The ArieScope Team has returned from production and our store is re-opening just in time for the release of HATCHET: Midnight Murders #3 – the thrilling finale of the three-part series by writers James Kuhoric (FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH) and G.O. Parsons (WILLY’S WONDERLAND)!

Vampire hunter Taz faces off with not only the monstrous Victor Crowley (now a fearsome vampire hybrid) but also four mutated vampire demons thirsting for blood. Will this ultimate showdown between good and evil finally cleanse the haunted swamp of its dark legacy, or will Victor Crowley’s reign of terror prevail once more? Brace yourself for a gore filled climax packed with action, suspense, and a chilling twist that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
Featuring stunning artwork from the amazing Puis Calzada!

HATCHET: Midnight Murders #3  comes in THREE variant covers: “Main Cover A” by Roy Allan Martinez, “Cover B” by Buz Hasson, and “Cover C” by Puis Calzada.

All comics purchased through ArieScope come autographed by HATCHET creator Adam Green and are shipped bagged and boarded. Order yours now in our BUY STUFF store!

THE ARIESCOPE STORE WILL BEGIN SHIPPING ORDERS AGAIN ON MAY 6, 2025.

Adam Green and Kane Hodder (“Victor Crowley” from the HATCHET series) will be appearing at Chicago’s FLASHBACK WEEKEND August 1st – 3rd!

Other HATCHET alumni expected this summer include franchise Make-Up FX artist Robert Pendergraft (who will be making Kane up for the “Victor Crowley” in-costume photo-op) and HATCHET 1’s Robert Englund (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)! Also appearing will be Spencer Charnas from ICE NINE KILLS, a TERRIFIER series reunion, a RE-ANIMATOR reunion and MORE!

For more details visit: www.FlashBackWeekend.com

Principle photography has wrapped on ASCENT and post-production has official begun. Stay tuned for more updates coming later in 2025.

The first announcement for Adam Green’s new film ASCENT has been announced courtesy of Deadline.

Inanna Sarkis (Marked Men, The Prince, Maintenance Required),Gregg Sulkin (Six Triple Eight, World on Fire), Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why, Runaways) and Paris Berelc (Alexa & Katie) are set to star in survival thriller Ascent from director Adam Green (Frozen, Hatchet). The production, which is set to begin shooting in Malta later this month, follows a group of friends attending a destination wedding in Europe who find themselves stranded on a hot air balloon 3,000 feet above the ground.

“I’m incredibly excited to be returning to the survival thriller genre,” said Green. “Ascent’s story about a recreational activity gone terribly wrong is going to play with people’s real life fears and be a total thrill ride for the audience.”

Stay tuned for more details and announcements about Ascent!

The ArieScope store will be closed while our team is on the other side of the planet in production on our next film. The store will re-open in May 2025 when we return to the US and begin post-production on the movie.

While we’re away filming you can continue to enjoy the countless hours of FREE content offered on this site including all 26 years of our annual Halloween short films, 3 seasons of Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER, 2 seasons of HORRIFIED, 20 SECONDS TO LIVE, and more!

Though we typically try and keep details under wraps whenever we are in production, you can follow Adam Green on Instagram (@Adam_Fn_Green) for any updates he may post from the set of our new film. THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast (available on all podcast platforms) will continue to release new episodes every Monday as usual so you may also hear some updates from Adam there throughout the winter.

Something new is coming!

The 600th episode of THE MOVIE CRYPT Podcast featuring special guest Matthew Lillard (SCREAM, SCOOBY-DOO, THIR13EN GHOSTS) is now playing wherever you listen to podcasts! Congratulations to hosts Adam Green, Joe Lynch, and Arwen on 600 weeks of THE MOVIE CRYPT and never missing a single week without a new episode!

Launched on May 6, 2013 THE MOVIE CRYPT has been one of the most popular filmmaking and entertainment industry “behind the scenes” programs for almost 12 years now. One of Entertainment Weekly Magazine’s “Top 20 Podcasts You Should Be Listening To” (issue #1345), THE MOVIE CRYPT has consistently celebrated and championed artists from all sides of the industry while pulling back the curtain to give fans and aspiring filmmakers a candid look at all that goes into turning a dream into a reality. With guests ranging from A-list directors, writers, and actors… to Academy Award winners, trail blazing indie artists, and iconic musicians… THE MOVIE CRYPT is like having your own version of film school in a weekly podcast! You can listen to the free version of every new episode on all podcast platforms or get the FULL versions, catch up on all the episodes you’ve missed, take part in monthly live events and MORE by joining the Crypt Keeper community for just $1 a month at www.Patreon.com/theMovieCrypt.

