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‘American Psycho’ Is Getting Re-Released On Steelbook

From acclaimed director Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale in his career-making performance as Patrick Bateman, comes the exciting re-release of the unhinged cult-classic American Psycho, arriving on October 5, 2021, on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. First released back in 2000, the movie centers on Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status, and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders, and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose. Based on the controversial novel, the film offers a sharp satire to the dark side of yuppie culture in the ‘80s, while setting forth a vision that is both terrifying and chilling. Featuring all-new artwork from artist Justin Erickson, American Psycho will be available on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook at Best Buy for the suggested retail price of $27.99. 4K AND BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Thriller Series “The Killing” Premiering This Week On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is coming to Topic this week as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense” and we’ve got the trailer. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2021
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Filmmakers Set Out To Locate A Killer In The New Clips From ‘Faking A Murderer’

This August two filmmakers set out to find a killer in an attempt to make a hit true-crime film in Faking a Murder, directed by Stuart Stone (The Haunted House of Kirby Road, Scarecrows). Faking a Murderer follows two filmmakers on their noble yet perhaps misguided quest to track down a seedy-looking stranger they’ve discovered online who — in a disturbing video — seemingly confesses to a murder. Or at least that’s what they think. Seeing the popularity of true crime shows, they decide to try and turn this discovery into their own killer hit. With the support (both moral and financial) of a distributor, Stuart Stone and Adam Rodness set off on their journey to try and track down this elusive creep. When they bring the video to law enforcement, they’re told — repeatedly — that it’s really not much to go on, and they’re putting a lot of time and energy into what essentially is a fool’s errand.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2021
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Ashley Flowers Hosting New True-Crime Podcast ‘International Infamy’

The gripping first episode of Spotify’s latest Original true-crime podcast from Parcast, International Infamy, hosted by Ashley Flowers is available now across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. In International Infamy, Ashley explores international cases for the first time, breaking down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, while sharing the twists and turns of the case and also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique. Ashley has demonstrated her ability to tap into the mystery and history genres with her existing Parcast podcasts (Supernatural, Very Presidential), and in this new show, she continues her passion for true crime but with an international twist. The series premiere examines one of the most unique serial killers of all time: professional Lucha libre wrestler Juana Barraza who killed nearly 50 elderly women in Mexico during the late 90s and early 2000s. Despite being a minor celebrity in her town, Juana was able to gain access to her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
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A Writer Faces Off Against An Escaped Psycho In ‘Why’

When a writer takes refuge at a cabin in the woods to write her book she has no idea that an escaped killer is heading her way in Why, out now on VOD and Digital, from High Octane Pictures. Starring Natasha Henstridge (Species), Emma Bell (“The Walking Dead”), and genre staple Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Why is directed by Corbin Timbrook. In the film, “Writer Blake Sinclair goes away for the weekend to the small town of Northdale to stay in a cabin and finish writing her book, with plans to meet her husband days later. Unaware that a madman, a killer has escaped a mental hospital. He returns to his home, coincidently, the same cabin where Blake is staying in Northdale. The killer toys with Blake and must be stopped, but will her husband make it in time to save her?” In 2016, Timbrook received two nominations at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival for his work on the feature

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 18, 2021
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The ‘Initiation’ Trailer Lets Loose A Killer On A College Campus During Hell Week

A murder during Hell Week sends a college campus into panic as police race to discover the meaning of a single symbol that may be the key to the killing and the school’s dark secret in Initiation. Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay Lavanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, Kent Faulcon, Yancy Butler, and Lochlyn Munro star in the horror movie directed by John Berardo, who co-wrote the film alongside Brian Frager, Lindsay LaVanchy. “During a university’s pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly serious when a star athlete is found impaled in his dorm. The murder ignites a spree of sinister social-media messages, sweeping the students and police into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school’s dark secrets…and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.” Pledge to watch Initiation in theaters, on Digital and On Demand on May 7, 2021, from Saban Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2021
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Amityville Horror Killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. Dead At 69

Ronald Defeo Jr., the man who murdered his parents and four siblings, in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue, and inspiring the novel and movie The Amityville Horror is dead at the age of 69. Defeo died in the Sullivan Correctional Facility while serving six life sentences. On Wednesday, November 13, 1974, 23-year-old DeFeo entered a local bar and in a panic revealed that his entire family had been slain. It did not take long for him to be arrested and charged. When police entered the house they found a shocking scene, each family member lay dead in their beds, each from a gunshot wound received while they slept. The children, aging from 9 to 18, were the most heartbreaking sight. During his trial, DeFeo claimed insanity and that voices made him do it. While he admitted to being on LSD and other drugs at the time of the murders, the court deemed him sane and fit to stand trial.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2021
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A Killer Night Out Turns Deadly In The ‘Dreamcatcher’ Trailer

