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Chicago – The 31st Slamdance Film Fest .. the first to take place in Los Angeles … had its share of significant World Premieres. On February 22nd, it was “Portal to Hell,” written and directed by Wally Bess, and featuring an ensemble cast which includes Trey Holland, Romina D’Ugo, Michael McDonald, Monet Weir and Richard Kind as Chip the Devil.

Patrick McDonald encountered them all on the Red Carpet, before their World Premiere at Quixote Studios, the hub of the in-person 2025 Slamdance Film Festival.

’Portal to Hell’ at 31st Slamdance Film Festival

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Dunn (Trey Holland) is a debt collector. His life of routine is interrupted when a portal to hell appears in his local laundromat. A demon named Chip follows and explains in no uncertain terms that he’s there to drag Dunn’s neighbor, Mr. Bobshank (Keith David), to hell. A deal is offered - three souls to save Bobshank.

Sometimes it can feel like a portal to hell has just opened up before you, sucking everything good in life down a deep dark hole of despair. A pretty common feeling these days, if you’re unlucky enough to have eyes or ears. In Woody Bess’ dark comedy Portal To Hell, a depressed debt collector discovers his very own portal to hell in a dryer at his local laundry mat. Featuring supporting performances from Keith David (The Thing), Michael McDonald and Richard Kind (Beau is Afraid) as a carefree demon, Portal To Hell is a goofy and poignant tale about coming to terms with death…and taking a few bad people with you on the way down.

Dunn (Trey Holland) spends his days getting yelled at over the phone in his apartment, trying to squeeze blood from a stone with customers who owe thousands in medical bills. His only pleasant interactions are with his gruff,...

The third season of Reacher recently arrived on Prime Video, and once again trouble has found the show’s titular character. This season follows Reacher as he infiltrates the nefarious rug business of a man named Zachary Beck. Acting undercover as a man on the run, Reacher is tasked with locating a missing DEA informant while he works to uncover how his old foe Quinn is mixed up with Beck’s business.

As is the case with every season of Reacher, its cast of characters always changes. While a few characters have made various appearances here and there throughout the series, the show’s core characters each season are always different. Given Reacher prefers to travel from city to city with nothing but a toothbrush in his pocket, he always encounters a brand-new set of allies and enemies. Below is the cast of Season 3 and where viewers have seen them before.

Hollywood actor Anthony Michael Hall, who became a household name in the ’80s with his iconic roles in John Hughes movies like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, had spent much of his career defying the typecasting that followed his early fame. Over the years, he has become no stranger to playing complex and negative characters, but his latest role in Reacher takes his acting to new depths.

Anthony Michael Hall in Sixteen Candles | Credit: Universal Pictures

Now in the third season of Prime Video’s hit series Reacher, Hall is ready to show how far his range has come as the villainous arms dealer. The actor has also opened up about his personal journey of fatherhood which he brilliantly incorporated into portraying his layered character in Reacher.

Anthony Michael Hall shared how his fatherhood journey is helping the father-son dynamic in the series Reacher

In a recent interview with Variety,...

Anthony Michael Hall has spent his career pursuing roles that allowed him to empathize with all kinds of characters. He’s always looking for that depth, that drive — that hook that inspires him to dig his teeth into a script, and defy expectations — and to prove he’s much more than the nerd from ’80s Brat Pack movies like “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles.”

His newest role is playing an arms dealer on the third season of “Reacher,” the hit Amazon Prime Video show about an ex-military police drifter who travels the United States, busting up increasingly outsized criminal enterprises. For any actor, “Reacher” is a huge platform, but Hall was laser-focused on the complexity of his character, Zachary Beck, who poses as a humble rug importer.

“It’s a very rich character,” he says. “He has a cover for his life, and is operating within this framework of a criminal network.

“Reacher” is back.

Based on the book series by Lee Child, the Prime Video series once again finds our titular hero (Alan Ritchson) getting off the bus and getting into trouble. This time he is in Maine, recruited by local DEA agents looking to bust a bad guy – and get back an informant who has gone missing. And wouldn’t you know it, this seemingly random encounter ties back to a case from Reacher’s past?

If you want to know more about this season, we will happily delve deep into the colorful cast of Season 3 characters.

Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in “Reacher” Season 3 (Credit: Amazon Studios) Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher, or, as he insists everyone calls him, just Reacher, is a former military police major. These days, though, he’s what you would call a drifter – all he carries is his Atm card, the clothes...

Keith David and Richard Kind star in the indie horror-comedy Portal to Hell.

Deadline reports that Raven Banner Entertainment has acquired the movie for worldwide sales and distribution, introducing it to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.

