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‘Creepshow,’ ‘The Fog’ Actor Hal Holbrook Has Died at 95

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Famed character actor Hal Holbrook has died. He was 95 years old.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in February of 1925, Holbrook was known primarily for his appearances in numerous television series in a career that lasted more than six decades.

While the actor had previously appeared in various genre titles, it was in 1980 that Holbrook first carved himself  out a place in horror history when he portrayed Father Malone, a priest who discovers the deadly secrets of the little town of Antonio Bay in John Carpenter’s The Fog.

Just two years later, he would take on perhaps his most iconic role in the genre when he played Henry Northrup who decides to rid himself of his loud-mouthed, alcoholic wife Billie (Adrienne Barbeau) by feeding her to a mysterious monster in Creepshow. Holbrook’s portrayal was brilliantly nuanced in a way that was unexpected against the garish backdrop of the classic anthology film.

Outside of his work in the genre, the actor earned a Tony Award for his portrayal Mark Twain, and received 10 Emmy nominations over the course of his career.

Holbrook died on January 23, 2021. His publicist confirmed the actor’s death just this morning. He is survived by three children, two step-children, and several grandchildren.

iHorror sends our condolences to the friends and family of Hal Holbrook.

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New Images for MaXXXine Show A Bloody Kevin Bacon and Mia Goth in all Her Glory

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Ti West (X) has been knocking it out of the park with his sexy horror trilogy as of late. While we still have some time to kill before MaXXXine releases, Entertainment Weekly has dropped some images to wet our appetite while we wait.

It feels like just yesterday X was shocking audiences with its granny horror porno shoot. Now, we are just months ways from Maxxxine shocking the world once again. Fans can check out Maxine’s new 80s inspired adventure in theatres on July 5th, 2024.

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West is known for taking horror in new directions. And it looks as though he plans to do the same with MaXXXine. In his interview with Entertainment Weekly, he had the following to say.

“If you’re expecting it to be part of this X movie and people will be killed, yeah, I’m going to deliver on all those things. But it’s going to zig instead of zag in a lot of places that people aren’t expecting. It’s a very decadent world that she lives in, and it’s a very aggressive world that she lives in, but the threat shows up in an unexpected way.”

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We can also expect MaXXXine to be the biggest movie in the franchise. West isn’t holding anything back for the third installment. “The thing that the other two movies don’t have is that sort of scope. To try to do a big, sprawling Los Angeles ensemble movie is what the movie was, and that’s just a big undertaking. There’s a kind of noir-ish mystery vibe to the movie that’s very fun.”

However, it looks as though MaXXXine will be the end of this saga. Although West has some other ideas for our beloved killer, he believes this will be the end of her story.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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The Tall Man Funko Pop! Is a Reminder of the Late Angus Scrimm

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The Funko Pop! brand of figurines is finally paying homage to one of the scariest horror movie villains of all time, The Tall Man from Phantasm. According to Bloody Disgusting the toy was previewed by Funko this week.

The creepy otherworldly protagonist was played by the late Angus Scrimm who passed away in 2016. He was a journalist and B-movie actor who became a horror movie icon in 1979 for his role as the mysterious funeral home owner known as The Tall Man. The Pop! also includes the bloodsucking flying silver orb The Tall Man used as a weapon against trespassers.

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He also spoke one of the most iconic lines in independent horror, “Boooy! You play a good game, boy, but the game is finished. Now you die!”

There is no word on when this figurine will be released or when preorders will go on sale, but it’s nice to see this horror icon remembered in vinyl.

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Director of ‘The Loved Ones’ Next Film is a Shark/Serial Killer Movie

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The director of The Loved Ones and The Devil’s Candy is going nautical for his next horror film. Variety is reporting that Sean Byrne is gearing up to make a shark movie but with a twist.

This film titled Dangerous Animals, takes place on a boat where a woman named Zephyr (Hassie Harrison), according to Variety, is “Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below. The only person who realizes she is missing is new love interest Moses (Hueston), who goes looking for Zephyr, only to be caught by the deranged murderer as well.”

Nick Lepard writes it, and filming will begin on the Australian Gold Coast on May 7.

Dangerous Animals will get a spot at Cannes according to David Garrett from Mister Smith Entertainment. He says, “‘Dangerous Animals’ is a super-intense and gripping story of survival, in the face of an unimaginably malevolent predator. In a clever melding of the serial killer and shark movie genres, it makes the shark look like the nice guy,”

Shark movies will probably always be a mainstay in the horror genre. None have ever really succeeded in the level of scariness reached by Jaws, but since Byrne uses a lot of body horror and intriguing images in his works Dangerous Animals might be an exception.

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