Celine Song’s “Materialists” has rounded out its cast with Zoë Winters (“Succession”), Dasha Nekrasova, Louisa Jacobson (“The Gilded Age”) and Marin Ireland (“Eileen”).
The A24 feature starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal is described as a New York-set rom-com following a high-end matchmaker who gets involved with a wealthy man. Further details on the plot and the roles of Johnson, Evans and Pascal have not been disclosed.
Winters is best known for her role as Logan Roy’s calculating and confident assistant (and paramour) Kerry on the HBO’s Emmy-winner “Succession.” She and the cast received a 2022 and 2024 SAG Award for best drama ensemble.
Winters’ other film and television credits include “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” “Hunters” and Marc Turtletaub’s feature “Jules,” in which she stars opposite Ben Kingsley. A longtime New York stage actor, Winters appeared in “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Playwrights Horizons, for which she...
The A24 feature starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal is described as a New York-set rom-com following a high-end matchmaker who gets involved with a wealthy man. Further details on the plot and the roles of Johnson, Evans and Pascal have not been disclosed.
Winters is best known for her role as Logan Roy’s calculating and confident assistant (and paramour) Kerry on the HBO’s Emmy-winner “Succession.” She and the cast received a 2022 and 2024 SAG Award for best drama ensemble.
Winters’ other film and television credits include “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” “Hunters” and Marc Turtletaub’s feature “Jules,” in which she stars opposite Ben Kingsley. A longtime New York stage actor, Winters appeared in “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at Playwrights Horizons, for which she...
- 5/7/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
In this day and age, there are more films being made than ever before. It's easy to miss movies, so many audiences turn to sites like Rotten Tomatoes for guidance, though that may not necessarily have an impact on the box office. There's a common misconception about how that site works, though. The score given to each film isn't a representation of how good the movie is; instead, it represents the percentage of critics who would recommend the film overall. In other words, if half of all surveyed critics loved a movie and half of them hated it, the movie would clock in at 50% Fresh. That may not seem like a great score, but all it indicates is that a movie is polarizing; you might find yourself on either side of that divide.
With that in mind, the films on this list have near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores. That means almost...
With that in mind, the films on this list have near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores. That means almost...
- 4/8/2024
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
The campy erotic horror Suitable Flesh, from director Joe Lynch (Mayhem, Chillerama) and adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s cult favorite short story, is streaming exclusively on Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural. The film will also be available to stream on AMC+.
Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who’s suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger as she tries to escape from a horrific fate. Starring Heather Graham (Boogie Nights), Judah Lewis (The Babysitter), Bruce Davison (X-Men, Ozark) and Barbara Crampton (Superhost).
Suitable Flesh was produced by Crampton, Bob Portal, Inderpal Singh and Joe Wicker.
About Shudder
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and Original Content is...
Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who’s suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger as she tries to escape from a horrific fate. Starring Heather Graham (Boogie Nights), Judah Lewis (The Babysitter), Bruce Davison (X-Men, Ozark) and Barbara Crampton (Superhost).
Suitable Flesh was produced by Crampton, Bob Portal, Inderpal Singh and Joe Wicker.
About Shudder
AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and Original Content is...
- 2/2/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
While the industry as a whole felt more downs than ups this year, horror films continued to be a consistent attraction overall. While the studio hits were not quite as splashy as they were 2022, the year saw the birth of new franchises (M3GAN, The Pope’s Exorcist, Talk to Me, Thanksgiving), the revitalization of the reliable favorites (Evil Dead Rise, Insidious: The Red Door, The Nun II), and reminded us just how essential writers, actors, and the all the creatives both in front of the camera and behind it are to making any of this not only work, but sell.
As for the big horror trend this year, controversy was thy name. While there were a few entries critics and audiences were able to rally around, most of them drew conflicting opinions — which this list is surely proof of.
Skinamarink, The Outwaters, Cocaine Bear, Beau is Afraid, A Knock at the Cabin,...
As for the big horror trend this year, controversy was thy name. While there were a few entries critics and audiences were able to rally around, most of them drew conflicting opinions — which this list is surely proof of.
Skinamarink, The Outwaters, Cocaine Bear, Beau is Afraid, A Knock at the Cabin,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Richard Newby
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We’re big fans of Aardman Animation here at Film Stories Towers. With the new Chicken Run sequel out soon, this week’s film quiz covers their cracking canon to date…
Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, since Netflix has cracked down on password-sharing, it’s might go and watch Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget at a mate’s house when the long-awaited sequel drops next week. It’s also in selected cinemas throughout the UK today, but whenever you’re watching it, we’ve got some Aardman-themed quiz questions to keep you going.
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback.
Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, since Netflix has cracked down on password-sharing, it’s might go and watch Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget at a mate’s house when the long-awaited sequel drops next week. It’s also in selected cinemas throughout the UK today, but whenever you’re watching it, we’ve got some Aardman-themed quiz questions to keep you going.
Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback.
- 12/8/2023
- by Mark Harrison
- Film Stories
We’ve all had imaginary friends, right? Well, probably not ones like Chauncey! Take a look at the Imaginary trailer here.
Jason Blum’s horror studio Blumhouse have been raking in the profits with Five Nights At Freddy’s, which has exceeded all expectations when it comes to dominating the box office. Horror has always been a particularly profitable genre and Blumhouse are now looking for an early 2024 hit with Imaginary.
Take a look at the first, spooky trailer below.
Starring Jurassic World: Dominion’s DeWanda Wise, Imaginary asks the terrifying question: are our imaginary friends just imaginary, or something a little more sinister? Maybe they murder people. Wouldn’t that be positively ghoulish?
Wise plays Jessica, who moves her family to her childhood home. Jessica’s stepdaughter Alice finds a talking teddy bear in the basement named Chauncey. Chauncey makes her do things, including showing a nail in her arm.
Jason Blum’s horror studio Blumhouse have been raking in the profits with Five Nights At Freddy’s, which has exceeded all expectations when it comes to dominating the box office. Horror has always been a particularly profitable genre and Blumhouse are now looking for an early 2024 hit with Imaginary.
Take a look at the first, spooky trailer below.
Starring Jurassic World: Dominion’s DeWanda Wise, Imaginary asks the terrifying question: are our imaginary friends just imaginary, or something a little more sinister? Maybe they murder people. Wouldn’t that be positively ghoulish?
Wise plays Jessica, who moves her family to her childhood home. Jessica’s stepdaughter Alice finds a talking teddy bear in the basement named Chauncey. Chauncey makes her do things, including showing a nail in her arm.
- 11/16/2023
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Exclusive: In one of the first big spec sales following the resolution of the WGA strike, Ben Ketai’s script Undying has sold to Netflix for development under its first-look feature deal with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.
