IDLE SINCE 1999 By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Let's pretend we were asleep for the last 20 years and the movie, IDLE HANDS, came out today.
But today is Tuesday!
Shut up! It's Imagination!
But if we slept... the Time Paradox!
Oh, NOW you have a problem with Time Paradoxes!
So we just watched it before Coma time! And the only thing that gives the movie's age away are the old landline phones. Because in 2009 we adapted so readily to, not just to Smart Phones, but to the tons of apps and how to use them that quickly followed, we didn't notice that we were in aswirl in the maelstrom of a watershed event that was radically changing how we viewed our world and culture forever!
And yet, IDLE HANDS remains as much fun as any movie that is made today but takes place X number of years ago.
So come on and open the door to the IDLE HANDS movie review I wrote back in 1999.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Make-up Artist Joe Blasco (GARDEN OF THE DEAD, THE TOUCH OF SATAN, SHIVERS, ILSA: SHE WOLF OF THE SS, RABID, THE CLONUS, DEAN KOONTZ: WHISPERS) is 72.
Horror short story writer and feoamante alumni, Maurice Broaddus is 47 today. He says.
Actor Kirsten Dunst (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, MOTHER NIGHT, TOWER OF TERROR, THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, THE CROW: SALVATION, LUCKYTOWN, DEEPLY, SPIDER-MAN, DEADLY FRIENDS, KAENA: THE PROPHECY, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SPIDER-MAN 2, SPIDER-MAN 3, ALL GOOD THINGS, MELANCHOLIA, CHARM UPSIDE DOWN, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, THE BEGUILED, WOODSHOCK) is 37.
Writer Colleen Gleason (THE REST FALLS AWAY, RISES THE NIGHT, THE BLEEDING DUSK, WHEN TWILIGHT BURNS) is 51.
Writer and feoamante alumni Brian Knight (RANDOM ACTS OF WEIRDNESS, BLACK DAY, DRAGONFLY, HACKS, FERAL and more) is 45.
Visit him at Brian-Knight.com.
SFX Make-Up Artist Mike McCarty (THE STAND [TV], MUNCHIE STRIKES BACK, LEPRECHAUN 3, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, [all], SCREAM 2, SIN CITY, LAND OF THE DEAD, SERENITY, POSEIDON, DEJA VU, THE HITCHER [2007], HOSTEL PART II, PLANET TERROR, MIRRORS, THE FINAL DESTINATION, SURROGATES, SPLICE, THE BOOK OF ELI, EDGE OF DARKNESS, PRIEST, TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D, STATION 4, THE BINDING, AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING) is like, 58 or something.
Mike shares an April birthday with his SERENITY alumni, Gina Torres.
Writer, Director, Producer Brian Yuzna (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, DOLLS, SOCIETY, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, INITIATION: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4, SILENT NIGHT, GUYVER, WARLOCK, DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOYMAKER, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III, NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD, WARLOCK, INFESTED, CRYING FREEMAN, THE DENTIST, PROGENY, THE DENTIST 2, FAUST, ARACHNID, DAGON, DARKNESS, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR, ROMASANTA: THE WEREWOLF HUNT, ROTTWEILER, THE NUN, BENEATH STILL WATERS, TAKUT: FACES OF FEAR, AMPHIBIOUS 3D) is 68.
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Actor Jessica Alba (IDLE HANDS, PARANOID, DARK ANGEL [TV], SIN CITY, INTO THE BLUE, AWAKE, THE EYE, THE KILLER INSIDE ME, MACHETE, MACHETE KILLS, SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR, THE VEIL) is 38.
Look for Jessica in the 2019 Mystery Thriller, KILLERS ANONYMOUS.
Writer P.S. Gifford (THE CURIOUS ACCOUNTS OF THE IMAGINARY FRIEND, DR. OFFIG'S LESSONS FROM THE DARK SIDE, THE FURTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE IMAGINARY FRIEND) is 58 or something.
Actor Rebekah Kochan (EXORCISM: THE POSSESSION OF GAIL BOWERS, WHEN A KILLER CALLS, DRACULA'S CURSE, HALLOWEEN NIGHT, FREAKSHOW, YORKTOWN) is 35.
Look for Rebekah in the 2015 Horror Thriller, CRIMSON CREEK.
Writer Steven E. Wedel (CALL TO THE HUNT, SHARA, DARKSCAPES, SEVEN DAYS IN BENEVOLENCE, MURDERED BY HUMAN WOLVES, ULRIK, LITTLE GRAVEYARD ON THE PRAIRIE, NADIA'S CURSE, UNHOLY WOMB, AFTER OBSESSION) is 53.
Actor Kari Wuhrer (THINNER, ANACONDA, KATE'S ADDICTION, FATAL CONFLICT, KILLER LOVE, EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS, FINAL EXAMINATION, KING OF THE ANTS, THE HITCHER II, THE PROHECY: UPRISING, HELLRAISER: DEADER, THE PROPHECY: FORSAKEN, TORNADO WARNING) who is 52.
Look for Kari in the 2014 Thriller, SECRETS OF A PSYCHOPATH.
Off again, on again, lead guitarist for KISS,
Musician Ace Frehley (Albums: HOTTER THAN HELL, DESTROYER, LOVE GUN, PSYCHO CIRCUS and way more. Movies: KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK [TV], REMEDY) is 66.
Actor Kevin McNally (ENIGMA, DOCTOR WHO [TV 1984], THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES: MY FIRST ADVENTURE, UNDERWORLD [TV 1997], JEKYLL & HYDE [1990], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [2004], DEAD FISH, SCOOP, DEMONS [TV], THE RAVEN [2012], SUPERNATURAL [TV], BOUNTY KILLER, DESIGNATED SURVIVOR [TV], THE OUTPOST [TV]) is 63.
Actor Laura Ortiz (THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], CHILLERAMA, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF HORROR [TV], VICTOR CROWLEY, SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER [VG], HOLLISTON [TV]) is 32. Matt Reeves(FUTURE SHOCK [2014], CLOVERFIELD, LET ME IN, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX, THE PASSAGE [TV]) is 53.
Actor Lisa Wilcox (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM MASTER, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD, WATCHERS REBORN, DEAD COUNTRY, FEAR CLINIC [Net Series], SAVAGE, SEBASTIAN, IMAGO, CLINGER, RED HOLLOW, THE CHURCH [2018], SOMETHING HORRIBLE) is 55.
Look for Lisa in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thrillers, 30 TO 45 and KECKSBURG.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director Paula Hart (SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, TWO CAME BACK, DOOM RUNNERS, THE SCREAM TEAM, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH [TV], NINE DEAD, THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS [TV]) is 63.
