former Beatle explained why Queen inspired him to start making music again. Notably, Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” was a bigger hit than John’s No. 1 song from that period.

Some John Lennon songs and Queen’s ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ sound like the 1950s

John released his final album, Double Fantasy, in 1980, five years after his previous album, Rock ‘n’ Roll. During a 1980 interview with the Los Angeles Times, John discussed new music. “I love the music of today,” he explained. “It’s the best period since the 1960s: The Pretenders, The B-52’s,...

Ever since Marvel Studios announced ‘Fantastic Four,’ a new movie that would introduce Marvel’s first family into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been so many rumors and news about its development. More of them were unofficial than official, but we still followed all of them closely, and we will continue to do so until Marvel Studios announces the official cast, which is, for Marvel fans, one of the most anticipated announcements at this moment.

The ‘Fantastic Four’ movie was first announced in December 2020, with Jon Watts (the ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy starring Tom Holland) set to direct. However, one year later, after completing his work on ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Watts announced his departure from the project, and Matt Shakman, who directed all nine episodes of the ‘WandaVision’ series, was hired to replace him.

At 2022’s San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige announced the official release date, which was subsequently changed...

While much of the initial fanbase that helped turn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into a pop culture phenomenon aged out following the original cartoon (1987-1996) and live action movies (1990-1993), the property has continued to flourish with reboots in TV, film, and comics every few years.

If the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem has you interested in exploring various versions of Tmnt, there’s no better place for a horror fan to start than Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series that aired for five seasons between 2012 and 2017.

While there’s an inherent connection to horror in the various mutants and monsters that pop up throughout the franchise, no rendition embraces the genre nearly as much as this one. In addition to references to classics like Alien, Friday the 13th, and The Evil Dead, the series employed several notable horror actors throughout its 124-episode run.

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Shout Factory has announced director Chuck Russell’s cult 1988 horror The Blob is heading to 4K Ultra HD this October with an all-new 4K remaster; check out the cover artwork and details below…

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The Blob is back in this horrific tale about a vile, malignant life-form that crashes to Earth in a cozy, rural American town called Arborville. Untroubled by conscience or intellect, the Blob does only one thing – and it does it well. It eats anything and everything that moves: men, women, and children. And tonight it wants to swallow the town of Arborville. The original version of The Blob thrilled and terrified audiences back in the 1950s. Now the oozing, gooey killer is back with a whole new high-tech look. What was once only suggested now comes to...

The latest name to emerge as a rumored candidate to play Reed Richards in the Fantastic Four reboot is House of the Dragon and Doctor Who star Matt Smith.

According to movie scooper Daniel Richtman (per ComicBookMovie.com), Smith was offered the role of Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, shortly before the SAG-AFTRA strike began. With pre-production on pause in light of the strike, the casting process has been put on hold, and it's reportedly unclear if Smith accepted the part. Smith, who also had a key role in Morbius, is one of many actors who've been rumored to be up for the Reed Richards role in the film, so this information should be taken with a grain of salt, but it's nevertheless making waves already on social media.

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Adam Driver is another actor who'd been rumored for Mister Fantastic.