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Trick Or Treat’s New Myers Mask To Come From New ‘Halloween’ Mold

While we have yet to see the Michael Myers mask from this year’s Halloween, we do have some news about it. Makeup artist and mask designer Christopher Nelson has revealed that the new mask has an aged feel that looks as if it has been in use original film in 1978. Trick or Treat Studios announced over the weekend that they will be the official licensor for this year’s David Gordon-Green’s direct sequel to the original. The company will be producing exact replicas of Nelson’s mask right from the same molds as the new screen-used mask. Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke, Nelson’s effects partner have also joined the Trick or Treat design team. We are thrilled to announce that Trick or Treat Studios is the official Costume Licensor for Halloween 2018! We are producing the masks now from toolings that come directly out of the screen used mold!” they added. “You guys and ghouls are going to be blown away!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2018
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‘CLOWNADO’ Needs Your Help!

From director Todd Sheets and Extreme Entertainment comes a roller coaster of gory goodness, CLOWNADO. The film promises to be a splatacular film with killer clowns out for blood on a revenge-fueled destructive rampage from hell! The film will be in the style of Neo-noir mixed with John Carpenter, Lucio Fulci, Evil Dead, Dead Alive with buckets of gore with the emphasis on splatter that would make GWAR proud. The film will mix practical and old-school style special effects with make-up and special effects designer Joe Castro leading the insanity. The film has set up a Gofundme and an Indiegogo to allow lovers of gore and admirers of indie-films can donate to make the film become a reality with the promise that no matter if you end up liking the film or not that you will be entertained. You can support CLOWNADO by donating to the Gofundme HERE and/or the Indiego HERE! You can also keep up with the progress

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Capt McNeely
Apr 3, 2018
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Three Films Based On One Book, Who Got It Right?

In August of 1938, readers of Astounding Science-Fiction Magazine beat the summer heat by reading a chilling science-fiction story that took them to the heart of Antarctica where a group of scientists was trapped along with a shape-shifting extraterrestrial. That story was Who Goes There?, by Don A. Stuart, the pen name of John W. Campbell Jr. The story was later reprinted in book form where Campbell used his real name. The novella eventually spawned three movies, the first one in 1951 titled The Thing from Another World that was followed up by John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic The Thing (it spawned a video game as well as a series of comics.) which was followed up by the 2011 prequel using the same name. Three movies based on one book. The film industry is known for taking a book and making it into a film with mixed results, usually negative. So the question remains, out of the three films based

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Capt McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
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John Carpenter Skipped A Few Of Those Terrible “Halloween” Sequels

Out of the 10 films in the Halloween franchise, one’s a master piece, two are good, one (Season of the Witch) is an underrated outlier, and 6 are pretty much crap. There’s a lot of convoluted and pretty terrible mythology, turning Michael Myers, one of horror’s most terrifying human monsters into a muddled mess of Shatner masks and kitchen knives. Full disclosure, I haven’t seen every Halloween film. But hey, neither has John Carpenter! But with the newest entry, Carpenter hopes to bring the 40 year old franchise back to its roots. In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Carpenter admitted he had skipped a few entries of the franchise he founded stating “You know, you know I talked about the Halloweens for a long time, the sequels — I haven’t even seen all of them. I don’t even know what really was there.” Carpenter has only had sporadic involvement in the film world the past few years, last releasing poorly

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Capt McNeely
Feb 3, 2018
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First Images From The Set Of Halloween

The first images have emerged from the set of the David Gordon Green-directed new Halloween film, co-written by Danny McBride. The first look we got from the highly-anticipated film was courtesy of star Jamie Lee Curtis who is returning to her role as Laurie Strode who standing beside Green. The next images from the set were shared by Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers who is putting the mask back on as “The Shape” at the age of 70. The film, which will ignore every sequel, also stars Judy Greer as Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter. Andi Matichak will play the role of Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Will Patton (Armageddon), Rob Niter (The Gym), Rhian Rees (The Lears), Virginia “Ginny” Gardner (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and Drew Scheid (Stranger Things) co-star. The film was scored by John Carpenter who serves as executive producer along with Malek Akkad, and Jason Blum. Gordan Green and Danny McBride will

