This weekend the latest – and maybe the last – installment of the Insidious franchise released into theaters. It’s been 12 years since the original Insidious debuted and about five years since the last sequel made it to cineplexes. But time apparently hasn’t sapped horror fans of their interest for the series. In an unexpected […]
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Believe it or not, Insidious released over 12 years ago becoming an instant classic in the supernatural horror genre. Since April 1st 2011, Blumhouse Productions has made three sequels with the most recent, Insidious: The Last Key coming out in early 2018. Perhaps COVID-19 slowed down the next inevitable sequel but the next installment is […]
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Even over the pandemic, Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions have kept busy. Last year, the studio produced and distributed a whopping 13 movies that included Halloween Ends, the Firestarter remake, and The Black Phone. And Blumhouse hasn’t slowed down in 2023. To date, the studio has already released the box office hit, M3gan, and […]
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Kids can be pretty scary. They’re basically little adults with no moral compass. And the horror genre has traded on this idea since Patty McCormack starred in The Bad Seed. Over the years, ‘creepy kids’ has become something of its own subgenre in horror. Whether it’s Children of the Corn, Village of the Damned, or […]
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Thus far in 2022, Blumhouse Productions has continued to dominate horror in terms of sheer quantity, if nothing else. In addition to The Black Phone, the Jason Blum et al. have produced They/Them, Dashcam, and the Firestarter remake. As part of their deal with premium cable channel Epix, Blumhouse also produced the mixed Unhuman and […]
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The Black Phone has taken a bit of a winding road to get to theaters. Filmed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blumhouse production was twice delayed before getting its release today. It’s also worth noting that director Scott Derrickson jumped on this project after leaving the Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness production. Based […]
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Over the last several months, A24 has released several high profile, critically-acclaimed horror movies. Ti West’s X, Lamb, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and most recently Men have all enjoyed various levels of success. But Blumhouse Productions continues to crank out more mainstream horror offerings. While we wait for Halloween Ends, Blumhouse has offered horror […]
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Since Paranormal Activity made its way into movie theaters in the late 2000s, Blumhouse Productions has dominated the horror genre. Amongst the studio’s lengthy list of original movies, Blumhouse has produced the Insidious franchise, Unfriended, Get Out, Happy Death Day, Freaky, and the Halloween update. If saturating the cineplexes wasn’t enough, Blumhouse kicked off a […]
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