HOME REVIEWS: MOVIES STORY COMICS MUSIC
Perpetual Bullet Ad
FEO NEWS FOR SUMMER 2019:
- JULY -
The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.

These are archived news items, many of them outside of this website.
Eventually the links may not work. Everything's Eventual.

Movie reviews

Story reviews

Comic book reviews

Music reviews

Support This Site
When You Buy My Books

E.C. McMullen Jr.
PERPETUAL
BULLET

Perpetual Bullet Paperback
"'Some People' ... may be the standout story in the book."
- John Grant, Infinityplus

E.C. McMullen Jr.
WILLOW BLUE

Willow Blue
"'Willow Blue' will burrow under your skin and stay there long after you've put the book down."
- Jeffrey Reddick, Creator of
FINAL DESTINATION

IN OTHER BOOKS
E.C. McMullen Jr.'s

short story
CEDO LOOKED LIKE PEOPLE
in the anthology
FEAR THE REAPER
Fear The Reaper
"This Ray Bradbury-esque is one of the most memorable and one of the more original stories I've read in a long time."
- Amazon Review

HORROR 201:
The Silver Scream

Horror 201: The Silver Scream
Filmmaker's Guidebook
featuring
RAY BRADBURY,
JOHN CARPENTER,
WES CRAVEN,
TOM HOLLAND,
E.C. McMULLEN Jr.,
GEORGE A. ROMERO,
and many more.

Extensively quoted in
Phantasm Exhumed
PHANTASM
EXHUMED
The Unauthorized Companion


Robert S. Rhine's
SATAN'S 3-RING
CIRCUS OF HELL

Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell

Forward by
GAHAN WILSON &
FEO AMANTE.
Featuring comics by
ALEX PARDEE,
WILLIAM STOUT,
STEVE BISSETTE,
FRANK DIETZ,
JIM SMITH,
FRANK FORTE,
ERIC PIGORS,
MIKE SOSNOWSKI,
OMAHA PEREZ,
DAVID HARTMAN,
STEVEN MANNION,
and more!

Also
IN CINEMA
E.C. McMullen Jr.

Head Production Designer
Mine Games
MINE GAMES
(Starring:
JOSEPH CROSS, BRIANA EVIGAN,
ALEX MERAZ)

Dept. head
Special Effects Make-Up
(SFX MUA)
A Sierra Nevada Gunfight
A SIERRA NEVADA
GUNFIGHT

(MICHAEL MADSEN & JOHN SAVAGE).

Production Designer
Universal Dead
UNIVERSAL DEAD

(DOUG JONES,
D.B. SWEENEY,
GARY GRAHAM)

Art Director
The Crusader THE CRUSADER

(COLIN CUNNINGHAM,
GARY GRAHAM)

JULY 31

HAPPY VAMPIRE MOVIE DAY!
After all, today is not only Wesley Snipes's (BLADE) birthday, it's also the birthday release of 1987's THE LOST BOYS!

And -

Plus -

Altitude Films Drops LITTLE MONSTERS

Also -

BladeHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michael Biehn (THE FAN, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, THE SEVENTH SIGN, RAMPAGE, THE ABYSS, TIMEBOMB, DEEP RED, JADE, CHERRY FALLS, MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2, BORDERLINE, THE INSATIABLE, GRINDHOUSE: PLANET TERROR, PSYCH: 9, THEY WAIT, BEREAVEMENT, THE DIVIDE, THE VICTIM, THE DARK FOREST, SUSHI GIRL, TREACHERY, THE NIGHT VISITOR, THE LEGEND OF DARKHORSE COUNTY, THE DARK FOREST, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, THE SCORPION KING 4, THE GIRL, SHE RISES, THE NIGHT VISITOR 2, THE SHADOW EFFECT, and more) is 61.
Look for Michael in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, CHILDREN OF MOLOCH.
Michael shares his July birthday with fellow THE FAN alumni, Wesley Snipes.
Actor Dean Cain (FUTURESPORT, NO ALIBI, PHASE IV [2001], BOA, DARK DESCENT, DRAGON FIGHTER, OUT OF TIME, URBAN DECAY, MANEATER, FROST GIANT, FUTURESPORT, ABANDONED, KILL KATIE MALONE, THE DOG WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN, DIRTY LITTLE TRICK, THE APPEARING, THE BLACK HOLE [2016], DEADLY SANCTUARY, ILLICIT, THE INCANTATION [2018], 2050, PROLONGED EXPOSURE) is 53.
Look for his upcoming 2019 Horrors THE SEVEN and THE ZOMBIE CLUB. Also in 2019, the Thriller, RIA.
Dean shares his birthday with fellow FUTURESPORT alumni, Wesley Snipes.
Writer Chris McKinney (THE LUNACY MACHINE) is 47.
Writer J. K. Rowling (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE) is 54. J. K. Rowling shares a July birthday with her filmic Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliff.
Actor Wesley Snipes (THE FAN, U.S. MARSHALS, BLADE, FUTURESPORT, THE ART OF WAR, BLADE II, LIBERTY STANDS STILL, BLADE III, THE DETONATOR, GALLOWWALKER) is 57.
Actor Carel Struycken (THE PREY [1983], THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 1990-1991], THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, OBLIVION [all], MEN IN BLACK, I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED, ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION, FATAL KISS, THE FALLEN ONES, REVAMPED, TROPHY HEADS, GERALD'S GAME) is 71.
Look for Carel in the 2019 Horror, DOCTOR SLEEP. And in the 2020 Thriller, THE EDEN THEORY.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 30

The Blair Witch ProjectTHE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT is 20 Years Old!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Coming in on the birth of the Internet and the cusp of high speed Internet, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT became one of the first Internet sensations.

Independent filmmakers marketed themselves and in doing so, beat out heavy studio contenders from Producer Stephen Spielberg's THE HAUNTING (with then A-List actors like Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. A young Owen Wilson also starred and was only beginning to make his mark.) to Producer George Lucas' first installment of his prequel trilogy, STAR WARS: The Phantom Menace (starring then A-List actors like Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman).

Yet even the then mighty Star Wars juggernaught wasn't as profitable as THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT.

Back in 1999, this was the take of the infant Feo Amante's Horror Thriller on THE BLAIR WITH PROJECT.

And -

A24 and Regency Drop THE LIGHTHOUSE

Plus -

Guillermo Del Toro Gets His Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame This August
By B. Alan Orange
Sometimes an Oscar for Best Picture just isn't enough to solidify one's place in the entertainment industry. Perhaps one of the most coveted honors to achieve is a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro can count himself among the 2,669 people to have earned such an honor.

Continued at MovieWeb.

