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Plot: A group of journalists are invited to a remote compound where a reclusive pop star (John Malkovich) plans to unveil his first album in thirty years. However, when they arrive, they realize the artist has built himself a cult, which may or may not mean harm to the assembled journalists.

Review: You can tell that Opus’s writer-director, Mark Anthony Green, is a former entertainment journalist (he spent years working at GQ). Having participated in my share of junkets and set visits as part of my work with JoBlo, I certainly find it surreal to be taken into an entertainer’s orbit. It’s an exhilarating experience, and Green, who’s clearly experienced this many times himself, mines it beautifully in the film’s first half, where a young writer at a music magazine, Ariel (Ayo Edebiri), unexpectedly gets invited to singer Alfred Moretti’s (John Malkovich) compound as...

A snarky podcast host desperately tries to build an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse in director Meera Menon‘s Didn’t Die. The feature, set to debut next week at Sundance, is heavily inspired by George A. Romero’s quintessential Night of the Living Dead, but not entirely in the way you’d expect.

The stunning black-and-white photography and green text visually evoke Romero’s defining film, but the homage runs deeper than that while eschewing the conventional zombie apocalypse story. For one, Didn’t Die isn’t all that interested in the zombies but rather in humanity’s desperate need for normalcy, even in the most unusual of circumstances. More charming dramedy than straightforward horror, Menon’s zombie film skips past the obvious Covid lockdown metaphor to instead examine the way we collectively and immediately tried to move past and resume routines as if we hadn’t lived through an unprecedented and traumatic world event.

"And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all..."

The work of Edgar Allan Poe has been adapted for the big and small screen numerous times over the years, with several of the legendary writer's stories influencing Mike Flanagan's recent retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher.

The acclaimed Netflix miniseries put its own unique spin on The Masque of the Red Death, and we're now hearing that a feature adaptation is in the works. Deadline reports that A24 and Picturehouse are developing the project, with Charlie Polinger set to write and direct.

This take on the short story is described as "wildly revisionist and darkly comedic." Sydney Sweeney is in talks to play the lead role. No details on her character were disclosed, but we assume it'll be a gender-switched take on Prince Prospero.

First published in 1842, The Masque of the Red...

Sydney Sweeney is booked and busy, and it looks like she's about to be even busier, as she’s reportedly in talks to star in The Masque of the Red Death, a collaboration between Picturestart and A24.

This announcement follows the recent news that the two-time Emmy-nominated actress will star in Lionsgate's upcoming film adaptation of The Housemaid. She is joined by Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, and Michele Morrone in this project, which is slated for a Christmas Day 2025 release. Other upcoming projects of hers include Euphoria season 3, which is set to start filming this month, a thriller titled Echo Valley and an untitled Christy Martin movie. Now, if she joins the cast of The Masque of the Red Death, we'll have more content to look forward to from the talented actress.

The movie's title might seem familiar to you if you're a fan of Edgar Allen Poe's work.

The classic Edgar Allan Poe tale of The Masque of the Red Death is headed back to the screen with a new movie adaptation from A24 and Picturestart, Deadline reports today.

Additionally, the site notes that Sydney Sweeney (Immaculate) is in talks to star.

Charlie Polinger is writing and directing The Masque of the Red Death for A24, said to be a “wildly revisionist and darkly comedic take on the short story.”

Deadline details in today’s report, “The original Poe short story follows a prince who attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. Details behind this new take are being kept under wraps. Sources say the film will shoot this year.”

Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death was originally published in 1842, and the tale was notably brought to the big screen as part of the Corman-Poe Cycle back...

This Sunday would’ve marked author and poet Edgar Allan Poe‘s sweet 216th birthday, and Super7 is celebrating accordingly by introducing the master of the macabre to the Super7 ReAction Figure line!

Bloody Disgusting can exclusively unveil the details of this long-overdue addition to the popular line.

As Poe famously said, “There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.” In this case, the proportion refers to the ReAction Figure line’s standard 3.75” scale.

Packed on a blistered cardback and outfitted with a book accessory, the 19th century literary legend is ready to join your collection of horror icons— collect your Greyscale Edgar Allan Poe ReAction Figure today!

Inspired by great American writer, Edgar Allan Poe Figure is 3.75” scale and features 5 points of articulation Includes a book accessory The perfect gift for any Edgar Allan Poe fan or literary collector, collect all the horror ReAction Figures, apparel,...

