Author: Amy Davis

HBO has dropped a massive 66-track soundtrack for their hit show, “The Last of Us.” Composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who worked on the original videos games the show is adapted from, scored the series. Santaolalla is also joined by fellow artist David Fleming for these compositions.  “The process of adapting, it was more in a way like craftwork than actually a new creation, because the themes were there, those things are there, like the characters, it wasn’t about creating a new job, it wasn’t about finding what is interesting,” Santaolalla said about the scoring “The Last of Us.” “For example, in seeing…

20 short stories from the late great “Discworld” author Sir Terry Pratchett have been rediscovered! The missing tomes will be published in a new collection,  “A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories.” The stories ran in a regional newspaper in the 1970s and 80s under the pseudonym Patrick Kearns. They were rediscovered by a small group of dedicated fans. “The Quest for the Keys” is one of the longer stories in “A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories.” It has been framed for over 40 years on the walls of Pratchett fan Chris Lawrence.  Lawrence got in touch…

Horror movies about drug-addled animals going on rampages is seriously having a moment right now. And where there is a trend, you know the good folks at The Asylum Studios will be close behind. They intend to expand the animals on drugs universe with their new film “Attack of the Meth Gator,” an obvious mockbuster for the new horror comedy “Cocaine Bear.” “Hold our bear… I mean, beer. Coming for your life this summer,” the official announcement reads. This was written alongside poster art that reminds us of “Alligator II: The Mutation,” which we all know is the superior “Alligator”…

Actor Russell Crowe will play a catholic priest in Sony’s upcoming film, “The Pope’s Exorcist.” Crowe’s character is based on the real-life priest Gabriele Amorth, who was the official exorcist of the Catholic church. The first trailer shows Amorth sitting in front of the church council in Rome’s Vatican City. He says that the vast majority of cases he is called to don’t require an exorcist. His work is mostly just referring the “possessed” person to “doctors and psychiatrists.” That is until the Pope (Franco Nero) asks him to investigate a young boy who appears to be possessed by a…

Gen Xers and Millennials, get ready to turn to dust. American Girl, a company that specializes in creating historically accurate dolls, just released a set of 90s twins to celebrate their 24th birthday- March 22nd, 1999. The new dolls are Nicki and Isabel [the fact that neither are named Heather is a crime], and they live in Settle, Washington. Since Settle is also the birthplace of grunge music, a style that is synonymous with the decade. Though we’re pretty sure the trend was long over by the time they were born. While twins the girls both encapsulate very different styles…

Florence Welch has been working on a musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” While the project, titled “Gatsby,” was announced in 2021, Covid shutdowns made most live theater grind to a halt. But, the production has been able to continue, and will reportedly debut next year! Welch is probably best known for fronting the Grammy-nominated rock band Florence + the Machine. So it’s no surprise that “Gatsby” will feature music by Welch and Thomas Bartlett also known as Doveman. Bartlett did an Oscar-nominated collaboration with Sufjan Stevens on the song “Mystery of Love” for the soundtrack to…

HBO Max announced plans for a prequel series based on their “It” franchise called “Welcome to Derry.” At the time, details on the project were a bit murky. As of February 23rd, more concrete news became available.  The streamer has given a straight-to-series order for a tv show based on Stephen King’s horror novel, “It.” Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the team behind “It: Chapter One” and “It: Chapter Two,” are on board for “Welcome to Derry.” They will be teaming up with Jason Fuchs, who they previously worked with on “It: Chapter Two.”  This new project from Warner Bros.…

After some hiccups, the tv series adaption of the “Something Is Killing The Children” comic books is back underway at Netflix. Originally, Mike Flanagan (“Midnight Mass”) was attached to direct, but had to drop, presumably to focus on “The Dark Tower.” Netflix will once again be tapping the talents of German writers and showrunners Baran bo Odar and Jantje Fries to take over. The duo has worked with the streamer previously on the shows “Dark” and “1899.” This new project will be part of a much larger eight-figure deal between the Netflix, Odar, and Fries.  “Something Is Killing The Children”…

“Living With Chucky” is a new documentary that dives deeper into the killer doll franchise, “Child’s Play.” Kyra Elise Gardner (“In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover”), daughter of legendary special effects artist Tony Gardner, wrote and directed the project.  Tony Gardner’s film credits include special effects and animatronics for “Seed of Chucky,” “Curse of Chucky,” and “Cult of Chucky.” This familial connection to the legendary horror franchise is a big part of the documentary’s perspective. “Living With Chucky” sees Elsie Gardner seeking out other families surrounding the “Child’s Play” films. She has them recount their…

Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne has decided to ditch being the Prince of Darkness to become the Prince of Gaming. The singer and his wife, Sharon Osbourne, both appear in a new ad for the PlayStation VR2 virtual reality game “Horizon Call of the Mountain.” The ad pokes fun at the family’s PG-13 persona from their reality show “The Osbournes.” The spot is even littered with the show’s hallmark bleeped-out profanity. In the commercial Ozzy and Sharon are supposed to be getting ready for a flight to England. But instead, Ozzy decides to play with his new PlayStation VR2 headset, proclaiming …