Also -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Javier Botet (BENEATH STILL WATERS, REC, SEXYKILLER MORIRÁS POR ELLA, THE LAST CIRCUS, DIAMOND FLASH, MAMA, WITCHING AND BITCHING, MAGICAL GIRL, THE HORROR NETWORK VOL. 1, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR, THE CONJURING 2, DON'T KNOCK TWICE, THE INVISIBLE GUARDIAN, FREEHOLD, DEVIL'S GATE, THE MUMMY [2017] THE CRUCIFIXION [2017], HOSTILE [2017], IT [2017], INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, SLENDER MAN, MARA, POLAROID) is 42.
Look for Javier in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller Comedy, VENTAJAS DE VIAJAR EN TREN, and the Thriller Comedy, AMIGO.
In 2020, look for his Thriller, HIS HOUSE.
Writer, Producer, Director Chris Nolan (MEMENTO, INSOMNIA, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, THE DARK KNIGHT, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, INTERSTELLAR, TRANSENDENCE) is 49.
Look for Chris' upcoming 2020 Thriller, TENET.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CONAN THE DESTROYER, THE TERMINATOR [all], PREDATOR, THE RUNNING MAN, TOTAL RECALL, END OF DAYS, THE 6TH DAY, MAGGIE, AFTERMATH) is 65.
Look for Arnold in the 2019 Thriller, TERMINATOR: YEAH, WHATEVER...!
Arnold shares July birthdays with his fellow actor from TOTAL RECALL, Ronny Cox, and director of the same film, Paul Verhoeven.
He also shares a July birthday with his director from END OF DAYS, Peter Hyams, and his producer from PREDATOR Joel Silver.
Did I mention that he also shares a July birthday with his TERMINATOR alumni, Michael Biehn?
Actor Hilary Swank (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN, KOUNTERFEIT, THE GIFT, INSOMNIA, THE CORE, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE REAPING, CONVICTION, THE RESIDENT, I AM MOTHER) is 44.
Look for Hillary in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, FATAL.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 29

Penny DreadfulHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer John Paul Allen (GIFTED TRUST w/Alan M. Clark) is 65.
Writer Shaun Jeffrey (EVILUTION) is 55.
Actor Stephen Dorff (THE GATE, INNOCENT LIES, BLOOD & WINE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, BLADE, CECIL B. DEMENTED, THE LAST MINUTE, FEAR DOT COM, COLD CREEK MANOR, ALONE IN THE DARK, BOTCHED/THIRTEEN, THE PASSAGE, IMMORTALS, CARJACKED, RITES OF PASSAGE, BRAKE, THE ICEMAN, THE MOTEL LIFE, ZAYTOUN, TOMORROW YOU'RE GONE, THE DEBT, JACKALS, LEATHERFACE [2017], DON'T GO, TRUE DETECTIVE [TV]) is 46.
Actor Rachel Miner (CIRCADIAN RHYTHM, THE BLACK DAHLIA, PENNY DREADFUL, HIDE, CULT, TOOTH & NAIL, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 3: REVELATIONS, 51, REPLICAS, DARK AS DAY, SUPERNATURAL [TV], IN THEIR SKIN, FRANK THE BASTARD) is 39.
Actor David Warner (FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE OMEN, THE DISAPPEARANCE, NIGHTWING, TIME AFTER TIME, TRON, THE ISLAND, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES, WAXWORK, GRAVE SECRETS, CAST A DEADLY SPELL, THE UNNAMEABLE RETURNS, NECRONOMICON, INNER SANCTUM II, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SCREAM 2, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], SUPERSTITION, CORTEX, BLACK DEATH, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'S APOCALYPSE, DR. WHO: DREAMLAND [TV], A THOUSAND KISSES DEEP, THE SECRET OF CRICKLEY HALL [TV], RIPPER STREET [TV]) is 78.

Dance of the Dead posterSUNDAY -
Actor Bruce Abbott (RE-ANIMATOR, INTERZONE, BAD DREAMS, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, THE DEMOLITIONIST, BLACK SCORPION, THE PROPHECY II, THE NET [TV], TRANCE) is 65.
Actor Charles Cyphers (THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN [TV], GRAY LADY DOWN, HALLOWEEN, SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME!, THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, HALLOWEEN II, HUNTER'S BLOOD, GRIZZLY II: THE CONCERT, CRITICAL MASS, DEAD CALLING, METHODIC) is 80.

SATURDAY -
Actor Takako Fuji (JU-ON: THE CURSE, JU-ON: THE CURSE 2, THE GRUDGE, REINCARNATION, THE GRUDGE 2, GHOST IN THE SHELL: ARISE) is 47.
Takako shares a birthday with her JU-ON alumni, Director Takashi Shimizu.
Actor Blair Redford (THE OTHER SIDE, VOODOO MOON, DANCE OF THE DEAD, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], THE LYING GAME [TV], SiREN, THE GIFTED [TV]) is 36.
Writer, Director, Takashi Shimizu (JU-ON: THE CURSE, JU-ON: THE CURSE 2, THE GRUDGE, MAREBITO, GRUDGE 2, GHOST VS. ALIEN 03, THE SHOCK LABYRINTH 3D, TORMENTED, FLIGHT 7500, NIGHTCRY [VG], A RAIN WOMAN, INNOCENT CURSE) is 47.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 26

Watch The Shining in the Original Overlook HotelQUICK BITE
You Can Watch The Shining in the Original Overlook Hotel This December

By Ryan Scott
Fans of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining have the rare opportunity to watch the movie at the actual Overlook Hotel. Or, at the very least, the National Historic Timberline Lodge, which serves as the iconic location in the acclaimed Stephen King adaptation. This is like getting to watch Friday the 13th at Camp Crystal Lake or getting to watch Evil Dead in the cabin. It doesn't get much more authentic than this.

Continued at MovieWeb.

On Set Cinema Facebook page.

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kate Beckinsale (ROYAL DECEIT, UNCOVERED, HAUNTED, BROKEDOWN PALACE, UNDERWORLD, VAN HELSING, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, VACANCY, UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS, WHITEOUT, UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, TOTAL RECALL [2012], STONEHEARST ASYLUM, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM, THE WIDOW [TV]) is 46.
Look for Kate in the 2020 Thriller, JOLT.
Producer David Heyman (RAVENOUS, HARRY POTTER [all], TAKING LIVES, THRESHOLD [TV], I AM LEGEND, PAGE EIGHT, THE THIRTEENTH TALE, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM [all]) is 58.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 25

Sony Trailer Drop: ZOMBIELAND 2

WHAT?

You've never seen ZOMBIELAND?!?

Well this is why you should - /Zombieland

And -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michael C. Williams (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, TWELVE CITY BLOCKS, ALTERED, THE OBJECTIVE) is 46.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 24

QUICK BITES
'Halloween' Sequels Start Filming in September; David Gordon Green Talks Ending the Laurie/Michael Saga

By Adam Chitwood
Last week, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions dropped a pretty exciting newsbomb: two new Halloween sequels will be released in 2020 and 2021, titled Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. The films will see the return of director/co-writer David Gordon Green and writer Danny McBride, who were the architects of 2018's successful Halloween sequel. That movie saw the return of Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, who banded together with her daughter (Judy Greer) and granddaughter (Andi Matichak) to fight off the return of Michael Myers.

Continued at Collider.

And -

George Miller Looks Back on 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' and Forward to More Furiosa
By Anne Thompson
In the four years since "Mad Max: Fury Road" wowed moviegoers and Academy voters alike, grossing $370 million worldwide and racking up 10 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture and Best Director), George Miller's demented fever dream of a movie has assumed iconic status. Several major filmmakers have admitted replaying the picture over and over in order to figure out just how Miller did some of the shots, while countless cinephiles have returned to the movie time and again just to bask in the scale of its post-apocalyptic insanity, and to gawk at the high-speed chase sequences that defied everything people thought possible of contemporary action cinema.