Actor Daniel Kash (ALIENS, NIGHTBREED, ROBOCOP [TV], THE MICHELLE APTS., VIRUS [1996], THE SLEEP ROOM, GOOSEBUMPS [TV], HIDDEN AGENDA, PILGRIM, KILLING MOON, DON'T SAY A WORD, COLD CREEK MANOR, THE BLACK MIRROR [VG], THE GOOD SHEPHERD [2004], THE HUNT FOR THE BTK KILLER, ONE WAY, DIARY OF THE DEAD, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, THE DRESDEN FILES [TV], REPO MEN, A DARK TRUTH, ALPHAS [TV], MAMA, SOLO [2013], ROBOCOP [2014], HANNIBAL [TV], THE STRAIN [TV], REMEMBER, ASSASIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE - JACK THE RIPPER [VG], BITTEN [TV], DAMIEN [TV], MANHATTAN UNDYING, THE EXPANSE [TV], ORPHAN BLACK [TV], ORDINARY DAYS) is 60.
Daniel shares an April birthday with NIGHTBREED alumni, Craig Sheffer.
Daniel shares a April 25 birthday with HANNIBAL alumni, Gina Torres.
Actor Daniel Sharman (THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING, IMMORTALS, THE LAST DAYS OF EDGAR HARDING, THE COLLECTION, TEEN WOLF [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV], FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 33.
Look for Daniel in the upcoming 2019 animated TV series, CURSED.
Actor Gina Torres (M.A.N.T.I.S., DARK ANGEL [1996], CLEOPATRA 2525 [TV], ANGEL [TV], ALIAS [TV], FIREFLY [TV], THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, 24 [TV], SERENITY, FIVE FINGERS, TRANSFORMERS PRIME [Animated - TV], DESTINY [VG], LICHDOM [VG], REVENGE [TV], HANNIBAL [TV], WESTWORLD [TV], DESTINY 2 [VG]) is 50.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Melinda Clarke (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3, MULHOLLAND FALLS, THE KILLER TONGUE, SPAWN, DYNAMITE, .COM FOR MURDER, THE ANIMATRIX, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], GOTHAM [TV]) is 50.
Writer Don D'Ammassa (BLOOD BEAST, SERVANTS OF CHAOS, SCARAB, HAVEN, MURDER IN SILVERPLATE, DEAD OF WINTER, NARCISSUS) is 73.
Director/Producer Richard Donner (THE TWILIGHT ZONE [TV - original series, six episodes], THE SIXTH SENSE [TV], GHOST STORY [TV], THE OMEN, THE GOONIES, SCROOGED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], DEMON KNIGHT, CONSPIRACY THEORY, BORDELLO OF BLOOD, X-MEN, RITUAL, MATTHEW BLACKHEART: MONSTER SMASHER [TV]) is 89.
Writer / Producer Erick Kripke (BOOGEYMAN [2005], SUPERNATURAL [TV], GHOSTFACERS [TV], SUPERNATURAL: THE ANIMATION [TV], DEADMAN [TV], REVOLUTION [TV], HAUNTED [2013], SUPERNATURAL GENDERSWAP [TV], THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, THE BOYS [TV]) is 45.
Horror Thriller Writer John Edward Lawson (Books: SIN CONDUCTOR, THE TROUBLING AMPUTEE, DISCOURAGING AT BEST. Movies: RAGE: INTERNAL DEMONS) is 45.
Visit him at JohnLawson.org.
Writer / Producer Damon Lindelof (LOST [TV], COWBOYS AND ALIENS, PROMETHEUS, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, WORLD WAR Z, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK [Animated - TV], THE LEFTOVERS [TV], WATCHMEN [TV]) is 46.
Look for Damon's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2019, THE HUNT (scheduled for an October release).
Actor Rory McCann (THE DEVIL'S TATOO, BEOWOLF & GRENDEL, HOT FUZZ, SOLOMON KANE, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], SEASON OF THE WITCH [2011], GAME OF THRONES [TV]) is 50.
CROTA TIME! By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Author Owl Goingback alerted the faithful today, that his first novel, CROTA, was now reimagined as a graphic novel. Owl got together with Bram Stoker Award winning author, Alessandro Manzetti (NARAKA, NO MERCY) to reboot the tale for a graphic medium, and with artist Stefano Cardoselli (HEAVY METAL Magazine, 2000AD), the project came together.
To make this limited First Edition run available to as wide an audience as possible, the comic is going Kickstarter!
Gary Dauberman to Adapt Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot,' James Wan to Produce
Boy, you write 8 hit movies in a row, each one bigger than the last, and "suddenly" everyone wants to work with you! I'm talking about Horror Screenwriter Gary Dauberman (IN THE SPIDER'S WEB, BLOODMONKEY, SWAMP DEVIL, ANNABELLE, WITHIN [2016], WOLVES AT THE DOOR, ANNABELLE: CREATION, IT [2017], THE NUN).
According to The Wrap,
Gary Dauberman will write the script for New Line Cinema’s big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s "Salem’s Lot," which James Wan, Roy Lee (THE RING [2002], DARK WATER [2005], THE STRANGERS, THE UNINVITED [2009]) and Mark Wolper will produce.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Anastasia Baranova (RISE: THE BLOOD HUNTER, APOCALYPSE CALIFORNIA, THE DARKNESS II [VG], THE BUREAU: X-COM DECLASSIFIED [VG], MOSTLY GHOSTLY: HAVE YOU MET MY GHOULFRIEND?, WELCOME TO WILLITS, SYN [TV], Z-NATION [TV], EVOLVE [VG], METRO EXODUS [VG]) is 30.
Actor Jaime King (SIN CITY, THEY WAIT, THE TRIPPER, THE SPIRIT, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, MOTHER'S DAY, SILENT NIGHT, SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR, BITCH, ESCAPE PLAN 2, BLACK SUMMER [TV]) is 39.
Look for Jaime in the upcoming ESCAPE PLAN 3.
Actor Craig Sheffer (NIGHT BREED, BLUE DESERT, EYE OF THE STORM, BLOODKNOT, THE GRAVE, DOUBLE TAKE, EXECUTIVE POWER, THE FALL, SHADOW OF DOUBT, HELLRAISER: INFERNO, RITUAL, KILLER BUZZ, DRACULA II: ASCENSION, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, WHILE SHE WAS OUT, LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS, THE MARK [all], BATTLEDOGS) is 59.
Look for Craig in the upcoming Horror Thriller for 2019, WIDOW'S POINT.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Amber Heard (SIDEFX, HIDDEN PALMS [TV], THE INFORMERS, ZOMBIELAND, THE STEPFATHER [2009], THE WARD, AND SOON THE DARKNESS, DRIVE ANGRY, PARANOIA, MACHETE KILLS, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE [released to film festivals in 2006. Not released in U.S. until 2013], LONDON FIELDS) is 33.
