Development Hell

Halloween is Canceled  is a limited audio series unpacking and dissecting five troubled or unmade  Halloween  sequels. Presented by the DREAD Podcast Network’s very own  Development Hell , this podcast celebrates the strange, fascinating, and often outrageous history of unmade Michael Myers features. PART FIVE - HALLOWEEN: HOMECOMING October may be over, but Halloween never die...

On today's very special Halloween episode, we are joined by the one and only Cassandra Peterson, AKA Elvira! That's right, The Queen of Halloween herself stops by to discuss a number of her different unrealized film projects, including a buddy comedy titled EVLIRA GOES TO HELL and a Disney-esque animated feature about her roots in Halloween. Spend October 31st the right way with Development Hell a...

Halloween is Canceled  is a limited audio series unpacking and dissecting five unmade  Halloween  sequels. Presented by the DREAD Podcast Network’s very own  Development Hell , this podcast celebrates the strange, fascinating, and often outrageous history of unmade Michael Myers features. PART FOUR - HALLOWEEN: THE MISSING YEARS Find out what Michael Myers was up to during the...

Halloween is Canceled 2  is a limited audio series unpacking and dissecting five more unmade  Halloween  sequels. Presented by the DREAD Podcast Network’s very own  Development Hell , this podcast celebrates the strange, fascinating, and often outrageous history of unmade Michael Myers features. PART THREE - HALLOWEEN: ASYLUM For the third chapter of Halloween is Cancelled 2 ,...

Halloween is Canceled 2  is a limited audio series unpacking and dissecting five more unmade  Halloween  sequels. Presented by the DREAD Podcast Network’s very own  Development Hell , this podcast celebrates the strange, fascinating, and often outrageous history of unmade Michael Myers features. PART TWO: HALLOWEEN 666: THE ORIGIN On the second chapter of Halloween is Canceled,...

Halloween is Canceled 2 is a limited audio series unpacking and dissecting five more unmade  Halloween  sequels. Presented by the DREAD Podcast Network’s very own  Development Hell , this podcast celebrates the strange, fascinating, and often outrageous history of unmade Michael Myers features. PART ONE: HALLOWEEN RISE Before Laurie Strode was admitted to the hospital for the events...

They don't call it the curse for nothing. This week, the podcast unleashes all there is to know about the yet-unmade GINGER SNAPS television adaptation. Produced by the teams behind ORPHAN BLACK and KILLING EVE, this classic Canadian girl-centric werewolf franchise was first announced to be hitting small screens three years back. Special guest Sharai Bohannon joins to discuss all things GINGER SNA...

On a special new episode, Development Hell reviews four of the most shocking, outrageous, and downright terrifying films out of TIFF 2023! Get an early scoop on the buzziest genre films about to take the world by storm: HELL OF A SUMMER WHEN EVIL LURKS THE CONTESTANT SLEEP DREAM SCENARIO We are joined by longtime pod companion @EmilyGagne  For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless o...

A big-budget adaptation of Stephen King's 'SALEM'S LOT was announced back in 2019 with ANNABELLE COMES HOMES director Gary Dauberman attached. The movie went into production and was ready for release until constant delays removed the film from the Warner Brothers calendar indefinitely. Stephen King professional Jenn Adams joins the conversation to unpack what exactly is going on. Will 'SALEM'S LOT...

Never mind Freddy, did you know there was a slim chance of Jason encountering counterculture icons Cheech and Chong back in the late 1980s? While it was mostly wishful thinking, discover all there is to know about the once seriously pitched crossover event: CHEECH & CHONG MEET JASON VOORHEES. With very special guest, horror film producer Jeff Seemann ( Terror Trips , Mutilator 2). Follow Jeff...

For years, fans have been fantasizing about what a television adaptation of Dark Castle's 2001 horror epic Thirteen Ghosts might look like. And at long last, this dream might just be on the fast track to becoming a reality. Patrick Mediate (Primordial Pictures), Ashley Robinson (co-producer, Fear the Walking Dead ), and Aaron McLane (SFX Supervisor,  Fear the Walking Dead ) are teaming up to...

What started in Hell will end in Haddonfield! Today we are finally unearthing the most iconic horror movie crossover that never happened: Michael Myers Vs. Pinhead. In fact, we are digging into three versions of that never saw the light of day. Special guests are our DREAD Podcast Network siblings Kim + Ket of the horror comedy podcast Kim + Ket Stay Alive ... Maybe. Discover three very different...