Continued at IndieWire.

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Summer Glau (FIREFLY [TV], SERENITY, MAMMOTH, THE INITIATION OF SARAH, THE 4400 [TV], TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES [TV], DOLLHOUSE [TV], DEADLY HONEYMOON, ALPHAS [TV], ARROW [TV], SEQUESTERED) is 37.
Writer, Producer, Actor Trevor Matthews (STILL LIFE, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, THE SHRINE, GIRL HOUSE, FIRST KILL) is 36.
Actor Anna Paquin (X-MEN [all], DARKNESS, TRICK R' TREAT, TRUE BLOOD [TV], OPEN HOUSE, SCREAM 4, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, BELLEVUE [TV]) is 37.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 23

Jacob's LadderHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Charisma Carpenter (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], CHARMED [TV], VERONICA MARS [TV], VOODOO MOON, THE EXPENDABLES [all], CRASH SITE, HAUNTED HIGH, THE LYING GAME [TV], BOUND, GIRL IN WOODS, MAIL ORDER MONSTER) is 48.
Actor Ronny Cox (THE HAPPINESS CAGE, DELIVERANCE, THE CAR, GRAY LADY DOWN, THE BEAST WITHIN, ROBOCOP, TOTAL RECALL, SCISSORS, SPAWN [TV], DEEP BLUE SEA, Y2K, CRAZY AS HELL, AGE OF DINOSAURS, BEYOND THE REACH, THE CAR: ROAD TO REVENGE) who is 81.
Look for Ronny in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, DEMON STAR.
Ronny shares a July birthday with his TOTAL RECALL director, Paul Verhoeven. Ronny has shared many movies as well as a birthday with...
Actor Eriq LaSalle (INFERNO INDIRETTA, JACOB'S LADDER, COLOR OF NIGHT, ONE HOUR PHOTO, CRAZY AS HELL, INSIDE OUT, MEGAFAULT, BLACKOUT [TV], UNDER THE DOME [TV], LOGAN) is 57.
One of the luckiest kids (now man) in the world
Actor Daniel Radcliffe (THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, HARRY POTTER [all], THE WOMAN IN BLACK, KILL YOUR DARLINGS, HORNS, VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, SWI ARMY MAN), is 30.
Look for Daniel in the 2020 Thriller release, ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA.
Actor Paul Wesley (WOLF LAKE [TV], FALLEN [TV], KILLER MOVIE, 24 [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], TELL ME A STORY [TV]) is 37.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 22

American PsychoHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor A.J. Cook (LASERHAWK, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, WISHMASTER 3, RIPPER, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR, FINAL DESTINATION 2, TRU CALLING [TV], BLOODSUCKERS, VANISHED, NIGHT SKIES, MOTHER'S DAY, WER) is 41.
Actor Willem Dafoe (WILD AT HEART, eXistenZ, AMERICAN PSYCHO, SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE, SPIDER-MAN [ALL], THE RECKONING, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, THE CLEARING, CONTROL, INSIDE MAN, THE WALKER, ANAMORPH, ANTICHRIST, DAYBREAKERS, CIRQUE DU FREAK, JOHN CARTER, ODD THOMAS, OUT OF THE FURNACE, JOHN WICK, SCULPT, DEATH NOTE [2017], MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS [2017], THE LIGHTHOUSE, ) is 64.
Actor Jaime Murray (ANIMAL, DEMONS, THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE, BOTCHED, DEXTER [TV], THE RAPTURE [2010], THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, SAMUEL BLEAK, HUSTLE[TV], RINGER[TV], WAREHOUSE 13 [TV], DEFIANCE [TV], FRIGHT NIGHT 2 [2013], DEFIANCE [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV], CASTLEVANIA [TV], GOTHAM [TV]) is 42.
Actor Juno Temple (ATONEMENT, CRACKS, GLORIOUS 39, KABOOM, KILLER JOE, JACK AND DIANE, THE DARK KNIGHT, RISES, THE BRASS TEAPOT, MAGIC MAGIC, HORNS, MALEFICENT, SIN CITY: A DAME TO DIE FOR, UNSANE, ) is 30.
Look for Juno in the upcoming 2019 Horror movie, MALEFICENT 2.
Actor Franka Potente (RUN, LOLA, RUN, ANATOMY, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ANATOMY 2, I LOVE YOUR WORK, BLUEPRINT, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, CREEP, SHANGHAI, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], THE CONJURING 2, TABOO [TV], MUSE, BETWEEN WORLDS) is 45.

SUNDAY -
SFX Artist John Nelson (TERMINATOR 2, STAY TUNED, SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER, WOLF, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, JUDGE DREDD, ANACONDA, EVOLUTION, THE MATRIX: RELOADED, THE MATRIX: REVOLUTIONS, I, ROBOT, IRON MAN, WORLD WAR Z, CYBER) is 60.

SATURDAY -
Actor Josh Holloway (COLD HEART, SABERTOOTH, WHISPER, LOST [TV], MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL, PARANOIA, INTELLIGENCE [TV], COLONY [TV]) is 50.
Actor Camille Keaton (WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE?, TRAGIC CEREMONY, SEX OF THE WITCH, MADELAINE, ANATOMIA DI UN INCUBO, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, KUNG FU CANNIBALS, SAVAGE VENGEANCE, SELLA TURCICA, CHOP, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM, THE LORDS OF SALEM, BLOOD RIVER, PLAN 9, CABARET DIABOLIQUE, DEATH HOUSE, TERROR IN THE WOODS, CRY FOR THE BAD MAN, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: DEJA VU) is 69.
Look for Camille in the 2019 Horror Thriller, CAMP TWILIGHT. And in 2020, SAVAGE VENGEANCE.
Camille shares a July birthday with her THE BUTTERFLY ROOM alumni, P.J. Soles and Heather Langenkamp.
Writer, Producer Roberto Orci (ALIAS [TV], EAGLE EYE, STAR TREK [2009], FRINGE [TV], COWBOYS & ALIENS, NOW YOU SEE ME, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, ENDER'S GAME, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE [2015], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV]) is 46.
Actor Muse Watson (BLACK RAINBOW, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, ACTS OF BETRAYAL, IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2: TEXAS BLOOD MONEY, HOLLYWOOD VAMPYR, SEASON OF THE HUNTED, DEAD BIRDS, FRANKENFISH, HOUSE OF GRIMM, THE PRESENCE, OF SILENCE, MEETING EVIL, THE DEAD ONES, THE LAST EXORCISM II, COMPOUND FRACTURE, SUBURBAN GOTHIC, DARK RESONANCE, VALLEY OF BONES, THE DEAD ONES) is 71.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 19

Warner Bros. Drops IT: CHAPTER TWO (The Final Trailer)

And -

CRAWL
With some serious clout from Marvel, Disney, and Pixar, Sam Raimi's low budget CRAWL looks like it just may hold its own this weekend!