Actor Eric Mabius (THE MINUS MAN, CRUEL INTENTIONS, THE CROW: Salvation, TEMPTED, RESIDENT EVIL, REEKER, VOODOO MOON, NATURE OF THE BEAST, OUTCASTS [TV]) is 48.
Actor Jack Nicholson (THE CRY BABY KILLER, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE RAVEN, THE TERROR, PSYCHE-OUT, CHINATOWN, THE SHINING, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, BATMAN, WOLF, MARS ATTACKS!, THE PLEDGE) is 82 today.
Writer, Director, Producer & more, Ben Rock(MUTANT SPECIES, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, ALIEN RAIDERS) is 48.
Look for Ben's upcoming 2019 Horror comedy, WRZ: WHITE RACIST ZOMBIES. SUNDAY -
Actor, Producer Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (THE CROW, KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE, DARK ANGEL [TV], MY APOCALYPSE, PRANK, THE JACK OF SPADES, THE BLOOD BOND, THE ABSENT, THE DIVIDE, THE VICTIM, JACOB, AMONG FRIENDS, TREACHERY, THE NIGHT VISITOR, THE LEGEND OF DARK HORSE COUNTY, MINDLESS, EVERLY, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, HAVENHURST, DEADLY SIGNAL, SHE RISES [2016], DEADLY RETREAT, ALTERED PERCEPTION, FETISH FACTORY) is 45.
Look for Jennifer in the upcoming 2019 Horror movie,
VOYEUR. And in 2020, the Horror Mystery Thriller, GOOD FAMILY TIMES, written and Directed by Staci Layne Wilson.
Actor James McAvoy (CHILDREN OF DUNE, ATONEMENT, WANTED, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, TRANCE, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, ATOMIC BLONDE, SPLIT, WATERSHIP DOWN [TV], GLASS) is 41.
Look for James in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, DARK PHOENIX. Also in 2019, the Horror Thriller, IT: Part 2 and the TV series, HIS DARK MATERIALS. SATURDAY -
Today's birthday girl hasn't lead a career that is dominantly Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and or Suspense, but Great Cthulhu! She stars in no less than four Horror movies that went on to be listed as Cinema's top 100!
Actor Veronica Cartwright (Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS [1978], ALIEN, NIGHTMARES, FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, FALSE IDENTITY, CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH, THE X-FILES [TV - 1993 - 1999], THE LAST MAN ON PLANET EARTH, SCARY MOVIE 2, INVASION [TV], THE INVASION [2007], EASTWICK [TV], NEOWOLF, RESURRECTION [TV], THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN [2014]) is 70.
Look for Veronica in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, LIMBO. And in 2020, THE FIELD.
Actor Crispin Glover (FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER, RIVER'S EDGE, WILD AT HEART, WILLARD, SIMON SAYS, THE WIZARD OF GORE, BEOWULF, FREEZER BURN: THE INVASION OF LAXDALE, 9, THE DONNER PARTY, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, FREAKY DEAKY, AIMY IN A CAGE,WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE, SAAT DES TERRORS, AMERICAN GODS [TV], BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON) is 55.
Look for Crispin in the 2019 Thriller, LUCKY DAY [TV].
Actor Clint Howard (EVILSPEAK, THE WRAITH,
B.O.R.N., FREEWAY, INITIATION: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 4, DISTURBED, THE ROCKETEER, SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 5, BODY CHEMISTRY II, CARNOSAUR, INFESTED, BIGFOOT: THE UNFORGETTABLE ENCOUNTER, LEPRECHAUN 2, ICE CREAM MAN, SAWBONES, TWISTED LOVE, DIGITAL MAN, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP [1996], TWILIGHT [1998], THE DENTIST 2, BLACKWOODS, HOUSE OF THE DEAD, THE MISSING, BIG BAD WOLF, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, BLOODRAYNE: THE THIRD REICH, DOWN THE ROAD, BLUBBERELLA, SPARKS, THE LORDS OF SALEM, HUFF, THE PROFANE EXHIBIT, FUNHOUSE MASSACRE, FEAST OF FEAR, AMERICAN BIGFOOT, THE CHURCH [2018]) is 60.
Look for Clint in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, Rob Zombie's 3 FROM HELL.
Actor Andy Serkis (THE ESCAPIST, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], DEATHWATCH, BLESSED, KING KONG, THE PRESTIGE, THE COTTAGE, EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION, BURKE AND HARE, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES [2010 - all], THE HOBBIT [all], AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, BLACK PANTHER) is 53.
Andy shares an April birthday with fellow LOTR alumni, Sean Bean, and fellow RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES alumni, David Hewlett.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Tim Curry (THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE SHOUT, LEGEND, CLUE, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, IT [TV], THE SHADOW, CONGO, GARGOYLES [TV], THE MASK [TV], AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS, DOOM RUNNERS [TV], ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION, THE NET [TV], SCARY MOVIE 2, BLOOD MOON, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: RITUAL, BURKE AND HARE, GINGERCLOWN) is 73.
Horror Artist Ghoulish Gary is 45 today. Visit him at GhoulishGary.com.
Today's birthday girl is making just enough mystery thrillers to unbalance her career making rom coms. Do you remember any of her romantic comedies? Neither do I. But everyone recalls her twisted side. Happy Birthday to,
Actor Ashley Judd (THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON, A TIME TO KILL, KISS THE GIRLS, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, HIGH CRIMES, TWISTED, BUG, MISSING [TV], OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, DIVERGENT, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017]) who is 51.
Horror Writer / Film maker Gregory Lamberson (Book: JOHNNY GRUESOME. Movies: SLIME CITY, NAKED FEAR, SLIME CITY MASSACRE, SNOW SHARK: ANCIENT SNOW BEAST) is 54.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor David Hewlett (THE DARK SIDE, PIN, DEEP SLEEP, SCANNERS II: THE NEW ORDER, SPLIT IMAGES, THE FIRST CIRCLE, BLACK DEATH, MONSTER FORCE [TV], BAD DAY ON THE BLOCK, CUBE, NIGHTWORLD: SURVIVOR, THE TRIANGLE, CENTURY HOTEL, TREED MURRAY, CYPHER, BOA VS. PYTHON, DARKLIGHT, STARGATE: ATLANTIS [TV], SPLICE, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, MORLOCKS, RAGE OF THE YETI, HAUNTER, DARK MATTER [TV], INCORPORATED [TV], THE SHAPE OF WATER) is 51.
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor Eli Roth (CABIN FEVER, 2001 MANIACS, HOSTEL [all], GRINDHOUSE, DEATH PROOF, THE LAST EXORCISM [all], PIRANHA 3D, AFTER SHOCK, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, HEMLOCK GROVE [Internet TV], THE SACRAMENT, THE GREEN INFERNO, THE STRANGER, CLOWN, KNOCK KNOCK, SOUTH OF HELL [TV], REAL SCARES [TV], CABIN FEVER [2016], AFTERLIFE [TV], ELI ROTH'S HISTORY OF HORROR, THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS), is 47.
