Friday, March 14, 2025

A Look Back at Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

In the latest episode of A Podcast From Beyond, Carey Vickers and I take a look back at Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial… https://youtu.be/4Ac3IbrXpqM




Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Sleepless Nights: Revamped gets 110,000 views on the StashTV Youtube channel...

Sleepless Nights: Revamped, the new version of our indie vampire epic, has now passed 110,000 views and 950 likes on Stash Movies, an ad-supported channel on YouTube. Thanks to everyone who checked the film out and left positive feedback! https://youtu.be/IMUkGiLtc_Y



















PS: The new Sleepless Nights: Revamped DVD/Blu-ray is also doing great! (So much for all the folks who said physical media is dead.) If you haven't picked up your copy yet, here's the link:  https://www.amazon.com/Sleepless-Nights-Blu-Ray-William-Hopkins/dp/B0CKWG14YK/
Check out our official site for a complete list of all the places you can watch and buy Sleepless Nights: Revamped: https://sleeplessnightsmovie.wixsite.com/revampededition



































BTW, a little trivia: as you can see in the screen capture below, the most replayed moment in the film is 53 minutes in, when Grey finally puts the bite on Kaitlin. Check out the film on YouTube to see the other most replayed scenes...




Sunday, November 17, 2024

DEMON RESURRECTION - Now on Blu-Ray and DVD...

After a 20 year wait, DEMON RESURRECTION finally arrives on Blu-ray, in a newly restored, remastered edition. Get it at Amazon:

Blu-ray: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9WF5Y5Z DVD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D9WJ243H

Also available at Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Demon-Resurrection/12534410679

Or stream it free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/demon-resurrection

Stream on Amazon: https://a.co/1aWF2Iz
Stream on Vimeo: https://dresurrection.vhx.tv



A Look Back at Rosemary's Baby...

 After a long period of labor, the latest episode of A Podcast From Beyond has finally been delivered, this time focusing on cinema's most famous satanic infant, Rosemary's Baby (1968)...

https://youtu.be/tscl77XizKQ



Monday, September 16, 2024

Revisiting Salem's Lot

Carey and William take a look back at Tobe Hooper's 1979 TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a small town overrun by vampires...


https://youtu.be/EGcuEB95Om4

A Look Back at Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Carey Vickers and I take a look back at Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), the flawed but fondly remembered production that marked the first feature film adventure of Captain Kirk and company...

https://youtu.be/5W5PLecu__A



Godzilla Minus One - Discussion

 After a lengthy hiatus, A PODCAST FROM BEYOND returns with this freewheeling episode in which Carey and William discuss a range of topics including the reemergence of the Big G himself in the new hit film from Japan, GODZILLA MINUS ONE.



Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Phans of PHANTASM - William Hopkins & Carey Vickers on A Podcast From Beyond

Phantasm has always been a favorite of mine, and now, on the latest episode of A Podcast From Beyond, Carey and I take a look back at Don Coscarelli’s 1979 horror classic… https://youtu.be/5n2oEUzVPXs


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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

DARK SHADOWS gets over 19,000 views on YouTube

I'm happy to see our discussion of DARK SHADOWS getting over 19,000 views in eight months on YouTube -- which is pretty impressive for our podcast.

Hard to say why an episode focusing on the various TV and movie incarnations of Barnabas Collins and company should get such a positive reaction from viewers, but I suppose we can't completely rule out the possibility that it's a pretty entertaining episode.

Take a look and let me know what you think... https://youtu.be/A5xQyLnUdOc


If you liked this video and want to help me make more...
Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/williamhopkins



Thursday, April 13, 2023

Sleepless Nights Revamped: Buy the New Special Edition DVD

Vampire lovers and vampire slayers clash in a blood-spattered battle for world domination...

Sleepless Nights: Revamped Edition

A New Version of the 2002 Indie Vampire Epic... Restored, Remastered... Revamped!

The new DVD of Sleepless Nights is now on sale. 
DVD features include:

• New Director's Edit

• Remastered in HD

• Presented in Original Aspect Ratio


• Outtakes Reel


• Preview Trailer


• Audio Commentary Track with Director William Hopkins and 'A Podcast From Beyond' host, Carey Vickers

• New Cover A
rt Created for This Edition


• English Closed Captions


Available at Amazon.com 


Also available at: 


Walmart   Movies Unlimited   Deep Discount   Import CDs   Oldies

88 minutes, Color, Stereo, SD, 4:3 (1.33:1)
Manufactured on Demand
Distributed by Leomark Studios

Visit the Sleepless Nights official site for a complete list of viewing options: https://sleeplessnightsmovie.wixsite.com/revampededition 




Sunday, January 22, 2023

Watch SLEEPLESS NIGHTS: REVAMPED EDITION - Now Streaming on Amazon, YouTube, Plex TV, Filmzie and more...