Premiering this weekend at Slamdance in Los Angeles, the film marks the feature debut of writer-director-cinematographer Woody Bess.

Trey Holland (The Diabolical) stars as Dunn, a debt collector who lives a life of routine until a portal to Hell opens in his local laundromat. A demon (Kind) emerges to drag Dunn’s neighbor, Mr. Bobshank (David), to Hell for an unpaid debt.

Helping people settle their debts is Dunn’s specialty, but when the demon offers a sinister deal—three souls in exchange for Bobshank’s freedom—he refuses. However, when one of his debtors follows him to the laundromat, the line between right and wrong begins to blur, forcing Dunn...

The world of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 (now streaming on Screambox!) will expand with the official novelization from author Tim Waggoner, Cineverse has announced today.

The upcoming release is part of Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting’s new publishing arm Bloody Press, focused on creating and bringing audiobooks, e-books and print editions to market.

Penned by Tim Waggoner, author of the successful Terrifier 2 novelization, Halloween Kills, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the Terrifier 3 book will follow the franchise storyline that the film’s writer and director Damien Leone brought to audiences last year.

“We continue to look for new opportunities to reach fans, from novelizations to exclusive t-shirts and collectible merchandise to podcasts,” said Cineverse VP Network Strategy, Tom Owen. “When you can super-serve people who are passionate about iconic horror franchises like Terrifier, it makes it possible not only to drive revenue but to form powerful,...

One of Hollywood’s biggest cheerleaders has been sidelined at this year’s Oscars. Jamie Lee Curtis was snubbed for her performance in The Last Showgirl despite recent Best Supporting Actress nominations at both the SAG Awards and BAFTAs. In 2023, she won this category for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Gia Coppola‘s The Last Showgirl stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly Gardner, a 57-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who has performed for three decades in Le Razzle Dazzle. Curtis plays Shelly’s older best friend, Annette, a cocktail waitress who was ousted from the show years prior. Her brief, but impactful performance had launched Curtis into fifth place in our Best Supporting Actress Oscar odds heading into nominations morning.

Curtis, 66, has been vocal about her career resurgence in recent years. In addition to her Oscar win in 2023, the actress took home her first Emmy last year for playing...

One of the most bemoaned Halloween films of all time is headed to a new streaming home.

Per Paramount+, 2002's Halloween: Resurrection will be officially joining the streaming platform's ever-expanding catalog of horror titles on January 1. This marks the addition of yet another iconic slasher to the platform's offerings, which already include entries from the Friday the 13th and Scream franchises.

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Directed by Rick Rosenthal from a script by Larry Brand and Sean Hood, 2002's Halloween: Resurrection marked the eighth installment of the franchise as a whole and the last in the H20 timeline established with the previous film. The film brought Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie Strode, only for...

Production is underway on the AI thriller Serena, and Deadline reports that a sinister chatbot in the story is being played by Andi Matichak, who is best known for playing the role of Allyson Nelson, the granddaughter of Laurie Strode, in the recent trilogy of Halloween sequels from Blumhouse Productions and director David Gordon Green.

Directed by Rob Alicea, who is making his feature debut, from a script written by Jonathan Benecke and P.T. Hylton, Serena has the following synopsis: Desperate to launch her company into the future with resounding success, a CEO commissions tech engineer Holly to build her an AI model. However, before being implemented it must be tested. Down-on-his-luck and funds, former rock star, Chris Sadowsky, is asked to be one of the testers — with devastating repercussions. A simple tool, a chatbot who calls herself ‘Serena’ (Matichak) proves to be a soothingly sinister weapon of destruction, all...

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The rivalry between Kyle Richards and her sister Kim Richards formed the key plot for the early seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. As child actresses, the reality stars spent most of their lives in the public eye, but it wasn't until Rhobh debuted in 2010 that their years of rivalry came to light.

The first sign of a crack in their relationship came in the season 1 finale when Kim and Kyle had one of the franchise's most memorable arguments in the back of a limo. In a confessional after the fight, Kim said she wasn't sure if...

Exclusive: Universal/Warner Bros’ Twisters has debuted as streamer Peacock’s biggest Pay 1 film ever in its 14 days on the platform.

The previous biggest Peacock Pay 1 film debut in its first 14 days was Universal’s 7x Christopher Nolan directed Oscar winner, Oppenheimer.

