Welcome back to Horror Junket horror fans, and good thing you did because I have another Horrific Recap for you, that is sure to put some chills in your day. Go on and grab that fright pillow tight--tighter now, as we waste not another second more, by diving head first into some of the horror that occurred last week beginning with...
April 24 - Sunday
M. Night Shyamalan was excited to announce on Saturday, that his latest film, Knock at the Cabin, had completed its first week of filming.
The writer/director/producer had nothing but good things to say with how the first week had gone, and he took to his Instagram to say so, along with a photo of the director holding his drink.
“Such intricate performances. One take shook me up so much I had to walk away to collect myself,” says the Sixth Sense director, who appears to be heavily invested in what will be his fifteenth feature film to date.
Fans of M. Night Shyamalan should check up on his Instagram and Twitter every once in a while, where I’m sure he will keep fans up to date on Knock at the Cabin. If not, check back here at Horror Junket.
April 25 - Monday
Tomas Boykin has joined the cast of Rob Zombie's The Munsters, stepping into the role of Lily Munsters' werewolf brother Lester. The character of Lester appeared briefly in the 1960's television series, and it will be quite the treat to see what Rob Zombie has in store for the financially irresponsible, werewolf brother.
Like most everyone else that has come aboard the Munsters project, Tomas Boykin has also appeared in one of the director's past films, as Derek Zoom in 3 From Hell. No stranger to the genre of horror either, Boykin's early filmography includes the role of Harrison Dent in 2009's Haunting of Winchester House.
Written and directed by Rob Zombie, The Munsters will also star Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, Daniel Roebuck and Cassandra Peterson.
April 26 - Tuesday
The official poster for Megan has released, and at first look it isn't spooky at all, but the more you stare at it, the more it looks like there might be life behind those doll eyes.
Now it's creeping you out, huh?
Though the plot for Megan seems to be a closely guard secret right now, a brief synopsis on IMDB.com says that Megan will be the story of a hi-tech, very life-like doll, created at a toy company by a robotics engineer named Gemma.
From director Gerard Johnstone and writer Akela Cooper, based on a story by James Wan, Megan will star Allison Williams, Ronny Chieng and the voice of Kimberley Crossman. Produced by well-known powerhouse in the genre of horror, Blumhouse, Megan will more than likely see release sometime next year in 2023.
April 26 - Wednesday
A first look at Salem’s Lot from writer and director Gary Dauberman, has been unveiled at CinemaCon and some have taken to social media to tell their followers what they think about the trailer.
“SALEM’S LOT does indeed look like a smart theatrical play,” says Jeff Sneider, who only had good things to say about Bill Camp’s Salem reveal, and the Daniel Johnston song used for the brief Salem’s Lot peek.
Fandango was also one to appreciate the Bill Camp reveal, tweeting, “The #CinemaCon trailer debut of Salem’s Lot is eerie, creepy, and full of Bill Camp!”
The James Wan produced film will be third adaptation of the Stephen King novel, starring Lewis Pullman, Spencer Treat Clark, Bill Camp, Alfre Woodard and William Sadler. Salem’s Lot is expected to be in theaters on September 9.
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April 27 - Thursday
Back on this day in 1997, television audiences were sitting down in front of their televisions, tuning into ABC to watch the first part of the three episode miniseries of The Shining, a new, more ‘novel based’ telling of the hotel horrors experienced by the Torrance family.
Directed by Mick Garris and featuring the music of Nicholas Pike, The Shining was a bold television event that would stick a lot closer to the source material written by Stephen King. Filmed mostly at Colorado’s beautiful and striking Stanley Hotel, the miniseries utilized great cinematography, horrifying makeup, and mostly great performances, to tell a deeper, more family rooted ghost story, based on the teleplay written by King himself.
It is no secret that the bestselling horror author dislikes Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of his work.
The official title for the third entry in the Quiet Place films is here and it looks like this one will also be a prequel.
A Quiet Place: Day One was the given title at Paramount’s CinemaCon presentation, a title that heavily suggests that an origin story is in the making. The film will be a spin-off from the original storyline, that will hopefully set up a Quiet Place universe if all goes well.
A Quiet Place: Day One is still in the very early stages of development but a release date is already being anticipated. Come September 22nd of next year, Quiet Place fans can expect the third movie in theaters, with plenty more to come should the film knock it out of the park.
April 28 - Friday
Bruce Greenwood joins up with Mike Flanagan once again, this time replacing actor Frank Langella in the role of Roderick Usher.
Director Mike Flanagan and Bruce Greenwood have collaborated in the past on Gerald’s Game and Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep, making Flanagan’s limited series, The Fall of the House of Usher, their third project together.
Bruce Greenwood will reshoot all the scenes previously filmed by Langella, due to the Frost/Nixon actor being removed from the film for unacceptable conduct.
The Fall of the House of Usher will be a limited series coming from Netflix, that will star Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Carl Lumbly, Mary McDonnell and Mark Hamill.
April 29 - Saturday
Panic Fest was host to many horror films this weekend but none as special as Sleepwalkers from director Mick Garris.
Sleepwalkers made its theatrical debut over 30 years ago, and would mark the first of many solid film adaptations, that would come about from the bestselling horror author and the director of the fourth Psycho film.
Shown in theater once again to an audience made up of Sleepwalkers and horror fans alike, Panic Fest was also happy to have director Mick Garris in attendance, for a celebratory night for one of the most original ideas that Garris has put to screen.
Starring Mädchen Amick, Brian Krause, Alice Krige, Ron Perlman and an uncredited appearance from Mark Hamill, Sleepwalkers is the tale of a mother and son duo of shapeshifters, who feed off virgins to survive and have a mortal weakness to house cats. With beautiful music composed by Nicolas Pike and a story that was purely Stephen King but with a Mick Garris touch, Sleepwalkers is the perfect film for Panic Fest to include in their line-up. And of course to Mick Garris and crew, congrats a celebratory 30 years, now when is the reboot!?
Well, horror fans, thanks for tuning in this week for another Horrific Recap, I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them. Maybe, if I can come up with the right plan—it looks so easy these days—I’ll start making a video to go along with these. We’ll see...until next time, take care and keep your eyes and ears open because there is so much happening in the world of horror these days, it’s easy to miss a lot of it. See you next week horror fans.
