October is always a busy month for ArieScope but 2021 might be one of our busiest years yet! The 23rd ArieScope annual Halloween short film is just a few days away from premiering… the new HOLLISTON graphic novel (“Holliston Goes to Hell”) and HATCHET comic book (“Victor Crowley’s Halloween Tales 3”) hit comic book store shelves (and arrive in stock here in the ArieScope store) at the end of the month… THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast has 3 live events for Patreon members this month (“Movie Crypt Live” is this Sunday 10/10… Adam and Joe just performed a LIVE commentary for 1993’s JASON GOES TO HELL during “Slumber Party Massacre” on 10/3… and there’s still another “Slumber Party Massacre” event coming on 10/29)… and now this! A FREE screening of HATCHET with writer/director Adam Green and star Joel David Moore on Saturday night 10/23 in Hollywood, CA!

Stone Street LA is Joel David Moore’s awesome new cafe/bar that opened earlier this year!

After almost 2 years without a public appearance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Green and Moore wanted to put on an intimate and memorable event for fans. As a Halloween treat for the LA chapter of the Hatchet Army, they are hosting a FREE screening of HATCHET (2007) at Stone Street on Saturday night October 23rd at 8pm where they will be showing the un-rated director’s cut of HATCHET on Stone Street’s open air patio and then sharing stories in a Q&A with the audience immediately following the film. No reservations are necessary but the event is first come, first served so get there when doors open at 7pm to ensure you get a seat!

Time flies when you’re having fun! For well over 2 decades ArieScope has produced a short film celebrating the holiday of Halloween every October without fail. Part of our annual tradition is that we keep the details of each year’s short film under wraps right up until the day of release. So while we can’t tell you what this year’s Halloween short film is about, who is going to be in it, or even what the title is… we are excited to let you know that the cast and crew of this year’s production received Adam Green’s script for ArieScope’s 23rd annual Halloween short film earlier today! That means production is officially underway and the countdown to Halloween 2021 has begun!

You can watch all 22 years of our Halloween short films FREE in the “SHORTS” section of this website, but we also recommend watching our documentary FOR THE LOVE OF HALLOWEEN which we released in 2018 in conjunction with ArieScope’s 20th anniversary. The feature-length documentary tells the story of how a group of friends making no-budget short films to celebrate Halloween turned into the production company that ArieScope Pictures is today. Watch it FREE right here.

With our 23rd annual Halloween short film, a new HOLLISTON graphic novel (“Holliston Goes to Hell”), and a new HATCHET comic book (“Victor Crowley’s Halloween Tales #3”) all coming your way in October, this is certainly going to be one of the best Halloweens ever!

Given how much the Hatchet Army loves American Mythology’s annual HATCHET Halloween anthology comics… and given that the Halloween holiday was all but cancelled in 2020 due to the global pandemic… we thought why not bring a little extra taste of Halloween home a little early this year? HATCHET: UNSTOPPABLE HORROR is a brand new anthology offering three complete new stories for your gore-loving heart – each one highlighting the unstoppable, supernatural nature of Victor Crowley! Best of all? ArieScope has already received our stock of the comic and you can order your copies (autographed by HATCHET creator Adam Green) today!

HATCHET: UNSTOPPABLE HORROR is available in four awesome covers!! Check out the listing in the “BUY STUFF” store to see all four!

Don’t let the summer surprise of a new anthology comic scare you! “Victor Crowley’s Halloween Tales #3” is still coming this October along with the new HOLLISTON graphic novel “Holliston Goes To Hell!” It’s gonna be a Halloween to die and go to hell for!

Your favorite characters from the TV series Holliston are back, and this time they’re going straight to hell in ”Holliston Goes to Hell,” the third book in the graphic novel series based on the fan-favorite horror sit-com. When “Adam,” “Joe,” “Laura,” and “Corri” attend their High School reunion an ancient colonial curse creates a gigantic sinkhole that swallows the entire town of Holliston, MA down to Hell! Now the gang must each face off with their darkest personal fears if they’re to save their souls from the clutches of the Devil himself!

“It was a delight to send the characters of Holliston to Hell,” says writer Greg Wright. “The story is filled with payoffs for horror fans to find and there’s plenty of demonic shenanigans that only the Holliston gang can deliver.”

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have the creative team together again for another Holliston adventure,” says Source Point Press Art Director Joshua Werner. “The demand from the horror community for more Holliston is at an all time high and we’re going to deliver the craziest and most exciting story to date, complete with all your favorite characters from the show.”

Created by filmmaker Adam Green (the Hatchet franchise, Frozen), Holliston originally ran for two seasons in 2012/2013 on the FEARnet cable television network. In 2014 as the show was gearing up to start on a third season, Holliston suffered the tragic loss of cast member Dave Brockie (GWAR) and the FEARnet network was dissolved in a merger between Comcast and Time Warner. The graphic novel series from Source Point Press has kept Holliston alive for fans by delivering new stories while they continue to hope for news of a new season.

“Holliston has always had an incredibly loyal cult following,” says creator Adam Green. “That audience has grown exponentially since the show began streaming on Shudder about 8 months ago so the timing of this new book from Source Point Press couldn’t be better.”

Holliston Goes to Hell is the third Holliston graphic novel from Source Point Press and ArieScope Pictures, written by Greg Wright and illustrated by Stephen Sharar. The previous books in the series, Holliston: Friendship is Tragic and Holliston: Carnival of Carnage, are available in stores and online from both ArieScope Pictures and Source Point Press, as well as digital sites such as Comixology and DriveThru Comics. Seasons 1 and 2 of Holliston are currently streaming on Shudder in North America. Both seasons are also available digitally and on DVD/Blu-ray.

