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Showrunner: The Mist TV Series Won’t Be A “Full-Blown Monster Show”

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While not quite as famous as Stephen King classics like The Shining, The Stand, or IT, The Mist is still quite the beloved story. Serving as the lead tale in King’s collection Skeleton Crew, The Mist looks at what happens to a town when the titular substance mysteriously rolls in one morning and blankets everything in sight.

Of course, it’s not the mist itself that’s to be feared in King’s novella, it’s the Lovecraftian monsters that lurk within it. These creatures were lovingly realized in Frank Darabont’s well-regarded 2007 movie adaptation, despite the quality of the CGI rendering them coming up short from time to time.

When it was first announced that Spike TV had ordered a TV series based on The Mist, it never even occurred to fans that there wouldn’t be monsters in the mist, waiting to prey on unsuspecting victims. After all, aren’t the tentacled horrors part of the very essence of the story?

One would think so, which is why it shocked many when the first trailer for The Mist TV series debuted, and featured no monsters at all. Even worse – the eyes of many – was the implication that the mist would instead torture townsfolk psychologically, by showing them horrible things or causing them to go insane.

The Mist on Spike TV (2)

Sadly, further trailers have done nothing to dispel that notion, and thanks to a recent chat that Mist showrunner Christian Torpe had with Arrow in the Head, it looks like the lack of monsters in the mist has been officially confirmed. Here’s what he had to say:

“I don’t want to reveal too much about what we see in there. What I can say is, it is more a show about how people react to what they see than what is actually there. It becomes boring if you know everything that’s in the show, so we were mindful of not going full-blown monster show like the movie did. I still hope we will deliver to the hardcore genre fans.”

To be fair, Torpe doesn’t 100% guarantee that there won’t ever be monsters. Still, the implication is pretty clear: sorry Mist fans, hope you weren’t expecting more spiders with human skull faces, because you probably won’t see any here.

With the level of fan outcry about the lack of monsters, Torpe could have easily squashed that here if it wasn’t the case, but didn’t. That speaks volumes.

Could a Mist TV show without monsters still end up being good? Possibly. That said, the enthusiasm for it among both King’s constant readers and fans of Darabont’s creature-filled film is unlikely to rise.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

The Faceless Lady

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

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The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

Eli Roth Present’s THE FACELESS LADY S1E5 Clip: THE DUEL – YouTube

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‘Blink Twice’ Trailer Presents a Thrilling Mystery in Paradise

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A new trailer for the movie formerly known as Pussy Island just dropped and it has us intrigued. Now with the more restrained title, Blink Twice, this  Zoë Kravitz-directed black comedy is set to land in theaters on August 23.

The film is packed with stars including Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan, and Geena Davis.

The trailer feels like a Benoit Blanc mystery; people are invited to a secluded location and disappear one by one, leaving one guest to figure out what is going on.

In the film, a billionaire named Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites a waitress named Frida (Naomi Ackie) to his private island, “It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.”

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Melissa Barrera Says ‘Scary Movie VI’ Would Be “Fun To Do”

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Melissa Barrera might literally get the last laugh on Spyglass thanks to a possible Scary Movie sequel. Paramount and Miramax are seeing the right opportunity to bring the satirical franchise back into the fold and announced last week one might be in production as early as this fall.

The last chapter of the Scary Movie franchise was almost a decade ago and since the series lampoons thematic horror movies and pop culture trends, it would seem they have a lot of content to draw ideas from, including the recent reboot of slasher series Scream.

Barerra, who starred as final girl Samantha in those movies was abruptly fired from the latest chapter, Scream VII, for expressing what Spyglass interpreted as “antisemitism,” after the actress came out in support of Palestine on social media.

Even though the drama wasn’t a laughing matter, Barrera might get her chance to parody Sam in Scary Movie VI. That is if the opportunity arises. In an interview with Inverse, the 33-year-old actress was asked about Scary Movie VI, and her reply was intriguing.

“I always loved those movies,” the actress told Inverse. “When I saw it announced, I was like, ‘Oh, that would be fun. That would be so fun to do.’”

That “fun to do” part could be construed as a passive pitch to Paramount, but that’s open to interpretation.

Just like in her franchise, Scary Movie also has a legacy cast including Anna Faris and Regina Hall. There is no word yet on if either of those actors will appear in the reboot. With or without them, Barrera is still a fan of the comedies. “They have the iconic cast that did it, so we’ll see what goes on with that. I’m just excited to see a new one,” she told the publication.

Barrera is currently celebrating the box office success of her latest horror movie Abigail.

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