Stephen King’s The Stand 2020 Miniseries – What We Know
Mastermind horror author extraordinaire Stephen King has made it known that he intended to write a magnum opus piece at some point in his career. While he has officially dubbed The Dark Tower series as that piece if you were to ask his fans they would largely refer to The Stand as the real magnum opus. Powerful and hard-hitting, his 823-page novel burst onto bookshelves in October 1978 and horror fans instantly blessed it as a classic. Now, forty-one years later one of the most read horror novels of all time is making a big-time comeback. The Stand Novel Becomes… Read more »
Guillermo Del Toro’s Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark
Guillermo Del Toro’s films are always among the best made in Hollywood. With Academy Awards and legions of adoring critics, the somewhat reclusive director always manages to stay faithful to the horror film genre. Here are 6 need to know facts about the horror director’s latest production, Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark. Production on Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark has officially wrapped Not only is post-production on the film virtually completed as of December 2018, but the film also has an official release date of August 9, 2019, from Lionsgate Films. Guillermo brings the Saw It… Read more »
The Black Dahlia Murder
The city of Los Angeles has thousands of real-life stories of actors and actresses who venture there seeking fame and fortune in the film world. For the large majority of them, they are dismissed after tense auditions and forced to either seek other opportunities in the film world or just give up the notion altogether. In 1947, Elizabeth Short was one such aspiring actress, whose big break never came. Along with Hollywood’s rejection, her dismembered and blood-drained corpse was found lying in the middle of a busy Los Angeles street. The most famous and unsolved murder of the time was… Read more »
Candyman is Coming in 2020
Looking to scare up more audiences for a new generation, here are 5 fast need to know facts about the newest horror film, Candyman. Yes, the film is happening! It has been years since a new Candyman film was released, with the most recent being Candyman: Day of the Dead that was released on DVD and yes….on VHS in 1999! Since then fans of the film series have been long begging Hollywood for a new chapter and they will be getting one! Better yet, it will be a theatrical release (no VHS release so don’t worry) and there is an officially… Read more »
Junji Ito: Five Must Reads from the Japanese Master of Horror
Junji Ito is one of the great masters of horror in manga. If Stephen King was a horror manga artist, he would be Junji. The parallels between King’s nightmarish landscapes and heavy-hitting works like Uzumaki, where a town literally spirals into destruction, Tomie, who is arguably one of the most famous contemporary femme fatales in Japanese literature, and Gyo, which twists a tale of science gone too far into a depiction of unrecognizable horror. Ito’s iconic contributions to the genre have been acknowledged worldwide, especially by fellow terror icon Guillermo del Toro, who initially had Ito as a collaborator on the Silent… Read more »
The Stephen King Universe
Stephen King is as synonymous to horror as Elvis is to Rock and Roll. With over 50 novels, 235 writing credits and 58 feature film and television adaptations that span the genres of horror, drama, fantasy, crime thrillers, and science fiction, King is one of the most diverse and prolific writers ever. His body of work needs little introduction. Beginning with the novel Carrie in 1974 and expanding to recent releases of The Dark Tower and IT, King has entertained readers and cinema fans alike for decades. Yes, Stephen King himself needs no introduction… The Stephen King Universe on the… Read more »
The Shining 2, AKA Doctor Sleep, in Progress
The past couple of years have been incredibly kind to Stephen King fans, with 2017 bringing no fewer than three of King’s classics to film and television, and if you’re a fan of the horror King, you’ll be pleased to learn that there’s seemingly no slowing down this train of terror. And one of the most recent King novels to get a green light for the big screen? None other than Doctor Sleep, the fan-requested 2013 sequel to The Shining that Stephen King originally dreamt up while staying at the haunted Stanley Hotel. What is the Doctor Sleep Plot? Doctor Sleep… Read more »
Notes From The Upside Down: An Unofficial Guide to Stranger Things
Thought you knew everything there was to know about Netflix’s Stranger Things? Well, you thought wrong! Read Notes From The Upside Down and you will soon learn that author Guy Adams holds that prestigious title. 231 pages of Stranger Things facts, references, and even fun homework assignments to tide you over. We highly recommend picking up a copy and brushing up before the October 27 release of season 2. FrightFind got the chance to talk with Guy and find out what’s up in the Upside Down. FrightFind: What is Notes From The Upside Down and what are you hoping readers take away… Read more »
It’s Alive: An Interview with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
You have seen him shredding on his guitar for years now with super group Metallica, but did you know that Kirk Hammett has a dark and sinister hobby? He has been collecting horror and sci-fi memorabilia since his youth and now he wants to share it with you. Kirk has just released his new book It’s Alive! showcasing his amazing collection of classic horror movie posters. And if that isn’t enough, the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts is hosting an exhibition of over 135 works in Kirk’s collection. Check it out through November 26, 2017. FrightFind had the chance to pick Kirk’s… Read more »
The Truth Behind H.H. Holmes and The Devil in the White City
Even if you’re not a serial killer buff or horror movie fanatic, chances are you’ve heard of H.H. Holmes, the man dubbed America’s first serial killer. No relation to John. But did you know of his hotel turned “Murder Castle” or that H.H. Holmes isn’t even his real name? As Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio begin production on an H.H. Holmes film, we delve into several weird facts about the killer that inspired it. “The Devil in the White City” Based on the novel, The Devil in the White City, Martin Scorsese’s current work in progress appears to be a thriller drama… Read more »
The True Story of The Men in Black
Who doesn’t love Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as the alien chasing duo, The Men in Black? Sure it was a light-hearted, often comical, and sometimes lightly believable, but did you know that the real Men in Black were hard hitting government operatives? Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the movie by reading the true story about the real men in black in Nicholas Redfern’s new book Men in Black: Personal Stories & Eerie Adventures. The Real Men in Black Author, cryptozoologist, and paranormal pundit, Nick Redfern exposed these hiding in plain sight agents in his books, Men In Black: Personal Stories and Eerie… Read more »