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There have been a lot of movies and TV shows based on the works of author Stephen King, but there are also still a good number of King stories that have slipped through the cracks and never received an adaptation. For example, the short story The Monkey has been around for over forty years, but it’s only just now getting the big screen treatment, with Neon planning to give a film based on The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. With that date just a few months away, we figured this would be a good time for us to put together a list of Everything We Know About The Monkey.

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King’s short story was first published in 1980, in the pages of the adult magazine Gallery, giving subscribers something to read amidst the pictures of nude women. The story was later revised and included in King’s 1985 short story collection Skeleton Crew.

Last March, we heard that production had wrapped on the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming our way from the team of producer / genre regular James Wan and director Osgood Perkins, whose credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.k.a. February), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, and the recent Nicolas Cage horror film Longlegs (you can read our review Here). Longlegs was released by Neon – and they’ll also be giving The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. We’ve seen a teaser trailer for the movie before and today (eight days later than expected), a full trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey, working from a King short story. The film will tell the following story: When twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their...

A complete departure from the seriousness of Longlegs last year, director Osgood Perkins is back with The Monkey this year, and the bloody-as-hell Red Band trailer has arrived today.

A horror-comedy adaptation of Stephen King’s same-titled short story, The Monkey arrives in theaters on February 21, 2025, and you can watch Neon’s Red Band trailer below.

The film’s new poster (below) promises an “outrageously gory” and “thoroughly gratuitous” experience, with instruments of death including a harpoon gun, a bowling ball, a shotgun, a hibachi knife, a lawnmower, and even a stampede of wild horses. Yeah, Osgood Perkins is letting his hair down with this one, going as brutally bonkers as an “R” rating will allow.

From Neon and producer James Wan, The Monkey has indeed been rated “R” for “Strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout, and some sexual references.”

In The Monkey, “When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey,...

We’ve got more Osgood Perkins to look forward to with The Monkey, but the director has teased that the upcoming horror film will be very different from Longlegs. Not only that, but it’s going to be gory in an over-the-top way.

“If you’re going for comedy then you’re going for extremes. Not subtlety,” Perkins told Empire. “We are guilty of putting far more blood in our human bodies than is really in a human body. When someone explodes in this movie — and a couple of people do — there’s a lot of mess. All the death set-pieces were hard to do. They all have a Rube Goldbergian connectivity — this happens, then this happens, then this happens…” The film has already earned an R rating for “strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references.” Bring on the exploding humans!

Perkins continued, “I honestly feel...

The company that brought us Longlegs this past year, Neon is hoping to strike more horror gold here in early 2025 with director Osgood Perkins’ follow-up movie, The Monkey.

A film adaptation of Stephen King’s same-titled short story, The Monkey arrives in theaters on February 21, 2025, and Neon promises a brand new trailer on January 8 at 12pm Et.

From Neon and producer James Wan, The Monkey has also been rated “R” this week for “Strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout, and some sexual references.”

This Wednesday’s new trailer alone promises everything from a “bowling ball smashing a child’s face” to “bloody entrails,” glimpsed in the MPA trailer report shared by Neon today. Check out the report below (A+ marketing!) and come on back on January 8 for the new trailer.

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist,...

Back in March, we heard that production had wrapped on the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming our way from the team of producer / genre regular James Wan and director Osgood Perkins, whose credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.k.a. February), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, and the recent Nicolas Cage horror film Longlegs (you can read our review Here). Longlegs was released by Neon – and they’ll also be giving The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. We’ve seen a teaser trailer for the movie before (you can watch it in the embed above), but now it has been revealed that a full trailer will be dropping this Wednesday – and ahead of that, Neon has shared the Motion Picture Association ratings board’s report on the trailer! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Back in March, we heard that production had wrapped on the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming our way from the team of producer / genre regular James Wan and director Osgood Perkins, whose credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.k.a. February), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, and the recent Nicolas Cage horror film Longlegs (you can read our review Here). Longlegs was released by Neon – and they’ll also be giving The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. And now, as a spooky Christmas treat, Neon has put out a new clip guaranteed to send some shivers down your spine.

