Happy 10th anniversary to HATCHET 2! On October 1, 2010 HATCHET 2 made history twice in the same weekend. First – when it became the first horror film in over 30 years to be released in major US multiplexes without an MPAA rating…and then again just 48 hours later when it became the first horror film to ever be pulled from every screen during its opening weekend.

The cuts that the MPAA were demanding in order to secure an acceptable “R” rating (down from an “NC-17”) included cutting out 27 of the 30 hatchet strikes to “Chad’s” (David Foy’s) face and a long list of other edits to virtually every death scene in the film that would have not only fully censored the film that we made but completely changed the tone of the film from ridiculous and fun to realistic and mean spirited. In 2010 “torture porn” films distributed by major studios were A-OK but slashers with undead swamp monsters killing comedians in Monty Python-esque ways with a gas powered belt sander were a big No-No. Check out the documentary THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED- to learn more about the MPAA and their rating process.

While they may have knocked Victor Crowley down that weekend…10 years, 2 more sequels, Halloween masks, action figures, and a comic book series later… they couldn’t actually hurt him. The bayou butcher’s work is never finished, he can’t be stopped, and we have a feeling we’ll be seeing him again someday.

Join Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Parry Shen TONIGHT for an on-line screening and LIVE Q&A celebrating HATCHET 2’s 10th Anniversary at 8:30pm PST as part of this year’s Mile High Horror Film Festival. Click here for details and ticket information.

If you’re going to watch the film on your own to celebrate- make sure you are watching the UNRATED version and the film that we actually made. (Unfortunately the versions of the HATCHET films that are currently streaming on Amazon Prime are the censored versions.) We recommend getting an autographed UNRATED Blu-Ray from our BUY STUFF store here.

ArieScope’s cult sit-com HOLLISTON is now streaming on SHUDDER (North America)! Fans can watch the first two seasons and the one-hour Christmas Special that bridges them together – again and again and again! Want to see a third season finally happen? Then seriously… watch the series again and again and again and let SHUDDER know what’s up!

How many times you watch the show matters… how highly you rate the show on SHUDDER’s service matters… the short review you leave for the show on it’s main page on Shudder.com matters… your posts about the show on social media matter (be sure and tag @Shudder every time)… and most importantly – requesting a 3rd season from Shudder by clicking HERE or by clicking SUPPORT > REQUEST A TITLE on their website seriously-seriously matters!

It all starts by signing up for SHUDDER and making sure they know that HOLLISTON is the reason why you are there. Already have the service? Perfect! Don’t already have SHUDDER? Head to Shudder.com or download the Shudder app on your favorite streaming device and get started with your first 7 days free and then sign up for a plan starting as low as $4.95 a month!

SCARY SLEEPOVER Episode 3.2 “Brian Quinn” is now available to watch here on ArieScope.com and on the ArieScope YouTube Channel! In this new episode Brian Quinn (IMPRACTICAL JOKERS, VICTOR CROWLEY, THE MISERY INDEX) joins Adam and Arwen for a socially distant slumber party where they compare toy collections, save the galaxy, and have a heart to heart about Q’s biggest real life fear. Want to see more new episodes of Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER? Help resurrect the beloved series here before time runs out and we say “goodnight” forever!

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It’s hard to believe it’s already been half a year since the COVID-19 pandemic first put the world into lockdown and Adam Green put on his month long CORONAPOCALYPSE event of daily live streams! While some parts of the world are fortunately holding strong in their fight against this deadly virus, others are still suffering crushing losses and dealing with climbing infection rates.

In an effort to incentivize our fans to stay safely at home this Labor Day weekend, Adam Green and your friends at ArieScope are bringing back the CORONAPOCALYPSE for one weekend only! And this time… it’s gonna be even more fun than before because we’re staying up all night together!

Click the image below to watch the trailer for CORONAPOCALYPSE 2: INSOMNIA WEEKEND.

Join Adam Green and various cast/crew members as they put on two full nights of fun, laughs, and mayhem- Friday night September 4th and Saturday night September 5th LIVE right here on ArieScope.com. (Please note: This event will be taking place HERE on ArieScope.com and NOT on YouTube like the last Coronapocalypse event.) Fans will be able to participate in the live chat by using a Vimeo account or by simply signing in as a guest. (You’ll see – it’s easy!)

This Labor Day weekend- stay home, stay safe, and stay up with us all night long as we watch the HATCHET franchise together on Friday night and then binge through a HOLLISTON marathon together on Saturday night!

As always this event is FREE because we love you and want you to stay safe. See you soon!