My Mom’s Emmy

Melissa Rivers: TV host and daughter of Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers with her 1990 Emmy for The Joan Rivers Show, which her daughter, Melissa, saved from the fire.

Living in Los Angeles, I have been through a number of evacuations. So once I made sure we had our passports and all of that kind of stuff, I grabbed a picture of my father. I grabbed a baby picture of my son, Cooper, and some photos of me with my mom. All of the other family photos are obviously gone forever. And I grabbed a drawing that my mother did, of Cooper and I sitting on the beach one day when we were on vacation. Just a silly little sketch.

And I grabbed her Emmy because she was so proud of it. And in her entire career, it’s hard to believe she only won one [in 1990 for tt0262164 autoThe...

Nosferatu (2024), directed by Robert Eggers, reimagines the legendary 1922 silent film classic. It brings a fresh yet eerie perspective to the iconic vampire myth. Known for his mastery of atmospheric horror and historical authenticity, Eggers creates a chilling retelling of Count Orlok’s tale. The film captures the same haunting tension and visual storytelling seen in his previous works like The Witch and The Lighthouse. The cinematography, by Dop Jarin Blaschke, echoes the ominous lighting and stark shadows of the original. It adds a unique modern twist. With a mesmerizing performance by Bill Skarsgård as the terrifying vampire, Nosferatu (2024) captures the original’s haunting aura while expanding its thematic depth. If you were drawn to its eerie atmosphere and dark, immortal themes, these 7 classic vampire movies will be a perfect follow-up.

1. Nosferatu (1922) | F.W. Murnau

If you admire the atmospheric world of Nosferatu (2024), Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) is essential viewing. This silent film...

We’ve all had difficult bosses, but not all of them have inspired multiple movie villains, one of which has the surname “Evil.”

While the public-facing Lorne Michaels is just a friendly old Canadian gentleman with a glass of white wine permanently attached to his right hand, working for the Saturday Night Live producer can be an aggravating experience (just ask poor old Billy Crystal).

In addition to the fact that he allegedly can keep people waiting in his office for longer than the running time of the entire Godfather trilogy, and reportedly likes to play cult-like mind games with his employees, Michaels also has a history of humbling cast members with an oddly specific criticism — and it involves wigs.

John Mulaney and his former SNL writing partner Simon Rich (of Switcheroo infamy) recently spoke with The New Yorker, and revealed yet another way in which Michaels exerts his power.

The fantasy genre has seen a great decade, with everything from historical fantasy TV shows to dark fantasy movies achieving a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. The popular website aggregates reviews from top critics and audiences, creating one of the world's most trusted sources of movie and TV criticism. The fantasy movies with near-perfect scores are worth celebrating, pointing to the universally agreed-upon favorites from around the world. It is, without a doubt, a good time to be a fantasy fan and a good time to look back on the genre's best releases.

Some of fantasy's best characters have been adapted from the page to the screen in recent years, with more literary greats than ever getting the chance to shine. Since the dawn of Hollywood, movies had a rich tapestry of fiction classics to draw from, and this has been on the up. With directors like Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro,...

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things, 2024 Edition

Season’s Greetings, one and all! 2024 is almost over.

Okay! Now that we’re done reminiscing, let’s talk about my favorite horror things from the last twelve months. They’re in no order, but they’re all super cool and worthy of your attention.

The Cairnes’ Brothers’ Late Night With The Devil scratched an itch I didn’t know I had – a gaudy ‘70s talk show airs a live exorcism for ratings. Taut and creepy, it’ll stick with you.

This particular reimagining of my youth is pretty much spot on with the aesthetic seediness and eye-popping ugliness we were forced to endure. (Corduroy. The horror…) Beyond that, it tells a compelling story of a late-night host trying to hang on to his sanity; the exorcism “stunt” is a last-ditch effort to boost ratings, but as it proves to be all too real,...

Nathan Fillion has assumed a rare space in fandom, a place occupied by very few performers. Like Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Bruce Campbell before him, he's a geek favorite because he can play a certain kind of stock character with cocksure élan. He first made his mark on television as the jukebox repairman Johnny Donnelly in "Two Guys and a Girl," and captured the hearts of fandom as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, the quippy captain of the Serenity, in Joss Whedon's short-lived sci-fi series "Firefly." Fillion's television profile gradually rose over the 2010s as his portrayal of thriller novelist Frank Castle on ABC's "Castle," opposite Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett, became a top-20 Nielsen ratings hit. He was so indelibly likable in these varied roles that comic book readers began fan-casting him as any hero with a rakish charm.

