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Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone could be “the best movie he has ever made”, says Jason Blum

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Jason Blum has claimed that the upcoming Blumhouse and Universal project The Black Phone, which is an adaptation of the horror short story by Joe Hill from director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange), could be Derrickson’s best movie so far. “Is definitely one of the creepiest movies we’ve ever done. Scott thinks it is his best movie. […]

Adaptation of Joe Hill’s Dracula spinoff Abraham’s Boys in the works from Lucky director Natasha Kermani

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Deadline is reporting that Tea Shop Productions (47 Meters Down) has acquired the rights to Joe Hill’s short story Abraham’s Boys, and has set filmmaker Natasha Kermani (Lucky) to write and direct an adaptation. Based on characters from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Abraham’s Boys “follows Max and Rudy Van Helsing, who know nothing of their father […]

Scott Derrickson’s new horror film The Black Phone receives January 2022 release date

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The upcoming Blumhouse and Universal project The Black Phone, an adaptation of the horror short story by Joe Hill from director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange), has received a January 28th, 2022 release date. The Black Phone follows a “kidnapped kid who finds himself in a soundproof basement surrounded by the remains of other victims. When night falls, […]

Comic Book Preview – Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1

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IDW Publishing and DC Comics launches its crossover series Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone from Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez this Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the first issue right here… If you think you can unlock the gates of Hell and just invite yourself in, you must […]

It Chapter Two star James Ransone reuniting with director Scott Derrickson on Blumhouse’s The Black Phone

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The upcoming Blumhouse and Universal project The Black Phone, an adaptation of the horror short story by Joe Hill from director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange), has added another member to its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, IT Chapter Two star James Ransone will be reuniting with Derrickson for the upcoming horror film after appearing […]

Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez bring Locke & Key and The Sandman Universe together for Hell & Gone

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IDW Publishing and DC Comics are bringing the worlds of Locke & Key and The Sandman together this April courtesy of writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez with the crossover comic book series Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1. “Without Sandman, I don’t know if there ever would’ve been a Locke & Key,” […]

Ethan Hawke reuniting with Sinister director Scott Derrickson on Blumhouse’s The Black Phone

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Blumhouse has announced that Ethan Hawke is set to reunite with Sinister director Scott Derrickson on The Black Phone, the upcoming adaptation of the horror short story by Joe Hill. As per THR, The Black Phone follows a “kidnapped kid who finds himself in a soundproof basement surrounded by the remains of other victims. When […]

Jeremy Davies to star in Scott Derrickson’s Joe Hill adaptation The Black Phone

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Back in October of last year it was announced that Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson is set to make his return to the horror genre with an adaptation of Joe Hill’s The Black Phone, and now comes word that Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan, Lost) has signed on to star. The Black Phone […]

Sinister’s Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill to adapt Joe Hill’s The Black Phone

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According to a report from Discussing Film, director Scott Derrickson is teaming with his Sinister and Doctor Strange screenwriter C. Robert Cargill for an adaptation of Joe Hill’s The Black Phone at Blumhouse. Published in Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts short story collection, the synopsis for The Black Phone reads: John Finney is in trouble. The […]

Creepshow Animated Special trailer brings Stephen King and Joe Hill tales to life

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Shudder has released a trailer for the Creepshow animated special which features two tales of terror from Stephen King and Joe Hill – ‘Surivior Type’ and ‘Twittering from the Circus of the Dead’; check it out below along with the official poster and synopsis… Two animated tales of terror: “Survivor Type,” based on the short […]