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With Season 2 coming sometime this year, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has teased an upcoming episode based around slashers.

Per Variety, Season 2 of the Addams Family series, centering around the eponymous Wednesday Addams, will have a "whole episode based off of slashers," says Ortega. The actress further promises fans that Wednesday Season 2 will be full of horror references and more ambitious than the first season. Ortega hinted that the first half of the upcoming season drew inspiration from films like Carrie, Prom Night, and Beetlejuice, which, coincidentally, had a recent legacy sequel starring Ortega. Like the first, this upcoming season will again see Tim Burton as executive producer and director for the season's first half.

Wednesday Season 2 will also be more visually impressive. Ortega states, "Visually, I can say we have some of the most fun we've ever had." She also stated, "I feel like we kind of had a little bit more trust,...

When a horror movie villain is good, they can make even the worst movies watchable if not enjoyable. When they're great, they can become some of the biggest entertainment icons in film history. But when they're bad? Oh, bother...

From cliched ghost children to cheap cash-grab-creatures using intellectual property in the public domain, the last few decades have introduced some truly horrific (in the bad way) additions to the genre that prove not every ghoul is cut out for the silver scream. We braved popular blockbusters, maligned remakes, and indie cult classics, scrutinizing the headlining monsters and murderers of each to assess their originality, design, and how they support their respective stories overall. We found a few truly terrible films were nearly rescued by an antagonist that met these standards with flying colors (our compliments to young Brahms).

On the other hand, when they failed to do so, the film couldn't be totally saved,...

Plot: After the death of her mother, Quinn (Katie Douglas) relocates to a small town called Kettle Springs with her father, who’s going to become the town’s new doctor. Once there, she becomes friends with a group of teens who like to film YouTube videos featuring a serial-killing clown called “Frendo.” However, they soon realize that Frendo is a whole lot more real than they think he is.

Review: Clown in a Cornfield is based on a well-received series of young adult novels by Adam Cesare. Having not read any of the books, I went into this adaptation relatively fresh, not knowing exactly what to expect. My interest was mainly piqued thanks to the fact that it’s directed by Tucker & Dale vs Evil’s Eli Craig, having been a big fan of that horror comedy gem.

Clown in a Cornfield has a similar mix of humour and horror,...

To quote the Smiths, fame fame fatale fame, it can play hideous tricks on the brain. That’s what’s happening in the album-opening title track from People Watching, the third LP by U.K. pop-rock star Sam Fender. “I people watch on the way back home/Envious of the glimmer of hope/Gives me a break from feeling alone,” he sings over the kind of hungry-hearted neo-Springsteen rock that is his sonic safety zone, before clarifying further, “I used to feel so invincible/I used to feel there was a world worth dreaming of.

It’s been 40 years since Jamie Lee Curtis got her hips busy in the jazzercise scene from the 1985 film Perfect, and now, with the help of Jimmy Fallon, the actor has recreated the iconic moment.

Sitting down opposite Fallon on the Tonight Show stage, Curtis began the segment by recalling some films she’s danced in, like Prom Night and True Lies. Fallon then mentioned the leotard-clad segment from Perfect, showing a clip of the original with Curtis and her co-star, John Travolta, gyrating to the beat of Jermaine Jackson and Whitney Houston’s “Shock Me.”

“That’s a lot of thrusting!” Fallon said of the clip, fanning himself. He then joked that it went on for “five minutes,” to which a laughing Curtis replied, “No, no, that scene went on for, like, seven minutes.”

The two then introduced their skit — calling it “never-before-seen” footage — recreating the moment. Curtis, donned...

Jamie Lee Curtis has revisted her aerobics routine from the 1985 film Perfect. The iconic movie moment saw her play Jessie, a fitness instructor who becomes involved with Los Angeles reporter Adam, portrayed by John Travolta, when he sets out to write a story about gym culture. The movie, written and directed by James Bridges, became infamous for its high-energy aerobics scenes, which captured the fitness craze of the '80s.