Deadline hears that the deal was for mid-six against seven figures. 21 Laps brought the project in to Netflix, and Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine are set to produce for the company, with Moera Ainai overseeing. Ketai will serve as executive producer.
Netflix declined comment.
Described as an erotic thriller with a supernatural twist, Undying follows a woman, suffocated by motherhood, who has an affair with a man she hasn’t seen since high school… only to discover a terrifying secret.
Prior to the sale, Ketai had most recently wrote and directed River Wild, a reimagining of Uni’s same-name 1994 thriller. Starring Leighton Meester, Taran Killam and Adam Brody, the film spent a...
Deadline hears that the deal was for mid-six against seven figures. 21 Laps brought the project in to Netflix, and Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine are set to produce for the company, with Moera Ainai overseeing. Ketai will serve as executive producer.
Netflix declined comment.
Described as an erotic thriller with a supernatural twist, Undying follows a woman, suffocated by motherhood, who has an affair with a man she hasn’t seen since high school… only to discover a terrifying secret.
Prior to the sale, Ketai had most recently wrote and directed River Wild, a reimagining of Uni’s same-name 1994 thriller. Starring Leighton Meester, Taran Killam and Adam Brody, the film spent a...
- 10/30/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Jester is a horror film directed by Colin Krawchuk, who also co-wrote the film with Michael Sheffield. The horror film follows the story of two estranged sisters who are terrorized on Halloween night by a malevolent entity named the Jester alongside the people of their town. The Jester stars Lelia Symington, Sam Lukowski, Matt Servitto, Dan DeLuca, and Ken Arnold. So, if you loved The Jester here are some similar movies you could watch next.
It (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: The horror thriller “It”, directed by Andrés Muschietti (“Mama”), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids is faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder...
It (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: The horror thriller “It”, directed by Andrés Muschietti (“Mama”), is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel of the same name, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids is faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder...
- 10/21/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Jed Shepherd, the writer of Shudder sensation Host as well as Rob Savage’s follow-up Dashcam, sat in the director’s chair for Flashback, a new horror short coming to Netflix.
“I’m very excited to announce Flashback, which I wrote/directed for Netflix,” Shepherd tweets this week. “It stars some of the loveliest people I know and is out This Friday, October 20.”
Shepherd has also shared a teaser trailer for Flashback, which stars Jemma Moore (Host) as a yoga teacher. Set in South London, the short features “time travel and monsters.”
Of particular note, Fangoria brings us the word that mega popular artist Trevor Henderson (Mayfair Watcher’s Society) worked with Shepherd on the short’s monster design!
In Flashback, “a yoga teacher’s life flashes before her eyes during a home invasion. Before time runs out she must use the flashback to race back in time and save the man she loves.
“I’m very excited to announce Flashback, which I wrote/directed for Netflix,” Shepherd tweets this week. “It stars some of the loveliest people I know and is out This Friday, October 20.”
Shepherd has also shared a teaser trailer for Flashback, which stars Jemma Moore (Host) as a yoga teacher. Set in South London, the short features “time travel and monsters.”
Of particular note, Fangoria brings us the word that mega popular artist Trevor Henderson (Mayfair Watcher’s Society) worked with Shepherd on the short’s monster design!
In Flashback, “a yoga teacher’s life flashes before her eyes during a home invasion. Before time runs out she must use the flashback to race back in time and save the man she loves.
- 10/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
I love everything about October, especially in a year that offers a bonus Friday on the 13th in 2023. So, Friday the 13th and Halloween this year make the spooky season even more special. And one of my favorite things to do, when the ghosts and ghouls frequent your local Target aisle, is check out the local haunts. Here in Los Angeles, you have many horror events to choose from. The beauty of Halloween however, is that most cities and towns across America all have a few choice spots to get creeped out at. As a service to all our readers, please leave suggestions in the comment section below that may lead to haunting holiday discoveries for others
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park is one such place. Strangely, I had never been before. However, I’d heard it was a must if you are in the Los Angeles area.
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park is one such place. Strangely, I had never been before. However, I’d heard it was a must if you are in the Los Angeles area.
- 10/12/2023
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
There are a lot of Stephen King adaptations out in the world; some are fantastic, others are… not so great. One that lands in the not-so-great category is The Langoliers, the 1995 miniseries based on the novella by Stephen King. However, just because one adaptation failed doesn’t mean somebody can’t try again, and The Boogeyman director Rob Savage has previously expressed a desire to tackle a remake of The Langoliers.
Related King on Screen Review
While speaking with ComicBook.com, Rob Savage said that while the issue of the rights are still being dealt with, he thinks there’s a “good shot” he’s able to bring The Langoliers to life.
“There’s a bit of naughtiness when it comes to the rights, but I think hopefully we’ll be able to sort it out,” Savage said. “We’ve got such a great idea for developing that one out from the short story.
Related King on Screen Review
While speaking with ComicBook.com, Rob Savage said that while the issue of the rights are still being dealt with, he thinks there’s a “good shot” he’s able to bring The Langoliers to life.
“There’s a bit of naughtiness when it comes to the rights, but I think hopefully we’ll be able to sort it out,” Savage said. “We’ve got such a great idea for developing that one out from the short story.
- 10/11/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Boogeyman still stands as one of my favorite horror films of the year. It’s a classic tale anchored by some phenomenal performances from both Sophie Thatcher and Vivien Blair. But it’s really the technical side that impresses the most, with its interesting usage of light and fantastic cinematography. So I couldn’t have been more grateful to pick director Rob Savage’s brain about all things Boogeyman. He couldn’t have been nicer, giving great insight into some of the best scenes of the movie. We talked about the possibility of a sequel (and who I want to see get their comeuppance), as well as Disney’s refusal of the usage of a toy lightsaber ended up being a blessing in disguise. This was a great chat that you won’t want to miss!
The Boogeyman plot:
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a...
The Boogeyman plot:
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a...
- 10/10/2023
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Rob Savage makes scary movies.
After smashing his way into the horror scene with the pandemic chiller "Host" and the divisive horror comedy "Dashcam," Savage made his first major studio movie earlier this year with "The Boogeyman," an adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name. And while it was a sleeper hit at the box office, the most exciting aspect of the film was that it proved Savage could take on a much bigger movie without losing his edge. This is a frightening film, one coated in dread and literal darkness, with a story just as interested in its shattered characters as its unsettling monster. Some horror directors abandon their spark when they work on a bigger, more expensive studio project. It looks like Savage thrives.
"The Boogeyman" is now available on home video, and to mark the occasion, I sat down with Savage over Zoom to talk about the film,...
