THE WEEK IN MACABRE!
Hey all you spooky guys and ghouls, it’s time once again for THE WEEK IN MACABRE, your source for all the latest MacabreDaily news, rants, and reviews from this week that you might have missed! This week, the official trailer for the upcoming HOCUS POCUS 2 finally ran a-muk, THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD II are getting a double disc 4K Ultra HD release, and Kevin Smith confirms that another TUSK film is in the works!
See all the news from the macabre and mysterious you might have missed from this week!
Macabre Daily Reviews Scream Factory's Collector's Edition 4K of 'CAT PEOPLE'!
1982 was a very good year. For horror movies alone, its output was almost unrivaled. “The Thing” wasn’t the only major horror release, or even the only horror remake to come out in 1982.
Henry Selick and Jordan Peele Make Halloween Magic Together In New Film ‘Wendell & Wild’ [Trailer]
If the name Henry Selick rings a bell, he directed A Nightmare Before Christmas. A lot of folks give that credit to Tim Burton but uh uh! Now the director is teaming up with Jordan Peele to bring an all new stop-motion flick to your peepers with Netflix’s ‘WENDELL & WILD’.
Tim Burton's "WEDNESDAY" Not Coming To Netflix For Halloween After All?
Tim Burton is bringing The Addams Family back to the small screen thanks to Netflix with his new series entitled “Wednesday” but something a bi troubling for Halloween season fans was noticed earlier today.
"UNSOLVED MYSTERIES" Returns To Netflix With 3-Night Event This October
Netflix has announced that Unsolved Mysteries will be returning for its 3rd season on the streamer and this will be done in grand fashion with a 3 night event!
Paul Feig’s ‘The School for Good and Evil’ Opens Its Doors This October [Trailer]
Soman Chainani’s debut novel The School for Good and Evil was published back in 2013 and is now getting a full adaptation from director Paul Feig (Ghostbusters) and Netflix come October and we have your first look at the flick below.
'HELLRAISER' - New Image Of Jamie Clayton As "Pinhead" Released
Jamie Clayton is taking over the role of “Pinhead” in Hulu’s upcoming reboot of the “Hellraiser” franchise and today we have another good look at her in full cenobite glory.
The spooky goods are all ready to scare those taste buds during Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights starting on September 8th till October 31st and we have all the ghoulishly tasty treats for you to drool over below.
'SMILE' Featurette Spotlights The “Escalating Nightmare” From Upcoming Film
Later on this month, from Paramount Players, is the new horror flick entitled ‘SMILE’ and today we have a new featurette for the film that focuses on the “Escalating Nightmare” this film will bring to theaters on September 30th.
Kevin Smith Confirms 'TUSK 2' Is Happening - "I've Got More Story To Tell"
Blame it all on ‘Tusk’ star, Justin Long for spilling the beans about ‘TUSK 2’, or thank him, it’s up to you but director, Kevin Smith, has officially come forward and confirmed that a ‘TUSK 2’ will indeed be happening.
George A. Romero's Unmade 'RESIDENT EVIL' Film Getting A Documentary
To clear things up right off the bat, George A. Romero (Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead) did indeed direct and shot a Resident Evil commercial for RE2 back in the early 90s. Yes it only saw the light of day in Japan but it gave many hope for a Romero helmed Resident Evil film, sadly, that never occurred.
Anna Kendrick Directing True Crime Film "THE DATING GAME" Based On Serial Killer Rodney Alcala!
nna Kendrick is taking on an infamous serial killer in her directorial debut titled ‘THE DATING GAME’. The crazy part about this film is it all actually happened when Rodney Alcala was a contestant on a matchmaking show with the same name…but he hid a terrible secret. He was a wanted serial killer!
Lucky Mckee Returns With New Flick ‘Old Man’ To Give You Nightmares [Trailer]
Director Lucky McKee (May, The Woman) is back with brand new film ‘Old Man’ starring Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe), and yesterday Collider debuted the official trailer.
