Development Hell: The Unmade Horror Movie Podcast

Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Final episode:

JAMES WAN'S LEATHERFACE

Around 2006, James Wan and Stephen Susco were approached to develop a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film for Twisted Pictures. The project began to unfold into a three-picture deal, with James Wan potentially directing the first entry. Learn why this fantasy project didn't make it to cameras. 

With special guests Girl, That's Scary

References:

JoBlo, 2022, Cody Hamman

Bloody Disgusting, 2022, Jason Jenkins 

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs Jason vs Ash!

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Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Third up:

SLEEPAWAY CAMP 4: THE SURVIVOR

Ever wonder what really happened to the murderous maniac Angela Baker? Well, same. This episode tackles the semi-completed sequel 'Sleepaway Camp 4: The Survivor'.

With only 30 minutes of footage shot, Double Helix Rainboy Films went bankrupt in the middle of production of this bonkers sequel to the 'Sleepaway Camp' films. 

20 years later, a group of fans found the footage and pieced together the scraps into the strangest horror film we've yet to cover.

Special guest: Andy Scott 

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About the podcast:

For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs Jason vs Ash!

Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. 

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Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! Second up:

JOE DANTE'S JAWS 3, PEOPLE 0

Jaws 3 almost looked just a little bit different. Joe Dante was once in talks to direct a Jaws spoof by screenwriter John Hughes. The title? Jaws 3 People 0

This week have a very special guest: Juliana Bruyn. 

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About the podcast:

For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs Jason vs Ash!

Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. 

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Summer is back with a vengeance. And while everyone deserves a bit of vacation, to keep Development Hell fans satiated, we're rewinding back to some of our best and hottest summer-themed episodes! First up:

NICK ANTOSCA'S FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE GREATEST FRIDAY SEQUEL NEVER MADE

A few years back, iconic author Jason 'Jinx' Jenkins and I were gobsmacked to uncover Nick Antosca's and David Bruckner's 2015 'Friday the 13th' reboot for Platinum Dunes and Paramount.

When the project fell apart, Antosca shared his script on Twitter, and boy is it a doozy. This canceled 2015 screenplay is scary, stunning, and downright brilliant. Listen now for a detailed breakdown of this inventive unmade reboot.

Jinx and I get into the gritty details of this magnificent script. And now that Antosca is rumored to be overtaking A24's troubled CRYSTAL LAKE television series, there couldn't be a better time than now to revisit this fan-favorite episode.

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Get your copy of PHANTOMS LIMBS, his unmissable book all about unmade horror, right here: http://tinyurl.com/56k7pwt8

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs Jason vs Ash!

Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. 

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DEVELOPMENT HELL presents STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, a 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost, canceled, and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror.

Part IV: REVIVAL

For the series finale of STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, we take a shocking look at one of the darkest King stories yet to receive an adaptation. REVIVAL was published in 2014, and there have been two major attempts to bring this cruel and mean horror story to the screen. The book concerns two men whose lives have been interconnected over several decades, cultivating with a terrifying and maddening peek into a potentially unforgiving afterlife.

First, Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) attempted to craft a film version but produced the 2020 CBS All Access miniseries remake of The Stand instead. A few years later, King favorite Mike Flanagan (Gerald's Game, Doctor Sleep) was tapped to write and direct REVIVAL for the big screen. We uncover why neither adaptation has yet to see the light of day and then draw our own conclusions about whether or not this movie will ever get produced.

Podcaster and Constant Reader Rachel Reeves (@thevinylgrrrl) joins us as a cohost for STEPHEN KING UNSEEN.

References:

Deadline, 2016

Deadline, 2020

The Kingcast

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

Development Hell is a proud member of the DREAD Podcast Network. 

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DEVELOPMENT HELL returns with STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, a 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror.

Part III: THE LONG WALK

Written under the Richard Bachman pen name, THE LONG WALK is a dystopian horror drama surrounding a group of 100 teenage boys who participate in a brutal competition that will leave just one of them standing. Stephen King wrote THE LONG WALK as a teenager and published it in 1979.