The Lee Isaac Chung directed, Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones starring sequel to the Michael Crichton written 1996 blockbuster Twister dropped on Nov. 15, after a 120-theatrical day window to the service. Twisters opened on July 19 to a massive $81.1M at the domestic box office, 98% higher than the original movie’s $41M. At its opening, the sequel became the biggest box office debut for a natural diaster movie. Twisters finaled at $267.7M and $370.9M. Oppenheimer dropped on Peacock on Feb. 16 earlier this year, a seven-month window from its theatrical release.

Three of the top five best performing Pay 1 films on Peacock have premiered on the streamer in the past three months,...

Exlcusive: Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane will be featured in upcoming novels from Titan Books, and ScreenRant has a first look at what’s to come. Created by Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane first debuted nearly a century ago, with Kane first appearing in a pulp magazine in 1928 and Conan the Barbarian showing up a few years later in the 1930s. Both characters have had stories told through comics and films for decades, with Titan taking over comic and book publishing in 2023.

ScreenRant is happy to share a first look at Titan Books’ upcoming titles. 2025 and 2026 will be good years for the Robert E. Howard characters Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane, with Titan announcing two new Conan novels in Conan: Songs of the Slain and Conan: Spawn of the Serpent God, and the first-ever Solomon Kane novel, Solomon Kane: Suffer The Witch. Take a...

After starting off his career by directing independent dramas like George Washington and All the Real Girls, David Gordon Green shifted over to making stoner comedies like Pineapple Express and Your Highness for a while, then made his horror debut by taking the helm of a full trilogy of Halloween sequels: the 2018 Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends. That trilogy turned out to be rather divisive – some fans love what Green did with them, others were disappointed with how the story played out. Then he was planning to direct a trilogy of sequels to The Exorcist… but when The Exorcist: Believer was poorly received, he stepped away from that project. He’s currently doing the press rounds for his latest film, the family holiday comedy Nutcrackers, and during an interview with MovieWeb he shared advice and encouragement for directors who have the chance to work on established franchises like he...

A major Modern Family role was turned down by a Halloween franchise star. The mockumentary-style comedy was a network television hit that aired on ABC for 11 seasons and 250 episodes from 2009-2020. Acclaim for Modern Family's comedy, acting, and writing, along with the generally positive audience reception surrounding the show led to it winning an impressive 22 Emmy Awards, five of which were for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Modern Family's cast included Sofía Vergara, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet. Burrell and Stonestreet each won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, while Bowen won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Vergara, O'Neill, and Ferguson also received multiple Emmy Award nominations, with the series consistently gaining recognition for its talented cast.

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Hollywood tie-in novelist Tim Waggoner discusses his creative process and the constraints of working within the confines of the movie he's adapting.

Waggoner is an accomplished tie-in novelist, with film novelizations like Halloween Kills, XXX: Return of Xander Cage, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Alien, Kingsman: The Golden Circle and television novelizations like Supernatural, Grimm and Stargate Sg-1 under his belt. He's written original fiction as well. Waggoner told The Hollywood Reporter about his experience writing for the A24 film trilogy starring Mia Goth. One of the great challenges of being a tie-in novelist is the lack of communication with the original work's creators.

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After directing the Halloween sequel trilogy and an Exorcist reboot, David Gordon Green is back in the comedy genre with Nutcrackers — but it hasn’t done any better on Rotten Tomatoes than his horror films. Green has had a very interesting genre-hopping career trajectory. He first broke out in independent cinema with acclaimed dramas like George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Snow Angels. Then, he pivoted to making studio comedies with the likes of Pineapple Express, The Sitter, and Your Highness. Then, he pivoted to horror films with revivals of some of the genre’s biggest franchises.

Now, he’s firmly back in comedy territory with his new Christmas movie Nutcrackers, which is now streaming on Hulu. Ben Stiller leads the cast of Nutcrackers as a childless workaholic who has to relocate to rural Ohio to take care of his recently orphaned nephews. After Green’s horror movies were mostly panned by critics,...

Sometimes Tim Waggoner can make up scenes, and sometimes he can’t.

Take his work on Terrifier 2, a novelization of the popular 2022 killer-clown slasher movie. The studio wanted a 100,000-word prose adaptation of a film that was under two and a half hours, necessitating some creative license from the author. “If Art the Clown is running around killing people, I can just have him kill some more people,” says Waggoner of that book, which published this past October. “At one point in the movie, he’s driving a van, so I’m like, ‘Oh, where’d he get his van?’ So I wrote a scene where he got the van.”

But on Waggoner’s first published works for A24 — book adaptations of the X trilogy — the mandate was different: Don’t complicate writer-director Ti West’s creative vision. And so in X (published Sept. 24), Pearl (Nov. 19) and the upcoming...