Curtis appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to recreate her character's iconic aerobics scene, complete with exaggerated movements. Her routine took on a new humorous perspective with the added bonus of comedic gags, such as a pizza delivery, a surgery, and a champagne tower pour. Fallon took Travolta's place in this revived take, adding to the silliness of the parody. Check out the video below:

What This Means for Jamie Lee Curtis’ Longstanding Career It's A Humorous...

Jamie Lee Curtis will forever be one of horror's most beloved scream queens. She's the ultimate final girl, thanks mostly to her over 45-year run as Laurie Strode in the Halloween films. However, aside from battling Michael Myers, she spent the early '80s starring in a long series of now horror classics. She reteamed with John Carpenter for The Fog in 1980. The same year, she headlined Terror Train, and in 1982, starred in the underrated Road Games. Amidst these releases was another slasher so influential that Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) couldn't help but give it a shout-out in Scream as the slasher everyone must watch to understand the genre. Prom Night might not be on the level of Halloween, but it's a better-than-average representation of the subgenre. More interesting, it has the most gut-wrenching finale. While the likes of Michael Myers and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees are to be feared,...

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and...

For every holiday there is a horror movie it feels like. This year made that more clear, giving us another Christmas set slasher in It's a Wonderful Knife, and what's destined to become a yearly tradition for horror fans with Eli Roth's Thanksgiving. New Year's Day has had some entries too over the decades. There's the not-so-great New Year's Evil, and smaller fare such as Bloody New Year, Steel Trap, and Midnighters. The best New Year's centered horror film, though, is one more familiar. In 1978, Jamie Lee Curtis became a scream queen thanks to Halloween. In 1980, Curtis starred in a trio of horror classics. She collaborated again with John Carpenter for The Fog and led the way in Prom Night, another influential slasher, but the best of the bunch might just be Terror Train.

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A New Year means lots of removals from Netflix and January 1st is looking busy, with over 100 movies set to leave the service already. Below, we’ll be keeping track of all the Netflix departures for the first month of 2024.

First, a few housekeeping notes as to how Netflix removals work before we dive in. Due to licensing agreements, shows and movies added to Netflix aren’t added forever. Instead, they’re essentially rented for a fixed period. All the shows below have their current window on Netflix ending and will likely be bound for a rival streaming service.

We list titles slightly differently from other outlets, with our listings being the actual day of removal. If you want to watch any titles scheduled to expire on January 1st, for example, you’ll need to watch by the end of December 31st.

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and...

Eric and Donna's relationship on That '70s Show is a central focus of the show, and they go through many firsts and milestones together. Their relationship has its ups and downs, with breakups and conflicts, but they manage to work things out and end up together in the end. In the spinoff series That '90s Show, Eric and Donna are shown as a married couple with a teenage daughter, indicating a happy future for them.

As one of the central couples in That '70s Show, Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti's relationship is a main focal point from the very beginning of the show. Set in the 1970s, That '70s Show is a teen sitcom about a teenager named Eric Forman and his friends, who spend most of their time hanging out in Eric's basement, much to his mom Kitty's delight and his dad Red's dismay. Donna is Eric's longtime best friend and next-door neighbor,...

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and Psycho II.

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and...

In the 2012 making-of documentary "The Nightmare Isn't Over: The Making of Halloween II," producer Irwin Yablans admits it was he who pushed John Carpenter to make "Halloween II." Carpenter, as most horror nuts might be able to tell you, wasn't really interested in making a sequel to "Halloween," feeling that the story had reached an effective conclusion. In Murray Leeder's 2013 "Halloween" entry into the Devil's Advocates essay book series, Carpenter admitted that when he sat down to write "Halloween II," he had nothing but beer and a complete lack of ideas. Carpenter admits that he only decided that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) should be the sister of the killer, Michael Myers, out of sheer desperation. 

