Universal’s Epic Universe is finally getting to the good stuff. Everyone can keep their Harry Potters and their trained dragons; I love me some Universal Monsters, and today, Universal released a trailer for the Dark Universe, the section of Epic Universe celebrating Dracula, Frankenstein’s Mons...
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro is creating a monster, and he’s showing off some of his utensils. The celebrated filmmaker’s next movie under his overall Netflix deal is a Frankenstein movie based on art from the late Bernie Wrightson (which was sold to Netflix by his widow, Elizabeth S. Wrightson). The tit...
Read MoreOne of the most famous brands in horror is rising from the dead. Variety reports that John Gore, a British theater producer whose live theater company, the John Gore Organization, owns Broadway.com and Broadway Across America (a presenter of touring Broadway shows), has bought Hammer Films and Studi...
Read MoreIf you had a shred of hope that any part of the next attempt at reviving the Universal Monsters franchise would be fun, I have some bad news for you. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scarlett Johansson will star in and produce Bride, an updated version of The Bride of Frankenstein, directed by S...
Read MoreThe military had better dig out that business card because there’s a documentary about The Monster Squad on the horizon. Titled Wolfman’s Got Nards (as if it could have been called anything else) and directed by Andre Gower – who played Monster Squad leader Sean – the documentary looks at th...
Read MoreWhen it comes to iconic horror/Halloween characters, I think there are really two major categories. You’ve got the classic monsters like those popularized on film by Universal beginning in the 1930’s, and then, of course, the less fantastical serial killers and slashers. Today, we’re going to ...
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