For this reason, a sizable contingent of fans got...

During the holiday season, it's natural to want to curl up on the couch with a cozy movie, and fortunately, the fantasy genre has a number of movies that are perfect for this time of year. When it comes to Christmas movies, there are an increasing number of films to watch in order to get into the holiday spirit, from Elf to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. However, for those who enjoy an extra bit of magic in their holiday films, these fantasy movies are the perfect way to go.

The best part of holiday fantasy movies is that they often don't even take place during the holidays. More often than not, these films evoke a sense of holiday spirit simply by being joyful and nostalgic. Viewers feel as if they are coming home when watching these movies, and better yet, they access an old sense of childhood wonder. Of course,...

Tune in for Bite Night: A Vampyre Marathon, a celebration of classic vampire films streaming all-day Friday 12/13 on Shout! TV and Scream Factory TV. From the comedic to the macabre, everyone will find something to sink their teeth into. Experience Klaus Kinski as the legendary Cout Orlok in Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre and Max Schreck in the role in the 1922 Nosferatu, along with films starring horror icons like Elvira and Vincent Price.

Enter for your chance to win a prizepack, courtesy of Shout! Factory, that includes Blu-rays of Herzog: The Collection, Dracula: Dead & Loving It, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Brides of Dracula, Dracula, and Dracula 2000

You can enter our “Vampyre Marathon” giveaway here. The giveaway ends 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on December 15, 2024. One (1) winner will be selected at random and contacted via email.

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Tim Burton recently rejected the idea of making an Edward Scissorhands sequel, which avoids having to face a major challenge for his 2024 Beetlejuice 2 film. Often ranking high among Tim Burton’s best movies, Edward Scissorhands has maintained a beloved reputation over the past 34 years since its premiere, with the 1990 romantic fantasy being one of the greatest examples of Burton’s unique filmmaking style, gothic aesthetic, and thematic explorations of outcasts. Due to its enduring popularity, the possibility of seeing Edward Scissorhands 2 eventually happen has often been a point of discussion.

However, Tim Burton recently dispelled that idea. Following Burton’s 2024 box office hit Beetlejuice 2, a sequel to his 1988 cult classic horror-comedy Beetlejuice, he was asked about potentially returning to other cherished films from early in his career. Despite numerous calls for them over the years, Burton noted that he had no intentions of making sequels to movies like...

Family gatherings can be murder. Even worse if you are not a member of the immediate family. As we head into this year’s holiday season, I have no doubt that many reading this will feel that even more acutely than in the past. Sure, there will be the usual gathering around the table (or in front of the TV with paper plates if you’re anything like my family), food will be served, drink will be had, and conversation will abound, but the latter especially could lead to more than a little family tension. Which is why William Castle’s classic 1959 film House on Haunted Hill feels especially appropriate for this edition of Gods and Monsters as we approach Christmas 2024. You may well feel like a stranger among strangers this year, as the guests of eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) and his wife Annabelle (Carol Ohmart) no doubt do.

It took thirty-six years, but director Tim Burton finally got around to making a sequel to his 1988 hit Beetlejuice – and with that sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, having made over $450 million at the global box office, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that Warner Bros. wants another sequel. Burton has said not to expect Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from him… but perhaps he could be persuaded. We’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, Burton has completely ruled out the idea of making sequels to two other films on his résumé, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Speaking with IndieWire, Burton said, “There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to. I didn’t want to make a sequel to (Edward Scissorhands) because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for The Nightmare Before Christmas because it also felt like a one-off thing.

Legends. Legends are special and live on far after the legend themselves have passed from this plane of existence. There are many legends in the world of film and specifically the realm of horror, but none can compare with Vincent Price. He belongs with the greats of not only the horror genre but of film specifically. His career would wind up spanning the black and white film world but also the advent of color and television. He was a renaissance man with a love of art, his fans, and he would embrace his role in the world of horror wholeheartedly. Today on What Happened to This Horror Celebrity, we’re going to look back at the life of one of the world of horror’s true kings, Vincent Price.

