28 Years Later

After “28 Weeks Later” came out in 2007 becoming a modest financial hit, Danny Boyle intended to make a third installment of the “28 Days Later” series. Unfortunately, legal issues over film rights put the threequel on halt as well as Alex Garland’s scheduling conflicts with other projects. After a 12 year hiatus, Danny & […]

Marvel Zombies

Set in an alternate universe outside the main universe, surviving heroes must find a way to end the zombie plague. All four episodes of “Marvel Zombies” are now streaming on Disney Plus. The mini-series earned mixed reviews from critics, fans and streamers alike. It’s Halloween Month. Meaning, I’ll be watching and reviewing Horror stuff throughout […]

Flashback Review: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

In the early ’90s, Scooby-Doo entered obscurity after “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo” ended in 1991. Ted Turner’s now defunct company Turner Broadcasting System bought Hanna-Barbera and created Cartoon Network in 1992. Reruns of Scooby-Doo introduced a whole new audience. Thanks to high ratings, WB’s home video company worked on an animated movie titled, “Scooby-Doo on […]

Zombieland

In 2005, screenwriting duo, Rhett Reese & Paul Wenic penned a spec script for TV pilot titled, “Zombieland.” Ruben Fleischer (Venom) helped the pair they should turn it into a self-contained full-length film with a road trip involving survivors traveling to an amusement park. Released in 2009, (same year Inglorious Basterds came out) it received […]

Jason X (WB’s Flops Vol. 2 #33)

After “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday” ended with Freddy Kruger’s hand grabbing Jason’s hockey mask, fans were eager to see a crossover with two iconic villains going head to head. Due to development problems formulating a script for “Freddy vs. Jason,” plans were delayed before a script was green-lit. So, fans of “Friday […]

Grindhouse

In 2003, besties Robert “RR” Rodriguez and Quentin “QT” Tarantino hang out together watching double-features with trailers before and after the films. One night at QT’s house, RR saw a double-feature poster for “Dragstrip Girl” and Rock All Night.” RR got an idea, he asked QT if he’s not busy making another film after “Kill […]