But Yablans insisted on a sequel because "Halloween" made so much money. Horror fans may know that "Halloween" was made for a tiny budget of about $300,000, but netted over $70 million at the box office.

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and Psycho II.

JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. For 1983, we talked about a trio of Stephen King adaptations, Jaws 3-D, Sleepaway Camp, the rise of TV horror anthologies, and...

Brittany Snow and Tyler Stanaland got married in March 2020 and filed for divorce in January 2023 due to irreconcilable differences. Tyler's involvement with another real estate agent, Kayla Cardona, while still married to Brittany, caused controversy on the show Selling The Oc. Brittany's acting career includes roles in movies such as John Tucker Must Die and the Pitch Perfect franchise, as well as TV appearances in shows like Not Dead Yet.

Tyler Stanaland is a real estate agent on Selling The Oc, and there's been a lot of talk about his ex-wife, Brittany Snow. The former couples' relationship is being put under a microscope among The Oppenheim Group, especially because Brittany is a famous actress and Tyler is well-known in the real estate industry. While Brittany didn't appear on any episodes of Selling The Oc, her name has come up among the other real estate agents many times.

Brittany never wanted...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. Now the series is has entered 1983, and after getting...

Throughout the years there have been a few trends in the horror movie genre that focus on rebooting classics. The industry has recently developed many recreations of iconic storylines, from the reboot of John Carpenter's Halloween to the modern-age Child's Play rendition. The 2000s also had many remakes that received just as much criticism as recent reboots.

Fans of the genre are often protective of their favorite classic and therefore resistant to accepting a new version of already great movies. As remakes, most of these films didn't live up to expectations and received poor ratings. However, these horror remakes have some interesting aspects that viewers should take another look at. They may not reach the level of success as the original, but these films have some qualities worth considering.

Related: 10 Horror Remakes That Are Actually Better Than the Original

Prom Night (2008)

In terms of remakes, Prom Night is only...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. The next five were, of course, all about movies that came out in 1982: Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Poltergeist, with an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom along the way. Now the series is entering 1983, and we’re getting our...

A day after Walt Disney Studios was bustling with thousands of union members for the National Day of Solidarity, the mood Wednesday was more subdued at the Burbank lot as writers voiced their frustrations with the latest offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

“I think we’re going in the right direction, but I think that there’s still a lot of ground that needs to be covered,” Writers Guild of America board member Dailyn Rodriguez told The Hollywood Reporter in front of Disney on Wednesday. “I can see loopholes all over the proposal, and our membership sees that as well.”

The AMPTP on Tuesday night released details of its Aug. 11 offer to the WGA that included percentage increases in salary, span protections and some guardrails on the use of generative artificial intelligence. But it was the notion that the AMPTP put out the details of...

Few American filmmakers of the last 40 years await a major rediscovery like Hal Hartley, whose traces in modern movies are either too-minor or entirely unknown. Thus it’s cause for celebration that the Criterion Channel are soon launching a major retrospective: 13 features (which constitutes all but My America) and 17 shorts, a sui generis style and persistent vision running across 30 years. Expect your Halloween party to be aswim in Henry Fool costumes.

Speaking of: there’s a one-month headstart on seasonal programming with the 13-film “High School Horror”––most notable perhaps being a streaming premiere for the uncut version of Suspiria, plus the rare opportunity to see a Robert Rodriguez movie on the Criterion Channel––and a retrospective of Hong Kong vampire movies. A retrospective of ’70s car movies offer chills and thrills of a different sort

Six films by Allan Dwan and 12 “gaslight noirs” round out the main September series; The Eight Mountains,...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. Now we’re making our way through 1982 with looks at Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom. With the newly released fifteenth episode, we’re digging into the Tobe Hooper / Steven Spielberg team-up Poltergeist (watch it...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian and continued with The Thing and an examination of the short-lived 3-D boom. Now the fourteenth episode of the series takes a look at the oddball Halloween sequel Halloween III: Season of the Witch (watch it Here) – and to hear all about it,...

