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Kane Hodder and Tyler Mane vie for Dream Role
In two separate panels this weekend at Spooky Empire horror veteran Kane Hodder and genre newcomer Tyler Mane were asked which movie monster they would want to portray if given the choice. Both individually answered Frankenstein’s monster. First Kane in his panel which kicked off the day at noon on Saturday, and then Tyler Mane in his Halloween Reunion panel hours later.
Both men were not only quick to answer, but were also very passionate in their choice. In fact, upon learning about Kane’s interest in the same role Mane responded exuberantly “Well fuck Kane Hodder! And you can tell him I said that!” followed by laughter from the audience.
Hodder has already had a taste of the character. Well, kind of. In 2011 filmmaker Adam Green released The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, a segment in the horror anthology Chillerama featuring 3 other short films. In the parody of the classic monster movie it is shot to feel like a 1940’s black and white film, and the actors speak in German. However, this monster, known as Meshugannah, is a Hassidic Jewish version of the classic movie monster immortalized by legendary Boris Karloff in 1931.
Mane is known to horror fans for his current undertaking of the character Michael Myers in rock and roll icon turned filmmaker Rob Zombie in his versions of Halloween 1 & 2. While Hodder has more experience as movie monsters, especially the silent lumbering type that would be required for Frankenstein’s monster, both men have their advantages.
When going toe to toe, each of the men have many similarities that would make them great choices if the movie was ever to be remade. Each are tall and muscular, each have had to learn to emote many different emotions without speaking, and each have the experience of garnering sympathy from the audience without saying a word.
In the battle of the Frankenstein monsters who do you think would make a better monster if the classic story was ever to be retold again? Tell us in the comments bellow!
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“In a Violent Nature” So Gory Audience Member Throws Up During Screening
Chis Nash (ABC’s of Death 2) just debuted his new horror film, In a Violent Nature, at the Chicago Critics Film Fest. Based on the audience’s reaction, those with squeamish stomachs may want to bring a barf bag to this one.
Thats right, we have another horror film that is causing audience members to walk out of the screening. According to a report from Film Updates at least one audience member threw up in the middle of the film. You can hear audio of the audience reaction to the film below.
Audience reacting to a kill from ‘IN A VIOLENT NATURE’ during the Chicago Critics Film Fest screening of the film. An audience member also vomited during the screening.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) May 6, 2024
The film, described as a slasher from the killer's perspective, hits theaters on May 31. pic.twitter.com/KGlyC3HFXa
This is far from the first horror film to claim this kind of audience reaction. However, early reports of In a Violent Nature indicates that this film may be just that violent. The film promises to reinvent the slasher genre by telling the story from the killer’s perspective.
Here is the official synopsis for the film. When a group of teens takes a locket from a collapsed fire tower in the woods, they unwittingly resurrect the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime. The undead killer soon embarks on a bloody rampage to retrieve the stolen locket, methodically slaughtering anyone who gets in his way.
While we will have to wait and see if In a Violent Nature lives up to all of its hype, recent responses on X offer nothing but praise for the film. One user even makes the bold claim that this adaptation is like an arthouse Friday the 13th.
In a Violent Nature will receive a limited theatrical run starting May 31, 2024. The film will then be released on Shudder sometime later in the year. Make sure to check out the promo images and trailer below.
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New Windswept Action Trailer for ‘Twisters’ Will Blow You Away
The summer movie blockbuster game came in soft with The Fall Guy, but the new trailer for Twisters is bringing back the magic with an intense trailer full of action and suspense. Steven Spielberg’s production company, Amblin, is behind this newest disaster film just like its 1996 predecessor.
This time Daisy Edgar-Jones plays the female lead named Kate Cooper, “a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.”
Twisters cast includes Nope’s Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane (American Honey), Daryl McCormack (Peaky Blinders), Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Nik Dodani (Atypical) and Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney (Beautiful Boy).
Twisters is directed by Lee Isaac Chung and hits theaters on July 19.
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Travis Kelce Joins Cast on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’
Football star Travis Kelce is going Hollywood. At least that is what Dahmer Emmy award-winning star Niecy Nash-Betts announced on her Instagram page yesterday. She posted a video of herself on set of the new Ryan Murphy FX series Grotesquerie.
“This is what happens when WINNERS link up‼️ @killatrav Welcome to Grostequerie[sic]!” she wrote.
Standing just out of frame is Kelce who suddenly steps in to say, “Jumping into new territory with Niecy!” Nash-Betts appears to be in a hospital gown while Kelce is dressed as an orderly.
Not much is known about Grotesquerie, other than in literary terms it means a work filled with both science fiction and extreme horror elements. Think H.P. Lovecraft.
Back in February Murphy released an audio teaser for Grotesquerie on social media. In it, Nash-Betts says in part, “I don’t know when it started, I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s different now. There’s been a shift, like something’s opening up in the world — a kind of hole that descends into a nothingness…”
There hasn’t been an official synopsis released regarding Grotesquerie, but keep checking back to iHorror for further details.
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