Vincent Price was born on May 27th, 1911, in St. Louis Missouri. If this surprises you, well it came as a shock...

New month, new horror recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. This final installment of 2024 features five selections reflecting the month of December in some way, shape or form.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings include a Christmas slasher, a holiday-set creature feature, and more.

Madhouse (1974)

Pictured: Madhouse (1974).

Directed by Jim Clark.

It’s hard to resist a horror movie starring both Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. Even harder when it’s as on the nose as Madhouse (or The Revenge of Dr. Death). Two seasoned genre veterans like Price and Cushing were not as in demand as they used to be when this flick first came out; horror cravings had already started to change by then. And while it doesn’t lean as hard into the meta commentary as it could have,...

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This December, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new series in the Dexter universe alongside a ton of great shows and movies. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 13 best films coming to Paramount+ in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Boogie Nights (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – New Line Cinema

Boogie Nights is a period coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 1997 film is set in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and it follows Eddie Adams, a young nightclub dishwasher who became a big name in the adult film industry in the 1970s. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore,...

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This December, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated comedy series Laid to the streaming release of the hit horror film Speak No Evil. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Peacock in December 2024 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Catch Me If You Can (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Amblin Entertainment

Catch Me If You Can is a biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale Jr., the 2002 film follows Frank Abagnale Jr, a young con man who cashes forged cheques while posing as a pilot,...

An unusual treat for fans of the great Vincent Price, this series is finally available on Blu-ray - the practical way to watch any cooking programme, really, if you plan on experimenting in the kitchen accordingly. It comes packaged with a rather mixed set of extras. This includes audio commentaries on three of the episodes, the first of which is not particularly insightful, but the other two of which are more interesting.

Although Jenny Hammerton has something to offer as a commentator, it's not really clear what purpose the other features with her serve here. one simply involves her talking about famous people are their favourite recipes, which might be of interest if you're the obsessive fan type or if you didn't realise that celebrities eat, but it won't really contribute to your appreciation of the feature presentation. The other simply features her repeating a recipe which, if you've been watching.

Multi-award winning actor, author and art collector, Vincent Price was a man of many talents. Alongside all the rest, he was a gourmet chef. There’s little of the gourmet about Cooking Price-Wise, the six part TV series that he made for Thames Television in 1971, but it was adventurous by the standards of the time, and has since acquired legendary status amongst his fans. This is, in part, down to the fact that it has been almost impossible to get hold of.

With episodes devoted to potatoes, lamb, bacon, cheese, rice and cream, the series seeks to enhance viewers’ culinary skills in a gentle way, building up confidence with simple explanations, whilst explaining how they can use basic, affordable ingredients to create a range of dishes that they probably haven’t tried before. Price makes a wonderful host, gracious as ever, and never once comes across as talking down to the audience.

During his long and incredibly prolific career, Stephen King has been involved with a number of things that one could understand he'd either regret and/or would rather forget. One of these regrettable things might be having Stanley Kubrick adapt "The Shining" to the big screen. Another might be the infamous orgy he wrote into one of his magnum opus novels, 1986's "It," a book which continues to be popular even though certain elements — like that moment — have not aged well. Yet another still might be his one and only directing gig on the film "Maximum Overdrive" (1986). While King has proven himself a decent screenwriter a few times over, and has even given a couple memorable turns on screen as an actor, he wasn't very well suited to the director's chair, at least according to the general reception of that movie. While some of us see the charm in "Maximum Overdrive,...

There is a long history in theater of the "one man show," in which a single performer must hold the attention of the audience for the entire runtime. Sometimes they play more than one character, sometimes they play just one character, but they are always the focus. Over the years, cinema has created its own version of the one man show, where only one actor appears onscreen for the majority of the runtime. Occasionally we might hear someone offscreen or in voiceover or get a quick flashback with other actors, but for the vast majority of the movie, we're stuck looking at just one face. That takes some serious skill to pull off, no matter how good-looking the face might be. 

Here I've collected and ranked 10 of the best films featuring only one actor, ranging across the years and several different genres. I did not include comedy specials like Bo...

Spoilers for "Heretic" follow.