Plus -

TeratologistHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (FUJUSHU THE REVENGE KIENAI KIZUATO, GAKKÔ NO KAIDAN F, THE CURE, EYES OF THE SPIDER, GAKKÔ NO KAIDAN G, SEANCE, PULSE, DOPPLEGANGER, KAZUO UMEZU'S HORROR THEATER: BUG'S HOUSE, LOFT, SAKEBI, SWEET HOME, THE GUARD FROM THE UNDERGROUND, DOOR 3, PENANCE [TV], REAL, CREEPY, SEVENTH CODE, DAGUERROTYPE, BEFORE WE VANISH, YOCHO: SANPO SURU SHINRYAKUSHA [TV], FOREBODING) is 54.
Cinematographer Matthew Libatique (PI, SATURN, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, ABANDON, PHONE BOOTH, GOTHIKA, INSIDE MAN, THE FOUNTAIN, THE NUMBER 23, IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, BLACK SWAN, COWBOYS & ALIENS, THE CIRCLE, MOTHER!, VENOM) is 51.
Writer, Director, Producer, Hideo Nakata (CURSE, DEATH & SPIRIT, DON'T LOOK UP, RINGU, RINGU 2, SOTOHIRO, CHAOS [2000], DARK WATER [2002], THE RING TWO, KAIDAN, DEATH NOTE: L CHANGE THE WORLD, CHATROOM, THE INCITE MILL, THE COMPLEX, MONSTERZ, GHOST THEATER, STOLEN IDENTITY, THE WOMAN WHO KEEPS A MURDERER, SADAKO) is 52.
Actor Jared Padalecki (HOUSE OF WAX, CRY WOLF, FRIDAY THE 13TH [2009], SUPERNATURAL [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV Animation], PHANTOM BOY) is 37.
Writer and Feo Amante alumni, Wrath James White (TERATOLOGIST [w/Ed Lee], SUCCULENT PREY, THE RESURRECTIONIST, SCABS, THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND SINS, YACCUB'S CURSE, POPULATION ZERO, SYMPATHETIC MAGIC, LIKE ORNO FOR PSYCHOS, PREY DRIVE, MASTER OF PAIN (W/Kristopher Rufty) is like 58 or something.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 18

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kristen Bell (DEEPWATER, VERONICA MARS [2004 - TV], PULSE, ROMAN, HEROES [TV], FLATLAND 2: SPHERELAND, VERONICA MARS: THE MOVIE, VERONICA MARS [2017 - TV]) who is 38.
Actor Vin Diesel (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, THE IRON GIANT, BOILER ROOM, PITCH BLACK, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, BABYLON A.D., THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS ENDGAME) is 46.
Look for Vin in the 2020 Thriller release of BLOODSHOT.
Director Paul Verhoeven (THE 4TH MAN, ROBOCOP, TOTAL RECALL, BASIC INSTINCT, STARSHIP TROOPERS, HOLLOW MAN) is 80.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 17

ROBOCOP is 32!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
When people fondly reminisce over the Horror and Science Fiction movies of the 1980s, ROBOCOP is there, living in their top ten forever.

Writer and Director Paul Verhoven had other hits, but he never made the magic that was ROBOCOP. As the poor 2013 sequel proved, no one else has the ability to capture that lightening in a bottle either.

What made 1987's ROBOCOP so special?

Read on!

Continued at Movies/Robocop.

And -

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 posterHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Heather Langenkamp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, SHOCKER, NEW NIGHTMARE, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, HOME, TRUTH OR DARE, HELLRAISER: JUDGEMENT) is 55.
Look for Heather in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, PORTAL.
Heather shares a birthday with her THE BUTTERFLY ROOM alumni,
Actor P.J. Soles (BLOOD BATH, CARRIE, THE POSSESSED, HALLOWEEN, INNOCENT PREY, B.O.R.N., ALIENATOR, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, MURDER ON THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, DEATH BY ENGAGEMENT, DEAD CALLING, THE TOOTH FAIRY, MIL MASCARAS VS THE AZTEC MUMMY, PRANK, ALONE IN THE DARK II, BEG, ETERNAL, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM, GRINDSPLOITATION, HALLOWEEN [2018], KILLER THERAPY) is 69.
Look for P.J. in the upcoming 2019 Horror, HANUKKAH. Also in 2019, CANDY CORN.
Actor Donald Sutherland (CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD, DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS, DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!, BLOOD RELATIVES, DON'T LOOK NOW, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS [1978], EYE OF THE NEEDLE, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE PUPPET MASTERS, OUTBREAK, VIRUS, FINAL FANTASY, SALEM'S LOT [TV], AN AMERICAN HAUNTING, PUFFBALL, THE HUNGER GAMES [all], THE CALLING, AMERICAN HANGMAN, and way more in mystery and suspense) is 85.
Look for Donald in the 2019 release of AD ASTRA.
Actor Mike Vogel (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2003], POSEIDON [2006], THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE, CLOVERFIELD, ACROSS THE HALL, OPEN GRAVES, BATES MOTEL [TV], UNDER THE DOME [TV], CHILDHOOD'S END [TV]) is 40.
Mike's new movie, SECRET OBSESSION, opens tomorrow.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 16

Final DestinationQUICK BITE
The man who created 'Final Destination' is now producing a Tampa horror franchise

By Paul Guzzo
TAMPA — Jeffrey Reddick is the man who launched Final Destination, the film franchise about cheating death that has grossed more than $600 million through five productions.

Now, Reddick, writer of the first Final Destination movie and executive producer of the second, wants to help launch another horror franchise — this one anchored in the Tampa Bay area.

Continued at TampaBay.

And -

The Lost BoysHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Tenika Davis (SAW VI, WRONG TURN 4, DEBUG) is 34.
Look for Tenika in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, PERPETUAL MOTION.
Writer, Producer, Director Scott Derrickson (URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT, HELLRAISER: INFERNO, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], SINISTER, DEVIL'S KNOT, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, SINISTER 2, DOCTOR STRANGE) is 53.
Actor Corey Feldman (TIME AFTER TIME, FRIDAY THE 13th PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER, GREMLINS, FRIDAY THE 13th PART V: A NEW BEGINNING, THE GOONIES, STAND BY ME, THE LOST BOYS, THE 'BURBS, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [1990], STEPMONSTER, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III, LIPSTICK CAMERA, A DANGEROUS PLACE, VOODOO [1995], TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD, EVIL OBSESSION, BORN BAD, LEGION [1998], STORM TROOPER [1998], CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, SEANCE, LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE, TERROR INSIDE, SPLATTER, LOST BOYS: THE THIRST, 6 DEGREES OF HELL, EXPOSURE, THE ZOMBIE KING, ZOMBEX, BODY HIGH, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [TV - 2012 - 2017]) is 48.
Corey shares a July birthday with ZOMBEX alumni, Sid Haig and with TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD alumni, Producer Joel Silver.
Look for Corey in the upcoming 2019 Horror Comedy, THE SUNDAY NIGHT SLAUGHTER. And in 2020, AGE OF STONE AND SKY: THE SORCERER BEAST and TALES FROM THE DEAD ZONE.
Actor Rosa Salazar (AMERICAN HORROR STORY, INSURGENT, MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS, SUBMERGED, MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE, BIRD BOX, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL) is 34.
Look for Rosa in the upcoming 2020 Thriller TV series, UNDONE.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 15

Official Neil Cross websiteQUICK BITE
'Luther' Creator Neil Cross Brings Thriller Series 'Because the Night' to ITV

By Henry Chu
"Luther" creator Neil Cross is adapting his own novel of murder and the supernatural into a four-part series, "Because the Night," for British commercial broadcaster ITV.

