Robert Englund To Say Goodbye To Freddy, Forever

freddyRobert Englund will officially say goodbye to Freddy Krueger at this July’s Flashback Weekend here in Chicago.

The official website announced that Englund, who will be appearing at the convention to sign autographs, will be donning his iconic Freddy makeup that made him famous.

The kicker is that there’s are photo packages with Englund while in character; this is seriously a once in a lifetime opportunity. Continue reading

The Strain Pilot Details Revealed

The_Strain_Early_Promotional_ArtI know it seems like we’ve been reporting on The Strain (from Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan) for quite a while now. Thankfully we finally have details on FX’s debut episode, airing July 13, 10:00 pm e/p. Del Toro will direct Episode 1.01, ‘Night Zero’

When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC’s Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced that what looks at first like a mysterious viral outbreak might be the beginning of something infinitely more sinister.Continue reading

Dead Rising Coming to the Big Screen…Kinda

dead-rising-e3-2006-pic4-2It’s hard to believe that Dead Rising made its debut on the Xbox 360 eight long years ago. It was the reason my wife and I even got an Xbox 360, and now, six games later and we’re finally getting a feature-length movie adaptation.

Now before you get too excited, you should know that this won’t see a theatrical release. Instead, it will premiere as a timed exclusive on Crackle, Sony’s VOD platform, before it’s made available on-demand elsewhere and on physical media. Continue reading

Alien Titans: The Nostromo Collection Blind Boxes Are Coming!

Alien_Xenomorph_chest-burster_cute-funnyFigures.com reports that, from 20th Century Fox and Titan Merchandise, comes Alien TITANS: The Nostromo Collection. Coming January 2015.

The entire crew of the USCSS Nostromo are featured in this 12 piece set – including their stowaway, the infamous Xenomorph (nicknamed “Big Chap”). Continue reading

Paranormal Activity 5 Pushed Back to 2016

paranormal-activity-5-a-venirParanormal Activity 5: the next planned release in Paramount Pictures’ successful found footage franchise is now reportedly being pushed back to 2016.

The film was originally said to be having trouble finding a cool new take on the found footage/ghost genre, this is the reason that Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones nearly became the fifth film, and was released this past January. Fortunately, it didn’t perform as well as expected, and now it looks as if the studio is taking a (smart) breather. Continue reading

Pre-order The Phantom of the Opera Vinyl OST Reissue

Lon-Chaney-SrOne Way Static Records have opened up pre-orders on their The Phantom Of The Opera OST, which was composed by The Laze. The soundtrack will be released in several different formats, all of which are explained below.

Pre-orders for UK & European customers can be done here while US & Canadian based customers can order here. Continue reading

Return of the Killer Klown…Prank

Killer_Klowns_from_outer_space_by_MakinitaA few weeks back we posted a hilarious video of a creepy clown, waiting for unsuspecting passerbys and “crushing the head” of a dummy with a mallet and then chasing his new victims. Obviously this video was huge, so huge in fact he’s back for round 2!

Watch the video in the comments. On a side note, how long before we hear about one of these guys getting knocked out? Continue reading