ArieScope Pictures is a feature film and television production company formed in 1998 by filmmaker Adam Green and cinematographer Will Barratt. An industry leader in genre fare, to date ArieScope has produced films including the four HATCHET films, FROZEN, DIGGING UP THE MARROW, SPIRAL, CHILLERAMA, GRACE, and two seasons of the television sitcom HOLLISTON. More information can be found at www.ArieScope.com.

Source Point Press is a midwest publisher of books, comics, and graphic novels founded in 2012. Source Point Press is a division of Ox Eye Media.

Holliston Goes to Hell will be available in comic shops and online on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Stay tuned for autographed pre-order opportunities!

ArieScope is thrilled to announce that both of the official “Victor Crowley” action figures are back in stock and available in the “BUY STUFF” store HERE while supplies last! 

All figures ordered here come autographed by HATCHET’s writer/director Adam Green!

DON’T WAIT! Bring “Victor Crowley” home today!

The COVID-19 pandemic may have delayed the release of the gore soaked finale to the HATCHET: VENGEANCE comic book storyline but ArieScope and American Mythology are thrilled to announce that Victor Crowley is finally here to battle the Vengeance Demon and settle his score with Papa’s killers once and for all! HATCHET: VENGEANCE #3 comes in 3 variant covers including a special edition “Bloody” cover by Puis Calzada limited to only 300 copies printed! Order your copies (autographed by series creator Adam Green) in the “Buy Stuff” store today!

UPDATED FEBRUARY 24TH: All pre-ordered 8″ NECA “Victor Crowley” action figures have now shipped out to customers! 

We are actively trying to get more in stock but these are an incredibly hot item and selling out quickly everywhere! Keep checking the BUY STUFF store on this site for more!

Wizard World presents a FREE live “HATCHET” panel this Saturday at 10am PST / 1pm EST! Join writer/director Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, Parry Shen, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis, Dave Sheridan, and R.A. Mihailoff as they participate in a moderated virtual panel discussion about the franchise on Wizard World’s virtual Twitch channel, Facebook Live, and YouTube channels! For all of the information including merchandise, virtual photos, and how to book personal live video chats with cast members visit: https://wizardworld.com/events/hatchet/

UPDATE 2.19.21: Did you miss this event? Don’t fear! You can watch the re-play HERE.

In the 400th episode of THE MOVIE CRYPT filmmakers and co-hosts Adam Green and Joe Lynch interview each other with the kind of in-depth questions they’ve never been asked in the almost 2 decades that they’ve each been doing press for their various films. From specifics about each other’s artistic process and the more technical aspects of the craft – to revealing thoughts on their own personal journeys to date, this special 2 AND A HALF HOUR LONG episode celebrates THE MOVIE CRYPT podcast’s 400 episode milestone in candid style!

Episode 400: “Adam Green and Joe Lynch Special” is now playing on all podcast platforms!

The first hour of Episode 400 is available now on all podcast platforms – but the full 2.5 hour long version (cause the best stuff is always in the second half!) is available exclusively to the listeners that support the show for a mere $1 A MONTH on Patreon HERE. Sign up today and start getting the full versions of every new episode, every single Monday! Whether you listen to the show using the Patreon app or prefer to use Patreon’s provided RSS feed and have every new episode automatically download directly to your Apple podcast app – all you’ll need to do is press “play!”

Joe Lynch, Arwen, and Adam Green. Ep 215: “Live in Los Angeles” premiered on July 10, 2017

Are you late to THE MOVIE CRYPT party and looking to go back 8 years to the very beginning of the show and listen to the original episodes that are no longer available on-line? Just sign up for the “Classic Crypt” tier on Patreon and get instant access to the first 150+ episodes of THE MOVIE CRYPT and start receiving a new “classic” episode every single Wednesday – all for just $5! That’s well over 300 hours of classic episodes the very moment you sign up!! Featuring extremely candid artist on artist (on Yorkie) conversations with people like Jordan Peele, Chris Columbus, Slash, Penelope Spheeris, Sid Haig, Dee Snider, Dave Brockie, Bobcat Goldthwait, James Gunn, Tony Todd, Danielle Harris, Samara Weaving, Kane Hodder, Santa Claus, Roger Corman, Lloyd Kaufman, Rachael Leigh Cook, Greg Nicotero, and WAY TOO MANY more to list… whether you are a fan, an aspiring artist, or a working filmmaker yourself, THE MOVIE CRYPT is the podcast you’ve been missing! Sign up and inject some inspiration into your heart!

“When THE MOVIE CRYPT premiered on May 6, 2013, we only intended for the podcast to be some extra promotion for HOLLISTON during the 10 weeks that Season 2 was airing on television. 400 weeks later, we’ve never missed a single Monday without a new episode and we’ve shared almost 8 years worth of laughs, tears, births, deaths, triumphs, and heartbreaks with our worldwide audience. To the hundreds of artists who have shared such incredible insight into their craft… to those who have bravely discussed the struggles they’ve encountered on their career journeys and helped inspire others not to give up on their own dreams… to our friends that have been a part of one of our five annual 48-hour live “Yorkiethons” so far and helped us save so many dogs’ lives… THANK YOU for being a part of this amazing thing that we never wanted to do but now can’t imagine living without. It’s been an incredible ride so far.” – Adam Green

The final episode of Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER is now streaming! In the series finale special guest and ArieScope legend Parry Shen (HATCHET 1-4, GENERAL HOSPITAL) joins Adam for a game of adventure, a walk down memory lane, and an extremely revealing discussion about his greatest fear. Watch all 33 episodes of ArieScope’s most popular original on-line series (well over 1 million views to date!) right here.