Does November count as part of spooky season? No matter your answer, one of 2024's best new horror movies has just debuted post Halloween. It's Scott Beck and Bryan Woods' "Heretic." An easy label for the film is religious horror, but it's not quite the same as "Rosemary's Baby" or, more recently, the twin "pregnant with the antichrist" pictures "Immaculate" and "The First Omen."

"Heretic" is a horror film about religion, where the characters are discussing their faiths and the history of them. At least half of the dialogue in the script must belong to the villain, Hugh Grant's Mr. Reed. A theology academic turned serial killer, Reed gets his newest playthings when two Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) show up at his doorstep. Instead of letting the pair convert him, he gives them a course on "the one true religion."

If after...

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

A new movie set in the same universe as David Cronenberg's '80s body-horror masterwork, The Fly, is in development.

Deadline reports that Nikyatu Jusu is set to write and direct the project for 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment. The movie is not expected to be a reboot or a direct sequel, and there's no word on casting.

Jusu garnered acclaim for her work on 2022's Nanny, and also has a sequel to George A. Romero's classic Night of the Living Dead in the works with The Walking Dead‘s Latoya Morgan penning the script.

“The original version of Night of the Living Dead is still so resonant to this day,” said Jusu when the project was first announced. “Every era has the zombie that it needs and right now, zombies reflect the ways that humans treat each other and show us who is truly the monster.

Heretic, A24’s new horror thriller directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, features Hugh Grant in a darkly captivating role, radically shifting from his typical charming persona to embody Mr. Reed, a disturbing and insidious antagonist. The story follows two Mormon missionaries, played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, who are lured into Reed’s home, believing his welcoming nature to be genuine. As they delve deeper into the encounter, they realize they’ve walked into a twisted intellectual trap, where Reed’s theological debates devolve into a terrifying game that holds deadly consequences for any missteps they might make.

Grant’s portrayal of Mr. Reed has been celebrated for blending his characteristic charm with an underlying malevolence, drawing comparisons to classic horror icons like Vincent Price. His slow transition from a seemingly kind host to a philosophical predator creates a tension-filled experience for the audience, highlighted by his chilling,...

Step inside the telepod and prepare to spin off. The world and work of Seth Brundle are due for a revival, and Nanny writer-director Nikyatu Jusu appears ready to flip the switch. Per Deadline, Jusu will reportedly direct a new film set in the “universe” of David Cronenberg’s sci-fi classic The Fly.

Exclusive: With a horror project for Universal/Monkeypaw and a Night of the Living Dead sequel still in the offing, Nikyatu Jusu has begun development on The Fly, a new film based on David Cronenberg’s body horror masterwork, which she wrote and will direct for 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment.

While the film’s plot is under wraps, sources stressed that it’s set in the universe of Cronenberg’s film, rather than a straightforward remake. Nikyatu will direct from her own script, with Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping producing. The project coalesces in a moment when body horror is very much back in vogue, with the success of Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes prize-winner The Substance, which has grossed over $43M worldwide and drummed up Oscar buzz for star Demi Moore.

A landmark in both science fiction and horror cinema, Cronenberg’s The Fly follows...

From creeping dread to heart-stopping jump scares, the horror genre is immensely popular and constantly evolving, and one of its biggest appeals is its versatility with underappracited subgenres. However, the most well-known horror movie genres tend to dominate the horror world. There are countless demonic or ghostly tales of terror, slasher movies, and stereotypical horror movie characters. However, there are many more ways to scare people while still telling a good story. Horror has countless obscure and underrated horror subgenres, giving audiences new settings, twists, and scares.

Some of the more obscure horror movie subgenres are inventive and surprising. Some, like art horror, prioritize stunning visuals while the plot keeps audiences guessing. The most creative horror movies may have an unexpected villain, like the eco-horror subgenre, or mix horror themes with other genres, like Westerns. Even if a horror movie subgenre is less well-known, it does not mean that filmmakers have overlooked it,...

Twenty five years ago, on October 29, 1999, Dark Castle Entertainment launched with a remake of William Castle’s The House on Haunted Hill. Penned by Dick Beebe from Robb White’s original 1959 story and directed by William Malone, the 1999 remake relocated to a foreboding psychiatric hospital for its haunted setting. This time the ghosts were very real and very vengeful. At the center of it all, though, was a very inspired performance by Geoffrey Rush. One that deserves a space in horror’s hall of fame.