After smashing his way into the horror scene with the pandemic chiller "Host" and the divisive horror comedy "Dashcam," Savage made his first major studio movie earlier this year with "The Boogeyman," an adaptation of the Stephen King story of the same name. And while it was a sleeper hit at the box office, the most exciting aspect of the film was that it proved Savage could take on a much bigger movie without losing his edge. This is a frightening film, one coated in dread and literal darkness, with a story just as interested in its shattered characters as its unsettling monster. Some horror directors abandon their spark when they work on a bigger, more expensive studio project. It looks like Savage thrives.
"The Boogeyman" is now available on home video, and to mark the occasion, I sat down with Savage over Zoom to talk about the film,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
‘Tis the season for all streaming platforms to embrace horror on a massive scale, making the options endless for your Halloween watchlists. So much so that we’re breaking down this month’s streaming highlights by platform, beginning with Hulu’s Huluween slate of programming.
Hulu brings the Halloween season programming in spades this October, their “Huluween” lineup this year featuring a ton of recent releases and cult favorites. Beyond film, look for seasonal treats like the upcoming “Goosebumps” television series, arriving on October 13, and the animated gateway horror series “Fright Krewe,” which is now streaming.
Whether you’re in the mood for scares suitable for the whole family or seasonal treats that deliver on scares, here are 10 horror movies you won’t want to miss on Hulu in October 2023.
The Empty Man
Written and directed by David Prior, adapted for the screen from a graphic novel of the same name,...
Hulu brings the Halloween season programming in spades this October, their “Huluween” lineup this year featuring a ton of recent releases and cult favorites. Beyond film, look for seasonal treats like the upcoming “Goosebumps” television series, arriving on October 13, and the animated gateway horror series “Fright Krewe,” which is now streaming.
Whether you’re in the mood for scares suitable for the whole family or seasonal treats that deliver on scares, here are 10 horror movies you won’t want to miss on Hulu in October 2023.
The Empty Man
Written and directed by David Prior, adapted for the screen from a graphic novel of the same name,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Hulu! Oct. 1 kicks off the streamer’s annual Huluween offerings with dozens of spine-tingling series and films added to the platform, from horror classics like Stephen King’s “It” to new Hulu Originals like “Appendage.”
If you on the squeamish side, Hulu hasn’t forgotten you and will be adding dozens more titles this month and streaming major season premieres the day after they air, including new season of “The Simpsons,” “Bob's Burgers,” and more.
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Hulu’s latest original horror film “Appendage” joins the platform on Oct. 2 after its SXSW debut earlier this year. In it, Hannah, a young fashion designer who seems fine on the surface but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt begins to see her health decline...
If you on the squeamish side, Hulu hasn’t forgotten you and will be adding dozens more titles this month and streaming major season premieres the day after they air, including new season of “The Simpsons,” “Bob's Burgers,” and more.
30-Day Free Trial $7.99+ / month hulu.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Hulu in October 2023? “Appendage” | Monday, Oct. 2
Hulu’s latest original horror film “Appendage” joins the platform on Oct. 2 after its SXSW debut earlier this year. In it, Hannah, a young fashion designer who seems fine on the surface but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt begins to see her health decline...
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Stephen King’s novels and short stories are ready-made material for horror genre filmmakers to adapt and send the viewers into a labyrinth of terror. Many of his works are very well known. The new movie The Boogeyman, directed by Rob Savage, is based on King’s 1973 short story of the same name. It tells the story of the Harper family, which suffers terribly after the death of the mother. The father, a psychiatrist by the name of Will Harper, while struggling to deal with his own grief, starts to focus too much on his work and not enough on his two young girls. The elder, Sadie, drifts apart from her friends at school, and the younger one, Sawyer, starts to get terrified in her room at night. All this has to do with a sick man who came to see Will at his house. The characters are rich in their inner lives,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Director Rob Savage’s adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman reached theatres back at the start of June, and ended up earning over $82 million at the worldwide box office. (You can also read a review by JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray Here.) Now it has received a digital release and is available to watch through services like Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu – and to mark the occasion, 20th Century Studios has also unveiled multiple video clips, including outtakes, interviews, and featurettes. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.
The Boogeyman was originally heading for a release through the Hulu streaming service, but it scored so well at a test screening that the decision was made to give it a theatrical release. The film centers on a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they...
The Boogeyman was originally heading for a release through the Hulu streaming service, but it scored so well at a test screening that the decision was made to give it a theatrical release. The film centers on a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they...
- 8/29/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In the wake of scaring up $66 million worldwide earlier this year, the 20th Century Studios horror movie The Boogeyman is now headed home in time for Halloween.
Be the first to watch Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman at home when it arrives exclusively on Digital August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10, 2023.
While you wait, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from the film’s bonus features package today, featuring insights from director Rob Savage (Host).
“This creature has to remain scary and slightly intangible by the end of the movie or else we’ve kind of ruined the Boogeyman,” Savage explains. “We needed to find a design that was scary and familiar but also had an element about it that was slightly unknowable but spoke to something existentially terrifying.”
Relive your most terrifying childhood fears when The Boogeyman, “the scariest horror film of the year” arrives...
Be the first to watch Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman at home when it arrives exclusively on Digital August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10, 2023.
While you wait, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from the film’s bonus features package today, featuring insights from director Rob Savage (Host).
“This creature has to remain scary and slightly intangible by the end of the movie or else we’ve kind of ruined the Boogeyman,” Savage explains. “We needed to find a design that was scary and familiar but also had an element about it that was slightly unknowable but spoke to something existentially terrifying.”
Relive your most terrifying childhood fears when The Boogeyman, “the scariest horror film of the year” arrives...
- 8/25/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Cobweb is a horror thriller film directed by Samuel Bodin (Marianne) from a screenplay by Chris Thomas Devlin (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). The horror film follows the story of a young boy named Peter, who is plagued by a mysterious and constant noise coming from his bedroom wall, but his parents think that the voice is only in his imagination. As time goes Peter starts to think that his parents are hiding a terrible secret from him. Cobweb stars Woody Norman as Peter, Lizzy Caplan as Carol, Antony Starr as Mark, Cleopatra Coleman as Miss Devine, and Ellen Dubin as The Girl. So, if you loved Cobweb here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Visit (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents’ secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple.
The Visit (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Universal Pictures
Synopsis: When Becca and Tyler are sent to their grandparents’ secluded Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong stay, they quickly discover something is not right with the elderly couple.
- 8/12/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Here's some good news for horror fans who still embrace physical media: "The Boogeyman" is getting a Blu-ray release. The Stephen King adaptation is headed home, and soon, arriving on both digital and Blu-ray in the weeks ahead. The spooky film follows a family going through a hard time in the wake of a death. Their grief compounds itself through their shared trauma, but grief isn't the only thing they have to worry about. There's a supernatural entity lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce on poor, helpless people who are wracked with grief. It feeds on misery and suffering — the worse off the potential victims are, the more danger they're in. Or something like that — it's all deliberately vague to help keep things mysterious and creepy.
