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Horror Films Coming In 2021

Published by FrightFind On October 27, 2020

COVID-19 has been able to knock horror films out of the box office and movie theaters completely in 2020, but just like any iconic horror slasher when you think you have them taken out…….they spring back to life! 2021 is on the horizon for horror fans, and this is the absolute latest and most up to date horror film calendar you’ll find anywhere.

Top Upcoming Horror Films For 2021

Escape Room 2

A direct sequel to early 2019’s surprise horror indie hit, Escape Room. Director Adam Robitel returns once again to direct as Taylor Russell and Logan Miller co-star. This time the survivors must once again engage in a deadly escape room game that can only be described as part-SAW, part-Hellraiser, and all terror!

Set for theatrical release on January 1, 2021

Antlers

Actress sweetheart Keri Russell stars in this Guillermo Del Toro produced creature flick as a teacher living in the Pacific Northwest who discovers something is not quite right with one of her students. Together with her police officer brother, they become embattled with something not of this word when a mythically frightening creature enters their world. Guillermo Del Toro? Creature? Horror? Need we say more….?!!?

Coming on February 19, 2021

Morbius

Marvel Comic fans can rejoice as the publisher’s Morbius the Living Vampire gets the big-screen Hollywood treatment. Jared Leto stars in the titular role as Michael Morbius, a genius-level biochemist who just so happens to exhibit vampiric tendencies every now and then. First tagged as a horror villain in the Spider-Man series, Morbius came to be loved as Marvel’s favorite horror anti-hero. Whether or not he will be a full-on villain in this film remains to be seen, but with co-stars like Tyrese Gibson and former Batman, Michael Keaton…we just can’t wait to find out.

Morbius is coming for you on March 19, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

Sequel to 2018’s smash horror hit, A Quiet Place, this sequel looks to pick up directly where the original left off. Emily Blunt returns to star as the dedicated heroine Evelyn Abbott as she leads her family into a terrifying new horizon. Producers of the film go so far as to say, “Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.” Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy are welcomed as series newcomers in this hotly anticipated sequel.

Not so quietly hitting theaters on April 23, 2021

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Make no mistake about it that the longtime producers of the SAW franchise have felt creatively tapped out by exhausting all possible plot points of this gruesome series to a complete end. Enter legendary comedian Chris Rock who is experiencing a bit of a career renaissance and has stepped up to star in what has been confirmed as a total reboot of the series. Details are scarce, but Rock is playing a police detective who believes he is hot on the trail of discovering who is behind a set of gory murders eerily similar to that of the notorious Jigsaw. Samuel L. Jackson also co-stars in this sure to be bloodthirsty horror hit.

Carving its way to you on May 21, 2021

Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It

As quoted by the late Lorraine Warren regarding the Glatzel case of 1980 in which the films centers around, “I saw a black, misty form…which told me we were dealing with something of a negative nature.” Longtime series writer and producer James Wan is back to write and produce, but details have been ultra-secretive in this third installment profiling the real-life haunting investigations of American’s most popular ghost hunting tandem of Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Glatzel case is a U.S. first in which demonic possession was being used as a defense of a criminal act. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga once again return to the Conjuring Series in what could be the most anticipated horror film of 2021!

Haunting theaters on June 4, 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Long thought to be a lost cause and in development since 1998, the Ghostbusters series is finally getting a sequel. Featuring original series actors Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson in cameo roles only, the newest installment revolves around a haunted family in Oklahoma who learns of their grandfather’s ghostly past and what it means for them all these years after the “Manhattan Crossrip of 1984”. Funnyman Paul Rudd and Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard are set to co-star.

Crossing the streams on June 11, 2021

The Forever Purge

For those completely unfamiliar with the Purge horror series, the premise revolves around a limited night once a year where murder is completely legal in the United States. Churning out a fifth sequel behind this unexpected hit series was to be anticipated and the latest installment is said to be jam-packed with horror violence galore. Starring Ana de la Reguera and Josh Lucas with Will Patton in a co-starring role, this time around series creator and writer of the franchise has said that abolishing the Purge from the previous film will likely have violent consequences in what is now being claimed as the final film in the series.

Set for a killer release on July 9, 2021

Hotel Transylvania 4

Looking at viewing a family-friendly horror film for once? Look no further than one of the most popular franchises out there than the Hotel Transylvania series. Voiced by some of Hollywood’s most popular to include Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, and Selena Gomez, the series revolves around the animated version of Universal’s Classic Monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, Wolfman, Invisible Man, and more! Who says that horror films are just for…..kids?!?!

