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Horror’s Most Popular Stories of 2017
Take a look back through the most viewed horror stories of the year.
It seems like the whole world went a little crazy in 2017 and most people can’t wait for it to end. For horror fans though, we had a year filled with record-breaking blockbusters and critically acclaimed films. As the year comes to a close I always think it’s fun to take a look back at the most popular stories on Bloody Disgusting. So, here’s a look back at the most viewed stories from 2017!
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here*
15. Jason Voorhees gets a new video game!
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14. Home Alone… with blood is just what we all needed.
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13. The Babadook becomes an LGBT icon!
12. Tom Hardy is Venom!
11. We get a close look at IT‘s new Losers’ Club
10. The Bye Bye Man started off as a genuinely creepy short story.
The Urban Legend That Inspired ‘The Bye Bye Man’ is Pretty Damn Creepy
9. Stephen King recommends a few good horror films
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8. Bill Skarsgård shows us why he was born to play Pennywise
[Video] Bill Skarsgård Doing the Pennywise Smile Without Makeup is Even Creepier
7. Apparently the whole internet wants to see Pennywise eat a baby…
Highly Disturbing ‘IT’ Deleted Scene Had Pennywise Eating a Baby?!
6. The IT hype train kicks off with our first look at footage straight out of SXSW
5. “What the world is going to see is one of the darkest, most powerful supervillains that Marvel has ever created. It’s going to be carnage.”
4. We LOVE Shark Week, and it seems like you all do too
3. The gang is getting back together, Rob Zombie is resurrecting ‘The Devil’s Rejects’!
Rob Zombie is Resurrecting ‘The Devil’s Rejects’! [Exclusive]
2. Director Johannes Roberts explains the ending for 47 Meters Down
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1. Elvira is an ever-present, iconic figure in the horror world… and this proves it. Here’s the most popular story of the year!
Here’s to a kick-ass 2018!
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.