Not got
time to trawl the web for all the top horror news of the last week? Well allow
me to give you a bite-size breakdown of the all biggest nightmarish news!
1:
EVIL DEAD TV SERIES HEADING TO STARZ
The TV
station that brought us the sex and gore of Spartacus
has announced that it will be producing an Evil
Dead TV show to screen in 2015. More excitingly, the show WILL be made with
original director/creator Sam Raimi, producing partner Rob Tapert AND original
star and horror film icon BRUCE CAMPBELL.
Titled Ash vs Evil Dead, the series is slated
for 10 episodes and looks to be focusing on the over-the-top gore and
outrageous humour of Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness, rather than the darker
tone of the original film and last year’s remake.
2:
THIRD JACK SAWYER NOVEL ON THE WAY FROM STEPHEN KING AND PETER STRAUB
I love the
works of Stephen King. He is undoubtedly the master of modern horror. From the
terror of It and The Shining to the epic feel of The
Stand or his Dark Tower stories,
King has written some of my favourite novels of all time. One story that best
combines the horror and fantasy of his best works was his 1984 collaboration
with Peter Straub, The Talisman.
This
fantastic novel introduced the character of Jack Sawyer, who later returned in
the 2001 sequel, The Black House,
which tied the events to King’s Dark Tower. And now King has revealed that a
third novel is on the way, and Straub has revealed that they plan to write the novel
next year!
3:
HER NAME WAS TORMENT SEQUEL FUNDRAISER REACHES AND EXCEEDS TARGET
A couple of
days ago I reported that the makers of extreme horror flick Her Name Was
Torment were posting the film free to view online to spread word of mouth and
drum up support for a sequel or even two to complete a trilogy. Having watched
and reviewed the film, I was soon onboard.
Well now
I’m pleased to say that the fundraising project smashed its meagre $6000 target
and reached a whopping $10,769! This means two more films will be coming soon.
Congratulations guys!
4:
GHOSTFACE MASK GONE FROM SCREAM TV SERIES
The makers
of the upcoming Scream tv series at
MTV have revealed that they will not be using the iconic Edvard Munch-inspired
Ghostface mask — instead they will be using a variation that is more organic.
Mina Lefevre, MTV’s senior
vice president and head of scripted development, has been quoted as saying: ‘It’s
a darker, almost more grounded, evolved version of the mask.’
The
show-runners have gone on to claim that this is nothing to do with any rights
issues, as has been reported elsewhere.
I’m not
sure how I feel about this, but as the entire story is unrelated to the film’s
plot, Sidney Prescott and Woodsboro, I suppose we just have to wait and see.
Early rumours that the mask may even be made of flesh have certainly piqued my
interest!
5:
CONJURING 2 COMING 10th JUNE 2016
New Line Cinema and Warner
Bros have announced that The Conjuring 2 will be released on 10th June 2016.
Original stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be back as Ed and Lorraine
Warren and director James Wan will also return.
6:
NEW THIS WEEK
This week’s home releases
include the sequel to The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy and the 40th
Anniversary edition of Tobe Hooper’s seminal The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Both are available at
amazon.co.uk
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