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All Things That Go Bump In The Night: Top 10 Movie Monsters
5. Frankenstein: Frankenstein’s Monster
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein will forever be a classic tale, and the same goes for Frankenstein’s Monster. For many people when you think of a movie monster, it’s Frankenstein’s monster that comes to mind. The monster has made appearances in several different entertainment mediums over the years from standalone movies, to guest appearances in others.
Frankenstein is a name that carries weight, and that is no small feat considering the original print was released in 1818. Frankenstein’s monster started out as a literary classic and over the years has evolved into a classic movie monster. While there have been several different portrayals of the character over the years, the one true monster for me will always be the late, great Boris Karloff.
4. Stung: The Wasps
Stung is a movie that I had next to no expectations going in, and upon viewing the end credits came to the realization that somehow, Stung is a damn fun time. With the absolutely over the top premise, characters you just love to hate, and just a dash of 80’s style camp, Stung is far more entertaining than its initial premise has any right to be.
The death scenes are incredibly painful, the transformations over the top, and the actual wasps themselves utterly insane and downright ridiculous. Stung brings so much to the table it’s incredible that it’s able to pull it all off and still be somewhat coherent with its overly strange narrative. Take a chance with this one if it seems interesting, if you’re anything like me you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
3. Dawn of the Dead: Zombies
George Romero helped to create the zombie sub-genre of films with his classic Night of the Living Dead, but it was with Dawn of the Dead that Romero’s vision truly shined and resonated with audiences. Serving as a social commentary on consumerism among other things, Romero was able to frighten his audience to the core, while simultaneously making them think about the state of their society.
Romero’s unique vision helped to pave the way for not only one of the most popular horror movie sub-genres, but also the creation of one of the most popular movie monsters. It is to George Romero that we owe thanks for the creation of Zombies and his own unique vision when it comes to film making. Rest in peace Mr. Romero, the world will never be the same.
2. Count Dracula: Dracula
Everyone’s favorite Transylvanian, seconded only by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Count Dracula is the face that comes to mind when anyone utters the word vampire. Dracula, like Frankenstein’s monster, has been portrayed by several different actors and made several different appearances in film over the years, and continues to be a mainstay character.
Appearing in almost any entertainment medium from horror movies to children’s cartoons, Count Dracula is a character that has gotten so large that any person who isn’t living under a rock could recognize him a mile away. And let’s not forget that Dracula and Batman have stood toe to toe and fought before, that automatically makes him ten times cooler.
1. Halloween: Michael Myers
Michael Myers may not be a monster by the traditional sense, but that does not change the fact that Michael’s actions are monstrous and truly vile. Michael Myers is the physical embodiment of evil in humanity, feeling no remorse for the lives he ends and stopping at nothing to reach his target. Michael feels no pain, and is merciless in tracking his prey for no reason other than to shed innocent blood.
John Carpenter’s classic never gives a reason for Michael’s sudden murderous intentions, instead leaving it ambiguous. The thought alone that anyone at any given moment could suddenly snap with no rhyme or reason, is a truly chilling thought. Michael Myers is the perfect example that the most grotesque and vile monsters are human.
Feature Image Credit: Aliens (1986)
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‘Evil Dead’ Film Franchise Getting TWO New Installments
It was a risk for Fede Alvarez to reboot Sam Raimi’s horror classic The Evil Dead in 2013, but that risk paid off and so did its spiritual sequel Evil Dead Rise in 2023. Now Deadline is reporting that the series is getting, not one, but two fresh entries.
We already knew about the Sébastien Vaniček upcoming film that delves into the Deadite universe and should be a proper sequel to the latest film, but we are broadsided that Francis Galluppi and Ghost House Pictures are doing a one-off project set in Raimi’s universe based off of an idea that Galluppi pitched to Raimi himself. That concept is being kept under wraps.
“Francis Galluppi is a storyteller who knows when to keep us waiting in simmering tension and when to hit us with explosive violence,” Raimi told Deadline. “He is a director that shows uncommon control in his feature debut.”
That feature is titled The Last Stop In Yuma County which will release theatrically in the United States on May 4. It follows a traveling salesman, “stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop,” and “is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.”
Galluppi is an award-winning sci-fi/horror shorts director whose acclaimed works include High Desert Hell and The Gemini Project. You can view the full edit of High Desert Hell and the teaser for Gemini below:
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‘Invisible Man 2’ Is “Closer Than Its Ever Been” to Happening
Elisabeth Moss in a very well-thought-out statement said in an interview for Happy Sad Confused that even though there have been some logistical issues for doing Invisible Man 2 there is hope on the horizon.
Podcast host Josh Horowitz asked about the follow-up and if Moss and director Leigh Whannell were any closer to cracking a solution to getting it made. “We are closer than we have ever been to cracking it,” said Moss with a huge grin. You can see her reaction at the 35:52 mark in the below video.
Whannell is currently in New Zealand filming another monster movie for Universal, Wolf Man, which might be the spark that ignites Universal’s troubled Dark Universe concept which hasn’t gained any momentum since Tom Cruise’s failed attempt at resurrecting The Mummy.
Also, in the podcast video, Moss says she is not in the Wolf Man film so any speculation that it’s a crossover project is left in the air.
Meanwhile, Universal Studios is in the middle of constructing a year-round haunt house in Las Vegas which will showcase some of their classic cinematic monsters. Depending on attendance, this could be the boost the studio needs to get audiences interested in their creature IPs once more and to get more films made based on them.
The Las Vegas project is set to open in 2025, coinciding with their new proper theme park in Orlando called Epic Universe.
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Jake Gyllenhaal’s Thriller ‘Presumed Innocent’ Series Gets Early Release Date
Jake Gyllenhaal’s limited series Presumed Innocent is dropping on AppleTV+ on June 12 instead of June 14 as originally planned. The star, whose Road House reboot has brought mixed reviews on Amazon Prime, is embracing the small screen for the first time since his appearance on Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994.
Presumed Innocent is being produced by David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. It is an adaptation of Scott Turow’s 1990 film in which Harrison Ford plays a lawyer doing double duty as an investigator looking for the murderer of his colleague.
These types of sexy thrillers were popular in the ’90s and usually contained twist endings. Here’s the trailer for the original:
According to Deadline, Presumed Innocent doesn’t stray far from the source material: “…the Presumed Innocent series will explore obsession, sex, politics and the power and limits of love as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together.”
Up next for Gyllenhaal is the Guy Ritchie action movie titled In the Grey scheduled for release in January 2025.
Presumed Innocent is an eight-episode limited series set to stream on AppleTV+ starting June 12.
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