The new trailer for writer-director Jacob Johnston‘s horror Dreamcatcher introduces us to a group of friends looking to have a killer night out, but things go terribly wrong when they come face to face with a killer that’s looking to have a little fun too. In the film, “Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug-fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.” Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Lou Ferrigno Jr. star. Dreamcatcher opens in theaters and arrives on Digital and Demand on March 5, 2021, presented by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Grab your friends and have a killer night!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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A Killer Hides Amongst A Group Of Explorers In ‘Red Woods’

Head into the wilderness this February for Red Woods and watch as things go very wrong for a group of explorers. A group of urban explorers “gathers in Pennsylvania’s Redstone County Forest aiming to capture footage of abandoned houses and tell their stories. But these “house chasers” get more than they bargained for when, after a series of grisly discoveries, they become the subjects of a different kind of story… one in which they are the ones being chased. Trapped in a swathe of woods so remote there’s only one way in or out, they quickly discover that there is evil in their midst. One among them has devised an insidious plot to construct a tale of terror using his victims’ own footage. With cameras rolling, they must navigate a killer’s “playground” of destruction, because their escape is not part of his script.” Red Woods, written and directed by Nicholas Danko, stars Michael Barnett, Jacquelynn Ware, Brian E. Stead, Jennifer

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2021

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‘American Psycho’ Is Getting Re-Released On Steelbook

From acclaimed director Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale in his career-making performance as Patrick Bateman, comes the exciting re-release of the unhinged cult-classic American Psycho, arriving on October 5, 2021, on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. First released back in 2000, the movie centers on Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status, and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders, and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose. Based on the controversial novel, the film offers a sharp satire to the dark side of yuppie culture in the ‘80s, while setting forth a vision that is both terrifying and chilling. Featuring all-new artwork from artist Justin Erickson, American Psycho will be available on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook at Best Buy for the suggested retail price of $27.99. 4K AND BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 20, 2021
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‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ Coming To DVD

Explore the case of one of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ted Bundy, in the upcoming film Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman, starring Chad Michael Murray (House Of Wax, The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts Of Georgia, and “Riverdale”) as the charismatic murderer. A specter roams the highways of a gritty and decadent 1970s America, hunting for his next prey—his name is Ted Bundy (Chad Michael Murray). Tracking him down are the intrepid female detective Kathleen McChesney (Holland Roden), working out of the Seattle Police bureau, and rookie FBI profiler Robert Ressler (Jake Hays), the government agent who coined the term “serial killer.” This is the true story behind the manhunt that brought America’s most fearsome boogeyman to justice. Daniel Farrands wrote and directed the film that also stars Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge, Penny Dreadful: City Of Angels) and Holland Roden (Escape Room 2, “Teen Wolf”). Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman will have its Fathom theatrical release on August 16,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 12, 2021
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Thriller Series “The Killing” Premiering This Week On Topic

Season one of the dark, thrilling series “The Killing” is coming to Topic this week as part of “Topic’s Summer of Suspense” and we’ve got the trailer. Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“Taboo”, The Vanishing) and Fabian Wullenweber (Catch That Girl, Gemini), the series has won 12 international awards including BAFTA TV’s Best International Award and nominated for International Emmy Awards for a drama series. Season one centers around “the brutal murder of a young girl that launches an extended police investigation. Detective Sarah Lund is supposed to leave for a new life in Sweden but can’t bring herself to leave the case behind. The girl’s parents and friends struggle to cope with their loss. Troels Hartmann is campaigning to be mayor of Copenhagen but struggles when links are revealed between city hall and the murder. Over a time span of twenty days, suspect upon suspect is sought out as violence and political pressures cast their shadows over the hunt for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 10, 2021
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Filmmakers Set Out To Locate A Killer In The New Clips From ‘Faking A Murderer’

This August two filmmakers set out to find a killer in an attempt to make a hit true-crime film in Faking a Murder, directed by Stuart Stone (The Haunted House of Kirby Road, Scarecrows). Faking a Murderer follows two filmmakers on their noble yet perhaps misguided quest to track down a seedy-looking stranger they’ve discovered online who — in a disturbing video — seemingly confesses to a murder. Or at least that’s what they think. Seeing the popularity of true crime shows, they decide to try and turn this discovery into their own killer hit. With the support (both moral and financial) of a distributor, Stuart Stone and Adam Rodness set off on their journey to try and track down this elusive creep. When they bring the video to law enforcement, they’re told — repeatedly — that it’s really not much to go on, and they’re putting a lot of time and energy into what essentially is a fool’s errand.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 2, 2021
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Ashley Flowers Hosting New True-Crime Podcast ‘International Infamy’

