‘Annabelle 4’: Director David F. Sandberg and Writer Gary Dauberman Tease Sequel!!

With the massive success of M3GAN proving the undying appeal of the killer doll subgenre, perhaps now is the perfect time to resurrect another iconic toy terror from the past. M3GAN is dominating the conversation these days, but it will be interesting to see her face-off against a competitor, and none would be more worthy than Annabelle — the one who walked so she could … Continue reading ‘Annabelle 4’: Director David F. Sandberg and Writer Gary Dauberman Tease Sequel!!

‘Stray Dogs’: Gary Dauberman, ‘Game Night’ Writer Team for Horror Adaptation!!

Paramount Animation is going to the dogs. The animation arm has picked up the rights to upcoming horror comic book Stray Dogs, setting Game Night scribe Mark Perez to write the script. Gary Dauberman, the horror filmmaker who counts the Annabelle and It movies among his writing credits, is set to produce via his banner, Coin Operated. Details about the comic, created by Tony Fleecs … Continue reading ‘Stray Dogs’: Gary Dauberman, ‘Game Night’ Writer Team for Horror Adaptation!!

‘Conjuring’ Writers Developing a New Historical Horror Film Franchise!!

Conjuring fans, you may have another true-life horror franchise to get excited about. The writers of the first two films, brothers Chad and Carey Hayes, are set to write and develop a new franchise based on New Orleans’ LaLaurie Mansion, Deadline is reporting. If you know your famed haunted houses, you know the LaLaurie Mansion has been closed to the public for nearly a century. … Continue reading ‘Conjuring’ Writers Developing a New Historical Horror Film Franchise!!

Annabelle Wallis Joins James Wan’s New Hard-R Thriller!!

Annabelle Wallis has signed on for James Wan‘s upcoming thriller, which is still shrouded (for the most part) in mystery. This marks the second time Wallis and Wan have joined forces. Their first collaboration happened in 2014 with The Conjuring spinoff Annabelle, which starred Wallis. Wallis is coming off a supporting role on the Roger Ailes-focused Showtime drama The Loudest Voice where she played Fox News staffer Laurie Luhn. Variety was one of … Continue reading Annabelle Wallis Joins James Wan’s New Hard-R Thriller!!

Lorraine Warren, Inspiration for ‘The Conjuring’ Franchise, Passes Away!!!

Lorraine Warren, whose profession as a paranormal investigator inspired the film The Conjuring, has died. She was 92. Warren’s grandson, Chris McKinnell, shared the news in a Facebook post on Friday in which he shared several photos of her alongside her husband Ed, who worked alongside her until his death in August 2006 at the age of 79. “Last night my grandmother, Lorraine Warren, quietly and … Continue reading Lorraine Warren, Inspiration for ‘The Conjuring’ Franchise, Passes Away!!!

‘Annabelle 3’ in Development with ‘IT’ Co-Writer Set to Direct!!!

The Annabelle franchise has been a surprise hit franchise for Warner Bros. Spun off from The Conjuring movies, the first Annabelle scored $84 million off a $6.5 million budget. The prequel, Annabelle: Creation made $102 million from just $15 million. So it makes sense that Warner Bros. wants to keep plugging away at the horror series by moving forward with an Annabelle 3. THR reports … Continue reading ‘Annabelle 3’ in Development with ‘IT’ Co-Writer Set to Direct!!!

How to Survive in A Haunted House – A Halloween Exclusive!!

So Halloween is here and like every year we are seeing a ton of horror/supernatural films heading to theaters in a row. While last week saw the return of the Saw franchise, this year has nevertheless been an exciting year for horror fans with small films like Get Out, It Comes at Night, Split, Creep 2, Raw along with some other making quite the splash, … Continue reading How to Survive in A Haunted House – A Halloween Exclusive!!

Warner Bros. Touts $1B ‘Conjuring’ Universe With ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Success!!

So many “universes” since the Marvel Universe brand. Universal touts its monster-themed Dark Universe, and Warner Bros now has one too, to go along with its DC Universe — it’s called the Conjuring Universe. After the successful box office launch of New Line Cinema’s latest horror offering Annabelle: Creation, Warner Bros just announced that James Wan and producer Peter Safran’s Conjuring film “universe” has reached … Continue reading Warner Bros. Touts $1B ‘Conjuring’ Universe With ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Success!!

‘Mr. Mercedes’ Teaser Reveals New Stephen King Series!!! Check It Out!!

Next up on the Stephen King train is a much more recent addition to his literary catalogue, AT&T Audience Network’s adaptation of his 2014 novel Mr. Mercedes. Described by King as his first hard boiled detective story, the adaptation comes from David E. Kelley and stars Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as Brady Hartsfield, a psychopathic killer who reemerges from a high-profile cold case to to … Continue reading ‘Mr. Mercedes’ Teaser Reveals New Stephen King Series!!! Check It Out!!

‘The Conjuring 2’ Nun to Keep Scaring Audiences in Spin-Off Film!!

New Line seems hellbent on conjuring up a cinematic universe around its fruitful horror franchise. Following the success of James Wan’s The Conjuring, a story was spun around the creepy Annabelle doll, which then got its own origin story in a spin-off. Wan returned to helm The Conjuring 2, which continued the adventures of paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) in London. This film, … Continue reading ‘The Conjuring 2’ Nun to Keep Scaring Audiences in Spin-Off Film!!

‘Malignant Man’: ‘San Andreas’ Director Teaming With James Wan For Comic Book Adaptation!!

Brad Peyton is making an earth-shattering move into comic book movies. After helming San Andreas with The Rock himself, the helmer is teaming up with James Wan of The Conjuring 2 to direct a film adaptation of the graphic novel Malignant Man. THR first reported the news, including the addition of producers Ross Richie and Stephen Christy from Boom! Studios. Zak Olkewicz, who co-produced the horror film Light’s Out with Wan, wrote an adaptation of the screenplay. Wan created the Malignant Man comic for Boom! with … Continue reading ‘Malignant Man’: ‘San Andreas’ Director Teaming With James Wan For Comic Book Adaptation!!

New Line Cinema announces sequel to The Conjuring spinoff ‘Annabelle’!!

New Line is moving forward with a sequel to last year’s horror hit “Annabelle” with Gary Dauberman returning to write a script. “Annabelle,” directed by John R. Leonetti with Peter Safaran and James Wan producing, generated over $250 million in worldwide grosses on a $6.5 million budget as a spin-off from Wan’s 2013 hit “The Conjuring.” The film was based on a possessed doll named … Continue reading New Line Cinema announces sequel to The Conjuring spinoff ‘Annabelle’!!

Annabelle (2014) Review!!

Synopsis – A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists. My Take – The creepy doll from The Conjuring (2013), one of the best horror flicks of all time, gets her own movie, whats not to like? Unfortunately Annabelle doesn’t bring any tense build-up nor does she explode in big climax. It … Continue reading Annabelle (2014) Review!!