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The New Spawn Movie Should Make Children Cry, According to McFarlane

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Todd McFarlane really wants his vision for Spawn to come through as a viciously scary horror movie, but it seems as if he’s having a bit of trouble getting that point across.

Make no mistake – McFarlane has zero intentions of this being a superhero movie. But he reveals that it’s been rough getting this intentions through to Hollywood.

At Comic Con, the Spawn creator dug deep into his aggravation:

“Here’s what I’m trying to get Hollywood to understand because they still don’t quite get it is I want to do a dead serious, scary movie that happens to be a superhero, right? And so they keep tripping into this superhero part and I wish I could almost take that piece out of it.”

Also, in a transcript from IGN:

“If you think about it as a horror it makes complete sense. if you think about it as Captain America it falls apart.”

Todd McFarlane is hellbent on getting this movie to be the way that he wants it to be, and credit must definitely be given for that. If there’s anything that can be gathered from this panel, it’s that he’s going all in with his vision.

He believes that he may just be having trouble getting his point across through his script alone. However, Greg Nicotero’s involvement should be enough to truly get his ideas to shine through. Next time he approaches the studios, he’s going in with pieces of Nicotero’s costume that have already been made.

“I just saw earlier today, Greg Nicotero showed me some physical pieces of the costume and I’m going, ‘That’s it.’ We’ve been designing it anyways but I finally got to see it physically and I go, ‘That’s it.’ So next time I go into the studios, I’m bringing all that stuff with me because, obviously, I didn’t do a good enough job in the script to convey that. They’re reading words in my script that are way different than what I see in my head and I just want to scare people. I just want to scare people on a serious level.”

How scary? Enough to make children cry.

“We’re talking that it would make your kids cry. If you’re going to do dark R, make the children cry who are under 10. That’s the movie. Do I think that The Joker is gonna make 10-year-olds cry? Nope. Would I make them cry? Sure, I would because I’d be doing a movie for adults.”

Todd McFarlane isn’t out to make a Superhero movie. It would appear as if he’s shooting more for The Exorcist than Bat Man.

With Jason Blum and Greg Nicotero backing him, let’s just hope McFarlane can get this movie out the way he wants. Because if it ends up being anywhere near what his plans are for it, this movie is going to be scary as hell.

Superman? Hardly.

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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.

The Burning

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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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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