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The Biggest Horror Stories of 2016
There’s no debating that 2016 was a GREAT year to be a horror fan. Our beloved genre is everywhere and if 2017 is any indication, it’s just going to keep getting better. I took a look back over the past 12 months and picked out the biggest stories of the year (based on how many times they were viewed) and wow, there were some amazing horror stories this year.
10. After getting possibly the greatest Christmas present ever in the form of an Alien: Covenant trailer, it looks like most of our wishlist is going to come true.
9. The King of the Monsters is always a popular topic on BD, and when these spoilers were released you all just couldn’t resist.
8. Love it or hate it, when Lionsgate revealed that The Woods was actually Blair Witch, the internet went crazy and readers flooded in to view the trailer.
7. We all got excited when there was finally some real Zombieland 2 news, and while there haven’t been many updates since then it’s still in development and hopefully we’ll hear something sooner than later.
6. Remember when 10 Cloverfield Lane was a mystery? Everybody was trying to figure out how this film was going to fit into the Cloverfield universe, and now we can’t wait for the third film.
5. There aren’t many shoes harder to fill than Pinhead’s, and when we revealed who was going to take on the role in Hellraiser: Judgement it was a big deal. We later got our first look at Pinhead in this teaser image.
4. Rob Zombie is always a controversial topic, and when ’31’ finally got an R rating after receiving the dreaded NC-17 from the MPAA not once but twice it was pretty big news. Now if we only knew where that unrated cut was…
3. Here’s a perfect case of something being too good to be true. The most recent update from Michael Keaton makes it seem like a Beetlejuice 2 might be a lost cause.
2. Stephen King’s IT is definitely the story of the year, and that’s proven by how many people clicked to get a first glimpse of Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise.
1. After all the teasers and speculation, when the American Horror Story season 6 theme was finally revealed it was the biggest single piece of news by a longshot.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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