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Behind the Scenes: New Images Surface From The Set Of ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Courtesy of Luna Moon Gothic, we’re granted an initial glimpse into the revived setting of Beetlejuice 2, meticulously reconstructed to mirror the memorable town from the original movie. The nostalgic echo of the first Beetlejuice resounds as we see the familiar surroundings come to life again. It’s a feeling I fervently wish could be preserved, even after the cameras stop rolling and the director calls cut, with some of these structures left standing as mementos.
Luna Moon Gothic expressed her thrilling experience on set. Her enthusiastic Facebook post reads:
BEETLEJUICE 2 First Looks!!!
Spooky Road Trip • BEETLEJUICE 2 Movie Set • East Corinth, Vermont
We traveled to East Corinth, Vermont to see the construction of the ‘BEETLEJUICE 2’ set! Everything is being reconstructed to match the first film. Ahhhhh!! You guys…I cannot believe I am here!!
Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that Beetlejuice 2 will be gracing the silver screen on September 6, 2024. Interestingly, this is the same day that Marvel’s “Blade” is slated for release, setting the stage for an exciting cinematic showdown.
The sequel is a follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic film, which introduced us to the mischievous poltergeist Beetlejuice, portrayed by Michael Keaton. Fans will be thrilled to know that Keaton is reprising his role in the sequel, alongside Winona Ryder, who will return as Lydia Deetz.
The film’s cast is further bolstered by the addition of Jenna Ortega, known for her role in Wednesday. She will be stepping into the shoes of the daughter of Ryder’s character. Also joining the ensemble is Justin Theroux, whose role remains shrouded in mystery for now.
The script has been crafted by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the dynamic duo who previously collaborated with Burton on Wednesday. The film is being brought to life under the banner of Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B.
The original Beetlejuice film was a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially, raking in $74.7 million at the box office. Its influence extended beyond the cinema, inspiring a Broadway musical that earned a Tony nomination. After a four-year run, which was interrupted by the pandemic, the show finally closed its curtains on Broadway in January.
As we eagerly await the return of Beetlejuice, one thing is certain: the sequel promises to be a thrilling ride, filled with the same quirky charm and supernatural shenanigans that made the original a beloved classic. Stay tuned for more updates on Beetlejuice 2!
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[Exclusive Clip] ‘From the Beyond: High Strangeness in the Bennington Triangle’
Audiences are invited to explore one of Vermont’s most mysterious regions in From the Beyond: High Strangeness in the Bennington Triangle, arriving later this month on streaming platforms and DVD.
The documentary will debut on April 28, 2026, on platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video, and Google Play. DVD editions will be available exclusively through the Small Town Monsters online shop.
Directed by Seth Breedlove, the film continues the company’s exploration of folklore, cryptids, and unexplained phenomena. Breedlove’s previous work includes The Mothman of Point Pleasant, On the Trail of Bigfoot, American Werewolves, and more than two dozen feature-length productions. In total, Small Town Monsters has released more than thirty films, along with investigative programs, web series, books, podcasts, and exclusive membership content.
From the Beyond: High Strangeness in the Bennington Triangle was made possible through the support of backers from the company’s 2025 Kickstarter campaign.
Set in rural Vermont, the documentary examines the legend of the Bennington Triangle, an area associated with reports of UFOs, ghosts, phantom lights, mysterious creatures, and a series of unexplained disappearances. At the center of the mystery is Glastenbury Mountain, where decades of unanswered questions continue to inspire speculation.
Going beyond folklore and campfire tales, the film asks a chilling question: Why is Glastenbury Mountain so inexplicable, and what happened to those who went missing?
Check out our exclusive clip below.
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This Week in Horror: DC Goes Full Body Horror, A24 Has Its Chainsaw Man, and The Bone Temple Is Finally Yours
Good week. The Clayface trailer dropped and made DC relevant to this website for the first time in a while, A24 put a director on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reimagining, and we got some interviews worth reading. Here is all of it.
Clayface Has a Trailer, and It Is Exactly What You Want
The Clayface trailer landed Wednesday, and it is DC’s first real horror film. Not horror adjacent. Not dark. Horror. Tom Rhys Harries plays Matt Hagen, an actor whose face gets disfigured by a gangster. He turns to a scientist, played by Naomi Ackie, who transforms his body into clay. Then the body horror starts.
James Watkins directed, which is the right choice. He made Speak No Evil and before that The Woman in Black, and he understands how to make dread feel physical. The screenplay is by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini. That combination should tell you everything about the tone they are going for.
A24 Has a Director for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and His Last Film Cost Under a Million Dollars
Deadline confirmed that Curry Barker is writing and directing A24’s reimagining of the 1974 original. Barker made Obsession for under a million dollars. Focus Features paid north of fifteen million to distribute it. It sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. A24 hired him before it even opens, which opens May 15.
Kim Henkel, who co-created the original with Tobe Hooper, is executive producing his own creation’s reimagining. That is either a blessing or a haunting. Probably both.
Astrolatry Is Going to Cannes and We Talked to the Actor Who Faced the Creature
Astrolatry is heading to the Frontières Buyers Showcase on May 16-17. The film has a sentient severed penis that grows into a ten-foot practical creature with spiky teeth. We interviewed star Ethan Daniel Corbett about what it was actually like to act against it. Short answer: genuinely terrifying. Long answer is on the site.
The Bone Temple Is Home
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple hit 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on Tuesday. If you held out from the digital release in February, now is the time. The 4K presentation is supposed to be great. Extras include audio commentary and a deleted scene. If your gonna watch The Bone Temple, why not watch it where the snacks are better.
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Astrolatry Built a Ten-Foot Practical Penis Scorpion
A sentient severed penis grows into a ten-foot creature with spiky teeth. Genre cinema is doing fine.
Astrolatry follows Elliot, played by Ethan Daniel Corbett, who is every ingredient for quiet catastrophe assembled in one man. Socially isolated. Physically isolated. Craving dopamine and finding it in the wrong places. The romance guru pipeline, followed to its logical conclusion. Elliot does not just spiral. He loses a piece of himself, literally, and that piece does not cooperate.
Corbett described it as “a horror satire, a trippy mind-fuck roller coaster” and “a modern retelling of Maniac,” both of which are accurate and neither of which adequately prepares you. Director David Gordon is making his feature debut after shooting 14 films as a cinematographer and he is swinging for the fences.
The Creature
The effects company behind the creature has festival circuit work Corbett had already seen before signing on. He knew what they could do but he was not ready. “When I saw it in person it was kind of mind-blowing,” he said. “Everything that you see in this movie is practical. Very, very little else. It was genuinely terrifying to have a ten-foot creature coming at you with a big mouth and spiky teeth.”
A CG creature asks an actor to imagine something. A ten-foot physical creature on a set asks nothing. It just arrives. The fear on Corbett’s face in those scenes is not a performance. It is the normal reaction to a scorpion dick with sharp teeth.
Elliot
Corbett went into the character through the body. “I mainly focus on the physicality of it. Who this character is and who he is wholly. I strive in those kinds of moments as an actor.”
Gordon was explicit about the concept, the “nice guy” archetype and the overtly toxic one are the same problem, both aimed at the same object. That reading lands because Corbett does not play it as a reading. Elliot is not a symbol. He is a person.
Where It Is Going
Astrolatry is heading to the Frontières Buyers Showcase at Cannes on May 16-17. “To be able to get into that kind of room on David’s first feature is incredible,” Corbett said. “To be in front of buyers and to showcase the film and potentially get distribution through that.” Frontières is the correct room. It is full of people who understand that the most extreme premise, executed with precision, is not a punchline. It is an argument.
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