Nutcrackers marks the return of Ben Stiller in a leading role. He plays Mike, who heads to the heart of Ohio to care for his four rambunctious nephews in the aftermath of his sister and her husband passing away in a tragic car accident. Though initially hesitant, Mike realizes they may be the family he's always needed.

Director David Gordon Green was inspired by real-life brothers - Homer Janson, Ulysses Janson, Arlo Janson, and Atlas Janson - and actually filmed on their family farm. This is the first acting role for all four boys. Green is well known in the horror world for movies like Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween (2018), but is no stranger to comedy either, as he directs and produces The Righteous Gemstones.

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Exclusive: Hot on the heels of a big win at the Clio Entertainment Awards last night, transatlantic creative agency Silk Factory has made a trio of hires and opened an interactive production arm in the UK.

Stephen Schwartz and Amanda Pulver have joined as Vice Presidents, while executive producer Richard Loader will lead the interactive production division. This comes after Silk Factory launched a West Coast office in L.A. led by former Warner Bros. and Lionsgate exec Ross Necessary as COO.

Pulver has spent 10 years in L.A., but is joining Silk Factory’s London office as VP and Creative Director. She will also focus on global business development across entertainment, consumer brands and music. She has worked at companies such as Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones and Ignition in senior roles. A Clio Grand Award winner for The Harder They Fall trailer, she has previously worked on the likes of Mission Impossible: Fallout,...

The holidays wouldn’t be the same without a feel-good comedy to help warm your chestnuts by the fire. Thankfully, Hulu is here with a heartfelt comedy about family, frustrations in parenting, and feeling like the best gift includes stepping up to the plate for loved ones in need. Directed by David Gordon Green, Nutcrackers stars Ben Stiller and Linda Cardellini. Today, Hulu shared a Nutcrackers trailer to make your heart grow two sizes bigger.

Nutcrackers follows strait-laced and work-obsessed Mike (Stiller) as he is suddenly thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews. The foursome is more than Mike can handle while finding them a new home, and he’s quickly learning that if you can’t beat them, join them. As the group gets closer, Mike discovers a part of himself he’s never known, brought on by the daily chaos and shared sensation of grief.

Halloween Kills star Judy Greer opened up about her experience filming Lionsgates upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Kings dystopian horror novel The Long Walk. This wont be the first time that Greer will be starring in a Stephen King movie, as she previously played Miss Desjardin in the 2013 adaptation of Carrie.

During a recent interview with Collider, Greer teased what the audiences can expect to see from The Long Walk movie, while sharing how exciting it was to be working with its young talented cast. "Its based on a novel Stephen King wrote in 1979. It was in response to the Vietnam War. Our movie kind of takes place again in sort of like a timeless place," she shared. "Like theres some technology, but then theres a lot of throwback elements to the script. Francis Lawrence directed it, and Cooper Hoffman is the star. There are so many great young actors in this movie.

Jamie Lee Curtis, who has portrayed who may be considered an original horror movie final girl, Laurie Strode, in the Halloween franchise, may not be done with the character quite yet. The Oscar-winning actress told Entertainment Weekly that shes learned to never say never regarding the Halloween films, which started with the original Halloween in 1978.

When asked about her future with the Halloween movies, Curtis said, Ive hung up my bell-bottoms and my pale blue button-down shirt, and I have relinquished (Laurie) to the ages with a warm aloha and a thanks for all the years and memories. Curtis, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2023 for Everything Everywhere All at Once, added, And yet, if Ive learned anything in my 65 years on the planet, its never say never.

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Jamie Lee Curtis, who played final girl Laurie Strode in the Halloween series, teased a possible return to the horror franchise. After starring in the original Halloween movie in 1978, Curtis has gone on to appear in six more Halloween films. The most recent installment, 2022's Halloween Ends, served as a conclusion to David Gordon Green's reboot trilogy which began in 2018. However, over its almost 50-year history, the Halloween franchise has ended and then started again in a new form multiple times, so it wouldn't be surprising for another Halloween movie to be released sooner rather than later.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Curtis revealed she may be open to returning to the role. This comes as a surprise, as in the build-up to Halloween Ends, Curtis claimed it would be her last time playing Laurie Strode. Curtis teases another potential return to the Halloween franchise just two years...

It seems only right on All Hallows Eve that Jamie Lee Curtis might be cryptically teasing another go-round with the unstoppable Michael Myers in the Halloween franchise. During a brand-new interview, the famed Scream Queen spoke about a number of her upcoming projects, including her reunion with on-screen daughter Lindsay Lohan in next years Freakier Friday. However, the conversation took an intriguing turn when Curtis also insinuated that she might not be done with The Shape just yet. Curtis told Entertainment Weekly:

"I have hung up my bell-bottoms and my pale blue button-down shirt. And I have relinquished [Laurie Strode] to the ages with a warm, 'aloha,' and a thanks for all the years and memories. And yet, if Ive learned anything in my 65 years on the planet, its never say never."