As a physical media fan, I'm glad the folks at Disney are giving this a disc release. "Barbarian," an excellent Disney horror film from last year,...
As a physical media fan, I'm glad the folks at Disney are giving this a disc release. "Barbarian," an excellent Disney horror film from last year,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Director Rob Savage’s adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman reached theatres back at the start of June, and ended up earning over $82 million at the worldwide box office. (You can also read a review by JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray Here.) Now it has been announced that The Boogeyman will be receiving a digital release through services like Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu on August 29th, with a Blu-ray and DVD release to follow on October 10th.
The Boogeyman was originally heading for a release through the Hulu streaming service, but it scored so well at a test screening that the decision was made to give it a theatrical release. The film centers on a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they’re targeted by a supernatural boogeyman, after their psychologist father has an encounter with...
The Boogeyman was originally heading for a release through the Hulu streaming service, but it scored so well at a test screening that the decision was made to give it a theatrical release. The film centers on a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they’re targeted by a supernatural boogeyman, after their psychologist father has an encounter with...
- 8/1/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
In the wake of scaring up $66 million worldwide earlier this year, the 20th Century Studios horror movie The Boogeyman is now headed home in time for Halloween, Bd has learned.
Be the first to watch Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman at home when it arrives exclusively on Digital August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10, 2023.
Relive your most terrifying childhood fears when The Boogeyman, “the scariest horror film of the year” arrives at digital retail including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu on August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10. You can add the film to your movie collection and access exclusive bonus features including a behind-the-scenes look into director Rob Savage’s vision for this frightening tale along with outtakes and more.
Bonus Features include…
Into the Darkness Featurette – Open the door into the dark world of The Boogeyman as the cast and crew share how the terrifying tale,...
Be the first to watch Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman at home when it arrives exclusively on Digital August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10, 2023.
Relive your most terrifying childhood fears when The Boogeyman, “the scariest horror film of the year” arrives at digital retail including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango/Vudu on August 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 10. You can add the film to your movie collection and access exclusive bonus features including a behind-the-scenes look into director Rob Savage’s vision for this frightening tale along with outtakes and more.
Bonus Features include…
Into the Darkness Featurette – Open the door into the dark world of The Boogeyman as the cast and crew share how the terrifying tale,...
- 8/1/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
It may feel like a somewhat distant memory now, but an adaptation of Stephen King's short story "The Boogeyman" hit theaters in the beginning of June. It was pretty much buried right off the bat, as "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" sucked up most of the oxygen in the room. Other big movies such as "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" and "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" would overshadow it even further in the following weeks. Even so, while all of us weren't paying any attention, the movie actually became a sneaky little hit for Disney's 20th Century Studios.
According to The Numbers, "The Boogeyman" has earned $82.3 million worldwide, as of this writing. That includes $43.2 million from North American audiences, to go with $39.1 million from overseas. Given that the movie had a somewhat muted $12.3 million opening weekend domestically, this is pretty impressive. The film has legged out to multiply that number 3.5 times,...
According to The Numbers, "The Boogeyman" has earned $82.3 million worldwide, as of this writing. That includes $43.2 million from North American audiences, to go with $39.1 million from overseas. Given that the movie had a somewhat muted $12.3 million opening weekend domestically, this is pretty impressive. The film has legged out to multiply that number 3.5 times,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ holds well.
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (June 23-25)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £2m £23.4m 4 2. The Flash (Warner Bros) £1.3m £6.8m 2 3. Asteroid City (Universal) £1.1m £1.2m 1 4. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £1.1m £23.7m 5 5. No Hard Feelings (Sony) £859,488 £1.2m 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.27
Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has retaken the UK-Ireland box office lead on its fourth weekend in cinemas, reclaiming the top spot following a 59% drop for Warner Bros’ The Flash.
Spider-Verse added just shy of £2m on its fourth session – a 21.8% drop – and has swung to an impressive £23.4m already,...
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (June 23-25)Total gross to date Week 1. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse (Sony) £2m £23.4m 4 2. The Flash (Warner Bros) £1.3m £6.8m 2 3. Asteroid City (Universal) £1.1m £1.2m 1 4. The Little Mermaid (Disney) £1.1m £23.7m 5 5. No Hard Feelings (Sony) £859,488 £1.2m 1
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.27
Sony’s Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has retaken the UK-Ireland box office lead on its fourth weekend in cinemas, reclaiming the top spot following a 59% drop for Warner Bros’ The Flash.
Spider-Verse added just shy of £2m on its fourth session – a 21.8% drop – and has swung to an impressive £23.4m already,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Joanie, The Scammer
After spending two weeks talking about dinosaurs with Tammy and the T-Rex and then Jurassic Park last week, it seemed like a good time to revisit a very serious, very somber contemporary classic: Ari Aster‘s 2018 family melodrama, Heredtiary, just in time for its 5th anniversary.
In the film, grieving diorama creator Annie (Toni Collette) has recently lost her mother, with whom she had a very contentious relationship. Almost immediately the family is hit with another loss when daughter Charlie (Milly Shapiro) is killed in a freak accident.
As Annie’s husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne) tries to keep the family together, Annie is befriended by Joan (Ann Dowd), a member of her grief counseling group, while her son Peter (Alex Wolff) begins to come under psychic attack. What’s really going on with all of these unusual events? The truth lies in the treehouse; just mind your head!
After spending two weeks talking about dinosaurs with Tammy and the T-Rex and then Jurassic Park last week, it seemed like a good time to revisit a very serious, very somber contemporary classic: Ari Aster‘s 2018 family melodrama, Heredtiary, just in time for its 5th anniversary.
In the film, grieving diorama creator Annie (Toni Collette) has recently lost her mother, with whom she had a very contentious relationship. Almost immediately the family is hit with another loss when daughter Charlie (Milly Shapiro) is killed in a freak accident.
As Annie’s husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne) tries to keep the family together, Annie is befriended by Joan (Ann Dowd), a member of her grief counseling group, while her son Peter (Alex Wolff) begins to come under psychic attack. What’s really going on with all of these unusual events? The truth lies in the treehouse; just mind your head!
- 6/19/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Beware! Spoilers for the work of Stephen King abound.
Stephen King has always been a self-referential writer. In addition to his poignant memoir On Writing and a multitude of forwards and afterwards in his Uncle Steve voice, the Master of Horror tends to inject his fiction with characters that bear a striking resemblance to his own persona. Equating writing with therapy, he often seems to be working through issues that underlie his novels and one can often pick out themes and seasons of life peeking through the windows of his work.