The carnage continues in HATCHET: Midnight Murders #2, the second chapter in the new three-part comic series from American Mythology! Victor Crowley faces his most formidable challenge: a pack of bloodthirsty vampires wreaking havoc in his domain! As Honey Island Swamp becomes a battleground, a determined vampire hunter is caught in the crossfire, torn between stopping the violence and facing off against two deadly foes. Blades clash with fangs in this new series written by WILLY’S WONDERLAND creator G.O. Parsons and FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH scribe James Kuhoric and featuring stunning artwork from the great Puis Calzada!

HATCHET: Midnight Murders #2  comes in FOUR variant covers: “Main Cover A” by Roy Allan Martinez, “Cover B” by Buz Hasson, “Cover C” by Gerardo Gambone, and “Cover D” by Puis Calzada.

All comics purchased through ArieScope come autographed by HATCHET creator Adam Green and are shipped bagged and boarded. Order in the BUY STUFF store HERE!

On shelves: December 11, 2024

This week we said goodbye to our friend Tony Todd (CANDYMAN, FINAL DESTINATION, HATCHET, and more). An icon of cinema and one of the most beloved actors in the horror genre, Tony leaves behind a legacy of timeless film and television performances as well as a heartbroken genre community that will never forget his kindness, his hilarious sense of humor and his larger than life laugh. Here at ArieScope we worked with Tony on several of the HATCHET films, his hilarious “Candyman” episode of HOLLISTON and his incredible episode of Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER that continues to move fans almost a decade after it premiered.

From Adam Green: “What many don’t know is that even though “Candyman” was technically the 4th episode of HOLLISTON Season 1, it was actually the very first episode that we ever filmed. In 2011 when I first told Tony that I was creating “a sit-com for horror fans” and asked him to guest star as a comically terrible version of himself, I honestly expected him to pass. We may have worked together with success on the first two HATCHET films at that point, but… a horror sit-com with a main cast that included myself and Joe Lynch? Two guys who were known only as directors at that point? How would that ever possibly work? To make things even more risky, “Candyman” would be the very first episode of the show that we filmed so I had nothing to show Tony to prove that my crazy idea would work. Yet here I was, asking him to portray himself as a complete asshole who takes advantage of two young aspiring filmmakers, moves in with them, does drugs in their apartment… and far worse. Tony had every reason to say “no” or at the very least, to say, “let me wait until Season 2 (if there ever even is a Season 2) so I can see what I’d be signing up for first.” But Tony fearlessly trusted me and said “yes” on the spot. I have no doubt that Tony’s participation made every other guest star that we approached feel more comfortable signing up for such a weird experiment. Once Season 1 had aired, we had genre celebrities reaching out to us and asking if they could be on the show in Season 2. What if Tony had never said “yes” and taken a gamble by coming to play with us? Maybe HOLLISTON still would have found its way, but Tony’s early endorsement of what we were doing certainly made casting other guest stars easier and his mere presence on the show helped convince genre fans who normally wouldn’t watch a sit-com to give the show a chance. Tony was so much more than just a fantastic actor, he was a true friend. I know I speak for so, so many when I say that our hearts are shattered today.”

HOLLISTON Seasons 1 & 2 are available to purchase or rent digitally where available and on Blu-Ray in our BUY STUFF store. Also be sure to check out Tony’s amazing episode of Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER available to watch FREE in the ORIGINAL SERIES section of this website.

Due to filming, THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast’s 9th annual “YORKIETHON” charity event will be postponed until later next year. Usually our annual LIVE event and charity auction to benefit our friends at Save A Yorkie Rescue takes place around Christmas each year, but with Adam Green and the ArieScope crew shipping off to the other side of the planet to begin shooting a new film, unfortunately “YORKIETHON IX” has to be delayed.

THE MOVIE CRYPT’s hosts Adam Green, Joe Lynch, and Arwen hope to announce a new date for “YORKIETHON IX” in the Spring/early Summer. In the meantime, Save A Yorkie Rescue and the many abandoned and abused dogs in their care still need help every day! If you can make a donation please do so HERE.

This Saturday (10/26) at 3pm PST Adam Green will be doing an in-store signing of “Victor Crowley’s HATCHET Halloween Tales VI” at Dark Delicacies Bookstore in Burbank, CA along with two of this issue’s writers- Adam F. Goldberg (ABC’s THE GOLDBERGS, THE MUPPETS MAYHEM) and G.O. Parsons (WILLY’S WONDERLAND)! Dark Delicacies will have all four variant covers of the comic available while supplies last. Visit the Dark Delicacies website HERE for more details.

This will be Adam Green’s last appearance for 2024 so come by and say “hi!”

Can’t make it to the in-store signing? You can also order the comic in our BUY STUFF store HERE! All comics ordered from our store come autographed by Adam Green.