Look for Eli's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2019, HAUNT. And for 2020, LAKE MEAD
Actor David Tennant (DOCTOR WHO: SCREAM OF THE SHALKA [2003 - TV], THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT [2005 - TV], HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, DOCTOR WHO [TV], TOTALLY DOCTOR WHO [TV], FRIGHT NIGHT [2011], BAD SAMARITAN, GOOD OMENS [TV]) is 47.
Writer, Director Edgar Wright (ASYLUM [TV], SPACED [TV], SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, GRINDHOUSE, THE WORLD'S END) is 45.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Noah Fleiss (PAST THE BLEACHERS, BAD DAY ON THE BLOCK, BRINGING RAIN, BRICK, MOTHER'S DAY MASSACRE, RED CANYON, DEAD SOULS [2012], PATIENT 001) is 35.
Noah shares the same birthday with his BRICK alumni,
Actor Lukas Haas (WITNESS, LADY IN WHITE, MUSIC BOX, MARS ATTACKS!, HEAVY GEAR [TV], LONG TIME DEAD, LATHE OF HEAVEN [2002], BRICK, THE TRIPPER, THE CRADLE, WHILE SHE WAS OUT, INCEPTION, RED RIDING HOOD, TRANSCENDENCE, DARK WAS THE NIGHT, TOUCH [TV], TRANSCENDENCE) is 43.
Look for Lukas in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, BROWSE.
Actor Anya Taylor-Joy (THE WITCH, ATLANTIS [TV], MORGAN, SPLIT, THE SECRET OF MARROWBONE, GLASS) is 23.
Look for Anya in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller,
THE NEW MUTANTS.
Actor Ricco Ross (DEATH WISH 3, ALIENS, THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, BODY CONTACT, DOCTOR WHO [TV - 1988-1989], SLIPSTREAM, SHADOWCHASER, PROJECT SHADOWCHASER III, HACKERS, PROTEUS, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE [1996], TIMELOCK, WISHMASTER, OCTOPUS, HYDRA, BITE ME [TV], 4CLOSED, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, STORY OF EVA, STORMAGEDDON, THE SANDMAN) is 59.
Artist Deena Warner (Book covers include: TALES FROM THE GORE ZONE, SORTIES, CATHEXES, AND PERSONAL EFFECTS, CHOCOLATE PARK, HOME BEFORE DARK, DEATH SENTENCES, KING OF SOULS, EULOGIES: A HORROR WORLD YEARBOOK, PRODIGAL BLUES, SPARKS AND SHADOWS, CTHULHU FHTAGN, BABY, and more) is 44.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Luke Evans (CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], FLUTTER, IMMORTALS, THE RAVEN, NO ONE LIVES, ASHES, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, DRACULA UNTOLD, THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES, HIGH-RISE, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, 10X10, THE ALIENIST [TV]).
Look for Luke's upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, MA.
Actor Emma Watson, who began her career with the dark tales of magic and monsters for children with the Harry Potter movies (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE 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, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1 & 2, NOAH, REGRESSION) is 28. SUNDAY -
The most famous guitar riff of all time (Smoke on the Water) belongs to this heavy metal-er. Happy Birthday to
Musician Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT BAND) is 73.
Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, SCREAM 2, CRUEL INTENTIONS, SCOOBY DOO, SCOOBY DOO 2, THE GRUDGE [all], THE RETURN, ADDICTED, POSSESSION, RINGER [TV]) is 41.
Actor Anthony Michael Hall (WEIRD SCIENCE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, OUT OF BOUNDS, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, THE DEATH ARTIST, THE GRAVE, EXIT IN RED, COLD NIGHT INTO DAWN, THE KILLING GROUNDS, REVENGE, HITCHED, THE DEAD ZONE [2002], THE DEAD ZONE [TV], FINAL APPROACH, THE DARK KNIGHT, WAREHOUSE 13 [TV], FRIEND REQUEST, AFTERMATH, SEXY EVIL GENIUS, DEAD IN TOMBSTONE, ZOMBIE NIGHT, FRIEND REQUEST, PSYCHE [TV], NATURAL SELECTION) is 52. SATURDAY -
Horror Writer Nate Kenyon (BLOODSTONE, THE REACH, THE BONE FACTORY, PRIME, DIABLO III: THE ORDER) is 48.
Actor Ron Perlman (THE NAME OF THE ROSE, SLEEPWALKERS, CRONOS, THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, THE LAST SUPPER, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, THE SHAFT, BLADE II, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, RATS, HELLBOY [all], Masters of Horror: PRO-LIFE, QUIET KILL, 5IVE GIRLS, THE LAST WINTER, THE MUTANT CHRONICLES, THE DEVIL'S TOMB, DARK COUNTRY, SEASON OF THE WITCH, CRAVE, SCORPION KING: BOOK OF THE DEAD, CONAN THE BARBARIAN [2011], PACIFIC RIM, and way more) is 69.
Actor William Sadler (DIE HARD 2, THE FACE OF FEAR, TRESPASS, FREAKED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD, SOLO, AMBUSHED, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, JESSE STONE [all], THE GREEN MILE, DEVOUR, THE MIST, THE HILLS RUN RED, RESTITUTION, SILENT BUT DEADLY, RIDDLE, DAMAGES [TV], IRON MAN 3) is 69.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nicholas Brendon (CHILDREN OF THE CORN III, PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, SURVIVAL ISLAND, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], FIRE SERPENT, UNHOLY [2007], BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY, MY NEIGHBOR'S SECRET, THE PORTAL, COHERENCE, ATTACK OF THE MORNINSIDE MONSTER, INDIGO, REDWOOD, THE NANNY [2018]) is 48.
Look for Nicholas in the upcoming 2018, 2019 Horror, JUDGEMENT.
Actor Shannen Doherty (ALMOST DEAD, OBSESSED, CHARMED [TV series], STRIKING POSES, SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, ANOTHER DAY, NIGHTLIGHT, BURNING PALMS, WITCHSLAYER GRETL, BLOOD LAKE: ATTACK OF THE KILLER LAMPREYS, BETHANY) is 48.
Look for Shannen in the upcoming Horror Comedy, HOW TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL.
Actor Dan Lauria (FEAR RUNS SILENT, STRANGER IN MY HOUSE, TREES, JUSTICE, CONTAGION, FULL DISCLOSURE, THE SPIRIT, ALIEN TRESPASS, DONNA ON DEMAND, DEAD AIR, PERCEPTION [TV]) is 71.
Look for Dan in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, BAD IMPULSE.
