Matthew Jackson

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Articles

This John Carpenter Movie About a Killer Car Is Still One of the Wildest Stephen King Adaptations

6 days ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

Looking back on it now, it seems inevitable that Stephen King and John Carpenter would cross paths at least once in the 1980s, at a time when they'd both risen to the status of American pop culture boogeymen. Carpenter doesn't do adaptations very often, preferring instead to work from original screenplays, but after the box office failure of The Thing, he needed a solid project to follow things up, and Christine (airing tonight on SYFY!) presented that opportunity.
M3GAN 2.0 Goes Full Action Movie in New Look at Horror Sequel (WATCH)

1 week ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

Two years ago, M3GAN won over audiences with its wild mix of horror, science fiction, comedy, and... dance fighting. Now, MEGAN 2.0 is almost here, and its creators are promising something bigger, bloodier, and even more filled with action movie flair. It's an upgrade in every possible way, and a new featurette is here to spotlight the film with words from the cast and crew.
M3GAN 2.0 Goes Full Action Movie in New Look at Horror Sequel (WATCH)

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matthew Jackson

M3GAN 2.0 Goes Full Action Movie in New Look at Horror Sequel (WATCH)Two years ago, M3GAN won over audiences with its wild mix of horror, science fiction, comedy, and... dance fighting. Now, MEGAN 2.0 is almost here, and its creators are promising something bigger, bloodier, and even more filled with action movie flair. It's an upgrade in every possible way, and a new featurette is here to spotlight the film with words from the cast and crew.
Everything to Know About the Revival Comic Book Series

1 week ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

SYFY's new original horror-mystery series starring Melanie Scrofano, Revival, premiered this week, inviting viewers into a new world where, on one day in rural Wisconsin, the recently dead suddenly came back to life. Watch new episodes of Revival Thursdays at 10/9c on SYFY. The series, created by Aaron B.
Everything to Know About the Revival Comic Book Series

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matthew Jackson

Everything to Know About the Revival Comic Book SeriesSYFY's new original horror-mystery series starring Melanie Scrofano, Revival, premiered this week, inviting viewers into a new world where, on one day in rural Wisconsin, the recently dead suddenly came back to life. The series, created by Aaron B.
Why Devon Sawa Didn’t Return for the Final Destination Sequels

1 week ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

This year, the Final Destination franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary with the release of Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror series about the elaborate ways in which Death stalks those who try to cheat it.
Why Devon Sawa Didn’t Return for the Final Destination Sequels

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matthew Jackson

Why Devon Sawa Didn’t Return for the Final Destination SequelsThis year, the Final Destination franchise celebrated its 25th anniversary with the release of Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror series about the elaborate ways in which Death stalks those who try to cheat it.
The Most Anticipated Horror Books of Summer 2025

2 weeks ago | pastemagazine.com | Matthew Jackson

Though Fall is, naturally, still the prime release time for horror books, summer continues to gain steam as many of the genre’s biggest names drop new novels and collections while the sun is bright and the beach is calling. We get a great crop of new horror books every summer now, and this year is no different, with exciting debuts, rising stars, and living legends all dropping can’t-miss new releases.
How The Twilight Zone Made The Devil's Fingers Catch Fire

2 weeks ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone regularly used old-school visual effects tricks to carry out some of the most memorable visuals in the history of the series, from desolate planetary landscapes to self-driving cars, and more. But it's not all about the grand-scale visuals. Just as often, it was the details that sold a Twilight Zone story, and one detail in this particular episode required some classic special effects wizardry.
Octavia Spencer Returns for Sequel to Blumhouse's 2019 Horror Hit MA

2 weeks ago | syfy.com | Matthew Jackson

Six years almost to the day since her arrival in theaters, Ma is coming back for another round. This week, at its first-ever "The Business of Fear" event focusing on the state of the horror genre, Blumhouse announced that Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer is set to return for a sequel to Ma, the 2019 Blumhouse thriller directed by Tate Taylor.