The drama is being produced by Euston Films, the classic label revived five years ago by Fremantle, which will oversee international distribution. Polly Hill, ITV's head of drama, commissioned the series, which is based on Cross' book "Burial."

Continued at Variety.

And -

ImprintHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
A 2019 Goodbye to Hollywood indie maniac,
Writer, Producer, Director Larry Cohen (THE INVADERS [TV], SCREAM BABY SCREAM, DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING, IT'S ALIVE [all], GOD TOLD ME TO, FULL MOON HIGH, SEE CHINA AND DIE, I, THE JURY, Q, SPECIAL EFFECTS, THE STUFF, A RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT [TV], MANIAC COP [all], WICKED STEPMOTHER, BODY SNATCHERS, UNCLE SAM, THE EX, PHONE BOOTH, CELLULAR, CAPTIVITY, MESSAGES DELETED, Masters of Horror: PICK ME UP) is 78.
Writer Bill Hussey (THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, THE ABSENCE) is 36.
Writer Christopher Golden (THEIF OF HEARTS, STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING, PROWLERS, THE BORDERKIND, CRASHING PARADISE, BALTIMORE, SOULLESS, THE FERRYMAN, MIND THE GAP, WILDWOOD ROAD, DEATH'S EXCELLENT VACATION, WAKING NIGHTMARES, STRANGEWOOD, THE SEVEN WHISTLERS, and a lot more) is like 58 or something.
Actor Terry O'Quinn (SILVER BULLET, THE STEPFATHER [all], BLACK WIDOW, PIN, THE FORGOTTEN ONE, DELIVER THEM FROM EVIL [TV], THE ROCKETEER, AMITYVILLE: A NEW GENERATION, LIPSTICK CAMERA, SHADOW WARRIORS, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, THE X-FILES, MILLENIUM [TV], HARSH REALM [TV], ALIAS [TV], LOST [TV], 666 PARK AVENUE [TV], FALLING SKIES [TV], CASTLE ROCK [TV], and way more) is 67. Terry shares a July birthday with the man who actually WROTE the STEPFATHER story, the late Donald E. Westlake.

SUNDAY -
Actor Sid Haig (SPIDER BABY, BLOOD BATH, WONDER WOMEN, THX 1138, BEYOND ATLANTIS, GALAXY OF TERROR, THE AFTERMATH, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, KILL BILL Vol. 2, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D, DEAD MAN'S HAND, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, BROTHERHOOD OF BLOOD, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, DARK MOON RISING, THE BLACK BOX, CREATURE, MIMESIS, THE SACRED, THE INFLICTION, THE LORDS OF SALEM, RAZOR, THE SACRED, HATCHET III, DEVIL IN MY RIDE, THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW, ZOMBEX, BONE TOMAHAWK, DEATH HOUSE, SUICIDE FOR BEGINNERS, CYNTHIA) is 79.
Look for Sid Haig in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thrillers 3 FROM HELL and HANUKKAH. And in 2020, ABRUPTIO.
Actor Chase Williamson (JOHN DIES AT THE END, SPARKS, LACE CRATER, BEYOND THE GATES [2016], SiREN, SEQUENCE BREAK, VICTOR CROWLEY, BAD MATCH, DEAD NIGHT, CABARET OF THE DEAD, ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING) who is 31.
Look for Chase in the 2019 Horror Thriller, ARTIK. And in 2020, GREENLIGHT and SCARE PACKAGE.
Producer Joel Silver (WARRIORS, JEKYLL AND HYDE... TOGETHER AGAIN, LETHAL WEAPON [all], PREDATOR [all], DIE HARD [all], TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], DEMOLITION MAN, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, CONSPIRACY THEORY, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD, THE MATRIX [all], THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], THIR13EN GHOSTS, GHOST SHIP, GOTHIKA, HOUSE OF WAX, V FOR VENDETTA, THE REAPING, THE INVASION, RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, ORPHAN, WHITEOUT, THE HILLS RUN RED, SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE BOOK OF ELI, UNKNOWN, THE FACTORY, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, STASH HOUSE, THE APPARITION, THE FACTORY, BULLET TO THE HEAD, NON-STOP, VERNOICA MARS [2014], COLLIDE [2016]) is 67.

SATURDAY -
Actor Harrison Ford (THE CONVERSATION, THE POSSESSED, APOCALYPSE NOW, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK [all], BLADE RUNNER [all], WITNESS, FRANTIC, PRESUMED INNOCENT, PATRIOT GAMES, THE FUGITIVE, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, WHAT LIES BENEATH, COWBOYS & ALIENS, ENDER'S GAME, PARANOIA) is 77.
Actor Robert Forster (THE DARKER SIDE OF TERROR, THE BLACK HOLE, ALLIGATOR, GOLIATH AWAITS, MANIAC COP 3, POINT OF SEDUCTION, SCANNER COP II, UNCLE SAM, AMERICAN PERFEKT, REAR WINDOW [1998], PSYCHO [1998], OUTSIDE OZONA, MULHOLLAND DR. [1999], SUPERNOVA, MULHOLLAND DR. [2001], DRAGON WARS: D-WAR, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, HEROES [TV], KALAMITY, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN [all], AUTOMATA, COFFEE KILL BOSS, TOO LATE, THE AMERICAN SIDE, SMALL TOWN CRIME, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], THE BIG TAKE) is 72.
Actor Colton Haynes (THE GATES [TV], TEEN WOLF [TV], ARROW [TV], ARROW: BLOOD RUSH [TV]) is 31.
Actor Al Santos (JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, MUSTANG SALLY, LOST SIGNAL, KILLER MOVIE, SPEED DEMONS) who is 43.
Actor Patrick Stewart (EXCALIBER, DUNE, LIFEFORCE, DEATH TRAIN, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, CONSPIRACY THEORY, MASTERMINDS, DAD SAVAGE, X-MEN [ALL], STAR TREK: NEMESIS, CHICKEN LITTLE, SINBAD: THE FIFTH VOYAGE, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, GREEN ROOM, LOGAN) is 79.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 12

QUICK BITES

Crawl 2019 Lobby Card

Video Interview: Producers Craig Flores and Sam Raimi for CRAWL
By Sarah Musnicky
Nightmarish Conjurings got to take part in the press junket for Paramount's CRAWL, which is now available for your creature feature viewing pleasure in theaters nationwide. Kicking off the beginning of the press junket, we got the opportunity to learn a little bit more about alligators at the Los Angeles Zoo. We learned about how male alligators like Reggie, the male alligator currently at the zoo, grow in size (which apparently has a heck of a lot to do with hormones when female alligators are present). We also got to witness the alligators get fed and see Reggie, in particular, munch down on some giant rats. Make sure to check out our gallery below to take a look at the photos from the feeding.

Continued at Nightmarish Conjurings.

FeoNote: Sam Raimi always looks like he just woke up and hasn't had his coffee.

And -

Oliver Jackson-Cohen to Star in 'The Invisible Man' at Universal and Blumhouse
By Brian Welk
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, the star of "The Haunting of Hill House," is attached for the lead role in "The Invisible Man" monster movie set up at Universal and Blumhouse, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
Jackson-Cohen will star alongside the previously announced Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer and Storm Reid in the horror reboot that is set to kick off production this month in Sydney, Australia.

