Crawl back in for another Thirsty Thursday, Deadites! Without a doubt, the spooktacular community is gearing up for Evil Dead Rise to absolutely haunt audiences when it arrives in theaters this weekend. We’re still months ahead of Halloween, of course, but an overabundance of upcoming terror flicks is surely promising a great start come later this year. As always, We Got This Covered is prepared to carefully dissect our latest findings in today’s daily horror roundup — which certainly never disappoints. From Musk and King’s iconic Twitter beef to Jenna Ortega spotted in a horror classic, there’s plenty to be joyous about.
So, before your heart starts thumping at the midnight showing of Evil Dead Rise, join us as we explore the latest updates in spookyland.
Jenna Ortega’s scream status was confirmed long before her role in Scream
With massive projects like X and Scream VI underneath her belt, it was absolutely a guarantee that Jenna Ortega would skyrocket into Hollywood stardom. But what many folks might not realize is that the young star initially made her debut in the spooky catalog with a minor role in Insidious: Chapter 2 as the young daughter of a seemingly-distraught and haunted family. Of course, it would be a miracle to ever have Ortega a part of the long-standing franchise again, but then again, stranger things have happened.
Even an A-List murder mystery isn’t safe from the cauldron of criticism
If there’s one constant about the horror genre, it’s that no one project is ever safe from the vast majority of no-nonsense critics. As to be expected, this was essentially the case for Murder by Numbers — a serial killer thriller which boasted an A-List cast of incomparable stars like Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling. Even so, the thrilling premise managed to result in a lackluster Rotten Tomatoes score and a massive bombing at the overall box office. It won’t be the first failure that the genre has to offer, and it certainly won’t be the last.
The ever-present Elon Musk and Stephen King beef is more alive than ever
True horror fanatics are well aware that horror author Stephen King often finds himself in extreme situations with fellow users and politicians on Twitter. Although, it’s become apparent that one of King’s favorite online enemies would be CEO Elon Musk — who took it to the next level by trying to trump King on his horror taste. That’s never going to happen, of course, seeing as Musk is dealing with the very man behind some of the scariest ventures in the catalog.
Slither back in tomorrow, A-Listers, for a brand-new horror roundup.