Man vs. machine sci-fi short Rise is getting expanded into a feature

Posted 9 years ago

A year ago, director David Karlak released the sci-fi short RISE, which starred the late Anton Yelchin and was scripted by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton. This short offered a glimpse into a dystopian future, 2043, where  man’s attempt to...

Platinum Dunes, Melton and Dunstan set up horror project at Paramount

Posted 10 years ago

While Platinum Dunes, the production company behind such films as the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, AMITYVILLE HORROR, HITCHER, and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET remakes, gears up to go into production on the next FRIDAY THE 13TH movie for Paramount Pictures next...

Knock knock! It’s the trailer for Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbor

Posted 10 years ago

The official trailer for Marcus Dunstan's newest nightmare THE NEIGHBOR has arrived! We've already seen the creepy paper mask in the artwork, but now we can check out the man behind it in action! While the protagonist in this movie might fear...

Exclusive: Home video art and release date revealed for The Neighbor

Posted 10 years ago

With three FEAST films, four SAW sequels, PIRANHA 3DD, THE COLLECTOR, and THE COLLECTION to their names, screenwriting partners Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton may be the most prolific duo working in the horror genre today. Dunstan also directed THE...

First images from Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbor come knocking

Posted 10 years ago

Genre regulars Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton have a new thriller coming our way called THE NEIGHBOR. We haven't heard much about this project since reporting that filming had wrapped back in January, but now its first batch of stills...

Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton investigate The Neighbor

Posted 10 years ago

  Though it would appear their shot at making HALLOWEEN RETURNS has vanished, writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (THE COLLECTOR, THE COLLECTION) have moved on to a new project titled THE NEIGHBOR. In fact, according to Bloody Disgusting, the...

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (Movie Review)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: A look inside the success of the SAW franchise. The film features several interviews with the filmmakers behind all seven films, with a heavy emphasis on the original.  REVIEW: In 2004, a little horror movie from a fresh young...

Development of Halloween Returns starting over from scratch

Posted 11 years ago

Back in June, Dimension Films and Trancas International Films announced that a new HALLOWEEN film entitled HALLOWEEN RETURNS would soon be entering production, with Marcus Dunstan (THE COLLECTOR, THE COLLECTION) directing from a screenplay he wrote with Patrick Melton. We have...

The next Halloween film has been delayed for refiguring

Posted 11 years ago

It's been a tough week for two of horror's biggest slasher icons. First came the bad news that Paramount Pictures has pushed back the release date (for the third time) of the new FRIDAY THE 13TH, and now producer Malek...

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