THE WEEK’S HORROR HEADLINES (5th–12th January 2015)

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: FIRST TRAILER FOR JAMES WAN’S DEMONIC HITS

Modern day horror master James Wan-produced upcoming chiller Demonic gets a cool new trailer.
I’m a fan of Wan (bit of poetry for you there) and while this isn’t directed by him, it doesn’t disappoint. The film is due to hit cinemas in April.

2: MICHAEL KEATON SET FOR KONG: SKULL ISLAND

Legendary Pictures’ upcoming King Kong film has added even more heavy-weight acting talent with the recent news that former Batman Michael Keaton is in negotiations to join J,K. Simmons and The Avengers’ Tom Hiddlestone on the cast. This movie is getting better by the day!
Read Deadline’s article on the story here.

3: NEW STILL FROM INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3

I’m a fan of the Insidious films and this still gives me exactly what I want — the always awesome Lin Shaye and a suitably horrible undead/demon/spirit/thing.
Get in!

4: THE PURGE 3 GETS A RELEASE DATE

Universal Studios has announced that the third film in the Purge Franchise will be released on 1st July 2016. There’s still plenty of scope for great stories in the Purge universe and if there is the same improvement in quality between this and The Purge 2 as there was between the first two films, we could be in for a real winner!

Read Variety’s story here.

5: NEW ZEALANDER FINDS VALUABLE CACHE OF CLASSIC HORROR POSTERS WITHIN HIS WALLS!

A man in New Zealand bought a house for a mere $100,000 only to find valuable and extremely rare original Universal one-sheets, including one for the Bride of Frankenstein worth FIVE times that amount in a wall cavity.

What a find!

Read The Independent’s story here.

6: NEW THIS WEEK

This week sees the dvd and blu-ray release of the much-anticipated Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead.  This is one film I can’t wait to see, and neither, dear readers, should you! Get over to Amazon to grab it.

If you haven’t already, do please check out and like the Hickey’s House of Horrors Facebook page, which you can find here. It gives you a nice quick link to any new posts on this blog, plus regular news updates from around the web. I check the Internet so you don’t have to! Alternatively, follow me on twitter: The House@HickeysHorrors

Until next time, I hope you enjoyed your stay.

THE WEEK’S HORROR HEADLINES (15th-22nd December)

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: BILLIE WHITELAW PASSES AWAY

Sad news as actress Billie Whitelaw, perhaps best known to horror fans for her fantastic performance in the role of Mrs Baylock in The Omen, passed away aged 82.

Our sincerest condolences go out to her friends and family.

2: J.K. SIMMONS JOINS KONG: SKULL ISLAND

Legendary Pictures’ new King Kong film has added some heavy-weight acting talent with the announcement that J,K. Simmons will be joining The Avengers’ Tom Hiddlestone on the cast. Talent’s of that calibre working on a creature feature by the same studio that made the recent Godzilla and Pacific Rim can only be a good thing. Count me in!
Read Deadline’s article on the story here.

3: NEW IT FOLLOWS POSTER

The much anticipated horror film, It Follows has released a suitably creepy poster for its upcoming release. The movie has had rave early reviews and the buzz surrounding this pic is gathering significant Buzz. I’ll keep my eyes peeled and as soon as I can give you guys a scoop, you'll get it!

4: MICHAEL PITT LEAVES HANNIBAL

Michael Pitt will not be returning as Mason Verger in season 3 of NBC’s Hannibal. Instead Joe Anderson will take over the role. Anderson may be familiar to you from his roles in The Divide and The River. I‘m a little down on this as I loved Pitt‘s fruitloop performance in the second season of Hannibal, but let’s give the very talented Anderson some credit and wait and see shall we. In the meantime, check out that make-up job above!
Read TVLIne’s exclusive story here.

5: SUPPORT BRITISH HORROR AND HELP FUND THE CAVERN DWELLERS

Dean Baldwin and the folks over at Abhorred Monster films need our help to get their film, The Cavern Dwellers made. Set in and based on the host of creepy legend surrounding Crank Caverns in St Helens and drawing some top acting talent from the United Kingdom.