Continued at The Wrap.

Plus -

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 1974

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Claudia Katz (SPIDER-MAN [all the Raimi], WAY OF THE VAMPIRE, THE BLACK DAHLIA, ALIEN ABDUCTION, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, OUIJA) is 48.
Writer Michael Marano (DAWN SONG, STORIES FROM THE PLAGUE YEARS) is 53.
Actor Edwin Neal (THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, FUTURE-KILL, KNIGHT RIDER 2000, WING COMMANDER II [VG], THE DIVINE ENFORCER, MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK, CRUSADER: NO REMORSE [VG], DEVILMAN LADY [TV], MURDER-SET-PIECES, MR. HELL, SATAN'S PLAYGROUND, SHUDDER, FORTUNE TELLER, IT CAME FROM TRALFAGAR, HOLY HELL, BUTCHER BOYS, DROPPING EVIL, HALLOWEEN: HARVEST OF SOULS 1985, KILL OR BE KILLED) is 74.
Look for Edwin in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, THE MANGLED.
Writer Jeffrey Reddick (FINAL DESTINATION [all], RETURN TO CABIN BY THE LAKE, TAMARA, DANTE'S COVE [TV], DAY OF THE DEAD [2008], DEAD AWAKE, THE FINAL WISH, MIDNIGHT TEXAS [TV]) is 50.
Look for Jeffrey's upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, GOOD SAMARITAN.
Actor Michelle Rodriguez (3A.M., GIRLFIGHT, RESIDENT EVIL, CONTROL, LOST [TV], AVATAR, MACHETE, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, THE ASSIGNMENT, ) is 41.
Look for Michelle in the upcoming 2012 Horror Thriller.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 11

Psycho IIHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Writer, Director Tom Holland (THE INITIATION OF SARAH, THE BEAST WITHIN, THE CLASS OF 1984, PSYCHO II, CLOAK & DAGGER, SCREAM FOR HELP, FRIGHT NIGHT [1985], CHILD'S PLAY [1988], THE TEMP, THE LANGOLIERS [TV], THINNER, Masters of Horror: WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM, HATCHET II, TWISTED TALES [TV], TOM HOLLAND'S TWISTED TALES, DIGGING UP THE MARROW, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS) is 76.
Look for Tom in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, TAROT.
Actor Stephen Lang (MANHUNTER, PROJECT X, GUILTY AS SIN, THE POSESSION OF MICHEAL D., AN OCCASIONAL HELL, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, A TOWN HAS TURNED TO DUST, AT THE MERCY OF A STRANGER, THE PROPOSAL, EYE SEE YOU, THE I INSIDE, AVATAR, TERRA NOVA [TV], PAWN, PIONEER, THE MONKEY'S PAW [2013], THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, EXETER, ISOLATION, DON'T BREATHE, SALEM [TV], MORTAL ENGINES) is 67.
Look for Stephen in the upcoming flurry of a slew of AVATAR sequels with the first one striking earth in 2021 - 11 years after the first.
Actor Serinda Swan (BEYOND LOCH NESS, TRUST, DESPERATE ESCAPE, PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF, TRON: LEGACY, CREATURE [2011], BREAKOUT KINGS [TV], JINN, THE VEIL, INHUMANS [TV], CORONER [TV]) is 35.
Look for Serinda in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, REVENGE RIDE.
Actor Rachael Taylor (THE MYSTERY OF NATALIE WOOD, MAN-THING [2005], SEE NO EVIL, TRANSFORMERS, SHUTTER, DECEPTION, GHOST MACHINE, THE DARKEST HOUR, 666 PARK AVENUE [TV], THE LOFT, ARQ, GOLD, THE DEFENDERS [TV], WHITE ORCHID, JESSICA JONES [TV]) is 35.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 10

Galaxy QuestQUICK BITES
'Galaxy Quest' Live Performance Will Crash Land At San Diego Comic Con

By Josh Weiss
"Never give up! Never surrender!"

If you're a fan of 1999's Galaxy Quest and will be attending this year's San Diego Comic Con, I've got some out-of-this-world news for you. The film's score (written and composed by David Newman) will be enjoying its first-ever live performance event at the Copley Symphony Hall next Friday, July 19 at 7:30pm PST.

Continued at Forbes.

And -

Netflix drops ANOTHER LIFE Trailer

Plus -

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director Cary Joji Fukunaga (ON THE ICE, THUMPER, IT [2017], THE ALIENIST [TV], MANIAC [TV], TRUE DETECTIVE [TV]) is 42.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 9

STRANGER THINGS' Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo Play Truth or Dab

And -

MALORIE: A Bird Box Novel Special Edition By Josh Malerman to be Released by Dark Regions Press
The film adaptation of Malerman's first novel, Bird Box, was watched by over forty-five million Netflix accounts in the first week, the best first seven days ever for a film on the platform. Countless more came to know the story through social media. The image of Sandra Bullock's character, Malorie, blindfolded—as she's led through a terrifying near-future apocalypse by the trained ears of her children—has become synonymous with a new generation of horror.

Continued at DarkRegions.

Plus -

Indie Trailer Drop!

Also -

John Carpenter's THE THINGHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Dean Koontz (Movies: DEMON SEED, WATCHERS, PHANTOMS, INTENSITY, TICKTOCK, THE FACE, VELOCITY, THE TAKING, ODD THOMAS, and way more in books) is 73 years old.
Think of those super cheapo, direct to video SciFi Horror Thrillers of the 1980s. Now think of the Nazi officer that appeared in so many of them. You're likely remembering today's birthday boy,
Actor Norbert Weisser (THE DEADLY TRIANGLE, John Carpenter's THE THING, ANDROID, RADIOACTIVE DREAMS, CITY LIMITS, FROM HOLLYWOOD TO DEADWOOD, THE SECRET OF THE ICE CAVE, MIDNIGHT CABARET, CAPTAIN AMERICA [1990], THE ROCKETEER, DECEIT [1992], ARCADE [1993], HEATSEEKER, NEMESIS 3, ADRENALIN: FEAR THE RUSH, OMEGA DOOM, NEMESIS 4, BLAST, SORCERERS [1998], TICKER, THE LEARNING CURVE, INFECTION [2005], COOL AIR, GEMINI DIVISION [TV], ANGELS & DEMONS, BEING KILLED, ABELAR: TALES OF AN ANCIENT EMPIRE, WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER [VG], WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS) is 73.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 8

Indie Trailer Drop!

And -

TremorsHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kevin Bacon (FRIDAY THE 13th, THE DEMON MURDER CASE, CRIMINAL LAW, TREMORS, FLATLINERS, MURDER IN THE FIRST, SLEEPERS, WILD THINGS, STIR OF ECHOES, HOLLOW MAN, TRAPPED, MYSTIC RIVER, WHERE THE TRUTH LIES, THE AIR THAT I BREATHE, DEATH SENTENCE, SUPER, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, THE FOLLOWING [TV], R.I.P.D., THE FOLLOWING, THE DARKNESS [2018], TREMORS [2018]) is 61.
Look for Kevin's upcoming 2019 Thriller, YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT, Written and Directed by David Koepp (STIR OF ECHOES).
SFX Make-Up Artist Glenn Hetrick (THE X-FILES [TV], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], KING OF THE ANTS, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD: NECROPOLIS, PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, PUMPKINHEAD: BLOOD FUED, CROSSING JORDAN [TV], LEGION, HEROES [TV], THE HUNGER GAMES [all], EXTANT, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., INHUMANS [TV], MASKED MUTILATOR) is 47.

