Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Wes Craven’s iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street on its 40th anniversary… A Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film that requires little introduction. The movie introduced audiences to one of most iconic horror villains with Robert Englund’s malevolent, razor-clawed Freddy Kreuger and also launched […]
Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck cast adds Matthew Lillard and Heather Langenkamp
Filmmaker Mike Flanagan knows how to cast for his works. Whether it’s Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep, or one of his shows on Netflix, we are sure to get an all-star cast in a Flanagan production, and his upcoming The Life of Chuck is gathering a gaggle of great talents. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, […]
Trailer for documentary Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
Cinedigm has released a poster and trailer for Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story, the upcoming documentary from filmmakers Christopher Griffiths and Gary Smart which covers the career of horror icon Robert Englund from his beginnings in films such as Buster and Billie and Stay Hungry through his Freddy Krueger days in the […]
Mike Flanagan dreams of making A Nightmare on Elm Street
Having achieved what seemed like the impossible with his superb The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan has his sights set on another classic horror franchise with news that he has an idea for a new A Nightmare on Elm Street film. The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor director was speaking […]
The Midnight Club tell spooky stories in trailer for Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix series
Netflix has released a new poster and trailer for executive producer/director Mike Flanagan’s (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) upcoming adaptation of Christopher Pike’s The Midnight Club. The mystery horror series hits the streaming service next month and centres on eight young adults in a hospice for the terminally ill, who come together each […]
Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club gets a first teaser from Netflix
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for The Midnight Club, the upcoming mystery horror series from Mike Flanagan (The House on Haunted Hill, Midnight Mass) which is based upon the YA novel by Christopher Pike and follows the young members of a secret club who meet each night to tell spooky and sinister stories. At […]
Blu-ray Review – Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
Hellraiser: Judgment, 2018. Directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe Starring Damon Carney, Randy Wayne, Alexandra Harris, Heather Langenkamp, Paul T. Taylor. SYNOPSIS: Detectives Sean and David Carter are on the case to hunt down a gruesome serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Joining forces with Detective Christine Egerton, they dig deeper into a maze of […]
Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club cast announced, includes horror legend Heather Langenkamp
Mike Flanagan, the creator of The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and director of Doctor Sleep, is set to adapt Christopher Pike‘s 1994 novel The Midnight Club, and now, the filmmaker has announced the cast for the upcoming Netflix series. Taking to Twitter, Flanagan confirmed the cast for the series which includes A Nightmare on Elm […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 29 – Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, 1994. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Huges and John Saxon. SYNOPSIS: When tragedy strikes, actress Heather Langenkamp is reluctantly forced to confront the legacy of her most famous role; Nancy Thompson to defeat an entity that has taken on the form of her former on-screen nemesis; […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die […]