Getting spoofed is the ultimate compliment for a movie or genre because it means it was something worth making fun of. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, parodies are an absolute love letter to the source material, especially when it comes to sci-fi films that tend to have persnickety fans.

Horror, rom-coms, and disaster films have all had send-ups, but the sci-fi ones land the best because they come from a place of deep respect. It is impossible to successfully spoof something if there is disdain for it. The best sci-fi parodies were made by fans to show appreciation for the films that make it such a special genre.

Related: 10 Sci-Fi Movie Bombs That Are Actually Pretty Good

The World's End Features an Extraterrestrial Pub Crawl

The World's End is Simon Pegg's take on alien invasion films and is kind of like Invasion of the Body Snatchers with way more alcohol.

Is there anything scarier than being a teenager? Bd has learned that the Criterion Channel will be launching their 13-film High School Horror collection on September 1!

The streaming service previews, “Relive your high school nightmares with these tales of terror unleashed in classrooms, gyms, locker-lined halls, and cafeterias, where psychotic slashers and supernatural monsters pursue jocks, nerds, and prom queens alike.

“The everyday fears of adolescence—social anxiety! changing bodies!—have inspired some of horror cinema’s most giddily bloodthirsty visions, from VHS-era exploitation shockers like Massacre at Central High and Slumber Party Massacre to ’90s teen-movie touchstones like I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Faculty and cult favorites like Donnie Darko and Battle Royale.”

Of particular note, Dario Argento’s Suspiria will be included in the collection, marking the worldwide streaming premiere of the restored uncut version from Synapse Films!

The full “High School Horror” lineup includes…...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian and continued with The Thing. With the thirteenth episode of the series, we’re digging into the ’80s 3-D boom, which included movies like Friday the 13th Part III, Jaws 3-D, and Amityville 3-D, among others. To hear all about it,...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. We started our look at 1982 with Conan the Barbarian, and now we’ve reached a film that many consider to be the best horror movie ever made: director John Carpenter‘s The Thing (watch or buy it Here)! You can hear all about it in the video embedded above.

Maple Syrup Massacre is an editorial series where Joe Lipsett dissects the themes, conventions and contributions of new and classic Canadian horror films. Spoilers follow…

William Fruet is one of Canada’s most important directors. He’s renowned for not only his contributions to ‘realist social dramas’ such as 1970’s Goin’ Down The Road (one of Canada’s first English language fiction feature films) and 1972’s Wedding in White, but also for his Canuxploitation films of the 70s.

Death Weekend – or The House by the Lake as it was known in the United States – was made in 1976 in an effort to capitalize on a unique Canadian funding model at the time.

As previously explored in this editorial series, as well as my David Cronenberg podcast Sexy & Surreal, Canadian films are funded by the public via governmental organizations. In the 1970s, the government created the Canadian Film Development Council (Cfdc) in...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to films that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. The second five episodes were a journey through 1981, covering The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, The Evil Dead, The Howling, and An American Werewolf in London, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. With the eleventh episode, we’ve reached 1982 – and we’re kicking off our look back at this year by covering Conan the Barbarian (watch it Here)! You can hear all about in the video embedded above.

New episodes of 80s Horror Memories will be released through the YouTube...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to film that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. With episode 6, we entered 1981 – so far in this year we have covered The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, Halloween II, and The Evil Dead, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. With the tenth episode of the series, we’re looking at two werewolf movies – both released in 1981, and both considered to be among the best werewolf movies ever made. They are An American Werewolf in London (get it Here) and The Howling (get that one Here), and you can hear all about...

While the 2008 Prom Night remake wasn’t well-received upon release, the slasher movie’s filming locations involve a lot of surprising horror history. The first Prom Night was a hit when it was released in 1980. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, who was then coming off the success of Halloween, the original Prom Night was a dark whodunit with a masked killer picking off a group of teens who'd covered up a death years earlier. The 2008 version dropped this mystery element in favor of a more straightforward slasher story where an obsessed teacher murdered the family of one of his students. Three years later, he escapes and attacks her prom.