A little while ago Entertainment Weekly unveiled a batch of images from the film (plus a behind-the-scenes image), and those can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey, working from a King short story.

Fresh off this year’s box office hit Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins is headed into the world of Stephen King with The Monkey, a film adaptation of King’s same-titled short story.

From Neon and producer James Wan, The Monkey hits theaters February 21, 2025.

Entertainment Weekly scored a handful of first-look images from The Monkey this morning, while also offering up some insights from director Osgood Perkins and producer James Wan.

The piece describes The Monkey as a horror-comedy take on Stephen King’s tale, with Osgood Perkins’ pitch for the material leaning heavily into the humorous insanity of the premise.

He explains his initial pitch to EW, “What if it’s a comedy? Here’s this monkey that doesn’t do anything. It’s not M3GAN. It doesn’t attack. It’s evil just in its existence. Things happen around it for no better reason than they do. Its presence...

Back in March, we heard that production had wrapped on the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming our way from the team of producer / genre regular James Wan and director Osgood Perkins, whose credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.k.a. February), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, and the recent Nicolas Cage horror film Longlegs (you can read our review Here). Longlegs was released by Neon – and they’ll also be giving The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. With two months to go until that date arrives, The Monkey has been screened for the Motion Picture Association ratings board and they have decided to give the film an R rating for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references.

Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey, working from a King short story. The film will tell the...

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...

Dan Stevens is set to star in the new horror movie The Ritual with the legendary Al Pacino, which is set up to be the perfect replacement for the recent failed restart of a beloved horror franchise. From director David Midell and writer Enrico Natale, The Ritual recently got a release date for Easter weekend 2025, and based on the limited details revealed, seems like it will hit many of the familiar notes of the demonic exorcism subgenre. That certainly isn't a strike against it, given how many disappointing exorcism movies have been released in the last few years.

A familiar exorcism formula could still be a massive hit, considering The Ritual will be elevated by the presence of Pacino and Stevens. While there has been no shortage of attempts at high-quality modern exorcism movies, there have unfortunately been very few successes. In just the last two years, Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe...

General Hospital (Gh) spoilers note that while Nikolas Cassadine’s life might be at a standstill as he serves time in prison, his character’s portrayer has been a busy bee.

That’s because Adam Huss hasn’t only been active in a slew of acting projects, he’s also recently launched a ‘weird’ clothing brand along with his husband, Adam Bucci. Learn more about this story, below.

General Hospital Spoilers’s – Adam Huss – Small Town Weirdo

Bucci and Huss recently interviewed with Soap Hub, talking about ‘Small Town Weirdo’, their clothing brand of horror-themed accessories and hand-painted jackets, designed by Huss’s hubby, Adam Bucci.

Bucci turned his love of painting into a clothing line, and the pieces have become popular among pop culture and horror fans as well as some celebrities. Huss stated that quite a few celebs have the painted jackets, including the likes of Matt Bomer,...

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,...

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.

Judy Greer Turned Down An Audition For Modern Family's Claire Dunphy Claire Was Played By Julie Bowen...

After it failed to garner any traction at the box office, a 2024 Blumhouse movie is finding renewed success on Netflix. The indie studio best known for their horror output has enjoyed something of a mixed bag in the past couple of years when it's come to both the critical and commercial reception to their movies. For every record-breaking M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy's, there's also been a near-franchise-destroying The Exorcist: Believer and lackluster Halloween Ends.

2024, in particular, has been something of a rockier year for Blumhouse. Having hoped to recapture the January release success of M3GAN, the horror short adaptation of Night Swim proved to be a critical misfire, albeit a modest box office success. The studio followed it up with four other releases, including the similarly panned Imaginary and the James McAvoy-starring English-language remake of Speak No Evil, which was a critical and commercial hit. There was...

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,...