Before hitting the bestseller list, King was a young husband and father struggling to make ends meet and the weight of supporting a family frequently appears in his early writing. The newest King adaptation to hit the big screen, Rob Savage’s The Boogeyman, reimagines a story from the author’s first collection Night Shift in which a surly...
Stephen King has always been a self-referential writer. In addition to his poignant memoir On Writing and a multitude of forwards and afterwards in his Uncle Steve voice, the Master of Horror tends to inject his fiction with characters that bear a striking resemblance to his own persona. Equating writing with therapy, he often seems to be working through issues that underlie his novels and one can often pick out themes and seasons of life peeking through the windows of his work.
Before hitting the bestseller list, King was a young husband and father struggling to make ends meet and the weight of supporting a family frequently appears in his early writing. The newest King adaptation to hit the big screen, Rob Savage’s The Boogeyman, reimagines a story from the author’s first collection Night Shift in which a surly...
- 6/16/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Spare no expense!
After closing out May with the first half of our dino double feature in Tammy and the T-Rex, we’re kicking off June (and concluding the double feature) with a look at Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 classic Jurassic Park!
In the film, wealthy businessman John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and a team of genetic scientists have created a wildlife park filled with dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park’s power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors, including Hammond’s grandchildren (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazello), paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), struggle to survive and escape the now perilous island.
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After closing out May with the first half of our dino double feature in Tammy and the T-Rex, we’re kicking off June (and concluding the double feature) with a look at Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 classic Jurassic Park!
In the film, wealthy businessman John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) and a team of genetic scientists have created a wildlife park filled with dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park’s power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors, including Hammond’s grandchildren (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazello), paleontologist Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), struggle to survive and escape the now perilous island.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Episode 233:...
- 6/12/2023
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #342: How to Direct & Adapt a Stephen King classic...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #342: How to Direct & Adapt a Stephen King classic...
- 6/12/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Rob Savage feels "amazed" that 'The Boogeyman' was awarded PG-13 status.The director has confessed to being surprised that the supernatural horror film wasn't given a stricter content rating.He told Bloody-Disgusting.com: "We ended up pushing in this weird Lovecraftian body horror place that I’m still amazed we got away with in a PG-13 movie. "But that was our attempt. It was our attempt to honour the story, which ends with some skin-peeling grizzlies; and hint at this cosmic horror beyond what we see on screen."Rob also confessed that 'The Boogeyman' was unlike any of his previous projects.The filmmaker - whose previous film credits include 'Host' and 'Dashcam' - explained: "The parts that I was really having to learn on the job, it was more towards the end of the movie, the action-horror beats."I’d never done anything with,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Josh Evans
- Bang Showbiz
In the March 1973 issue of Cavalier, Stephen King terrified grown men across the world with sordid short story “The Boogeyman”. The harrowing tale would eventually be collected into his first short story collection, 1978’s Night Shift. Now, 30 years after first being published, the story is haunting theaters nationwide with Rob Savage‘s feature film adaptation.
Join Losers Randall Colburn, Justin Gerber, Dan Pfleegor, and Jenn Adams as they head to Derry’s Aladdin Theatre to check out a screening of the feature. Together, they discuss the creature design, the connection to It, the nastiness of the original story, the mental health metaphor, the in-world rules/lore, whether or not Mr. Bogeman still scares them as adults.
Stream the episode below, in addition to their interview with Savage and their original horror audio drama The Boogeyman: Mortality Rate. For further adventures, join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts,...
Join Losers Randall Colburn, Justin Gerber, Dan Pfleegor, and Jenn Adams as they head to Derry’s Aladdin Theatre to check out a screening of the feature. Together, they discuss the creature design, the connection to It, the nastiness of the original story, the mental health metaphor, the in-world rules/lore, whether or not Mr. Bogeman still scares them as adults.
Stream the episode below, in addition to their interview with Savage and their original horror audio drama The Boogeyman: Mortality Rate. For further adventures, join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
(L-r): Chris Messina as Will Harper, Director Rob Savage, and David Dastmalchian as Lester Billings on the set of 20th Century Studios’ The Boogeyman. © 2023 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. In the horror genre, there’s a fine line between genuinely frightening and cartoonishly comedic. Often, the difference between the two relies on how realistic the movie’s setting, situations, characters, and set are. In making The Boogeyman, based on a Stephen King story, director Rob Savage says it was his top priority was to make the movie — including its monster — seem real. (Click on the media bar below to hear Rob Savage) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Rob_-Savage_The_Boogeyman_Realisic_.mp3 The Boogeyman is now playing in theaters.
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- 6/8/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Lightsabers up: Ahsoka wielding the dual ‘sabers. It’s an event a decade-and-a-half in the making, opening up a tantalising future while drawing from seeds laid long ago in The Clone Wars and Rebels – and putting the Togruta warrior centre-stage at last.
In Empire’s world-exclusive Ahsoka issue, we take a deep dive into her much-anticipated series – and the thrilling path it’s set to forge through the Star Wars galaxy. And while the mag isn’t hitting newsstands until Thursday 8 June, you can take a sneak peek inside its pages here.
Become an Empire member here.
Ahsoka
Anakin’s Padawan. (No longer) Jedi. Rebel warrior. Ahsoka Tano has been many things over the years – and now, she’s finally the main event. In Ahsoka, she’ll be blasting into her own expansive adventure, shepherded by Dave Filoni, with Rosario Dawson donning the blue and white lekku. In our world-exclusive cover feature,...
In Empire’s world-exclusive Ahsoka issue, we take a deep dive into her much-anticipated series – and the thrilling path it’s set to forge through the Star Wars galaxy. And while the mag isn’t hitting newsstands until Thursday 8 June, you can take a sneak peek inside its pages here.
Become an Empire member here.
Ahsoka
Anakin’s Padawan. (No longer) Jedi. Rebel warrior. Ahsoka Tano has been many things over the years – and now, she’s finally the main event. In Ahsoka, she’ll be blasting into her own expansive adventure, shepherded by Dave Filoni, with Rosario Dawson donning the blue and white lekku. In our world-exclusive cover feature,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Ben Travis, Sophie Butcher, Owen Williams
- Empire - Movies
Filmmaker Rob Savage is one of the most exciting eyes working in the horror genre today. In 2020, Host became an overnight hit for found footage horror. Last year’s Dashcam took everyone on a ride into the lowest bowels of hell. And, now, wasting zero time, he’s back with The Boogeyman, his Stephen King adaptation for 20th Century Studios.
It’s been a rollercoaster few years for the English filmmaker, and he shows no signs of slowing down, as evidenced in his latest conversation with The Losers’ Club. Last week, Savage sat down with Losers Michael Roffman and Jenn Adams to discuss his roots with King, the monster vs. the metaphor, shooting in the dark, and working with a major studio.
