Don’t miss ArieScope’s annual BLACK FRIDAY SALE starting at 12am PST on Thanksgiving (11/28) and running through Saturday (11/30)! Almost everything in our BUY STUFF store will be offered at a discounted price for 48 hours only!
The ArieScope store will be closed from mid-December through mid-April as we will all be on the other side of the planet filming the next movie for you to enjoy. Take advantage of this sale while you can!
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.
ArieScope’s 26th annual Halloween short film has arrived! In THE PET SITTER a man faces a peculiar situation when he is asked to pet sit for a friend on Halloween night. Starring Jeff Lewis (THE GUILD), this year’s Halloween offering explores the dark side of novelty pets!
Watch THE PET SITTER right HERE!
Happy Halloween! American Mythology’s annual bloody slash-fest is back with new frightening and gory Halloween tales featuring HATCHET’s Victor Crowley! This year’s issue contains stories written by G.O. Parsons (creator of the WILLY’S WONDERLAND movie), S.A. Check (the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD comic series), James Kuhoric (the FREDDY VS JASON VS ASH comic series), and a mashup from hell where Victor Crowley faces off with The Goldbergs written by Adam F. Goldberg (creator of ABC’s THE GOLDBERGS)!
HATCHET: Victor Crowley’s Halloween Tales 6 comes in FOUR variant covers! All comics purchased through ArieScope come autographed by HATCHET creator Adam Green and are shipped bagged and boarded.
Order yours HERE! Comics will begin shipping the week of October 28th (if not sooner)!
On shelves: October 30, 2024
A NEW SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY OF SPIRAL (2008) WILL BE RELEASED FROM RONINFLIX ON OCTOBER 8, 2024 FEATURING A GORGEOUS NEW FILM RESTORATION AND NEW BONUS MATERIALS! NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER!
New 2024 deluxe Blu-Ray release features:
Region 1 Blu-Ray only. “A Hitchcock-tail of precision direction, deft pacing, startling imagery and clean style… packing a final shock punch.” – Alan Jones, FRIGHTFEST. Starring Amber Tamblyn, Joel David Moore, and Zachary Levi, each copy ordered from ArieScope.com will come autographed by co-director Adam Green.
WILL BEGIN SHIPPING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7, 2024.
Last week we shot ArieScope’s 26th annual Halloween short film. Our long standing tradition of creating a free short film for our fans every Halloween continues and to say that we’re excited about this year’s offering would be a massive understatement!
As always, no information or hints will be given out about this year’s short until it is released next month, but we think you’re really gonna enjoy this one! Stay tuned!
Victor Crowley returns in HATCHET: Midnight Murders, the first in a new three-part comic series from American Mythology! It’s 1985 and the Mardi Gras scene is at the height of its annual debauchery. However, amidst the booze and hedonism, people are disappearing at an alarming rate. Is there a serial killer in the bayou to blame for the wanton bloodletting or something even more sinister? Gas up your belt sander, grab some garlic and prepare for a blood-soaked battle in Honey Island Swamp 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 #1 comes in FOUR variant covers: “Main Cover A” by Roy Allan Martinez, “Cover B” by Buz Hasson, “Cover C” by Richard Bonk, and “Cover D” by Puis Calzada. There is also a super rare Century Edition Black & White version of “Cover A” that has been limited to just 100 copies printed! ArieScope could only get our hands on a few of these so act fast before they’re sold out!
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!
Orders will begin shipping August 27, 2024 (if not sooner)!
On shelves: August 27, 2024
A new limited edition Steelbook collection of Adam Green’s HATCHET franchise is now available from Dark Sky Films. The Blu-Ray sets includes the UNCENSORED versions of HATCHET, HATCHET 2, HATCHET 3, VICTOR CROWLEY and a bonus 5th disc featuring BRAND NEW bonus materials!
All copies purchased from the ArieScope “Buy Stuff” store will come autographed by HATCHET’s creator Adam Green. Due to this collection being a limited release ArieScope is only able to sell a small number of copies so don’t wait!
Copies purchased through ArieScope are expected to start shipping by the end of June once Adam has been able to sign them.
HATCHET 1 Blu-Ray special features:
HATCHET 2 Blu-Ray special features:
HATCHET 3 Blu-Ray special features:
VICTOR CROWLEY Blu-Ray special features:
2024 Steelbook Bonus Disc Special features:
Region 1 Blu-Rays. UNCENSORED VERSIONS. Get ours HERE while they last!