Upcoming Horror Movies - a completely biased list

Upcoming Horror Movies - a completely biased list

Let's take a look at the upcoming horror movies and the ones I'm excited for!
Aka this is a completely biased list of upcoming horror movies that I'm excited for but you may not be.
But that's how I role.

Of course - first up is the new Blair Witch. I am still shook from that reveal and I'm trying to be brave enough to go see this in theatres. Premiering September 16th this movie follows Heather's brother after he's sent a tape that supposedly shows Heather and her friends. The brother heads out to the Black Hills Woods with a group of his own friends and shit goes down.

I'm trying to ignore all the trailers and the hype about this film as I just want to see it myself and not let my expectations get in the way. Which is kind of why I want to see it in theatres as soon as possible.

I'm also hoping so hard that they don't show the witch, which rumor has it they don't.

Check out the latest episode of Shock Waves on iTunes where they sit down with the writer of this new Blair Witch, Simon Barrett.



Next up is Jack Goes Home which premiers on VOD and in select theatres October 14th. It has a phenomenal cast with Rory Culkin in the lead role as Jack, a guy whose Dad just died and now he's headed home to deal with everything. But when he gets home he finds a tape from his Dad telling him to go to the attic. When he heads up, shit gets wild. I'm guessing. The trailer doesn't reveal too much, thank god. It also stars Nikki Reed, Natasha Lyonne and Lin Shaye.



Then it's time for Rob Zombie's 31 which ya'll know I've been hyped on for a long time now. I can't WAIT to see this movie. It had an initial release on September 1st and some of the reviews I've read (people are SO critical of Zombie...what's with that?) say it's very "rob zombie" which to that I say....good? That's why I like his movies? The actual premier date, I believe, is October 21st but I don't think it's getting too wide of a release. So I'm hoping for a quick VOD release.

Sheri Moon Zombie of course stars in all her glory in a story about 5 carnival workers who are kidnapped and forced to play a game where only one of them can survive. There's violence, there's clowns, there's probably nudity.....I mean....gimme that VOD.


This next one I am EXTREMELY hesitant about because I despised the original. Ouija came out in 2014 and I turned it off half way through and angry blogged about. It was garbage. I was insulted. But damnit if this sequel doesn't look 100000 times better? I'm just a sucker for horror movies set in the 60's and I'm fascinated with the whole faking séances thing that used to happen a lot back then. Those con artists got so creative. And in this movie those fake séances turn into real ones after the mom brings home a Ouija board and her youngest daughter basically go nuts. It looks so good but I'm not holding my breath. It will probably be shit.
The movie is called Ouija: Origin of Evil and is premiering October 20th I think? Premier dates are so confusing.


Coming October 28th is the much awaited sequel/remake/reboot/who knows anymore to The Ring and The Ring 2 ....Rings. 14 years after the original adaptation we have a new story which is basically the same story. The video is no longer a V/H/S it's online and it still kills you after 7 days. Samara is still kicking around only this time it looks like she's trying to possess the main character instead of simply killing her. So maybe Samara is finally sick of living in the bottom of a well? We'll find out! Hooray! I'm really rooting for this one.


Shut In looks pretty spooky and intense so I'm adding that on here. Naomi Watts plays the mother, Jacob Tremblay plays the little boy and Charlie Heaton (aka baby Norman Reedus) plays her son. Naomi Watts' character is a widowed child psychologist who saves a little boy in a winter storm and then...he dies? I think? I have no idea, the trailer is kind of confusing but I am HERE for this spooky, isolated, winter horror film. Released on November 11th. Probably? Again, don't trust me on these dates.


It's been a great year for horror so far, and in fact horror movies were really the only ones who made a splash at the box office this summer. Looks like the rest of the year will hold up too!

Tomorrow Mitch is off to Victoria and my weekend of horror movie binge watching BEGINS!

Stay spooky!

ps; can I just toot my own horn for a second? look at all the videos I finally managed to embed....it's been a long, useless road...but we've made it.

Stephen King Easter Egg Hunt, Blair Witch, and Split! I'M BACK!

I'M BACK!
Full disclosure - I did not go anywhere. Just didn't post. You know how I get every summer. And also Dungeons and Dragons has kind of taken over my life this month, so that combined with the lack of interesting horror films coming out over the past two months, I've had no inspiration.

But I'm back.
Just to chat about two big things and then drool over Stranger Things...

And also to promise (very loosely) that I'll be back on the horror binge wagon and start posting some more reviews. I noticed Netflix got Holidays and The Invitation, so I'm hoping to plow through those some time soon. It's also pride week here in Vancouver so I've got a tone of plans that don't allow me time to watch horror flicks.

Enough excuses.

First of all let's talk about the biggest damn secret that ever was kept...the Blair Witch sequel:

A month or so ago I saw the trailer for The Woods and was super on board. It looked super spooky and it boasted to be the most terrifying found footage film ever. Then about a week ago I saw a fan theory that said The Woods could be a Blair Witch sequel. They pointed out the original poster where the space between the trees created the Blair Witch symbol, and they also froze and screen capped the trailer and pointed out a split second shot of the symbol hanging from the trees in the background. But.....it couldn't be....could it? That's too good to be true?

