The Frighteners

The Frighteners (1996) Peter Jackson – Show Me the Sequel!

Posted 5 years ago

I really miss the type of movies Peter Jackson used to make, back before he got into the blockbuster business. I hold on to the hope that someday he'll return to horror and give us something along the lines of...

Peter Jackson’s The Frighteners: The Best Movie You Never Saw

Posted 6 years ago

Chris Peter Jackson. For most of us, the name conjures up images of Hobbits and shires, Dwarves and Elves – and let’s face it – money and Oscars. It’s safe to say that directors don’t get much bigger than Peter...

UPDATE: Charlize Theron developing The Frighteners series

Posted 6 years ago

UPDATE: A source close to Denver and Delilah says that the project is actually no longer in development due to complicated rights issues. Bummer. Our buddies over at Bloody Disgusting just passed along word that Charlize Theron is developing a...

Face-Off: Ghostbusters vs. The Frighteners

Posted 10 years ago

The controversy surrounding the film has made it pretty hard to miss the fact that this weekend marks the release of Paul Feig’s reboot of GHOSTBUSTERS. With such a huge event ahead of us, the 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS had to be...

Our Favorite Movie Easter Eggs: Back to the Future, The Goonies and more!

Posted 11 years ago

These days, part of the fun of watching a movie in theaters or at home with the ability to freeze frames, is finding the Easter eggs hidden within. For the history buffs out there, the origin of the cinematic Easter...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Peter Jackson!

Posted 11 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

The Frighteners- Horror Movie Review- (Day 15 of 31)- October Massacre

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Thanks to a freak accident, Frank Bannister is able to “see dead people”. So of course, he uses this gift to run a paranormal investigator service that actually scams people because he actually is in cahoots with the ghosts!...

Where in the Horror are they Now? Jeffrey Combs!

Posted 12 years ago

JEFFREY COMBS THEN: When I was very young the name Herbert West become synonymous with everything that was great in horror. In the 1985 classic RE-ANIMATOR, a crazed young medical student – who had fantastical ideas blurring the lines between...

C’mon Hollywood: Get back to the gore, Peter Jackson!

Posted 12 years ago

Sticking closely to shoe-string budgeted films and appropriately titled “splatstick” horror comedies, Peter Jackson wasn’t exactly the biggest name being passed around the film community back in the day. It wasn’t until he received recognition for his work on HEAVENLY...

Face-Off: James Cameron vs. Peter Jackson

Posted 13 years ago

It was a Willem vs. Woody battle in last week’s Face-Off and after all of you chimed in and the dust settled it was clear that Will Dafoe was the clear winner against the wacky and wonderful Woody Harrelson. THE...