The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green shares his guidance on how filmmakers should approach well-known and established franchises, and the balance between pleasing fans and adding their own perspective. The 2023 sequel to the infamous 1973 horror classic saw a father try to rescue his daughter and her best friend from possession. Alongside his work on The Exorcist: Believer, Green is also responsible for the 2018 Halloween soft reboot sequel, and its two following installments.

While Mike Flanagan is set to reboot The Exorcist series once more for a 2026 feature, Green opens up to MovieWeb about advice he'd be willing to share with the filmmaker, and others who had desires to tackle well-known franchises. While the director was willing to encourage any filmmaker to try and add their own vision to a franchise he acknowledged that there may be difficulty between adding their own personal take to a series while keeping with established continuity and lore.

Horror continues to be a major audience draw as a genre, and this year has delivered horror successes like Longlegs, Smile 2, and the critically-acclaimed The Substance. The genre continues to be attractive to filmmakers as horror flicks often feature smaller budgets, but this doesn't deter audiences. Every year, there are a few standout horror hits, and 2022 is certainly no different.

2022 saw the release of the Scream legacy sequel, which revitalized the franchise, and Halloween Ends, which ended that franchise's reboot trilogy. A number of standout original horror movies were also released, including Barbarian, which shocked audiences with its surprising twists and turns, and Smile, which reaped the benefits of a stellar marketing campaign to become a major box office success. Other notable titles include Jordan Peele's Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Menu, and Men, but the year also delivered two installments of what would become a horror trilogy.

Judging by the end of “Halloween Ends,” it would appear the franchise is dead. But we know how horror works and death is merely an inconvenience and not something that is set in stone. So, with that being the case, we can only assume more “Halloween” is on the horizon. And if that’s happening, then will Jamie Lee Curtis return to Haddonfield? Well, maybe.

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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jamie Lee Curtis was asked if she’d ever return to the world of “Halloween.” Folks may remember that her last appearance in the franchise included her killing Michael Myers and finishing her character arc seemingly once and for all.

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The Halloween franchise's unstoppable bogeyman is possessed by an inhuman evil, but why is Michael Myers so strong? Given how Michael always comes back from death, even if Halloween Ends seemingly killed him forever, there's no definitive answer to this question since the franchise is divided across four different timelines, each of which has offered its own take on Michael Myers. Most recently, 2018's Halloween reset the timeline, ignoring everything from Halloween II onwards and positioning itself as a direct sequel to 1978's Halloween.

From Michael Myers' first appearance on theater screens, his psychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Loomis, maintained that Michael was not a man. When a distraught Laurie Strode calls Michael Myers the bogeyman, Dr. Loomis tells her that she is right. No matter what timeline he's in, Michael is a force of irrepressible evil. However, is Michael Myers immortal? Here's every possible answer to the looming specter of Michael Myers' origins.

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...

Jamie Lee Curtis has ended her time with the Halloween franchise multiple times over the years, but she always manages to find a way to return. First in Halloween H20 back in 1998, and of course later in David Gordon Green’s trilogy that came to a close with Halloween Ends. But is she finally ruling out another return? Or is there still life left in Laurie Strode?

Taking to Instagram this afternoon, Jamie Lee Curtis has shared an interesting new interview piece with Entertainment Weekly where she seems to leave that door slightly ajar…

The article’s headline reads: “Jamie Lee Curtis cryptically teases Halloween future after Laurie Strode’s final film,” but how much of that is merely Halloween Day clickbait?

Well, here’s what Jamie Lee Curtis told EW during a phone call this week…

“I have hung up my bell-bottoms and my pale blue button-down shirt, and...

The last time we saw Michael Myers terrorizing Jamie Lee Curtis as her iconic "final girl" Laurie Strode was in the highly polarizing 2022 film Halloween Ends, a conclusion to the reboot trilogy started in 2018 from director David Gordon Green.

Halloween Ends seemingly wraps up the storylines of Laurie and Michael for good. Laurie and the townspeople of Haddonfield literally put his body in an industrial shredder and viewers are privy to a grisly shot of his innards getting torn apart inside. He's dead and gone. At least for now. As for Laurie, she's last seen writing her memoir and reconciling with her love interest, Deputy Frank Hawkins.