Catherine Keener Joins The Cast Of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
More casting news is slowly hitting us for the upcoming sequel to Todd Philips, ‘Joker’. Joaquin Phoenix will be returning as the Joker along with Lady Gaga for the Warner Bros film entitled ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’
James Wan Shares Video Of Unused Demon From 'THE CONJURING 2'
To think that the Conjuring universe could have had a totally different “big bad” besides the demon we now know as “Vala” aka “The Nun” is a bit of a shock but in Hollywood, things can change drastically from script to filming and yesterday, director, James Wan shared that before “The Nun” was used, we were about to get a very different enemy in The Conjuring 2.
Jennifer Tilly Gives Behind The Scenes Set Tour For Season 2 Of "CHUCKY"
“Chucky” returns to Syfy and USA with season 2 of Don Mancini‘s hit series on October 5, and today the folks over at the series have shared a fun and interesting behind the scenes set visit, hosted by Jennifer Tilly!
'SPIRIT HALLOWEEN: THE MOVIE' Unleashes A Second Trailer Plus Theatrical Release Details!
‘Spirit Halloween: The Movie’ turns your favorite Halloween shop into a real life terror trip when it hits select theaters on September 30th, MacabreDaily has found out today. The film will also have special event screenings taking place that same weekend at the Nashville Film Festival and Popcorn Frights Wicked Weekend in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Anne Rice's "INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE" Releases Official Trailer For Bloody New Series
AMC’s “Interview With The Vampire” is retelling author Anne Rice’s greatest selling novel and it will be sinking its fangs into AMC and AMC+ On October 2nd, 2022.
Trick Or Treat Studios Releasing Official Michael Myers Replica Mask From 'HALLOWEEN ENDS'
We find it funny that Michael Myers mask just keeps getting more and more decrepit as the Halloween franchises moves along and now with Halloween Ends just a little under a month away from release in theaters, we will see the final crusty remanence once more on screen.
New Shark Attack Flick 'THE LAST BREATH' Surfaces With First Image
Filming is underway on a new shark attack flick per reports from our friends at Deadline and the film is titled ‘The Last Breath’.
'THE EVIL DEAD' And 'EVIL DEAD II' Getting Double Disc 4K Ultra HD Release In November
We let you know back in September that Lionsgate would be releasing the “Groovy Collection” for the Evil Dead franchise in 4K that included the first two films as well as Ash vs. Evil Dead the complete series.
Watch The First Clip From New Slasher Flick 'SICK' Co-Written By Kevin Williamson
We’re pretty stoked that Kevin Williamson is returning to the Horror genre with a brand new slasher flick in ‘SICK.’ The writer is responsible for ‘SCREAM’ and ‘I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER’ so when we found out this film will be hitting the Toronto International Film Festivals “Midnight Madness” slate, we had to take notice.
Nicolas Cage Teases His Dracula Voice For Upcoming Flick 'Renfield'
One of the most anticipated horror films coming our way is of course ‘Renfield’ starring the ever amazing Nicolas Cage as Dracula.
Super 7 Reveals First Look At 'THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS' Ultimate Figures
The folks over at Super 7 have created some amazing action figures for lines like G.I. Joe, TMNT, Thundercats, and Masters of The Universe. Now joining Super 7’s Ultimate’s line is non other than Tim Burton’s ‘THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS’ and today we have your first look at the figures.
Official 'HOCUS POCUS 2' Trailer Runs A Muck!
The Sanderson Sisters return to Salem to run a muck on the town and its children in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ coming exclusively to Disney+ on September 30th and today Disney has released the first official trailer for the film during its annual D23 expo happening in Anaheim today.
Winona Ryder, Dan Levy and More Join Disney's 'HAUNTED MANSION' Cast
Today during Disney’s D23 expo, fans were gifted with the first (brief) footage of the upcoming live action film based on ‘THE HAUNTED MANSION’. The footage was short and detailed a few things about the film by new cast member Danny DeVito who seems to be playing a crotchety old historian.
VOD of the Dead - MARGAUX (2022)
In 1927 Fritz Lang became the first filmmaker to introduce “A.I.”(Artificial Intelligence) on film with METROPOLIS, and in 1968 Kubrick directed 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY with one of, if not the most famous A.I. ever to grace the cinema, HAL 9000. Fast-forward to 1984, we meet the T-800 in James Cameron’s THE TERMINATOR.
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