Celebrating 125 years since the birth of Alfred Hitchcock, StudioCanal has announced that Hitchcock: The Beginning, a special edition Blu-ray boxset featuring ten of the legendary filmmaker’s early British works, along with the newly-commissioned documentary Becoming Hitchcock. Check out the details here… FILMS AND EXTRAS THE RING (1927) – Disc 1 Starring Ian Hunter, Carl […]
10 Creepy Horror Movies Jump Scares
Casey Chong looks at ten essential horror movie jump scares… Horror movies are all about the cinematic experience of scaring the hell out of you, keeping you on the edge of your seat and startling you while watching a scene. The latter is especially true with jump scares, one of the most widely-used visual techniques […]
Kotobukiya unleashes Sadako with The Ring Bishoujo collectible statue
Sideshow and Kotobukiya have unveiled a new addition to the horror Bishoujo line with the 1:7 scale Sadako statue, inspired by the likeness of the creepy antagonist from the classic J-Horror franchise The Ring. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $160; take a look here… The BISHOUJO series finally reaches its 15th […]
Ten Essential Horror Remakes of the 21st Century
Hasitha Fernando with ten essential horror remakes of the 21st century… Remakes are a dime-a-dozen and the same rings true for the horror genre as well. However, amidst the eye rolling mediocrity that is found in modern cinema, there are some admirable gems that stand out and pique one’s interest. So, without further ado, here […]
The Ring at 20: The Most Influential Horror Movie of the 2000s?
EJ Moreno looks at the U.S. remake of The Ring on its 20th anniversary… Maybe it’s the millennial in me, but there are not many movies from my formative years that hit as hard as The Ring. This gnarly remake of the 1998 Japanese Ringu came at an important time for me. It was the […]
Twenty Years Back: The Films of 2002
Tom Jolliffe ventures back 20 years to look at the cinematic landscape of 2002… I come bearing bad news. 2002 was not a couple of years ago. No, it was 20 years ago now. I feel very old now in the wake of such a revelation. Has cinema changed much in those two decades? Looking […]
Announcement trailer and poster for The Ring vs. The Grudge
Two of Japan’s biggest horror franchises are about to meet with the announcement trailer for Sadako vs. Kayako aka Ringu vs. Ju-On. Check out the poster and trailer here… The video’s description, which is translated badly from Japanese reads: “When you never met and entangled the “curse” the two do not, the most fear confrontation of the […]
The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki joins The Ring sequel, Rings
With filming now underway on Paramount Pictures’ The Ring sequel, simply called Rings, news has reached us that The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has been added to the cast of the film. Reports from Deadline suggest that Galecki will play a “pleasure seeking professor named Gabriel who serves as a mentor to Alex […]
Rings to be a prequel to 2002’s The Ring
Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the upcoming third film in the Ring franchise, Rings, will be a prequel to the 2002 film. The site says that sources have told them that the film will take place before the remake starring Naomi Watts and Brian Cox, and will tell the story and origins of the famous […]
The Ring reboot finds its lead
Paramount Pictures has found its lead for the upcoming reboot of The Ring, with The Wrap reporting that Italian actress Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (The Fifth Wheel, Someone Beautiful) has signed on for the project, which is going by the title of Rings. Directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall), Rings will see the […]
