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Channel 18 TV Guide Ad For Uncle Coffin’s Creature Double Feature
Is Rob Zombie really directing Halloween 2? Not only is he hard at work filming Michael Myers’ latest adventure, but he’s also keep your ol’ pals at Bloody-Disgusting busy with loads of updates from the set in Georgia. Today he posted two fun ads that feature Uncle Seymour Coffins from Channel 18’s “Creature Double Feature”. “Check out this old Creature Feature TV guide ad,” writes Zombie. “Coffins is the man!” You can check out the images inside — but before you do that, a little clarification. Bill Moseley is NOT playing Coffins as his he had a conflict of schedule, therefore he was recast (boo!). New name coming soon.
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.