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Image: Universal One of the biggest rules of storytelling is get people hooked within the first few pages or minutes, studies have shown audiences will turn off movies quickly if they’re not engaged. But far worse is grabbing the attention and then blowing it up at the end. Terrible endings can ruin a good movie, with all your emotional investment coming to little or no fruition, or even worse — an incredibly stupid one. Horror fans have given advance warning to fellow enthusiasts as they list the films with the…

Credit: Jesse Grant / Stringer / Getty Images Two factors have led to a transformative few weeks for the DC Universe – the release and events of Black Adam shifted our collective perceptions of what to expect from the future of the franchise, for reasons obvious to those who have seen it.  Perhaps more importantly, however, is the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been appointed co-heads of DC Studios. The news has injected a new dose of optimism into fans of the DCU, with newly renewed social media…

via Warner Bros. In news that many fans had been calling for but never seemed all that likely to genuinely happen, James Gunn will oversee the creative side of the rebranded DC Studios alongside producer and longtime collaborator Peter Safran, with the filmmaker officially assuming his duties at the beginning of next month. Ever since the one-two punch of The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker scored some of the best reviews the DCEU has ever seen, a lot of Gunn’s supporters had pegged him as the ideal candidate to…

Image: Empire Pictures Slashers are arguably the most consistently successful horror films out there, with the likes of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, and the various Friday the 13th movies and Nightmare on Elm Street films all prevalent in the public’s mind. There’s a whole swathe of slasher films that, while brilliant, don’t quite get the mainstream attention of their forefathers. Horror fans are today celebrating some of their favorite obscure films from the subgenre, and there are some absolute hidden…

Image via Netflix Welcome back, genre junkies! It’s finally Friday, which means we’re another step closer to the festive celebration of Halloween overtaking every store, bar, school, and household. As eager children all across the nation carefully choose their spooky costume of choice, it’s time for us to dive into another daily horror roundup here at We Got This Covered. With tons of newsworthy headlines firing on all cylinders, today’s juicy roundup consists of a Halloween Ends star dishing on their feisty…

Image: Warner Bros. Dwayne Johnson is set to usher in a new era for the DC Extended Universe, but his comments on Black Adam being Phase One for the DCEU have puzzled fans. The DCEU’s ongoing struggle to cement any sort of canon or continuity has become a running joke, with Warner Bros. unable to keep directors, stars, or even release dates in any level of consistency. Black Adam is the latest soft reboot attempt at the DCEU, and The Rock seems to think we’re in Phase One. Responding to a middling review on…

via Warner Bros. When it comes to the big screen adventures of everyone’s favorite Caped Crusader, the consensus has been to take Batman down an increasingly dark, dingy, grounded, and gritty path. Of course, that makes complete sense in the grand scheme of things when you consider the reception afforded to Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, the latter of which will no doubt endure as one of the worst comic book adaptations ever made until the end of time. On the other side of the coin,…

Photo via Netflix Strap in, genre bloodhounds — because the bone-chilling month of October is almost upon us! After patiently waiting all year long, it’s time for black cats, pumpkin patches, apple cider, and of course — scary movies. Although, perhaps the most thrilling portion of the ever-popular spooky season here on We Got This Covered is the daily roundup of horror news! And boy, the last 24 hours have promised enormous excitement for horror fans after the spine-tingling official trailer for The Accursed…

Warner Bros. It happens to the best of us. Whether it is from everyday life, a career, relationship, or other commitment, everyone suffers burnout at some point. Horror fans are no exception to that rule, but their commitment isn’t so demanding as some of the others. Just like Marvel, anime, gaming and every other media outlet, the more we subject ourselves to the same environment and the same composition, the more we inevitably get used to it. While it would appear that horror junkies are tough as nails, most…

Matt Kennedy / Disney Enterprises, Inc. Gather ’round sistas, it’s time to grab your brooms and pointy boots because we’re traveling back to the origins of everyone’s favorite witchy film, Hocus Pocus.  The iconic Disney film might not have been born with the same hype that surrounds it now, but it became a must-watch during spooky season for fans of all ages. It’s hard to imagine Halloween without the Sanderson sisters, and with the movie’s staying power, we’ve never had to. From Freeform’s 31 Days of Halloween…