Since the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published in 1926, the tales of a honey-loving bear and his animal friends have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. But, as Gyles Brandreth writes in “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of ‘Winnie- the-Pooh’ ” (St. Martin’s Press), behind the children’s … Read more
“Winnie the Pooh” is slated to star in a horror flick next year alongside a slew of other iconic Disney characters whose copyright protections have expired — including Bambi, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty. British production company and prolific horror filmmakers Jagged Edge Productions teamed up with independent film distributor ITN Studios to create “Winnie … Read more
Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday, sparking discussions over increasing censorship in the city. Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced on Facebook that the release of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” on Thursday had been canceled with “great regret” in Hong Kong and … Read more
Winnie the Pooh and Piglet brutally murder 11 people … is a sentence I never thought I’d write. But that’s what goes down in the sicko indie horror film “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey,” which played theaters for one night only on Wednesday. And, believe you me, one night is enough. How has the 100 Acre … Read more
Have yourself a scary little Christmas. A new parody film, “The Mean One,” is slashing through the snow with a twisted take on the holiday classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” It reimagines that the big, green, disgruntled furball (played by David Howard Thornton, “Terrifier”) didn’t actually save Whoville — here rechristened as Newville — … Read more
Oh, deer! The once-lovable deer Bambi has become a dark murderer in a brand-new horror film “Bambi: The Reckoning,” exclusively reports Dread Central. Filmmaker Scott Jeffrey said the upcoming movie is a darker take on the iconic story, first made famous by the beloved 1942 Disney classic. “The film will be an incredibly dark retelling of … Read more