The original Penny Dreadful series ran for just three seasons from 2014 to 2016, but fans of the franchise can soon expect a “spiritual descendant” of the show starring an incredible …
John Evans
John Evans
John has loved movie monsters for as far back as he can remember. He's since collected up as many comics, statues, and autographed material related to movies and music that he can get his hands on. He is particularly interested in the critical and analytical discussion of the best stories the horror genre has to offer. One of his largest works on the topic is a study on the portrayals of people with disabilities in horror films.
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Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy to Produce ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Follow-Up and More Horror Television for Netflix
by John Evansby John EvansBetween the tremendous successes of The Haunting of Hill House and Gerald’s Game, Netflix knows they’ve got a creative team for the ages in Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy. Writer/director Flanagan, and longtime …
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‘Guillermo del Toro Presents Ten After Midnight’ to Call New Netflix Toronto Production Hub Home
by John Evansby John EvansNetflix’s operations are expanding in Canada, and Guillermo del Toro Presents Ten After Midnight will be one of the streaming giant’s first projects in a brand new production hub. Deadline reports …
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In my coverage of February, 2019’s horror blu-ray releases, I enthusiastically recommended that seasoned horror fans buy the new Arrow Video edition of Audition… but there was a major caveat: “Okay, …
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According to CNBC, this year’s Super Bowl commercials will cost advertisers $5.25 million for 30 seconds of airtime. This means the new one-minute trailer for Jordan Peele’s Us will set Universal …
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We sift through the new release heap so you don’t have to! Welcome to Horror News Network’s Buy / Wait / Rent, a monthly article devoted to the most highly-anticipated …
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CBS All Access to Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ into 10 Episode Limited Series
by John Evansby John EvansThe folks at CBS All Access are working hard to make their streaming platform a one stop spot for horror programming. First, they became the exclusive home to Jordan Peele’s …
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Universal Monsters to Return to the Silver Screen with Leigh Whannell, Blumhouse ‘The Invisible Man’ Film
by John Evansby John EvansOn May 8th, 2017, I stood up on my Horror News Network soapbox and declared that, “Universal Monsters Fans Deserve Their Very Own La La Land.” In my article, I recapped …
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Nicolas Cage to Reunite with ‘Mandy’ Producers for H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Color Out of Space’
by John Evansby John EvansNicolas Cage and the folks at SpectreVision had a relative hit on their hands with 2018’s psychedelic horror experiment, Mandy; and now that Cage has a taste for blood, he’s re-teaming …
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2019 Oscar Nominations Ignore Horror Films After Incredible Wins in 2018
by John Evansby John EvansDid you think that The Shape of Water’s and Get Out’s big wins at the Academy Awards last year meant that horror movies would finally be getting a fair shake during awards …