The gripping first episode of Spotify’s latest Original true-crime podcast from Parcast, International Infamy, hosted by Ashley Flowers is available now across the US, Mexico, and Brazil. In International Infamy, Ashley explores international cases for the first time, breaking down interesting and high-profile crimes from a foreign country in each episode, while sharing the twists and turns of the case and also exploring the cultural details that make the stories unique. Ashley has demonstrated her ability to tap into the mystery and history genres with her existing Parcast podcasts (Supernatural, Very Presidential), and in this new show, she continues her passion for true crime but with an international twist. The series premiere examines one of the most unique serial killers of all time: professional Lucha libre wrestler Juana Barraza who killed nearly 50 elderly women in Mexico during the late 90s and early 2000s. Despite being a minor celebrity in her town, Juana was able to gain access to her

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 17, 2021
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A Writer Faces Off Against An Escaped Psycho In ‘Why’

When a writer takes refuge at a cabin in the woods to write her book she has no idea that an escaped killer is heading her way in Why, out now on VOD and Digital, from High Octane Pictures. Starring Natasha Henstridge (Species), Emma Bell (“The Walking Dead”), and genre staple Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Why is directed by Corbin Timbrook. In the film, “Writer Blake Sinclair goes away for the weekend to the small town of Northdale to stay in a cabin and finish writing her book, with plans to meet her husband days later. Unaware that a madman, a killer has escaped a mental hospital. He returns to his home, coincidently, the same cabin where Blake is staying in Northdale. The killer toys with Blake and must be stopped, but will her husband make it in time to save her?” In 2016, Timbrook received two nominations at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival for his work on the feature

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 18, 2021
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The ‘Initiation’ Trailer Lets Loose A Killer On A College Campus During Hell Week

A murder during Hell Week sends a college campus into panic as police race to discover the meaning of a single symbol that may be the key to the killing and the school’s dark secret in Initiation. Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay Lavanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, Kent Faulcon, Yancy Butler, and Lochlyn Munro star in the horror movie directed by John Berardo, who co-wrote the film alongside Brian Frager, Lindsay LaVanchy. “During a university’s pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly serious when a star athlete is found impaled in his dorm. The murder ignites a spree of sinister social-media messages, sweeping the students and police into a race against time to uncover the truth behind the school’s dark secrets…and the horrifying meaning of a recurring symbol: a single exclamation mark.” Pledge to watch Initiation in theaters, on Digital and On Demand on May 7, 2021, from Saban Films.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 26, 2021
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Amityville Horror Killer Ronald DeFeo Jr. Dead At 69

Ronald Defeo Jr., the man who murdered his parents and four siblings, in the house at 112 Ocean Avenue, and inspiring the novel and movie The Amityville Horror is dead at the age of 69. Defeo died in the Sullivan Correctional Facility while serving six life sentences. On Wednesday, November 13, 1974, 23-year-old DeFeo entered a local bar and in a panic revealed that his entire family had been slain. It did not take long for him to be arrested and charged. When police entered the house they found a shocking scene, each family member lay dead in their beds, each from a gunshot wound received while they slept. The children, aging from 9 to 18, were the most heartbreaking sight. During his trial, DeFeo claimed insanity and that voices made him do it. While he admitted to being on LSD and other drugs at the time of the murders, the court deemed him sane and fit to stand trial.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 16, 2021
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A Killer Night Out Turns Deadly In The ‘Dreamcatcher’ Trailer

The new trailer for writer-director Jacob Johnston‘s horror Dreamcatcher introduces us to a group of friends looking to have a killer night out, but things go terribly wrong when they come face to face with a killer that’s looking to have a little fun too. In the film, “Dylan, known to his fans as DJ Dreamcatcher, is on the brink of global stardom. Everything changes the night of Cataclysm, an underground music festival, where two estranged sisters and their friends meet Dylan. After a drug-fueled gruesome event, things begin to spiral into a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and mayhem.” Niki Koss, Zachary Gordon, Travis Burns, Blaine Kern III, Olivia Sui, Emrhys Cooper, Elizabeth Posey, Nazanin Mandi, Adrienne Wilkinson, and Lou Ferrigno Jr. star. Dreamcatcher opens in theaters and arrives on Digital and Demand on March 5, 2021, presented by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Grab your friends and have a killer night!

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 20, 2021
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A Killer Hides Amongst A Group Of Explorers In ‘Red Woods’

Head into the wilderness this February for Red Woods and watch as things go very wrong for a group of explorers. A group of urban explorers “gathers in Pennsylvania’s Redstone County Forest aiming to capture footage of abandoned houses and tell their stories. But these “house chasers” get more than they bargained for when, after a series of grisly discoveries, they become the subjects of a different kind of story… one in which they are the ones being chased. Trapped in a swathe of woods so remote there’s only one way in or out, they quickly discover that there is evil in their midst. One among them has devised an insidious plot to construct a tale of terror using his victims’ own footage. With cameras rolling, they must navigate a killer’s “playground” of destruction, because their escape is not part of his script.” Red Woods, written and directed by Nicholas Danko, stars Michael Barnett, Jacquelynn Ware, Brian E. Stead, Jennifer

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 11, 2021
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