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The Evil Dead franchise began with Evil Dead in 1981, Sam Raimi’s classic starring the oh so “groovy” Bruce Campbell. After several installments, director Fede Alvarez took the franchise in a new, more serious direction in 2013 with Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy. The second installment of the new branch of the franchise has just landed in theaters, Evil Dead Rise. Being the Evil Dead lover that I am, I headed to the theater to see it. I went into it knowing that it would be very different from the first Evil Dead I fell in love with and trying to keep an open mind. This is key for horror fans. You must compartmentalize and see the two branches separately. Evil Dead Rise moves the franchise out of the forest and into the city. It tells the twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing deadites, thrusting them into a primal battle
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2023 has been a killer year for movies. Some of the biggest titles, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Renfield, and The Pope’s Exorcist, are coming to VUDU! Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist are all available for $24.99, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for $19.99. Put on your favorite PJs, pop some popcorn, and watch one of these hits on Vudu beginning May 2, 2023! For more information on the movies and to watch the trailers, click on the highlighted titles.
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A new natural disaster sci-fi thriller, Doomsday Meteor, has landed on Digital. The film, directed by Noah Luke (Attack on Titan), sees a giant meteor on a collision course with Earth. “A meteor bigger than the moon and unseen by Earth until now has less than a week until planetary impact. Scientists try to stop the giant mass with rockets armed with high-powered lasers. When that fails, they land on the asteroid, mounting it with rockets in an attempt to push its orbit away from Earth. But as the team continues to run into problems they never imagined, the future of mankind becomes more and more bleak.” Lauren Pritchard and Joe Roche penned the script for the film, which stars Caroline Williams, Patrick Labyorteaux, and Eva Ceja. Doomsday Meteor is out now on Digital.
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“American Horror Story” season 12 has just added another star to its roster, “Pose” actress Michaela Jae Rodrigues, according to Deadline, Rodrigues joins previously announced cast members Cara Delevigne (“Carnival Row”), Kim Kardashian, Matt Czuchry (“The Resident”), and “AHS” alum Emma Roberts. Halley Feiffer is serving as showrunner for season 12. Reportedly, this season is inspired by Daniel Valentine’s upcoming novel Delicate Condition. The novel, a gripping thriller, centers on a woman who becomes convinced that a sinister figure is working to keep her from getting the baby she desperately wants to have. The premiere date has yet to be announced, but it enters production this summer, so we will likely see it premiere late this fall.
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Nazis mess with the wrong man in the action-thriller SISU, which we called “F*cking Fantastic” in our review, and it is out now in theaters! Set in 1944, “during the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu,” this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-person death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.” Written and directed by Jalmari Helander and produced by Petri Jokiranta, SISU stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onmi Tommila, and Mimosa
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Video game adaptations are as popular as ever, with series like “The Last of Us” dominating TV. Peacock’s upcoming adaptation of the hit game “Twisted Metal” has now released a new teaser trailer. It gives us our first look at Anthony Mackie’s character, John Doe. We also get a brief glimpse of “Sweet Tooth” in post-apocalypse Vegas. The ten-episode first season stars Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Tahj Vaughans, Michael Carollo, Jared Bankens, Chelle Ramos, Thomas Haden Church, Scream franchise star Neve Campbell and more. The series is “about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Twisted Metal” will premiere exclusively on Peacock on July 27, 2023.
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Focus Entertainment has just released a new trailer for their upcoming game, Aliens: Dark Decent. The trailer not only teases the game’s plot but also gives us a look at a new breed of Xenomorphs. In Aliens: Dark Descent, “the horrors and wonders of an authentic Alien narrative unfold through a cinematic campaign full of sinister secrets, iconic Xenomorphs, and brand-new threats. A range of tactical abilities come into play to recruit, level up and command a squad of Colonial Marines in real-time and as one unit with intuitive controls on both keyboard & mouse and controller. Any command issued over comms is swiftly obeyed by the Marine best equipped for the situation according to their abilities and equipment. Players must use their wits to navigate expansive, persistent, and reactive levels. However, each marine’s vitals should be monitored cautiously — for death is permanent.” Focus also announced some preorder details. If you purchase the $39.99 game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation
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Bron Theron‘s new paranormal, comedy-laced horror film, Half Dead Fred, is now streaming free on Tubi! In Half Dead Fred, “A mysterious murder occurs in Flint, Michigan, and Medium detective Freddy Nash is on the case. Years ago, Fred was the victim of a fatal car accident that left Fred and his 9-year-old son dead. A few seconds after his death, Fred came back to life in the hospital. Since this traumatic accident, he has been able to see the dead. As Fred investigates, the case turns out to be much more than a murder. Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis Can’t Lose), Jason London (Dazed and Confused), and Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley) star in Half Dead Fred. Watch Half Dead Fred now on Tubi, and be sure to check out the free streaming service’s thousands of horror films.