While Prom Night was a box office success, the sequel Prom Night 2 hasn't happened. This isn’t surprising considering the abominable reviews that the slasher remake received. The 2008 Prom Night was written off by critics as a dull compendium of slasher movie clichés.

While Prom Night’s ending might be predictable, the slasher remake still tells viewers a lot about the state of the horror subgenre back in the mid-‘00s. 1980’s original Prom Night was released at the height of the post-Halloween slasher boom and even starred the iconic scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. As such, it comes as no surprise that 2008’s remake Prom Night arrived amidst a spate of slasher remakes as filmmakers in the mid-‘00s scrambled to reboot, reinvent, and rewrite the many classic horror movies of the early ‘80s. Prom Night arrived after 2006’s Black Christmas and before 2008’s Sorority Row.

However, while the original Prom Night was not Jamie Lee Curtis’ best horror movie, it was still a lot better than 2008’s remake with Prom Night (2008) receiving brutal reviews upon release. The 2008 Prom Night's slasher story is disarmingly simple compared to others in the genre.

Three VOD charts and Netflix’s top 10 all resulted in films set in non-Earth planetary worlds leading the pack in home viewing. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney) is #1 on VOD (at $19.99) at iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu, while “65,” four months after its theatrical release and multiple weeks scoring on VOD, tops Netflix’s movie chart.

“Galaxy” had a two-month window, as Disney increasingly slows down its initial home releases (“Avatar: The Way of Water” waited 100 days), and then to PVOD, not streaming. It was dominant enough that it led Vudu’s revenue-based list, even though it was only available for three of the seven days of their full-week rankings.

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”Courtesy of Sony Pictures

The deal struck between Netflix and Sony for an exclusive streaming arrangement, which started late last year, has brought more than a billion dollars to Sony. Multiple films such as “Bullet Train,...

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to film that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. With episode 6, we entered 1981 – so far in this year we have covered The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, My Bloody Valentine, and Halloween II, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. With the ninth episode of the series, we’re looking back at a horror classic that wasn’t released in most areas until 1983, but did have its first screening in 1981: director Sam Raimi‘s feature debut The Evil Dead (watch it Here)! You can hear all about it in the video embedded above.

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The 2008 slasher movie Prom Night is making the rounds on streaming services, prompting many to wonder if there's any Prom Night 2 news on the airwaves. While actress Brittany Snow didn't reach scream queen status until starring in Ti West's X, she's no stranger to the horror genre. Not counting the crime thriller On the Doll, Prom Night was Snow's first foray into horror, as she starred as senior high school student Donna Keppel. In the film, Donna is stalked by her former obsessive biology teacher Richard Fenton who murdered her parents three years prior.

As Donna and her friends prepare for their senior prom, Fenton makes a desperate attempt to get to her once again. While the movie received less-than-favorable reviews upon its release (via Rotten Tomatoes), that hasn't stopped audiences from scouring the net for Prom Night 2 news as many are hopeful to see Brittany Snow play Donna once again.

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JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to film that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. With episode 6, we entered 1981 – so far in this year we have covered The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, and My Bloody Valentine, as well as the careers of horror hosts Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs. As our journey through 1981 continues, we’ve decided to go trick or treating with a sequel to one of the most popular horror films ever made – and you can hear all about Halloween II (watch it Here) in the video embedded above!

New episodes of 80s Horror Memories will be released through the YouTube channel JoBlo Horror Originals every Monday.

Just as the summer is heating up, Netflix is releasing a slew of new titles in July, highlighted by the star-studded film “They Cloned Tyrone” on July 21. In the film, a series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy. This pulpy mystery caper stars John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Kiefer Sutherland, and more.

