Nostalgia
The horror we grew up on: the hits, the cult favorites and the cast reunions.
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Seth Rogen and Mark Hamill Are Voicing a ‘Darkwing Duck’ Reboot Disney+
Darkwing Duck is coming back — and he’s bringing some big-name voices with him. Mark Hamill will voice Drake Mallard, better known as the…
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Keanu Reeves Refused Coppola’s Order to Scream Insults at Winona Ryder on ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’
A story of what happened on the set of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) has resurfaced, and it centers on a difficult crying scene, a…
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The Crypt Keeper Is Back for the First Time in 30 Years, Hosting Amc’s Fearfest Starting October 1
The Crypt Keeper has crawled back out of his coffin. Greg Nicotero rebuilt Kevin Yagher’s original 1989 puppet at his KNB EFX shop, and…
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Henry Winkler Played the Principal in ‘Scream,’ but the Studio Refused to Put His Name on the Movie’s Poster
Henry Winkler earned decades of goodwill playing the Fonz on “Happy Days,” but that beloved image nearly kept his name out of one of…
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Denise Richards’ Forgotten Gem of a Slasher Movie Is Now Streaming on Netflix
Before she was a Bond girl, before Grey’s Anatomy, before Buffy wrapped up for good, there was Valentine (2001) — the deliciously campy slasher…
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Wes Craven Told David Arquette to Look at Courteney Cox “Like You’ve Been Looking For This Person Your Whole Life.” They Got Married Three Years Later
Some of the most enduring love stories start on a movie set — and for David Arquette and Courteney Cox, it started on one…
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Timothy Olyphant Has a Funny Story About Getting Fired from ‘Practical Magic’
Timothy Olyphant is a terrific actor who has donned the Ghostface mask in Scream 2, faced off against a serial killer in A Perfect…
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The Killer in ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Is Probably Inspired by a Frightening ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Segment from 1991
Few horror films feel as unsettling as the ones rooted in something real. The killer in “Jeepers Creepers” may be a supernatural creature, but…
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‘Hocus Pocus’ (1993) Was First Imagined as Much Darker and Scarier
Hocus Pocus (1993) is a classic Disney Halloween comedy-fantasy directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the…
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Both Auditioned for 1996’s ‘Primal Fear.’ They Lost to Edward Norton, Whose Performance Earned Him an Oscar Nomination for His Very First Film Role
In 1996, a courtroom thriller called Primal Fear turned an unknown actor into an overnight Oscar contender — and sent two future stars back…
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‘Clue’ Documentarians Call on Paramount to Release the Movie’s Never-Seen Fourth Ending in Honor of Tim Curry
Clue famously had three endings, each pinning the murders on a different guest. A fourth was shot where Tim Curry‘s Wadsworth did all the…
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We Need to Talk About the ‘Practical Magic’ House
Few movie homes have captured the public imagination quite like the Owens house from Practical Magic (1998). With its wraparound porch, cliffside views, and…
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Underwhelmed by the First Take of Henry Winkler’s Death Scene in Scream, Wes Craven Asked, “Do You Think It Might Be More Excruciating?”
Henry Winkler will readily admit he is not a horror fan. Despite playing Principal Arthur Himbry in Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher classic ‘Scream,’ the…