While there have been multiple attempts to adapt the story for the big screen, over 40 years later, it's still a King story to have never been officially adapted. Learn about the many big-name directors attached over the years and the surprising current status of the project by listening to this episode today.

Podcaster and Constant Reader Rachel Reeves (@thevinylgrrrl) joins us as a cohost for STEPHEN KING UNSEEN.

References:

Lilja's Library

Deadline

Deadline

The Hollywood Reporter

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

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DEVELOPMENT HELL returns with STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, a 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror.

In Part II of STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, we get lost in the woods of New England and uncover the yet-unmade cinematic adaptation of his book THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON.

Published in 1999, this Stephen King horror novel is about a 9-year-old girl named Trisha who loses her mom and brother while hiking in the woods. She soon finds herself surviving alone in the wilderness, where she's aided by the mirage of her hero, baseball player Tom Gordon, and stalked by an ominous wasp-faced entity known as The God of the Lost.

A film version was first announced in 2005 and was in development until at least 2020, when WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN director Lynne Ramsay was announced to direct and co-write the project. Learn everything we know about this fascinating unmade Stephen King adaptation. Will it ever see the light of day? We share our thoughts.

Podcaster and Constant Reader Rachel Reeves (@thevinylgrrrl) joins us as a cohost for STEPHEN KING UNSEEN.

References:

Bloody Disgusting, 2006

The Hollywood Reporter, 2020

Episode artwork by Alan Dingman. Buy the pop-up book here.

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

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Development Hell returns with STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, a new 4-part limited audio series unearthing lost and troubled adaptations from the Master of Horror.

In Part I of STEPHEN KING UNSEEN, we look at the past, present, and future of unmade THE DARK TOWER adaptations. 

Largely considered Stephen King's magnum opus, THE DARK TOWER is an eight-part series of novels about a 'gunslinger' named Roland who is hunting down The Man in Black while attempting to save an enormous metaphysical tower connecting and protecting the many worlds of our shared universe.

On this first episode of the miniseries, we examine unmade DARK TOWER adaptations from JJ Abrams, Ron Howard, and Amazon's Prime Video with a magnifying glass. We also look forward to the future of Mike Flanagan's possible TV series, and lots more.

Podcaster and Constant Reader Rachel Reeves (@thevinylgrrrl) joins us as a cohost for STEPHEN KING UNSEEN.

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

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This week, we’re again joined by iconic author Jason Jenkins (@Jinx1981), who helps us dig into his definitive guide to forgotten horror, Phantom Limbs: Dissecting Horror's Lost Sequels and Remakes!

Friend of the podcast Jinx has co-hosted/guested on countless DEVELOPMENT HELL episodes, and today, he returns to discuss his top-charting book, which dissects some of the most fascinating unmade horror movies of all time.

To give us a taste of what's in store, we take a close look at three of the topics covered in PHANTOM LIMBS:

• A forgotten HELLRAISER reboot
• A canceled SHINING prequel
• And a TEXAS CHAINSAW sequel lost to time

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This is an ultra super-packed, unmissable episode you don't want to miss!

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

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In 2005, Warner Brothers unleashed CONSTANTINE, a big-budget adaptation of the DC Comics classic John Constantine, Hellblazer. The dark fantasy featured Keanu Reeves right after his Matrix tenure, Rachel Weisz, and Shia LaBeouf. Screenwriter Frank Cappello wrote the film over several years and under multiple directors.

A follow-up to the genre cult classic has been in development for nearly twenty years and was even officially announced by Deadline in 2022. Frank Cappello joins us on the podcast today to give us insight into what is happening with CONSTANTINE 2, why it's been trapped in development hell, and if fans should be holding out hope for the sequel.

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IMDb - Frank A Cappello

Watch his video How I Wrote Constantine

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For every horror title to hit V.O.D, countless others end up D.O.A. Development Hell is the podcast dedicated to unearthing these cursed horror productions — to find out what went wrong — and decide if they still stand a shot at the green light. Make sure to check out past episodes, including Neill Blomkamp’s Alien V, the canceled Hellraiser reboot, and Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash!

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