Actor Tom Noonan (GLORIA, WOLFEN, F/X, MANHUNTER, THE MONSTER SQUAD, ROBOCOP 2, THE WIFE, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, THE PLEDGE, EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS, THE ROOST, SERAPHIM FALLS, SYNECDOCHE NEW YORK, THE ALPHABET KILLER, FOLLOW THE PROPHET, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, DAMAGES [TV], NIGHT OF THE WOLF, WONDERSTRUCK, 12 MONKEYS [TV]) is 68.
Actor Saoirse Ronan (ATONEMENT, DEATH DEFYING ACTS, CITY OF EMBER, THE LOVELY BONES, HANNA, VIOLET AND DAISY, BYZANTIUM, THE HOST, LOST RIVER, STOCKHOLM PENNSYVANIA) is 25.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer David G. Barnett (DEAD SOULS, TALES OF THE FALLEN BOOK 1: AWAKENINGS) is 58 I think.
Actor Tricia Helfer (WHITE RUSH, THE GENIUS CLUB, MEMORY, THEM, SPIRAL, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: RAZOR, THE PLAN, OPEN HOUSE, BLOODWORK, PHASE ONE, TRON: UPRISING [TV], DANGEROUS INTUITION, 37, ASCENSION [TV], POWERS [TV], LUCIFER [TV]) is 45.
Tricia shares an April birthday with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA alumni, Katee Sackhoff.
Writer Joseph Nassise (RIVERWATCH, SHADES OF REALITY,
EYES TO SEE, MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF, THE CEREBERUS PROTOCOL, BY THE BLOOD OF HEROES: THE GREAT UNDEAD WAR) is definitely 51.
Heavy Metal Horror gadabout Metal Sanaz is 44 today.
Look for her on Facebook.
Little Baby Cthulhu! By David Bressan
An exceptionally-preserved fossil of a 430 million-year-old tentacled sea creature reminded an international team of paleontologists so much of the description given by American science-fiction and horror author H.P. Lovecraft of his creature Cthulhu (pronounced "kuh-THOO-loo"), that they named the new species they described in a recently published scientific article as Sollasina cthulhu.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer David G. Barnett (DEAD SOULS, TALES OF THE FALLEN BOOK 1: AWAKENINGS) is 58 I think.
Actor Alex Pettyfer (TORMENTED, I AM NUMBER FOUR, BEASTLY, IN TIME, THE STRANGE ONES, THE LAST WITNESS) is 28.
Look for Alex in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, WARNING.
THE ANIMATED ADDAMS FAMILY By E.C. McMullen Jr.
How Horror is it? It's SO Horror it stars Chloë Grace Moretz (THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], ROOM 6, WICKED LITTLE THINGS, HALLOWED GROUND, THE EYE [2008], NOT FORGOTTEN, KICK-ASS, LET ME IN, DARK SHADOWS, CARRIE [2013], DARK PLACES, THE 5TH WAVE, SUSPIRIA [2018], GRETA)! That's how Horror it is!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY also stars fast rising Horror actor Finn Wolfhard (STRANGER THINGS [TV], IT, HOWARD LOVECRAFT AND THE KINGDOM OF MADNESS), Oscar Isaac (THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES, BALIBO, SUCKER PUNCH, EX MACHINA, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, ANNIHILATION, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE), and Charlize Theron (THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, ÆON FLUX, THE ROAD, PROMETHEUS, DARK PLACES, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, ATOMIC BLONDE).
Director Greg Tiernan, who cut his teeth directing years worth of Thomas and Friends, showed he could direct decidedly adult fare when he took the director reigns on the animated soft porn comedy, Sausage Party. That movie was co-directed with Producer Conrad Vernon (MONSTERS VS ALIENS), and now they've come together again for THE ADDAMS FAMILY, presented for the first time in 3D computer animation.
Wait! You've only Heard of the ADDAMS FAMILY TV shows and movies? You've never actually watched any?
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Elle Fanning (THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR, DEJA VU, THE LOST ROOM [TV], THE NINES, RESERVATION ROAD, SUPER 8, TWIXT, THE YOUNG ONES, MALEFICENT, THE NEON DEMON, MARY SHELLEYI THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW) is 21.
Look for Elle in the 2019 Thriller, MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL.
Writer Teri A. Jacobs (THE VOID, SECRETS OF THE BONES) is 55.
Writer Vince Liaguno (THE LITERARY SIX) is about 58 I think, maybe 65.
Actor Leighton Meester (HANGMAN'S CURSE, 24 [TV], SURFACE [TV], INSIDE, DRIVE THRU, THE HAUNTING OF SORORITY ROW, KILLER MOVIE, THE ROOMMATE) is 33.
Actor Kathleen Munroe (FAMILY CURSE, ETERNAL, THE WHITE DOG SACRIFICE, DURHAM COUNTY [TV], SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, STARGATE UNIVERSE SGU, HAVEN [TV], ALPHAS [TV], CSI: NY, RESURRECTION [TV], THE VOID, BIRDLAND, KNUCKLEBALL, THE CAR: ROAD TO REVENGE) is 37.
Look for Kathleen in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, A PERFECT PLAN.
Actor Kristen Stewart (PANIC ROOM, COLD CREEK MANOR, UNDERTOW, THE MESSENGERS, JUMPER, TWILIGHT [all], SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, AMERICAN ULTRA, EQUALS, PERSONAL SHOPPER, LIZZIE) is 28.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor / Stuntman Kane Hodder (HOUSE, HOUSE II, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII, DEEPSTAR SIX, ALLIGATOR II, JASON GOES TO HELL, PUMPKINHEAD II, PROJECT: METALBEAST, SCANNERCOP II, SE7EN, WISHMASTER, CHILDREN OF THE CORN V, WATCHERS REBORN, JASON X, DARKWOLF, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, 2001 MANIACS, HATCHET [all], BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON, ROOM 6, FALLEN ANGELS, BORN, ED GEIN: THE BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD, HACK!, DEAD NOON, B.T.K., MONSTERPIECE THEATER VOL. 1, OLD HABITS DIE HARD, FROZEN, AFFLICTED, HATCHET 2, MONSTERPIECE THEATER, CUT, EXIT 33, CHILLERAMA, ROBIN HOOD: GHOSTS OF SHERWOOD 3D, AMONG FRIENDS, EXIT TO HELL, LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS, SMOTHERED, ALICE D, FIELDS OF THE UNDEAD, MUCK, FURY: THE TALES OF RONAN PIERCE, OLD 37, CHARLIE'S FARM, CANNIBALS, VICTOR CROWLY, SHED OF THE DEAD) is 65. Look for Kane's expected 2019 Horror Thrillers, SEVERED ROAD. Also in 2019, ROOM 9 and KNIFECORP.
Actor Taylor Kitsch (SNAKES ON A PLANE, THE CONVENANT, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, JOHN CARTER, BATTLESHIP, SAVAGES) is 39.