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Fede Alvarez, who is behind Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead (2013), is in the director’s chair for the new installment of the massive Alien franchise, titled Alien: Romulus. Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy, Pacific Rim Uprising), Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu star in the new film, which is being described as “an original standalone feature.” The ninth entry centers on a group of young people on a distant world who find themselves going head-to-head with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Alvarez co-wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead) for Alien: Romulus. While filming on “Alien Day,” the brilliant director tweeted a photo from the set of a clapperboard with a face hugger wrapped around it. Happy #AlienDay everybody! pic.twitter.com/vWyWtThUfj — Fede Alvarez (@fedalvar) April 26, 2023
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Huskins Horror Studios has just announced that Clarence Adams will star as Freddy Krueger in the upcoming fan-made sequel to Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, titled Freedy VS. Jason: Dreamscape. Adams, whose horror film The Grind is currently in post-production and features Cody Huskins, will star in Dreamscape as Leatherface. On the first day of filming, Adams took over as director of Dreamscape after a twist of fat left the original director left original director stranded on the other side of the country. Adams and Huskins worked closely together to complete the film, including a marathon 24-hour day. “Clarence had one donut the whole day” Huskins said as he and Adams talked about that day on the Huskins Horror Live Stream. Adams added “we were all into it, and worked so hard to make sure we were going to get it finished”. The Grind Trailer will premiere at Carolina Fear Fest in Raleigh at the end of May.
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The Evil Dead franchise began with Evil Dead in 1981, Sam Raimi’s classic starring the oh so “groovy” Bruce Campbell. After several installments, director Fede Alvarez took the franchise in a new, more serious direction in 2013 with Evil Dead, starring Jane Levy. The second installment of the new branch of the franchise has just landed in theaters, Evil Dead Rise. Being the Evil Dead lover that I am, I headed to the theater to see it. I went into it knowing that it would be very different from the first Evil Dead I fell in love with and trying to keep an open mind. This is key for horror fans. You must compartmentalize and see the two branches separately. Evil Dead Rise moves the franchise out of the forest and into the city. It tells the twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing deadites, thrusting them into a primal battle
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsStreaming TV
2023 has been a killer year for movies. Some of the biggest titles, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Renfield, and The Pope’s Exorcist, are coming to VUDU! Renfield, The Pope’s Exorcist are all available for $24.99, and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves for $19.99. Put on your favorite PJs, pop some popcorn, and watch one of these hits on Vudu beginning May 2, 2023! For more information on the movies and to watch the trailers, click on the highlighted titles.
Continue reading →
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A new natural disaster sci-fi thriller, Doomsday Meteor, has landed on Digital. The film, directed by Noah Luke (Attack on Titan), sees a giant meteor on a collision course with Earth. “A meteor bigger than the moon and unseen by Earth until now has less than a week until planetary impact. Scientists try to stop the giant mass with rockets armed with high-powered lasers. When that fails, they land on the asteroid, mounting it with rockets in an attempt to push its orbit away from Earth. But as the team continues to run into problems they never imagined, the future of mankind becomes more and more bleak.” Lauren Pritchard and Joe Roche penned the script for the film, which stars Caroline Williams, Patrick Labyorteaux, and Eva Ceja. Doomsday Meteor is out now on Digital.
Continue reading →
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“American Horror Story” season 12 has just added another star to its roster, “Pose” actress Michaela Jae Rodrigues, according to Deadline, Rodrigues joins previously announced cast members Cara Delevigne (“Carnival Row”), Kim Kardashian, Matt Czuchry (“The Resident”), and “AHS” alum Emma Roberts. Halley Feiffer is serving as showrunner for season 12. Reportedly, this season is inspired by Daniel Valentine’s upcoming novel Delicate Condition. The novel, a gripping thriller, centers on a woman who becomes convinced that a sinister figure is working to keep her from getting the baby she desperately wants to have. The premiere date has yet to be announced, but it enters production this summer, so we will likely see it premiere late this fall.