Elsewhere, Savage also shares a few scenes they had to cut for time, the hurdles in transitioning away from found footage, his affinity for Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining,...
It’s been a rollercoaster few years for the English filmmaker, and he shows no signs of slowing down, as evidenced in his latest conversation with The Losers’ Club. Last week, Savage sat down with Losers Michael Roffman and Jenn Adams to discuss his roots with King, the monster vs. the metaphor, shooting in the dark, and working with a major studio.
Elsewhere, Savage also shares a few scenes they had to cut for time, the hurdles in transitioning away from found footage, his affinity for Stanley Kubrick‘s The Shining,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rob Savage’s The Boogeyman terrified King himself who even labelled it “extraordinary”. While the original story has been reimagined many times, often in undelightful manners, Rob’s version seems to be taking the world by storm. In the first 5-10 minutes of the film, it feels like we’re following Stephen’s story pretty accurately but then the tables take a very distinct turn. Of course, if the film had to be based solely on the source material, it would’ve been a really short one! The popcorn horror has a significant amount of psychological elements that make it more emotionally effective. This is definitely a big step forward for Rob, who began his impressive career with a found footage horror called Host. With a massive expansion of the original story, writers Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman along with Rob switch the lens to the psychiatrist Will Harper...
- 6/6/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, the film is from the team behind supernatural thriller ‘The Isle’ and lockdown sci-fi ‘Infinitum: Subject Unknown’.
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.
The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.
Dagr shot near the Brecon Beacons in south Wales and stars Duckles alongside newcomer Riz Moritz as fame-seeking YouTubers.
Production has wrapped in Wales on found-footage horror Dagr, starring Matt Barber of Downton Abbey and Ellie Duckles from Netflix drama The A List.
The feature is directed by Matthew Butler-Hart, who co-wrote and produces the film with Tori-Butler Hart for Fizz and Ginger Films. The duo are known for lockdown sci-fi feature Infinitum: Subject Unknown and supernatural thriller The Isle.
Dagr shot near the Brecon Beacons in south Wales and stars Duckles alongside newcomer Riz Moritz as fame-seeking YouTubers.
- 6/6/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Step into the shadows in The Boogeyman (2023), a spine-tingling horror film based on the short story by the legendary Stephen King. Directed by Rob Savage and written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman, this film takes audiences on a chilling journey that explores the depths of fear and the resilience of the human spirit.
The Boogeyman follows troubled high school student Sadie Harper, and her precocious younger sister, Sawyer, still grappling with the recent loss of their mother. Their father, Will, a therapist dealing with his own intense pain, provides little comfort and closes himself off to the girls emotionally. Little do they know that their lives are about to take a sinister turn when a desperate patient seeking help unwittingly unleashes a terrifying supernatural entity that just so happens to prey on families and feed on their suffering. Talk about unlucky.
One of The Boogeyman's undeniable...
The Boogeyman follows troubled high school student Sadie Harper, and her precocious younger sister, Sawyer, still grappling with the recent loss of their mother. Their father, Will, a therapist dealing with his own intense pain, provides little comfort and closes himself off to the girls emotionally. Little do they know that their lives are about to take a sinister turn when a desperate patient seeking help unwittingly unleashes a terrifying supernatural entity that just so happens to prey on families and feed on their suffering. Talk about unlucky.
One of The Boogeyman's undeniable...
- 6/6/2023
- by Kimberley Elizabeth
The following contains major spoilers for The Boogeyman (2023).
Early Stephen King short stories have a particular kind of grit. Often called Vintage King, the twenty dark tales in the author’s first collection, Night Shift, vary wildly in subject matter and tone but nearly all convey a distinct nihilism and end with a shocking stinger or devastating twist. When adapting these nasty nightmares for the big screen, many directors amplify the unapologetic cruelty while others take the edge off of bleak endings by adding a more uplifting tone or reversing the cynical message with an outright happy ending.
Rob Savage’s 2023 adaptation of “The Boogeyman” falls somewhere in between. Working from a script co-written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman, Savage maintains the story’s morbid tone by expanding the mental health element of the narrative, but presents a more hopeful ending by centering the story on the...
Early Stephen King short stories have a particular kind of grit. Often called Vintage King, the twenty dark tales in the author’s first collection, Night Shift, vary wildly in subject matter and tone but nearly all convey a distinct nihilism and end with a shocking stinger or devastating twist. When adapting these nasty nightmares for the big screen, many directors amplify the unapologetic cruelty while others take the edge off of bleak endings by adding a more uplifting tone or reversing the cynical message with an outright happy ending.
Rob Savage’s 2023 adaptation of “The Boogeyman” falls somewhere in between. Working from a script co-written by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and Mark Heyman, Savage maintains the story’s morbid tone by expanding the mental health element of the narrative, but presents a more hopeful ending by centering the story on the...
- 6/5/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
As 2022 proved to us over and over again, horror is just about the most reliable thing at the box office right now -- maybe even more than superhero movies in some ways. It's hard to have a flop as big as "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" when budgets are generally much, much lower. But they can't all be huge winners like "Smile" or "M3GAN." To that end, Disney's 20th Century Studios released "The Boogeyman" in theaters this past weekend, and the buzzy Stephen King adaptation had a middling debut amidst a sea of heavy competition. Even so, it would be hard to call this moderate disappointment a loss in any way.
Speaking of superheroes, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" made a staggering $120.5 million in its debut, taking the lion's share of attention from moviegoers over the weekend. With "The Little Mermaid" also in its second weekend, "The Boogeyman" had to settle...
Speaking of superheroes, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" made a staggering $120.5 million in its debut, taking the lion's share of attention from moviegoers over the weekend. With "The Little Mermaid" also in its second weekend, "The Boogeyman" had to settle...
- 6/5/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Director Rob Savage’s adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman (read our review Here) just had a solid opening weekend of $20 million, and there could be more King adaptations in Savage’s future. If so, he has already picked out the story he wants to bring to the screen next. It’s a story that already received a mini-series adaptation back in 1995, but that one didn’t go over well. It’s the novella The Langoliers, which was featured in King’s story collection Four Past Midnight.
Written and directed by Tom Holland (the one who made Child’s Play and Fright Night), the mini-series adaptation of The Langoliers told the following story: On a red-eye flight to Boston from Los Angeles, 10 people wake up to a shock. All of the other passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections.
Written and directed by Tom Holland (the one who made Child’s Play and Fright Night), the mini-series adaptation of The Langoliers told the following story: On a red-eye flight to Boston from Los Angeles, 10 people wake up to a shock. All of the other passengers and crew have vanished. When they try to contact the ground they make no connections.