Sleepless Nights: Revamped Edition, is the newly re-edited version of my 2002 vampire epic. Stream it now in HD or buy the new special edition DVD…

BUY THE Blu-ray/DVD:
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sleepless-Nights-DVD-William-Hopkins/dp/B0BTV7194B/
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sleepless-Nights-DVD/1014262633

STREAM IT IN HD…
Pay Per View:
• Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B64CTT53

Free With Ads: 
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/IMUkGiLtc_Y
• PlexTV: https://watch.plex.tv/movie/sleepless-nights-2002
• Filmzie: https://filmzie.com/content/sleepless-nights-2022

Free Without Ads:
• Reveel: https://reveel.net/programs/1300845/sleepless-nights
• Cineverse: https://www.cineverse.com/details/1000000015377/Sleepless-Nights

 

From Vampire Slayer to Vampire Lover... To live, she must become what she's sworn to destroy!

In the shadowy streets of New York, vampire lovers and vampire slayers clash in a blood-spattered battle for world domination. Who will rule the night? 

A new version of Sleepless Nights, the 2002 indie vampire epic, completely re-edited by the director, fully remastered in HD, with a new musical score and new special effects. Presented in its original 4x3 aspect ratio.

A candlelit, fang-filled thriller in the eerie tradition of “Dark Shadows," coming soon to streaming.





Thursday, October 13, 2022

DEMON RESURRECTION on Roku, Amazon, Tubi, Xumo, Mometu…









Very happy to announce that my film, DEMON RESURRECTION, is now streaming free on the official ROKU channel! Roku makes an excellent presentation of the film, with a sharp, vivid, detailed picture, a good, strong audio track and minimal advertising. In watching the film again for the first time in quite awhile, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. We did a damn good job on DEMON RESURRECTION, if I say so myself, and I’ll be forever grateful to our brilliant cast and our terrific crew, especially our producers, Frank Cilla and Ed Wheeler. Everyone made an indespensible contribution to the finished film and I’m very proud of what we were able to accomplish. Now all we have to do is get the word out so more people see it and it finally becomes the cult hit it deserves to be, so spread the word and share the link(s) below!


Thursday, February 10, 2022

SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE - Rediscovering Donner's 1978 Classic


With all the big-budget superhero movies that the major studios have released in recent years, is it possible that the first one is still among the best?

Filmmaker William Hopkins (Demon Resurrection, Sleepless Nights), and APFB hosts Carey Vickers and Aaron Poe, take a look back at SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, Richard Donner's 1978 superhero epic, featuring lavish sets, innovative special effects, and star-making turns by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder, all backed by John Williams' thrilling music.

Donner's deft mixture of Hollywood spectacle, screwball comedy, and 70s disaster film was a big hit at the box office in 1978, and its light, optimistic vision is particularly welcome in the troubled times we're currently living through. What the world needs now is SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE!

Note: While our rediscovery of Superman: The Movie was inspired by Danny Horn's excellent blog, Superheroes Every Day, any factual errors uttered in this episode are ours, not his. You can read Danny's scene-by-scene analysis of the film here: https://superheroeseveryday.com/2021/09/05/introduction/  

This episode was edited by William Hopkins. 

Listen to an extended, audio-only version of this episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/superman/id1448166847?i=1000549021333

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Watch William Hopkins' film, DEMON RESURRECTION, free on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/ or stream it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MTT7OLT/

Photos, film clips and poster art used in this episode are the property of the respective copyright holders and are used here for educational and review purposes only.

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https://youtu.be/2KvAqMRp-Rk


WILLIAM CASTLE'S CAMP HORROR: Gimmicks, Ghosts & Vincent Price


1959 was a banner year for Hollywood Gimmick King, William Castle. That was the year he broke out his vibrating chairs and flying skeletons to promote two of his most entertaining productions: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL and THE TINGLER, both starring horror great, Vincent Price.

Along with the falling chandeliers, acid pits and bathtubs of blood, the films feature stylish performances, witty dialog and some of the wackiest plots ever commited to film. Filmmaker William Hopkins (Demon Resurrection, Sleepless Nights) joins APFB hosts Carey Vickers and Aaron Poe in this affectionate look back at Castle's camp classics.

Abundant spoilers in this episode.

Other films mentioned in this episode include: The Maltese Falcon (1941), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Witchfinder General (1968), Psycho (1960), 13 Ghosts (1960), Bug (1975) Shanks (1974), The Innocents (1961), And Then There Were None (1945), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971),  Rear Window (1954) and, Columbo: Lovely But Lethal (1973)

Edited by William Hopkins. 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iAR_FI1EIkY

Listen to an extended, audio-only version of this episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/william-castle/id1448166847?i=1000538448095

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Follow William Hopkins on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williamfhopkins/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilliamFHopkins

Follow Aaron M. Poe's THE CAW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/279658635993656/

Watch William Hopkins' film, DEMON RESURRECTION, free on TubiTV: https://tubitv.com/movies/597288/ or stream it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B01MTT7OLT/

Photos, film clips and poster art used in this episode are the property of the respective copyright holders and are used here for educational and review purposes only.

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