While most genre fans will always associate Curtis with Final Girl Laurie Strode from the Halloween franchise, and rightly so,...

Halloweens villain Michael Myers has become a cinematic icon and a favorite among horror fans, and while many are aware that Michael Myers was originally named The Shape, they might not know why. The Halloween franchise has seen many ups and downs with multiple retcons, remakes, and reboots of the series. Though not all Halloween films have been successful, they have certainly helped maintain the popularity and reputation of Michael Myers, who is now part of pop culture, being referred to and parodied on multiple occasions in different films and TV shows from all genres.

Michael Myers is credited as "The Shape in the original Halloween before being officially credited as "Michael Myers" in the sequels, only for the most recent Halloween trilogy, including Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, to return to crediting him as The Shape. With the constant switching back and forth, and the fact that the name...

For a lot of horror fans, October is their favorite month of the year, giving us 31 full days to watch even more horror movies than we do throughout the rest of the year, including films that are set on the holiday that ends the month: Halloween. Of course, the Halloween-set horror movies that get the most views are the slasher movies that share their name with the holiday. So with fresh viewings of every Halloween movie taken in, we have assembled a list: Halloween Movies Ranked, from worst to best. Check it out:

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Director Rick Rosenthal did such a good job emulating the style of John Carpenter when he made Halloween II, bringing him back to direct the follow-up to H20 seemed like a great idea. It turned out to be a mistake. Rosenthal didn’t have great material to work with: the movie walks back the ending...

What is the legacy of David Gordon Green's "Halloween" reboot trilogy? When the first film, "Halloween," arrived in 2018, fans and even critics were impressed — a dormant franchise was alive again! But then Green would go on to make two more movies, both of which were met with a much more lukewarm reception. The sequel "Halloween Kills" had plenty of gore, but it was also a bit of a mess and not nearly as praised as the 2018 movie. Then came "Halloween Ends." Marketed as the definitive conclusion to the story of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, "Halloween Ends" was drubbed by both critics and loyal fans. As a result, the general consensus surrounding Green's trilogy these days seems to be negative. But what if I told you that "Halloween Ends" is ... good, actually? In fact, it might even be great. And you don't have to take my word for it! Stephen King,...

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Halloween is almost upon us and just a few days away. It calls for scary decorations, a spiced pumpkin latte, a blanket fort, and spooky movies with family and friends. Nothing screams Halloween more than the Halloween film franchise. There are thirteen films in the series; Michael Myers is the prime character of this franchise and a very popular character in the world of movies. Myers is one of the Big Three Slashers – Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th Series, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise, and Michael Meyers.

The first film in the franchise was released in 1978, around a year before Ridley Scott’s Alien. It is also a successful franchise. The latest film in this slasher film series came out in 2022, taking the franchise total to an estimated...

Back in 2018, Blumhouse and director David Gordon Green had great success rebooting the long-running "Halloween" film franchise with a movie frustratingly just called "Halloween." The 2018 "Halloween" ignored every other sequel to come after John Carpenter's 1978 original, taking place in a world where Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) was not the sister of Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney), and where Michael had been languishing in a mental institution for 40 years. That film spawned two sequels in its own miniature continuity, "Halloween Kills" in 2021 and "Halloween Ends" in 2022. 

Blumhouse and Green were clearly hoping that lightning could strike twice, as Jason Blum infamously purchased the rights to "The Exorcist" in 2021 for $400 million. The plan was for Green to direct another reboot trilogy that also ignored all the extant sequels to date, catching up with the characters from the first film decades later. Sadly, the first film in this proposed trilogy, called "The Exorcist: Believer,...

The “Halloween” movie series has had quite a journey, spanning over four decades and presenting multiple timelines that can leave even the most devoted fans scratching their heads. With the release of each film, Michael Myers has become a horror icon, and Jamie Lee Curtis’ portrayal of Laurie Strode has cemented her as a symbol of survival and strength. Whether you’re new to the series or a long-time fan, knowing the correct order to watch them is essential to fully appreciate the intricate (and sometimes confusing) narrative threads. Here’s a guide on how to watch all the “Halloween” movies in both chronological and release order.

Halloween Movies in Release Date Order

If you prefer to watch the “Halloween” films based on when they were released, here’s how they line up:

Halloween (1978) Halloween II (1981) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) – (Unrelated to Michael Myers) Halloween 4: The Return...

