THE CHOSEN Part Five: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS AND THE MORNING AFTER Chapter 25

“At last, little thing, you are Mine.” Brian heard the voice inside his head, screaming, like a chainsaw cutting into sheet metal, so loud he felt certain his skull would explode. He was falling, tumbling end over end into an abyss that had no depth, so cold it froze his blood in his veins and…

Heeeeeeeeere’s Bela!

As promised, NECA has delivered. They have released some images of their forthcoming Bela Lugosi as Dracula action figure. Check out that detail. This is a gorgeous piece, a work of Art rendered in plastic. Statuary for the bookshelf. From their press release: “NECA has announced plans for its full line of Universal Monsters action…

Oh, Edgar.

Maybe he figures, with as much respect as I have for him, with as much geek cred as he has, he can afford to lose a little bit. Unfortunately Edgar Wright—the creator of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and the new film LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, which I haven’t been able to see yet but definitely…

What’s Next for HALLOWEEN?

We can reasonably expect next year’s HALLOWEEN ENDS to put the definitive period to the current storyline of Michael vs. Laurie, which, as we found out in HALLOWEEN KILLS, isn’t really Michael vs. Laurie at all, but Michael vs. whoever is unfortunate enough to be in front of him and capture his fancy. But we…

Who Invented the Energy Vampire?

While digging around for news this week on Colin Robinson, the now-dead-but-don’t-expect-him-to-stay-that-way energy vampire on the hit FX series WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS [UPDATE: He didn’t!] I came across this site wherein showrunner Paul Simms had a few things to say on the subject of Colin Robinson, the character: “Since energy vampires is…

Loomis Yes, Pleasence No.

That wasn’t Donald Pleasence in HALLOWEEN KILLS. I couldn’t believe it when I read that. I mean, yes, I know Mr. Pleasence is no longer with us in the physical sense, as he passed away some years ago. But I would have sworn his likeness had been recreated via CGI, the way the great Peter…