Review: Poltergeist, this house is not clear

May 23, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Gil Keenan’s Poltergeist remake has had an uphill battle since it was first announced, mostly because Tobe Hooper’s 1982 classic of the same name is as close to perfect as a haunted house movie can get—there’s virtually nothing, aside from some special effects, that would benefit from a remake. But the funny thing about reimagining these classic […]

Honeymoon’s Leigh Janiak tapped to remake The Craft

May 14, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

The wonderfully mad mind behind one of last year’s very best indie horror offerings, Honeymoon, has been tapped to conjure a new take on 1996’s witchcraft classic The Craft. That’s right, rising director Leigh Janiak has been given the nod to reimagine Andrew Fleming’s sorcery-driven classic for Sony, who has hired Phil Graziadei to co-write the script […]

That Gremlins remake you forgot about found a writer

April 8, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Nearly one year ago today it was said that a Gremlins remake was hitting the fast track to the big screen. And while that obviously hasn’t happened, that doesn’t mean it just disappeared. Like it or not, a new take on Joe Dante’s 1984 classic will be here sooner than later, and now we know who […]

They’re finally here with a trailer for Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist

February 5, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

With its release only 6 months away, the Poltergeist reboot has finally been unleashed onto the world, delivering its first set of stills just yesterday. Admittedly, the images left me more surprised than anything else, especially that damn clown, which will no doubt be one of the film’s major strengths. That said, you can only take away […]

A sinister clown returns in the first images for Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist reboot

February 4, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

A few weeks ago Poltergeist star Sam Rockwell spilled some concerning details on Gil Kenan’s contemporary take on the Tobe Hooper classic, saying that it’s more of an adventure movie for kids. While I’m still scratching my head over that, perhaps the thing I was worried about most was the fact that they’ve been keeping […]

Scream now, while there’s still room to breathe; Simon West to remake The Blob

January 22, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Move over Rob Zombie, Simon West is now the guy to re-invision an all-time horror classic in The Blob, which promises 100% more CGI. That’s right, the guy who brought us The Expendables 2 and Con Air has been tasked with bringing the all-consuming alien lifeform back to the big screen.