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While the world’s largest streamer doesn’t currently carry live sports, it will debut its latest sports-focused docuseries “Quarterback” on July 12. Like the service’s Formula 1 behind-the-scenes series “Drive to Survive” and golf series “Full Swing,” “Quarterback” reveals three NFL quarterbacks in their on and off-field lives during the 2022-23 NFL season. The show follows Minnesota Vikings Qb Kirk Cousins, the Atlanta Falcons’ Marcus Mariota, and Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, who won the...

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Last month, JoBlo.com launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, and the first five episodes of the series were all dedicated to film that were released in 1980: Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The Fog. With episode 6, we entered 1981 – and got our journey through the year of the slasher boom started with a look at The Funhouse, The Burning, Friday the 13th Part 2, and My Bloody Valentine. Now episode 7 has been released, and this one we’re focusing on a pair of legendary horror hosts: Elvira and Joe Bob Briggs! You can hear all about them in the video embedded above.

New episodes of 80s Horror Memories will be released through the YouTube channel JoBlo Horror Originals every Monday.

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If you know anything about director/screenwriter Stuart Gordon, you know his work, particularly in theater, was 'out there.' After turning to film directing in 1985, Gordon soon began generating buzz for his offbeat work. What followed were a series of daring, sometimes controversial outings — from 1985’s Re-Animator to 1987’s Dolls. Then came Dagon in 2001. The Spanish film was loosely based on a H. P. Lovecraft's short story and kept Gordon in the public eye—although he’d written lighter fare like Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves and the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids television show.

Fans mourned Gordon’s death back in 2020, but like a lot of the shenanigans that take place in the new horror thriller Suitable Flesh, it appears that the man’s spirit is alive and well. We have director Joe Lynch (Creepshow) to thank for that. Suitable Flesh, which recently premiered at Tribeca Festival, is...

Check Out All Our Episodes Of 80’s Horror Memories Here!

Last month, JoBlo.com launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, with the first episode taking a look back at Maniac, Dressed to Kill, and Alligator. The second episode dove into the franchise-starting slasher Friday the 13th, episode 3 was all about the Stanley Kubrick / Stephen King classic The Shining, and for episode 4 we went dancing with Prom Night. Now the fifth episode is online, and with this one we’re wrapping up our journey through 1980 by taking a look at John Carpenter‘s The Fog (watch it Here). To see The Fog get the 80s Horror Memories treatment, check out the video embedded above!

New episodes of 80s Horror Memories will be released through the YouTube channel JoBlo Horror Originals every Monday. And next week, we’re diving into 1981!

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Check Out All Our Episodes Of 80’s Horror Memories Here!

Last month, JoBlo.com launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, with the first episode taking a look back at Maniac, Dressed to Kill, and Alligator. The second episode dove into the franchise-starting slasher Friday the 13th and episode 3 was all about the Stanley Kubrick / Stephen King classic The Shining. Now it’s time for a new episode, and in this one we’re looking back at the slasher Prom Night (watch it Here), starring scream queen / Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis. To see Prom Night get the 80s Horror Memories treatment, check out the video embedded above!

New episodes of 80s Horror Memories will be released through the YouTube channel JoBlo Horror Originals every Monday.

Here’s the info on 80s Horror Memories: It’s been over 40 years that the decade that shaped the horror movie industry...

A new episode of the Revisited video series has just been released, and in this one we’re looking back at a movie that some may not consider to be a horror movie, but at the very least it is an “experimental psychological thriller” from a highly respected genre director. The director in question is David Lynch, and the movie we’re talking about today is the 2006 release Inland Empire (get it Here). To revisit Inland Empire with us, check out the video embedded above.

Written and directed by Lynch, Inland Empire tells the following story over the course of its 180 minute running time: Nikki, an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband is very jealous, her co-star Devon gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures — especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project...

The high school prom is supposed to be a magical night filled with love, laughter, and memories. But in the horror genre, it often becomes a blood-soaked battleground where terror reigns supreme. From killer dates to vengeful spirits, these 10 high school prom horror movies will leave you grateful for your own, less deadly prom experiences. Get ready for a prom night you’ll never forget!