Hollywood has long turned to sequels as a way of extending the relevance and success of iconic franchises, from slashers like Psycho to action movies like Die Hard. Typically, the film industry will release sequels in close succession, establishing a consistency for fans to count on regular outings for their favorite heroes until no longer profitable. For some movies, however, audiences have to wait decades for a continuation of a beloved story.

Sequels can take a while to come to fruition for a variety of reasons, from studios hesitant to give the green light to the original creators refusing new scripts or stars not wanting to come back. The 2010s and 2020s have been something of a golden age of sequels that fans had given up on, and many of them have been more than worth the wait. Not every sequel woos fans of the original, but sometimes it's better...

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When David Gordon Greens Halloween, the first installment in Greens sequel trilogy, was released in 2018, franchise fans expressed heightened optimism that Greens Halloween would serve as a fitting sequel to John Carpenters classic 1978 film of the same and render the disappointing previous sequels irrelevant. The strong sense of hope that fans brought to Greens Halloween, which takes place 40 years after the events of the 1978 film, was reflected at the box office, where the film finished its theatrical run with a worldwide gross of nearly $260 million, a record for the franchise and the slasher genre.

This hope is generally rewarded in the first hour of Greens Halloween, which portrays how the events of the 1978 film affected series heroine Laurie Strode and the town...

When John Carpenter made the original “Halloween” in 1978, it was just another horror movie in a long line of horror movies. But the blockbuster success of this low-budget movie, about a masked killer murdering babysitters, made “Halloween” a cultural institution. The film spawned legions of imitators and codified the slasher genre as we still know it. And yet the official “Halloween” franchise has often struggled to meet the standard of the movie that inspired the craze. Let’s look back at all of these classic (and not so classic) horror movies, and see how they stack up.

Behold, all the “Halloween” movies ranked from worst to best.

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14. “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002)

The worst “Halloween” movie commits two cardinal sins. First, it nullifies the intense and satisfying finale of “Halloween H20” by striking Laurie Strode’s personal victory from the record; now, not only did she kill an innocent man instead of Michael Myers,...

There aren't many horror franchises as recognizable and more profitable than Halloween. The series, which consists of 13 films, has grossed over $1 billion dollars so far, turning it into the highest-grossing horror series of all time. Now, one of its polarizing sequels is very popular on Netflix.

Halloween season is the perfect time to play any of the 13 films in the series, but fans opted for the polarizing 2018's Halloween. The slasher rounded up the U.S. Top 10 on Netflix in its first week on the platform. It came after two other horror films, The Platform 2 and Stephen King's It Chapter Two.

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General Hospital’s Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) recently announced the death of soap alum Nicholas Pryor, a prolific actor of soaps and films who died at the age of 89 from cancer. Pryor, who played Kevin’s father, Victor Collins on both General Hospital and Port Charles, died at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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General Hospital’s Lindstrom took to his Instagram account to share a heartfelt post concerning this onscreen father. Along with a photo, Lindstrom posted the following about his onscreen father. “It is my solemn task to announce the passing of the great Nicholas Pryor.

Nick was an Actor’s actor, and an exceptional friend. He passed on October 7, 2024, surrounded by loving family. Nick may be best known for his role as the father of [Tom Cruise] in [Risky Business], or as the same to...

Character actor Nicholas Pryor passed away from cancer at his home in North Carolina on October 7, 2024, at the age of 89. Pryor performed in films, television shows, and Broadway productions for over seven decades. His wife Christine Belford confirmed the cause of death.

Pryor displayed a wide range of roles throughout his long career. He appeared in iconic films like “Risky Business” and “Airplane!” in memorable parts. Born in 1935 in Baltimore, Pryor began acting on stage after studying at Yale University. He performed for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and made his Broadway debut in 1957.

Pryor took on numerous roles in daytime soap operas from the 1960s onward. His first part was in the original cast of “Another World” in 1964. Much later, he portrayed Victor Collins on the spinoff series “Port Charles” from 1997 to 2002. Beyond soap operas, Pryor had a recurring role on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and guest starred in many other popular shows.

General Hospital‘s Jon Lindstrom announced that actor Nicholas Pryor died at age 89. He died of cancer at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina. Pryor portrayed Victor Collins, the father of Jon Lindstrom’s Kevin Collins, on Gh and its spinoff Port Charles.

Remembering An ‘Actor’s Actor’

Lindstrom shared a heartfelt and solemn Instagram post revealing that Pryor had passed. Alongside a photo of the late actor, Lindstrom remembered him writing, “It is my solemn task to announce the passing of the great Nicholas Pryor.