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 1, 2018
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New Cast Announced As ‘Halloween’ Begins Production

It has been 40 years since we first met Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s Halloween. Now, the next installment of the Halloween franchise, directed by Gordon Green, who co-wrote the film with Danny McBride, has officially begun filming. The new film is a direct sequel to the original film and will act as if the other sequels never existed. More news has come to light involving the cast. Virginia “Ginny” Garnder (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and ‘Stranger Things” Drew Scheid have now joined the cast alongside the previously announced stars Jamie Lee Curtis who is reprising her role as Laurie Strode, Judy Greer who plays Strodes’ daughter, and Andi Matichak who has been cast as the film’s young lead and Laurie Strodes granddaughter. Nick Castle, the original actor who terrified us as Michael Myers will be returning to don the mask once again. James Jude Courtney will be doing all stunt work for Myers

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2018
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The (Stranger) Thing

In 2002 fans of the movie The Thing where able to partake in a new chapter of the film’s universe by playing the 3rd person survival horror game, ‘The Thing’ where players take on the role of Captain Blake, a Special Forces soldier sent in with a rescue team to find survivors at the doomed U.S. Outpost 31 from John Carpenter’s film. Long story short, the events of the film and this game were part of some nefarious plot by a Biotechnology company called Gen-Inc who has subterranean research facilities all around Antarctica studying the alien organism in which a certain strain of the “Virus” was developed to be used in Biological Warfare. The game surprisingly did very well in the ratings and in 2003 the game’s developing company, Computer Artworks, were in the works to make a sequel to the game picking up where it left off, Blake flying off in a helicopter with R.J. MacReady, the protagonist from

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 28, 2017
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The Original Michael Myers Is Coming Home For The New ‘Halloween’

We first met the iconic silent killer Michael Myers back in 1978. John Carpenter’s masked creation has stalked Haddonfield, Il, our dreams, and our Halloweens ever since. After 40 years, Michael Myers, often referred to as “The Shape”, is coming home. Nick Castle, the man who originally wore the white mask, is returning to the role for the upcoming 2018 film, Bloody-Disgusting reports. While Castle will be “The Shape”, James Jude Courtney will be doing the stunts for the role. There’s more. Academy Award-winning VFX and make-up artist Christopher Nelson (Suicide Squad, Deadpool) has signed on for the David Gordon Green-directed film written by Danny McBride. We have previously reported that the film, which picks up 40 years after the original, will act as if the other sequels never existed. Jamie Lee Curtis will be reprising her role as Laurie Strode with Judy Greer cast as her daughter and Andi Matichak playing Laurie’s granddaughter. John Carpenter will consult, and executive

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2017
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We Have An Update On The New ‘Escape From New York’ Movie

Back in March, it was announced the Robert Rodriguez will be in the director’s chair for 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Escape from New York. Today, we have an update. Neil Cross (Luther) who penned the script told Deadline that not only has John Carpenter, who wrote and directed the 1981 original, has not only read the script but has given it the green light. John Carpenter on the set of Escape From New York (1981) “Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting,” Cross told Deadline. “It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent. One of the most terrifying sentences I’ve ever heard in my life is ‘we’ve given the script to John Carpenter’. I crawled around for three days thinking ‘oh my god’ but we got John Carpenter’s seal of approval. He approved it and that’s all I need.” He continued, “You never quite know [if it’s done] but I

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2017
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Filming For ‘Halloween’ Has Been Delayed

Fans are thrilled about getting a new sequel in the Halloween franchise and the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to reprise her role as Laurie Strode just makes it sweeter. The latest news is that filming has been delayed until mid-January. The reason? Casting is taking longer than expected. While much of the cast is being kept under wraps, we do know that Judy Greer (Jurassic World) has entered negotiations to play a key role, that of Laurie Strode’s daughter, Karen Strode. n the new film, “Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” It sounds as if the film, directed by David Gordon Green, will act as if every film of the franchise beyond the original Halloween never existed. Green co-wrote the “reinvention” with Danny McBride. John Carpenter will provide the score as well as

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2017

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Trick Or Treat’s New Myers Mask To Come From New ‘Halloween’ Mold

