Scott Spiegel

Happy 30th Birthday Evil Dead II

Posted 9 years ago

Happy Birthday, EVIL DEAD II!  That's right, 30 years ago today the splatter sequel to end all splatter sequels hit theaters. Today I'd like to share a bit of the history of the film with you guys (as if you...

Blu-ray of cult classic The Dead Next Door up for pre-order on Indiegogo

Posted 11 years ago

An Ohio native, I have long been fascinated and inspired by the work independent filmmaker J.R. Bookwalter did in our home state through the '80s and '90s, directing and/or producing such low budget gems as POLYMORPH, ZOMBIE COP, KINGDOM OF...

VHS Retro Art Round-up: Evil Dead II, The Stuff, Deadly Friend and more

Posted 11 years ago

Alex Every child of the 80s will remember going to the video store and trying to find a movie to rent. Back before the days of Blu-ray and On Demand, selecting a movie usually meant finding the flick with the...

Groovy new Mondo posters for Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness

Posted 12 years ago

I don't pop a boner over Mondo posters like some people, but I do love me some EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS, and I'm pretty impressed with these new ones for Sam Raimi's horror movies. The EVIL DEAD...

Peter Stormare joins Bruce Campbell in Welcome to Purgatory

Posted 12 years ago

Peter Stormare, one of the most entertaining character actors working in film today, has joined WELCOME TO PURGATORY, an action-horror film taking place in the Afterlife. WELCOME TO PURGATORY is being produced by Scott Spiegel (HOSTEL III, EVIL DEAD II)and...

Bruce Campbell and James Buckley join Welcome to Purgatory

Posted 12 years ago

Scott Spiegel, director of HOSTEL 3 and co-writer of EVIL DEAD II, is acting as executive producer on the Gene Fallaize-directed thriller WELCOME TO PURGATORY, which has just added both Bruce Campbell and James Buckley to the cast. Together they...

Jillian Murray joins Gene Fallaize’s Welcome to Purgatory

Posted 12 years ago

Scott Spiegel, director of HOSTEL 3 and co-writer of EVIL DEAD II, is executive producing the Gene Fallaize-directed thriller WELCOME TO PURGATORY. The film just nabbed CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO actress Jillian Murray (pictured) who will take on one of...

The F*ckin Black Sheep: From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)

Posted 12 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We're hoping this column will...

Scott Spiegel’s Wrath releases concept art and casts Vernon Wells

Posted 12 years ago

‘Twas back in September when we last gave you an update on WRATH, the upcoming horror feature from Scott Spiegel (HOSTEL III, INTRUDER). Today we bring along some concept art for the picture, as well as the news that the...

Hostel 3 director Scott Spiegel will make you feel his Wrath

Posted 13 years ago

Scott Spiegel, best known as the man who co-wrote EVIL DEAD 2 and directed HOSTEL III and the hilarious 80s slasher INTRUDER, has found his next project: WRATH. Spiegel’s production company will produce the film, which will come out in...

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