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The Salem Horror Fest Kicks Off October 1st and the Full Program of Events Has Been Unleashed
This year’s all-virtual Salem Horror Fest launches on October 1st, with programming available straight through Halloween. The full program of events has been unleashed this morning, which includes Premieres, Retrospectives, Panels, Podcasts and so much more.
The event is highlighted by a Joe Dante Tribute that features Gremlins 2 and The Howling reunion panels, as well as VIP meet-and-greets with Dante, Dee Wallace, Zach Galligan and Robert Picardo. The fest will also be screening the doc That Guy Dick Miller.
This year’s movie premieres include:
- Amber’s Descent (World Premiere)
- Black Lake
- Cold Wind Blowing
- Danni and the Vampire
- Death Drop Gorgeous
- Diablo Rojo PTY
- Displaced (World Premiere)
- Drown the Clown
- Feels Good Man
- It Cuts Deep
- Hunger
- The Last Thanksgiving (East Coast Premiere)
- Leni (World Premiere)
- A Nightmare Wakes (World Premiere)
- Occupants
- Papi Ramirez vs Giant Scorpions
- The Return (East Coast Premiere)
- Roommate Wanted (World Premiere)
- The Strings (World Premiere)
- Threshold (North American Premiere)
- Vise
- The Witches of Hollywood (World Premiere)
- Woman of the Photographs
Retrospectives include Cecil B. Demented with John Waters, Ginger Snaps, Gremlins 2, The Howling, Jason Lives, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Master and It (1990).
Head over to SalemHorrorFest.com for the full schedule, which also includes Panels, Lectures, Podcasts, Performances, Readings and more. And grab your tickets now.
The All Access Pass grants you access to *everything*, while individual Weekend Pass options are available for programming blocks from October 2-4 and October 9-11.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.