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Scream Queens’ Billie Lourd on the Show, Horror and Mom Carrie Fisher at Comic-Con

Billie Lourd is most certainly Hollywood royalty, even if she weren’t the daughter of the Princess of Alderaan. The 23-year-old actress, of course, is third generation Tinseltown, the daughter of Star Wars star (and Legion of Leia inspiration) Carrie Fisher, who is herself the offspring from the ultimately ill-fated and headline-making...

Review: ‘Goosebumps’

Although common wisdom (and the MPAA) dictates that we shield our children from horror imagery, I can say from experience – and I think many of you will agree – that young kids can already grasp the thrill of being scared. Indeed, I think children might like being scared more than they let on. As children, we tend to be drawn to horror movies...

Legion of Leia Podcast Ep. 11: ‘Chatter’ Director Matthew Solomon

On this week’s 11th episode of the Legion of Leia Podcast, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington and Sabina Ibarra and I welcome guest Matthew Solomon, writer and director of the upcoming horror film Chatter. The film stars Tohoru Masamune, Brady Smith, Sarena Khan, Richard Hatch  and Alison Haislip. Here is the info for the...

Legion of Leia Podcast Episode 5 – Jessica Chobot, D23, Star Wars, Marvel, Top Horror Films and More

On episode 5 of the Legion of Leia Podcast, Anastasia Washington, Sabina Ibarra and I welcome the lovely Jessica Chobot, host of Nerdist News and the podcast Bizarre States, which you guys definitely have to check out. This week we take on Disney‘s D23 and what we got to see. We talk about the cast of Star Wars, the upcoming animated...

Exclusive: Friday the 13th – The Pretender Creator Steven Long Mitchell Describes The New CW Series

The CW head Mark Pedowitz announced today that the creators of The Pretender, Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle will be penning a Friday the 13th series at the network. I’ve been lucky enough to work with Mitchell and Van Sickle when I wrote a preview of the graphic novel prequel to The Pretender a couple years back. I...