But in a world where Jason Voorhees can go to space, I don't think we can ever safely say that Michael Myers won't be back somehow someday. And Curtis appears to agree.

During a recent exclusive conversation with Entertainment Weekly, she confidently said...

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,...

Halloween Franchise Films Ranked At The Worldwide Box Office(Photo Credit – Amazon Prime Video)

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...

The Halloween franchise has been terrifying audiences since Michael Myers’ masked menace was brought to the big screen in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. Four decades, 13 films, and a laundry list of rehashings, reboots, and remakes later, the franchise has become a slasher staple.

David Gordon Green’s reboots the Halloween franchise | Credits: Universal Pictures, TIFF

In the spirit of Spooktober – here’s a definitive ranking of all thirteen Halloween movies — from grisly goofs to the horrifying. Let’s slice through the clutter and get to the bloody best.

13. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Yeah, this is the lowest point without contention. Halloween: Resurrection sees Michael Myers in a reality TV setting, featuring Busta Rhymes’ kung-fu moves. This installment, directed by Rick Rosenthal (also responsible for Halloween II), attempts a “reality-tv-gone-wrong” trope that falls short on both scares and coherence. Even fans who appreciate so-bad-it’s-good films will not find something worthy of their time.

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,...

Update: 2024/10/20 08:01 Est By Brennan Klein

Smile 2 Still On Track For $23 Million While Terrifier 3 Gets A Slight Boost From Initial Projections

This article was originally written Saturday Am and has been updated Sunday Am with up-to-date box office projections (in bold), a full chart, and further analysis.

Smile 2 and Terrifier 3 are simultaneously conquering the box office. Both horror titles are sequels to successful 2022 releases, with Terrifier 3 - the $2 million blood-soaked outing for slasher villain Art the Clown - opening last weekend to $18.9 million, besting the entire $15.7 million run of the previous installment, which had a minuscule budget of $250,000. The Smile 2 release - which sees pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) cursed by the sinister smiling entity - has even bigger shoes to fill, as the original became the highest-grossing horror title of 2022, earning $217.4 million against its $17 million budget.

Per Deadline, as of Saturday morning,...

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...

Jason Blum couldn’t reveal details today about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 but he brought New York Comic Con attendees the poster for the sequel to last year’s highest grossing horror movie.

The first movie opened during the actors strike, day-and-date on Peacock and defied all hurdles during last fall’s marketplace. The movie based on the hit videogame was an anomaly performing equally well in theaters and on Peacock since it was a hot fan frenzied franchise. Five Night’s Freddy‘s was Peacock‘s most-watched film or series ever in its first five days, besting previous record-holders Halloween Ends, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Bel-Air and The Best Man: The Final Chapters.

Blum gave props to the pic’s screenwriter Scott Cawthon for having the foresight that it would be a hit. The movie won over fans in its faithful-to-the-videogame production design, down...

An adaptation of the Stephen King story, horror movie The Monkey is headed our way in early 2025 from Neon, producer James Wan and director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs).

The Monkey will release in theaters February 21, 2025.

Watch the brand new Red Band teaser trailer below.

[Related] Osgood Perkins Previews His Fun-for-the-Family Stephen King Movie

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, this year’s Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover...

Back in March, we heard that production had wrapped on the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, which is coming our way from the team of producer / genre regular James Wan and director Osgood Perkins, whose credits include The Blackcoat’s Daughter (a.k.a. February), I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Gretel & Hansel, and the recent Nicolas Cage horror film Longlegs (you can read our review Here). Longlegs was released by Neon – and they’ll also be giving The Monkey a theatrical release on February 21, 2025. We saw a short teaser for this one back in August, and now a new teaser trailer has dropped online to give us a look at more footage from the film. You can check it out in the embed above.

Perkins wrote the screenplay for The Monkey, working from a King short story. The film will tell the following story: When twin...

