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Development Hell presents: Christmas is Cancelled This is a new limited audio series uncovering the secret histories & alternate realities behind the most iconic Christmas horror films. Co-hosted by Josh Korngut (editor, Dread Central) and Jason Jenkins (writer, Bloody Disgusting). Part I: BLACK CHRISTMAS Josh and Jason discuss Black Christmas , the greatest horror story ever told from directo...

Today's episode is a re-release about the snowbound Halloween: Retribution from 2004. This chilly unmade instalment was meant to be a direct sequel to Halloween: Resurrection. Join host Josh Korngut and special guest Emily Gagne as they explore the icy Halloween: Retribution. Sources: Fangoria, Oct 2004 Taking Shape 2 by Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins Development Hell is a proud member of the D...

Jeepers Creepers  is an iconic horror franchise spawning twenty years, four films, and a passionate fanbase. But its community has become increasingly divided as public awareness surrounding its creator’s disturbing crime continues to rise.  The new true crime podcast  Jeepers Creepers Unseen unearths this controversial franchise by reviving its past, contextualizing the harm p...

The Development Hell podcast revisits their episode on Cary Fukunaga’s (TRUE DETECTIVE) unmade adaptation of Stephen King’s IT!  With guest Emily Gagne, this episode uncovered a very different (and darker) vision of Stephen King’s seminal work of terror. Emily Gagne is a filmmaker, podcaster and writer. She curates  FINAL GIRL FASHION on Instagram , an account showcasing the killer...

Jeepers Creepers  is an iconic horror franchise spawning twenty years, four films, and a passionate fanbase. But its community has become increasingly divided as public awareness surrounding its creator’s disturbing crime continues to rise.  The new true crime podcast  Jeepers Creepers Unseen unearths this controversial franchise by reviving its past, contextualizing the harm p...

On this brand new episode of the Development Hell podcast , New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism) joins host Josh Korngut to uncover the never-made HALLOWEEN sequel: THE REVENGE OF LAURIE STRODE. Before H20, Dimension Studios hired Kevin Williamson to usher HALLOWEEN into the fast-paced world of post-SCREAM horror. And who better for the job than the SCREAM an...

Jeepers Creepers  is an iconic horror franchise spawning twenty years, four films, and a passionate fanbase. But its community has become increasingly divided as public awareness surrounding its creator’s disturbing crime continues to rise.  The new true crime podcast  Jeepers Creepers Unseen unearths this controversial franchise by reviving its past, contextualizing the harm p...

Host Josh Korngut checks in with filmmaker Craig Low to get the scoop on his proposal to create 'Silver Shamrock Novelties', a proper follow-up to 'Halloween III: Season of the Witch'. Get caught up on all things 'Halloween III' before we get the scoop on this fascinating indie project that's been submitted to Trancas International Films for review. If you're a 'Halloween III' fan you definitely w...

Get ready kids, we’re headed back to Freddy’s. On the second  Updates  episode, Development Hell host Josh Korngut delivers exciting news on a well-loved previously covered topic: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S started off as a tiny 2014 indie video game and has become an internet empire. The original game concerned a nighttime security guard working at a children’s birt...

On its inaugural update episode, Development Hell host Josh Korngut delivers exciting news on two different topics previously covered on the podcast: Trick R' Treat 2 and the Robert Eggers Nosferatu remake. Subscribe to the Development Hell podcast!  For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror...

Jeepers Creepers is an iconic horror franchise spawning twenty years, four films, and a passionate fanbase. But its community has become increasingly divided as public awareness surrounding its creator’s disturbing crime continues to rise. The new podcast JEEPERS CREEPERS UNSEEN unearths this controversial franchise by reviving its past, contextualizing the harm perpetuated by the creator, an...

While Development Hell usually unearths horror movies that never got made, occasionally we unpack how indie films actually make it to the finish line. We do this by picking the brains of some of the most exciting voices in horror. Today host Josh Korngut logs on with filmmaker Willam Brent Bell to discuss his new film  ORPHAN: FIRST KILL . A prequel to the 2009 Dark Castle Entertainment horro...

In honour of Wes Craven's birthday, we are unearthing the unmade sequel to his darkest film. Discover 'Last House on the Left Part 2', a supernatural horror sequel taking place at summer camp during the 1980s. 'Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning' director Danny Steinmann was in line to direct this potentially Wes Craven scripted project. Learn all about this never made horror classic as we ce...