While we have yet to see the Michael Myers mask from this year’s Halloween, we do have some news about it. Makeup artist and mask designer Christopher Nelson has revealed that the new mask has an aged feel that looks as if it has been in use original film in 1978. Trick or Treat Studios announced over the weekend that they will be the official licensor for this year’s David Gordon-Green’s direct sequel to the original. The company will be producing exact replicas of Nelson’s mask right from the same molds as the new screen-used mask. Nelson and Vincent Van Dyke, Nelson’s effects partner have also joined the Trick or Treat design team. We are thrilled to announce that Trick or Treat Studios is the official Costume Licensor for Halloween 2018! We are producing the masks now from toolings that come directly out of the screen used mold!” they added. “You guys and ghouls are going to be blown away!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 9, 2018
Horror Fuel

‘CLOWNADO’ Needs Your Help!

From director Todd Sheets and Extreme Entertainment comes a roller coaster of gory goodness, CLOWNADO. The film promises to be a splatacular film with killer clowns out for blood on a revenge-fueled destructive rampage from hell! The film will be in the style of Neo-noir mixed with John Carpenter, Lucio Fulci, Evil Dead, Dead Alive with buckets of gore with the emphasis on splatter that would make GWAR proud. The film will mix practical and old-school style special effects with make-up and special effects designer Joe Castro leading the insanity. The film has set up a Gofundme and an Indiegogo to allow lovers of gore and admirers of indie-films can donate to make the film become a reality with the promise that no matter if you end up liking the film or not that you will be entertained. You can support CLOWNADO by donating to the Gofundme HERE and/or the Indiego HERE! You can also keep up with the progress

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Apr 3, 2018
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Three Films Based On One Book, Who Got It Right?

In August of 1938, readers of Astounding Science-Fiction Magazine beat the summer heat by reading a chilling science-fiction story that took them to the heart of Antarctica where a group of scientists was trapped along with a shape-shifting extraterrestrial. That story was Who Goes There?, by Don A. Stuart, the pen name of John W. Campbell Jr. The story was later reprinted in book form where Campbell used his real name. The novella eventually spawned three movies, the first one in 1951 titled The Thing from Another World that was followed up by John Carpenter’s 1982 cult classic The Thing (it spawned a video game as well as a series of comics.) which was followed up by the 2011 prequel using the same name. Three movies based on one book. The film industry is known for taking a book and making it into a film with mixed results, usually negative. So the question remains, out of the three films based

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 13, 2018
Horror Fuel

John Carpenter Skipped A Few Of Those Terrible “Halloween” Sequels

Out of the 10 films in the Halloween franchise, one’s a master piece, two are good, one (Season of the Witch) is an underrated outlier, and 6 are pretty much crap. There’s a lot of convoluted and pretty terrible mythology, turning Michael Myers, one of horror’s most terrifying human monsters into a muddled mess of Shatner masks and kitchen knives. Full disclosure, I haven’t seen every Halloween film. But hey, neither has John Carpenter! But with the newest entry, Carpenter hopes to bring the 40 year old franchise back to its roots. In an interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Carpenter admitted he had skipped a few entries of the franchise he founded stating “You know, you know I talked about the Halloweens for a long time, the sequels — I haven’t even seen all of them. I don’t even know what really was there.” Carpenter has only had sporadic involvement in the film world the past few years, last releasing poorly

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 3, 2018
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First Images From The Set Of Halloween

The first images have emerged from the set of the David Gordon Green-directed new Halloween film, co-written by Danny McBride. The first look we got from the highly-anticipated film was courtesy of star Jamie Lee Curtis who is returning to her role as Laurie Strode who standing beside Green. The next images from the set were shared by Nick Castle, the original Michael Myers who is putting the mask back on as “The Shape” at the age of 70. The film, which will ignore every sequel, also stars Judy Greer as Karen Strode, Laurie’s Daughter. Andi Matichak will play the role of Laurie’s granddaughter, Allyson. Will Patton (Armageddon), Rob Niter (The Gym), Rhian Rees (The Lears), Virginia “Ginny” Gardner (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and Drew Scheid (Stranger Things) co-star. The film was scored by John Carpenter who serves as executive producer along with Malek Akkad, and Jason Blum. Gordan Green and Danny McBride will

