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There will be peace in Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's house after all this Halloween. None of the Green Lantern co-stars' children will be labeled scabs by their father while they trick or treat, thanks to costume guidance clarification by SAG-AFTRA this evening. "SAG-AFTRA issued Halloween…

Planning on going as Barbenheimer with your significant other this Halloween? Well, if you’re a SAG-AFTRA member, you might want to reconsider. SAG-AFTRA has released a guide “to make sure our members don't inadvertently break strike rules.” Advice includes “choose costumes inspired by…

EXCLUSIVE: After a heated bidding war, Miramax has scored the television rights to the hugely popular Halloween franchise, which are controlled by Trancas International Films, run by Malek Akkad. Miramax Television has signed a wide-ranging deal with Trancas to develop and co-produce a Halloween TV…

Nothing is more terrifying than sitting in anticipation in the dark waiting for that unexpected jump scare mastered over the decades by directors who have defined the horror genre since the 1920s with spooky monsters, ghoulish demons and scream queens. Directors like Hitchcock, Craven, and Carpenter have set the…

James Winburn, a prolific stuntman who doubled as the Michael Myers character – also known as “The Shape” – in iconic scenes of John Carpenter’s original Halloween, died Nov. 19 at a hospital in Los Angeles following a brief illness. He was 85. His death was announced by his manager Peter DeLorme. A…

The Final Girl trope defined characteristics of the last character left alive to confront the killer in horror films, particularly in slasher films. The rise of feminism in the 1970s became a milestone in the genre as the damsel in distress did not need a man to rescue her anymore. Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) from T…

SUNDAY AM Writethru after Saturday AM Update: There’s about $10M missing from the current theatrical marketplace this weekend. Projections for Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax/Trancas’ Halloween Ends were expected to come in around $55M and the 13th sequel in the franchise originally created by John…

Halloween clearly makes for some good TV. The love affair started as far back as 1952, when ABC ran an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet titled “Halloween Party,” possibly the first Halloween-themed tie in for a network show. That show featured the first role for another actor who would be come part of…

What’s thought to be the largest Halloween Carnival in the country will not be happening this year, according to a post on the City of West Hollywood’s website. “The City of West Hollywood is reminding the community and the region that the City's annual Halloween Carnaval has been cancelled for 2022 in accordance with…

“This is a pandemic that is in fact fueled by younger people,” said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer today as she unveiled a list of the L.A. County 10 communities currently being hit hardest by Covid-19. Lancaster, Palmdale, Studio City and Santa Clarita were among the areas with the highest rates of…

UPDATED with Netflix statement: Americans watched 3 billion minutes of Netflix’s blockbuster hit Squid Game last week. Some of those viewers, apparently, were kids who now are clamoring for Squid-related Halloween costumes. A study this week found costumes from the smash series are among the most popular looks being…

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) dressed up as Ted Lasso for a series of tweets he said was a warmup for Halloween weekend but quickly took on a different meaning because they feature Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). “Biscuits with the boss,” Romney wrote in one tweet, adding, “She’s one tough cookie.” She's one tough cookie. pic.t…