Then BOOM....The Woods turns into Blair Witch with a new poster and a new trailer, which you can watch here.

Holy. Shit.

I was fuhreaking. What a damn coup ya'll.

So The Woods, now titled Blair Witch will be a direct sequel to the 1999 original The Blair Witch Project. It will pick up years after the first film when one of the new characters discovers footage showing Heather Donahue, his sister. So naturally him and a group of friends head off into the Black Hills Forest to find out what happened to her and most likely encounter the Blair Witch herself.

The film was a sequel from the get go, but the secret remained in tact with only a select group of people knowing the truth. They filmed it here in BC last year under the title The Woods, directed by Adam Wingard.

I, for one, cannot freaking wait for September 16th to watch this damn film!!!!!! Are we finally going to see the witch? Will we find out what happened to Heather and her friends? Are people going to believe this all real like they did back in the 90's?

Alright my next big thing I'm freaking out about is M. Night Shyamalan's new film coming out next year; Split.

Obviously we don't have much on it yet but the trailer dropped today and I'm obsessed. Shamalamadingdong is working with Blumhouse Productions to release this film on January 20th. The plot is supposedly about Kevin, played by James McAvoy, and his 23 personalities. Although, unbeknownst to his psychiatrist, played by Betty Buckley, he has one more hidden away and this one is the worst. Kevin abducts three girls including Casey who is played by Anya Taylor-Joy from The Witch, and hides them away. The three girls try to figure out his 24 personalities and how to deal with each one in order to survive.

The trailer gives me the massive heebie jeebies, already proving that McAvoy might actually pull this off. And ya'll know I love me some Shamalamadingdong so don't come to me hating on this film JUST because he wrote and directed it. Give it a fucking chance. Just like The Visit, which, by the way, was the number one grossing horror movie in 2015. So suck it. The man knows his shit, he just makes...questionable choices. But with Blumhouse backing him, I think he's onto a strong second half of his career.

I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!!!!

Watch the trailer here.

Now, before I go, I want to speak about Stranger Things. I don't need to tell you to watch this show. I'm sure you've already binged it at this point. Everyone is talking about it and you don't need another blog going on and on about it. It's amazing. It's 80's nostalgia done right. The kids are amazing. The monster is terrifying. IT'S SO GREAT!

But what I want to talk about is the Stephen King aspect of it (surprise, surprise) and thought it would be fun to try and point out all the Stephen King references I noticed it while watching it:

• Now obviously the title music is very much Carpenter but it also brings to mind the same motifs that appear in Maximum Overdrive and Firestarter.
• The title sequence is of course the "Stephen King font" used on so many of his books but the title appearing the way it does is much like The Dead Zone.
• Of course, the cast themselves are like something out of IT. But considering this is set in the 80's it's also much like Dreamcatcher, including Eleven with her abilities reflecting Duddits.
• Then there's the walk along the train tracks that is a perfect copy of Stand By Me, or The Body.
• Back to Firestarter, Eleven is of course very much like Charlie and her story.
• Eleven is also a lot like Carrie - sweet-natured with good intentions but capable of shocking violence when pressed.
• There's Lucas's 'wrist rocket' which is exactly like Beverly's slingshot in IT which becomes the powerful weapon that's used against Pennywise.
• In one scene Stephen King is referenced directly where a guard is reading Cujo and you can see Stephen King's author photo on the back. The sheriff references the novel.
• There's a scene where a lab assistant goes into the Upside Down attached to a rope, and when they pull the rope back out there's just gore at the end of it. Exactly like in The Mist.
• When Joyce is trying to get Will to contact her through the alphabet drawn on her wall, she sits hunched over holding an axe. The Shining.

I'm sure there's a bunch I missed, so let me know if you catch any others! Who knew all I needed in my life was a Stephen King easter egg hunt? I've never been so happy.

You can watch Stranger Things right now on Netlflix.

That's it for me for now. I can't promise when I'll return but it will be sooner than later, I know that. Once summer comes to a close, I'll be back on my couch watching horror movies. And of course, October is coming up quickly - I'll need to plan for my 31 days of horror, three of which will be spent in Kauai - so that will take some wrangling. Luckily I've got myself a 6 hour plane ride to maybe binge watch the last three and then blog while avoiding the sun and the ocean.

Anyway, that's my problem, not yours.

STAY SPOOKY THIS SUMMER!
Love you all!

horror news and fan expo vancouver

Upcoming things I am thrilled about:

The Woods Movie

A documentary on the making of The Blair Witch Project. The festival trailer is out for this exciting documentary that will reveal footage from the hundreds of hours of footage that was taken during the filming, and compacted into an interesting and tell all documentary. The movie that changed the genre of horror and broke the box office is still such a big secret. Not much is really known about the making of and the actors themselves mostly vanished. And now we get to see all the behind the scenes goodies that we love.

