Tag: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Sails Into A Doomed Opening Weekend At The Box Office
There are ominous clouds gathering over the opening weekend of “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” which is rather appropriate for a film about a ship’s crew who are doomed to become a mid-journey vampire snack. Made for a steep (for a horror movie) budget of $45 million, “Last Voyage of the Demeter” is set…
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8 Moments In The Last Voyage Of The Demeter That Truly Terrified Us
This article contains spoilers for “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.””The Last Voyage of the Demeter” brings a chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” to new vitality. It pulses with agonizing kill sequences, doused in buckets of blood and torn flesh. Director André Øvredal, known for helming such films as “Trollhunter,” “The Autopsy of Jane Doe,”…
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Where to Watch ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’
One of the creepiest chapters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is “The Captain’s Log” which tells the story of the merchant ship Demeter that sailed from Carpathia to London, not knowing that Dracula is aboard, hiding inside one of the 50 wooden crates it is carrying as cargo. By the time the Demeter washes ashore, the…
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What’s Going On With The Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark Sequel?
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” might be the ideal stepping stone for younger horror fans not yet ready for the really intense stuff. The film came out in 2019, but it harkens back to creepy older family films like “The Watcher in the Woods” and “Return to Oz” — that is, films that…
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‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Sequel Still in Active Development
It’s been a few years since audiences were terrified by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and it looks like not all hope is lost for its long-awaited sequel. In a recent interview with IGN, director André Øvredal gave an update on a potential follow-up, promising that a script has already been in the…
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What You Need To Watch (And Read) Before Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities
Like most hardcore horror fans, Guillermo del Toro loves a good anthology series. From “The Twilight Zone” to “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” which del Toro produced, the notion of getting a completely different tale of terror each week is too tantalizing to resist. So genre fans should be giddily anticipating the October…
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‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Sequel Will Use Even More of That Traumatizing Artwork For Inspiration
An official Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sequel is in development, and according to director André Øvredal, the movie will make greater use of those drippy, terrifying Stephen Gammell drawings that made the original book series so memorable. As of now, the sequel appears to be in a holding pattern as Øvredal and…
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‘Scary Stories 2’ Will Tap into Stephen Gammell’s Iconically Traumatizing Artwork More than the First Film
Back in April, news broke that Paramount and Entertainment One were working on a sequel to Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with director André Øvredal set to return. Based on the popular children’s book series from Albin Schwartz, the 2019 film put the focus on a group of friends who discover a strange…
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Ryan Reynolds in Talks to Star in ‘Dragon’s Lair’ Film Adaptation for Netflix
Ryan Reynolds is in talks to star in and produce a live-action feature adaptation of the ’80s arcade game “Dragon’s Lair” for Netflix.Roy Lee will produce through his Vertigo Entertainment with Trevor Engelson of Underground Films. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman and Jon Pomeroy are also producing. Reynolds will produce through his Maximum Effort production company.Dan…
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China’s ‘Midway’ Backer Starlight Culture is on a Mission to Improve the Lot of Independents and Women
While most of the action onscreen in “Midway” involves Americans and Japanese, most of the money behind the movie is Chinese. Starlight Entertainment, which put up 45% of the $98 million budget, sees itself as an ally of the independent movie scene.The Hong Kong stock market-listed firm first came to attention when it struck a…