Set for theatrical release on August 6, 2021

Candyman

Academy Award winner Jordan Peele (director of Get Out & Us), has stepped up to take the charge of directing one of horror writer Clive Barker’s most prized stories, Candyman. Set in the modern-day condos of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green neighborhood, a local painter struggles with his art career before learning of the gruesome supernatural killer called Candyman who comes calling whenever his name is said five times. Previous Candyman lead actor Tony Todd explicitly gave his blessing to Jordan Peele in this remake and is rumored to even have a brief cameo in this sure to be horror pleaser.

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman, Candyman is hitting theaters on August 27, 2021

Dark Harvest

Based on author Norman Patridge’s short fiction hit Dark Harvest, Netflix Black Mirror director David Slade has brought to life one of the more interesting horror plots in some time. Once a year, locals in a tiny town send an unlikely competitor into the cornfields to battle a giant pumpkin-headed horror monster called Sawtooth Jack. Despite a plodded out release, details on casting and the special effects for this anticipated thriller are almost non-existent which makes the chill factor on this one a 10/10.

Set for release on September 24, 2021

Halloween Kills

The moment we’ve all been waiting for….Michael Myers is back in Halloween Kills. Nearly everyone from the 2018 horror blockbuster is back again. Director and writer David Gordon Green and co-writer Danny McBride. Legendary scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. Future legendary scream queens Andi Matichak and Judy Greer. Even original director and franchise creator John Carpenter is back bringing with him horror’s most terrifying musical score. Based on the only teaser trailer the studio has published, the sequel appears to pick up just minutes after the first film ended thus guaranteeing horror fans everywhere another long night of Michael Myers carnage! Even more exciting? A third film is not only completed already, but it’s slated for October 14, 2022, and is titled Halloween Ends!

Set to kill everyone on October 15, 2021

Halloween Kills New Teaser Trailer and Release Date

Published by FrightFind On July 8, 2020

Not many horror movies out there get such succinct and kick-ass sounding sequel titles, but for fans of the legendary Halloween franchise, you wouldn’t expect anything less. Didn’t know that Michael Myers wasn’t finished in 2018’s smash hit and the direct sequel to the original Carpenter classic? Here’s the latest horror rundown on things you need to know…..and know now!

John Carpenter Gives Halloween Kills Update

The horror master, director, writer, and composer of the first film, John Carpenter took to Twitter in the early hours with a letter to Halloween fans with some most awesome news. Never one to drop teases, Carpenter sent shockwaves through social media when he tweeted:

“The movie is something else. It’s fun, intense and brutal, a slasher movie times one hundred, big time. It’s huge. I’ve never seen anything like this…..the kill count…..”

Sounds to us like Haddonfield is about to get bloodier and have more bodies stacked up than it has ever had before!

Halloween Kills Cast

Major players and more are back. Eternal scream-queen Jamie Lee Curtis, sequel survivor mom and daughter duo of Judy Greer and Andi Matichak. Want a blast from the 1978 original? Actress Kyle Richards returns as the now-grown Lindsey Wallace. Even better is that eighties cult actor Anthony Michael Hall has been cast in the role of the equally grown Tommy Doyle. The writer from the 2018 hit, Danny McBride has done a solid job along with Scott Teems punching up the script for the sequel. And return director once again (with John Carpenter’s blessing of course) is David Gordon Green.

Halloween Kills Trailer and Release Date

COVID-19 might have done the job of preventing some films from ever having taken a shot at playing in cinemas on the big screen, but not a Michael Myers film. Any horror fan worth their cinematic salt knows that you can never fully take him out and with that being said, Universal Pictures has officially slated Halloween Kills to premiere worldwide on October 15, 2021.

Don’t believe us? Check out the latest teaser trailer and keep those 2021 calendars marked!

Stephen King’s The Stand 2020 Miniseries – What We Know

Published by FrightFind On October 20, 2019

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 A Miniseries

The origins of the novel are routed loosely around George R. Stewart’s Earth Abides novel, in which nearly all of humanity is wiped out. King built upon this by having an influenza-style virus that’s immune to antibiotics and vaccines, wipe out 99.4% of humanity on Earth. Collectively two groups of survivors are left with the more heroic characters being inspired by a group dream to create a free zone of democracy. The other group which is morally bankrupt descends upon Las Vegas at the behest of semi-Dark Tower resident villain Randall Flagg. King’s novel was raw and visceral with the struggle against what was left of humanity being an epic showdown.

In 1994, the ABC network along with former Masters of Horror showrunner Mick Garris put together a Stand four-part miniseries which starred an assortment of Hollywood character actors including Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Miguel Ferrer, Laura San Giacomo, Jamey Sheridan, and Rob Lowe. For a long time now the miniseries has held up well, but a much-needed remake is on the way.

The Stand 2020 Cast and Crew

Fresh for 2020 will be an updated miniseries for The Stand. The premium CBS All Access streaming service will be the producer and streaming platform behind this production. The showrunner for the miniseries will be director Josh Boone, alongside veteran horror executive producers Roy Lee and Richard P. Rubinstein. Writing episodes alongside Boone will be none other than Stephen King and his own horror novel writing son Owen King.

