Month: July 2020

Danny McBride, co-writer on the upcoming Halloween Kills, confirms that the sequel will take place on the same night as 2018’s Halloween. The film is the second in a planned trilogy helmed by David Gordon Green. Green’s Halloween was both a continuation and a “soft reboot” of the Halloween franchise, but it ignored all the previous sequels and served as a
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Of all the zombie movies that released in the wake of George A. Romero’s game-changing Night of the Living Dead, 1974’s Sugar Hill remains one of the most underseen outliers. A unique blend of exploitation film and Southern gothic horror, Sugar Hill harkens back to the Haitian folklore origins of the zombie to weave an atypical tale of revenge.
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The Cranberries’ 1994 sophomore album, No Need to Argue, featuring their smash hit “Zombie,” is getting an expanded edition, courtesy of Island/UMe. The collection arrives September 18 and features the full remastered album, plus B-sides, demos, and live tracks, including the previously unreleased “Yesterday’s Gone” and a demo of “Serious.” The 2xCD edition also includes
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Army Sergeant Shane Ortega laces up boots before posing for a portrait at home at Wheeler Army Airfield on March 26, 2015 in Wahiawa, Hawaii. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Democratic lawmakers have pressed for an end to Donald Trump ‘s ban on transgender people serving in the military, in wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling
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Pearl Jam, the Eagles, Guns N’ Roses, and Green Day are among the bands who have received loans from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, Rolling Stone reports. According to data from the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department, the money will go to supporting and retaining the artists’ crews and staff; Rolling Stone notes
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In the words of Mike Sorrentino, “We have a situation.” Amid the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing social distancing protocols, the Jersey Shore cast reunited for a birthday meal in honor of “The Situation,” who turned 37 years old on July 4. Castmate Jenni “JWoww” Farley shared a photo of the outdoor get-together, which took place at The Butcher’s
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Over the past 50 or so years, the required reading list in U.S. high schools has had few modifications. Most of the books that students are reading now are the same that their parents read. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, there are so many incredible, culturally important works of literature that are being
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Per authorities’ count, DeAngelo attacked 106 women, men and children in 11 counties all over California’s broad expanse, from Sacramento County in the north to Orange County down south, between 1973 and 1986. He’d break into people’s houses while they were sleeping, often calling beforehand and hanging up to make sure they were home. He would tie
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One of the events we love to cover annually here on Bloody Disgusting is fall’s Fantastic Fest, but we’ve learned the sad (but not surprising) news that this year’s event has been called off. The team explained the situation over on the official Fantastic Fest website. Obviously, the reason for the cancellation of Fantastic Fest
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Turkish president Recep Erdoğan gestures. (Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Turkey’s president Recep Erdoğan offered a thinly-veiled defence of a homophobic tweet from the head of the country’s largest humanitarian agency. Erdoğan, the ruling Justice and Development Party founder, accused LGBT+ people of “sneaking up on our national and spiritual values again” and claimed
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Mary Kay Letourneau has died at the age of 58.  The public figure, who garnered worldwide infamy in the late ’90s for starting an illegal relationship with her then 13-year-old student, died of stage 4 cancer. Letourneau’s attorney confirmed news of her passing to NBC.  Letourneau was 34-years-old when she and Vili Fualaau, a sixth
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Atlanta rapper SahBabii has released a new project tonight called Barnacles. The project follows 2019’s three-track 3P and 2018’s full-length Squidtastic. Barnacles includes March’s “Double Dick” and the new song “Tongue Demon.” Hear SahBabii’s Barnacles below. Read more about SahBabii in “Why Is Rap Obsessed with Naruto?” on the Pitch. Barnacles: 01 Barnacles02 Ready To
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