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The Wolfman: Jason Blum updates, working on more Universal Monsters movies

Universal wants to revive their classic monster properties. Their initial approach was to create big budget movies under the Dark Universe banner – problem was, they put so much money into The Mummy that even a $400 million global box...

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James Wan is developing a remake of the Universal classic Creature from the Black Lagoon that he's expected to produce and direct

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Creature from the Black Lagoon: Ricou Browning in need of get well cards from fans

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Ricou Browning is the last surviving actor to have played a classic Universal Monster, as he portrayed the Gill-Man in the underwater scenes in all three entries of the Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy; Creature from the Black Lagoon...

Friday the 13th, Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw, Child's Play, Phantasm, Predator movies and more are coming to Peacock in October

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Peacock adds Friday the 13th, Elm Street, Chainsaw, & Chucky movies

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The Peacock streaming service is clearly aiming to be your top choice for entertainment in the month of October, as they’re celebrating the Halloween season with an event they’re calling Peacocktober, which will see a ton of popular horror films...

The Long Island Monster Gallery has opened in Mineola, New York and is taking reservations for visits throughout October.

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The Long Island Monster Gallery has over 30 monsters on display

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The Long Island Monster Gallery has now opened its doors in Mineola, New York and will be allowing genre fans of all ages to come in and check out their monster displays every weekend from the end of September through...

Universal Monsters 4K Blu-ray set arriving in October

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I love the Universal Monsters. I really can't get enough of them. The complete Universal Monsters box-set on Blu-ray is one of my favourite pieces in my collection, but it seems that I might end up double-dipping as Universal Pictures has announced...

Renfield: Nicholas Hoult is Dracula’s henchman in Universal’s violent comedy

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Nearly two years after it was announced that Universal was teaming up with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman for a film that would focus on Dracula's lackey Renfield, the project has finally found its Renfield. Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max:...

Dark Army could be Paul Feig’s next film, is meant to start a franchise

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A year and a half ago, Universal Pictures hired Bridesmaids / Ghostbusters 2016 director Paul Feig to write, direct, and produce (with Laura Fischer) a monster movie called Dark Army that would "include characters from Universal's classic monster library and...

Robert Kirkman teases Renfield film as extremely violent comedy

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After the whole Dark Universe fiasco, Universal Pictures took a step back and rethought their approach to the Universal Monsters, which now seems to involve letting creative people do whatever the hell they want with them rather than forcing them...

Black Lagoon reboot coming from Greg Nicotero & Robert Rodriguez?

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Universal Pictures has been considering remaking the 1954 classic Creature from the Black Lagoon (watch it HERE) for over thirty years. Writers and directors like Jack Arnold (the director of the original film), Nigel Kneale, John Carpenter, Ivan Reitman, Guillermo...

NECA previews line of Universal Monsters action figures

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2021 marks the 90th anniversary of the James Whale / Boris Karloff classic Frankenstein (watch it HERE), and to mark the occasion collectibles manufacturer NECA has revealed that they're releasing a 7" Scale Action Figure of Frankenstein's Monster! They have several...

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