James Marsden, Alexander Skarsgard, Odessa Young, Whoopi Goldberg, Marilyn Manson

As for the leads, veteran X-Men actor James Marsden will play the titular role of Stu Redman. Playing the coveted bad-man role of Randall Flagg will be none other than everyone’s favorite vampire kingpin from the horror show True Blood, Alexander Skarsgård! Rounding out this already star-studded cast is set to include, Greg Kinnear, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg, Henry Zaga, Daniel Sunjata, Odessa Young, and even shock rocker Marilyn Manson!

This sprawling ten-episode series will premiere sometime in late 2020, and even Stephen King himself has promised that the ending to this version of The Stand will extend beyond what he originally ended his novel with and is set with a new, and far-reaching ending that horror fans just won’t see coming.

Horror Films Coming in 2020

Published by FrightFind On September 29, 2019

With the Halloween season upon us, horror film releases are now in full swing. Zombieland: Double Tap, The Lighthouse, Three From Hell, and Doctor Sleep are just some of the films scaring up movie theatre audiences worldwide. And as 2019 will soon come to a close, it makes horror fans wonder just what will be on the horizon in 2020?

Here are the Top 7 Horror Films coming for 2020.

The Conjuring 3

With a Conjuring-film-universe box office take that has amassed a worldwide gross of over one billion dollars across eight films, interest in this horror franchise is at an all-time high. Warner Bros. has heard you loud and clear horror fans, and with that in mind, everyone’s favorite paranormal investigator husband and wife due…..Ed and Lorraine Warren are back. The Conjuring 3 is slated to be released on September 11, 2020. So what demonic forces will the Warrens be up against is this threequel? This time the film is said to center around a man on trial for murder who claims a demon made him do it. Can the Warrens help acquit him via their paranormal knowledge? Mark your calendars for sure on this one.

Gretel & Hansel

Bringing to life any Grimm’s Fairy Tales is always an event for families as their imaginative stories are timeless and ultimately happy in their endeavors…..sans one of them. Gretel & Hansel is widely regarded as the darkest of their tales and 2020 will be certainly kicking off with a fright. This live-action supernatural fright-fest is already gathering a strong word of mouth buzz based off the terrifying trailer alone. A dark Germanic witch folklore horror film, sign us up. The Witch’s oven preheats in theaters January 31, 2020.

Halloween Kills

A followup to the direct 2018 sequel based on the John Carpenter slasher classic, Halloween Kills will be the second installment in a purported trilogy about Haddonfield’s most un-favorite son. Horror scream queen legend Jamie Lee Curtis will be back as the vigilant survivalist Laurie Strode, once again bracing herself and her family from a relentless attack from Michael Myers. After the events of Halloween, the Strode family is working to piece together their lives, but as the dreaded holiday comes around once again will Michael be able to finally kill off his family? Halloween Kills opens October 16, 2020.

Fear Street

Adolescent horror author R.L. Stine’s second most viable book series is about to come to the big screen in June 2020, as Fear Street is set to hit movie theaters. Horror novel fans have been waiting over thirty years for this particular franchise to come to life after the success of Stine’s other horror property, Goosebumps, took off at the box office in 2015. Fear Street will be a film similar to Goosebumps, in the sense that it will contain an amalgamation from some of Stine’s most terrifying novel plot lines. Don’t think for a moment that Fear Street will be for kids, as that novel property always contained a deeper and much darker twist.

Fantasy Island

From 1977 to 1984, Fantasy Island was one of the more feel-good television shows that brought to life fantasies for people looking at a chance to have them fulfilled on a lush island paradise. Of course, it is only natural that not only will a reboot of the show take place in movie form, but that it has been repackaged into a supernatural horror thriller. The island was always a mysterious place, but just how deep and dark does all that go? Starring character actor Michael Peña and horror veteran Michael Rooker, we can’t wait to look for de plane on February 14, 2020.

Last Night In Soho

Hotshot action comedy director Edgar Wright had a realization this past year that not only has he never made a film in central London but that he’s also never made a horror film. With quite a filmography including Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, and Baby Driver, Wright is looking to change things up cinema-wise. Currently a release date of September 25, 2020 has been set by the studio, but what’s the plot? In typical Edgar Wright fashion, he has flat out refused to give any details on his new film which he has vaguely termed as an intense “psychological horror-thriller.” If pictures are worth a thousand scares, this is going to be a good one.

