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Newest Trailer for ‘Halloween’ Chronicles the Events of 1978

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Serial killers often receive their own documentaries to chronicle their atrocities unleashed upon both their victims (and society). All the while condemned, they are immortalized by mediums of retrospective and introspective film, highlighting these deviances within the human condition, setting them apart not only as societal outliers, but monsters. Walking among us, they may not reside under our beds, but they lurk across the street or even in our very homes, these ethereal boogeymen that can surface at anytime and anyplace. For Laurie Strode and the British documentary crew interviewing her (during their visit with Michael, the boogeyman is not only in her home, but much-much closer than they prefer. To celebrate Michael’s upcoming killing spree in the newest Halloween, Universal Pictures has released a new trailer styled and edited as a crime documentary.

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This trailer adds another level of terror in addition to what John Carpenter has already shown us in previous trailers. Chronicling the events of the infamous nights in 1963 and 1978, the new trailer plays out as a haunting documentary. The British documentary crew tries to prod at Laurie about her insight to the motives as to why Michael murdered Annie, Bob, and Lynda in his malicious endeavor to slaughter her. In earnest, Laurie asks the interviewer if he truly doesn’t believe in the boogeyman, and with a curt “No” we are given a glimpse into how a bus crash will lead into one hell of a Halloween.

Halloween 2018

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Music composer and executive producer John Carpenter makes his return to the Halloween series with his “true” sequel to the 1978 horror classic. A Blumhouse production, Halloween is written, produced, and directed by David Gordon Green (Joe and George Washington), accompanied by producers Jason Blum and Danny McBride.

We are a mere 4 weeks away from the release of Halloween. With the weather cooling down and the leaves transitioning into their Fall colors, traveling becomes much more enticing for the sights and spirit of the Halloween season. What better way to bring in the Fall season than with the Halloween 40th Anniversary Convention, which you can get details on dates and the location here! If you are overwhelmed with excitement and have to know if the new Halloween will live up to the 40 year hype, you can read our take on it with the  review from this year’s TIFF screening.

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New ‘MaXXXine’ Image is Pure 80s Costume Core

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A24 has unveiled a captivating new image of Mia Goth in her role as the titular character in “MaXXXine”. This release comes approximately a year and a half after the previous installment in Ti West’s expansive horror saga, which covers more than seven decades.

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His latest continues the story arc of freckle-faced aspiring starlet Maxine Minx from the first film X which took place in Texas in 1979. With stars in her eyes and blood on her hands, Maxine moves into a new decade and a new city, Hollywood, in pursuit of an acting career, “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”

The photo below is the latest snapshot released from the film and shows Maxine in full Thunderdome drag amid a crowd of teased hair and rebellious 80s fashion.

MaXXXine is set to open in theaters on July 5.

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.” 

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

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Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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