- 6/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Puppet Arms
We bounced all over the place in May, starting with Fred Dekker’s genre mash-up Night of the Creeps before getting deadly serious with Gus Van Sant’s pseudo-Columbine film Elephant, trippy with Alex Garland’s surreal Annihilation. Now we’re back in ultra campy territory with the silly and heartfelt Tammy and the T-Rex (1994).
In writer/director Stewart Raffill‘s low-budget horror comedy, high schooler Tammy (Denise Richards) is in love with Michael (Paul Walker) but her jealous ex Billy (George Pilgrim) won’t let her go. After a near-deadly prank, Michael’s comatose body is stolen by mad scientists Dr. Wachenstein (Terry Kiser) and his assistant Helga (Ellen Dubin) who want to use the boy’s brain to pilot an animatronic dinosaur.
But true love can’t be denied! Tammy, Michael and her gay best friend, Byron (Theo Forsett) will stop at nothing to find a...
We bounced all over the place in May, starting with Fred Dekker’s genre mash-up Night of the Creeps before getting deadly serious with Gus Van Sant’s pseudo-Columbine film Elephant, trippy with Alex Garland’s surreal Annihilation. Now we’re back in ultra campy territory with the silly and heartfelt Tammy and the T-Rex (1994).
In writer/director Stewart Raffill‘s low-budget horror comedy, high schooler Tammy (Denise Richards) is in love with Michael (Paul Walker) but her jealous ex Billy (George Pilgrim) won’t let her go. After a near-deadly prank, Michael’s comatose body is stolen by mad scientists Dr. Wachenstein (Terry Kiser) and his assistant Helga (Ellen Dubin) who want to use the boy’s brain to pilot an animatronic dinosaur.
But true love can’t be denied! Tammy, Michael and her gay best friend, Byron (Theo Forsett) will stop at nothing to find a...
- 6/5/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of my first encounters with the iconic Stephen King was through a collection of short stories from the 1978 novel "Night Shift." Within the terror-filled pages lies an assortment of King's early efforts, nightmare-inducing encounters with various creatures, terrible humans, and anomalies of nature. Many of these stories have been adapted for television, "Sometimes They Come Back," and film, "Children of the Corn" and "The Mangler." Director Rob Savage, who helmed the ingenious pandemic-influenced entity story "Host," tackles King's tale of Lester Billings and his encounter with a monster-in-the-closet with "The Boogeyman."
"The Boogeyman" opens with a scary scene of old-school horror filmmaking; it proves that familiar tropes, when organized with the proper care and attention, can still induce terror and the fear of the dark. The film focuses on the Harper family, teenager Sadie (Sophie Thatcher), younger sister Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), and their therapist father, Will (Chris Messina...
"The Boogeyman" opens with a scary scene of old-school horror filmmaking; it proves that familiar tropes, when organized with the proper care and attention, can still induce terror and the fear of the dark. The film focuses on the Harper family, teenager Sadie (Sophie Thatcher), younger sister Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair), and their therapist father, Will (Chris Messina...
- 6/5/2023
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
From the mind of Stephen King, 20th Century Studios and 21 Laps’ The Boogeyman was unleashed in theaters this past weekend, debuting in the #3 spot on the domestic charts.
Here in the United States, The Boogeyman managed to scare up a $12.3 million debut weekend at the box office, while the film’s current worldwide total is $20 million.
The reported production budget for this latest Stephen King horror movie was $35 million, which means it has to reach roughly $100 million to hit the point of profitability. You may recall that The Boogeyman was originally scheduled to go straight-to-streaming on Hulu, however, so Disney is likely quite happy with the film’s $20 million box office haul this past weekend.
[Related] ‘The Boogeyman’ – Why Original Short Story Is Stephen King Horror At Its Finest
In the film, “High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother...
Here in the United States, The Boogeyman managed to scare up a $12.3 million debut weekend at the box office, while the film’s current worldwide total is $20 million.
The reported production budget for this latest Stephen King horror movie was $35 million, which means it has to reach roughly $100 million to hit the point of profitability. You may recall that The Boogeyman was originally scheduled to go straight-to-streaming on Hulu, however, so Disney is likely quite happy with the film’s $20 million box office haul this past weekend.
[Related] ‘The Boogeyman’ – Why Original Short Story Is Stephen King Horror At Its Finest
In the film, “High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother...
- 6/5/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.
Sony Pictures’ “Across the Spider-Verse,” the multi-verse spinning animated Spider-Man spinoff, sailed way past expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday, riding terrific reviews (95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong buzz for the hotly anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Read More: It’s Miles Morales Vs. The Spider-Men In New ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Trailer
In the sometimes formulaic realm of superhero movies, 2018′s “Into the Spider-Verse” offered a blast of originality, introducing a teenage webslinger from Brooklyn, Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), a punk-rock Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a host of other Spider-People. It launched with $35.4 million on its way to $384.3 million worldwide.
Sony Pictures’ “Across the Spider-Verse,” the multi-verse spinning animated Spider-Man spinoff, sailed way past expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday, riding terrific reviews (95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong buzz for the hotly anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Read More: It’s Miles Morales Vs. The Spider-Men In New ‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Trailer
In the sometimes formulaic realm of superhero movies, 2018′s “Into the Spider-Verse” offered a blast of originality, introducing a teenage webslinger from Brooklyn, Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), a punk-rock Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a host of other Spider-People. It launched with $35.4 million on its way to $384.3 million worldwide.
- 6/5/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Many of Stephen King’s horror works, including novels and short stories, have turned into movie adaptations. Some were highly successful, namely the It two-parter. Some others, such as Thinner and The Night Flier, were straight-out fiascos. This year, director Rob Savage adapted King’s 1973 short story The Boogeyman into a feature movie with A Quiet Place screenwriting duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods alongside Black Swan‘s Mark Heyman. The movie stars Sophie Thatcher and Vivien Lyra Blair as the Harper sisters. They are still reeling from the recent death of their mother in an automobile accident. After their father, Will...
- 6/5/2023
- by Casey
- TVovermind.com
The following post contains spoilers for "The Boogeyman."
Most Stephen King adaptations contain more than their share of darkness. For decades, the Master of Horror has written about monsters dwelling in the darkest corners of humanity as well as the darkness we carry in the depths of our souls. In the new horror film "The Boogeyman," director Rob Savage brings to life one of the darkest stories in King's first short story collection. The sixth tale in "Night Shift" tackles both types of gloom with a soul-sucking ghoul that feeds on grief and a harrowing climax that takes place in near-total darkness.
The film's conclusion begins with Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) rushing to warn her father about the sinister creature growing stronger in their home. When she arrives, she finds the lights extinguished and her little sister Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair) hiding in the closet. The frightened girls descend into...