Rush played amusement park mogul Steven Price, the rich host to his wife’s birthday party that offers up $1,000,000 to anyone who can endure a night-long stay in the haunted hospital. This was the precise same role Vincent Price played in the 1959 original film, and the character was renamed in reference. The irony, though, is that Steven Price wasn’t initially meant to look like...

While Christopher Lees most iconic horror role came from playing the Prince of Darkness Count Dracula in Hammer Horror productions, this was far from his only performance in scary movies. In fact, Lee had an astounding career across dozens of horror movies as well as acclaimed performances in some of the biggest franchises of all time, like James Bond, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. As a performer adept at playing both heroic leads and sinister villains, Lees horror movie filmography tapped into the vast array of spooky subgenres that included mystery, thrillers, and supernatural tales.

Lee first gained notoriety in the world of horror for playing Frankensteins monster in 1957s The Curse Of Frankenstein, which opened the doors for a long and fruitful partnership with Hammer Film Productions. With an innate talent for portraying eerie and sinister characters, Lee continued to excel throughout the decades in folk...

Happy Halloween from The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we talk about one of the greats––Vincent Price! Our guest this episode––as with every Halloween episode––is Gavin Mevius, co-host of The Mixed Reviews Podcast of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective. Make sure you listen to their own comprehensive episode on Vincent Price as well!

Our B-Sides today are: The Baron of Arizona, Champagne for Caesar, War-Gods of the Deep, and finally Cry of the Banshee.

We talk about Price, his interesting life and family history, and the diversity of roles he took on, some reflected in the above B-Sides. Price’s Nic Cage-like professional prolific-ness and “respect for the dollar” comes up, as does the real-life Charles Van Doren quiz show scandal from the ‘50s (the...

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Christopher Lee may have become famous for his iconic performance as a young, suave, debonair Dracula, but his work went far beyond the Hammer Horror roles he is most often associated with. With a commanding voice, penetrating eyes and his imposing height, he often found himself cast as the villain, but like Vincent Price and his other horror contemporaries, the villains Lee played were often the most interesting and layered performance in the film.

Following a long and expansive career that began with uncredited roles in the 1940s, he worked later in life with the biggest names in the industry, appearing in major franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. He made five films with director Tim Burton and worked with Martin Scorsese on Hugo. Beyond his work on the screen, Lee led a fascinating life. Before his acting...

The Price Is Right transformed into The Price Is Fright for a spooky Halloween-themed special!

Host Drew Carey and model Rachel Reynolds were among the show’s cast members getting involved in the frightening fun.

Several sneak peeks from The Price Is Right arrived online, spotlighting the unique costumes for this year’s special.

In one clip, after announcer George Gray called down the first four “guests” as contestants, he presented the show’s host to the audience as “The Keeper of the House” Drew Carey.

The set, decorated with all sorts of Halloween decor, featured a turning wall. It turned, and Drew was on the other side, standing before a stone wall and a skeleton hanging down.

“Drew! Drew! Drew!” the audience chanted as he slowly walked onto the stage using a cane.

Drew Carey and George Gray presented The Price Is Fright for some scary Halloween fun

The...

SNL or Saturday Night Live has just reached it's 50th season! That is a lot of years of comedy, coming from some of the most talented comedians and celebrities alike, performing opening monologues and skits.

When done right, these moments leave a lasting impact, whether they are touching on current affairs or events of the past. Seeing as how Halloween is right around the corner we wanted to compile a list of 7 of the best Halloween moments in SNL history.

From the nostalgic to the downright sidesplitting, which moments do you think made our list?

1. Michael Keaton on Trick-or-Treating (Season 8)

Our list begins with something a little different. While no one can deny that Michael Keaton has been exuding humor and star power from the beginning, his monologue about Trick-or-treating has us feeling a little nostalgic.

Who doesn't remember Trick-or-treating as a kid? Who doesn't recall how lucky they felt...

As Halloween approaches, there's one Disney movie that, both as a film itself and its star, may well rank as the darkest film the company has ever produced!

Disney has always dabbled in dark stuff ever since the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. For a "family-friendly" company, they've dipped their toes into horror-themed storylines a lot. That was especially true in that late 1970s/early-80s period, when the company was trying to win over new fans and break out of that image.

That included darker fare like The Watcher in the Woods, The Black Hole, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. Yet one movie has to stand out as a film you cannot believe was ever made by Disney for its dark tones. As time has gone on, it's only become darker for shades the company couldn't possibly predict.