A Quiet Place II

A Quiet Place was the breakout horror hit in 2018. It was one of the most unique horror films ever made that seemed to command theater audiences to physically be silent as they listened to what unfolded in the taught horror thriller. The hotly anticipated horror sequel is set to premiere on March 20, 2020. But what is the plot and cast situation this time around? Added to the cast are acting great heavyweights Djimon Hounsou and Cillian Murphy. What can we expect for the plot? Return writer and director John Krasinski is refusing to give out any details to keep the surprises as shocking as he can, with the only hint being offered up that the film will involve brand new, and original concepts not featured in the first film.

“READY OR NOT,” Here Comes the Bride – Horror Trailer

Published by FrightFind On August 13, 2019

“READY OR NOT,” Here Comes the Samara Weaving

This might remind you of a few weddings you’ve actually been to. Man and wife say, “I do,” and the torment from the in-laws begins. READY OR NOT takes place on a young bride’s (Samara Weaving) wedding day as she becomes the new addition to an eccentric family which earned its riches in the board game industry. The family takes their games seriously and gives the bride 24 hours to survive her wedding night. READY OR NOT, let the games begin!

READY OR NOT Official Trailer

The theatrical release date for READY OR NOT is August 21, 2019. Get tickets with Fandango.

READY OR NOT Movie Poster

Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse – What We Know

Published by FrightFind On August 4, 2019

In 2015, writer and director Robert Eggers brought to cinema screens a supremely terrifying historical horror film called The Witch. Audiences were terrified at the chilling 1630s period piece of witchcraft and Satanism haunting a small Puritan farming family in the confines of a rural and vastly undiscovered New England forest. A smash hit on so many levels, horror film junkies were eager for an announcement on Eggers next project. The Lighthouse has been announced as the next film from the newfound horror mastermind. Here’s what we know.

Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’ – Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Trailer!

- The Lighthouse is confirmed as being written and directed by Robert Eggers himself. What does this mean? The young director already has a reputation for attention to details and keeping in line with studio deadlines and he has yet to disappoint as A24 film studio has confirmed an October 18, 2019 release date. Just in time for the Halloween film season! And for ratcheting up the creepy factor, Eggers has chosen to film this entirely in 35mm black and white film stock.
- While The Witch starred a collection of relatively unknown actors, The Lighthouse is going in the opposite direction as it is starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. And as far as anyone knows thus far, these two actors are said to be the only ones in the film. Given the eerie setting of an isolated island lighthouse, these may be the only two for the job.
- Plot-wise, what can be expected in this film? Part of Robert Eggers success has been his dedication to keeping his story under the tightest of wraps possible. There was a showing of the film at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and even then, details were few. The story of the film is set to be centered around two lighthouse keepers (wickies as they were called in old Maine colloquial’s), who are charged with keeping watch at a lighthouse off the coast of Maine. Can extreme isolation induce such madness? Are there mermaids in the water? Other sea monsters and creatures lurking in the depths? Again details are sparse, but with this director anything is possible.
- Inspiration for the film came from several different literary resources according to Eggers. These include Tales of New England and Strangers and Wayfarers by Sara Orne Jewett, who is said to have interviewed actual lighthouse keepers and sailors from the 1890s period about their many experiences at sea. Naturally, Moby Dick by Herman Melville was included as well.
- For people catching a glimpse of the sea-faring madness itself, the official trailer for The Lighthouse has debuted and has already racked up nearly three million views on Youtube in just three days!
Mark those horror film calendars for October 18, 2019 when The Lighthouse opens nationwide!

Halloween “2” Coming in 2020

Published by FrightFind On June 21, 2019

Halloween 2 is Happening

Forty years passed between John Carpenter’s 1978 all-time horror classic Halloween. Then the aptly named rebooted sequel of the same name was delivered in 2018. A certified smash hit with critics and fans, the sequel scored $255 million at the box office against a $13 million dollar budget. Think the film studios are going to wait another forty years for a sequel? Not only is Halloween’s sequel happening, but it already has a filming date. What will the sequel Halloween be titled? Halloween 2? Isn’t this technically Halloween 3? Don’t get us started there, just be excited that “The Shape” is back and so is…

Halloween 2020 Release Date

Blumhouse indicated a theatrical release being October 16, 2020. Just a little over a year away, the hard release date by the studio confirms their confidence in the film’s production timeline. This gives all the Michael Myers fans something to mark on their horror season calendars.

Will Jamie Lee Curtis return for Halloween 2 in 2020?

All those rumored reports of everyone’s favorite scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, meeting with production companies concerning a sequel to Halloween are true. Blumhouse confirms Jamie Lee Curtis is back to battle Michael Myers in her role of Laurie Strode. 2018’s Halloween supporting cast featured another female power duo in Judy Greer and Andi Matichak respectively as Laurie’s adult daughter and teenage granddaughter. Deals for them to reprise their roles in the sequel are all but officially as of yet.