Most Stephen King adaptations contain more than their share of darkness. For decades, the Master of Horror has written about monsters dwelling in the darkest corners of humanity as well as the darkness we carry in the depths of our souls. In the new horror film "The Boogeyman," director Rob Savage brings to life one of the darkest stories in King's first short story collection. The sixth tale in "Night Shift" tackles both types of gloom with a soul-sucking ghoul that feeds on grief and a harrowing climax that takes place in near-total darkness.
The film's conclusion begins with Sadie Harper (Sophie Thatcher) rushing to warn her father about the sinister creature growing stronger in their home. When she arrives, she finds the lights extinguished and her little sister Sawyer (Vivien Lyra Blair) hiding in the closet. The frightened girls descend into...
- 6/4/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- Slash Film
(L-r): Sophie Thatcher as Sadie Harper, Chris Messina as Will Harper, and Vivien Lyra Blair as Sawyer Harper in 20th Century Studios’ The Boogeyman. Photo by Patti Perret. © 2023 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
By Marc Butterfield
The Boogeyman opens with a scene that will give any parent the heeby-jeebies, and sets your skin on edge right away. From there, we quickly move to the movie’s main protagonists adjusting to their new lives after a tragic death in the family of the mother. We find that the oldest daughter, 16-year old Sadie, is having the hardest time with it, going so far as to borrow a dress from her mother’s closet to wear to school, in an effort to still feel some connection to her mother. The father, Will Harper (Chris Messina), a psychiatrist, seems unable to address the new family situation, avoiding talking about his recently...
By Marc Butterfield
The Boogeyman opens with a scene that will give any parent the heeby-jeebies, and sets your skin on edge right away. From there, we quickly move to the movie’s main protagonists adjusting to their new lives after a tragic death in the family of the mother. We find that the oldest daughter, 16-year old Sadie, is having the hardest time with it, going so far as to borrow a dress from her mother’s closet to wear to school, in an effort to still feel some connection to her mother. The father, Will Harper (Chris Messina), a psychiatrist, seems unable to address the new family situation, avoiding talking about his recently...
- 6/3/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There’s something about the names Stephen King gives to characters that instantly evokes those fat, splintered-spine favourites from his back catalogue and my own tween years; with cover art so disturbing they would have to be laid to rest face down before I could go to sleep. The Boogeyman, adapted from his 1973 short story, has a Lester Billings. Lester Billings. Absolutely classic King.
And poor Lester (David Dastmalchian) is having an appropriately macabre time of it. His children each died horribly, their parents powerless to defend them, and the family home has been staked out by the being that claimed their lives. When Lester stumbles into the Thatchers’ house to unburden himself to therapist dad Will (Chris Messina) he is hardly conscious of the dark entity he has brought to their door. He simply wants to share his story. To let go.
Will, by contrast, cannot let go. The...
And poor Lester (David Dastmalchian) is having an appropriately macabre time of it. His children each died horribly, their parents powerless to defend them, and the family home has been staked out by the being that claimed their lives. When Lester stumbles into the Thatchers’ house to unburden himself to therapist dad Will (Chris Messina) he is hardly conscious of the dark entity he has brought to their door. He simply wants to share his story. To let go.
Will, by contrast, cannot let go. The...
- 6/3/2023
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We have yet another adaptation of Stephen King’s The Boogeyman, and maybe some of us are starting to get tired. Don’t get us wrong, a lot of Rob Savage’s films work, but it would’ve been interesting to see something entirely new, perhaps. There is something lurking in the dark, under your bed, or in your closet, but the Harpers are riddled with more trouble than just that. They’ve just lost a family member, the mother, in an accident. This popcorn horror has many dark moments and is a slow-burn horror that follows a similar path to last year’s Smile, but the characters are what make The Boogeyman a decent pitch against the dozens that have come before. Although the scares aren’t many or very powerful, it is still a light watch that can be your weekend horror choice!
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- 6/3/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
This piece contains spoilers for "The Boogeyman."
Rob Savage's "The Boogeyman" is full of spooky moments featuring a leggy, spindly creature crawling on the ceiling, creeping around corners, or lurking in the darkness of open closets. But one of the movie's most unnerving moments happens in the middle of a well-lit room.
After a troubled man reveals some eerie information about a creature who killed his children during an unconventional therapy session with her father, teenager Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) discovers dear old dad's recording device in their home. As she listens to the man's horrible tale, creepy noises begin infiltrating the device until the recorder leaps out of her hand, flies across the room, and lands in an open jug of water, almost as if it were possessed and simply had to be silenced or else it would explode. Whoa. It's a disquieting scene made all the more eerie by its completely unexpected conclusion,...
Rob Savage's "The Boogeyman" is full of spooky moments featuring a leggy, spindly creature crawling on the ceiling, creeping around corners, or lurking in the darkness of open closets. But one of the movie's most unnerving moments happens in the middle of a well-lit room.
After a troubled man reveals some eerie information about a creature who killed his children during an unconventional therapy session with her father, teenager Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) discovers dear old dad's recording device in their home. As she listens to the man's horrible tale, creepy noises begin infiltrating the device until the recorder leaps out of her hand, flies across the room, and lands in an open jug of water, almost as if it were possessed and simply had to be silenced or else it would explode. Whoa. It's a disquieting scene made all the more eerie by its completely unexpected conclusion,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has become by far Sony Pictures Animation’s biggest box office hit ever, earning $51.7 million on its opening day from 4,313 theaters and is now tracking for an estimated $113 million-plus opening weekend, more than triple the $35 million launch of its 2018 predecessor, “Into the Spider-Verse”
Before release, “Across the Spider-Verse” had been projected for an $80 million-plus opening, but that got thrown out of the window and into an interdimensional portal when the film earned $17.3 million from Thursday previews, the second highest ever total for an animated film.
Not only is “Across the Spider-Verse” lapping the opening weekend of its predecessor, it is earning more than double Sony Animation’s opening weekend record, which was a mere $48.4 million earned by “Hotel Transylvania” in 2015. Given the film’s extremely strong word of mouth, with an A on CinemaScore and Rotten Tomatoes scores of 95% critics and 97% audience, it would not be...
Before release, “Across the Spider-Verse” had been projected for an $80 million-plus opening, but that got thrown out of the window and into an interdimensional portal when the film earned $17.3 million from Thursday previews, the second highest ever total for an animated film.
Not only is “Across the Spider-Verse” lapping the opening weekend of its predecessor, it is earning more than double Sony Animation’s opening weekend record, which was a mere $48.4 million earned by “Hotel Transylvania” in 2015. Given the film’s extremely strong word of mouth, with an A on CinemaScore and Rotten Tomatoes scores of 95% critics and 97% audience, it would not be...
- 6/3/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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