This Week in Pop-Culture: Horror Season is Here Plus Muppets, Elvira, and a ‘Gladiator’ Sequel
There have been a bunch of announcements, trailers, and news this week – let’s catch up, shall we?
News
- Director Chloe Zhao talks about Eternals
- Gladiator 2 is on the way from Ridley Scott
- David Lee Roth is retiring
- New look at Dexter: New Blood
- Salem’s Lot reboot adds Pilou Asbæk
- Check out Sylvester Stallone’s new cut of Rocky IV
- The Black Phone has been pushed back to February
- New book about Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is out next year
- Good Omens audiobook secures David Tenet and Michael Sheen
- Netflix and Chills 2021 Schedule…
Trailers:
Muppets Haunted Mansion – Disney+ October 8th
The Great Gonzo – world famous daredevil artiste, has done it all, seen it all, and survived it all. But on Halloween night, the fearless Gonzo takes on the greatest challenge of his life by spending one very daring night in the most grim grinning place on Earth …The Haunted Mansion.
Just Beyond – Disney+ October 13th
Journeys of supernatural self-discovery through the worlds of witches, aliens, ghosts, and alternate dimensions.
I Know What You Did Last Summer – Amazon Prime October 15th
Teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on the night of their graduation.
Night Teeth – Netflix October 20th
Benny’s entire world is turned upside down after picking up two mysterious girls who expose him to a secret world he never knew existed. He is suddenly hurled into their cryptic underworld on a mission to save his city from dripping in blood.
Invasion – AppleTV+ October 22nd
We are not alone. Extraterrestrial beings have made their way to Earth from across the universe. Civilization could collapse. And survival is up to you. Invasion follows a global cast – including Sam Neill, Golshifteh Farahani, Shamier Anderson, Billy Barrett, and Shioli Kutsuna – as they try to navigate a terrifying new reality infested by lethal aliens.
Dead & Beautiful – Shudder November 4th
In Dead & Beautiful, five rich, spoiled Asian twenty-somethings (Gijs Blom, Aviis Zhong, Yen Tsao, Philip Juan, Anechka Marchenko) are suffering from upper class ennui, unsure how to spend their days when so little is expected from them. In search of excitement, the five friends form the “Circle,” a group where they take turns designing a unique, extravagant experience for the others. But things go wrong when the privileged urbanites awaken after a night out, to find they have developed vampire fangs and an unquenchable thirst for flesh, blood, and adventure at any price. Directed by David Verbeek.