We sat down with the director and writer of the CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023) to unearth the latest version of the Stephen King short story. Discover what it took to create a film in the middle of the pandemic and why it was delayed nearly three years. In the film, possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, a twelve-year-old girl in Nebraska recruits the other children in her small town to go on a...

Strap on your water shoes; we’re diving into Guillermo del Toro’s CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. While the visionary creator was once signed on to create a direct remake, this project fell through, leading del Toro to eventually create his own unique version: THE SHAPE OF WATER. Join us as we unpack the unmade film, del Toro, and his spectacular 2018 Best Picture winner. With special guest Terry...

On a special bonus episode, we're discussing all things Scream VI with the filmmakers behind the latest entry in the long-running slasher franchise. That's right; we're sitting down with the Radio Silence team Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett & Chad Villella to unearth what it takes to make a Scream movie. Check out the full review of Scream VI by Development Hell host Josh Korngut on...

True Blood may be dead, but is it really gone? Join the Development Hell podcast as they unearth the unmade Alan Ball's HBO Max True Blood reboot with returning guest judge Sharai Bohannon. Works cited: TVLINE, 2023 TVLINE, 2022 Follow guest  Sharai Bohannon  Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod Instagram - @DevelopmentHellPod Facebook - DevelopmentHellPod Subscribe to the De...

On the first-ever review episode of Development Hell, join host Josh Korngut as gives significant updates on his previous WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY episode. Unearth Josh's surprising connection to this viral bloodbath and listen to his in-depth film review. Warning: there are spoilers ahead! Today's special guest is Jules Bruyn ( Instagram ). Follow Development Hell: Twitter - @DevelHellPod...

On today's bonus episode, we sit down with writer/director Carter Smith to unpack his nightmarish backwoods queer horror release SWALLOWED. In SWALLOWED , after a drug run goes bad, two friends must survive a nightmarish ordeal of drugs, bugs and horrific intimacy in this backwoods body-horror thriller.  You can watch   SWALLOWED right now on digital and on demand. Follow Developmen...

Donnie Darko is more than just a sci-fi cerebral cult teen classic created by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhall; it's a franchise, with the sequel S. Darko dropping in 2009. On today's episode of the podcast, guest Sharai Bohannon and host Josh Korngut unravel the philosophical world of Darko by looking at its past, present, and potential future. Episode references: HMV.com ComingSoon.net...

Around 2006, James Wan and Stephen Susco were approached to develop a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film for Twisted Pictures. The project began to unfold into a three-picture deal, with James Wan potentially directing the first entry. Learn why this fantasy project didn't make it to cameras. With special guests Girl, That's Scary References: JoBlo , 2022, Cody Hamman Bloody Disgusting , 2022, Jason...

The Development Hell podcast continues to discuss some of the scariest and wildest horror movies premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Midnight program. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central news writer Sharai Bohannon to discuss INFINITY POOL & TALK TO ME. TALK TO ME is an Australian horror title from twin brothers and co-creators Danny and Michael Philippou. They come from...

For two weeks, the Development Hell podcast discusses some of the scariest and wildest horror movies premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Midnight program. On this episode, we are joined by Dread Central staff writer Chad Collins to discuss IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN and RUN RABBIT RUN. IN MY MOTHER'S SKIN is a Filipino horror film by director Kenneth Dagatan. It concerns two young children forc...

Crack open the furnace with the Development Hell podcast as they unearth the never-made A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET prequel movie KRUEGER: THE FIRST KILLS. This was reportedly the Freddy Krueger origins film nearly created by John McNaughton (dir. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER). Also, learn about the other Freddy Krueger origin story directed by Tobe Hooper (dir. THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSAC...

Dive into the ooky, goopy and always pukey world of Brian Yuzna's 1989 body horror spectacular 'Society'! On this brand new episode, host Josh Korngut unearths the yet unmade sequel Society: Body Modification with shunting expert and former video store employee Perry Jackson. Discover the 2003 official sequel graphic novel Society: Party Animal and learn all that there is to know about the nightma...

Today's re-release covers the never made 'spreemake' to the 2006 indie meta-slasher classic BEHIND THE MASK. Our very special guest is Mary Beth McAndrews, Dread Central's content manager and all-around horror internet celeb. Tune in and listen to us unearth whatever happened to Leslie Vernon... Is unmade horror your type of thing? Subscribe to the Development Hell podcast! For every horror t...