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BOOKS OF BLOOD: Hulu's Clive Barker Anthology Film Will Premiere On October 7




"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red."

Hulu has announced that its upcoming film adaptation of Clive Barker's Books of Blood will premiere on the streaming service on October 7, and we also have a first look at the official poster art.

This was originally set to be developed as a TV series that would have (presumably) adapted as many of the short stories from Barker's collection of novels as possible, but this feature will only focus on three. We have no idea which ones, but there's certainly plenty to choose from. The Hellraiser writer's Books of Blood featured the likes of Rawhead Rex, Midnight Meat Train (both of which were previously adapted as features), The Yattering and Jack, and many more.

Brannon Braga directed, co-wrote and executive produced along with The Orville collaborator with Seth MacFarlane. The cast members announced so far are: Andy McQueen (Fahrenheit 451), Freda Foh Shen (Ad Astra), Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci’s Inquest), Anna Friel (Marcella), Britt Robertson (For the People), Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born) and Yul Vazquez (Midnight, Texas).

 

John Carpenter Rebooting The Thing With Blumhouse



Director John Carpenter revealed that he's planning a reboot of the 1982 horror classic The Thing with Blumhouse Productions.

Carpenter spoke on Aug. 22 during a panel at the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, where he received the Cheval Noir award. Variety reported that Carpenter was asked if he'd discussed a new project with Blumhouse founder and CEO Jason Blum.

"I have? I don’t know about that," Carpenter replied. "But we’ve talked about -- I think he’s going to be working on The Thing, rebooting The Thing. I’m involved with that, maybe. Down the road." He would not specify if this iteration would be a remake, a sequel or even a prequel.

The Thing told the story of researchers who encounter a malevolent, shape-shifting alien that impersonates and attacks researchers in a frigid polar environment.

Carpenter's version of The Thing, co-starring Kurt Russell, Keith David and T.K. Carter, was framed as a horror film. It was a box-office flop that garnered poor reviews but has since come to be revered. It was a remake of 1951's The Thing from Another World, a sci-fi take on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There? Another remake, in 2011, was a prequel to Carpenter's version.

 

Bob Eggleton Necroscope book series cover art

 

Shudder released today the trailer, key art and images for A Creepshow Animated Special, premiering exclusively on the horror streaming service in all its territories, as well as via the Shudder offering within the AMC+ bundle, beginning Thursday, October 29.

A Creepshow Animated Special features two stories directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, with animation by Octopie animation studio.

"Survivor Type," based on the short story by Stephen King and adapted by Nicotero, stars Kiefer Sutherland (24, Designated Survivor) as a man determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost.

"Twittering from the Circus of the Dead," based on the short story by Joe Hill and adapted by Melanie Dale, stars Joey King (The Kissing Booth, The Act) as a teen whose family road trip includes a visit to the gravest show on earth.






Source: @Futon Critic

 

The People Under the Stairs’ Remake Coming From Producer Jordan Peele




After directing Get Out and Us for Universal, Jordan Peele is set to produce a remake of The People Under the Stairs for the studio, Collider has exclusively learned.

Wes Craven directed the 1991 horror satire, which starred Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer and Ving Rhames. The movie celebrates its 29th anniversary this coming Sunday on Nov. 1.

The original film followed a young boy and two adult thieves who become trapped in a house belonging to a strange couple known as the Robesons after breaking in to steal their rare coin collection. They find a lot more than they bargained for waiting for them in the basement.

The People Under the Stairs was hailed as a disturbing and deranged horror satire that offered biting social commentary, and while numerous reviews compared the Robesons to nightmare versions of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, one LA Weekly critic compared them to noted racists Donald Sterling and Donald Trump. The latter Donald proved to be a particularly apt comparison, seeing as the Robesons also keep kids in cages.





Peele will produce the remake alongside Win Rosenfeld via their Monkeypaw Productions banner, and though Peele is not expected to direct the film himself, it remains unclear whether he and/or Rosenfeld will have a hand in writing the script, as they did in co-writing Candyman alongside director Nia DaCosta.

The People Under the Stairs is the first Craven movie to get the remake treatment since the director’s death in 2015 — two months after the Scream TV series debuted on MTV. In fact, Craven was developing a People Under the Stairs TV series for the SyFy Channel prior to his death. That show never moved forward, but it was described as “a contemporary Downton Abbey meets Amityville Horror” that would’ve followed “a young woman [who] goes missing at the grand Robeson Family Manor” and the “centuries-old horrors that lie deep within the estate.” Expect Peele’s company to steer things in a different direction and emphasize the film’s social commentary.

Peele has yet to announce his third feature as a director, and the only acting gigs he has announced are voice roles in Henry Selick‘s animated horror-comedy Wendell and Wild, Evan Marlowe‘s animated horror movie Abruptio and the fourth season of Netflix’s animated comedy Big Mouth, in which Peele voices the Ghost of Duke Ellington.

Peele is one of the executive producers behind HBO’s buzzy new series Lovecraft Country along with Misha Green and J.J. Abrams, and he’s also an executive producer on the Amazon series Hunters, which is, shall we say, more my cup of tea. Additionally, Peele continues to serve as the narrator and executive producer of The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access.

 

Open wide and say ''Aaahh!"
American Horror Story season 10 teaser image.

 

Below is key art for FX's spin-off series American Horror Stories.
The Ryan Murphy-produced show will feature one-hour contained episodes.

 

HBO MAX: The Head

 

Black Summer Season 2

''Winter comes with cold-blooded new challenges during the zombie apocalypse as frantic scavengers and violent militias battle the dead and desperate.''

 

The scariest thing in that picture is the toilet seat.

 

I don't think there's a word for the sound I'd make if I saw that irl