Horror Report

Day: August 27, 2017

  • Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chainsaw…

    Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chainsaw…

    coalspeaker:

    Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died aged 74, the Los Angeles County Coroner has confirmed. The cause of death is not yet known.
    Hooper was born in Austin, Texas in 1943. For much of the 1960s he worked as a university professor and a documentary cameraman. He made his directing debut with Eggshells, a low-budget hippie movie released in 1969.
    Then came the TEXAS CHAINSAW hit..
    And then this..
    After making 1981 slasher film The Funhouse, which was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the UK, Hooper was chosen to direct the supernatural horror Poltergeist.. Speilberg couldn’t. Hooper benefited.
    Hooper continued to direct into his later years but was never able to match the success of his early work. His later films included monster movie Crocodile, released in 2000, a 2004 remake of crime drama The Toolbox Murders and the 2005 zombie film Mortuary. Hooper’s final film was 2013 horror Djinn, which was funded by and set in the United Arab Emirates. He is survived by his two sons.

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  • Early Reactions to ‘It’ Praise Stephen King Film: ‘Totally Terrifying,’ ‘Scary as S—t’

    Early Reactions to ‘It’ Praise Stephen King Film: ‘Totally Terrifying,’ ‘Scary as S—t’

    Early Reactions to ‘It’ Praise Stephen King Film: ‘Totally Terrifying,’ ‘Scary as S—t’:

    Journalists who saw an early screening of It are writing their early, spoiler-free reactions on social media — and they are overwhelmingly positive.

    “I think it’s one of the finest Stephen King adaptations ever made,” EW’s Anthony Breznican wrote. “Beyond killer clowns, It also delves into the grief & anger kids feel when they realize those who should love & protect them do the opposite. These are themes in King’s stories that filmmakers often ignore. But the best adaptations figure out they’re the most vital part.”

    Fandango’s Erik Davis described it as “creepy, bloody, super funny, adorably romantic and hands down among my favorite movies of the year.” Phil Nobile Jr. of Birth.Movies.Death called it “a very handsome, polished execution of a story you know inside out,” while Collider’s Haleigh Foutch answered the question on every fan’s mind: yes, it’s “scary as sh–.”

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  • Sort of a strange little photo making its way around the…

    Sort of a strange little photo making its way around the…

    Sort of a strange little photo making its way around the internet.. 

    • The painting is called Mr. Pynchon and the Settling of Springfield
    • Mr Pynchon was a successful fur trader who founded Springfield, Massachusetts..
    • The painting is from 1937..
    • Most historians say the mystery object is a mirror – used widely in the 17th century
    • But that isn’t stopping people from pondering if the mystery item is actually a smart phone!
    • Look at the way he holds it! The way he stares.. Could it be an iPhone? or… maybe the other burning question.. An Android!?
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