A good prequel or sequel to the proto-slasher The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is not unimaginable. True, series co-creator Tobe Hooper didn t quite nail it with his The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, nor did the makers of surprisingly not-terrible Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. These near-miss efforts make it tempting to recommend abandoning poor Leatherface, the hulking, mute, flesh-mask-wearing chainsaw buff. After all, Hooper and co-writer Kim Henkel s original film will always cast an appropriately large shadow over post-1974 horror.
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But the approach that the makers of Leatherface, a new prequel to the franchise, adopt is not only a bad one, it s poorly applied. Leatherface tries to show us what made the man we know the legend he is now. Sadly, the makers of Leatherface didn t put enough thought into a sleepy story that could easily be titled I Was a Teenage Leatherface.
Aquatic horror is often fantastic, and the upcoming movie
The Deep Housesounds like a great addition to the subgenre. The film hails from the directors of the brutal French home invasion movie
Inside, and seems to be a blend of both underwater horror
and a haunted house story. The film follows some YouTubers who discover a submerged house. Once inside, things don’t go so well. Some gorgeous, spooky images from
The Deep House await you below, so take a deep breath and dive in.
The
Deep House images come via Bloody Disgusting, as does this synopsis:
While diving in a remote french lake, a couple of YouTubers who specialize in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. What was initially a unique finding soon turns into a nightmare when they understand the house was the scene of atrocious crimes. Trapped, with their oxygen reserves falling dangerously, Tina and Ben realize the worst is yet to come: they are not alone in the house.
In the 1970s,
Night of the Living Dead director
George A. Romero was commissioned by the Lutheran Society to make a movie – the filmmaker’s only work-for-hire film in his entire career. That film, titled
The Amusement Park, was a twisted meditation on ageism, and it was thought to be lost. But recently, Romero’s
Amusement Park was rediscovered and remastered – and now it’s headed to Shudder. It’s part of the horror streaming service’s summer slate, and there’s a great new trailer for you to watch below.
The Amusement Park Trailer
By all accounts,
The Amusement Park isn’t a horror movie in the traditional sense. But gosh darn it, this is a well-cut trailer. It sells a surreal, unsettling experience, and I can’t wait to see it. Here’s the backstory:
Shudder Announces Scary Summer Movie Line-Up, Including George Romero s The Amusement Park
Romero s lost 1973 movie is one of 12 exclusive horror films hitting Shudder this summer.
Shudder has announced its summer line-up of original movies. AMC s horror service will deliver 12 streaming exclusive films throughout June, July, and August, and have branded the season Summer of Chills.
One of the most anticipated movies is The Amusement Park, the lost film from zombie master George A. Romero. The film was commissioned by Lutheran Society in 1973 and has rarely been seen since then. It was recently rediscovered and restored in 4K and will hit Shudder on June 8.