The Legend Of Halloween is a new illustrated book written by Halloween (2018) & Halloween Kills (2021) writer/director David Gordon Green and children’s author Onur Tukel and is described as “the perfect treat for Halloween fans of (almost) all ages”. As you would expect the book is based the charecter of Michael Myers as created in the motion picture screenplay ‘Halloween’ written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill.
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Urban Legend trilogy getting special edition Blu-Ray release
Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, written by Silvio Horta, and starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, and Tara Reid, and is the first installment in the Urban Legend trilogy.
Its plot focuses on a series of murders on the campus of a private New England university, all of which appear to be modeled after popular urban legends. In addition to its younger cast, the film features supporting performances from Robert Englund, Loretta Devine, John Neville, and Brad Dourif.
The series of three films is now getting a new limited edition Blu-Ray release from 88 Films – In the UK for the first time, completely uncut.
REVIEW: ‘Ten Minutes to Midnight’ – A Blood-Soaked Good Time
Review by Paul Grammatico
When Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was published in 1879 and made vampirism a thing, there are a massive number of literary and visual works that has referenced these infected, mutated and cursed beings. This presence of the undead has permeated in many films throughout cinematic history with the romantic, to the menacing, to the lurid, to the comedic. With ‘Ten Minutes to Midnight’, Mainframe Pictures with Jinga Films and 1091 Pictures give us a gritty, lurid, but fun vision of how a single event can cause catastrophic consequences.
Second Sight releasing ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ in standard edition 4K BluRay
Second Sight Films are releasing the George A. Romero classic ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ in a standard 4-Disc BluRay set for the first time following their limited edition set released last year.
Actor Peter Mark Richman, dies at 93
Peter Mark Richman, a star of Broadway, film and television who had guest starring roles on more than 500 TV shows, died today of natural causes. He was 93.
Born on April 16th, 1927 in Philadelphia, Richman’s career as an actor, playwright, author and artist spanned eight decades.
‘Wrong Turn’ reboot release delayed till February
Saban Films recently released the trailer for director Mike P. Nelson‘s (The Domestics) Wrong Turn, a fresh take on the cult slasher from 2003. This film is written is written by Alan B. McElroy, the writer of the original film. The film was originally set to debut as a one-night-only cinema event on Jan. 26 2021; however it will now skip theaters and be released on VOD platforms only; on 26th February 2021. The film is distributed in the UK by Signature Entertainment.
Cast announcements for I Know What You Did Last Summer TV series
As previously reported Amazon Studios has given a series greenlight to YA horror series I Know What You Did Last Summer, a modern take on the hit 1997 slasher film in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and Original Film.
James Wan is on board to produce, and today it has been reported who will be starring in the upcoming series.
Further cast announcements for Dexter revival
Showtime has set the cast of the upcoming Dexter revival.
Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Johnny Sequoyah, and Jack Alcott have joined Michael C. Hall and Clancy Brown in the 10-episode limited series, which begins production next month in Massachusetts.
Hellraiser: Judgment getting UK Blu-ray release
Hellraiser: Judgment is being released on Blu-Ray and streaming in the UK for the first time by Lionsgate on March 1st 2020.
Our Top Alternative Christmas Films
The Christmas season is upon us !!!!
With many of us experiencing a lot more free time this holiday season with travel and work restrictions due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic – this is the perfect time to curl up on the sofa and watch a movie.
However choosing a ‘Christmas movie’ is always a difficult decision especially if you don’t want the traditional choices such as It’s a Wonderful Life or Elf.
Here at IndieMacUser we have chosen our top 10 alternative Christmas films.
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