Author: Ada Blood

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg wants to lend Hollywood’s current crop of young directors some good advice from his decades of experience. Spielberg turned 27 while he was making Jaws, one of the biggest summer blockbusters of all time.  During a recent episode of The Rest Is Entertainment, he was asked about 26-year-old Obsession director Curry Barker and 20-year-old Backrooms director Kane Parsons. “Don’t let success go to your heads,” he quickly responded. “Do not let wild success go to your heads, because when you make your next movie, you’re starting from scratch.” “It’s always good to have a big hit to…

In 2016, CarousHELL was released, telling the story of a carousel unicorn who comes to life, only to go on a rampage. Duke, the bloodthirsty unicorn at the heart of the franchise, has gone on to star in two, soon to be three, more films. Solidifying his status as one of horror’s most unique killers. But did you know that he is also an LGBTQ+ icon? Director and co-writer Steve Rudzinski never hid Duke’s bisexuality, but he reconfirmed his orientation in a recent Facebook post celebrating Pride Month. We spoke with Rudzinski about Duke’s sexuality and what we may expect…

There have been some recent rumors that Kane Parsons and Curry Barker didn’t direct Backrooms and Obsession, respectively. Thankfully, these claims were insanely easy to debunk, thanks in no small part to Backrooms star Mark Duplass. They did, however, bring the granddaddy of ghost director debates back to the surface. In this edition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction, we are going to talk about why some people think the late Tobe Hooper didn’t direct the 1982 classic, Poltergeist. The Story Despite Hooper’s credit as the only director, many still believe that Steven Spielberg actually ran the show on Poltergeist.…

Have you ever sat around the table at Thanksgiving and thought, “This needs more bloodshed.”? Well, the fine folks at NECA have you covered with their new Ultimate Thanksgiving Art the Clown Action Figure. Based on a fan favorite scene in Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2. The company posted the following message to its Instagram account along with images of the new figure. “Feast your eyes on this new Ultimate Thanksgiving Art the Clown from NECA! Straight from Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2, the killer clown and modern horror icon is ready to carve up more than turkey this fall. Drenched in…

In 1981, Bruce Campbell first portrayed Ash Williams in Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead. As the franchise grew, so did its cult status and Campbell’s reputation as one of horror’s most well-liked icons. But all good things must come to an end. When the TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead was canceled, he swore off any live-action versions of Ash.   Thankfully, Raimi was on board, and with the help of a reboot, the franchise positioned itself away from the need for Ash Williams. Despite this, fans still clamor for more of Campbell in the role, so he is once again saying…

Looks like Lauren LaVera (Terrifier 2) is barreling towards scream queen status and hopping onto another horror film. She’ll star opposite Rory Culkin (Waco) in the upcoming horror-thriller Red Wedding. It’s directed by Josh Stolberg (Skillhouse) from a script he co-wrote with Pete Goldfinger (Saw X).  Red Wedding tells the story of a teenager and their stepmother being kidnapped for ransom. They are taken to a remote location by their captors, where things go from bad to even worse for everyone. When a bride and groom decide to celebrate by trying to take them all out, one by one.  The…

Network television has always been accused of being formulaic, because it often is. Over the weekend, freelance journalist Janet Murray posted on X about how she wasn’t impressed by House’s particular structure. To which the star of the early 2000s’ medical drama, Hugh Laurie, gave a characteristically snappy response.  “Late to the party, but I’ve started watching Season 1 of House,” Murray posted. “Same narrative every episode: Patient has mysterious illness. Hugh Laurie (House) gets diagnosis wrong. Patient nearly dies. Hugh Laurie gets diagnosis wrong again. Gets threatened with being fired. Patient nearly dies again. Hugh Laurie has last minute…

In 2008, Daniel Craig made a comment at the Italian premiere of Quantum of Solace that sparked an over a decade-long rumour. He remarked that Barack Obama’s presidential victory suggested we had reached the time for a Black Bond. Fans took this and decided that he must be referring to a real attempt to cast a black actor in the historically white role. Eventually, the rumor mill settled on Idris Elba as the ideal actor for this theoretical project. Elba is finally speaking up about this persistent gossip.  Elba & Bond “It was never legit. It was always just a…

For fans of the often-maligned horror genre, seeing Backrooms and Obsession overtaking the box office has been a nice treat. Living up to its name, Obsession’s audience even grew in its 2nd and 3rd weekends, a rare feat for any film. Now the Curry Barker-directed hit has raked in $200 million globally, making it Focus Features biggest movie of all time!  It has pulled $151 million domestically, making it the studio’s biggest domestic title as well. Heading into its 4th weekend, it did start slipping to the genre’s newer arrival, Backrooms, but by a mere 7%. And that’s after growing…

Each day, we are seeing more and more generative AI-produced slop in our lives. While we’re being told that smaller studios and filmmakers are embracing the technology to cut costs, many are rebelling against it. Backrooms director Kane Parsons recently gave his less-than-favorable opinions on the polarizing technology. “I think I’m in the same boat as most well-adjusted people,” Parsons tells The Australian. “If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.” Parsons was a teen who built…