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‘Stranger Things 4’ Announced with Teaser

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Just like that, Stranger Things 4 has been announced and this time it’s spreading to new areas, at least that is what can be gathered from the preview released by Netflix today which emphasizes, “We’re not in Hawkins anymore.”

Stranger Things has captivated audiences via digital streaming with its throwback mid-1980’s setting, bizarre creatures, parallel words and the people who find these things in their small town of Hawkins, Indiana.

Created by brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, Season One premiered on July 15, 2016 followed by Seasons 2 and 3 on Halloween 2017 and July 4, 2019 respectively. read more

R.L. Stine’s ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy adds Sadie Sink

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Straight from Deadline, Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has joined the Fear Street film trilogy.

Based off of R.L. Stine’s novel series of the same name, Fear Street hit shelves in 1989 and focused on a group teens who battled with supernatural and violent threats to their small town called Shadyside.

Along with Sink, the trilogy of films will star Benjamin Flores Jr. (Ride Along), Kiana Madeira and Olivia Welch. The three films will be directed by Leigh Janiak, whose credits include two episodes of MTV’s Scream series and the indie horror film Honeymoon, which starred Rose Leslie who is known for her role as Ygritte in Game of Thrones. read more

Buy / Wait / Rent: November 2018 Blu-Ray Releases

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We sift through the new release heap so you don’t have to!

Welcome to Horror News Network’s Buy / Wait / Rent, a monthly article devoted to the most highly-anticipated horror releases on blu-ray. Here you will find the best home video releases of each month, along with our opinion on whether each film is a must-own on the first day of release, something you should wait to buy until it goes on sale, or something you’re better off renting for a one-time watch. And now, on to the notable new releases of November 2018! read more

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Premiere Nets 15.8 Million Viewers

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As ratings for The Walking Dead continue to plummet, Stranger Things’  second season shows that fans still crave horror programming on television. While Netflix is usually quite secretive about its viewership numbers, Nielsen has released “Live + 3 Day” viewership ratings for all episodes of the new season. According to The Wrap, the results are incredible!

15.8 million viewers watch the series premiere over last weekend. Almost 11 million of those viewers represented the highly-coveted 18-49 age demographic. Here are the viewership statistics for the rest of the season’s episodes during the first three days of availability: read more

Stranger Things Season 2: The Horror News Network Review

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Netflix’s wildly popular second season of Stranger Things is finally upon us! Just like the early franchises of the 80s from which it draws its inspiration, the sequel was bound to draw comparisons to its breakout first season. Just like how no one can watch Ghostbusters II without preconceived expectations based on the incredible success of its predecessor, Stranger Things 2 will undoubtedly be judged by what it does with the characters, monsters, set pieces, and motifs it established to such critical acclaim in 2016. The filmmakers seem aware of the blessings and curses of a sequel, cleverly titling the second season “Stranger Things 2” like a proper sequel as opposed to the continuation of a television series. read more