SUNDAY -
Actor Billy Campbell (THE ROCKETEER, Bram Stoker's DRACULA, OUT THERE, THE COLD EQUATIONS, MENNO'S MIND, MAX Q, THE 4400 [TV], SHARK [TV], METEOR [TV], THE DISAPPEARED, LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AXE, THE SCRIBBLER, THE KILLING, HELIX [TV], MODUS [TV], CARDINAL [TV]) is 60.
Actor Shelly Duvall (THE SHINING, FRANKENWEENIE, AAAHH! REAL MONSTERS! [TV], NIGHTMARE CLASSICS [TV], SHADOW ZONE: My Teacher Ate My Homework [TV], TALE OF THE MUMMY, CASPER MEETS WENDY, BIG MONSTER ON CAMPUS, THE 4TH FLOOR) is 70.
Actor Jorja Fox (HAPPY HELL NIGHT, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1997, VELOCITY TRAP, MEMENTO, C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigations [TV]) is 51.
Look for Jorja in the 2019 Thriller, 3022.
Writer, Producer, Director Akiva Goldsman (THE CLIENT, SILENT FALL, BATMAN FOREVER, TIME TO KILL, BATMAN & ROBIN, LOST IN SPACE, DEEP BLUE SEA, PRACTICAL MAGIC, MINDHUNTERS, I, ROBOT, CONSTANTINE, POSEIDON, THE DA VINCI CODE, I AM LEGEND, ANGELS & DEMONS, JONAH HEX, FRINGE [TV], WINTER'S TALE, INSURGENT, THE 5TH WAVE, RINGS, STEPHANIE, THE DARK TOWER) is 57.
Look for Akiva's upcoming Thriller for 2019, DOCTOR SLEEP.

SATURDAY -
Actor Linda Bella (FILTH TO ASHES FLESH TO DUST, ECSTASY, MONSTERS IN THE WOODS, DRACULA: REBORN, RATPOCALYPSE, DEVIL'S DOMAIN, STAINED, TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN) is 27.
Actor Eva Green (FRANKLYN, CRACKS, WOMB, PERFECT SENSE, DARK SHADOWS [2012], WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD, SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO DIE FOR, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, PENNY DREADFUL [TV], MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, BASED ON A TRUE STORY, EUPHORIA) is 39.
Look for Eva in the upcoming 2019 Mystery, THE LUMINARIES [TV]).

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 5

OPENS TODAY -

And -

Jacob's LadderHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Pruitt Taylor (ANGEL HEART, FEAR [1990], JACOB'S LADDER [1990], SWEET POISON, CHINA MOON, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, NIGHT SINS, THE END OF VIOLENCE, THE CELL, IDENTITY, TOUCHING EVIL [TV], CONSTANTINE, WHEN A MAN FALLS, CAPTIVITY, THE ECHO, DON MCKAY, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND [2010], DRIVE ANGRY, CREATURE [2011], ON THE INSIDE, BRAKE, DARK TOURIST, BROKEN BLOOD, TRUE BLOOD [TV], 13 SINS, THE MENTALIST [TV], THE DEVIL'S CANDY, HEROES REBORN [TV], AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., BIRD BOX) is 59.
Actor / Stuntman Brad Loree (THEM [1996], UNDERWORLD [1996], THE INVADER, FUTURESPORT, THE 13TH WARRIOR, QUARANTINE [2000], THE 6TH DAY, BONES, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, FINAL DESTINATION 2, HOUSE OF THE DEAD, DREAMCATCHER, X2, SCOOBY-DOO 2, THE KEEPER, X-MEN 3, WHITE NOISE 2: THE LIGHT, BATTLESTAR GALATICA: RAZOR, DEAD CALLING, MESSAGES DELETED, WATCHMEN, 2012, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, FINAL STORM, TRON LEGACY, MR. HUSH, HALLOW POINT, CHILD'S PLAY [2019]) is 58.

 

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 3

Hard CandyHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Tom Cruise (LEGENDS, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE [all], EYES WIDE SHUT, VANILLA SKY, MINORITY REPORT, COLLATERAL, WAR OF THE WORLDS, JACK REACHER [all], OBLIVION, EDGE OF TOMORROW, THE MUMMY [2017]), who is 57.
Actor Shawnee Smith (THE BLOB, DESPERATE HOURS, THE STAND [TV], BOMBSHELL, FACE OF EVIL, THE SHINING [TV], CARNIVAL OF SOULS, SAW, [all], THE ISLAND, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, THE GRUDGE 3) is 49.
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Michele Soavi (ALIEN 2 SULLA TERRA, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, ROSSO SANGUE, PSYCHO RIPPER, TENEBRE, A BLADE IN THE DARK, PHENOMENA, DEMONI, OPERA, LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO, THE BLACK CAT, DELIRIA, LA CHIESA, LA SETTA, CEMETERY MAN, IL TESTIMONE, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, ROCCO SCHIAVONE [TV], THE LEGEND OF THE CHRISTMAS WITCH, MENTRE ERO VIA [TV]) is 61.
Actor Patrick Wilson (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [2004], HARD CANDY, BROTHERS THREE: AN AMERICAN GOTHIC, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, PASSENGERS, WATCHMEN, THE A-TEAM, INSIDEOUS [all], THE LEDGE, PROMETHEUS, THE CONJURING [all], SPACE STATION 76, ZIPPER, HOME SWEET HELL, BONE TOMAHAWK, THE COMMUTER, NIGHTMARE CINEMA, THE NUN, ANNABELLE COMES HOME) is 46.
Look for Patrick in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, IN THE TALL GRASS. And in 2020, THE CONJURING 3.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 2

Vertical Entertainment Drops JACOB'S LADDER
Normally I'm dubious about remakes, but this reboot is aiming for a whole new target and I admit, I am intrigued!

Escape From New YorkHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Yancy Butler (SAVAGE WEEKEND, HARD TARGET, DROP ZONE, THE EX, RAVAGER, WITCHBLADE [TV], BASILISK: THE SERPENT KING, WOLVESBAYNE [TV], KICK-ASS, LAKE PLACID 3, RAGE OF THE YETI, SHARK WEEK, LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER, HANSEL & GRETEL GET BAKED, KICK-ASS 2, LAKE PLACID VS. ANACONDA, ZER0 TOLERANCE, DEATH RACE 2050, WITNESS PROTECTION [2017], AMERICAN CRIMINAL) who is 49.
Look for Yancy in the upcoming 2019 Horror, SEVERED SILENCE. And in 2020, the 2013 Horror Mystery short film finally becomes the full-length feature, DEMBANGER.
Actor Saul Rubinek (SANCTUARY OF FEAR, DEATH SHIP [1980], AGAINST ALL ODDS, THE SUICIDE MURDERS [TV], MURDER SEES THE LIGHT [TV], PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER [TV], TRUE ROMANCE, PALE SAINTS, HOSTILE INTENT, 36 HOURS TO DIE [TV], THE GOLDEN SPIDERS [TV], THE BOOKFAIR MURDERS [TV], A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY [TV], SANTA'S SLAY, JULIA, JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE, WAREHOUSE 13 [TV], LEVERAGE [TV], [over 100 in all]) who is 70.
Actor Nancy Stephens (PANIC IN ECHO PARK, HALLOWEEN [1978], DEATH CAR ON THE FREEWAY, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, HALLOWEEN II, EMPTY CRADLE, HALLOWEEN H20) is 70.
Actor / Writer / Director / Producer Tim Sullivan (2001 MANIACS, HOOD OF HORROR, DRIFTWOOD, 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS, KILLED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, CHILLERAMA, BLOODY, BLOODY, BIBLE CAMP, PAIN IS BEAUTIFUL) is 55.
Actor John Emmet Tracy (AMERICAN MARY, FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC [2014], IF I STAY, THE SURFACE, GRACE: THE POSSESSION, OLYMPUS [TV], THE HOLLOW CHILD, DRONE, iZOMBIE [TV]) is 40.

