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New “Tales From the Crypt” Being Retooled?!
The Cryptkeeper has many stories to tell…
Back in January we reported that TNT was reviving “Tales From the Crypt” with M. Night Shyamalan acting as “curator” of the two-hour horror block.
Details were scarce, but Bloody Disgusting was able to find out all sorts of inside information, with the biggest news being that there will be a new “Crypt Keeper” (HBO owns the rights to the John Kassir-voiced host).
We also discovered that the plan was for the new “Tales From the Crypt” to be episodic (“American Horror Story”-style), with 13 episodes of one storyline per season.
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Things have changed drastically since the announcement, mainly that anthology content is booming with content providers leaning towards the old-school style of storytelling as opposed to episodic.
Some really good news came out of the WonderCon where Shyamalan was promoting his FOX series, “Wayward Pines.” He double confirmed to /Film that we will see a Crypt Keeper of sorts, while also revealing that he’s since changed his tune about how he would like to present the “Tales From the Crypt” stories.
“You know, I can’t say 100% but I’m thinking right now, where I am, if you’d asked me this six months ago I would have a different answer, but where I am right now it’s more individual ‘Black Mirror’ kind of stuff right now,” Shyamalan said.
Yes, Shyamalan is now leaning towards delivering “Tales From the Crypt” as short, independent stories that would be more in tune with the original comics and HBO series. It’s also what the fans prefer, especially here on Bloody Disgusting…
The good news is that it sounds like we’re getting what we want, the bad news is that it sounds as if they haven’t even begun developing out their new plan. The original screenplay (for the first season) that’s been floating around Hollywood is about voodoo in New Orleans. Now, if Shyamalan and TNT decide to scrap those plans, they need to start from scratch. And what I’m taking out of that quote is that nothing has been decided, which means we’re going to be waiting even longer.
I’ll wait another decade if that’s what it takes to get it right. “Tales From the Crypt” is an important part of my childhood and my horror being. I would love to have it revived in a way that has us horror fans celebrating in unison.
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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