The Devil and Max Devlin.

This...

Vincent Price's first horror movie was a must-watch sequel to a masterpiece in the genre. The classic movie actor enjoyed a celebrated career in Hollywood, with his most notable works being horror films. Over the course of his time in the industry, Vincent Price starred in a long list of great horror movies, including House of Wax, The Fly, and The Masque of Red Death. As for his first contribution to the genre, that was The Invisible Man Returns, a movie Price made in 1940 when his career was just starting to take off.

Much of Vincent Price's reputation as a horror movie star stems from the work that he did between the late 1950s and the 1970s. As a young actor, Price spent much of his time acting in dramas, taking supporting roles in movies like Laura and Leave Her to Heaven. Although these films preceded his heyday as a horror movie icon,...

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To this day, Rod Serling's sci-fi anthology series "The Twilight Zone" regularly tops lists of the best TV shows of all time. Serling, and a team of some of the best sci-fi authors of the 1950s and 1960s, conceived of 156 miniature morality stories, usually with a supernatural bent, and in so doing changed the very face of television. Sci-fi and horror were considered more commercially viable, inspiring a new slew of imitators and a shift in the public's attention. Serling also introduced a unique form of storytelling efficiency with "The Twilight Zone," proving that an entire, closed morality fable could be wrapped up in a mere 25 minutes (or 51 minutes in the show's fourth season). Serling was also careful to explicitly state a moral in every episode, making "The Twilight Zone" a fantastic social commentary. 

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Vincent Price is one of the original icons of horror cinema, best known for his commanding and one-of-a-kind voice, as well as his charismatic screen presence. Price has made a career from playing a wide range of characters, mainly in gothic horror and intense thrillers, where the roles he plays are equally tragic and horrifying. He was arguably the most popular horror actor of the 1960s, while his collaborations with famed director Roger Corman, as well as frequently appearing in Edgar Allan Poe adaptions, made him a recognized and memorable figure in horror cinema.

In a career spanning six decades, Price's creepiest film characters were some of the most unsettling in film history, like his intense, harrowing personas in House of Wax and The Pit and the Pendulum. Price has made weaving terrifying figures with genuine emotion and sympathy his trademark, and whether he's playing a cruel host or haunted scientist,...

Need something new to watch on Hulu this October? Naturally, it’s a horror-heavy month with Halloween just around the corner, but Hulu doesn’t just have a library full of spooky season classics; it’s also got a handful of fresh 2024 horror movies in the crop, from the celebrated indie possession film “Late Night With the Devil” to a brand-new, ooey-gooey original Halloween horror-comedy, “Carved.”

There’s always an endless amount to scroll through, so we’ve put together a curated list of the best new movies streaming on Hulu this month. And don’t worry, you don’t need the Disney+ bundle to watch any of these.

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If “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has you in the mood for more Tim Burton, you can’t go wrong with his 1990 classic “Edward Scissorhands,” which the filmmaker made coming off of “Beetlejuice” 1998 and “Batman” in...

Among horror movie subgenres, body horror is one of the most revolting, with the most prominent offenders standing the test of time as delightfully disgusting films. Body horror is a term that encompasses a wide range of spooky subjects, from nauseating inhuman transformations of the flesh to traditional blood and gore rendered in increasingly creative ways. The most appalling body horror scenes tend to skew towards the former, making for some of the genre's standout films that have withstood ages of scrutiny.

Interestingly, despite their reliance on special effects to work, some of the best body horror movies are mired in practical effects, with the medium somehow working more realistically when done with lovingly-crafted prosthetics. The infamous works of David Cronenberg stand out in this arena, being responsible for some chilling imagery that explores the true lengths the human body can go to in cinema. Whether traditionally sculpted or computer generated,...

The 1963 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic poem The Raven starred some of the most iconic horror actors of the 1960s, and was one of eight Poe-inspired movies released in just five years. As Poe is most famous for writing horror, it might be surprising to learn that he also wrote comedy, which usually featured puns. The Raven movie also mixed horror with humor, making its gothic horror movie premise into an early horror comedy. While The Raven bombed among critics of the time, it became a cult hit, earning an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score.

