An Evening with Jason Blum
2025-09-29 20:00 - 21:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater–New Roads School, Herb Alpert Educational Village, 3131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90404, United States
An Evening withJason Blum discussing his book, “Horror’s New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse”

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Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event:
Monday, September 29, 2025, 8pm
*Virtual event airs on October 6 at 6pm PT/9pm ET
An Evening with Jason Blum
discussing his book, “Horror’s New Wave: 15 Years of Blumhouse“
TICKETS:

$65 General Admission ticket + book with signed book plate
$25 General Admisison ticket
Additional books with sigend book plates available for purchase at event

The virtual version of this event airs on October 6, 2025, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days. Tickets include a sigend book
Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)
ASL interpreter provided upon request.
Free parking at the venue

Celebrate legendary horror studio Blumhouse’s legacy with this lavishly illustrated visual compendiumthat takes you behind the scenes ofthe films that have reshaped the horror genre, from The Exorcist to the Paranormal Activity and Halloween franchises.
Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse, is a three-time Academy Award®-nominated, two-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning producer. Blumhouse, is a film, television and gaming company regarded as the driving force in horror, having produced iconic franchises. Following Blumhouse’s merger with James Wan’s Atomic Monster in January 2024, the combined companies are responsible for nearly $10 Billion in worldwide box office, and have represented approximately 50% of the horror market in the last ten years. Together they have produced nearly 250 movies and television series, including the most successful horror franchise in history with the Conjuring Universe, making Blum and Wan the most prolific and successful independent producers of the last decade. Blum has been recognized by TIME magazine’s 100 list of the world’s most influential people. He is on the Board of The Public Theater in New York, the Sundance Institute, Vassar College, the American Cinematheque and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Last year, Blum donated $10M to Vassar, the largest gift ever given to the college by a male alum.
With Blumhouse celebrating its 15th anniversary throughout 2025, Horror’s New Wave captures the company’s journey to become a powerhouse in the horror and thriller film genres—taking you through the process of conception to premiere for films like Five Nights at Freddy’s, Sinister, Split, Get Out, M3GAN, now-classic franchises like The Purge, and along with iconic films from cinematic visionaries including Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash and Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansmanand much more.
This definitive “Blumhouse book” delves into the behind-the-scenes processes that shaped Blumhouse’s iconic films and is perfect for cinephiles, pop culture enthusiasts, and lovers of horror. Featuring an introduction from CEO and founder Jason Blum, it also includes interviews with key filmmakers and writers like M. Night Shyamalan, Leigh Whannell, James Wan, and Mike Flanagan; actors, such as Allison Williams, Ethan Hawke, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Octavia Spencer; and Blumhouse executives like head of film Couper Samuelson and head of casting Terri Taylor. These interviews explore how each project came together, offering stories and insights into the creative process, such as directing, musical score, makeup, acting, cinematography, and more. You will get a birds-eye view at the triumphs and challenges of some of the most beloved and iconic horror films of all time. This book also includes film stills, on-set photographs, storyboards, creative briefs, and title treatments—giving you a true backstage pass to the making of your favorite films.

Red Hen Press House Reading
2025-10-04 14:00 | CA
Poets House library in New York is hosting a house reading to celebrate Red Hen poets on Saturday October 4th from 2-4pm! There will be live readings from Afaa M. Weaver, Jason Schneiderman, Abi Pollokoff, Jenny Factor, and Allison Joseph! Hope to see you there! ✨📚