Summer is here and with it comes CAMP IS CANCELLED, the new limited audio series from the Development Hell podcast. Every Tuesday in July we are unearthing a yet unmade 'Friday the 13th' sequel. For the fourth and final of our CAMP IS CANCELLED chapters we unearth the 2005 online journalism debacle where one reputable website claimed Quentin Tarantino was developing the 'Ultimate Jason Voorhees Mo...

Summer is here and with it comes CAMP IS CANCELLED, the new limited audio series from the Development Hell podcast. Every Tuesday in July we are unearthing a yet unmade 'Friday the 13th' sequel. For the third of our four CAMP IS CANCELLED chapters we unearth Damian Shannon and Mark Swift's follow-up to the 2009 Platinum Dunes reboot, ' Friday the 13th: Camp Blood — The Death of Jason Voorhees' . A...

Summer is here and with it comes CAMP IS CANCELLED, the new limited audio series from the Development Hell podcast. Every Tuesday in July we are unearthing a yet unmade 'Friday the 13th' sequel. For the second of our four CAMP IS CANCELLED chapters we are uncovering Nick Antosca and David Bruckner's 2015 'Friday the 13th' reboot for Platinum Dunes and Paramount. When the project fell apart, Antosc...

Summer is here and with it comes CAMP IS CANCELLED, the new limited audio series from the Development Hell podcast. Every Tuesday in July we are unearthing a yet unmade 'Friday the 13th' sequel. For the first of our four CAMP IS CANCELLED chapters we are uncovering JASON NEVER DIES, the still unmade follow-up to JASON LIVES from writer-director Tom McLoughlin. Following a group of misfit Catholic...

For close to twenty years, Guillermo del Toro has been attempting to get a cinematic adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" off the ground. Multiple studios have gotten entangled, Tom Cruise was once attached to star and James Cameron even became involved as a producer. Unknowable evils, cities of unnatural dread, and creatures so nasty they drive you insane, "A the Mountains...

In 2012, NBC ordered an hour-long pilot from Bryan Fuller reimagining 'The Munsters'. The 'Hannibal' creator turned in a colorful, dark and stylish event which would air on the network as a one-time Halloween special. While ratings were decent and fan response was positive, NBC decided not to order the 'Mockingbird Lane' to series. Find out what happened to this version of 'The Munsters', and if i...

After  Dread Central broke the story  about the forthcoming horror film  Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey , the internet just about lost its goddamn mind. Cinema fans everywhere expressed terror, disgust, and intrigue at the photos portraying Winnie the Pooh and Piglet as violent murderers. Then, in only a matter of hours, hundreds of other entertainment outlets picked up the story,...

The world of Killer Klowns from Outer Space has nearly expanded a number of times over the past 30 years. Join us and discover the amazing ways in which the Chiodo Brothers are planning on bringing the Killer Klowns back to earth. But will Return of Killer Klowns from Outer Space ever happen? We're here to figure it out. Special guest   @EmilyGagne  For every horror title to hit V.O.D, c...

When days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months... Get ready for some fast Zombie action because today we are unpacking the never-made third film in the '28 Days Later' franchise. Discover what filmmakers Alex Garland and Danny Boyle have said about the potential of a third film, and then decide if it will ever see the light of day. Special guest: Dread Central staff writer  Chad Collins. Re...

While it was likely never more than an idea, 'Child's Play' franchise creator Don Mancini has discussed his idea of how to make 'Chucky in Space' on more than one occasion. We're joined by returning guest judge Sharai Bohannon  ( co-host of  Nightmare On Fierce Street & Blerdy Massacre) to imagine what Chucky in space would really look like. We also take a look at the four other hor...

In 2015 Deadline reported that Robert Eggers was officially attached to create a 'visceral' remake of the classic vampyre silent film 'Nosferatu'. After seven years of casting announcements and perpetual delays, a movie has yet to be released. Will we ever see the Robert Eggers remake of the 1922 German Expressionism masterpiece Nosferatu? Listen to find out. With special guests Mary Beth McAndews...

In 2019 Nickelodeon announced a feature film version of their classic 90s series 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Horror mainstay Gary Dauberman was reportedly attached to write, yet nothing has made it to screen. Will we see an AYAOTD full length film? Hear what Rainier Croft of Horror4Kids thinks on this very spooky episode. Special guest Rainier Croft aka Horror4Kids Subscribe to the Development H...