Director David Gordon Green of the 2018 sequel is also set to return to the horror directing chair once more on the franchise. It is unclear if Halloween‘s 2018 writer, Danny McBride, would be back. However, reports are that the film studio has reached out to screenwriter Scott Teems and they have liked his drafts of the sequel so far. Teems has served as writer and producer on the Netflix smash hit series, Narcos. And if the violence on Narcos tells us anything, it’s that this Halloween sequel is sure to have an incredibly high body count. Additionally, the original 1978 Halloween mastermind John Carpenter was approached and asked if he can be counted on to score the film’s sequel. “We’ve all talked about it,” Carpenter said at a Hollywood function. “We will be ready!”

We will be ready!
-John Carpenter

With a release date confirmed for the sequel, when does shooting begin? Right now, the timeline for filming on this sure to be horror hit begins early this Fall.

Michael Myers will return to hack and slash his way through Haddonfield October 16, 2020!

IT’s Here. The Long Awaited IT: Chapter Two Trailer

Published by FrightFind On May 9, 2019

The IT remake smashed the box office in 2017 as Pennywise terrorized Derry and the rest of us. Just 2 years later we’re about to see The Loser’s Club return for the finale.

The Official IT: Chapter Two Trailer

When Jessica Chastain told Jimmy Fallon that IT: Chapter Two features “the most blood that’s ever been in a horror film in a scene,” fans realized that this is going to be a behemoth of a horror film. See the first glimpses of the IT: Chapter Two in the first trailer to drop into your nightmares. Stephen King’s It: Chapter Two is coming to theaters on September 6, 2019.

The Curse of La Llorona – The Weeping Woman

Published by FrightFind On April 18, 2019

Legends are everywhere in the paranormal and supernatural communities. They can be oral traditions that tell of a certain event in history, that while unauthenticated by certain means, they nevertheless hold a certain degree of truth to them that is indisputable. In the American West and Southwest, there is one particular legend that has been gaining more and more popularity these days, and that is “La Llorona, otherwise known as “The Weeping Woman”.

The Legend of La Llorona – The Weeping Woman

The most agreed upon part of the legend of La Llorona revolves around a tragedy. Locations vary for the setting between Northern Mexico, California, and the American Southwest area. The legend tells of a woman, in some stories she is referred to as Maria. Others have her simply as “the woman” or “the widow”. She was known to live in a dry area with a small river bank nearby. There have been certain rivers in both California and Mexico that have been associated with Maria, but some simply cannot be located and the only consensus is that her tragedy occurs by the river bank.

The most standard facts about her story are that she was a beautiful young woman, married to a handsome and faithful soldier of the local military with two young children. The husband is tragically killed while away and word gets back to her of his untimely demise. Overwhelmed by grief, she takes her two young children to the riverbank and drowns them. The legend varies some here that she was said to be wailing loudly as she drowned them. Others have her drowning them before flinging her own self into the river to drown, while another legend has her being found and her running off from the shame of what she did.

Another more unsavory version has the young woman giving birth to twins. When having them baptized there is some sort of error and only one of the children are baptized. Her husband grows disenchanted with her and he leaves her and the twins for another woman. Out of self-loathing, she drowns the children and herself. Upon dying, she is turned away by God and he curses her to forever roam on Earth for what she did to her children. Her spirit is seen near riverbanks, in a faint white dress, with soiled black hair. as she moans and cries out for her unspeakable past actions.

The Curse of La Llorona Comes To Hollywood

While many versions exist for La Llorona, only now is her story being realized for the big screen. Warner Bros. released a horror film entitled, The Curse of La Llorona on April 19, 2019. The plot focuses on a 1970’s California family who is being stalked by La Llorona. James Wan, writer and director of the Conjuring film series is producing. Check out the trailer below.

Guillermo Del Toro’s Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark

Published by FrightFind On January 21, 2019

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

Guillermo Del Toro’s Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark

Writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan

It is no secret that Guillermo Del Toro is not directing the film, but has instead shifted his duties to producing and writing the screenplay. Alongside him in the screenplay writers room are veteran screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. Those names sound familiar? They should because they’re the infamous horror writers behind the SAW film franchise series. As far as directing goes, Del Toro entrusted Andre Ovredal with the film. If his name sounds familiar that’s because he’s the director behind 2010’s cult hit, Trollhunter.

Children’s Stories?

Del Toro, Melton, and Dunstan are not solely responsible for the plot of the film. Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark is actually a children’s horror novel of the same name. The original novel was a series of three children’s books written by author Alvin Schwartz and magnificently illustrated by the great Stephen Gammell. Written for the scope of the preteens, the books are also anything but subtle. Such terrifying stories as Hearse Song and Ghost With Bloody Fingers are still horror classics.

Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark Cast

Actors Dean Norris, Lorraine Toussaint and Gil Bellows

Casting has been made known. Actor Dean Norris of AMC’s hit show Breaking Bad, has been cast in a secret role. Lorraine Toussaint from the popular Netflix show, Orange Is the New Black, is cast and rumored to appear in a very paranormal capacity. Gil Bellows, fresh off of Amazon’s Patriot and remembered by many as the young inmate, Tommy, in The Shawshank Redemption, has been cast in an unknown role.

As the heart of the film will revolve around a teenage ensemble comprising of mostly unknown young actors and actresses such as Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Austin Zajur and Natalie Ganzhorn.

It’s a Secret!

On the set of Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark

Lionsgate and Del Toro have gone to incredible lengths to keep the plot lines in the film as secret as possible. The only official plot point that has been leaked revolves around the main character named Stella, who along with her friends are blamed for a Halloween prank, only to find out that something far more sinister and terrifying is responsible and hiding out in their town.

Keeping the look and feel of the books?

In late August 2018, a fan of the book series reached out to Del Toro on Twitter, asking as well as begging him to confirm that the scary and terrifying illustrations of the book series drawn by Gammell will be preserved and shown in the film. Ever the minimalist, Del Toro replied with only the word “yes”.

August 2019 can’t come fast enough and for the legion of fans hoping for the first big-screen glimpse of the terrifying, Harold the Scarecrow!

Candyman is Coming in 2020

Published by FrightFind On December 19, 2018

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 confirmed date of June 12, 2020.

Jordan Peele is Directing

Academy Award winning writer and director of the 2017 smash hit, Get Out, Jordan Peele will be writing and directing the latest installment of the film series. It is set to be produced in house by his production studio, Monkeypaw Productions and fronted by Universal Pictures, so horror fans can breathe easy knowing that their beloved franchise is in the hands of one of the top filmmakers in the Hollywood motion picture world today.

Who is playing Candyman?

Die-hard fans of the series and the horror cinema world have a special place in their heart for the original Candyman actor, Tony Todd. He brought a particular haunting majesty to such a terrifying character. Will he be in the newest film to reprise his role as Candyman? Or perhaps cameo? Flashback? As of right now, Todd’s role in the new film has not been decided and a new Candyman has not even been cast. Director Jordan Peele has taken such an extreme measurement to keep the plot and future casting decisions under wraps.

What are the original Candyman actor, Tony Todd’s thoughts on the new film?

According to a recent interview he said,

“I’ve got so many other options that even if they make it without me, which I doubt, the attention the new movie will create will lead folks back to the original film because people like to see the source material. In 2018, I think there are a few neighborhoods that could use some Candyman justice, you know what I’m saying? I’m just happy that as an African-American man, that Candyman has once again been given the nod to enter people’s consciousness”

Books of Blood

Candyman is actually a creation of literary horror genius Clive Barker. It was taken from one his infamous Books of Blood anthologies called The Forbidden. The 5th Series of Books of Blood took place in England where a young graduate student stumbles across the feared urban legend of Candyman while writing a university thesis. Clive Barker in fact wrote and produced the 1992 smash hit horror film himself.

Child’s Play 2019

Published by FrightFind On December 12, 2018

As one of the most recognizable horror icons of the last thirty years, Chucky from the Child’s Play franchise is one of the most popular in the horror cinema universe. The story has spawned half a dozen sequels and grossed more than $255,000,000 in ticket sales alone when adjusted for inflation. As any fan knows, Chucky may be down but is never out!

There will be a new Child’s Play film in 2019.

It is indeed official that on June 21, 2019, a brand new film will open from MGM films as a theatrical release.

Child’s Play Cast

Titled Child’s Play, the film is being considered as more of a soft remake of the 1988 original horror classic. This will be noted as the first film in the series that will not involve original creator and writer, Don Mancini. It will instead be helmed by famed Norwegian horror director and writer, Lars Klevberg. Child horror film actor Gabriel Bateman will star as the troubled Andy Barclay while former comedy actress Aubrey Plaza will co-star as his harrowed mother, Karen Barclay. Star of Atlanta, Brian Tyree Henry, will play a detective investigating the murderous doll.

Chucky is a robot?

Plot details are being kept under very tight wraps. While it is known that this film will be a remake to a degree, there are certain adjustments being made. The biggest and most talked about “upgrade” to Chucky is that he will be “robot doll” of some type. Fans of the series take this as the doll will have a considerable artificial intelligence design that will make him an unstoppable killing machine!

Will Chucky speak?

Currently, the voice behind Chucky in the new film has yet to be named. Longtime veteran voice actor of the doll, Brad Dourif, has said that he was not involved this time. If this holds true, it certainly matches with plot details of the entire “voodoo” origin being scrapped in favor of a more realistic storyline. Others have speculated that the doll will not have any particular voice at all and is to remain both deadly as well as silent. Only upon the film’s release will the truth be known.

