On January 22, Clive Barker, creator of Hellraiser and Candyman, sent out this message on his Twitter account: “Dear Friends, I’ve had some medical issues that have recently forced me away from my beloved desk and into the hospital… But do not worry… I will be home soon and back to causing trouble! My apologies [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Fox Rejects Proposed $80 Million Frankenstein Film
Posted: 8th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: frankenstein, max landis
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A script for a new Frankenstein film has been kicking around since August of last year. The writer behind the script is Max Landis, the same writer who produced the recent blockbuster film Chronicle. Landis’ script is said to have utilized more science fiction tropes than the traditional Mary Shelley story. Shawn Levy, director behind [...]
900 Pounds of Butterfingers Left in Copley Square, Boston
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween News
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In a remarkable marketing stunt, Pawngo.com left 900 pounds of Butterfingers candy bars in Copley Square, Boston. Next to the pile of candy, a sign read, “Thank you Wes Welker – Pawngo.com.†Clearly, the company is calling out Welker, the wide receiver for the Patriots, who dropped a crucial pass late in last Sunday’s Super [...]
The World of Horror Loses Two Members
Posted: 6th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: hinzman, streiner
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According to Dread Central, Bill Hinzman, best known as Zombie #1 in George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, passed away yesterday. He was 75, and had been fighting against cancer. If you have not seen Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, Hinzman is the zombie shambling through the graveyard in this scene: In addition [...]
First Photo from Evil Dead Remake
Posted: 3rd February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: evil dead remake
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Fede Alvarez, the director behind the Evil Dead remake, tweeted the first and only photo from the set of the film. It’s nothing too special, but it gives us an idea of the film’s environment. Evil Dead is scheduled to be out April 12, 2013. We got a long wait ahead of us.
Dark Shadows: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp
Posted: 2nd February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: dark shadows, halloween costumes, johnny depp, tim burton
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If you were alive during the 1960s, you may remember a day-time Gothic soap opera named Dark Shadows. The show featured werewolves, zombies, ghosts, witches, time travel, parallel universes, warlocks, man-made monsters, and all sorts of other supernatural Halloween costumes. Although the show originally aired in 1966, it did not attract true mainstream attention until [...]