Tom Chapman
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Tom is a Manchester-based writer with square eyes and the love of a good pun. Raised on a diet of Jurassic Park, this ’90s boy has VHS flowing in his blood. No topic is too big for this freelancer by day, crime-fighting vigilante by night.
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Still Screaming: The True Story Behind The Scream Films
We all know the story of the Scream franchise: killer stalks teens, massacre ensues, shocking twist reveals an unexpected twist hiding behind the Ghostface mask. There is no doubt that Wes Craven's 1996 masterpiece reinvented the slasher genre, taking the industry away from the silent Jasons and Michaels and more toward the smart-talking Freddy. You may think that Ghostface butchering Drew Barrymore, then carving his way through a bunch of sexy teens may all be fiction, but the terrifying story of the "Gainesville Ripper" is the real truth behind the Woodsboro massacre.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Macho Macho Man: The Theory About The Message Hidden In 'Predator'
On the surface, 1987's #Predator is just another Aliens-esque beat em' up where hardened fighters square off against an alien menace. While Arnie was busy getting to the "choppa," his fellow commandos were busy being sliced and diced by the alien dreadlocked menace, is there actually more of a statement on masculinity than we first thought? While John McTiernan's film might seem like a gory romp through the jump, the deaths of the crew seem to be more of a symbolic representation of their overcompensating masculinity than first thought.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
You Can't Be 'Siri'-ous? Morgan Freeman Is The Voice Of Mark Zuckerberg's House!
I have always wanted my own robotic nanny, a'la The Jetsons, but how practical would a blathering housemaid really be? Well, forget Hanna-Barbera's outer space family, how about having a robotic #MorganFreeman controlling your house in full A Space Odyssey style? The house of the future is officially upon us, and the likes of #IronMan's J.A.R.V.I.S. are not that far off reality.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in 01
Fans Are Screaming For More: Should There Really Be More Scream Films?
For the past 20 years we have been terrified by the haunting specter of New Line Cinema's Scream films, but as one of the most successful horror franchises out there, we're left asking: Where is Ghostface now, and why have we seemingly passed on the opportunity to create 5cream? I mean c'mon, who could give up on a title like that?!?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Don't Make a Pratt Out of Yourself: Check Out Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista's 'Guardians of The Galaxy' Screen Test
Filling the testosterone quota for #GuardiansoftheGalaxy2, #ChristPratt and #DaveBautista ruled over proceedings as Peter Quill and Drax the Destroyer. While Star-Lord doesn't quite lord it up so much anymore and Drax is reluctant to be quite so destructive, the A-list actors are almost unrecognizable from their first auditions.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
In Sequels, No One Can Hear You Scream: That 'Alien: Covenant' Sequel Is Coming Much Sooner Than Expected
We are just moments away from having Xenomorphs and Neomorphs breathing down the back of our necks, while #RidleyScott's #AlienCovenant is preparing to crash land into cinemas and scare the life out of us once more.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
You're Damned If Yondu, You're Damned If Yondon't: Why James Gunn Was Unhappy with 'Guardians Vol. 2' Ending
We laughed, we danced, and we cried as #JamesGunn's #GaurdiansoftheGalaxy2 took us on another intergalactic bounty hunt and the search for Star-Lord's daddy. Away from #ChrisPratt and Zoe Saldana's Ross/Rachel love affair, an all too cute Baby Groot, and enough post-credits scenes to fill a galaxy, we also got a surprisingly emotional farewell to #MichaelRooker's Yondu.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Someone Wicked This Way Comes: 'The Walking Dead' Fans Vote for the Show's No. 1 Villain
Everybody loves to hate somebody, and fans of #AMC's #TheWalkingDead are no different. As we head into the popular show's eighth season and the brink of "All Out War," it is hard to imagine a time when Rick Grimes and co. haven't been battling some nefarious menace that wasn't the rotting walkers.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Rising From Development Hell: Hellboy Reboot Gets a Working Title and Scriptwriter
The shock news that horned Anung Un Rama will come lumbering out of the fires of hell for a third live-action #Hellboy film came as quite a shock. Although neither #RonPerlman nor #GuillermodelToro will be involved, The Descent's Neil Marshall will direct and Stranger Things actor David Harbour will be playing the titular Hellboy.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Scream Teens: Ranking The Best Characters From Wes Craven's Scream Franchise
On December 20, 1996, Wes Craven's slasher reinvention Scream opened to mixed success. 20 years later, the original has gone on to be a cult favorite, while the three sequel films spanned the next 15 years as we kept coming back for more of the gore -- but the story doesn't end there. MTV then picked up its own TV series of the idea in 2015, which continues with a third season in 2017. That is two decades of body counts and filleted actors to wade through!
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
A License to Thrill: Dave Bautista Reveals Who He Wants to Play James Bond
Move over Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Hollywood has a new superstar to wrestle with. The latest in a line of wrestlers-cum-actors done good, #DaveBautista is hot property at the moment. From roles in #GuardiansoftheGalaxay to #JamesBond, the 48-year-old is certainly flexing his muscles to prove that he is more than just beef and brawn.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
I Think They've 'Lost' The Plot: ABC Execs Hated One Very Important Part of 'Lost'
M.A.S.H., Twin Peaks, The Sopranos, Game of Thrones — there are some truly great pieces of television out there, and the underrated '00s nugget that is #Lost will surely be among them. Yes, it may have lost its way a little when caught up in time travel, Hurley being the one who wrote Star Wars, and something about sticking a cork in a hole, but at its peak, Lost was addictive television at its most bingeable.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
