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In a recent exclusive interview with me for Scream Magazine, Director Stephen Hopkins delved into all manner of anecdotes regarding 1990’s return of the Jautja, Predator 2 which turned 30 in November.

Despite not getting the greatest of receptions when it first came out, audiences both old and new have since come to appreciate the drastic change in tack that co-writers Jim and John Thomas went for once Hopkins was tapped to helm the project – so much so that it’s now considered a cult classic.

Whatever your opinion of the film, you really can’t fault it for being the perfect slice of mindless, mean-spirited sci-fi action it was always intended to be. Case in point: during the interview, Hopkins shared all kinds of anecdotes that no one had heard of in the three decades that have passed since then. Particular brow-raisers include a bizarre meeting with Steven Seagal who was “desperate” for the role that eventually went to Danny Glover and a break down of how the original script had intended to include Arnold Schwarzenegger teaming up with the police to take the Predator down in the streets of Los Angeles.

You can enjoy all of the above plus an assortment of other “candy” in the video below…

Do you remember what it was like to be child? The days going by with nothing but time, support and no fears. It is pleasant when you close your eyes and remember as well as create scenarios that reflect innocence that you have experienced. It’s a powerful set of moments that make you feel warm, confident and free from anything that may hurt you. In the same breath, it is the same memories and feelings that can cultivate fear, anxiety and angst with everything in the world around you. This is one of the prime themes for the film We Go On from filmmakers Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton.

Here at CinemaChords, one strand of the SXSW Film Festival that always has us impatiently foaming at the mouth is the Midnighter section. One particular film that caught our eye when the lineup was first announced was Sebastien Landry and Laurence Morais-Lagace’s Game of Death, and we couldn’t be any more anxious to see it now in the light of the first seriously Grand Guignol trailer.

Ahead of the World Premiere of his latest film BLOODLANDS at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow 2017, Steven Kastrissios discusses the challenges of making the world’s first Albanian / Australian horror film.

GHOULISH SURPRISES IN STORE THIS HALLOWEEN! AS PREMIUM HORROR VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE ‘SHUDDER’ BACKED BY AMC NETWORKS LAUNCHES IN THE UK & IRELAND.

With Academy Award® winner, Nick Park’s brand new prehistoric comedy adventure Early Man having officially begun production, Aardman and STUDIOCANAL have unveiled the first artefact from said project.

The whole world howled when, back in 2014, we were first introduced to the peaceful, rural community of Woodhaven, when alcoholic cop Lou Garou grew a few hairs on his chest and saved the locals from a gang of rebelious reptilian shapeshifters. Given the sheer amount buzz writer/director Lowell Dean’s loopy lupine horror/comedy spawned, it came as no big surprise when a sequel was green-lit. And now, two years later, Another WolfCop just made its world premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and the buzz for the fuzz is back with a vengeance.

Anthology films are very much part of the zeitgeist right now with most of their segments hitting rather than missing, so it’s always good news to hear of another one on the cards. And this October 11th, Terror Films will release their entry into said genre with Patient Seven.

Despite breaking their Oyster card in half, two peculiar looking twins still managed to take to the Underground to visit as many commuter and tourist hotspots they could across London today.

Given the success of director Vincent Masciale and scribe Luke Barnett’s hot TV property-parodying viral videos like “A Game of Thrones Halloween” and “The Walking Fred,” this writer was more than confident that their feature debut, the satirical shocker Fear, Inc., would remain faithful to the duo’s tried and tested winning formula.

Mike Mendez, helmer of a plethora of guilty pleasure genre films, ranging from The Last Heist, Big Ass Spider! and one of the better supernatural shockers this side of the year 2000, The Gravedancers, is back with Don’t Kill It; and just the sheer thought of Dolph Lundgren butting heads with demons had me sold right out of the gate.

Ahead of the October 7th UK release of the Mel Gibson-starring adrenaline-filled action packed thriller, Blood Father, Warner Bros. has released a brand new trailer.