Author: Amy Davis

Hi, I’m Amy. I like long walks in the graveyard, horror movies, comic books, and bringing you the latest in nerd-centric news.

Turning 100 is no small feat, and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s mom may have had the most unique centenarian celebration, ever. In honor of the legendary Mary Morello’s birthday, Jack Black and a band of extremely talented 12 and 13-year-olds performed the Black Sabbath classic, “Mr. Crowley.”  The performance got even cooler than a real-life reenactment of the 2003 movie “School of Rock.” During the song, there are some blistering solos by a guitarist, who is Morello’s son Roman. Mary’s grandson even channels Jimi Hendrix at one point and plays behind his back. The backing band also…

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Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) are partnering with AdoptAClassroom! The fantasy game maker is donating D&D libraries to 200 high-need classrooms, along with additional funding through the nonprofit.   Any teacher for grades 4-12 at a high-need school with an active AdoptAClassroom.org account can apply. Winners will recive the following D&D books and accessories to add to their classroom libraries: As well as an additional $100 in funding through the nonprofit, which can be used to order supplies through the AdoptAClassroom.org Marketplace. “Teachers spend an average of $860 of their own money on school supplies for their…

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Director and writer Austin Jennings, best known for his work on “The Last Drive-In with Job Bob Briggs,” is set to make his feature length horror debut with the upcoming film “Eight Eyes.” He will be directing the movie and co-writing the script with Justin Martell, who came up with the original concept for the film. “Eight Eyes,” centers around Cass (Emily Sweet) and Gav (Brad Thomas) who are at the breaking point in their marriage. So they decide to take a trip through former Yugoslavia in an attempt to mend what has soured. After meeting a mysterious local, Saint…

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The upcoming action-thriller “Silent Night” has just received its first trailer. The Joel Kinnaman-led (“For All Mankind”) film will be director John Woo’s first American film in 20 years! With the last being 2003’s “Paycheck” starring Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, and Aaron Eckhart. “Silent Night” revolves around a man (Kinnaman) seeking revenge for the death of his young son. Who was tragically killed when he got caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, the father makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order…

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Tombstone Pizza is celebrating Halloween in the best possible way, free food! Last year the company did “A Nightmare on Elm Street” themed giveaway for people who live on an Elm Street. This year they are leaning into October’s Friday the 13th with a giveaway for people that share a first name with Jason Voorhees. So if your name is Jason, you could win free pizza! Entries are open from now until Tuesday, October 31st. With more than 900,000 individuals going by the name, there are bound to be a lot of entries. The giveaway is also open to people…

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Singer/actress Taylor Swift was spotted at another NFL game on Sunday night. This time, the buzz wasn’t focused on a possible romance between her and Kansas Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. This time, it was about her possible appearance in the upcoming “Deadpool 3″ as a certain dazzling mutant. Swift arrived at MetLife Stadium alongside Hugh Jackman, Sophie Turner, Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds, and Blake Lively. While a group of celebrities hanging out together is far from uncommon, the fact that practically all of them have a connection to “Deadpool 3” is what has everyone so worked up. Levy is…

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The newest trailer for Matthew Vaughn’s (“The King’s Man”) action-packed spy thriller “Argylle” just hit. In the film, Dua Lipa plays a femme fatal opposite Henry Cavill (“The Witcher”). Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World Dominion”) also stars. Lipa is fresh off her acting debut as Mermaid Barbie in Greta Gerwig’s Billion-dollar movie “Barbie.” The trailer opens with Lipa in a seductive dance number with Argylle (Cavill), gaining her the upper hand. That is until the titular spy breaks free with the help of John Cena. Now, if that sounds like an over-the-top spy novel, it is. We are suddenly thrust…

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Everyones favorite possesed killer doll is up to back, but this time in the form of a board game. Trick or Treat Studios previewed its upcoming official Chucky board game at Toy Fair this week. This table top slasher is based on the popular “Child’s Play” horror franchise. “Chucky wants to be your friend. But being Chucky’s friend sometimes comes with… challenges.” “Each player will gather evidence about the mysterious murders that have been going on,” the description reads. “This will give them skills and abilities to roll the dice and maybe handle an encounter with Chucky himself at the end…

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Los Angeles police were called on the First Assistant Editor for “Saw X,” Steve Forn, due to neighbors hearing screams. As the director of the latest installment of the franchise, Kevin Greutert , revealed in a recent interview. The incident occurred while Forn was finishing the sound design for a particularly grizzly scene in his North Hollywood, LA office. It was the “eye vacuum trap” scene where a character must escape or risk losing their peepers. So obviously, the sequence involves a lot of screaming and gruesome sound effects. “There was a knock at the door,” Greutert explained to NME.…

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Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, Audible has launched the “Are You Afraid of The Dark? The Official Podcast!” It’s inspired by Nickelodeon’s beloved horror anthology series. Seriously, how many millennials cite that show as their stepping stone into horror? With the launch being perfectly timed for Halloween, listeners are invited to revisit of the 1990s cult-classic. In this reimagined, limited series, that follows a new generation of Midnight Society members. Families can get into the spooky spirit by listening to the podcast together on Audible, along with streaming the first two seasons of the revival on Paramount+.…

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