If there was one thing that was going to tempt movie-goers into cinemas for some mid-budget vampire action in 2003, it was probably Bill Nighy as a vampire overlord. Or, was it the marketing campaign featuring a leather clad Kate Beckinsale? I’ll let you decide… The early noughties had already brought some decent vampire action, before we were subjected to the shimmering embarrassment to the genre that was the Twilight saga. We were also just a few short years away from seeing some proper kick-ass, sexy vampire action on the small screen with Hbc’s excellent True Blood series. The vampire genre was starting to show some signs of a re-awakening, and films such as the fun but flawed Queen of the Damned from 2002 and, of course, the awesome Blade series, were leading the bloodsucking way.
Vampires have always been a popular form of escapism for audiences and they’re still massively popular now.
Vampires have always been a popular form of escapism for audiences and they’re still massively popular now.
- 4/17/2024
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
This morning, Suntup Editions has announced a fine press limited edition of the 1971 novel Hell House by Richard Matheson, featuring new exclusive material including an introduction by R.C. Matheson, a foreword by Mike Flanagan and afterword by Nancy A. Collins.
In his foreword, Flanagan reveals that had there been a third season of his ‘Haunting’ series for Netflix, it would have been an adaptation of Hell House!
Flanagan explains, “When I adapted Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House as a Netflix series, there was much talk about how to continue the Haunting anthology. We followed Hill House with The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on numerous ghost stories by Henry James. Had there been a third season, I wanted that season to be The Haunting of Hell House. It was actually the first title we explored when Hill House was over, but the rights were spoken for and...
In his foreword, Flanagan reveals that had there been a third season of his ‘Haunting’ series for Netflix, it would have been an adaptation of Hell House!
Flanagan explains, “When I adapted Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House as a Netflix series, there was much talk about how to continue the Haunting anthology. We followed Hill House with The Haunting of Bly Manor, based on numerous ghost stories by Henry James. Had there been a third season, I wanted that season to be The Haunting of Hell House. It was actually the first title we explored when Hill House was over, but the rights were spoken for and...
- 11/16/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"In the tradition of the great pulps of yesteryear, contemporary masters of the macabre Kevin J. Anderson, David Avallone, Nancy A. Collins, Nancy Holder & Alan Phillipson, John Jennings, Kasey Lansdale & Joe R. Lansdale, Rena Mason, Jonathan Maberry, Lisa Morton, Steve Niles, Jeff Strand, Tim Waggoner, and writer and editor James Aquilone are joining forces for Dead Detectives Society. This one-of-a-kind anthology from Monstrous Books features a cover by Hugo Award-winner John Jennings and interior art by Zac Atkinson, J.K. Woodward and Jennings."
Now funding on Kickstarter (and already successfully backed), we have an exclusive preview of "Dead Jack and Oswald Meet Frankenstein" from writer James Aquilone, artist J.K. Woodward, and letterer Tom Napolitano that you can read right now!
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More About Dead Detectives Society: "Dead Detectives Society is now funding on Kickstarter. Everyone who backs at a physical level will receive a signed and numbered Dead Detectives Society membership card.
Now funding on Kickstarter (and already successfully backed), we have an exclusive preview of "Dead Jack and Oswald Meet Frankenstein" from writer James Aquilone, artist J.K. Woodward, and letterer Tom Napolitano that you can read right now!
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More About Dead Detectives Society: "Dead Detectives Society is now funding on Kickstarter. Everyone who backs at a physical level will receive a signed and numbered Dead Detectives Society membership card.
- 6/26/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
"In the tradition of the great pulps of yesteryear, contemporary masters of the macabre Kevin J. Anderson, David Avallone, Nancy A. Collins, Nancy Holder & Alan Phillipson, John Jennings, Kasey Lansdale & Joe R. Lansdale, Rena Mason, Jonathan Maberry, Lisa Morton, Steve Niles, Jeff Strand, Tim Waggoner, and writer and editor James Aquilone are joining forces for Dead Detectives Society. This one-of-a-kind anthology from Monstrous Books features a cover by Hugo Award-winner John Jennings and interior art by Zac Atkinson, J.K. Woodward and Jennings."
Now funding on Kickstarter, I caught up with James to learn more about his love of weird detective stories, what we can expect from the new anthology, and more!
How did you first get exposed to weird horror pulp detective stories? Was there a particular book or story that got you hooked?
James Aquilone: I've always loved detective stories, going back to when I read Sherlock Holmes...
Now funding on Kickstarter, I caught up with James to learn more about his love of weird detective stories, what we can expect from the new anthology, and more!
How did you first get exposed to weird horror pulp detective stories? Was there a particular book or story that got you hooked?
James Aquilone: I've always loved detective stories, going back to when I read Sherlock Holmes...
- 6/7/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
This article contains Freddy vs. Jason spoilers.
As a wrestling fan, one of the things I always found interesting was the idea of a match where it was bad guy vs. bad guy. In a form of entertainment based on cheering on the hero, the heel vs. heel scenario makes you question who the lesser evil is. Do you side with the kleptomaniac obsessed with repossessing people’s property or the supernatural voodoo priest who makes his opponents secrete black ooze from their foreheads? The egotistical male model or the egotistical gigolo? The flamboyant bullies or the evil rich guys?
Horror movies are a lot like that. Your list of victims may have a few jackasses in there, but being kind of an asshole is better than being a deranged serial killer… most of the time. Over the course of the Friday the 13th series, not counting the first and fifth movies,...
As a wrestling fan, one of the things I always found interesting was the idea of a match where it was bad guy vs. bad guy. In a form of entertainment based on cheering on the hero, the heel vs. heel scenario makes you question who the lesser evil is. Do you side with the kleptomaniac obsessed with repossessing people’s property or the supernatural voodoo priest who makes his opponents secrete black ooze from their foreheads? The egotistical male model or the egotistical gigolo? The flamboyant bullies or the evil rich guys?
Horror movies are a lot like that. Your list of victims may have a few jackasses in there, but being kind of an asshole is better than being a deranged serial killer… most of the time. Over the course of the Friday the 13th series, not counting the first and fifth movies,...
- 1/13/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Titan Comics' "Blade Runner: Black Lotus" #3, available October 5, 2022 is written by Nancy A. Collins and illustrated by Enid Balam, with covers by Jeff Spokes and Fernando Dagnino:
"...set after the events of the 'Blade Runner: Black Lotus' anime series...
"...'Elle', aka 'Black Lotus', hoped she could leave behind her past and find a new life.
"But is that possible in a world where 'replicants' are still hunted and feared?..."
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"...set after the events of the 'Blade Runner: Black Lotus' anime series...
"...'Elle', aka 'Black Lotus', hoped she could leave behind her past and find a new life.
"But is that possible in a world where 'replicants' are still hunted and feared?..."
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- 10/5/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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