In recent years there's been a lot of discussion about Christmas movies that aren't-- I'm thinking specifically about Die Hard, Batman Returns, and the other non sequitur holiday movies you've seen in clickbait articles all over the internet. Occasionally the Joe Dante classic Gremlins pops up in those discussions, albeit erroneously given that Gremlins is all about Christmas, gift [...]

The whimsical spirit of the holidays will transform Universal Studios Hollywood into a winter wonderland as the theme park ushers in seasonal favorites: “Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and “Grinchmas,” beginning Thursday, November 28 and running daily through Sunday, December 29, 2019. The annual family tradition in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter [...]

There's no such thing as a Hollywood ending in the official trailer from Orion Pictures' ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE. MUSIC. CHRISTMAS. ZOMBIES. What a Time to Be Alive! When a zombie apocalypse descends upon their small town during Christmas, it's up to Anna (Ella Hunt) and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way [...]

With the year winding down, the good folks behind this esteemed publication have once again reached out and asked me if I’d be willing to pop by and do a guest column offering my opinion on the best horror films 2016 had to offer. I’m not entirely sure why they thought I was the most [...]

It's that time of year again. the saccharine melodies of the holidays have become inescapable and even the most stalwart Halloween lovers have swapped their yard skeletons for cheeful elves. Luckily for scrooges like myself, Sinister Pointe's 4thish Annual Not So Merry Holiday Haunt is here to pervert that most innocent of holidays into something [...]

I have a confession to make: Up until today, I have never been to Universal Studios Hollywood during the daytime. Yes, it's true, I've grown up in Southern California and the only time I have made it to Universal was during Horror Nights. After today I realized the error of my ways and everything that I [...]

Our friends at Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films have partnered up to acquire the global distribution of the horror anthology HOLIDAYS.  Produced by John Hegeman’s Distant Corners Entertainment in association with XYZ Films, HOLIDAYS will have its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival on April 14th. This will be one of the first [...]