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“Nick was an Actor’s actor, and an exceptional friend,” Lindstrom continued. “He passed on October 7, 2024, surrounded by loving family. Nick may be best known for his role as the father of [Tom Cruise] in [Risky Business], or as the same to [Robert Downey Jr] in [Less Than Zero]. He shared the...

Nicholas Pryor, whose nearly seven-decade acting career included hundreds of episodes of soap operas, playing Tom Cruise’s dad in Risky Business and Kathleen Robertson’s dad on Beverly Hills, 90210, died October 7. He was 89.

Fellow actor Jon Lindstrom announced the news on social media, saying in part: “Nick was an Actor’s actor, and an exceptional friend. … He was a mentor, a sounding board, a trusted confidant, and even a father-figure beyond, yes, playing my own father on #Gh and #PortCharles.” See his full post below.

Pryor racked up nearly 175 screen credits and half-dozen more on Broadway. After getting his screen start guesting on such 1950s and early ’60s TV series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Doctors, he played Tom Baxter in more than 75 episodes of the NBC daytime drama Another World. That led to a starring role on The Nurses, a 1965-67 continuation of CBS’ The Nurses, which...

Nicholas Pryor, who played a father to both Tom Cruise and to Robert Downey Jr. in “Risky Business” and “Less Than Zero,” died Oct. 7 of cancer in Wilmington, N.C. He was 89.

His agent, Susan Tolar Walters, said, “He was one of the nicest people I have ever met and he will be missed.”

The actor, whose career spanned seven decades, also portrayed the father of Kathleen Robertson’s character in “Beverly Hills, 90210” for 26 episodes from 1994-1997. From 1997-2002, Pryor starred on the “General Hospital” spinoff “Port Charles,” playing former spy Victor Collins. His career on daytime soap operas also included stints in “The Secret Storm,” “The Edge of Night,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” “All My Children” and “Another World.”

Some of Pryor’s other on-screen credits include “Halloween Kills,” “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” “The Outsider,” “Doctor Sleep,” “A Summer’s Day,” “Buster’s Mal Heart,...

Nicholas Pryor, the busy character actor who portrayed Tom Cruise’s father in Risky Business and Kathleen Robertson’s dad on Beverly Hills, 90210 during a career that spanned seven decades, has died. He was 89.

Pryor died Monday of cancer at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, actress Christine Belford, told The Hollywood Reporter.

In a note to be delivered to THR after his death, he wrote: “Nicholas Pryor was enormously grateful to have been, for nearly 70 years, a working actor.”

From 1997-2002, Pryor played the former spy Victor Collins on the General Hospital spinoff Port Charles, culminating a long career in daytime soap operas that included stints on The Secret Storm, The Edge of Night, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, All My Children and Another World.

Pryor recurred on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 as A. Milton Arnold, the chancellor of California University and father of Robertson’s Claire Arnold,...

If you loved the grime and gore of director Damien Leone’s hit slasher film Terrifier 2, today you can get your hands on the film’s official novelization (grab your copy on Amazon), courtesy of Titan Books and Bloody Disgusting.

In this gruesome novelization of the hit horror film, from Tim Waggoner, author of the Halloween Kills and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter novelizations, the nightmarish Art the Clown returns from the dead to continue his murderous and mad spree in the sleepy town of Miles County, one year after they survived the events of Terrifier.

Little do they know the nightmare is about to begin anew…

Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art is back with an appetite for murder and mayhem—setting his sights on the recently bereaved teenager Sienna and her younger brother Jonathan. The streets are about to run with blood, and Sienna must somehow survive...

David Gordon Greens 2018 reboot of the Halloween franchise which kickstarted Michael Myers most polarizing run in the series is now available to stream on Netflix. 2018s Halloween takes place 40 years after John Carpenters groundbreaking 1978 original and ignores every other sequel that came in between. It catches up with a post-traumatic Laurie Strode, whos now a mother and grandmother and has been nervously awaiting Michaels return for four decades. While being transferred to a maximum-security prison, Michael escapes and heads back to Haddonfield for another gruesome killing spree on Halloween night.

When it arrived in theaters in 2018, the Halloween reboot was praised as the best Halloween movie since Carpenters original. Jamie Lee Curtis performance was widely acclaimed and Greens direction of the tone and atmosphere was similarly lauded. Plus, it became a massive box-office success. But looking back on it now, 2018s Halloween is best remembered as the beginning of the...

Hey, London Terrifier fans!

