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 [...]
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Fox Rejects Proposed $80 Million Frankenstein Film
Posted: 8th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: frankenstein, max landis
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Halloween Expo 2012
Posted: 28th January 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: halloween expo 2012
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Hello Fright Fans, As stated on our Facebook yesterday, the FrightCatalog gang is down here in Houston, Texas, covering Halloween Expo 2012. But since we’d be nothing without our faithful customers, we want to share the experience with you! So, here’s the first update of the convention: The Expo opened at 8 AM, but they [...]
Columbia Pictures to Turn Goosebumps Books into Big-Screen Film
Posted: 19th January 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: bodies and body parts, goosebumps movie
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In May 2008, Columbia Pictures snagged the rights to more than 50 Goosebumps books written by R.L. Stine. Since then, the studio has been looking for the right director, writers, and producers. But according to recent news released on HollywoodReporter.com, Columbia Pictures is now closing a deal with Darren Lemke, the writer behind Jack the [...]
The Devil Inside: Horror, or Horrible?
Posted: 9th January 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: The Devil Inside
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If you were one of the unlucky many to see The Devil Inside this weekend, I am so, so sorry. Although the film pulled approximately $34.5 million in the box office, it also managed a meager 7% approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com. To put that 7% into perspective, Twilight received a 49%, and that movie catches [...]
The Munsters Are Getting A Reboot
Posted: 27th December 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: the munsters, the munsters reboot
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We live in an era of remakes and reimaginings, and The Munsters, the 1960s American television show about a family of monsters, is the latest installment to get a swift boot back into mainstream media. According to Fangoria.com, Bryan Fuller, one of the core writers behind the television series Pushing Daisies, is credited with coming [...]
Evil Dead Remake: More Horror Than Humor?
Posted: 9th December 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: evil dead reimagining, evil dead remake, halloween props
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Not every horror film is designed to make you cringe beneath a shower of blood and gore. Some simply want to make you laugh, while showering you with blood and gore. The Evil Dead series, the inspiration for so many Halloween props, is a perfect example of a horror comedy done right, and now the [...]
December Haunt Club Released
Posted: 5th December 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: december haunt club, haunt club
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Check your emails for this month’s Haunt Club, which features interviews with Kane Hodder, the actor who played Jason Voorhees, and Brian Demski, a special effects artist for such movies as Battle Los Angeles and House On Haunted Hill!