Watch the trailer here

There's also a rumour floating around out there, reported by Bloody Disgusting, that there's a new Blair Witch movie being discussed behind closed doors. Could be a reboot? Could be a remake? Either way it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard and you bet your ass I'm gonna watch it just like Book of Shadows (*muffled groaning*).

The Gift

This movie has got me excited. I love a good creepy, high production thriller/horror and this one looks like a winner. A young married couple encounter an old friend who soon becomes a part of their lives even though they don't want him to. And when the husband remembers what really happened in the past with him and this creep, things get cray. The trailer is really good, and I'm really judgmental of trailers, but this one passed. And we got a bunch of new posters that look creepy as hell.

Watch the trailer here

Starring Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton and Rebecca Hall opening in theaters July 31st. 

Sinister 2

 FINALLY THINGS ARE COMING OUT!! Jesus, I was getting so mad. This movie is due out in August and yet we had nothing until last week when everything just spilled out of the woodwork. We got some promo photos, we got a teaster trailer, and now we finally have the first full length trailer. Although, tbh, I'm not loving it? But I'll still watch. It's just something about the trailer seems off and I have a gut feeling this will completely fall apart which will be devastating. Maybe it's because Sinister didn't really need a sequel? And the way it all ties up to the first movie doesn't make any sense?
Regardless, I'm excited to finally get some news about the sequel - bad or good.

“In the aftermath of the shocking events in Sinister, a protective mother and her 9-year-old twin sons find themselves in a rural house marked for death as the evil spirit of Buhguul continues to spread with frightening intensity.”

Watch the trailer here

Afterlife with Archie

This comic book series is amazing!! And this is old news, but I finally got around to reading it. I'm about half way through. The art is to die for, the story is spot on, and watching the characters of my childhood die and turn into zombies is so weirdly satisfying. You can buy the entire volume at your local comic book store or online at comixology. It's written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the art is by Francesco Francavilla. It was inspired by a zombie-themed variant cover which Francavilla did himself. One of the best parts is at the end of each issue they put in an old school horror comic that's almost as fun to read as the original story itself.

Leatherface

Let's talk about this prequel! I was over the moon when they announced it awhile ago and the more news that comes out, the more excited I'm getting. I love the idea of this!

Here is the rumored plot according to bloody disgusting:

The film centers around a violent teen who one day will become Leatherface. He escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her on a road trip from hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge.

We've got some cast news and lots and lots of rumors. But this project has a lot weighing on it and I hope the team is ready for the judgment coming their way. 

31

A new Rob Zombie film! I'm a huge Rob Zombie fan and was devastated awhile ago when he said he was going to stop doing horror. But JK YA'LL, he's back. And this movie looks like it'll be gorier than all the others combined. It was kickstarted and completely fan funded which i'm all about. The art that he shared to show how he envisioned it all going down has become some of my favorite art. It was seriously amazing.
They've just finished filming and we've been given a slew of news including casting and a few photos.
Cast wise we've got: Jeff Daniel Phillips, Malcolm McDowell, Judy Geeson, David Ury to name a few and of course Sheri Moon Zombie.

“31 follows five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large secret compound known as Murder World.
Once there, they have 12 hours to survive a terrifying game called 31 in which ‘The Heads’- murderous maniacs dressed as clowns – are released to hunt them down and kill them.” - bloody digusting

Follow all the news over at Rob's site Rob Zombie Official

Kill-Crazy Nymphos Attack!

Daniel Way has teamed up with my main girls, the Soska twins to kick start this amazing comic book series. It was originally supposed to be a film but I think it's a great move to create a comic book instead. It's the story of a disgusting pervert who creates a drug that makes women have an uncontrollable lust for sex but ultimately turns against him when they also have an uncontrollable lust...for killing.
I funded this project and have been getting constant updates about this series and I suggest ya'll do the same because this is going to be phenomenal. They've already surpassed their goal but are still accepting money to make this as amazing as they can. Everything the Soska twins touch turns to bloody and demented gold.

Check out the project here

FAN EXPO!
Fan Expo was last weekend and it was a total blast! The only dissapointment was that Rue Morgue wasn't there this year and neither was the Festival of Fear so the lack of horror was depressing. I rocked my Jason Vorhees jersey on Saturday and all together I'd say there was maaaaybe 7 people cosplaying as horror icons? Hopefully next year they bring back the horror element, but I'm also considering attending the horror convention in Calgary next summer so maybe I'll get my fix that way.
One guy was cosplaying as Jason Vorhees and I got so freakin excited I ran up and embraced him:
(warning....you're about to see my face :O)

So mad props to that guy!!!!!!!!! He also had Michael and Freddy with him too but Jason's my bae.

Leanna Vamp was also there who is an amazingly beautiful cosplayer, model, and youtube personality (see Star Wars Girls). She works with horror block and is a big promoter of all things horror. She was absolutely wonderful and kind and made my day.

Right now me and Mitch are house sitting for my co worker and taking care of two dogs, plus our little guy, and two cats. It's a mad house over here but it's entertaining.