Not only can you score an advance copy of our novelization of Terrifier 2, but you can get it signed by Director Damien Leone, Producer Phil Falcone, and Star Elliott Fullam by heading to Forbidden Planet (179 Shaftesbury Ave.) on Wednesday, Oct 2, from 4:50pm-5:30pm.

Adapted by Tim Waggoner, author of the Halloween Kills and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter novelizations, the Terrifier 2 novelization will be unleashed on October 8, 2024, from Titan Books, in partnership with Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting.

In this gruesome novelization of the hit horror film, the nightmarish Art the Clown returns from the dead to continue his murderous and mad spree in the sleepy town of Miles County, one year after they survived the events of Terrifier. Little do they know the nightmare is about to begin anew.

Resurrected by a sinister entity, Art is back with an appetite for murder...

After earning rave reviews on the festival scene from many including Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro and Matt Donato, gaming horror movie Livescreamers was released today.

Michelle Iannantuono’s Livescreamers is now available on Blu-ray and VOD outlets.

This timely take on screenlife found footage follows an ensemble of video gamers led by Michael Smallwood, Christopher Trindade (Worst Laid Plans), and Ryan Laplante (Holy Hell). After taking home the George A. Romero Fellowship at Salem Horror, and touring festivals including Panic Fest, Unnamed Footage, and Nevermore, the film currently sits at a fresh 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

In Livescreamers, a group of content creators are pitted against each other by a gruesome video game with lethal stakes.

In addition to taking audiences on a thrilling ride, the horror film tackles issues of parasocial relationships, corporate greed, and the crushing unsustainability of online creation.

A Region Free Blu-ray is available directly from Octopunk Media’s store page,...

The new I Know What You Did Last Summer movie has confirmed its first legacy character, and now I really need it to avoid a legacy sequel tradition. The horror genre continues to revive some of its most popular sagas and franchises through legacy sequels, and among them is I Know What You Did Last Summer. Loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan, I Know What You Did Last Summer capitalized on the revival of the slasher genre in the 1990s and introduced the audience to a group of friends haunted by a mysterious killer.

Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr), Barry (Ryan Phillippe), and Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) ran over a man and dumped his body in the water, but he was still alive. A year later, a killer in a raincoat wielding a hook targeted the group as he knew their secret,...

Legendary author Stephen King wasn’t yet a legendary author when he stayed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado back in 1974 – but that stay helped him on his way to legendary status, because it inspired him to write the novel The Shining. Fifty years later, Blumhouse Productions and the Peacock streaming service have announced that they’re teaming up to take over the Lodge at the Stanley hotel for a weekend event called the Overnightmare, which is scheduled to take place from Friday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th. For that weekend, rooms will be themed to one of four Blumhouse films – Insidious, The Purge, Happy Death Day, and Freaky.

A press release invites genre fans to “Step (and sleep) inside the worlds of Blumhouse’s Insidious, The Purge, Freaky and Happy Death Day at Peacock and Blumhouse’s “Overnightmare,” a one-weekend-only experience at the iconic Stanley Hotel...

Horror fans will have a new place to rest their head this October – the Peacock “Overnightmare” at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, the famously eerie landmark.

In partnership with Blumhouse, Peacock will take over The Lodge at The Stanley Hotel from Friday, October 18 – Sun., October 20, where rooms will be themed to one of four Blumhouse films – Insidious, The Purge, Happy Death Day, and Freaky.

Photo courtesy of Peacock and Blumhouse

The thrilling experience starts immediately at check-in, where a conci-scare-ge will greet guests and will continue throughout the weekend with encounters of various characters and frights throughout the space, including the Teacup Room. This spooky salon will take guests inside the world of the new thriller series produced by James Wan’s Atomic Monster exclusively on Peacock.

Visitors can also visit the Blumhouse Bar, a haven for horror fans to have a sip and a scare and play...

Although Kyle Richards’ personal life has been the center of attraction for years, it’d be foul to undermine the actress’ unrelenting approach to acting. After a prolonged absence from the realm of showbiz for almost half a decade, Kyle Richards returned to reprise the role of Lindsey, one of the kids from the first Halloween release, in Halloween Kills.

A still from Halloween Kills | Credit: Universal Pictures

While Halloween Kills is arguably one of the weaker entries in the franchise, this didn’t stop from Richards excelling at her part and leaving the crew astonished.

Kyle Richards’ Unrelenting Approach in Halloween Kills Is a Testament to Her Bravery Kyle Richards in Halloween Kills | Credit: Universal Pictures

Unlike most actors, Kyle Richards was adamant about doing her own action scenes, which ended up costing the actress her nose. For the scene, in which her character uses a sack of bricks to smack the killer,...