Baldwin says: ‘The script is very much in the vain of a true British horror and we have drawn inspiration in films such as The Descent and mixed it with a little bit of the Evil Dead and thrown in a lot of black comic humour to make it as enjoyable as a modern day horror film can be. Although we are only asking for a modest budget we will not be satisfied if this film is nottop quality so we will work hard to produce this spectacular film.’
COME ON PEOPLE! Let’s do this. We’ve seen our friends across the pond succeed with the likes of Muck and Gutter Balls 2, so get over to the film’s Kickstarter page HERE and donate whatever you can. Why not get a ticket to a screening with the cast and crew for just £12?
SERIOUSLY, that's a steal! DO IT.
Also, follow the film on Twitter (The Cavern Dwellers @dwellersfilm), check out their Facebook page and give them a good old LIKE to spread the word. They need support and it is the time of year for that sort of thing!
Here’s the teaser to whet your appetite!

6: NEW THIS WEEK

Boxing day sees the dvd and blu-ray release of this year’s As Above, So Below.  I’ve not seen it but word of mouth was pretty hot, so it’s worth a look! Get over to Amazon to grab it.

If you haven’t already, do please check out and like the Hickey’s House of Horrors Facebook page, which you can find here. It gives you a nice quick link to any new posts on this blog, plus regular news updates from around the web. I check the Internet so you don’t have to! Alternatively, follow me on twitter: The House@HickeysHorrors

Until next time, I hope you enjoyed your stay.

THE WEEK’S HORROR HEADLINES (8th—15th December)

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: JAMIE LEE CURTIS RETURNS TO HORROR

Jamie Lee Curtis has joined Emma Roberts (Scream 4 and American Horror Story) in AHS showrunner’s Ryan Murphy new Fox horror-comedy anthology series, Scream Queens.
The greatest Scream Queen of all time back in the genre at last! If this manages to combine the humour of Murphy’s Glee and the more gruesome scares of American Horror Story, I might actually be pretty interested!
Read Variety’s article on the story here.

2: NEW WOMAN IN BLACK 2 POSTER REVEALED

The follow-up to Hammer’s smash hit 2012 chiller The Woman in Black has unleashed a new, very creepy poster. The film will be in cinema’s next month, but apparently, she never left.
Brrrrrrrrrr!

3: MRS VOORHEES RETURNS IN NEW FRIDAY THE 13TH

Pamela Voorhees will make an appearance in the new Friday the 13th film! Furthermore, it WILL be based in the 1980s and will receive an R rating in the United States!
I’m all for this, don’t mess with a formula that works. I just hope they consider talking to Betsy Palmer for an appearance...

Read Bloody Disgusting’s story here.

4: KING KONG FILM RENAMED AND RESCHEDULED

Legendary Pictures has released some information regarding its new King Kong movie.  Formerly known as just Skull Island, the picture has been renamed Kong: Skull Island, while its release date has been pushed back to 10th March 2017. As Legendary’s Godzilla did pretty damn well at the box office, could we be seeing a modern day Kong vs Godzilla monster mash in the future?

5: MUCK HITS FUNDRAISING TARGET!

Last week I mentioned that Steve Wolsh’s indie horror throwback Muck was seeking funding to ensure that it’s prequel, Muck: Feast of St Patrick would be made. At the time, things were pretty tight… but it eventually smashed it’s $250,000 target!
Well done to everybody involved (including any backers who may have headed there from this blog!)
Now let’s enjoy that trailer again shall we?

6: NEW THIS WEEK

This week sees the long awaited limited edition blu-ray release of Jörg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik.  This version comes as a three-disc release with an INCREDIBLE amount of director approved special features. Get over to Amazon to grab it!

If you haven’t already, do please check out and like the Hickey’s House of Horrors Facebook page, which you can find here. It gives you a nice quick link to any new posts on this blog, plus regular news updates from around the web. I check the Internet so you don’t have to! Alternatively, follow me on twitter: The House@HickeysHorrors

Until next time, I hope you enjoyed your stay.