Plot: Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins look back at the making of all seven films in the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise.
Review: For the last ten years or so, author Dustin McNeill appears to have dedicated his life to crafting “scary good books on scary good movies”. He has written two books on the Phantasm franchise, detailed Freddy vs. Jason’s long journey through development hell, covered the Halloween franchise (up to the 2018 film), and then wrote a book about more than twenty Halloween movie scripts and pitches that never made it into production. Along the way, he even wrote a book about the Jaws ride. For the Halloween books – Taking Shape and Taking Shape II – McNeill had Travis Mullins as a co-writer. Now McNeill and Mullins have turned their attention to another one of the horror genre’s most popular franchises: the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise. With their...
Review: For the last ten years or so, author Dustin McNeill appears to have dedicated his life to crafting “scary good books on scary good movies”. He has written two books on the Phantasm franchise, detailed Freddy vs. Jason’s long journey through development hell, covered the Halloween franchise (up to the 2018 film), and then wrote a book about more than twenty Halloween movie scripts and pitches that never made it into production. Along the way, he even wrote a book about the Jaws ride. For the Halloween books – Taking Shape and Taking Shape II – McNeill had Travis Mullins as a co-writer. Now McNeill and Mullins have turned their attention to another one of the horror genre’s most popular franchises: the Child’s Play / Chucky franchise. With their...
- 10/26/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Reba McEntire was rescued from a second-story window by firefighters after a building’s stairwell collapsed.
According to local CBS/Fox News affiliate Kxii, the musician was touring a historic building in Atoka, Oklahoma when the stairwell collapsed. The station spoke to the City of Atoka Emergency Management Director Travis Mullins, who informed them that the stairs connecting the second and third levels crashed on top of the stairs beneath them.
After the collapse, McEntire and others touring the building were trapped on multiple floors. Kxii posted a video of McEntire being evacuated via a fire ladder from the second floor.
McEntire, 66, tweeted ...
According to local CBS/Fox News affiliate Kxii, the musician was touring a historic building in Atoka, Oklahoma when the stairwell collapsed. The station spoke to the City of Atoka Emergency Management Director Travis Mullins, who informed them that the stairs connecting the second and third levels crashed on top of the stairs beneath them.
After the collapse, McEntire and others touring the building were trapped on multiple floors. Kxii posted a video of McEntire being evacuated via a fire ladder from the second floor.
McEntire, 66, tweeted ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Reba McEntire was rescued from a second-story window by firefighters after a building’s stairwell collapsed.
According to local CBS/Fox News affiliate Kxii, the musician was touring a historic building in Atoka, Oklahoma when the stairwell collapsed. The station spoke to the City of Atoka Emergency Management Director Travis Mullins, who informed them that the stairs connecting the second and third levels crashed on top of the stairs beneath them.
After the collapse, McEntire and others touring the building were trapped on multiple floors. Kxii posted a video of McEntire being evacuated via a fire ladder from the second floor.
McEntire, 66, tweeted ...
According to local CBS/Fox News affiliate Kxii, the musician was touring a historic building in Atoka, Oklahoma when the stairwell collapsed. The station spoke to the City of Atoka Emergency Management Director Travis Mullins, who informed them that the stairs connecting the second and third levels crashed on top of the stairs beneath them.
After the collapse, McEntire and others touring the building were trapped on multiple floors. Kxii posted a video of McEntire being evacuated via a fire ladder from the second floor.
McEntire, 66, tweeted ...
- 9/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Happy December, everyone! Now that we’re officially in the thick of the holiday season, today’s installment of the Daily Dead Holiday Gift Guide is focused on books for horror and sci-fi fans of all ages. Call me old fashioned, but I love finding a book or two under the tree every year, and in 2020, we had a ton of great books hit the shelves that would make for a great gift to give (or maybe you’re looking to spoil yourself a little bit).
Non-fiction:
Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels
Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history.
Non-fiction:
Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels
Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history.
- 12/1/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Hello, readers! In anticipation of the launch of Daily Dead’s 8th annual Holiday Gift Guide later this month, we’re going to spend the next few weeks celebrating a series of independent artists who specialize in creating horror-themed merchandise. Be sure to check back every day throughout the month of November to learn more about all of these indie artisans, and hopefully these profiles will help inspire your holiday shopping lists this year. Cheers!
For Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels, writers Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins dig into 24 lost Halloween sequels in their monumental follow-up book (they previously released Taking Shape last year). It’s an absolutely fascinating read for anyone who enjoys the Halloween franchise, or if you’re into the filmmaking process as a whole, and at 600 pages, it is a massive read, but also massively entertaining and informative as well. You can currently purchase...
For Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels, writers Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins dig into 24 lost Halloween sequels in their monumental follow-up book (they previously released Taking Shape last year). It’s an absolutely fascinating read for anyone who enjoys the Halloween franchise, or if you’re into the filmmaking process as a whole, and at 600 pages, it is a massive read, but also massively entertaining and informative as well. You can currently purchase...
- 11/13/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
[To celebrate the release of their new book, Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels, authors Dustin McNeill & Travis Mullins share the top 10 craziest cameos from lost Halloween sequels that were never filmed in this special guest article!]
As is, the Halloween franchise isn’t much known for its cameos. Sure, you’ve got Weird Al and Chris Hardwick in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, but otherwise they’re more subtle—like Pj Soles as the voice of the teacher in 2018’s Halloween. Not that the filmmakers haven’t tried for more ambitious guest appearances over the years. From Howard Stern to Mike Myers, they definitely have! It’s just that these ideas—and sometimes, even their respective films—haven’t all panned out.
In writing our newest book—Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels—we’ve discovered a handful of surprising cameo suggestions tossed around. In honor of the book’s release, gathered here are the ten wildest “lost sequel” cameo ideas from the Halloween films that never were.
As is, the Halloween franchise isn’t much known for its cameos. Sure, you’ve got Weird Al and Chris Hardwick in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, but otherwise they’re more subtle—like Pj Soles as the voice of the teacher in 2018’s Halloween. Not that the filmmakers haven’t tried for more ambitious guest appearances over the years. From Howard Stern to Mike Myers, they definitely have! It’s just that these ideas—and sometimes, even their respective films—haven’t all panned out.
In writing our newest book—Taking Shape II: The Lost Halloween Sequels—we’ve discovered a handful of surprising cameo suggestions tossed around. In honor of the book’s release, gathered here are the ten wildest “lost sequel” cameo ideas from the Halloween films that never were.
- 10/30/2020
- by Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins
- DailyDead
Even before I hit my teens, I found myself fascinated with rumored or alternate sequels that never made it to the big screen for franchises like Alien and Predator, and often wondered what other franchises had lost sequels. Of course there are famous abandoned movie ideas, but authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins did an incredible amount of research for Taking Shape, and now they're back with Taking Shape II, detailing 24 (!!) Halloween sequels that never saw the light of day!
"Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history. The journey begins with an insightful foreword by Halloween: 25 Years of Terror producer Anthony Masi.
"Authors Dustin McNeill and Travis Mullins are back to bring you an inside look at Twenty-four lost Halloween sequels you never saw on the big screen! Learn about these fascinating unmade visions direct from their creators, many of whom have never spoken publicly on the subject before. At 600 pages, Taking Shape II is brimming with untold franchise history. The journey begins with an insightful foreword by Halloween: 25 Years of Terror producer Anthony Masi.
- 10/20/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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