To say that things have gone poorly for "Joker: Folie a Deux" would be putting it mildly. Director Todd Phillips' follow-up to 2019's smash hit "Joker" has been nothing shy of a colossal flop in the early going. The latest DC Comics adaptation was rejected by critics and audiences alike on opening weekend, leaving its financial future on shaky ground. But after the movie's second weekend in theaters, it's safe to say the situation has gone from very bad to much, much worse as "Joker 2" suffered a historic second-weekend drop, plummeting nearly 82% in its second frame.

Phillips' sequel made just $7 million as the unrated, gory slasher "Terrifier 3" topped the charts with more than $18 million. That is a catastrophic result given that "Folie a Deux" opened with an already disastrous $37.8 million the weekend prior. It's so bad that "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" performed equally well on its sixth weekend in theaters,...

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.

Photo credit: Dimension Films

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,...

An adaptation of the Stephen King story, horror movie The Monkey is headed our way in early 2025 from Neon, producer James Wan and director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs).

The Monkey will release in theaters February 21, 2025.

Check out a new poster below and expect the teaser trailer next week.

[Related] Osgood Perkins Previews His Fun-for-the-Family Stephen King Movie

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (She–Hulk: Attorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, this year’s Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers...

Fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise ripped open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift last night when the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video debuted nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters. It’s now available online!

The Ice Nine Kills x Terrifier 3 music video is titled “A Work of Art,” and it features David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown. Watch the Not Safe For Work video below, wherein Art slaughters his way through an Ink concert and, well, takes absolutely no prisoners!

And listen to the track on Spotify and wherever you get your music now!

The art of dying brings us to life…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

In 2 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

And while you wait, check out the music video’s bloody disgusting trailer below…

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created.

Director David F. Sandberg has shared a major production update on Until Dawn. The upcoming horror movie is an adaptation of the PlayStation video game of the same name, an interactive survival horror game following a group of young people partying at a mountain lodge who are menaced by a mysterious figure with murderous intent. The Until Dawn movie, which is being directed by Sandberg (Annabelle: Creation) from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman, stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, Odessa A'zion, Maia Mitchell, and Peter Stormare.

On his official Instagram account, David F. Sandberg shared an image of what seems to be a window drenched in blood, with three smiling faces reflected behind the red splatter, two of whom are Sandberg and Lotta Losten, a producer on the movie who is Sandberg's frequent collaborator and wife. In front, a hand holds a slate announcing Take 3 of Scene 88A was...

When it comes to Halloween movie quotes, the best of them come from the moments in the franchise when the likes of Laurie Strode or Dr. Loomis speak about the horrors of Michael Myers. While there are no Michael Myers quotes in the entire series, as he remains a silent killer, the other characters expand on his legacy with many memorable lines that capture the horror of Halloween's villain. Halloween first arrived in 1978 and that one movie spawned three different timelines, each of which has provided some of the best Halloween quotes.

From David Gordon Green's trilogy to the Rob Zombie movies, there are a lot of characters in disconnected storylines who suffered and died through the legacy of Michael Myers. This offers plenty of characters to talk about the evil that this one man brought to Haddonfield, Illinois, and how these murders destroyed an entire community. From the...

Production has wrapped on writer/director Taylor Cohen’s Strobe, a thriller that The Hollywood Reporter describes as being “Edm-focused.” Suzanna Son (Red Rocket), Chace Crawford (The Boys), Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends), Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi), Steve Howey (True Lies), Bella Murphy (Coming 2 America), Anthony C Garcia (A Holiday Chance), and musician Matt Champion star in the film, which is coming our way from Happy Place and Super Frog.

Strobe sees Son taking on the role of a high school senior who embarks on an obsessive quest to track down a mysterious Edm artist.

Tara Razavi, Nate Matteson, and Hiro Murai are producing the film. Happy Place provided the financing, alongside executive producer Clayton Moore. Happy Place founder Razavi provided the following statement: “We’re incredibly excited to bring Strobe to life as Taylor Cohen’s first feature film.