The Raven is about a trio of rival sorcerers. Horror legend Vincent Price plays Erasmus Craven, who is mourning the death of his wife, Lenore. Its titular raven is Dr. Bedlo, a sorcerer under a spell, and played by Peter Lorre, who often ad-libbed the funnier lines. Boris Karloff is the final member of the trio,...

The best vampire movies have long been a staple of the horror genre since Georges Mlis' The House of The Devil. For years, they played a huge part in the genre. Classics like Dracula (1931), Ganja & Hess (1973), and Nosferatu The Vampyr (1979) all proved the importance and versatility of the genre. It is easy now to look at the vampire film as an oversaturated sub-genre, but with the boom of slasher movies in the 1980s, there came somewhat of a drought.

Hits like Fright Night (1985) and The Lost Boys (1987) proved few and far between, leading to a decade filled with more obscure cult classics. Vampire movies ended up taking on all sorts of different forms; anthologies, comedies, and even kids' films. Many of these have come to be well renowned within the horror community, but have yet to fully receive the appreciation they deserve.

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Usually an infectious smile is a good thing but not if you are in a Smile horror movie, where a creepy smile is the last thing you see before a contagious form of deadly of madness infects you. The first Smile scared audiences, with an actress sporting one creepy smile in the poster and trailer, even before they saw the movie. In the original hit horror movie Smile, that creepy smile was the signal that this infection about to jump from one person, as the smiling victim commits suicide in front of a hapless soul who becomes the next victim. In Smile, we followed the path of the horrific infection as it jumped from victim to victim, but in Smile 2 we concentrate more on one person.

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The “Sing” gang is returning, but probably not in the way you’d expect.

“Sing: Thriller,” an all-new, original short film set within the world of Illumination’s popular features – 2016’s “Sing” and 2021’s “Sing 2” — premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Writer/director Garth Jennings returns for the short, which features voice work by Matthew McConaughey, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Jennings himself.

The logline reads: “After staging a spectacular version of Thriller at the New Moon Theatre, Buster Moon and the cast of ‘Sing’ leave to celebrate at Clay Calloway’s Halloween party. But when our heroes arrive at the party they discover a mysterious, multi-colored ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing freaks.”

The press release notes that the new short is based on the original short film “Michael Jackson’s Thriller,” which was directed by John Landis and written by Jackson and Landis.

Universal's biggest horror crossover happened in a comedy from all the way back in 1948. 76 years ago, audiences were treated to yet another entry in a long-running series of films starring Universal's go-to comedic duo, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. But as the title implies, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein wasn't just another vehicle for the two actors; it was also an avenue for several horror icons to make an exciting return to the big screen.

During the 1940s, Universal tapped into an interest in the possibility of their monster villains crossing paths with each other. Rather than keep creatures like Count Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and the Wolf Man confined to their respective franchises, Universal started mixing them up, making movies like Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. In terms of box office revenue, this was a working strategy for the studio. This paved the way for it to go even further with the concept,...

The Academy Film Archive has the largest collection of movie trailers on celluloid in the world — well over 60,000 — and on October 12 the Academy Museum will give the public a rare opportunity to see some highlights at “Don’t Go into the Vault: An Academy Film Archive Trailer Show in 35mm.” Just in time for Halloween, the trailer show showcases a wide range of horror films from the 1950s to the 1980s, with everything from well-known auteur classics to obscure slasher films in the mix.

“It’s an opportunity for us to show off trailers in our collection that otherwise could not be seen,” Academy preservationist Cassie Blake told IndieWire. “It’s almost like a little mixtape you present to everyone.” The show was curated by Blake and fellow Academy preservationist Tessa Idlewine, who are not announcing the lineup ahead of time but promise a wide range of entertaining material.

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The 1960s saw the release of many classic horror films, including Psycho, The Birds, and Carnival of Souls. My favorite 1960s horror film is more over the top than any of those. It’s also possible that the movie in question had an impact on the world of religion.

My favorite 1960s horror film makes an Edgar Allan Poe story even darker

During the 1960s, director Roger Corman made a series of Gothic horror films based on short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Almost all of these films starred horror icon Vincent Price. One of the most famous is The Masque of the Red Death. The original story is about Prospero, a prince who hides in a castle with his court while a disease known as the “Red Death” ravages the countryside.

The film version faithfully follows the broad strokes of the story — with a twist. In the movie, Prospero...