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 1, 2018
Horror Fuel

New Cast Announced As ‘Halloween’ Begins Production

It has been 40 years since we first met Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s Halloween. Now, the next installment of the Halloween franchise, directed by Gordon Green, who co-wrote the film with Danny McBride, has officially begun filming. The new film is a direct sequel to the original film and will act as if the other sequels never existed. More news has come to light involving the cast. Virginia “Ginny” Garnder (Marvel’s Runaways), Miles Robbins (My Friend Dahmer), Dylan Arnold (Mudbound), and ‘Stranger Things” Drew Scheid have now joined the cast alongside the previously announced stars Jamie Lee Curtis who is reprising her role as Laurie Strode, Judy Greer who plays Strodes’ daughter, and Andi Matichak who has been cast as the film’s young lead and Laurie Strodes granddaughter. Nick Castle, the original actor who terrified us as Michael Myers will be returning to don the mask once again. James Jude Courtney will be doing all stunt work for Myers

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2018
Horror Fuel

The (Stranger) Thing

In 2002 fans of the movie The Thing where able to partake in a new chapter of the film’s universe by playing the 3rd person survival horror game, ‘The Thing’ where players take on the role of Captain Blake, a Special Forces soldier sent in with a rescue team to find survivors at the doomed U.S. Outpost 31 from John Carpenter’s film. Long story short, the events of the film and this game were part of some nefarious plot by a Biotechnology company called Gen-Inc who has subterranean research facilities all around Antarctica studying the alien organism in which a certain strain of the “Virus” was developed to be used in Biological Warfare. The game surprisingly did very well in the ratings and in 2003 the game’s developing company, Computer Artworks, were in the works to make a sequel to the game picking up where it left off, Blake flying off in a helicopter with R.J. MacReady, the protagonist from

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 28, 2017
Horror Fuel

The Original Michael Myers Is Coming Home For The New ‘Halloween’

We first met the iconic silent killer Michael Myers back in 1978. John Carpenter’s masked creation has stalked Haddonfield, Il, our dreams, and our Halloweens ever since. After 40 years, Michael Myers, often referred to as “The Shape”, is coming home. Nick Castle, the man who originally wore the white mask, is returning to the role for the upcoming 2018 film, Bloody-Disgusting reports. While Castle will be “The Shape”, James Jude Courtney will be doing the stunts for the role. There’s more. Academy Award-winning VFX and make-up artist Christopher Nelson (Suicide Squad, Deadpool) has signed on for the David Gordon Green-directed film written by Danny McBride. We have previously reported that the film, which picks up 40 years after the original, will act as if the other sequels never existed. Jamie Lee Curtis will be reprising her role as Laurie Strode with Judy Greer cast as her daughter and Andi Matichak playing Laurie’s granddaughter. John Carpenter will consult, and executive

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 20, 2017
Horror Fuel

We Have An Update On The New ‘Escape From New York’ Movie

Back in March, it was announced the Robert Rodriguez will be in the director’s chair for 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Escape from New York. Today, we have an update. Neil Cross (Luther) who penned the script told Deadline that not only has John Carpenter, who wrote and directed the 1981 original, has not only read the script but has given it the green light. John Carpenter on the set of Escape From New York (1981) “Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting,” Cross told Deadline. “It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent. One of the most terrifying sentences I’ve ever heard in my life is ‘we’ve given the script to John Carpenter’. I crawled around for three days thinking ‘oh my god’ but we got John Carpenter’s seal of approval. He approved it and that’s all I need.” He continued, “You never quite know [if it’s done] but I

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2017
Horror Fuel

Filming For ‘Halloween’ Has Been Delayed

Fans are thrilled about getting a new sequel in the Halloween franchise and the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis is returning to reprise her role as Laurie Strode just makes it sweeter. The latest news is that filming has been delayed until mid-January. The reason? Casting is taking longer than expected. While much of the cast is being kept under wraps, we do know that Judy Greer (Jurassic World) has entered negotiations to play a key role, that of Laurie Strode’s daughter, Karen Strode. n the new film, “Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.” It sounds as if the film, directed by David Gordon Green, will act as if every film of the franchise beyond the original Halloween never existed. Green co-wrote the “reinvention” with Danny McBride. John Carpenter will provide the score as well as

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 29, 2017
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