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Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes to Stop Remaking Horror Films

Platinum Dunes production company – co-founded by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form – is going to stop remaking classic horror movies.

04.07.18 (8) by Q.V. Hough
Texas Chainsaw Prequel Leatherface Gets October 2017 Release Date

Leatherface – a prequel to horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – has finally gotten a 2017 release date, after being delayed since 2015.

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These parents won’t be winning an award any time soon. Check out some of the worst parents in films here!

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Leatherface and Alien Xenomorph Joining Mortal Kombat X

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15 Remakes That Never Should Have Happened

With the recent announcement of a remake to Memento on the way, we’re taking a look at some other utterly pointless remakes.

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Original Leatherface Actor Gunnar Hansen Dead at 68

Gunnar Hansen, best known for playing the role of iconic Texas Chainsaw Massacre villain Leatherface, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 68.

11.08.15 (13) by Michael Kennedy
The Real Life Inspirations Behind 11 Horror Movie Icons

From historical figures to deadly events, these are the real life inspirations behind some Hollywood’s most recognized horror icons.

10.30.15 (19) by Paul Young
12 Movie Maniacs Based On Real People

Check out these horror movies whose villains are based on the crimes of real-life psychos.

10.26.15 by Helen Engleberth
11 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s

The 1970s was a good time for horror cinema. Here’s our rundown of the 10 best horror films released during that decade.

09.21.15 (30) by Scout Tafoya
10 Creepy Horror Movies Inspired by True Stories

We look at the events behind some of the most famous “inspired by a true story” horror flicks.

09.19.15 (22) by Rachel Paxton

‘Leatherface’ Prequel Movie Plot & Character Details Revealed

New plot details have been revealed for the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ prequel ‘Leatherface,’ with Stephen Dorff and Angela Bettis joining the cast.

04.02.15 (7) by Robert Yaniz Jr.
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Origins Film ‘Leatherface’ Gets a Writer

The newest entry in the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ series has a new title, as well as a screenwriter to carry on Leatherface’s big screen legend.

08.14.14 (10) by Andy Crump
Next ‘Texas Chainsaw’ to Follow Leatherface as a Teenager?

Lionsgate is rumored to be working on a ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ movie that would follow Leatherface as a teenager.

08.02.14 (23) by B.C. Edwards
Michael Bay Wants to Direct a Horror Movie

Michael Bay wants to direct his own horror film, after years of producing horror remakes through his Platinum Dune banner – good idea?

10.10.13 (60) by Sandy Schaefer
Hidden Identity: Horror’s Most Terrifying Masks (And Who’s Behind Them)

Masked killers in movies never seem to get old, so we look back on the masked monsters who haunt us to this day, and how they came to be.

08.23.13 (18) by Andrew Dyce
Movie News Wrap Up: ‘Captain America,’ ‘Guys and Dolls,’ ‘Hercules 3D’ & More

Marvel’s Peggy Carter short film at Comic-Con 2013; Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in ‘Guys and Dolls’ and more!

04.29.13 (8) by Anthony Taormina
Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: Jan 13 2013

Here’s our box office report for the weekend of January 13th, 2013 – featuring ‘Gangster Squad,’ ‘A Haunted House,’ and the wide release of ‘Zero Dark Thirty.’

01.13.13 (7) by Anthony Taormina
Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: Jan 6 2013

Here’s our box office report for the weekend of January 6th, 2012 – featuring the return of Leatherface in ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D.’

01.06.13 (1) by Anthony Taormina
‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Interview: Director John Luessenhop Gets Leatherface to Grow Up

Director John Luessenhop opens up about the challenge continuing the ‘Texas Chainsaw’ franchise as well as casting his iconic Leatherface.

01.06.13 (5) by Perri Nemiroff
‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Interview: Dan Yeager’s Leatherface is a Family Man

Dan Yeager goes from holiday party loner to a more multi-dimensional version of an iconic slasher – playing Leatherface in ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D.’

01.05.13 (4) by Perri Nemiroff
‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Review

Texas Chainsaw 3D is an interesting idea but the execution of the film falls short in nearly every way imaginable.

01.04.13 (60) by Ben Kendrick
10 Movies We’re Looking Forward To: January 2013

It’s a new year and that means a full crop of new releases are ahead of us. Find out which films we’re looking forward to in our January 2013 movie preview.

01.02.13 (32) by Anthony Taormina
Leatherface Interrupts Sexy Time in First ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Clip

The first clip from John Luessenhop’s ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ shows what happens when Leatherface goes up against a shotgun.

11.19.12 (7) by Perri Nemiroff

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