Astral Films Prom Night (1980)

Let’s kick off the list with a classic! Prom Night stars scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis in a chilling tale of revenge. A masked killer stalks a group of teenagers as they prepare for their prom night, turning the celebration into a nightmarish dance with death. This slasher flick set the standard for prom-themed horror movies and is a must-watch for any horror enthusiast.

United Artists Carrie (1976)

Based on Stephen King’s first-ever novel, Carrie remains an iconic horror film...

Hey all, to go in tandem with JoBlo.com’s 25th Anniversary we are very proud to present to you 80’s Horror Memories, a new weekly doc-series (xxx episodes in all) which just premiered today on our YouTube Channel JoBlo Horror Originals. Feast your retinas on Episode 1 via the embed above and you can expect a new installment to go live every Monday on the channel.

Our first Episode chronicles:

“With the death of disco in 1979 and a demand for change, the 1980s evolved into a neon-soaked totally rad decade held firm together with cans of “Aqua Net” burning a hole in the ozone. Time for free love and hope for peace was over. It was time for a revolution. But with filmmakers, their creative freedoms would lead to explore more areas which haven’t been touched on before. It was the year horror would forever be changed. We’re talking Dressed to Kill,...

A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Horror Movies YouTube channel every other day during the week – but on Fridays things get even freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.

The Friday Fright Night feature we have for you this week is the horror film Lurking Woods. This one was an Australian production, but the set-up works all around the world: a group of young friends head off to spend a relaxing time in the countryside and end up being menaced by a dangerous person wearing a mask. In this case, the masked person is lurking in the woods that surround their vacation spot.

Halloween Kills brought back most of the cast from the 2018 version of Halloween as well as a couple of characters from the original movie. The original Halloween is now regarded as one of the most influential horror movies ever, spawning a long-running franchise that most recently completed a reboot trilogy, with Halloween Kills as its middle film. Halloween tells the story of Michael Myers, who on Halloween night 1963 murdered his older sister when he was just six years old. As a result, Michael was sent to Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, where he stayed for over a decade and became Dr. Sam Loomis’ (Donald Pleasence) patient.

Fifteen years after murdering his sister, on October 30, 1978, Michael escaped and returned to his hometown Haddonfield, Illinois, where he began to stalk Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends. Laurie became the only survivor of Michael’s killing spree on Halloween night and the final girl of the franchise,...

A new episode of the Revisited video series has just been released, and in this one we’re looking back at the 1987 Sam Raimi classic Evil Dead II (watch it Here)! To revisit Evil Dead II with us, check out the video embedded above.

Directed by Raimi from a screenplay he crafted with Scott Spiegel, Evil Dead II has the following synopsis: After a relaxing cabin vacation doesn’t go as planned, Ash is left with three dead friends, an undead girlfriend and an angry evil spirit on the loose. As nightfall approaches, Ash must prepare to again battle the legions of the damned if he wants to make it to dawn.

The film stars Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Danny Hicks, Kassie Wesley, Richard Domeier, Denise Bixler, John Peaks, Lou Hancock, William Preston Robertson, and Ted Raimi.

The Evil Dead II episode of Revisited was Written, Narrated, and Edited by Lance Vlcek,...

That '70s Show ran for eight seasons but many of the episodes were broadcast out of order. The correct order can be determined by perceptive fans. The beloved period sitcom debuted in 1998 on Fox and aired 200 episodes in total. That '70s Show focused on six teenagers living in Point Place, Wisconsin. When the crew wasn't hanging out in Eric Forman's (Topher Grace) basement, they were usually getting into trouble due to their extreme boredom. They also spent a lot of time learning about relationships, society, and life in general while growing up in the '70s. The series received a sequel following their children, set about 15 years after the original series finale, called That '90s Show.

It's not uncommon for sitcoms to air their episodes out of production order, especially for shows that were broadcast in the '90s and earlier. As it wasn't required to watch every episode...