Actor Katee Sackhoff (THE FEARING MIND [TV], HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV], WHITE NOISE 2, THE LAST SENTINEL, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: RAZOR, 24 [TV], THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2, SEXY EVIL GENIUS, RIDDICK, OCULUS, DON'T KNOCK TWICE, THE MACHINE, 2036: ORIGIN UNKNOWN) is 39.
Look for Katee in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, ANOTHER LIFE [TV].
Actor Tim Thomerson (FADE TO BLACK, JEKYLL & HYDE TOGETHER AGAIN, THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND, TRANCERS [all], ZONE TROOPERS, NEAR DARK, DOLLMAN, STRINGER, BAD CHANNELS, DIE WATCHING, NEMESIS, DOLLMAN VS. DEMONIC TOYS, THE HARVEST, FLESHTONE, NEMESIS III, UNSEEN EVIL, DEVIL'S PREY, THEY CRAWL, PROJECT VIPER, PAPARAZZI, THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, BLUE LAKE MASSACRE, WICKED LAKE, LIVE EVIL, ABANDONED, MoniKa, ASYLUM OF DARKNESS, and way more) is 74.
Look for Tim in the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 release of BRING ME THE HEAD OF LANCE HENRIKSEN. SATURDAY -
Actor Candace Cameron Bure (I SAW WHAT YOU DID, MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE, SHARON'S SECRET, VISITORS OF THE NIGHT, NO ONE WOULD TELL, NIGHT SCREAM, AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY [all]) is 42. Actor Lori Heuring (ANIMAL ROOM, THE OPERATOR, SNAKE TALES, THE IN CROWD, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY, TRUE BLUE, TABOO, RUNAWAY JURY, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, 8MM2, WICKED LITTLE THINGS, PROM NIGHT [2008], THE POKER CLUB, HUNGER, WITHIN, CROSS [all]) is 46. Actor John Ratzenberger (TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, WARLORD'S OF ATLANTIS, MOTEL HELL, OUTLAND, GOLIATH AWAITS, FIREFOX, WARLORDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, HOUSE II, TICK TOCK, SPIRITED AWAY, MONSTERS, INC., THE INCREDIBLES, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, COCO, INCREDIBLES 2) is 72.
Actor Michael Rooker (HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, SEA OF LOVE, THE DARK HALF, THE HARD TRUTH, THE TRIGGER EFFECT, DECEIVER, BROWN'S REQUIEM, SHADOW BUILDER, THE BONE COLLECTOR, THE 6TH DAY, REPLICANT, SKELETON MAN, CHASING GHOSTS, SLITHER, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, WHISPER, JUMPER, PENANCE, CELL 213, ATLANTIS DOWN, HYPOTHERMIA, MYSTERIA, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], PENNHURST, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 2) is 63.
Look for Michael in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, FANTASY ISLAND. Also in 2020, MONSTER PROBLEMS.
'World of Horror' Is a Frightening 1-Bit Masterpiece By Brian Crecente
Horror has a sliced open face and comes at you in monochromatic Microsoft Paint art in the upcoming indie darling "World of Horror."
The little creation, which started out as a title on open platform Itch.Io, has been taking gaming expos by storm. Most recently, Pawel Kozminiski and his one-man Polish studio Panstasz were at PAX East to show off the game which is headed to Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Director, Producer Roger Corman (MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR, DAY THE WORLD ENDED, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, NOT OF THIS EARTH [1957], THE UNDEAD, WAR OF THE SATELLITES, TEENAGE CAVEMAN [1958], THE CRY BABY KILLER, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST, BATTLE BEYOND THE SUN, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE, THE WASP WOMAN, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, HOUSE OF USHER, LAST WOMAN ON EARTH, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA, PIT AND THE PENDULUM, PREMATURE BURIAL, THE INTRUDER, TALES OF TERROR, THE RAVEN, THE TERROR, X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES, THE HAUNTED PALACE, DEMENTIA 13, THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, QUEEN OF BLOOD, THE DUNWICH HORROR, SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER, BEAST OF THE YELLOW NIGHT, THE VELVET VAMPIRE, THE CREMATORS, NIGHT OF THE COBRA WOMAN, DEATH RACE 2000, PIRANHA [1978], HUMANOIDS OF THE DEEP, GALAXY OF TERROR, FORBIDDEN WORLD, SPACE RAIDERS, SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE [all], SUMMER CAMP NIGHTMARE, MUNCHIES, NOT OF THIS EARTH [1988], WATCHERS [all], THE TERROR WITHIN, DANCE OF THE DAMNED, LORDS OF THE DEEP, over 403 in all) is 93.
We have a trove of Stephen King movies to look back on, so I don't think anyone is going to argue the fact that, throughout the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Hollywood loved making Stephen King movies, but not near as much as they loved shitting on his work.
There are exceptions, of course, where inspired Directors fought to bring their vision of his work to life, CARRIE, MISERY, NIGHTFLIER, THE GREEN MILE.
So very few, so very far between.
Then came 2017's IT. Coming up to its release date, Warner Bros. had little faith in it, especially after the poor showing of Stephen King's DARK TOWER. The studio had such little faith that they made no plans for the necessary sequel - 2017's IT is only the first half of the damn novel!
And yes, actor Bill Skarsgård (HEMLOCK GROVE [TV], ALLEGIANT, ATOMIC BLONDE) threw himself into the role of Pennywise, but we'd already had that before with Tim Curry (THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, WOLF GIRL) being the only good element of the first IT movie in 1990. Tim nailed the role so thoroughly that no one thought the TV movie could be remade. It took a quarter of a century before a studio commited to giving it another chance. Then again, Tim has the dubious honor of being the best of many a bad movie (LEGENDS, THE SHADOW, CONGO, SCARY MOVIE 2)
That only happened thanks to the success of the Netflix series, STRANGER THINGS, which is such a luridly passionate love letter to Stephen King's IT novel, you want to cover your eyes and not just from fright.
2017's IT was not without its troubled birth, as it went through writers (Cary Joji Fukunaga), directors (Cary again) and actors in an unnecessary and damaging Hollywood Game of Thrones that nearly killed a project that already spent far too long in development hell.
What saved IT seems to be a hungry director who loves Horror, Andy Muschietti (MAMA), and the Producers delivering the baby.
David Katzenberg,
Director Andy's sister,
Producer Barbara Muschietti (MAMA),
Seth Grahame-Smith (ABE LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER),
Dan Lin (TERMINATOR: SALVATION, THE BOX, SHERLOCK HOLMES), and the king of reboots,
Roy Lee (THE RING [U.S. franchise], THE GRUDGE [U.S. franchise], DARK WATER [2005 - U.S. franchise], THE LAKE HOUSE, THE INVASION, THE EYE [2008 - U.S. franchise], SHUTTER [2008 - U.S. franchise], THE STRANGERS, THE ECHO [2008 - U.S. franchise], QUARANTINE [2008 - U.S. franchise], POSSESSION [2008], THE UNINVITED [2009 - U.S. franchise], ABDUCTION, ASYLUM BLACKOUT, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, OLDBOY [2013 - U.S. franchise], FLIGHT 7500, POLTERGEIST [2015], HIDDEN, THE BOY, BATES MOTEL [TV], BLAIR WITCH [2016], THE EXORCIST [TV]).