A new storyline for Chucky

The current Child’s Play film will run a storyline complete separate from creator Don Mancini’s newest project, a Child’s Play television series. Not only will the television series feature the voice talent’s of Brad Dourif, but it will also feature his daughter, actress Fiona Dourif who played a very integral part in Mancini’s 2017 feature, Cult of Chucky. The television series is in fast development and Mancini insists that Chucky’s terrifying reign is nowhere near over and in fact, it’s just beginning to start up again with the possibility of multiple Chucky’s to co-exist!

8 Shocking Facts about H.H. Holmes

Published by FrightFind On November 20, 2018

What’s the clinical definition of a serial killer? According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it involves two or more killings spread out geographically and over an amount of significant time such as weeks, months, or even years. Ask anyone on the street which serial killer had the most victims, you’ll likely get answers like Jack the Ripper, Ted Bundy, or Jeffery Dahmer. While their crimes were horrific and terrifying, there is another sadistic serial killer in the United States who claimed to have victim levels of over two hundred.

Here are eight rare and shocking facts about H.H. Holmes and his legacy of murderous terror. You know, before you go see Leo in The Devil in the White City.

- H.H. Holmes was born as Herman W. Mudgett in 1861 to a normal farming family in rural New Hampshire. His parents were devout Methodists, but in later years there were long unconfirmed rumors of physical and emotional abuse by his father, accompanied by lone behavior that resulted in him torturing small farm animals which is a classic hallmark for serial killers as children.
- Holmes attended the University of Michigan Medical and Surgery school and he actually graduated according to school records in 1894. He began to work to a degree forensic pathology and had learned to dissect recently deceased people under the apprenticeship of a senior doctor. This is another instance where it’s said that Holmes perfected his vivisection and surgical skill on the many cadavers he had access to.

- Insurance fraud via the cadavers was one of the ways Holmes had enough money to move to Chicago. He then changed his name from Herman to Henry Howard Holmes so as to avoid any connection to the scams he ran. He also previously worked in a drugstore in Philadelphia where medicine was given to a small child who then died unexpectedly. His move to Chicago was a strategic one, as to avoid further police inspection.
- Holmes had a three-story pharmacy constructed that also contained a jewelry counter, retail stores, and a top floor hotel. To have enough employees, Holmes put out newspaper ads looking for employees eager to work in the retail and hospitality business with the only caveat being, they all had to sign up for high priced life insurance policies as employees. Money was tight due to the turn of the century economy and many signed up right away to work Mr. Holmes. This was later referred to as the “Murder Castle” by authorities.
- The construction of the Murder Castle was quite complex at the time. The hotel rooms alone numbered over one hundred. During the construction, Holmes made sure that virtually all the rooms were made to be soundproof so as no other guests could audibly hear that others were being murdered. Also, there was an ingenious piping of gas vents that allowed Holmes to randomly asphyxiate guests in their rooms at any moment. Trap doors, chutes, and glorified dumbwaiters throughout the building’s hallways invariably led to the hellish confines of the basement, which itself was bondage racks, solitary confinement cells, dissection tables, and miniature crematory.
  H.H. Holmes Murder Castle Interior Diagram.
- Murder was entirely random in Holmes mind. Unlucky guests where either consciously or unconsciously taken to the basement where he sometimes vivisected them for personal interest. Other times for extra money, he would sell the cadavers or whole skeletons to medical schools. Reports have stated that the crematorium was semi-operational at times and therefore unreliable due to the number of bodies Holmes was trying to dispose of. To hide the evidence and get rid of the bodies faster, Holmes employed the use of discarding entire bodies into giant tubs of acid. Over the course of a day or two, the acid he used (which he had access to by being a pharmacist still) would completely render the bodies and bones to a slushy pulp that was either further burned, or buried in a ditch or plot around town.

Holmes downfall came not at the expense of an escaped victim in the Murder Castle, but rather over an insurance fraud scam involving horses he purchased while on a business trip to Texas. A Texas judge issued a warrant for his arrest and with the help of the Chicago police were led to the Murder Castle and it’s grisly, and murderous contents. Veteran Chicago police were said that there were so many dismembered body parts floating in acid as well as partially cremated remains, that they honestly could not ever come up with an accurate count of just the current number of victims found.
October of 1895, Holmes was put on trial for his crimes. He had no remorse and was quoted in court as saying,

“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing — I was born with the ‘Evil One’ standing as my sponsor beside the bed where I was ushered into the world, and he has been with me since.”
Hearst Newspaper reporters got to him and paid him a sum of $7,500 to confirm how many people he killed. Holmes nonchalantly told them twenty-seven, but the evidence provided by the prosecution far superseded that. In short order, he was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. On May 7, 1896, Holmes was hung on the prison gallows, however, the noose was never knotted properly and his neck never broke. Instead, he slowly strangled to death for over twenty minutes without any intervention from the executioner. Holmes’s last words before his hanging?

