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Mars Landing: 5 Times Martians Were Bad Neighbors

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3. Mars Attacks!

These Martians wear space suits, which is good because they’re otherwise just skeletons with exposed brains. Originally a trading card series, it was also adapted into a film by Tim Burton.

In the film, the Martians invade Earth to conquer and experiment on humans and other animals, wielding disintigrator guns and shrinking rays to maim and destroy. It was the follow-up to “Ed Wood” and is one of the Burton films that tends to get overlooked, but it’s a fun, campy sci-fi comedy.

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4. Invaders from Mars

A 1953 film by William Cameron Menzies that spawned a slick 1986 remake by Tobe Hooper, this is the story of a young boy who witnesses a flying saucer land near his home, and then notices all of the adults in his town acting strangely.

Tobe Hooper’s remake is particularly fun because of the grisly effects: These Martians are huge, lumbering creatures that are all mouths and teeth, and their leader is a slimy, tentacled mess resembling Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Dan O’Bannon (of “Return of the Living Dead” and “Alien”) co-wrote the script, making this a collaboration of two greats who left the horror community too soon.

5. The Last Days on Mars

In this 2013 film, astronauts exploring the red planet discover a fungus-like lifeform. Before they can get a sample and bring it home, it starts turning them into rampaging zombies. As you can see from the above clip, the Martian zombies are creepy as hell.

The red planet has been home to zombie fungi, raygun-wielding conquerors, alien ghosts and countless other hostile beings. Let’s hope this latest Mars landing is the start of a new era or Earth/Mars relations.

Feature image source: Tim Burton Productions/Warner Bros.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

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The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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