So Columbia Pictures had a surprise Stephen King flop on their hands, Warner Bros. had a surprise Stephen King hit on their hands, and with IT winning #1 one weekend after the next, the other studios began the mad backlog catalog scramble for any Stephen King properties they may own.
Which is why, in October 2017, Paramount announced that they would remake their original 1989 flop, PET SEMETARY.
The first two trailers didn't wow me, but this final one? Yeah. I really like this final trailer.
And
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor A. Michael Baldwin (PHANTASM [all], VIRTUAL GIRL 2, BRUTAL, THE PICK-AXE MURDERS PART III, PHANTASM: RAVAGER, FLAY) is 56.
Actor Robert Downey Jr. (FIRSTBORN, WEIRD SCIENCE, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, IN DREAMS, GOTHIKA, A SCANNER DARKLY, IRON MAN [all], SHERLOCK HOLMES [2009], THE AVENGERS [all], CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING) is 55.
Look for Robert in the 2019 Thriller AVENGERS: END GAME.
Official JOKER Trailer - By E.C. McMullen Jr. I appreciate that every actor should interpret The Joker in his own way, but the only reason The Joker endures at all is because he's a charming, insane, genius. Through Joaquin Phoenix in this trailer, The Joker appears rather simple-minded.
He doesn't come across as a guy who would be outwitting Batman or anyone else.
And
I TRAPPED THE DEVIL - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
It's been 12 years since the woefully under-appreciated THE SIGNAL was released to select theaters and VOD, but two actors who first starred together in that movie, Scott Poythress (SHUFFLE, CONGRATULATIONS!, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAM ZERO, SYNCHRONICITY, ALLEGIANT) and A J Bowen
(CREEPSHOW 3, MAIDENHEAD, THE SEASON, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, HATCHET II, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, YOU'RE NEXT, RITES OF SPRING, SUN DON'T SHINE, AMONG FRIENDS, THE SACRAMENT, THE GUEST, TOM HOLLAND'S TWISTED TALES, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAM ZERO, SYNCHRONICITY, DEAD NIGHT, EDGE OF INSANITY), join together for their 4th time in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, I TRAPPED THE DEVIL.
This little indie is Written, Produced, Directed, and Edited by first timer, Josh Lobo, and also stars Jocelyn Donahue (THE BURROWERS, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, SUMMER CAMP, DEAD AWAKE, ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING), who starred with A J in THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL.
I TRAPPED THE DEVIL is the tale of a deeply religious man who tells his neighbors that he has caught the devil himself, and his captive who pleads his innocence.
Reviewers have mentioned the Twisty ending, which I sincerely hope doesn't involve the captive really turning out to be the devil, as that "twist" has been done to death.
Check out the new trailer, which is pretty damn good for a n00b!
Plus
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jamie Bamber (THE DEVIL'S TATTOO, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV], BSG: RAZOR, PULSE 2: AFTERLIFE, PERCEPTION [TV], BODY OF PROOF [TV], JOHN DOE: VIGILANTE, THE MESSENGERS [TV], NUMB, MONEY, THE CAR: ROAD TO REVENGE, STRIKE BACK [TV]) is 46.
Writer/ Director/ Producer/Actor Lamberto Bava (TERRORE NELLO SPAZIO, KILL BABY...KILL!, HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON, BAY OF BLOOD, BARON BLOOD, THE HOUSE OF EXORCISM, THE LAST SURVIVOR, TENEBRE, DEMONI, THE MIDNIGHT KILLER, DEMONI 2, SHOCK, MACABRO, A BLADE IN THE DARK, LA CHIESA, BODY PUZZLE, THE TORTURER, GHOST SON, VITE IN OSTAGGIO, VISIONS OF MURDER [TV], TAILOR-MADE MURDER [TV], KAMMERSPIEL [TV]) is 74.
Look for Lamberto's upcoming 2019 Horror movie, TWINS.
Writer, Director, Actor Axelle Carolyn (DOOMSDAY, CENTURION, PSYCHOSIS, A RECKONING, SOULMATE, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, DON'T KILL IT) is 40.
Actor Jennifer Rubin (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, BAD DREAMS, DELUSION, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, THE FEAR INSIDE, THE CRUSH, BITTER HARVEST, FULL ECLIPSE, PLAYMAKER, STRANGER BY NIGHT, THE WASP WOMAN [1995], SCREAMERS, DECEPTIONS II, LITTLE WITCHES, LOVED, LAST LIVES, TWISTS OF TERROR, SANCTIMONY, FATAL CONFLICT, FALCON DOWN, TRANSMORPHERS, HEEBIE JEEBIES) is 57.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lindy Booth (EERIE INDIANA [TV], TEENAGE SPACE VAMPIRES, THE SKULLS II, AMERICAN PSYCHO 2, ODYSSEY 5, WRONG TURN, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], CRY WOLF, DARK HONEYMOON, BEHIND THE WALL, BRAIN TRUST, KICK-ASS 2, THE LIBRARIANS) is 39 today.
Actor Michael Fassbender (SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE SILK STOCKING, A MOST MYSTERIOUS MURDER, HEX [TV], 300, EDEN LAKE, BLOOD CREEK, CENTURION, JONAH HEX, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, HAYWIRE, PROMETHEUS, SLOW WEST, FRANK, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, ASSASSIN'S CREED, ALIEN: COVENANT, THE SNOWMAN) is 41.
Look for Michael in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, DARK PHOENIX.
Actor Clark Gregg (CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, ABOVE SUSPICION, THE SPANISH PRISONER, ONE HOUR PHOTO, THE HUMAN STAIN, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, THOR, THE AVENGERS, THE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN [TV 2012], AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. [TV], SPINNINIG MAN, CAPTAIN MARVEL) is 57.
Look for Clark in the upcoming 2020 Horror movie, RUN SWEETHEART RUN.
Writer / Artist Jacob Hair (SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL, ROTTWEILER, 2001 MANIACS, SNOOP DOGG'S HOOD OF HORROR, BOO, CEMETERY GATES, STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER, THE BEACON, 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS, SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE, THE STANDFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT) is 38.