RETURN TO TOP

JULY 1

QUICK BITES
How A DIY Approach Resulted in a Subway Station Made From Cardboard

By Morgan Dameron
Can't find the perfect filming location? Maybe you can make it yourself!

Continued at NoFilmSchool.

FeoNote: Watch this short, and read the article! Inspiring and fascinating!

And -

'Gremlins' Animated Prequel Ordered to Series at WarnerMedia Streaming
By Joe Otterson
The "Gremlins" animated series is officially moving forward at the WarnerMedia streaming service.

The series, which Variety exclusively reported back in February, will be titled "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai." Set in 1920s Shanghai, the series will tell the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo.

Continued at Variety.

Plus -

Helmet Head coverHAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Pamela Anderson (SNAPDRAGON, NAKED SOULS, BARB WIRE, SCARY MOVIE 3, STRIPPERELLA [TV], THE PEOPLE GARDEN, THE INSTITUTE) is 50.
Writer Michael A. Baron (Comics: NEXUS, BADGER, THE PUNISHER, DEADMAN, KISS Vol. 3-4. Novels: WITCHBLADE: DEMONS, HELMET HEAD, WHACK JOB, BIKER) is 58 or something.
Writer, Director Mikael Håfström (VENDETTA, SKUGGORNAS HUS [TV], SJÄTTE DAGEN, EVIL, DROWNING GHOST, DERAILED, 1408, SHANGHAI, THE RITE, ESCAPE PLAN, BLOODLINE [TV], MOSCOW NOIR [TV]) is 59.
Look for Mikael's upcoming 2019 Thriller, THE PERFECT PATIENT.
Actor Dale Midkiff (STREETWALKIN', NIGHTMARE WEEKEND, PET SEMETERY, PLYMOUTH, BLACKMAIL, TIME TRAX [TV], VISITORS OF THE NIGHT, THE CROW: SALVATION, ALIEN FURY: COUNTDOWN TO INVASION, FALCON DOWN, ROUTE 666, NANCY DREW [2002], MAXIMUM VELOCITY, TORN APART, DEEP RESCUE, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, 2012: DOOMSDAY [Asylum], HELL'S KITTY) is 60.
Actor Hannah Murray (AGATHA CHRISTIE MARPLE: WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS?, ABOVE SUPICION 2 [TV], CHATROOM, WOMB, DARK SHADOWS [2012], THE NUMBERS STATION, GAME OF THRONES [TV], DARK SHADOWS [2012], THE NUMBERS STATION, BRIGEND, THE CHOSEN [2016]) is 30.
Writer Rick R. Reed (OBSESSED, PENANCE, IN THE BLOOD, IM, and more) is 61.
Since 2000, this actor has become particularly busy with Horror Thrillers.
Actor Liv Tyler (U-TURN, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], THE STRANGERS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, SUPER, THE LEDGE, ROBOT & FRANK) is 42.

SUNDAY -
Horror Writer Giovanni Arduino aka Jonathan Arden aka Jonathon Snow (IL VIAGGIO, SEAL MY LIPS, NEVER LIKE YOU) is 58 or something.
Actor Marton Csokas (JACK BROWN: GENIUS, BEASTMASTER [TV], THE MONKEY'S MASK, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS [TV], THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], TIMELINE, EVILENKO, ASYLUM [2005], ÆON FLUX, ALICE IN WONDERLAND [2010], DREAM HOUSE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, VOICE FROM THE STONE) is 53.

SATURDAY -
Actor Omar Doom (DEATH PROOF, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, DINO D-DAY [VG], HIGHER POWER) is 43.
Actor Will Kemp (THE CAR MAN, MINDHUNTERS, VAN HELSING, THE PRISONER [TV], NON-STOP, PETALS N THE WIND, THE SCORPION KING 4, THE MIDNIGHT MAN, THE SECRETS OF EMILY BLAIR, SLUMBER) is 41.

RETURN TO TOP
GO TO JUNE 2019
FEO AMANTE'S HORROR THRILLER
Created by:
E.C.MULLEN JR.
COME FOLLOW ME @
Amazon
ECMJr
Facebook
Feo Blog
IMDb
Instagram
Stage32
Twitter
YouTube
Zazzle Shop
FEO'S BRAGGODICIO

The ScientistFeo Amante's Horror ThrillerSome people think I'm more important than you (I don't, but they do. You know how they are) and this is their (HA!) evidence.

INTERVIEWS

Joe Mynhardt interviews E.C. McMullen Jr. in the book Horror 201: The Silver Scream.

Matt Jarbo's interview with Feo Amante at The Zurvivalist.

James Cheetham's Q&A with Feo Amante at Unconventional Interviews.

Megan Scudellari interviews Feo Amante and Kelly Parks (of THE SCIENCE MOMENT) in The Scientist Magazine.

Check out our interview at The-Scientist.com.

Anthropologist Gretchen Bakke, PhD, references my UNFAIR RACIAL CLICHE ALERT as an expert resource in her 2010 Anthropological Quarterly essay @ Johns Hopkins University and Academia.edu.

E.C. McMullen Jr.
Author page at Amazon (Amazon.com)
Listed at GoodReads
Internet Movie Database resume (IMDb.com),
Stage 32 listing (stage32.com),
Listed at Academia.edu and is a
15 year member of the San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC).
SearchDictionary.com
SetCelebs.com
Wikipedia 1, 2, 3, 4
Starbucks Cup #118
E.C. McMullen Jr. / Feo Amante is quoted throughout the Internet and print as a resource on,

Books That Bounce Inspiration from Shivers? *
Cirque Du Freak My Weekend of Horrors *
FilmSchoolRejects The Science of Fiction
In Defense Of J.J. Abrams, PHANTASM EXHUMED: The Unauthorized Companion
*Linked to archive.org

NEWS?
SUBMISSIONS?
Read:
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

WHO IS FEO AMANTE?

WHO SAID WHAT?

FAIR USE -

PRIVACY POLICY -

OWNERSHIP -

CONTACT

Feo Amante bannerFeo Amante's Horror Home Page, Feo Amante's Horror Thriller, and feoamante.com are owned and Copyright 1997 - 2019 by E.C.McMullen Jr.
All images and text belong to E.C.McMullen Jr. unless otherwise noted.
All fiction stories belong to their individual authors.