“Take your time. And don’t bungle it”.

Zombieland 2 Hits Theaters in 2019

Published by FrightFind On October 31, 2018

Nearly ten years after the first Zombieland, the sequel is always on the horror fan film wish list. And your wish is Sony Pictures demand.

Here is what we know about Zombieland 2 so far:

It is officially happening!

That’s right, it has been a long wait for horror fans, but in July 2018, Sony Pictures proudly announced that the film has a script and is going into production January 2019. Even better? The release date is confirmed for October 11, 2019, just in time for the Halloween season!

The original cast is back!

The four principal actors and actresses from the first film are all signed on to include Jesse Eisenberg, Academy Award Winner Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, and Abigail Breslin. There is no word yet if comedy actor Bill Murray will somehow be able to cameo in the second film as well. But if it is anything like the first one, keeping his appearance a total surprise just makes the film that much better!

Zombies Rule the show.

Zombies are still the big bad in the film, however early reports of the script have detailed some sort of new, highly evolved zombies in it that will keep the horror action fresh and very original.

The Zombieland Creators are coming back too.

There won’t be any creative production turnover with the sequel. Zombieland’s Reuben Fleischer is once again directing the film. Dave Callaham and Rhett Reese are fresh off Wonder Woman 1984 and the Deadpool film series and have agreed to write the sequel to their original screenplay.

Zombieland 2: Electric Boogaloo?

Zombieland 2 seems to be the official running title for now. As with most Hollywood film productions, the titles are always subject to last minute changes. Some of the other rumored possible titles are, Another Day in Zombieland, Zombieworld, and Zombieland: Double Tap. Of course, it won’t be Zombieland 2: Electric Boogaloo. But it should.

No Seattle?

The film is rumored to keep up the tradition of the main characters using city names instead of their real ones to prevent any emotional attachment to one another. The original had Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock. Early script leaks have a new set of names being used such as Reno, Cleveland, Madison, and even Tampa Bay. With more names to be found out, it’s anyone’s guess if these characters will be heroes or villains.

A new Zombieland film every ten years?

Yes please! Director Reuben Fleischer recently revealed this to be a possibility when he was pitched the idea by Emma Stone herself. He said, “Emma said something that just really made me feel so happy the other day which was, ‘We should just make a Zombieland movie every ten years. It should be like Boyhood or something where like every ten years we just make a Zombieland movie as a touchstone and see where these characters are. And I can’t imagine a better way to spend the rest of my life is that every ten years getting to work with that cast.” Will it happen? We might have to wait ten years to find out, but until then enjoy the new film in theaters October 11, 2019!

Pet Sematary 2019

Published by FrightFind On October 13, 2018

In 1989 the horror world was introduced to the grim and ultra-dark film, Pet Sematary. Based upon a book of the same name by author Stephen King, director Mary Lambert crafted a terrifying new feature film that had audiences thinking twice about the mortality of not only their pets but themselves as well. King’s original novel was so scary that he himself actually refused to have it published for the longest time on the belief that audiences just might not be able to handle the dark subject matter. A surefire cult classic and midnight movie special in it’s own right nowadays, Pet Sematary is getting an update with a 2019 release date where its directors are looking to scare an entirely new audience.

Pet Sematary 2019 Cast and Crew

Directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch of 2014’s fantasy horror thriller, Starry Eyes, have taken on the monumental task of seeing what they can do to up the scare factor for new audiences. To help with translating King’s book into an even creepier screenplay, they are employing veteran horror screenplay guru Jeff Buhler in their mission. He’s gone on record to say that he is looking to bring out the harsh psychological subject matter in the screenplay to match the book’s original taboo content. To round out the production mix, veteran producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is stepping in to see that the film is fully crafted from beginning to end. Bonaventura is a popular producer of the Transformers film series which has grossed well over two billion dollars at the box office, making his input on the film quite valuable.

For the first timer, Pet Sematary has five roles that are absolutely crucial to the heart of the plot. Star of the Planet of the Apes series and the recently nominated Chappaquiddick, actor Jason Clark will be stepping into the role of Dr. Louis Creed. His wife in the film will be played by multi-independent film award winner Amy Seimetz, while his two children are to be played by first-timers, Jete Laurence and the twins of Hugo and Lucas Lavoie. The co-starring titular role of Jud Crandall will be played by none other than veteran character actor of stage and screen, John Lithgow.

Pet Sematary 2019 Trailer

With filming having recently wrapped the first week of October, Paramount Pictures is in full post-production mode now. The fan anticipation for Pet Sematary is so profound that within twenty-four hours, just one version of the film’s trailer received over five million views on Youtube alone.

On April 5, 2019 horror audiences will find out for sure that, “sometimes dead….is better”.

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