Actor Shawn Roberts (JACOB TWO TWO MEETS THE HOODED FANG [1999], X-MEN, TAKING LIVES, SIBLINGS, THRALLS, LAND OF THE DEAD, SKINWALKERS, SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM [2006], STIR OF ECHOES: THE HOMECOMING, DIARY OF THE DEAD, LEFT FOR DEAD, JUMPER, BLACK RAIN [2009], RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, FEED THE GODS, RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER) is 35.
Look for Shawn in the upcoming 2020 Thriller movie, CAMPTON MANOR.
WHERE'S THE APRIL FOOL'S GAGS? By E.C. McMullen Jr. None. I don't have time for that bullshit.
Plus
MILDRED FROM THE BLACK LAGOON By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Milicent Patrick, aka Mildred Elizabeth Rossi aka Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi, is known mostly to Horror movie fans as the woman who designed the Gill-Man, known to most audiences as the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON costume, as well as the Xenomorph in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE and the Metaluna from THIS ISLAND EARTH.
You wouldn't know it from watching the movie, however. The creature design is credited to George Hamilton "Bud" Westmore, who was in charge of the Make-up Department head and despite his talents, was according to many accounts, a temperamental, petty, credit-stealing fraud.
Of course the creature, like many movie monsters, was a team effort, yet it is clearly from the original sketches of Milicent.
The Gill-Man Creature, every bit as influential for its time as Robert Kinoshita's Robby the Robot (FORBIDDEN PLANET) or H.R. Giger's creatures for ALIEN, never won an Academy Award.
Yet history shows that of the most memorable Creature Feature movie monsters of that era, from GODZILLA to THE BLOB, it is Milicent's creations that remain at the forefront even while her name was forgotten.
Never the less, since at least 2011, Milicent was finally getting large-scale notice. In addition to the annual articles that come out, plus Tom Weaver's exhaustive 2017 tome, THE CREATURE CHRONICLES: Exploring the Black Lagoon Trilogy, compiled from 30 years of his interviews with the people involved in the trilogy, Milicent's story is not unknown to the fans.
Yet it was never detailed in an entire book dedicated to her either. Author and movie producer, Mallory O'Meara (KIDS VS MONSTERS, YAMASONG: MARCH OF THE HOLLOWS), changes that with her new book, THE LADY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
Let the world know!
2011 Article from Entertainment Weekly
The Fantastic Mystery of Milicent Patrick By Vincent Di Fate
She went by the name of Milicent Patrick, appeared in 21 motion pictures over a span of 20 years (1948 to 1968), acted in dozens of television shows, worked as a costumer, character designer, and illustrator on countless other films, and took a significant role in creating the SF cinema's most distinctive character of the 1950s, yet today she is a mystery woman in the most literal sense of the term.
Monday Monster Makers- "The Beauty Who Created The Beast" Milicent Patrick By Kelly Brown
We are Monster Kids, there are no ways around it. We love monsters, horror and the art of bringing these terrors to life. To celebrate the approach of haunt season, BTT will feature the men and women who make up our nightmares, and bring them life. These monster makers range from film, television, and even our favorite haunted attractions. From now until the end of haunt season, join us for our "Monday Monster Makers" series, a celebration of the artists, directors, actors, and creators who send the shivers down our necks and make us worried about the things that go bump in the night.
THE FORGOTTEN WOMAN BEHIND A LEGENDARY MONSTER By Kristina Gaddy
It was a glamorous film premiere in Detroit, with cinephiles streaming into a 2,700-seat theater to see Universal International Studios' new horror flick Creature From the Black Lagoon. The black-and-white movie had all the makings of a hit — 3D thrills, underwater action, stunts and special effects that included a monster known as the Gill-man.
A secret emerges out of the 'Black Lagoon' By Sandra Lopez-Monsalve
In 1954, the menacing and humanesque monster in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" — the Gill-man — was a feat of design and function. But the person actually responsible for its design never got the credit she deserved — until now.
The Forgotten Woman Who Designed The Creature From The Black Lagoon By Mandalit Del Barco
The Creature from the Black Lagoon has reemerged from the deep, deep waters of history.
The terrifying movie monster could both swim (in his lagoon) and walk on land. He had long claws, webbed hands and feet, scales and a dorsal fin. His round, fishy head had bulging eyes and layers of wavy gills.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Douglas Clegg (THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, GOAT DANCE, THE HALLOWEEN MAN, THE NIGHTMARE CHRONICLES, YOU COME WHEN I CALL YOU, MISCHIEF, NAOMI, DARK OF THE EYE, THE INFINITE, THE HOUR BEFORE DARK, AFTERLIFE, NIGHTMARE HOUSE, THE NECROMANCER, THE VAMPYRICON SERIES, THE ATTRACTION, BREEDER, THE ABANDONED, MORDRED TRILOGY, NEVERLAND) is even older than me!
Read our interview with Douglas Clegg.
Actor JJ Feild (K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER, THE INTENDED, WAKING THE DEAD [TV], THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE, THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH, BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE, CENTURION, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, BRAVE MEN'S BLOOD, STAG [TV]) is 41.
Writer Robin Spriggs (WONDROUS STRANGE: TALES OF THE UNCANNY, DIARY OF A GENTLEMAN DIABOLIST) is much, MUCH older than me! SUNDAY -
Writer / Director Adam Green (HATCHET [all], SPIRAL, FROZEN, HATCHET 2, CHILLERAMA, HOLLISTON [TV]) is 44.
Look for Adam's upcoming 2014 Horror Thriller, DIGGING UP THE MARROW.
Musician Angus Young (AC/DC: HIGH VOLTAGE, JAILBREAK, POWERAGE, IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU'VE GOT IT, HIGHWAY TO HELL, DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP, LET THERE BE ROCK, BACK IN BLACK, FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK: WE SALUTE YOU, FLIP THE SWITCH, FLY ON THE WALL, WHO MADE WHO, RAZOR'S EDGE, BLOW UP YOUR VIDEO, BALLBREAKER, STIFF UPPER LIP, TNT, BLACK ICE, IRON MAN 2) is 63. SATURDAY -
Actor John Astin (THE ADDAMS FAMILY [TV], THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, TEEN WOLF TOO, RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES!, NIGHT LIFE, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, KILLER TOMATOES STRIKE BACK!, ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES! [TV], EERIE, INDIANA [TV], KILLER TOMATOES EAT FRANCE!, STEPMONSTER, THE ADDAMS FAMILY [Animated - TV], THE FRIGHTENERS) is 89.
Writer Scott Edelman (THE GIFT, WHAT WILL COME AFTER, THE HUNGER OF EMPTY VESSELS) is 60 or something.
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IN OTHER BOOKS
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CEDO LOOKED LIKE PEOPLE
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That only happened thanks to the success of the Netflix series, STRANGER THINGS, which is such a luridly passionate love letter to Stephen King's IT novel, you want to cover your eyes and not just from fright.
Yet it was never detailed in an entire book dedicated to her either. Author and movie producer, 
