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  • Movie News

Tobin Bell to Return as Jigsaw Killer in New Saw Film

Tobin Bell is returning as the Jigsaw Killer, aka John Kramer, in the next Saw film, which will be directed…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Where Do the Saw Movies Take Place? Spiral Director Explains Why You’ll Never Know

The biggest mystery of the Saw films may be where they take place. And that's very much intentional, says director Darren…

3 years ago
  • Podcasts

Green Knight Trailer; Globes Jockeying; Let’s Decipher Tom Cruise

The Green Knight trailer reigns; who might benefit from the Golden Gloves mess; let's try to decipher Tom Cruise's motives…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

How Spiral Director Darren Lynn Bousman Went From Fired and Broke to Four No. 1 Movies

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/darren-lynn-bousman-spiral-from-the-book-of-saw Darren Lynn Bousman has a red room in his house where he displays posters from all the movies he's…

3 years ago
  • Interviews

John Carpenter Talks Remakes and the “Insane Business” of Horror Moviemaking

In Hollywood these days, it sometimes seems easier to find an actor who’ll admit to having had plastic surgery than…

3 years ago
  • MM Guide 2018

Scaring Up Funds: How to Acquire Investors When Your Movie’s in Horror, the Most Profitable Genre of Them All

We’ve all heard the stories. Paranormal Activity, a film with a budget slightly less than a used Honda, made $193…

6 years ago
  • Screenwriting

“You’re Holding Up a Mirror, and the Reflection is Ugly”: Chucky Creator Don Mancini on Horror Screenwriting

Being provocative comes with the territory if you’re working within the horror genre. If you’re doing the job right you…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Want Hollywood’s Attention? Write a Showcase Short

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. It’s how Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas…

7 years ago
  • First Draft
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: The Ten Commandments of Writing a Great Sequel

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015

Releasing Your Demons: We Asked Some Pros to Discuss the Nature of the Horror Distribution Beast

Should you release your horror film in theaters before it hits video-on-demand? Or on VOD before theaters? Or do it…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2015
  • Producing

The Evils of Franchising Your Horror Film: Should You Attempt World Domination?

To successfully establish a horror franchise is to achieve some level of film industry transcendence. Something you made is granted…

9 years ago
  • Distribution
  • Fall 2014
  • Producing

Horror Stories: Examining the Business of Genre Filmmaking

A decade ago, the primary focus of independent horror moviemakers was making a good horror movie, knowing that if they…

9 years ago