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Geek Tyrant
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Retro Trailer For George A. Romero and Stephen King's 1982 Horror Film CREEPSHOW — GeekTyrant
This week's retro trailer is for the the classic 1982 anthology horror film Creepshow directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying tribute to the EC horror comics of the 1950s. The movie is structured as a comic book come to life, with five distinct and macabre tales, each steeped in dark humor, supernatural justice, and gruesome consequences. The segments range from a vengeful father rising from the grave in 'Father's Day,' to a meteorite turning a lonely man into a moss-covered monstrosity in 'The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill,' played by King himself. Other tales include a cuckolded man seeking revenge with a watery twist, a mysterious crate housing a ravenous creature, and a wealthy recluse battling cockroaches in a sterile penthouse. Framed by a wraparound story about a young boy punished for reading horror comics, Creepshow uses comic panel transitions, animated effects, and exaggerated colors to evoke its pulp roots. With a cast that includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, and E.G. Marshall, the film blends camp and dread to deliver a delightfully grotesque viewing experience. Creepshow stands out as a cult classic not only for its creative storytelling and practical effects, but also for capturing the twisted fun of horror in its most playful and gruesome form.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Adrienne Barbeau and Xander Berkeley join cast of Tyler Savage's horror thriller 'Oddities
's horror thriller 'Oddities' has added , , and Lilimar to the cast. An expansion of Savage's 2023 short film of the same name, 'Oddities' is a genre-bending thriller following two self-destructive best friends (played by Simone and Lilimar) who accidentally kill someone. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now After finding refuge in a roadside antique shop, an older woman (Barbeau) initially offers help, but things soon take a dark turn, reported Variety. "'Oddities' is an irreverent celebration of so many of the things that first made me fall in love with film," writer-director Savage said in a statement. "I'm filled with gratitude for getting a chance to expand this world, and I'm thrilled with how this team and cast have come together. Huge thanks to Vicky Boone, Liz Kelley and my incredible fellow producers. We caused some mayhem in Louisville, so I can't wait to show people what we cooked up. " 'Oddities' is produced by Broad, Javier Gonzalez, Noah Lang, and Max Neace. Simone, Lilimar, Jamie Meyer, Lucas Fleisher and Adrienne Barbeau serve as executive producers alongside co-producers Travis LaSalle, Dash Hawkins and Jeff Smith. Principal photography recently wrapped in Kentucky. Producers are currently in potential sales discussions for a 2026 release. Simone recently appeared in Netflix's "Forever" and starred in "Greenleaf"; Barbeau was in "The Fog," "Creepshow" and "Argo"; Berkeley is known for "The Walking Dead" and "Apollo 13," while Lilimar provided her voice for both "Inside Out 2" and "Batwheels," reported Variety.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'The Monkey': Osgood Perkins says Canadian Tatiana Maslany is the best actor he's had in a movie
What The Monkey (now in theatres) proves is that Osgood Perkins was the perfect person to craft an adaptation of Stephen King's short story, as someone who's not just well-versed in the horror genre, but is able to lean into the intricacies of King's writing, particularly his humour. Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Colin O'Brien and Christian Convery, this film is absolutely outrageous, leaning into the fun to entertain from beginning to end. "From the day that I was given the material, it sort of came with a script that existed that was very serious and I was like, 'This feels totally wrong,'" Perkins told Yahoo Canada. "It's about a toy monkey, look at its face, you can't do a straight movie about that." "I always loved the sort of wry comedy of something like 'Misery' or obviously 'Creepshow' that felt very kind of fun. And the thing about Stephen King is that he popularized horror as entertainment. ... Not horror to make you feel bad, but horror to titillate you, to keep you turning pages, to keep you buying the next book, ... to keep you delighted. And so the delight that comes for me with Stephen King was essential to have running through the picture." The Monkey introduces us to teen twins Hal and Bill (Christian Convery), being raised by their mother Lois (Tatiana Maslany) after their father left them, or "made like an eggs and scrambled," as Lois says in the film. Interested in discovering more about their father, who worked as a pilot, the boys find a toy monkey that belonged to him. As the boys find out, when you wind up the toy and the monkey's drum sticks start banging down, there's a deadly result, which leads to the boys trying to destroy and get rid of the toy forever. Fast forward 25 years, now these boys are adults (both played by Theo James), but estranged. Hal has his own son, Petey (Colin O'Brien), who he only sees once a year. When the father-son duo set off on their scheduled time together, Hal and Petey are faced with the threat of the monkey. In addition to the fun and the gore, the elements of the story about parenthood were particularly important for Perkins. "I'm a father of three. It's something that really matters to me. It's something that I've dedicated a lot of my life and energy and focus and heart towards, and also felt like it was something that resonates through King's work all the time," Perkins said. "And in wanting to honour the guy, the man, the master, ... it felt important to kind of be in the vibe more than more than to hold the page open with one hand and type with the other." "It became more about being inspired by him and kind of reflecting back to him as the impact he's had. ... 'Pet Sematary' is in such a horrible, horrible, horrible book, in the best way, ... because it's about this sort of awful thing about being a parent and how you deal in the most ghastly way. So I wanted to foreground that. It felt like it was the most respectful I could be of him, was to kind of pick up on what seems important to him." While the movie is filled with great performances, Maslany stands out, both for the audience and with Perkins himself. "At the risk of other actors that I know and have worked with, she's the best actor that I've had the privilege of having in a movie," Perkins said. "We had slipped this weird movie Keeper, that comes out in October, ... in between Longlegs and The Monkey, ... and realized, oh man, this is a person who can do anything." "She's like a radio dial. ... You can either tune it way to the other side or way to this side, or just a little bit to get it clear, or fuzzy. And she's kind of limitless in what she's able to do. And such a good energy and so focused, but also ridiculous. She's a star player, that's for sure." And when it comes to the twins in the story, particular as adults, it's an example of the interesting way The Monkey shifts horror movie tropes to service this story, and also to give the movie its comedic edge. "A lot of what I'm doing in these movies is kind of referring to the horror genre ... from a distance," Perkins said. "We did it in Longlegs, ... it's kind of like a pop serial killer movie, and then in this one was kind of like, how can we populate this world with things that feel like horror things." "And one of them is twins, ... but then kind of like regular Joe guy twins is not always seen. And it felt like fresh territory." But one change from King's work that was quickly notice by fans was the fact the the monkey has a drum, not cymbals like the book. While Perkins has stated that it had to do with Disney owning the rights to cymbals, it's a change he ultimately liked for his film. "In the world of being a creative person, or an artist, ... limitations are such a benefit," Perkins said. "When you're told it can't be this thing, it really sort of reprograms your mind in the best way. It opens up so many different windows and doors and ways of seeing things." "And from the get go, when I was told it can't be the cymbals, we sort of had a moment like, ... everyone's going to expect it to be the cymbals. But then you realize, oh the drum is percussive, it's rhythmic. ... It's a drum roll, it's all of these things that are going to be so much better for pace and for energy and for sound. ... Thanks Disney, you can keep your cymbals."