Continue reading →
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Nazis mess with the wrong man in the action-thriller SISU, which we called “F*cking Fantastic” in our review, and it is out now in theaters! Set in 1944, “during the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu,” this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-person death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi in his path.” Written and directed by Jalmari Helander and produced by Petri Jokiranta, SISU stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onmi Tommila, and Mimosa
Continue reading →
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Video game adaptations are as popular as ever, with series like “The Last of Us” dominating TV. Peacock’s upcoming adaptation of the hit game “Twisted Metal” has now released a new teaser trailer. It gives us our first look at Anthony Mackie’s character, John Doe. We also get a brief glimpse of “Sweet Tooth” in post-apocalypse Vegas. The ten-episode first season stars Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Tahj Vaughans, Michael Carollo, Jared Bankens, Chelle Ramos, Thomas Haden Church, Scream franchise star Neve Campbell and more. The series is “about a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.” “Twisted Metal” will premiere exclusively on Peacock on July 27, 2023.
Continue reading →
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Focus Entertainment has just released a new trailer for their upcoming game, Aliens: Dark Decent. The trailer not only teases the game’s plot but also gives us a look at a new breed of Xenomorphs. In Aliens: Dark Descent, “the horrors and wonders of an authentic Alien narrative unfold through a cinematic campaign full of sinister secrets, iconic Xenomorphs, and brand-new threats. A range of tactical abilities come into play to recruit, level up and command a squad of Colonial Marines in real-time and as one unit with intuitive controls on both keyboard & mouse and controller. Any command issued over comms is swiftly obeyed by the Marine best equipped for the situation according to their abilities and equipment. Players must use their wits to navigate expansive, persistent, and reactive levels. However, each marine’s vitals should be monitored cautiously — for death is permanent.” Focus also announced some preorder details. If you purchase the $39.99 game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation
Continue reading →
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Bron Theron‘s new paranormal, comedy-laced horror film, Half Dead Fred, is now streaming free on Tubi! In Half Dead Fred, “A mysterious murder occurs in Flint, Michigan, and Medium detective Freddy Nash is on the case. Years ago, Fred was the victim of a fatal car accident that left Fred and his 9-year-old son dead. A few seconds after his death, Fred came back to life in the hospital. Since this traumatic accident, he has been able to see the dead. As Fred investigates, the case turns out to be much more than a murder. Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis Can’t Lose), Jason London (Dazed and Confused), and Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley) star in Half Dead Fred. Watch Half Dead Fred now on Tubi, and be sure to check out the free streaming service’s thousands of horror films.
Continue reading →
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Fede Alvarez, who is behind Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead (2013), is in the director’s chair for the new installment of the massive Alien franchise, titled Alien: Romulus. Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy, Pacific Rim Uprising), Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu star in the new film, which is being described as “an original standalone feature.” The ninth entry centers on a group of young people on a distant world who find themselves going head-to-head with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Alvarez co-wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead) for Alien: Romulus. While filming on “Alien Day,” the brilliant director tweeted a photo from the set of a clapperboard with a face hugger wrapped around it. Happy #AlienDay everybody! pic.twitter.com/vWyWtThUfj — Fede Alvarez (@fedalvar) April 26, 2023
Continue reading →
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Huskins Horror Studios has just announced that Clarence Adams will star as Freddy Krueger in the upcoming fan-made sequel to Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, titled Freedy VS. Jason: Dreamscape. Adams, whose horror film The Grind is currently in post-production and features Cody Huskins, will star in Dreamscape as Leatherface. On the first day of filming, Adams took over as director of Dreamscape after a twist of fat left the original director left original director stranded on the other side of the country. Adams and Huskins worked closely together to complete the film, including a marathon 24-hour day. “Clarence had one donut the whole day” Huskins said as he and Adams talked about that day on the Huskins Horror Live Stream. Adams added “we were all into it, and worked so hard to make sure we were going to get it finished”. The Grind Trailer will premiere at Carolina Fear Fest in Raleigh at the end of May.
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