Action Hero of the Week: Priest
In a dystopian future ruled by The Church, Priest goes against his vows and leaves to help a sheriff from a small town track down Priest’s kidnapped niece, who was taken by a resurgent hive of vampires that The Church believed had been destroyed after a centuries-long war.
Musical Montage: Tito & Tarantula “After Dark”
With From Dusk Till Dawn celebrating its 25th anniversary this week, it’s the perfect time to highlight the movie’s main soundtrack song, “After Dark” by Tito & Tarantula, who play the house band of the Titty Twister and play the song during Salma Hayek’s iconic dance scene.
News Shotgun 10/24
Quibi is officially dead, the first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, Smokey and the Bandit is getting a TV reboot, Tim Burton is producing a new live-action Addams Family series, Willow is officially coming back on Disney+ and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Horror Villain of the Week: Marlow Roderick
The leader of a brood of vampires that descends on the town of Barrow (now Utqiagvik), AK, Marlow Roderick shows no mercy as he and his vampire clan feed on the residents of the town during the month-long darkness that envelops it every year.
News Shotgun 9/19
Harley Quinn, Raised by Wolves, and Doom Patrol all got renewed this week while Stumptown got canceled, Tatiana Maslany will star as She-Hulk in an upcoming Disney+ show, DC Universe is officially dead, Ant-Man 3 has found its villain, Mickey Mouse is getting a new animated series and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Netflix is Your Valentine With Tons of Nerdy News (Trailers)
Netflix gave nerds everywhere a bunch of Valentine’s Day presents, include the first tease of Stranger Things Season 4, the trailer for Castlevania Season 3 and the reveal of the ridiculous voice cast assembled for Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
Charlie Manx Stalks AMC in June in NOS4A2 (Trailer)
Based on the novel by Joe Hill, NOS4A2 stars Zachary Quinto as the evil Charlie Manx, who drains children of their souls and deposits them in an alternate universe called Christmasland. A young artist named Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings) discovers she can track Manx and sets out to stop him.
Vampire Style Comes to FX With What We Do in the Shadows (Trailer)
A new group of vampiric roommates is the subject of a new mockumentary in the TV follow-up to What We Do in the Shadows, arriving on FX in March.