Adam Green will be appearing on a special “Summer Sleepover” episode of THE LAST DRIVE-IN with Joe Bob Briggs this Friday evening on SHUDDER. The special (pre-taped prior to the quarantine) premieres at 6pm PST / 9pm EST and will also include appearances from Kane Hodder, Felissa Rose, Brian Quinn, and Tiffany Shepis.

Spend another Halloween with three NEW creepy tales from Honey Island Swamp! This year’s volume of violence (including an original story by HATCHET creator and filmmaker Adam Green) is available in 3 awesome covers! Of course every comic purchased through ArieScope comes autographed by Adam Green and is shipped bagged and boarded.

HATCHET: Victor Crowley’s Halloween Tales #2 will be released on September 30, 2020. Read more details and pre-order your autographed copies in the BUY STUFF store now to make sure you spend another Halloween with your favorite slasher icon!

NOTE: Due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date for HATCHET: VENGEANCE issue #3 (the conclusion of the Vengeance story line) has unfortunately been pushed back until 2021. American Mythology will have more details early in the new year.

It’s here! In the Season 3 premiere of SCARY SLEEPOVER comedian Doug Benson (THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, Doug Loves Movies Podcast) joins Adam Green for a slumber party where they compete in a game of bricks and balance, dine on fine snacks, and get to the bottom of Doug’s greatest fears. Watch the episode here!

Want to see more new episodes of SCARY SLEEPOVER? Check out our campaign to resurrect the series here and help more episodes get produced!

As we celebrate Independence Day here in America – ArieScope proudly presents Arwen’s “FREEDOM SALE!” Select items in our “Buy Stuff” store will be on sale all July 4th weekend long so go on and treat yourself to something cool after you watch the premiere of SCARY SLEEPOVER Season 3!

A few months ago ArieScope launched an IndieGoGo campaign to resurrect Adam Green’s SCARY SLEEPOVER – our most popular original online series. The first two seasons of SCARY SLEEPOVER ran from 2015 to 2016 with a Christmas Special in 2017 and after over 1 million views and countless requests from fans to bring the series back again, last Spring we launched a crowd fund campaign and had two new episodes funded and green-lit… before COVID-19 reared it’s stupid, ugly face and wet the bed at our slumber party. Although our IndiegoGo campaign may have temporarily been paused during the nationwide pandemic shut down, the good news is we were still able to shoot the first two funded episodes!

Episode 3.1 “Doug Benson” will premiere July 4, 2020.

Fans who backed the return of SCARY SLEEPOVER already got to see the first new episode weeks ago as our way of thanking them for being on the front line of the resurrection, but on July 4th the general public will get to see the first new episode of SCARY SLEEPOVER in 4 years! Episode 3.1 “Doug Benson” will be available to stream (FREE) right here on ArieScope.com and on the ArieScope YouTube channel beginning at midnight tonight (12am PST on Saturday July 4th)! Episode 3.2 “Brian Quinn” will premiere later this summer.

Episode 3.2 “Brian Quinn” will premiere later this summer.

Our IndieGoGo campaign has once again been activated – but only for a limited time! Every $5,000 raised = a new episode of SCARY SLEEPOVER. (You can watch the campaign video to get the full scoop right on the IndieGoGo page here.) However many episodes get green-lit in this next phase of the resurrection campaign… that’s the season. While we obviously hope to get to make a full 14 episode season for you (12 new funded episodes + 2 bonus outtake episodes), exactly how many episodes we make is completely up to YOU. We already have 2 episodes made – will we get another 10 funded? If you enjoy the series and want to see more episodes – please help! After doing 2 full seasons and a Christmas Special (29 episodes) for free we simply couldn’t keep doing it without some sort of a budget to pay our crew for their hard work. Our campaign offers some fantastic rewards for fans who give the most generously but every single donation of ANY amount helps. With over 1 million views to the original 2 seasons you would think that this would be a no brainer, right? Well… let’s see! Will the slumber parties continue on or will Season 3 only be a handful of episodes and thus be the final season of SCARY SLEEPOVER ever? Show your support to resurrect the show here!

In response to the recent circumstances surrounding Cinestate (the parent company of Fangoria), THE MOVIE CRYPT has parted ways with the Fangoria Podcast Network. Patreon supporters of our podcast need not worry about any interruption to our program as new episodes will continue to be released on Patreon every Monday morning (every Saturday for those with early access) and all rewards will continue as usual while we re-group and work out our next steps in regards to a new public platform for the podcast. A more detailed announcement is forthcoming.

We thank and love you all for your continued support – these days more than ever.

Sincerely,

Adam Green, Joe Lynch, and Arwen

Link to Daily Beast article about Cinestate: https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-right-wing-movie-studio-enabled-the-harvey-weinstein-of-indie-film?ref=home