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The Best Slasher Movie Franchises of the Post-Scream Era

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EJ Moreno ranks the five best slasher film franchises post-Scream… Slashers were all the rage for a while, but it would quickly fizzle out like most trends. In the 1980s, the horror subgenre was at its peak with series like Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, and Friday The 13th. Then Wes Craven […]

Captivating Origin Stories of Iconic Horror Villains

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Marvelous Videos delves into the captivating origin stories of iconic horror  villains… It’s one thing to create a unique antagonist in a horror film- so many have been brought to the big screen that the sheer creativity is astounding! However, it’s another to give them a proper motivation for doing what they are doing. Often […]

From Saw to Spiral: Every Saw Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

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Shaun Munro ranks and reviews all nine Saw movies from worst to best… If the general experience of living through the last year-plus has muddied the passage of time for so many of us, the fact that the first Saw movie released 17 years ago will only further warp that already tenuous perception of time’s cruel march. […]

Movie Review – Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

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Spiral: From the Book of Saw, 2021. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, Morgan David Jones, Frank Licari, John Tokatlidis, Zoie Palmer, Dan Petronijevic, Nazneen Contractor, Edie Inksetter, and K. C. Collins. SYNOPSIS: A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the new […]

Watch the opening scene from Spiral: From the Book of Saw

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With just two days to go until its theatrical release, Lionsgate has shared the opening scene from the next instalment in the Saw franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, which sees an unfortunate detective fall victim to one of the Jigsaw copycat killer’s gruesome traps; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Darren Lynn […]

Exclusive Interview – Spiral: From the Book of Saw costume designer Laura Montgomery

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The wait is finally over. A year after Spiral: From the Book of Saw was originally supposed to be released, the twisted tale is finally hitting theaters this Friday.  Even though this is the ninth instalment of the franchise, Spiral has a very fresh look and story. One of the people responsible for this new […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw director explains why Billy the puppet won’t be returning

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The Saw franchise is set to make its return on 14th May with the ninth instalment Spiral: From the Book of Saw, however, one of the staples of the series won’t be making an appearance. In an interview with the Radio Times, Spiral director Darren Lynn Bousman explained that Billy the puppet won’t be returning to the franchise as […]

Exclusive Interview – Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols on Spiral: From The Book of Saw

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EJ Moreno speaks with Spiral actors Marisol Nichols and Max Minghella… Working on a film in the Saw franchise is a unique experience. Though the latest entry, Spiral: From The Book of Saw, is nothing like the other installments, the filmmakers still go through a lot for these films. In a recent interview with EJ […]