In 8 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters!

Be one of the first psychos to witness “A Work of Art,” featuring franchise star David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, following the credits exclusively at select Thursday night double feature showings of Terrifier 3 + Terrifier 2 on October 10, 2024.

A list of participating AMC and Marcus theaters can be found here.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Spencer Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same, and we heard...

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...

::Oscar Isaac voice:: Somehow, fall returned. Yes, believe it or not, summer is over, and we're officially in the midst of autumn. While it's sad to see summer go, fall is a pretty swell time of year. Fall means it's time to embrace spooky season, and sure enough, the folks at Netflix are unleashing some scary movies as the calendar rolls over into October. Below, I've highlighted five horror-centric films that will debut on Netflix in October. You'll also get a complete list of every movie and TV show hitting Netflix in October, as well as every TV show and movie that will be leaving the streaming service before the month is out. So let's get to it!

Read more: The 50 Scariest Horror Movie Monsters Ranked

It's What's Inside

"It's What's Inside" premiered earlier this year at Sundance, and garnered rave reviews (you can read ours here). However, the...

In the early 2000s, reality shows became a fan-favorite. From Keeping Up with the Kardashians to Jersey Shore, the audience got a behind-the-scenes look at various television personalities and more. Although most of the beloved shows came to an end, one such show that has stood the test of time is The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. With the show’s constant drama and multiple catfights throughout the 13 seasons, it is no surprise that viewers got hooked on the series.

Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills S9 | Credits: Bravo

While many of the show’s old cast has left like Lisa Vanderpump, they still keep in touch with what’s happening in the lives of their former cast mates. In fact, the 64-year-old even opened up about the separation of Kyle Richards and her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky. However, that did not sit well with the Halloween Ends actress.

Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in October. The Starz October 2024 schedule includes the series finale of Power Book II: Ghost, the series premiere of Fat Joe Talks, and new episodes of the limited series Three Women.

Sweetpea will also have a special Thursday premiere on October 10 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt before the new “coming-of-rage” series moves to its regular time slot on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

Sweetpea

On the film front, Cocaine Bear, Champions, Clawfoot, Of an Age, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and several other notable titles join the Starz app this month.

Plus, look for a special Halloween Horror collection of new and old favorites, including M3GAN (Unrated Version Premiere), Imaginary, Halloween Ends, The Strangers: Chapter 1, Nope, Ghostbusters (2016), Ghostbusters (1984), The Blackening, Saw X, and more.

Power Book...

Step into the Afterlife with the New Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Collection by Vixen by Micheline Pitt & La Femme en Noir: "It’S Showtime! Los Angeles-based apparel sister companies Vixen by Micheline Pitt and La Femme en Noir has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products to launch an exclusive new collection of apparel and accessories inspired by the original 1988 classic “Beetlejuice” and the newly released, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters now.

“We have an amazing collection of apparel and accessories inspired by both of the feature films”, said Vixen CEO & Designer Micheline Pitt of the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice™ collaboration, based on both the 1988 film and 2024 sequel. “Each collection, like the films on which they are based, has its own story to tell and we’re excited to celebrate Beetlejuice through fashion.”

“We approached this collection with the same duality as last time for both brands to take characters from the film, and...

Officially announced at Silver Scream Con III over the weekend, the band Ice Nine Kills is joining forces with Terrifier 3 for the film’s official song and music video! It’s fittingly titled “A Work of Art,” and we’re thrilled to announce that the video will be premiering at the upcoming Fantastic Fest as part of the world premiere screening of Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3.

Spencer Charnas, frontman and creative force behind the cinematic horror metal band Ice Nine Kills, announced the music collaboration at Silver Scream Con this past weekend.

You can watch the official announcement video below.

“The Terrifier franchise gave us Art the Clown, the greatest new horror icon in decades,” says Charnas. “We are beyond honored by the invitation to play within the viciously delightful universe Damien Leone and his incredible team have created. The Art and Ink fanbases are one and the same,...